Patent ID: 9350003
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B60K,B60L,B60Y,B62D,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A battery module for an electric vehicle, the battery module comprising: an external case fixed in the electric vehicle, and comprising an accommodation space and a first fixing part; a battery box detachably installed in the accommodation space; a fixing mechanism disposed on the battery box, wherein when the battery box is installed in the accommodation space, the fixing mechanism is engaged with or disengaged from the first fixing part, so that the battery box is selectively in a locked status or an unlocked status, wherein when the battery box is in the locked status, the battery box is securely fixed in the accommodation space, wherein when the battery box is in the unlocked status, the battery box is removable from the accommodation space; and a rotatable pull tab detachably inserted into the fixing mechanism, wherein by rotating the rotatable pull tab, a relationship between the fixing mechanism and the first fixing part is adjustable, so that the battery box is selectively in the locked status or the unlocked status, wherein when the battery box is in the unlocked status, the battery box is removed from the accommodation space in response to an external force exerted on the rotatable pull tab; wherein the fixing mechanism further comprises a second fixing part corresponding to the first fixing part, wherein the second fixing part is disposed on an outer surface of the battery box, wherein the outer surface of the battery box faces an outer side of the external case, and the second fixing part is engageable with the first fixing part; wherein the first fixing part is an indentation, and the second fixing part is a pin; wherein the fixing mechanism further comprises: