Patent ID: 8934264
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B60L,H01M,Y02E,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A battery disconnect unit (BDU) that is arranged to selectively enable current flow between a power source and a battery pack of a vehicle, and between the battery pack and the vehicle, the battery disconnect unit comprising: a housing having an exterior and an interior, a first exterior surface and a first interior surface, and an opening opposite the first interior surface; a plurality of first fasteners; and a plurality of BDU components, each of the plurality of BDU components mounted within the interior of the housing using a respective one of the plurality of first fasteners, wherein the BDU components are mounted at least one of on and adjacent to the first interior surface of the housing, wherein none of the plurality of first fasteners extend through the first exterior surface of the housing, wherein each of the plurality of first fasteners are positioned in the interior of the housing after the respective one of the plurality of BDU components is positioned in the interior of the cavity, and extend from the interior of the housing toward the first interior surface of the housing, and wherein when the housing is mounted on a mounting surface associated with the battery pack, the opening is arranged adjacent to the mounting surface and the first interior surface is arranged opposite the mounting surface relative to the opening.