BATTERY RETENTION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD

摘要

An illustrative battery retaining assembly comprises a retaining plate, and a casing including mounting devices. One of the mounting devices may include a hinge device, and another of the mounting devices may include a latch device. The retaining plate includes engagement portions engageable with the mounting devices, such that the retaining plate may be mounted to the casing. One of the engagement portions may include a channel engageable with the hinge device, and another of the engagement portions may include a catch engageable with the latch device. The mounting devices and engagement portions may be configured to enable the retaining plate to slide at an oblique angle with respect to the casing, to provide a variable separation distance between the casing and the retaining plate.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a mounting plate comprising a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral axis defining a lateral direction, wherein the plane is perpendicular to a transverse axis defining a transverse direction; a hinge device extending in the longitudinal direction and coupled to the mounting plate, the hinge device comprising a hinge pin; a latch device extending in the longitudinal direction and coupled to the mounting plate, the latch device comprising a latching lip, wherein the latch device is offset from the hinge device in the lateral direction by an offset distance; and a retaining device including:
a plate portion including a first plate end and a second plate end offset from the first plate end by a plate portion length corresponding to the offset distance;a hinge engaging portion coupled to the first plate end and including a channel configured to receive the hinge pin; anda latch engaging portion coupled to the second plate end and including a catch configured to engage the latching lip; wherein the system is operable in a first state wherein the hinge pin is received in the channel and the retaining device is pivotally and slidingly coupled to the hinge device, and a second state wherein the hinge pin is received in the channel, the catch is engaged with the latching lip, and the retaining device is slidingly coupled to the hinge device and the latch device; and wherein the system is operable to retain a first battery assembly between the mounting plate and the plate portion when in the second state.