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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ahteram Khan, Canton, MI (US);
Jingmei Shen, Troy, MI (US);
Ying Zhao, Canton, MI (US);
Anil Reddy Pullalarevu, Northville, MI (US);
Yongcai Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle including a bolt configured to increase the ease of releasing a connection between a battery and a vehicle frame, and a corresponding method. An example vehicle includes a frame, a battery mounted to the frame, and a fastener forming a connection of the battery to the frame. A section of the fastener is configured to increase the ease of releasing the connection.