Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Yazaki Corporation

Thomas Matthew Younce

Dylan Erb

Baocheng Sun

Jacob Wiles

Alexander Bartlett

Bikram Singh

An exemplary traction battery assembly includes, among other things, a container disposed about a portion of a fastened joint within an interior of a traction battery enclosure. The container is configured to hold contaminants to block the contaminants from contacting a surface of a component housed within the interior. An exemplary contaminant containing method includes, among other things, within an interior area of a traction battery enclosure, holding contaminants within a container to block the contaminants from contacting a surface of a component housed within the interior. The container is disposed about a fastened joint within the interior area.

Assembly and method for containing contaminants within an interior area of a traction battery pack

A double-sided power distribution box and protective housing assembly provides convenient access to both sides of the power distribution box for servicing and inspection, while still protecting both sides of the power distribution box from contamination by solid or liquid materials. A lower housing is fixedly mounted to some structure and is connected to the power distribution box by a hinge. The power distribution box is pivotable about the hinge between a closed position wherein the power distribution box nests into the concave upper side of the lower housing so that the power distribution box lower surface is enclosed by the lower housing, and an open position wherein the power distribution box lower surface is exposed for servicing or inspection. An upper housing is also connected to the power distribution box by a hinge and openable to allow access to the electrical components on the upper surface of the power distribution box. The lower housing also provides a compartment which allows protected, interior mounting of supplemental electrical components such as an electronic module, an in-line connection or a splice box.

Power distribution box and housing assembly

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Livonia, MI, United States of America

Thomas Matthew Younce