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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:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chelliah Madasamy, Canton, MI (US);
Joseph David Hyde, Flint, MI (US);
Matthew B. Makowski, Northville, MI (US);
Echung Su, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/00 (2019.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/1083 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); B60L 50/66 (2019.02);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a battery pack having siderails and includes a front cradle having rearwardly extending arms connected to the siderails and a cross member longitudinally spaced from the battery pack. A brace has a midportion connected to the cross member and ends connected to the arms such that the brace creates load paths between the cross member and the siderails to inhibit impact between the cross member and the battery pack.