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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Scott M. Rollins, Highland, MI (US);
Dominic Mario Bertolini, Royal Oak, MI (US);
David Doman, Canton, MI (US);
Francisco Fernandez-Galindo, Canton, MI (US);
John Hammack McCormick, Clawson, MI (US);
Jason Luke Sielaff, Brighton, MI (US);
Liam E. West, Ferndale, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A structural assembly for a battery structure of a vehicle includes a lower wall and a pair of cross members. The lower wall is configured to support a cell stack. The pair of cross members are spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Each cross member provides lateral support for a respective side of the cell stack and is configured to extend substantially an entire width of a battery enclosure. Each cross member of the pair of cross members includes an outer wall, an inner wall spaced apart from the outer wall, and connecting members. The outer wall, the inner wall, and connecting members cooperate with each other to define an internal cavity. The inner walls of the pair of cross members are secured to the lower wall and slidable relative to the outer walls of the pair of cross members.