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US 10,381,621 B2Granted
Traction battery energy absorbing method and assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPatrick Daniel Maguire, Hyung Min Baek, Rodolfo Palma, Sr., Yi Zhang, Stephen Liptak, Olivia Lomax
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Abstract
An exemplary battery pack assembly includes an enclosure having a plurality of horizontally facing sides extending between a first and a second vertically facing side to provide an interior, a component within the interior, and a pocket of the first vertically facing side. The pocket is vertically recessed such that a pocket floor of the pocket is vertically aligned with a portion of the component.
Claims18
A battery pack assembly, comprising:
- an enclosure having a plurality of horizontally facing sides extending between a first and a second vertically facing side to provide an interior;
- a component within the interior;
- a pocket of the first vertically facing side that is vertically recessed such that a pocket floor of the pocket is vertically aligned with a portion of the component;
- and
- a plurality of pocket walls extending from the pocket floor to an area of the first vertically facing side, wherein the plurality of pocket walls, the pocket floor, and the first vertically facing side are formed together as a single monolithic structure.
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A battery pack assembly, comprising:
- an enclosure having a plurality of horizontally facing sides extending between a first and a second vertically facing side to provide an interior;
- a component within the interior;
- a pocket of the first vertically facing side that is vertically recessed such that a pocket floor of the pocket is vertically aligned with a portion of the component;
- further comprising a plurality of pocket walls extending from the pocket floor to an area of the first vertically facing side;
- and
- wherein a perimeter of the pocket is provided entirely by the plurality of pocket walls,
- wherein the pocket is configured to interface with a surface of the component, and the pocket has a length in a direction normal to the surface that is less than a vertical height of the pocket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.