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US 11,628,714 B2Granted
Traction battery pack support system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorAri Garo Caliskan
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Abstract
A traction battery pack support system includes, among other things, a vehicle frame rail of an electrified vehicle, a traction battery pack, a vibration isolator that is disposed outside an interior of the vehicle frame rail and is at least partially vertically aligned with the vehicle frame rail, and at least one fastener that couples the traction battery pack to the vehicle frame rail through the vibration isolator.
Claims16
A traction battery pack support system, comprising:
- a vehicle frame rail of an electrified vehicle;
- a traction battery pack;
- a vibration isolator that is disposed outside an interior of the vehicle frame rail and is at least partially vertically aligned with the vehicle frame rail;
- at least one fastener that couples the traction battery pack to the vehicle frame rail through the vibration isolator;
- a bracket secured to the vehicle frame rail, wherein the bracket is one of a plurality of brackets that are separate and distinct from one another, each bracket within the plurality of brackets secured to an inboard side of the vehicle frame rail;
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- a flange of the traction battery pack, the flange extending laterally outward from the traction battery pack to laterally overlap with the bracket, wherein the vibration isolator is disposed vertically between a portion of the flange and a portion of the bracket, wherein the at least one fastener connects the flange to the bracket to couple the traction battery pack to the vehicle frame rail.
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A traction battery pack support system, comprising:
- a vehicle frame rail of an electrified vehicle;
- a traction battery pack;
- a plurality of connection assemblies, each connection assembly including a vibration isolator, a bracket, and a threaded fastener,
- the plurality of vibration isolators each disposed outside an interior of the vehicle frame rail and at least partially vertically aligned with the vehicle frame rail,
- the plurality of brackets each secured to the vehicle frame rail, each bracket within the plurality of brackets separate and distinct and distinct from each other, and spaced a distance from each other,
- the plurality of threaded fasteners each coupling the traction battery pack to the vehicle frame rail through a respective vibration isolator within the plurality of vibration isolators, the plurality of threaded fasteners each extending through an aperture in the respective vibration isolator;
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- a flange of the traction battery pack, the flange extending laterally outward from the traction battery pack to laterally overlap with the plurality of brackets, wherein the plurality of vibration isolators are disposed vertically between a portion of the flange and a portion of the plurality of brackets, wherein the plurality of fasteners connect the flange to the plurality of brackets to couple the traction battery pack to the vehicle frame rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.