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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
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 includes a first shell, a second shell and a cold plate. The first shell includes a first cross member portion providing lateral support for a respective side of a cell stack. The second shell is secured to the first shell to define a unitized structure that houses the cell stack. The second shell includes a second cross member portion providing lateral support for a respective side of the cell stack and is spaced apart along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle relative to the first cross member portion. The cold plate is housed within the unitized structure. Each of the first and second cross member portions includes an outer wall, an inner wall spaced apart from the outer wall, and connecting members that connect the outer wall to the inner wall.