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This Application claims priority from a Provisional patent application filed in India having Patent Application No. 202141059904, filed on December 22, 2021, and titled “BATTERY REMOVABLE APPARATUS FOR A TWO-WHEELER ELECTRIC VEHICLE”.
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to electrically powered vehicles, and more particularly to a battery removable apparatus for a two-wheeler electric vehicle.
BACKGROUND
[0002] For environmental protection and resources conservation, two-wheeler vehicles are designed with power units actuated by electricity. Generally, any two-wheeler electric vehicle includes a load-bearing frame configured like a polygonal cage. The polygonal cage is designed to house a battery assembly for supplying electricity. The battery assembly is positioned inside the polygonal cage from top open area.
[0003] Conventionally, to remove the battery assembly from such polygonal cage, a vehicle user has to lift the battery assembly to a waist height from the polygonal cage and then displace the battery assembly to a specific place. Such lifting and displacing of the battery assembly is not suitable in the long run as the battery assembly is heavy and the user may get hurt during the displacing movement.
[0004] In another fabrication, to access and replace the battery assembly, a particular part of the two-wheeler vehicle is opened up, such as seats, footrests and the like. This design arrangement would compromise with safety and structural integrity of the two-wheeler every time the battery assembly is replaced.
[0005] Hence, there is a need for a battery removable apparatus affixed to the two-wheeler electric vehicle and therefore address the aforementioned issues.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
[0006] In accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure, a battery removable apparatus for a two-wheeler electric vehicle is disclosed. The battery removable apparatus includes one or more battery housing compartments. The battery removable apparatus is mounted over a longitudinal base frame of a two-wheeler vehicular chassis.
[0007] The one or more battery housing compartments are of pre-defined shape. Each of the one or more battery housing compartments is enveloped by base wall, top wall and three surrounding walls. Further, each of the one or more battery housing compartments is uncovered from one side.
[0008] Each of the one or more battery housing compartments is positioned adjacent to one another. Each of the one or more battery housing compartments is fabricated to compactly hold a battery assembly. The battery assembly is removed or easily assessed from each of the one or more battery housing compartments through the uncovered side.
[0009] To further clarify the advantages and features of the present disclosure, a more particular description of the disclosure will follow by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which are illustrated in the appended figures. It is to be appreciated that these figures depict only typical embodiments of the disclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting in scope. The disclosure will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the appended figures.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] The disclosure will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying figures in which:
[0011] FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a battery removable apparatus affixed to a two-wheeler electric vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the battery removable apparatus affixed to the two-wheeler electric vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a back perspective sectional view of the battery removable apparatus affixed to the two-wheeler electric vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a top view of the battery removable apparatus affixed to the two-wheeler electric vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0015] FIG. 5 A- B are exploded views of the battery removable apparatus affixed to the two-wheeler electric vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0016] FIG. 6 is a detailed perspective view of the battery removable apparatus affixed to the longitudinal base frame of the two-wheeler vehicular chassis, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0017] FIG. 7 is a detailed perspective view of the battery removable apparatus affixed to the two-wheeler electric vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0018] FIG. 8 is a side perspective view of the two-wheeler vehicle with the battery removable apparatus enclosing two battery assemblies, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
[0019] FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of the two-wheeler vehicle with enclosed two battery assemblies and a side panel, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0020] Further, those skilled in the art will appreciate that elements in the figures are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the figures by conventional symbols, and the figures may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the figures with details that will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of the description herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the figures and specific language will be used to describe them. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated online platform, and such further applications of the principles of the disclosure as would normally occur to those skilled in the art are to be construed as being within the scope of the present disclosure.
[0022] The terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process or method that comprises a list of steps does not include only those steps but may include other steps not expressly listed or inherent to such a process or method. Similarly, one or more devices or subsystems or elements or structures or components preceded by "comprises... a" does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other devices, subsystems, elements, structures, components, additional devices, additional subsystems, additional elements, additional structures or additional components. Appearances of the phrase "in an embodiment", "in another embodiment" and similar language throughout this specification may, but not necessarily do, all refer to the same embodiment.
[0023] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are only illustrative and not intended to be limiting.
[0024] In the following specification and the claims, reference will be made to a number of terms, which shall be defined to have the following meanings. The singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0025] FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a battery removable apparatus 102 affixed to a two-wheeler electric vehicle 100, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The battery removable apparatus 102 helps in easily removing a battery assembly as stored in each of one or more battery housing compartments 104. In such embodiment, only the two-wheeler electrical vehicle 100 side panel is detached to access the battery removable apparatus 102. A complete battery assembly may be easily pulled and removed from the battery removable apparatus 102. In an exemplary embodiment, the two-wheeler electric vehicle 100 may be a motorcycle or a scooter. As used herein, the side panel is referred to as a body part of the electric two-wheeler vehicle and is connected to rubber mounts via plastic clips. Aesthetic looks of two-wheeler electrical vehicle 100 also increases with the side panel.
[0026] The battery removable apparatus 102 is mounted over a longitudinal base frame 106 of a two-wheeler vehicular chassis (as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2). As used herein, the term “chassis” refers to the base frame structure of the two-wheeler vehicle. The battery removable apparatus 102 is fabricated in specific dimensions and the dimensions are in accordance with the dimensions of the battery assembly. In one particular embodiment, the battery removable apparatus 102 may have length dimensions in the range of 320 mm to 322 mm. In such embodiment, the battery removable apparatus 102 may have width dimensions in range of 355.5 mm to 389 mm. The one or more battery housing compartments 104 may have width dimensions of 181.0 mm.
[0027] In such embodiment, the battery removable apparatus 102 is affixed to neck stem 108 of the two-wheeler vehicular chassis and to one or more posterior attachment tubes 110 of the two-wheeler vehicular chassis by one or more attachment means. The one or more attachment means may include fasteners and rubber grommets. The one or more posterior attachment tubes 110 (as shown in FIG. 3) may include two diagonal attachment tubes and two vertical attachment tubes. In one embodiment, two diagonal attachment tubes and two vertical attachment tubes couples the longitudinal base frame 106 of the two-wheeler vehicular chassis and back frame (as shown in FIG. 4) of the two-wheeler electric vehicle 100.
[0028] In one particular embodiment, the battery removable apparatus 102 includes one or more battery housing compartments 104. The one or more battery housing compartments 104 are of pre-defined shape. In one embodiment, the one or more battery housing compartments 104 may be of cuboidal shape. Each of the one or more battery housing compartments 104 is enveloped by base wall, top wall and three surrounding walls. Further, each of the one or more battery housing compartments is uncovered from one side for ease of access to battery. The two-wheeler vehicle side panel covers the uncovered side during two-wheeler vehicle operation and thereby prevent entering of dust and other outside environment factors which are prone to harm.
[0029] Each of the one or more battery housing compartments 104 is positioned adjacent to one another. Each of the one or more battery housing compartments 104 is fabricated to compactly hold a battery assembly. In such embodiment, the battery assembly is removed or easily assessed from each of the one or more battery housing compartments 104 through the uncovered side without lifting weight of a battery that is harmful.
[0030] Each of the one or more attachment means include one or more battery grommet fasteners 112. As used herein, a grommet is a ring or edge strip inserted into a hole through thin material for fastening, typically grommet includes a sheet of textile fabric, rubber, sheet metal or composite of carbon fibre. In one specific embodiment, four battery grommet fasteners 112 helps in compact holding of the battery removable apparatus 102 with the one or more posterior attachment tubes 110. In such embodiment, the one or more battery grommet fasteners 112 diameter dimensions are in range of 5 mm to 12 mm.
[0031] FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the battery removable apparatus affixed to the two-wheeler electric vehicle 200, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The battery removable apparatus 102 is affixed to neck stem 108 of the two-wheeler vehicular chassis and to one or more posterior attachment tubes 110 of the two-wheeler vehicular chassis by one or more attachment means. The battery removable apparatus 102 is coupled with rubber package 116 to securely hold the battery assembly and provide the dampening effect to absorb road shock loads in each of the one or more battery compartments 104.
[0032] FIG. 3 is a back perspective sectional view of the battery removable apparatus affixed to the two-wheeler electric vehicle 300, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The one or more posterior attachment tubes 110 includes two diagonal attachment tubes and two vertical attachment tubes. In such embodiment, two diagonal attachment tubes and two vertical attachment tubes couples the longitudinal base frame 106 of the two-wheeler vehicular chassis and back frame of the two-wheeler electric vehicle 100. The one or more grommet fastener 112 helps in coupling the battery removable apparatus 102 with the one or more posterior attachment tubes 110 and the longitudinal base frame 106.
[0033] FIG. 4 is a top view of the battery removable apparatus affixed to the two-wheeler electric vehicle 400, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Each of the one or more battery housing compartments 104 is positioned adjacent to one another for access. Each of the one or more battery housing compartments 104 is fabricated to compactly hold the battery assembly. The back frame 402 supports in compact holding of the one or more battery housing compartments 104, as the back frame 402 attaches to the one or more posterior attachment tubes 110.
[0034] FIG. 5 A- B are exploded views 500, 502 of the battery removable apparatus affixed to the two-wheeler electric vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 A illustrates the detailed view 500 of grommet used to mount and cover one or more battery assemblies from environment with help of side panel. In one embodiment, the grommet is a combination of sheet metal which takes the load and rubber which absorbs shock load. FIG. 5B illustrates detailed view 502 to represent the rubber shape 504 made during entry of each of the one or more battery assemblies. Rubber shape 504 material helps in easily putting each of the one or more battery assemblies in position by sliding.
[0035] FIG. 6 is a detailed perspective view of the battery removable apparatus affixed to the longitudinal base frame of the two-wheeler vehicular chassis 600, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. In another specific embodiment, the one or more battery grommet fasteners 112 help in affixing the battery removable apparatus 102 with longitudinal base frame 106 of a two-wheeler vehicular chassis. In such embodiment, the one or more battery grommet fasteners 112 fastens with a fastening tab fabricated along the longitudinal base frame 106 of a two-wheeler vehicular chassis.
[0036] The battery removable apparatus 102 is also affixed to the longitudinal base frame 106 of the two-wheeler vehicular chassis by a plurality of battery cage fasteners 114. The plurality of battery cage fasteners 114 includes bolt and screw fastening means.
[0037] Each of one or more battery housing compartments 104 is positioned adjacent to one another and is fabricated to compactly hold the battery assembly. FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 A-B showcase two battery housing compartments 104 positioned along the battery removable apparatus 102. Generally, the one or more battery housing compartments 104 acts as a cage and the battery assembly is fixed in that cage. In such embodiment, the one or more battery housing compartments are fabricated with non-conductive material to give extra protection to the two-wheeler electrical vehicle 100. In such embodiment, the non-conductive material may be rubber designed to provide separate conductive paths. The one or more battery housing compartments 104 are fabricated with non-conductive material to give electrical short circuit protection to the two-wheeler electrical vehicle 100.
[0038] Each of the one or more battery housing compartments 104 is fitted with the rubber package 116 to give extra protection to the battery assembly during rough movement of the two-wheeler vehicle. FIG. 7 is a detailed perspective view of the battery removable apparatus affixed to the two-wheeler electric vehicle 700, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0039] In one particular embodiment, each of the one or more battery housing compartments 104 has three surrounding walls, a base wall and a top wall. In such embodiment, the fourth side wall is removable, so that any vehicle user may access and remove the stored battery assembly through the fourth side wall (as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 A-B). The three surrounding walls, the base wall and the top wall is fitted rubber package 116 to give extra protection. The rubber package 116 is spread on the wall in a pre-designed way. In one embodiment, the pre-designed way may be in X design.
[0040] FIG. 8 is a side perspective view of the two-wheeler vehicle 800 with the battery removable apparatus enclosing two battery assemblies, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The two battery assemblies 802 are placed side by side in the two side by side battery housing compartments 104. The battery assembly is tightly positioned inside each of the one or more battery housing compartments 104.
[0041] FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of the two-wheeler vehicle 900 with enclosed two battery assemblies and a side panel, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The two battery assemblies 802 are half positioned inside the two side by side battery housing compartments 104. The side panel 902 is used for closing the exposed side of the two-wheeler vehicle 900 with plastic clips and grommets.
[0042] Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a safe mechanism to remove battery assembly easily from the two-wheeler electric vehicle 100. The battery removable apparatus 102 is affixed to the two-wheeler electric vehicle 100, compactly holds the battery assembly. As the battery removable apparatus 102 is affixed to the two-wheeler vehicular chassis base, the vehicle user can easily remove the stored battery without much manual labour. Moreover, the vehicle user can access the battery assembly from the uncovered side and can easily charge the battery assembly.
[0043] The figures and the foregoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. For example, order of processes described herein may be changed and are not limited to the manner described herein. Moreover, the actions of any flow diagram need not be implemented in the order shown; nor do all of the acts need to be necessarily performed. Also, those acts that are not dependant on other acts may be performed in parallel with the other acts. The scope of embodiments is by no means limited by these specific examples.
,CLAIMS:WE CLAIM:
1. A battery removable apparatus (102) for a two-wheeler electric vehicle (100), the battery removable apparatus (102) comprising:
one or more battery housing compartments (104) enveloped by a base wall, a top wall and three surrounding walls, wherein each of the one or more battery housing compartments (104) are uncovered on one side,
wherein each of the one or more battery housing compartments (104) is positioned adjacent to one another for ease of removable access and is designed to compactly hold a battery assembly,
wherein the battery removable apparatus (102) is mounted over a longitudinal base frame (106) of a two-wheeler vehicular chassis for ease of battery replacement by sliding.
2. The battery removable apparatus (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery removable apparatus (102) is affixed between a neck stem (108) of the two-wheeler vehicular chassis and to one or more posterior attachment tubes (110) of the two-wheeler vehicular chassis by one or more attachment means.
3. The battery removable apparatus (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery removable apparatus (102) is affixed to the longitudinal base frame (106) of the two-wheeler vehicular chassis by a plurality of battery cage fasteners (114).
4. The battery removable apparatus (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the three surrounding walls, the base wall and the top wall are mounted with rubber package (116) to securely hold the battery assembly in each of the one or more battery compartments (104).
5. The battery removable apparatus (102) as claimed in claim 1, further comprises one or more battery grommet fasteners (112) configured to mechanically couple the battery removable apparatus (102) with the one or more posterior attachment tubes (110).
6. The battery removable apparatus (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery assembly is removed from each of the one or more battery housing compartments (104) via the uncovered side for ease of replacement.
7. The battery removable apparatus (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the one or more battery housing compartments (104) are of pre-defined shape to hold the battery assembly.
8. The battery removable apparatus (102) as claimed in claim 1, the one or more battery housing compartments (104) are fabricated with non-conductive material to give electrical short circuit protection to the two-wheeler electrical vehicle (100).

Dated this 24th day of February 2022


Vidya Bhaskar Singh Nandiyal
Patent Agent (IN/PA-2912)
Agent for applicant