Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

David A Wilson

Marc Jonathon Lucas

Mohammed Michael Baydoun

Timothy DeBastos

Gian Carlo Morlet Ugalde

Babak Shahmehri

Robert Joseph Beier

Senate Ghanim

Kathleen Pecoraro

A high-voltage module, such as a traction battery, a traction inverter, or a DC/DC converter of a traction powertrain of an electrified vehicle (EV), includes an enclosure, an electronics assembly for performing electrical power operations, and a fuse box for providing a power distribution and fuse protection arrangement to the electronics assembly. The enclosure includes a main enclosure portion and a secondary enclosure portion integrated together. The electronics assembly is housed within the main enclosure portion and the fuse box is housed within the secondary enclosure portion.

Electrified vehicle traction powertrain module having externally integrated fuse box

A vehicle is provided with a seat oriented in a passenger compartment forward of a storage compartment. The seat has a seat back that is pivotally connected to a body of the vehicle. The seat back is pivotable between a seating position and a storage position. A battery is disposed within the storage compartment. A tray is removably connected to the vehicle body in either one of a first and a second position. The tray is elevated from the battery within the storage compartment in the first position. The tray is connected to the vehicle body such that it is contiguous with and forward of the battery in the second position. A flat load floor is formed by the top surface of a housing of the battery together with the tray.

Cargo management system

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David A Wilson