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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rajaram Subramanian, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Amar Marpu, Canton, MI (US);
Saravanan Paramasivam, South Lyon, MI (US);
Mladen Marjanovic, Windsor, CA;
John Jardine, Harrison Twp., MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/1083 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle underbody includes a tray structure, a battery pack having a plurality of footers and a bracket; and an enclosure surrounding the battery pack. The bracket has a wall attached to the enclosure, a ledge attached to the footers, and a stepped deformation region between the wall and ledge. The stepped deformation region deforms in response to impact to absorb energy associated with the impact.