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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:
Oct. 21, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Henry W. Hausler, New Hudson, MI (US);

Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Scott J. Bell, Northville, MI (US);

Conor Daniel Hennessey, South Hadley, MA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B62D 21/02 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/244 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B62D 21/02 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/244 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A structural assembly for an electric vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a battery structure, a pair of mounting structures, and a plurality of fasteners. The vehicle frame includes opposed longitudinal rails. The battery structure is disposed between the opposed longitudinal rails and includes a battery housing configured to house power storage units. Each mounting structure is secured to a respective side of the battery housing and supports a corresponding longitudinal rail. The plurality of fasteners extend through a corresponding mounting structure of the pair of mounting structures and a corresponding longitudinal rail of the opposed longitudinal rails to secure the vehicle frame and the battery structure to each other. An outer periphery of the corresponding mounting structure is substantially flush with an outer periphery of the corresponding longitudinal rail.


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