IP Library Granted Patent US 12,570,133
Granted Patent B2
US 12,570,133 · App. 18/114,573 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Battery pack

Inventors: Shutaro Sao (Saitama, JP); Ken Yasui (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60K1/04B60K2001/0438
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Patent No.
US 12,570,133
App. No.
18/114,573
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery pack which is disposed under a floor of a vehicle includes a plurality of battery cells, and a battery case which accommodates the plurality of battery cells, in which the battery case includes a fixing portion to which a portion of a suspension of the vehicle is fixed.

Claims (17)

1 . A battery pack disposed under a floor of a vehicle, the battery pack comprising:

a plurality of battery cells; and

a battery case which accommodates the plurality of battery cells,

wherein the battery case includes a fixing portion to which a portion of a suspension of the vehicle is fixed,

wherein the battery case includes:

a pair of side frames which face each other such that the plurality of battery cells are sandwiched; and

a front frame and a rear frame which face each other such that the plurality of battery cells are sandwiched,

wherein the fixing portion overlaps with the rear frame when viewed from a left-right direction, and

wherein the fixing portion overlaps with the side frames when viewed from a front-rear direction.

2 . The battery pack according to claim 1 ,

wherein the portion is a compliance bushing.

3 . The battery pack according to claim 1 ,

wherein the suspension is a rear suspension.

4 . The battery pack according to claim 3 ,

wherein the fixing portion is disposed at a corner portion formed by the side frame and the rear frame.

5 . The battery pack according to claim 1 ,

wherein the battery cell is a solid-state battery.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2023
From: SAO, SHUTARO; YASUI, KEN
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062907/0559 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-036506 · Mar 9, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230286366A1 · Sep 14, 2023
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