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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Srinivasan Sundararajan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Fubang Wu, Troy, MI (US);
Mohammed Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Livonia, MI (US);
Sino Johan Van Dyk, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/04 (2006.01); H01M 2/00 (2006.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); B62D 21/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/06 (2006.01); B62D 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/1077 (2013.01); B60R 16/04 (2013.01); B62D 21/02 (2013.01); B62D 21/06 (2013.01); B62D 23/005 (2013.01); H01M 2/1083 (2013.01); H01M 2200/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01);
Abstract
A cage assembly is provided to protect a battery pack in a vehicle. The cage assembly includes a top sub-assembly and a bottom sub-assembly that are secured together to protect the battery pack. U-shaped frames and base frames are connected together by tubular members.