US 12,168,391 B2
Vehicle frame assembly and power supply tray
Bruce Falls, Dove Canyon, CA (US); and Adrian Quintana, Foothill Ranch, CA (US)
Assigned to AVL Mobility Technologies, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US)
Appl. No. 17/616,478
Filed by AVL Mobility Technologies, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 4, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/036036
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 3, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/247573, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/857,690, filed on Jun. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0234433 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60R 13/08 (2006.01); B62D 21/08 (2006.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B60R 13/0869 (2013.01); B62D 21/08 (2013.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); B60K 2001/005 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0416 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle frame assembly comprising:
a plurality of members defining a first void;
a tray coupled to at least one of the plurality of members and defining a second void;
at least one insulation member disposed within the first void or the second void;
at least one battery disposed within the first void and the second void; and
a busbar and a cooling member coupled to the at least one battery and extending between at least two members of the plurality of members;
wherein each battery includes two electrical connectors as positive and negative terminals connected to the busbar as well as two fluid connectors as an inlet and an outlet connected to the cooling member, and the two electrical connectors and the two fluid connectors are placed in close proximity to one another.