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US 2018/0123101 A1Published application
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.
Claims20
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;
- and
- 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.
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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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An energy absorbing method, comprising:
- absorbing energy by deforming a pocket that is recessed within a vertically facing side of an enclosure, the pocket having a pocket floor that is vertically aligned with a portion of a traction battery component held within the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.