Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Daniel F Witting

Christopher A Schlaupitz

Mark T Dingman

A housing for a battery pack of a vehicle is described herein. The housing includes a lateral baseplate, a central longitudinal baseplate, and at least one bracket. The lateral baseplate is configured to extend in a lateral direction of the vehicle and attach to a front cradle of the vehicle rearward of left and right body mount seats on the front cradle. The central longitudinal baseplate is configured to extend in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and attach to the lateral baseplate. The at least one bracket is configured to connect the central longitudinal baseplate to the lateral baseplate and to form an angle with the lateral baseplate that is greater than 40 degrees.

Battery pack housing including lateral baseplate, longitudinal baseplate, and bracket that transfers front impact loads from lateral baseplate to longitudinal baseplate

A method according to the present disclosure provides a ground connection between a first component and a vehicle body rail through a coating disposed on the vehicle body rail. The method includes inserting a grounding bushing into an aperture in a second component, positioning the second component between the first component and the vehicle body rail, placing the grounding bushing in contact with the first component, and inserting a fastener through the first component, through the grounding bushing, and into the vehicle body rail. The method further includes tightening the fastener to clamp the first component and the grounding bushing between a head of the fastener and the vehicle body rail and thereby cause the grounding bushing to pierce through the coating disposed on the vehicle body rail to provide the ground connection between the first component and the vehicle body rail.

Grounding bushing and a method of using the grounding bushing to provide a ground connection between a component and a vehicle body rail

A frame for a battery cell includes a main body with an aperture configured to receive the battery cell. A header is disposed at an end of the main body. The header including a plurality of electrically conductive pins disposed through the header. The electrically conductive pins are configured to cooperate with pins in an adjacent frame.

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Sterling Heights, MI, United States of America

Daniel F Witting