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Granted Patent B2
US 12,506,210 · App. 18/275,434 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Traction battery housing for a motor vehicle

Inventor: Bernd Nurtsch (Gars-Bahnhof, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
H01M50/249B60L50/64H01M50/24H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,506,210
App. No.
18/275,434
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A traction battery housing for an electrically powered motor vehicle includes a base plate and a cover. The cover is fastened to the base plate. The base plate and the cover form a substantially closed housing. The base plate is load-bearing and/or load-absorbing, while the cover is substantially non-load-bearing and/or non-load-absorbing. Further, the base plate is preferably made of a fiber-reinforced plastic composite material.

Claims (47)

1 . A drive battery housing for an electrically driven motor vehicle, comprising:

a base plate;

a cover; and

a reinforcement structure comprising a T-shaped carrier; wherein

the cover is fixed to the base plate,

the reinforcement structure is fixed to the base plate,

the reinforcement structure is not connected to the cover in any materially engaging manner,

the base plate and the cover form a substantially closed housing,

the base plate is constructed in a load-bearing and/or load-carrying manner,

the cover is substantially not constructed in a load-bearing and/or load-carrying manner, and

the base plate is made from a plastics fiber composite material.

2 . The drive battery housing according to claim 1 , wherein the base plate is substantially planar.

3 . The drive battery housing according to claim 1 , wherein the drive battery housing is fluid-tight.

4 . The drive battery housing according to claim 1 , wherein the base plate has a multi-layered construction.

5 . The drive battery housing according to claim 1 , wherein

the base plate is planar.

6 . The drive battery housing according to claim 1 ,

the reinforcement structure comprises a plurality of T-shaped carriers arranged parallel to one another.

7 . The drive battery housing according to claim 6 , wherein

battery modules are fixed directly to the plurality of T-shaped carriers.

8 . The drive battery housing according to claim 1 , wherein the base plate is configured to be connectable to a body of the motor vehicle.

9 . The drive battery housing according to claim 1 , wherein the base plate is integrally constructed.

10 . A motor vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle body; and

a drive battery housing, the drive battery housing comprising:

a base plate;

a cover; and

a reinforcement structure comprising a T-shaped carrier; wherein

the cover is fixed to the base plate,

the reinforcement structure is fixed to the base plate,

the reinforcement structure is not connected to the cover in any materially engaging manner,

the base plate and the cover form a substantially closed housing,

the base plate is constructed in a load-bearing and/or load-carrying manner,

the cover is substantially not constructed in a load-bearing and/or load-carrying manner, and

the base plate is made from a plastics fiber composite material.

11 . The motor vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the motor vehicle is an electrically driven motor vehicle.

12 . The motor vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the base plate is substantially planar.

13 . The motor vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the drive battery housing is fluid-tight.

14 . The motor vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the base plate has a multi-layered construction.

15 . The motor vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein

the base plate is planar.

16 . The drive battery housing according to claim 15 , wherein

the reinforcement structure comprises a plurality of T-shaped carriers arranged parallel to one another.

17 . The motor vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein

battery modules are fixed directly to the plurality of T-shaped carriers.

18 . The motor vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the base plate is integrally constructed.

19 . The motor vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the base plate is connected to the vehicle body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2023
From: NURTSCH, BERND
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 064469/0950 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2021 109 394.5 · Apr 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240039103A1 · Feb 1, 2024
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