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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Scott J. Bell, Canton, MI (US);
Shane Edward Foley, Livonia, MI (US);
Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Windsor, CA;
Jeffrey Ronald Bohmer, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2019.01); H01M 50/244 (2021.01); H01M 50/264 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2013.01); H01M 50/244 (2021.01); H01M 50/264 (2021.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrified vehicle assembly includes a frame that has a passenger side rail and a driver side rail. The assembly further includes a battery support plate and a battery pack. The battery support plate is secured to the passenger side rail and the driver side rail. The battery pack has a plurality of cross-members. To secure the battery pack to the battery support plate, mechanical fasteners each extend through an aperture in the battery support plate to engage one of the cross-members.