Granted Patent B1

US 12,252,017 · App. 18/097,942 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

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

Abstract

Claims (40)

1. A military vehicle comprising:

a chassis including a passenger capsule having a rear wall;

a cargo body positioned behind the passenger capsule and supported by the chassis; 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 supporting the lower end of the battery housing, the lower support supported by the chassis; and

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

2. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the upper connector includes a damper.

3. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the upper connector includes a rod extending between the bracket and the rear wall.

4. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the energy storage system includes a plate coupled to the rear wall of the passenger capsule, and wherein the upper connector is coupled to the plate and the bracket.

5. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the upper connector and the bracket are centered with respect to the battery housing.

6. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is positioned along an upper surface of the battery housing.

7. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the energy storage system includes an isolator mount positioned between the lower support and the battery housing.

8. The military vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the isolator mount includes a plurality of isolator mounts spaced about the lower support.

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

10. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cargo body includes a bed, and wherein the lower support is coupled to the bed.

11. The military vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the cargo body includes a pair of stowage compartments positioned along opposing sides of the bed, and wherein the lower support is positioned between the pair of stowage compartments.

12. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the chassis includes a rear module coupled to the passenger capsule, and wherein the cargo body is coupled to the rear module.

13. The military vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the passenger capsule defines a tunnel extending longitudinally along a bottom thereof, and wherein the energy storage system includes electrical cables extending from the energy storage system into and through the tunnel towards a front of the passenger capsule.

14. A military vehicle comprising:

a chassis including a passenger capsule having a rear wall;

a cargo body positioned behind the passenger capsule and supported by the chassis; and

an energy storage system positioned behind the passenger capsule, the energy storage system including:

a battery housing;

a battery disposed within the battery housing;

a bracket coupled to the battery housing; and

a connector extending between the bracket and the rear wall.

15. The military vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the energy storage system includes a support coupled to a lower end of the battery housing, the support supported by the chassis.

16. The military vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the cargo body includes a bed, and wherein the support is coupled to the bed.

17. The military vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the connector includes a damper.

18. The military vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the passenger capsule defines a tunnel extending longitudinally along a bottom thereof, and wherein the energy storage system includes electrical cables extending from the energy storage system into and through the tunnel towards a front of the passenger capsule.

19. A military vehicle comprising:

a chassis including a passenger capsule defining a tunnel extending longitudinally along a bottom thereof; and

an energy storage system positioned behind the passenger capsule, the energy storage system including:

a battery housing;

a battery disposed within the battery housing;

electrical cables extending from the energy storage system into and through the tunnel towards a front of the passenger capsule; and

a connector extending between the battery housing and a rear wall of the passenger capsule.

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Continuity (6)

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