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US 2015/0318525 A1Published application
Electric vehicle battery assembly enclosure
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPatrick Daniel Maguire, Yi Zhang, Rodolfo Palma, Hyung Min Baek
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Abstract
An example battery assembly enclosure includes a tray and a lid secured to the tray to provide an interior therebetween. A plurality of molded retention features secure a battery assembly received in the interior.
Claims20
A battery assembly enclosure, comprising:
- a tray;
- a lid secured to the tray to provide an interior therebetween;
- and
- a plurality of molded retention features to secure a battery assembly received in the interior.
1 more element
An enclosure, comprising:
- a tray;
- and
- a lid secured to the tray to provide an interior therebetween to house an assembly, wherein the interior is designed to be undersized relative to the assembly such that the tray and the lid compress the assembly housed in the interior;
- and
- a plurality of retention features molded together with the lid or the tray, the plurality of retention features secure the assembly received in the interior.
2 more elements
A method, comprising:
- securing an assembly within an electric vehicle enclosure by compressing the assembly between a lid and a tray,
- wherein the lid, the tray, or both deflect during the securing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.