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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2019
Battery assembly having a support post and battery module supporting method utilizing a support post
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mike Popovski, Warren, MI (US);
Ihab Grace, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Abigail Christensen, Canton, MI (US);
John Jardine, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H01M 50/557 (2021.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/557 (2021.01);
Abstract
A battery assembly includes, among other things, an upper tier tray, an upper battery module supported on the upper tier tray, and a post that supports the upper tier tray. A battery module support method according to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, supporting an upper tier tray with a post; and supporting an upper battery module with the upper tier tray.