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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022

Filed:

May. 24, 2017
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Donald P. Iacovoni, Plymouth, MI (US);

Paul L. Heirtzler, Jr., Northville, MI (US);

Hassen Hammoud, Dearborn, MI (US);

Randall Ray Roth, Brighton, MI (US);

Brent Zapczynski, Garden City, MI (US);

Michael E. Reibling, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Christian Johan Owen Handley, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/20 (2021.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/20 (2021.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0416 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/01 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exemplary traction battery assembly includes, among other things, a battery pack and a securing assembly. The securing assembly secures the battery pack to a structure of the vehicle. The securing assembly is disposed along a horizontally facing side of the battery pack and is configured to move from a first position to a second position in response to a load to permit movement of the battery pack relative to the vehicle structure.


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