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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
May. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Barry Shepherd, Southfield, MI (US);
Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/10 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/1083 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); H01M 2/1077 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example battery pack retention system includes, among other things, a retention assembly that transitions from a disengaged to an engaged position in response to movement of a portion of a battery pack enclosure relative to a battery array housed within the battery pack enclosure. An example securing method includes, among other things, moving a portion of a battery pack enclosure relative to a battery array that is housed within the battery pack enclosure to transition a retention assembly from a disengaged to an engaged position.