Battery pack retention assembly and method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBarry Shepherd, Patrick Daniel Maguire
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Abstract
An example battery pack retention system includes, among other things, a retention assembly that transitions from a disengaged to an engaged position in response to movement of a portion of a battery pack enclosure relative to a battery array housed within the battery pack enclosure. An example securing method includes, among other things, moving a portion of a battery pack enclosure relative to a battery array that is housed within the battery pack enclosure to transition a retention assembly from a disengaged to an engaged position.
Claims18
A battery pack retention system, comprising:
- a retention assembly that transitions from a disengaged to an engaged position in response to movement of a portion of a battery pack enclosure relative to a battery array housed within the battery pack enclosure, wherein a first portion of the retention assembly is disposed on the battery pack enclosure, and a second portion of the retention assembly is disposed on the battery array.
A battery pack retention system, comprising:
- a retention assembly that transitions from a disengaged to an engaged position in response to movement of a portion of a battery pack enclosure relative to a battery array housed within the battery pack enclosure, a first portion of the retention assembly disposed on a lid of the battery pack enclosure and a second portion of the retention assembly disposed on a tray of the battery pack.
A securing method, comprising:
- moving a portion of a battery pack enclosure relative to a battery array that is housed within the battery pack enclosure to transition a retention assembly from a disengaged to an engaged position, wherein a first portion of the retention assembly is disposed on the battery pack enclosure and a second portion of the retention assembly is disposed on the battery array.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.