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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Saravanan Paramasivam, South Lyon, MI (US);
Dave Moschet, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel Miller, Dearborn, MI (US);
Hari Krishna Addanki, Novi, MI (US);
Amar Marpu, Canton, MI (US);
Rajaram Subramanian, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kimberley King, Northville, MI (US);
Kanchana Perumalla, Troy, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An exemplary support assembly includes, among other things, a hoop bracket coupling a battery pack to a vehicle body structure, and a tuned bracket within an open area of the hoop bracket. The tuned bracket is configured to control a collapse of the hoop bracket in response to a load above a threshold level to reduce a transfer of the load to the battery pack. An exemplary supporting method includes coupling a battery pack to a vehicle body structure using a hoop bracket disposed alongside the battery pack. The hoop bracket includes an open area that receives a tuned bracket. The tuned bracket is configured to control a deformation of the hoop bracket in response to a load above a threshold level to reduce a transfer of the load to the battery pack.