Traction battery pack shield and shielding method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsOlivia Lomax, Patrick Daniel Maguire, Stephen Liptak
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Abstract
An exemplary battery assembly includes a shield having a floor and walls extending transversely away from the floor. The shield provides a cavity configured to receive a battery pack of an electrified vehicle. The cavity is larger than the traction battery pack so that there is a gap between at least some of the walls and the traction battery pack within the cavity. An exemplary shielding method includes securing a shield to a vehicle frame to enclose a traction battery pack held within a cavity of the shield.
Claims22
A battery assembly, comprising:
- a shield having a floor and a plurality of walls extending transversely away from the floor, the shield provides a cavity that receives a traction battery pack of an electrified vehicle, the cavity is larger than the traction battery pack so that there is a gap between at least some of the plurality of the walls and the traction battery pack within the cavity.
A battery pack shielding method, comprising:
- securing a shield to a vehicle frame to enclose a traction battery pack held within a cavity of the shield.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.