IP Library Granted Patent US 11,607,946
Granted Patent B2
US 11,607,946 · App. 17/901,296 · Granted Mar 21, 2023

Electrified military vehicle

Inventors: Chad Smith (Omro, WI); Dave Marek (Oshkosh, WI); Neil Dekarske (Oshkosh, WI); Mike Bolton (Oshkosh, WI); Ryan Crabtree (Oshkosh, WI); Joseph Dehaan (Oshkosh, WI); Rachell Harsh (Oshkosh, WI); Michael Koenigs (Oshkosh, WI); Shawn Naglik (Oshkosh, WI); Mitchel Nordahl (Oshkosh, WI); Evan Schertz (Oshkosh, WI); Mikel Ullman (Oshkosh, WI); Jessica Szymanski (Oshkosh, WI); Bradon Zeitler (Oshkosh, WI); Deepak Shukla (Oshkosh, WI); Ed Trinklein (Oshkosh, WI); Tim Voight (Oshkosh, WI); Mike Yanacek (Oshkosh, WI); Matt Mathison (Oshkosh, WI); Nader Nasr (Neenah, WI)
Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
B60K6/40B60K6/26B60K6/28B60K2001/0416B60Y2200/24
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Patent No.
US 11,607,946
App. No.
17/901,296
Granted
Mar 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A military vehicle includes a cab having a rear wall, a bed positioned behind the cab, and an energy storage system. The energy storage system includes a lower support coupled to the bed, a battery supported by the lower support, a bracket coupled to the batter, and an isolator mount coupling the bracket to the rear wall. The isolator mount is configured to provide front-to-back vibration isolation of the battery relative to the rear wall.

Claims (42)

1. A military vehicle comprising:

a cab having a rear wall;

a bed positioned behind the cab; and

an energy storage system including:

a lower support coupled to the bed;

a battery supported by the lower support;

a bracket coupled to the battery; and

an isolator mount coupling the bracket to the rear wall, wherein the isolator mount is configured to provide front-to-back vibration isolation of the battery relative to the rear wall.

2. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the energy storage system includes a battery housing enclosing the battery.

3. The military vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the bracket is directly coupled to the battery housing.

4. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the isolator mount includes a rod extending between the bracket and the rear wall.

5. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the isolator mount includes a single isolator mount generally centered with respect to the bracket.

6. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the isolator mount is a first isolator mount, and wherein the energy storage system includes a second isolator mount positioned between the lower support and the battery.

7. The military vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the lower support defines a recess within which the second isolator mount is received.

8. The military vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the second isolator mount includes two or more second isolator mounts comprising a vibration attenuating material.

9. A military vehicle comprising:

a cab having a rear wall;

a bed positioned behind the cab; and

an energy storage system including:

a battery;

a battery housing enclosing the battery, the battery housing defining a lower end and an upper end;

a lower support coupled to the bed, the lower support supporting the lower end of the battery housing; and

an isolator mount including a rod extending between the battery housing and the rear wall.

10. The military vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the isolator mount is configured to provide front-to-back vibration isolation of the battery relative to the rear wall.

11. The military vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the energy storage system includes a bracket coupled the battery housing at or proximate the upper end thereof, and wherein the rod is coupled to the bracket.

12. The military vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the isolator mount includes a single rod generally centered with respect to the bracket.

13. The military vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the isolator mount is a first isolator mount, and wherein the energy storage system includes a second isolator mount positioned between the lower support and the battery housing.

14. The military vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the lower support defines a recess within which the second isolator mount is received.

15. The military vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the second isolator mount includes two or more second isolator mounts spaced about the lower support.

16. A military vehicle comprising:

a cab having a rear wall;

a bed positioned behind the cab; and

an energy storage system including:

a battery housing defining a lower end and an upper end;

a battery disposed within the battery housing;

a bracket coupled to the battery housing at or proximate the upper end thereof;

a lower support coupled to the bed, the lower support supporting the lower end of the battery housing; and

an upper connector extending between the bracket and the rear wall.

17. The military vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the upper connector includes a damper.

18. The military vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the energy storage system includes an isolator mount positioned between the lower support and the battery housing.

19. The military vehicle of claim 18 , wherein the isolator mount includes a plurality of isolator mounts spaced about the lower support.

20. The military vehicle of claim 18 , wherein the lower support defines a recess within which the isolator mount is received.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2022
From: SMITH, CHAD; MAREK, DAVE; DEKARSKE, NEIL; BOLTON, MIKE; CRABTREE, RYAN; DEHAAN, JOSEPH; HARSH, RACHELL; KOENIGS, MICHAEL; NAGLIK, SHAWN; NORDAHL, MITCHEL; SCHERTZ, EVAN; ULLMAN, MIKEL; SZYMANSKI, JESSICA; ZEITLER, BRADON; SHUKLA, DEEPAK; TRINKLEIN, ED; VOIGHT, TIM; YANACEK, MIKE; MATHISON, MATT; NASR, NADER
To: OSHKOSH DEFENSE, LLC
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Continuity (6)
Continuation 17566218 · Dec 30, 2021
Provisional Application 63232891 · Aug 13, 2021
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