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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sarav Paramasivam, South Lyon, MI (US);
Jeffrey Joseph Omichinski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sarav Paramasivam, South Lyon, MI (US);
Jeffrey Joseph Omichinski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/50 (2006.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/6563 (2014.01); H01M 10/6566 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/5004 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); H01M 10/5016 (2013.01); Y02E 60/12 (2013.01); B60L 11/1877 (2013.01); B60L 11/1874 (2013.01); H01M 10/5073 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); H01M 10/5067 (2013.01);
Abstract
Prior to loading into a vehicle, a duct is attached to a battery such that the duct is moveable between a loading position and a post-loading position. Before the battery and duct are loaded into the vehicle, the duct is positioned in the loading position. After the battery and duct are loaded into the vehicle, the duct is positioned in the post-loading position and secured.