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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam, Canton, MI (US);
Kanchana Perumalla, Troy, MI (US);
Amar Marpu, Canton, MI (US);
Michael M. Magoulick, Livonia, MI (US);
Afzal Mohammed, Northville, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Protection and load distribution strategies are disclosed for electrified vehicle traction battery packs. Exemplary battery protection structures may include a corrugated portion and at least one flat sheet portion that are joined together. The battery protection structure may be integrated as part of an outer enclosure assembly of the traction battery pack or could embody a skid plate design that is a separate structure from the outer enclosure assembly. The battery protection structures may be configured for absorbing and transferring energy during vehicle loading events, thereby minimizing the transfer of loads inside the battery pack where relatively sensitive battery internal components are housed.