Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Anil Reddy Pullalarevu

Mike Popovski

Saravanan Paramasivam

Ihab Grace

Michael William Danyo

Abdelmonaam Sassi

Dave Moschet

Peyman Aghssa

Amar Marpu

Ahteram Khan

John Jardine

Nathan Kristofor Tardif

Abigail Evelyn Christensen

Rajaram Subramanian

Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam

Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala

Brian Utley

Daniel Miller

Kimberly Ann Lazarz

Yongcai Wang

Jingmei Shen

Louis Paspal

Brad Warren Probert

Adam Denlinger

Sean Brady

David Edward Paul

Ying Zhao

A structural enclosure includes a pair of aluminum rails with an upper wall and a lower wall spaced apart from the upper wall, a plurality of sleeves extending into and captured within the aluminum rails, and each of the plurality of sleeves having a head with a predefined thickness disposed on an outer surface of the aluminum rails and configured to separate the outer surface of the aluminum rails from a steel vehicle chassis to which the aluminum rails are mounted. The structural enclosure can be an aluminum battery box for an electric vehicle and the aluminum battery box can be mounted to and electrochemically isolated from the steel vehicle chassis.

Method and structures to isolate dissimilar metal structures

A battery pack assembly includes, among other things, an enclosure providing an interior area that houses one or more battery arrays, a bracket secured relative to the enclosure, and a bracket fastener having a stem extending longitudinally from a head along a longitudinal axis of the bracket fastener. The head is enlarged radially relative to the stem. The head is captured between the bracket and a surface of the enclosure. A battery pack securing method includes, among other things, securing a bracket relative to an enclosure of a battery pack to capture a head of a bracket fastener between the bracket and a surface of an enclosure. The bracket fastener has a stem that extends longitudinally from the head of the bracket fastener.

Battery array attachment assembly and method

A vehicle assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an enclosure, a high voltage component housed inside the enclosure and a blocking member configured to restrict access to the high voltage component along a path that extends through the enclosure.

Vehicle enclosure for preventing access to high voltage components

An apparatus and method, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a battery tray configured to support a plurality of battery cells and at least one cross member positioned between adjacent battery cells. The at least one cross member comprises a base portion that is fixed to the battery tray and an elongated body extending outwardly from the base portion. The elongated body extends from a first end at the base portion to a second end that is opposite the first end, and wherein the first end has a first width and the second end has a second width that is less than the first width.

Battery structure comprising tray and cross members

This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle including a bolt configured to increase the ease of releasing a connection between a battery and a vehicle frame, and a corresponding method. An example vehicle includes a frame, a battery mounted to the frame, and a fastener forming a connection of the battery to the frame. A section of the fastener is configured to increase the ease of releasing the connection.

Vehicle including fastener configured to increase ease of releasing connection between battery and frame

This disclosure details mounting systems and associated methods for mounting a battery pack to an electrified vehicle. An exemplary electrified vehicle may include a frame, a battery pack, and a mounting system for mounting the battery pack to the frame. The mounting system may include one or more side rails. Each side rail may include a predefined crush initiator configured to plastically deform for absorbing and transferring energy during vehicle impact loading events.

High voltage battery pack mounting systems for providing load path management during impact loading events

A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a tray, a cover mounted to the tray and a beam system including a first beam attached to the tray and a second beam attached to the cover.

Beam system for electrified vehicle battery packs

An exemplary electrified vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a lower wall of a battery enclosure and an upper wall of the battery enclosure. The upper wall includes an upper wall deformation area that is configured to deform in response to a load applied to the battery enclosure prior to other areas of the upper wall.

Deformable battery pack enclosure

A battery cell separator according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a top surface and a bottom surface. A body extends between the top surface and the bottom surface and includes a first contoured surface on a first side of the body and a second contoured surface on a second side. The first contoured surface and the second contoured surface converging between the top surface and a center of the body and diverging between the center and the bottom surface.

Battery cell separator having contoured profile

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Northville, MI, United States of America

Anil Reddy Pullalarevu