Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Randall Ray Roth

Hassen Hammoud

Shawn Michael Morgans

Donald Paul Iacovoni

Paul L Heirtzler, Jr

Michael E Reibling

Stephen Thomas Kozak

Corey John Jarocki

Jon A Wilcox

Brent Zapczynski

Steven William Gallagher

Christian Johan Owen Handley

An exemplary traction battery assembly includes, among other things, a battery pack and a securing assembly. The securing assembly secures the battery pack to a structure of the vehicle. The securing assembly is disposed along a horizontally facing side of the battery pack and is configured to move from a first position to a second position in response to a load to permit movement of the battery pack relative to the vehicle structure.

Traction battery securing assembly and method

A vehicle underbody including a rear underbody structure, a rear differential, a sub-frame, and a traction battery is provided. The rear differential is mounted to the rear underbody structure. The sub-frame is mounted to the rear underbody structure rearward of the rear differential. The traction battery is mounted between the rear underbody structure and the sub-frame. A base portion of the traction battery defines a base portion plane that does not extend through the rear differential. The sub-frame may include at least two reinforcement members each having a ramp-shaped end extending toward the rear differential. The sub-frame may include a rear lateral member and a trailer hitch mount extending rearwardly therefrom. One of the reinforcement members and the trailer hitch mount may be aligned in parallel with a central longitudinal axis defined by the rear underbody structure.

Vehicle Traction Battery Sub-Frame Assembly

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Randall Ray Roth