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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Rajaram Subramanian, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Bhaskara Boddakayala, Troy, MI (US);
Saravanan Paramasivam, South Lyon, MI (US);
Steve Droste, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Enrique Rivera, Taylor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An exemplary support assembly for a battery array includes, among other things, a frame and an insert secured to the frame. The insert is configured to hold at least one battery cell within the frame. The frame is made of a first material and the insert is made of a second material that is softer than the first material. An exemplary method of securing a battery cell within a traction battery pack of an electrified vehicle includes, among other things, compressing an insert against the at least one battery cell. The insert is secured to a frame made of a first material. The insert is made of a second material that is softer than the first material.