Patent ID: 9153808
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60R,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A battery hold down assembly for securely clamping and unclamping a battery in or to a battery receiving tray or compartment, the hold down assembly comprising: an escalatable hold down clamp having inner threads running from the top to the bottom of said clamp and configured to clamp the battery; an escalator comprising a hollow shaft running from the top to the bottom of the escalator and an outer threaded region, wherein the outer threaded region is mated with the inner thread of the escalatable hold down clamp; a hold down rod which passes through the hollow shaft of the escalator and is fixedly engaged to the battery receiving tray or compartment allowing the escalator to turn or spin unopposed by the hold down rod; wherein the escalator is configured to raise and lower the clamp while the battery hold down assembly remains stationary or permanently fixed to the battery receiving tray or compartment; and wherein the turning of the escalator is configured to be achieved by simple hand-cranking, electronics, stepper motor drive circuits, pneumatics, hydraulics, pneudraulics, or a combination thereof.