Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Suma Rani Das

Jason C Marcath

Afif Sabbagh

Juan Carlos Leal Rodriguez

Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam

Do Young Chung

Doug G Hughes

Paul Webb

Exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles may include an enclosure assembly that houses one or more battery internal components. One or more brackets may be used to mount each of the battery internal components within the enclosure assembly. Each bracket may include at least one attachment point for securing the bracket to the enclosure assembly and at least two attachment points for securing the bracket to a support structure of the battery internal component. Fasteners may be received through the brackets and then into either the enclosure assembly or the support structure in order to mount the battery internal component inside the battery packs.

Battery array mounting and supporting brackets

A vehicle includes a body including a first frame rail and a second frame rail and a cross-brace directly connected to the first frame rail and the second frame rail. A powertrain-electrification component is supported by the cross-brace. A vehicle subframe is directly connected to the cross-brace. A vehicle-steering gear is connected to the subframe. The direct connection of the subframe to the cross-brace dampens vibration, e.g., road vibration and noise, in the subframe to reduce noise, vibration, and harshness transferred to a vehicle occupant through the vehicle-steering gear.

Vibration dampening vehicle subframe

Integrated mounting systems for mounting electric drive components within electrified vehicles may include a cross brace assembly that mounts or supports one or more electric drive components relative to a vehicle frame. A cross brace assembly of the mounting system may include a cross brace, a first bridging side bracket, and a second bridging side bracket. The cross brace may be mounted to lower surfaces of vehicle frame rails and the bridging side brackets may be mounted to upper surfaces of the vehicle frame rails to provide a robust and serviceable mounting solution that evenly distributes vehicle loads.

Integrated mounting systems for mounting electric drive components within electrified vehicles

This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs include an enclosure assembly that houses one or more battery internal components. One or more brackets may be used to mount each of the battery internal components within the enclosure assembly. Each bracket may include at least one attachment point for securing the bracket to the enclosure assembly and at least two attachment points for securing the bracket to a support structure of the battery internal component. Fasteners may be received through the brackets and then into either the enclosure assembly or the support structure in order to mount the battery internal component inside the battery packs.

Growing community of inventors

Garden City, MI, United States of America

Suma Rani Das