Battery for electrified vehicle including compressible battery modules with moveable battery arrays
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMarius Sawatzki, Daniel Meckenstock
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Abstract
A battery for an electrified vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of this disclosure includes, among other things, a battery housing, a battery module within the battery housing and extending in a transverse direction of the electrified vehicle, a plurality of battery arrays arranged within the battery module, the battery arrays arranged in a floating manner within the battery module, and a plurality of deformable supports, some of which are arranged in transverse spaces between adjacent ones of the plurality of battery arrays.
Claims20
A battery for an electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a battery housing;
- a battery module within the battery housing and extending in a transverse direction of the electrified vehicle;
- a plurality of battery arrays arranged within the battery module, the battery arrays arranged in a floating manner within the battery module;
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- a plurality of deformable supports, wherein at least some of the deformable supports are arranged in transverse spaces between adjacent ones of the plurality of battery arrays.
A method, comprising:
- absorbing a force applied to a battery with deformable supports arranged in transverse spaces between adjacent battery arrays.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.