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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ihab Grace, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
David Edward Paul, Brighton, MI (US);
Ahteram Khan, Canton, MI (US);
Brad Warren Probert, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Anil Reddy Pullalarevu, Northville, MI (US);
Mike Popovski, Warren, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
This disclosure details mounting systems and associated methods for mounting a battery pack to an electrified vehicle. An exemplary electrified vehicle may include a frame, a battery pack, and a mounting system for mounting the battery pack to the frame. The mounting system may include one or more side rails. Each side rail may include a predefined crush initiator configured to plastically deform for absorbing and transferring energy during vehicle impact loading events.