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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohammadreza Eftekhari, Northville, MI (US);
Kyle Krueger, Dearborn, MI (US);
Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/6554 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 50/24 (2021.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01); H01M 50/207 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/4207 (2013.01); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6554 (2015.04); H01M 50/207 (2021.01); H01M 50/24 (2021.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs may include a polymer-based enclosure assembly having features for both retaining components and transferring loads inside the battery pack. The battery packs may include one or more snap-in features for retaining the components and one or more foam spacers for separating adjacent battery arrays and establishing a load transfer path inside the battery pack.