GB2591276A - Battery crate for transporting and installing an electric vehicle battery - Google Patents

Battery crate for transporting and installing an electric vehicle battery Download PDF

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GB2591276A
GB2591276A GB2001008.8A GB202001008A GB2591276A GB 2591276 A GB2591276 A GB 2591276A GB 202001008 A GB202001008 A GB 202001008A GB 2591276 A GB2591276 A GB 2591276A
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Pohl Justin
Mcmillian Jeremy
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L53/00—Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles
    • B60L53/80—Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L50/00—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle
    • B60L50/50—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells
    • B60L50/60—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries
    • B60L50/66—Arrangements of batteries
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L50/00—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle
    • B60L50/50—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells
    • B60L50/60—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries
    • B60L50/64—Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60S5/00—Servicing, maintaining, repairing, or refitting of vehicles
    • B60S5/06—Supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L2200/00—Type of vehicles
    • B60L2200/36—Vehicles designed to transport cargo, e.g. trucks
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/60—Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
    • Y02T10/70—Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/60—Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
    • Y02T10/7072—Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors

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Abstract

A battery crate 10 for transporting a battery for an electric vehicle comprises a top portion 20 having a spreader bar 22 with two lifting eyes 24 for lifting the crate. The top portion further comprises a first set of first brackets coupled to the bar 22 and being configured to be coupled to a second set of second brackets of the battery. A first frame is coupled to the spreader bar and comprises a plurality of first tabs 36 and second tabs 40. The crate comprises a bottom portion 46 having a pallet platform 48 for supporting a bottom of the battery during transportation that can be lifted and lowered by a pallet jack. The bottom portion also comprises a second frame 52 coupled to the platform 48 and connected to the first frame by at least one channel 54. The second tabs may secure a power distribution mounting plate to the first frame for mounting a power distribution unit. The first tabs may secure at least one step that is mounted on the battery during installation of the battery on the vehicle.

Description

BATTERY CRATE FOR TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE
BATTERY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a crate for transporting and installing a battery on an electric vehicle.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
[0002] WO 2019/165722 Al shows a battery compartment, a battery swap station and a battery storage and transfer method. Furthermore, US 2014/0272510 Al shows a method for installing and/or removing a power supply battery of an electric motor for driving an electric or hybrid motor vehicle. Moreover, KR 100257008 A shows a device for holding a battery of an electric vehicle.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] It is an object of the present invention to provide a battery crate and a method so that a battery for an electric vehicle can be transported and installed in a particularly advantageous way.
[0004] This object is solved by the respective subject-matters of the independent claim. Advantageous embodiments with expedient developments of the invention are indicated in the dependent patent claims.
[0005] A first aspect of the present invention relates to a battery crate for transporting and installing a battery for an electric vehicle such as, for example, a truck or another commercial vehicle. The battery crate comprises a top portion and a bottom portion which are physically coupled to one another via channels of the battery crate. The top portion comprises a spreader bar including two lifting eyes for lifting the assembled battery crate. The battery crate is also referred to as a crate. Furthermore, the top portion comprises a first set of first brackets which are coupled to the spreader bar. The first set of first brackets is configured to be coupled to a second set of second brackets of the battery. In other words, the second brackets of the battery can be coupled to the first brackets of the top portion thereby coupling the battery to the battery crate. When installing the battery on a chassis of the electric vehicle, the second set of second brackets of the battery is also used for mounting the battery to the chassis.
[0006] Moreover, the top portion comprises a first frame coupled to the spreader bar. The first frame comprises a plurality of first tabs for securing steps configured to be mounted on the battery during the installation of the battery on the vehicle, in particular on said chassis. In other words, the first tabs are used for securing the steps which are mounted on the battery during installation. Moreover, the first tabs can be used for preventing shifting of battery crates when the battery crates are stacked on one another. In other words, preferably, the battery crates are configured to be stacked on one another, wherein the first tabs can be used to prevent excessive movements of the stacked battery crate in relation to each other. The first frame further comprises a plurality of second tabs for securing a power distribution unit mounting plate to the first frame. This means that, in a completely assembled state of the electric vehicle, the electric vehicle comprises a power distribution unit which is also referred to as a PDU. For example, the power distribution unit is configured to distribute power to the battery and/or to at least one drive train component such as an electric machine, wherein the power can be provided by the electric machine or the battery. For example, the PDU mounting plate is used to mount the PDU to the battery in such a way that the PDU mounting plate is mounted to the battery and the PDU is mounted to the PDU mounting plate so that the PDU can be mounted to the battery via the PDU mounting plate. Thus, for example, the PDU can be mounted on top and to the PDU mounting plate.
[0007] The bottom portion is also referred to as a lower portion and has a pallet platform that may support a bottom of the battery during transportation of the battery. Moreover, the pallet platform is or can be used during installation of the battery on the vehicle using a pallet jack. In other words, the pallet platform is configured to be lifted and lowered by a pallet jack so that the pallet platform is configured or formed to be capable of interacting with a pallet jack. The bottom portion further comprises a second frame which is coupled to the pallet platform.
[0008] The battery crate also comprises said channels which are connected to the first frame and the second frame so that the first frame and the second frames are coupled to one another by the channels. For this purpose, for example, the first frame comprises first mounting elements by which the channels are detachably attached to the first frame. Moreover, for example, the second frame can comprise second mounting elements by which the channels are detachably attached to the second frame.
[0009] A second aspect of the present invention relates to a method for installing a battery on a chassis of a truck using the battery crate according to the first aspect of the present invention. In the following, method steps of the method will be described, wherein the sequence in which the steps of the method are described is exemplary. It should be appreciated that the order of the steps of the method may be varied or the steps may be interchanged without deviating from the scope of the present invention. In a first step of the method, the second set of second brackets is connected to the first set of first brackets thereby securing the battery to the top portion, in particular the first frame. In a second step, the battery is placed on the top portion, in particular, the second frame. In a third step, first ends of the channels are mounted to the second frame and thus the bottom portion. In a fourth step, the first frame and thus the top portion are attached to second ends of the channels thereby coupling the second frame to the first frame and vice versa. In a fifth step, the steps to be installed on the battery and the power distribution unit mounting plate (PDU mounting plate) are mounted to the first frame and thus the top portion by the first and second tabs respectively. In particular, the first tabs are used to mount the steps for the battery to the first frame and the second tabs are used to mount the PDU mounting plate to the first frame. In a sixth step, the battery crate and secured battery are transported by a transporting device.
[0010] In a seventh step, the battery crate and the secured battery are lifted and thus moved away from the transport device by using the lifting eyes and a forklift. In an eighth step, the channels are removed by disconnecting the channels from the frames. In a ninth step, the top portion is removed from the battery by disconnecting the first set of first brackets from the second set of second brackets. In a tenth step, the steps to be installed on the battery are removed from the first frame by disconnecting the steps to be installed on the battery from the first tabs, and the steps for the battery are installed on respective sides of the battery.
[0011] In an eleventh step, the lower portion and thus the battery support on the lower portion are placed on a pallet jack via the lower portion. In other words, the battery supported on the lower portion is placed on the pallet jack via the lower portion such that the lower portion (bottom portion) is at least partially arranged between the battery supported on the lower portion and the pallet jack. In a twelfth step, the battery is installed on the chassis by using the second set of second brackets of the battery. In a thirteenth step, the power distribution unit mounting bracket is removed from the first frame by disconnecting the power distribution unit mounting plate from the second tabs. In a fourteenth step, the power distribution unit mounting plate is installed on the battery, and the power distribution unit is installed on the PDU mounting plate. Furthermore, in a fifteenth step, the bottom portion of the battery crate is lowered by the pallet jack thereby moving the bottom portion away from the battery which is installed on the chassis. Advantages and advantageous embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention are to be regarded as advantages and advantageous embodiments of the second aspect of the present invention and vice versa.
[0012] Further advantages, features, and details of the invention derive from the following description of preferred embodiments as well as from the drawings. The features and feature combinations previously mentioned in the description as well as the features and feature combinations mentioned in the following description of the figures and/or shown in the figures alone can be employed not only in the respectively indicated combination but also in any other combination or taken alone without leaving the scope of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] The drawings show in: [0014] Fig. 1: a schematic perspective view of a battery crate according to the present invention: [0015] Fig. 2: a schematic perspective view of the battery crate to which a battery to be transported and installed by using the battery crate is secured; [0016] Fig. 3: a schematic side view of the battery crate; [0017] Fig. 4: a schematic bottom view of the battery crate; [0018] Fig. 5: a schematic side view of the battery crate and the battery; [0019] Fig. 6: a part of a schematic side view of the battery crate; [0020] Fig. 7: a part of a schematic top view of the battery crate; [0021] Fig. 8: a schematic perspective view of the battery placed on a lower portion of the battery crate; [0022] Fig. 9: a schematic side view of the battery placed on the lower portion of the battery crate; and [0023] Fig. 10: a part of a schematic perspective view of an arrangement of the battery on a chassis of an electric vehicle.
[0024] In the figures the same elements or elements having the same function are indicated by the same reference signs.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] Fig. 1 shows in a schematic perspective view a battery crate 10 for transporting and installing at least one battery 12 (Fig. 2) for an electric vehicle. For example, the electric vehicle is a commercial vehicle such as a truck. In its completely assembled state, the truck comprises a chassis 14 (Fig. 10) which is also referred to or configured as a frame. As can be seen from Fig. 10, the chassis 14 comprises at least two longitudinal members 16 which are spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction of the vehicle. Fig. 10 shows an arrangement 18 of the battery 12 on the chassis 14, wherein the arrangement 18 is manufactured by installing the battery 12 on the chassis 14. As will be described in further detail below, the battery 12 is installed on the chassis 14 by using the battery crate 10.
[0026] The battery crate 10 comprises a top portion 20 having a spreader bar 22 including two lifting eyes 24 for lifting the assembled battery crate 10 and the battery 12 secured thereon. The battery crate 10 is also referred to as a crate. As can be seen from Figs. 2 and 3, the top portion 20 comprises a first set 26 of first brackets 28 coupled to the spreader bar 22. As can be seen from Fig. 5, the first set 26 of first brackets 28 is configured to be releasably coupled to a second set 30 of second brackets 32 of the battery 12. By releasably coupling the brackets 32 to the brackets 28, the battery 12 is releasably mounted and secured to the crate. As will be described in further detail below, the brackets 32 are also used to mount or install the battery 12 to the chassis 14. Since the first set 26 of first brackets 28 is coupled to the spreader bar 22, the battery 12 is releasably mounted and secured to the top portion 20 when connecting the brackets 32 with the brackets 28.
[0027] Furthermore, the top portion 20 comprises a first frame 34 to which the spreader bar 22 is coupled. Thus, by connecting the brackets 32 with the brackets 28, the battery 12 is releasably connected with the first frame 34 and thus the top portion 20. As shown in Fig. 1, the first frame 34, and thus the top portion 20, comprises a plurality of first tabs 36 for securing steps 38 (Fig. 2) to be mounted on the battery 12 during installation of the battery 12 on the chassis 14. In other words, the first tabs 36 are used to reversibly mount and secure the steps 38 to the crate.
[0028] Furthermore, the first frame 34 comprises a plurality of second tabs 40 for securing a power distribution unit mounting plate 42 to the first frame 34 and thus the top portion 20. The power distribution unit mounting plate 42 is used to secure or attach a power distribution unit 44 to the top portion 20 in such a way that the power distribution unit 44 (PDU) may be detachably connected with the PDU mounting plate 42 which is in turn detachably connected with the top portion 20. Thus, the PDU may be secured to the top portion 20 by the PDU mounting plate 42. During installation of the battery 12 and the chassis 14, the PDU mounting plate 42 is also used to attach the PDU to the chassis 14.
[0029] The battery crate 10 further comprises a bottom portion 46 which is also referred to as a lower portion. The bottom portion 46 comprises a pallet platform 48 for supporting the battery 12 during transportation and installation. In particular, a bottom 50 of the battery 12 may supported on the lower portion during installation and transportation of the battery 12. As shown in Fig. 3, the pallet platform 48 is configured to interact with a pallet jack and/or a forklift so that the pallet platform 48 and thus the battery 12 can be lifted and lowered by a pallet jack and/or a forklift. Moreover, the bottom portion 46 comprises a second frame 52 which is coupled to the pallet platform 48. Moreover, the crate comprises channels 54 which are connected to the frames 34 and 46, respectively, such that the frames 34 and 46 are connected with each other by the channels 54. For example, in a method for installing the battery 12 on the chassis 14, the first set 26 of first brackets 28 of the crate are connected to the second set 30 of second brackets 32 of the battery 12 thereby securing the battery 12 to the top portion 20. Moreover, the battery 12 is placed on the lower portion 46 of the battery crate 10. In said method, respective first ends El of the channels 54 are mounted to the second frame 52 of the lower portion 46, and respective second ends E2 of the channels 54 are attached to the first frame 34 of the top portion 20. Thereby, the frames 34 and 46 and thus the top portion 20 and the lower portion 46 are connected with each other. For example, in said method, the battery 12 is stored in a crate for a period of time, wherein this storage can be optional. While stored, a plurality of crates may be stacked on one another. Additional or alternative brackets may be mounted on the crates in order to prevent shifting when stacked on one another.
[0030] Furthermore, in said method, the steps 38 are mounted to the top portion 20 by the tabs 36, and the PDU mounting plate 42 is mounted to the top portion 20 by the second tabs 40. In this regard, the PDU may be mounted on the PDU mounting plate as it would on the truck. For example, the battery crate 10 and the battery 12 secured to or on the battery crate 10 are transported by a transporting device. The crate may be lifted to be placed on or to the transporting device by using a forklift and lifting the crate via the lifting eyes 24. Moreover, for example, the battery crate 10 and the secured battery 12 are lifted from the transporting device using a forklift and the lifting eyes 24. For example, the battery crate 10 and the battery 12 are lifted and thus moved to a location, for example, directly to or on a pallet jack. Furthermore, the channels 54 between the top portion 20 and the lower portion are removed, in particular by disconnecting the channels 54 from the frames 34 and 46. Moreover, the top portion 20 of the crate is removed from the battery 10 by disconnecting the first set 26 of first brackets 28 from the second set 30 of second brackets 32. Additionally, the steps 38 are removed from the top portion 20 by disconnecting the steps 38 from the first tabs 36, and, preferably, the steps 38 are installed on respective sides Si and S2 (Fig. 10) of the battery 12. For example, the steps 38 can be installed on the sides Si and S2 after the battery 12 is lifted by the pallet jack. Moreover, in said method, the battery 12, supported on or by the lower portion 46 of the crate, is placed on the pallet jack. The lower portion 46 is configured to comprise the platform 38 required or used for lifting the battery 12 by the pallet jack. Moreover, for example, the battery 12, via the pallet platform 48, is lifted to the chassis 14 by the pallet jack in such a way that the pallet jack lifts the pallet platform 48 and thus the lower portion whilst the battery 12 is supported on the lower portion (bottom portion 46).
[0031] Furthermore, the battery 12 is installed on the chassis 14 by using the second set 30 of second brackets 32. Additionally, the PDU mounting plate 42 is removed from the top portion 20, in particular by disconnecting the PDU mounting plate 42 from the second tabs 40. Moreover, the PDU is installed on the battery 12 in such a way that the PDU is installed on the PDU mounting plate 42, and the PDU mounting plate 42 is installed on the battery 12. Installing the PDU on the battery 12 may be performed prior to lifting the battery 12 by the pallet jack. Once the battery 12 is installed, the lower portion 46 of the crate is lowered and thus moved away from the battery 12 by the pallet jack. Subsequently, for example, the battery crate may be reassembled and transported to a desired location, including a potential storage location.
[0032] As can be seen, the crate allows for safe transportation of the battery 12 over long distances, while being self-contained with mounting points for all accompanying components such as the steps 38, the PDU mounting plate 42 and the PDU itself. The crate can also include an installation feature in the bottom portion 46, and a lifting fixture in the top portion 20, allowing one to remove or install a new or old battery without having to ship extraneous fixtures and tools. In other words, the battery crate 10 is a self-contained shipping crate that includes all necessary components to be installed, as well as all needed fixturing to install the battery 12 on the chassis 14. By using the battery crate 10, damage of the battery 12 during transit can be avoided, less packaging is required, and the crate replaces any need to use additional pallets for lifting the battery. Moreover, the need for fabrication of separate installation fixtures can be eliminated. The battery crate 10 is a battery lifting crate which acts as a convenient means to transport the battery 12, and can be removed via the lifting eyes 24, or by using a forklift and/or a pallet jack. The crate contains within its design the spreader bar 22 in the top portion 20, used to pick up the battery 12 via the lifting eyes 24. For example, the top portion 20 is a top half of the crate, the top half also including mounting points for the securing steps 38 and accompanying the PDU and the PDU mounting plate 42 and is designed to use the same isolators packed on the truck. The lower portion 46 of the crate is a fixture needed or used to install the battery 12 on the truck with a pallet jack and connects to the top half via the channels 54. For example, the channels 54 are steel channels. Moreover, for example, the portions 20 and 46 are connected with each other via the channels 54, bolts and weld nuts. For example, there are removable channels on or in the bottom portion 46 to add an alignment when bolting the portions 20 and 46 together. For example, the portions 20 and 46 are also referred to as halves of the crate. With regard to a plurality of battery crates 10, the battery crate 10 is stackable and thus can be stored both with and without batteries.

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  1. CLAIMS1. A battery crate (10) for transporting and installing a battery (12) for an electric vehicle, the battery crate (10) comprising: a top portion (20) having: o a spreader bar (22) comprising two lifting eyes (24) for lifting the battery crate (10); o a first set (26) of first brackets (28) coupled to the spreader bar (22), the first set (26) being configured to be coupled to a second set (30) of second brackets (32) of the battery (12) thereby coupling the battery (12) to the battery crate (10); and o a first frame (34) coupled to the spreader bar (22), the first frame (34) comprising: * a plurality of first tabs (36); and * a plurality of second tabs (40); a bottom portion (46) having: o a pallet platform (48) for supporting a bottom (50) of the battery (12) during transportation, the pallet platform (48) being configured to be lifted and lowered by a pallet jack; o a second frame (52) coupled to the pallet platform (48); and - at least one channel (54) connected to the first and second frames (34, 52) so that the first and second frames (34, 52) are coupled to one another by the at least one channel (54).
  2. 2. The battery crate according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of second tabs secure a power distribution unit mounting plate (42) to the first frame (34).
  3. 3. The battery crate according to claim 2, wherein a power distribution unit (44) for the battery (12) is mounted to the power distribution unit mounting plate (42).
  4. 4. The battery crate according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of first tabs (36) secure at least one step (38) configured to be mounted on the battery (12) during installation of the battery (12) on the vehicle.
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