Assembly structure and method for electric vehicle

US11198484B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. · US

Inventors

• David Isaac Aunkst · Menomonee Falls, US
• Curt Zackiewicz · Milwaukee, US
• Ronald Hurth · Beaver Dam, US
• Brandon James Deaner · Bayside, US
• Brian M. Scherbarth · Menomonee Falls, US
• Eric James Klumpp · Grafton, US
• Senthilkumar Vijayakumar · Waukesha, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 25, 2019
• Grant date: Dec 14, 2021
• Expiry date: Aug 2, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/70
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An electric vehicle includes a battery having a housing. The housing includes a rear side which is defined as a side facing away from a forward travelling direction of the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle further includes a frame, a motor having a housing, and a pivot shaft stack-up assembly co-aligned along a pivot shaft axis. The pivot shaft stack-up assembly includes first and second portions of the frame, a swingarm extending therebetween, and an idler bracket. A shock mount is integral with the battery housing. The shock mount extends from the rear side of the battery housing. The battery housing is configured as a stressed chassis member in which each of the motor housing, the frame, and the pivot shaft stack-up assembly are aligned thereof. The shock mount provides a path along which a load is directed to the battery housing.