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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Marc Dugas, Wixom, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/04 (2006.01); B23K 26/21 (2014.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); B23K 101/36 (2006.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/0404 (2013.01); B23K 26/21 (2015.10); B23K 37/0426 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); B23K 2101/36 (2018.08);
Abstract
Manufacturing processes are disclosed for assembling traction battery packs that battery systems. Exemplary traction battery pack assembly methods may include lifting and transferring battery cells between assembly line workstations, such as a cell matrix assembly workstation and a welding workstation. The method may further involve the use of automated tooling, such as a cell-to-matrix pusher and a cell matrix support structure that includes locator pads for supporting a non-rigid grouping of battery cell during workstation transfers.