Assemblies for protecting battery packs of a vehicle

Abstract

A battery pack assembly includes a frame, a cooling plate, a plurality of cross members, a plurality of reinforcement members, and a protection plate. The frame includes a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls. The plurality of cross members extend between the pair of side walls and is coupled to the cooling plate. The plurality of reinforcement members positioned below and coupled to the cooling plate are aligned with the plurality of cross members. The protection plate includes energy absorbing portions and bonded portions. The energy absorbing portions positioned between the plurality of reinforcement members include a top sheet, a bottom sheet, and an energy absorbing material positioned between the bottom sheet and the top sheet. The bonded portions positioned below and coupled to the plurality of reinforcement members include the top sheet and the bottom sheet without the energy absorbing material.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.