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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:
Dec. 23, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Che-Chun Chang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

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

Mohammadreza Eftekhari, Novi, MI (US);

Jason C. Marcath, Dearborn, MI (US);

Karen Siler, Commerce Township, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/264 (2021.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/271 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/271 (2021.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/264 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Cover attachments are disclosed for securing an enclosure cover to a cell row/battery cell separator on traction battery packs that include cell-to-pack battery systems. One or more separators of a cell-to-pack battery system may be configured to separate cell stack rows or battery cells within the cell-to-pack battery system. A cover attachment (e.g., a clip, an adhesive puck, a magnet assembly, a hook and loop assembly, a ball-and-socket assembly, etc.) may connect to a portion of the separator for securing the enclosure cover directly to the cell-to-pack battery system. The combination of the cover attachments and the separators provides for enclosure cover retention at interior regions of the cell-to-pack battery system, maintains the enclosure cover at a spaced distance apart from the battery cells of the cell-to-pack battery system, and creates a desired amount of pack-level stiffness for distributing loads through the cell-to-pack battery system.


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