Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Battery unit

Abstract:

A vehicle includes a battery unit which has a first battery pack and a second battery pack that is disposed above the first battery pack. The first battery pack includes a battery module; and a first battery case body and a first battery case cover that house the battery module. The second battery pack includes a battery module; and a second battery case body and a second battery case cover that house the battery module. The second battery case body houses a power shutdown portion configured to shut down an electric circuit of the battery unit; a cover removal restricting portion configured to restrict removal of the second battery case cover; and an interlock mechanism configured to disable release of the cover removal restricting portion unless the electric circuit is shut down by the power shutdown portion. The second battery case cover includes an opening accessible to the interlock mechanism.