Battery Support Arrangement for Flush EV Interior Packaging

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Solution Overview

Problem

The protrusion of battery hardware into the interior of electric vehicles compromises the commercial value of the interior due to conventional through-mounting types used for vehicle body assembly, which aim to enhance collision durability and reduce noise and vibration.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle body structure featuring a top support and bottom support system with threaded fixing portions that connect the vehicle panel, bush, and cross member, allowing for a non-protruding battery assembly that maintains collision durability and reduces noise and vibration while preserving interior aesthetics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If a through-mounting type vehicle body assembly structure is used to enhance collision durability and reduce noise and vibration, then the structural strength and noise reduction are improved, but the battery hardware protrudes into the vehicle interior, deteriorating the commercial value of the interior

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecollision durabilityVSAvoidinterior aesthetics
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The battery housing is nested within the vehicle body structure, with the battery mounted inside a dedicated housing that is integrated into the vehicle body. This nesting approach allows the battery to be contained within the structural framework without protruding into the interior space, thus maintaining both collision durability and interior aesthetics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The battery mounting structure utilizes the vertical dimension and lateral spaces within the vehicle body framework. By positioning the battery housing in the space between the floor panel and the vehicle body structure, and extending supports laterally to connect with cross members, the design achieves structural integration without interior protrusion.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a through-mounting type vehicle body assembly structure is used to enhance collision durability and reduce noise and vibration, then the structural strength and noise reduction are improved, but the battery hardware protrudes into the vehicle interior

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenoise and vibrationVSAvoidinterior aesthetics
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The battery housing is nested within the vehicle body structure, with the battery mounted inside a dedicated housing that is integrated into the vehicle body. This nesting approach allows the battery to be contained within the structural framework without protruding into the interior space, thus maintaining both collision durability and interior aesthetics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

A bush is introduced as an intermediary element between the battery housing and the vehicle body structure. This bush serves as a mounting interface that connects the housing to the vehicle body while preventing direct contact that would cause protrusion into the interior, thus maintaining interior aesthetics while achieving noise and vibration reduction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Shape

If the battery structure is integrated within the vehicle body without protrusion, then the interior aesthetics and commercial value are preserved, but the collision durability and noise reduction may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterior aestheticsVSAvoidcollision durability
Core Design Contradiction:
ShapeVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting structure is segmented into multiple components: a top support extending from the vehicle panel, a bottom support extending from the floor panel, and lateral extensions connecting to cross members. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while collectively providing both structural strength and noise reduction without interior protrusion.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The battery mounting structure utilizes the vertical dimension and lateral spaces within the vehicle body framework. By positioning the battery housing in the space between the floor panel and the vehicle body structure, and extending supports laterally to connect with cross members, the design achieves structural integration without interior protrusion.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

4Shape

If the battery structure is integrated within the vehicle body without protrusion, then the interior aesthetics and commercial value are preserved, but the collision durability and noise reduction may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterior aestheticsVSAvoidnoise and vibration
Core Design Contradiction:
ShapeVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting structure is segmented into multiple components: a top support extending from the vehicle panel, a bottom support extending from the floor panel, and lateral extensions connecting to cross members. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while collectively providing both structural strength and noise reduction without interior protrusion.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A bush is introduced as an intermediary element between the battery housing and the vehicle body structure. This bush serves as a mounting interface that connects the housing to the vehicle body while preventing direct contact that would cause protrusion into the interior, thus maintaining interior aesthetics while achieving noise and vibration reduction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12172511B2Vehicle body having battery support arrangement
Publication Date: 2024.12.24 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD
  • US12172511B2 patent drawing
  • US12172511B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A vehicle body includes: a vehicle panel spaced apart from a vehicle battery and protecting the vehicle battery; a top support disposed down through the vehicle panel from above and having a top support fixing portion; and a bottom support having a bottom support fixing portion. In particular, the top support connects the vehicle panel and a bush to each other, and the bottom support supports the top support and the bush connected to a cross member of a vehicle with respect to each other through coupling between the top support fixing portion and the bottom support fixing portion.