INTEGRATED COOLING, SEALING AND STRUCTURAL BATTERY TRAY FOR A VEHICLE

• Main Authors: RAJAIE, RICK, FRITZ, THOMAS, BRIDGES, WADE, BOSKOVITCH, PAUL, E, SCHULZ, RAINER, DECKER, LELAND, BAINS, AMANDEEP
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 13.01.2011
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; ELECTRICITY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; WEAPONS

An integrated cooling, sealing and structural battery tray for a vehicle includes a generally planar base member having a support surface and a cooling system formed by the planar base member. A seal is formed between the battery tray and the support structure for the vehicle. The integrated cooling...