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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Asif Iqbal, Macomb, MI (US);
James Lawrence Swoish, Northville, MI (US);
Josef Dollison, Petersburg, MI (US);
Jason Sielaff, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daniel Miller, Dearborn, MI (US);
Evan Mascianica, Detroit, MI (US);
Jeremy Samborsky, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle traction battery assembly may include a traction battery and a battery tray. The traction battery is for powering a portion of an electrified vehicle. The battery tray is for supporting the traction battery and defines a coolant channel for distributing coolant in a first direction and a second direction. Battery cells of the traction battery are arranged with the battery tray such that the first direction and the second direction are oriented perpendicular relative to a longitudinal face of one of the battery cells. A plate may be secured to the battery tray without mechanical fasteners to retain coolant within the coolant channel. The plate may be made of aluminum and the battery tray may be die cast aluminum. An inlet channel may extend from an inlet to the coolant channel and may be disposed between a pair of openings defined by the battery tray.