Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Francisco Fernandez

Yunan Guo

Stuart Schreiber

Tommy M Gunther

Rajaram Subramanian

Brian Utley

Vedat Haydin

Wesley Burkman

Tom M Gunther

Louis Paspal

Nondo G Basoukeas

Deborah E Callicoat

Wei Long Qiu

Debbi Callicoat

Raul Ezequiel Alvarez Ruiz

Liliana Alonso Vazquez

Scott Benedict

A vehicle traction battery assembly including a pair of battery cells and a busbar is provided. Each of the battery cells may include a terminal and one or more locating features. The busbar may span between the cells and define a pair of arms each having a member sized to at least partially interlock with the one or more locating features. The busbar may span between the cells such that the busbar covers at least a portion of upper surfaces defined by each of the cells. At least one of the terminal apertures may be spaced in between outer edges of the respective arms such that a first and second surface area provide space sufficient for weld spots.

Busbar assembly for vehicle traction battery

A battery assembly includes a plurality of cells stacked to form an array and a plurality of spacers each disposed between an adjacent pair of the cells. Each cell includes at least one terminal. Each of the spacers includes a retainer extending from an edge portion of the spacer. The retainers are configured to orient and engage a busbar for connecting the terminals of an adjacent pair of cells. The battery assembly may also include a busbar module. The busbar module may engage with the retainers to hold the busbar module to the array.

Traction battery spacer with retention element

A thermistor assembly includes an elastomeric body, a thermistor housed at least partially inside the elastomeric body, and a thermistor tip that protrudes outside of the elastomeric body. The thermistor assembly may be used within a battery assembly of an electrified vehicle.

Thermistor assembly including elastomeric body

An exemplary method of verifying that a service disconnect is seated includes indicating that the service disconnect is seated using a position indicator that selectively engages a handle of the service disconnect. The position indicator is separate and distinct from all portions of the service disconnect.

Electric vehicle service disconnect position indicator

An exemplary electrified vehicle busbar assembly includes a housing, a clamping beam held by the housing, and a plurality of busbars held by the housing.

Electrified vehicle busbar assembly

A laminated windshield includes an outer glass layer, an inner glass layer and an intermediate plastic layer or interlayer that prevents the windshield from shattering. The laminated windshield also includes a channel or break line engineered to break outward toward the outer glass layer thereby providing an emergency escape path from the interior of a motor vehicle.

Laminated windshield with defined break path

An assembly connecting a battery bus bar to battery cell terminals, with the bus bar provided with spring clips. The clips fit over the battery terminals and hold the bus bar and terminals in contact, with welding attaching the clip to the terminals.

Bus bar attachment to battery terminals

An assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a plurality of battery cells and a bus bar assembly received over the plurality of battery cells. The bus bar assembly comprises a housing, a bus bar received within the housing and a retention device disengageable from the bus bar to move the bus bar between a first position and a second position.

Bus bar assembly including biased bus bar

An example assembly includes, among other things, a position indicator configured to be engaged with a service disconnect when the service disconnect is in a seated position, and to be disengaged from the service disconnect when the service disconnect is in an unseated position.

A method of welding a bus bar to battery cell terminals to produce a bus bar clip assembly. A bus bar is provided with spring clips. The clips fit over the battery terminals and hold the bus bar and terminals in contact for welding the components together.

Method of welding a bus bar to battery cell terminals

A bus bar assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a plurality of battery cells and a bus bar assembly that electrically connects the plurality of battery cells. The bus bar assembly includes a flexible cable, a voltage sense lead connected to the flexible cable, and a bus bar connected to the voltage sense lead.

Bus bar assembly for electrified vehicle batteries

A thermistor assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an elastomeric body, a thermistor housed at least partially inside the elastomeric body and a thermistor tip that protrudes outside of the elastomeric body.

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Canton, MI, United States of America

Francisco Fernandez