Electrified vehicle battery packs with tear-away service panels
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBarry Shepherd, Patrick Daniel Maguire, Thomas Edward Smith
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Abstract
Exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles may include an enclosure assembly that houses one or more battery internal components (e.g., battery arrays, battery electronic components, or both). A tear-away service panel may be positioned within a wall of the enclosure assembly. The service panel may be removed from the enclosure assembly to access one of the battery internal components requiring service and may be subsequently replaced with a replacement service panel. The replacement service panel may be part of a battery pack resealing kit.
Claims18
A battery pack resealing kit, comprising:
- a replacement service panel for covering an access opening formed in an enclosure assembly of a battery pack;
- a surface preparation aid for preparing a surface of the enclosure assembly for receiving the replacement service panel;
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- an adhesive for affixing the replacement service panel to the surface.
A battery pack resealing kit, comprising:
- a replacement service panel for covering an access opening formed in an enclosure assembly of a battery pack,
- wherein the enclosure assembly includes a bracket that is non-frangibly connected to the enclosure assembly and arranged to circumscribe the access opening;
- a surface preparation aid for preparing a surface of the bracket for receiving the replacement service panel;
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- a curable adhesive for affixing the replacement service panel to the surface of the bracket,
- wherein the bracket includes a groove that establishes a receptacle for receiving the curable adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.