Battery unit
A battery unit mounted on a vehicle, includes: a battery; a first electric junction box electrically connected to the battery; a second electric junction box electrically connected to the battery; and a case accommodating the battery, the first electric junction box, and the second electric junction box. The battery, the first electric junction box, and the second electric junction box are arranged in this order in a vehicle width direction. The first electric junction box is disposed along a side surface of one side of the battery in the vehicle width direction. The second electric junction box is held by a bracket which is inclined upward or downward, as the second electric junction box is separated from the first electric junction box in the vehicle width direction.
1. A battery unit mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
a battery;
a first electric junction box electrically connected to the battery;
a second electric junction box electrically connected to the battery; and
a case accommodating the battery, the first electric junction box, and the second electric junction box, wherein
the battery, the first electric junction box, and the second electric junction box are arranged in this order in a vehicle width direction,
the first electric junction box is disposed along a side surface of one side of the battery in the vehicle width direction,
the second electric junction box is held by a bracket which is inclined upward or downward, as the second electric junction box is separated from the first electric junction box in the vehicle width direction,
the first electric junction box is disposed on a first electric power transmission path between a first electric device and the battery,
the second electric junction box is disposed on a second electric power transmission path which branches off from the first electric power transmission path and transmits electric power to a second electric device,
a switching element that controls electric power supply and a circuit breaker that shuts off the first electric power transmission path are provided in the first electric junction box, and
a circuit breaker that shuts off the second electric power transmission path is provided in the second electric junction box.
2. The battery unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the bracket includes
a bracket body having a plate shape,
a first fixing portion extending from the bracket body toward the battery and fixed to a side of the side surface of the battery, and
a second fixing portion extending from the bracket body toward the battery and fixed to a side of a surface perpendicular to the side surface.
3. The battery unit according to claim 1 , wherein
an electronic control unit that controls the battery is disposed on an upper surface of the battery, and
a connection line that electrically connects the battery and the electronic control unit is arranged between the battery and the first electric junction box in the vehicle width direction.
4. A battery unit mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
a battery;
a first electric junction box electrically connected to the battery;
a second electric junction box electrically connected to the battery; and
a case accommodating the battery, the first electric junction box, and the second electric junction box, wherein
the battery, the first electric junction box, and the second electric junction box are arranged in this order in a vehicle width direction,
the first electric junction box is disposed along a side surface of one side of the battery in the vehicle width direction,
the second electric junction box is held by a bracket which is inclined upward or downward, as the second electric junction box is separated from the first electric junction box in the vehicle width direction,
a cooling fan that takes in cooling air for cooling the battery into the case is accommodated in the case, and
the second electric junction box and the cooling fan are held by the bracket.
5. The battery unit according to claim 4 , wherein
the second electric junction box is held on an upper surface of the bracket, and the cooling fan is held on a lower surface of the bracket.
6. The battery unit according to claim 4 , wherein
the bracket includes
a bracket body having a plate shape,
a first fixing portion extending from the bracket body toward the battery and fixed to a side of the side surface of the battery, and
a second fixing portion extending from the bracket body toward the battery and fixed to a side of a surface perpendicular to the side surface.
7. The battery unit according to claim 4 , wherein
an electronic control unit that controls the battery is disposed on an upper surface of the battery, and
a connection line that electrically connects the battery and the electronic control unit is arranged between the battery and the first electric junction box in the vehicle width direction.