[0001] The present disclosure relates to a battery mounting assembly, and in
particular, to a new and sophisticated battery mounting bracket for mounting the battery
5 for a passenger vehicle.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Conventionally, the battery mounting bracket or the battery tray bracket
mounts the battery at a height from apron member’s top face, but in some cases the
height requirement is even higher due to packaging space constraint in engine
10 compartment area. The increased height causes higher moments under acceleration
loads experienced during vehicle running condition and increases the toppling
tendency of the battery. Further, for high starting torque requirement, heavier batteries
are used. Further, close packaging in the engine bay requires maintaining dynamic
clearances that are of utmost importance to the overall structural integration of different
15 components. The higher the battery is placed and the heavier the battery, higher are the
moments that the mounting structure is subjected to.
[0003] Accordingly, it is an exigency in the state of designing and integrating the
mounting structures to devise and implement a solution, in the form that remediates the
abovementioned limitations/shortcomings in the existing solutions and serves the need
20 of assemblies with varying complex requirements, thereby helping provide a stronger
and rigid structural implementation thereof.
OBJECTS OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0004] In view of the foregoing limitations inherent in state-of-the-art, some of the
objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfy, are
25 listed herein below:
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[0005] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a rigid battery mounting
assembly for mounting heavy battery in a passenger vehicle.
[0006] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a battery mounting
assembly for mounting battery at a considerable height from a top face of an apron side
member, thereby allowing greater packaging 5 space in the engine compartment area.
[0007] These and other objects and advantages will become more apparent when
reference is made to the following description and accompanying drawings.
SUMMARY
[0008] This summary is provided to introduce concepts related to a battery
10 mounting assembly to mount heavy battery at a considerable height from a top face of
apron side member to suffice the requirement of greater packaging space in the engine
compartment area. The concepts are further described below in the detailed description.
This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the
claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed
15 subject matter.
[0009] The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a battery mounting assembly
that includes a battery mounting bracket. The battery mounting bracket includes a top
surface, an inclined portion extending rearward from a rear end of the top surface, a
plurality of divergent fillets provided on side ends of the inclined portion, a flange on
20 a rear end of the inclined portion, and a bead in the middle of the inclined portion
running from a top end of the inclined portion to a rear end of the flange.
[00010] In an aspect, the battery mounting assembly includes a reinforcement sheet
assembled below the battery mounting bracket and connected with the angular surfaces
of an apron side member.
25 [00011] In an aspect, the battery mounting bracket includes a pair of supporting legs
to fix the battery mounting bracket with the apron side member of a vehicle.
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[00012] In an aspect, the top surface of the battery mounting bracket includes a
plurality of battery mounting holes to mount a battery.
[00013] In an aspect, the battery mounting bracket includes a front portion opposite
to the inclined portion, such that the front portion is trimmed in structure.
[00014] In an aspect, the reinforcement she 5 et is provided with embossed structure.
[00015] In an aspect, the reinforcement sheet is fastened or welded with the flange
on the rear end of the inclined portion of the battery mounting bracket.
[00016] In an aspect, the reinforcement sheet is fastened or welded with the pair of
supporting legs of the battery mounting bracket.
10 [00017] In an aspect, the reinforcement sheet is provided with a plurality of beads.
[00018] In an aspect, the battery mounting assembly includes a gusset to connect the
pair of supporting legs of the battery mounting bracket.
[00019] The solution proposed by the present disclosure as mentioned above
provides a battery mounting assembly for mounting heavy battery at a considerable
15 height from a top face of apron side member to suffice the requirement of greater
packaging space in the engine compartment area.
[00020] To further understand the characteristics and technical contents of the
present subject matter, a description relating thereto will be made with reference to the
accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are illustrative only but not used to
20 limit the scope of the present subject matter.
[00021] Various objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the inventive subject
matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred
embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals
represent like components.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
[00022] It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical
embodiments of the present subject matter and are therefore not to be considered for
limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective
embodiments. The detailed description 5 is described with reference to the
accompanying figures. The illustrated embodiments of the subject matter will be best
understood by reference to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like
numerals throughout. The following description is intended only by way of example,
and simply illustrates certain selected embodiments of devices, systems, and methods
10 that are consistent with the subject matter as claimed herein, wherein:
[00023] FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a battery mounting assembly according to
an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00024] FIG. 2 illustrates a top perspective view of the battery mounting assembly
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
15 [00025] FIG. 3 illustrates an exploded view of the battery mounting assembly
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00026] FIG. 4 illustrates a reinforcement sheet according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure.
[00027] FIG. 5 illustrates an assembled view of the battery mounting assembly
20 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00028] The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for illustration
only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description
that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be
employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00029] The detailed description of various exemplary embodiments of the
disclosure is described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should
be noted that the embodiments are described herein in such details as to communicate
the disclosure. However, 5 the amount of details provided herein is not intended to limit
the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all
modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the
present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[00030] It is also to be understood that various arrangements may be devised that,
10 although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present
disclosure. Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects, and
embodiments of the present disclosure, as well as specific examples, are intended to
encompass equivalents thereof.
[00031] The terminology used herein is to describe particular embodiments only and
15 is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular
forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the
context indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises”,
“comprising”, “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence
of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not
20 preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps,
operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.
[00032] It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the
functions/acts noted may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two
figures shown in succession may be executed concurrently or may sometimes be
25 executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality/acts involved.
[00033] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms)
used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill
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in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that
terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as
having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art
and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so
5 defined herein.
[00034] In the following detailed description of the embodiments of the disclosure,
reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which
are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the disclosure may be
practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled
10 in the art to practice the disclosure, and it is to be understood that other embodiments
may be utilized and that changes may be made without departing from the scope of the
present disclosure. The following description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting
sense.
[00035] Hereinafter, a description of an embodiment with several components in
15 communication with each other does not imply that all such components are required.
On the contrary, a variety of optional components are described to illustrate the wide
variety of possible embodiments of the present disclosure.
[00036] FIG. 1 illustrates a battery mounting assembly 100 placed in the engine
compartment area of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present subject
20 matter. The battery mounting assembly 100 consists of three components, namely a
battery mounting bracket 102, a reinforcement sheet 104, and a gusset (not illustrated
in Fig. 1). The height of the battery mounting assembly 100 is higher than a height of
the conventional battery mounting assembly, and as a result, a greater space is available
for packaging other components inside the engine compartment area of the vehicle as
25 illustrated in Fig. 1. The details of the battery mounting assembly 100 are explained in
detail with the help of Fig. 2.
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[00037] Fig. 2 illustrates the battery mounting bracket 102 having a top surface 202,
an inclined portion 204, a flange 206 on a rear portion of the inclined portion 204, a
bead 208 in the middle of the inclined portion 204. The bead 208 increases stiffness of
the battery mounting bracket 102 to bear bending moments experienced during vehicle
running condition when a heavy battery is 5 mounted. Further, in accordance with an
embodiment of the present subject matter, the battery mounting bracket 102 comprises
a plurality of divergent fillets 214 on side ends of the inclined portion 204. Furthermore,
the flange 206 has an increased surface area 210 to accommodate greater number of
spot welds 212 which aid in reducing stress concentration at the rear section of the
10 battery mounting bracket 102. The top surface 202 of the battery mounting bracket 102
comprises a plurality of battery mounting holes 216a-d to mount a battery.
[00038] According to an embodiment of the present subject matter as illustrated in
Fig. 2, a front surface 218 of the battery mounting bracket 102 possess a trimmed
structure. Such a structure of the front surface 218 helps in maintaining dynamic
15 clearances with the neighboring components in close proximity with the battery
mounting bracket/assembly, as illustrated in Fig. 5, and improve overall packaging
efficiency thereof.
[00039] FIG. 3 illustrates an exploded view of the battery mounting assembly 100,
in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. The assembly 100
20 consists of a battery mounting bracket 302 (similar to the bracket 102 as illustrated in
Fig. 2), a reinforcement sheet 304, and a gusset 306. The battery mounting bracket 302
includes a pair of supporting legs 308 to fix the battery mounting bracket 302 with an
apron side member of a vehicle. The gusset 306 connects the pair of the supporting legs
308 and increases rigidity of the battery mounting bracket 302.
25 [00040] It is further in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter
that the reinforcement sheet (104, 304) is connected with the battery mounting bracket
(102, 302) at the flange 206 at one end and the leg portions 308 at the other end, as
illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The reinforcement sheet 304 is assembled below the battery
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mounting bracket (102, 302) to provide a strong foundation/base on which the battery
mounting assembly 100 rests and increases the load carrying capacity of the battery
mounting assembly 100.
[00041] In an embodiment, the reinforcement sheet 304 may be welded or fastened
on the flange 206 of the battery mounting bracket 302, as 5 can be comprehended by a
person skilled in the art.
[00042] Fig. 4 illustrates the reinforcement sheet 304 in accordance with an
embodiment of the present subject matter. The reinforcement sheet 304 is provided
with embossed structure 310 and a plurality of beads 312. The embossed structure 310
10 and beads 312 increases the section modulus of the reinforcement sheet 304, thereby
resulting in strengthening the base of the mounting assembly by forming a box like
section with the apron side member.
[00043] It is further in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter
that the reinforcement sheet 304 is made of metal.
15 [00044] FIG. 5 illustrates an assembled view of the battery mounting assembly
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As highlighted in Fig. 5, a
battery mounting bracket 502 is mounted alongside other components in the engine
compartment area, thereby maintaining dynamic clearances with the neighboring
components, such as, a transmission assembly 504, and attending to a significant
20 requirement of optimal structural integration between different components in the
event of packaging space constraints thereto.
TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES
[00045] The present disclosure provides a battery mounting assembly with a battery
mounting bracket having diverging fillets and increased flange area to accommodate
25 greater number of spot welds which aid in reducing stress concentration at the rear
section.
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[00046] The present disclosure provides the battery mounting assembly with which
any reaction moment that may be induced due to an action of external moment
(experienced during vehicle running condition) gets distributed between the pair of
supporting legs and the rear side flanges held onto the apron side member at its vertical
5 and horizontal surface respectively, with spot welds.
[00047] The present disclosure provides the battery mounting assembly having a
bead running through the middle of the inclined portion of the bracket till the rear end
of the flange, thereby increasing its stiffness required to bear bending moments
experienced during vehicle running condition.
10 [00048] The present disclosure provides the battery mounting assembly comprising
a reinforcement sheet assembled below the battery mounting bracket and connected
with both the angular surfaces of the apron member, thereby providing a strong
foundation/base on which the battery rests and increasing the load carrying capacity of
the battery mounting assembly.
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[00049] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the present
disclosure, other and further embodiments of the present disclosure may be devised
without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is
determined by the claims that follow. The present disclosure is not limited to the
20 described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person
having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the present disclosure when combined
with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

Claims:We Claim:
1. A battery mounting assembly (100) comprising:
a battery mounting bracket (102, 302) including
a top surface (202);
an inclined portion (204) extending rearward f 5 rom a rear end of the top surface (202);
a plurality of divergent fillets (214) provided on side ends of the inclined portion (204);
a flange (206) on a rear end of the inclined portion (204); and
a bead (208) in the middle of the inclined portion (204) running from a top end of the
inclined portion to a rear end of the flange (206).
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2. The battery mounting assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, further comprising
a reinforcement sheet (104, 304) assembled below the battery mounting bracket (102,
302) and connected with the angular surfaces of an apron side member.
15 3. The battery mounting assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery
mounting bracket (102, 302) comprises a pair of supporting legs (308) to fix the battery
mounting bracket (102, 302) with an apron side member of a vehicle.
4. The battery mounting assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top surface
20 (202) of the battery mounting bracket (102, 302) comprises a plurality of battery
mounting holes (216a-d) to mount a battery.
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5. The battery mounting assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery
mounting bracket (102, 302) comprises a front portion (218) opposite to the inclined
portion, wherein the front portion (218) is trimmed in structure.
6. The battery mounting assembly 5 (100) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the
reinforcement sheet (104, 304) is provided with embossed structure (310).
7. The battery mounting assembly (100) as claimed in claims 1 and 2, wherein the
reinforcement sheet (104, 304) is fastened or welded with the flange (206) on the rear
10 end of the inclined portion (204) of the battery mounting bracket (102, 302).
8. The battery mounting assembly (100) as claimed in claims 2 and 3, wherein the
reinforcement sheet (104, 304) is fastened or welded with the pair of supporting legs
(308) of the battery mounting bracket (102, 302).
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9. The battery mounting assembly (100) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the
reinforcement sheet (104, 304) is provided with a plurality of beads (312).
10. The battery mounting assembly (100) as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a
20 gusset (306) connecting the pair of supporting legs (308) of the battery mounting
bracket (102, 302