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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Shamsuddin A. Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Afif Sabbagh, Troy, MI (US);
Ihab Grace, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An exemplary connector assembly includes, among other things, a bottom brace at least partially disposed beneath an enclosure of a battery pack to provide an open area vertically between the enclosure and a floor of the bottom brace. A side brace is disposed alongside the enclosure to provide an open area laterally between the enclosure and a floor of the side brace. A bracket connects the bottom and side braces to a vehicle structure. An exemplary battery pack connection method includes, among other things, supporting an enclosure of a battery pack with a bottom brace at least partially disposed beneath the enclosure. The method includes supporting the enclosure with a side brace that is at least partially disposed alongside the enclosure. The method further includes connecting the bottom and side braces to a vehicle structure through a bracket.