Patent ID: 8146694

Claim:
A swappable modulated battery pack system for an electric vehicle comprising: a battery compartment housing, said battery compartment housing is affixed to said vehicle frame structure; a battery carrier rack, said battery carrier rack being slidable within said battery compartment housing via at least one linear actuator, said battery carrier rack being extendable in a linear direction and projecting out in a predetermined displacement away from said battery compartment housing; at least one docking enclosure, said docking enclosure being placed and secured within said battery carrier rack, said docking enclosure being fully open at one end and partially open on an opposite end, said docking enclosure having a receptacle connector inside at said partially open end said docking enclosure including a set of rollers mounted to a bottom side thereof; at least one detachable modulated battery pack, said modulated battery pack having plug in type connectors at oppositely-facing ends of the battery pack for electrical connection of said battery pack to the vehicle using said plug in type connector on one end of said battery pack or to a charging station using said plug in type connector on said oppositely-facing end of the battery pack, said modulated battery pack being attachably dockable into said docking enclosure from an open end thereof and said modulated battery pack plugging into said docking enclosure receptacle at the end to provide power supply to said electric vehicle, said detachable modulated battery pack being transferrable for exchanging purposes when said battery carrier rack is in an extended position and said modulated battery pack is released, said battery pack being rollable over said rollers mounted to said bottom side of said docking enclosure, said battery pack including a pair of indentations formed in opposite side faces of said battery pack and an indentation formed in a top face of said battery pack; and a set of spring-loaded rollers mounted to an opposing pair of side panels of said docking enclosure and being configured to engage said corresponding pair of indentations formed in said opposite side faces of said battery pack and a spring-loaded roller mounted to a top panel of said docking enclosure being configured to engage docking indentation in docking top face of docking battery pack; said set of rollers on said bottom side of said docking enclosure for rolling said battery pack and said spring-loaded rollers and corresponding indentations on said side faces and top face of said battery pack being configured to facilitate alignment of said battery pack within said enclosure and alignment of said plug in type connector of said battery pack with a receptacle connector of said docking enclosure during insertion of said battery pack into said docking enclosure.