Mounting solutions for electrified vehicle battery packs
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsThomas A. Wagner, Jingmei Shen, Amar Marpu, Ihab Grace, Nicholas Braeseker, Ahteram Khan
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Abstract
This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs may include an enclosure assembly, one or more battery internal components (e.g., battery arrays, battery electronic components, or both) inside the enclosure assembly, and a structural brace outside of the enclosure assembly. The battery internal component may be mechanically coupled to the structural brace while also being mechanically decoupled from the enclosure assembly.
Claims20
A battery pack, comprising:
- an enclosure assembly;
- a battery internal component inside the enclosure assembly;
- and
- a structural brace outside the enclosure assembly,
- wherein the battery internal component is mechanically coupled to the structural brace and is mechanically decoupled from the enclosure assembly.
An electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body structure;
- and
- a battery pack mounted to the vehicle body structure and including an enclosure assembly, a battery internal structure inside the enclosure assembly, and a structural brace outside of the enclosure assembly,
- wherein the battery internal structure is mounted to the structural brace but not to the enclosure assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.