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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ari Garo Caliskan, Canton, MI (US);
Peter A. Friedman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B62D 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60K 2001/0422 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); B62D 21/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an integrated floor and traction battery support assembly. The assembly includes a floor panel and cross-members each having an upper portion attached to a lower surface of the floor panel and extending laterally across the floor panel. The assembly further includes a battery tray attached to lower portions of the cross-members and cooperating with the lower surface to define a battery-pack enclosure. A battery pack is disposed in the enclosure.