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US 9,246,148 B2Granted
Service panel for accessing a serviceable part
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorPatrick Daniel Maguire
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Abstract
A battery assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an enclosure assembly defining an interior and a service panel integrally formed in the enclosure assembly. The service panel includes a ductile portion that is removable to access the interior.
Claims19
A battery assembly, comprising:
- an enclosure assembly defining an interior;
- and
- a service panel integrally formed in said enclosure assembly, wherein said service panel includes a ductile portion that is removable to access said interior, said ductile portion circumscribing a perimeter of a body of said service panel.
A battery assembly, comprising:
- an enclosure assembly defining an interior;
- and
- a service panel integrally formed in said enclosure assembly, wherein said service panel includes a ductile portion that is removable to access said interior, said ductile portion including a tear strip defined by a first groove and a second groove that are molded into a portion of said enclosure assembly.
A battery assembly, comprising:
- an enclosure assembly defining an interior;
- and
- a service panel integrally formed in said enclosure assembly, wherein said service panel includes a ductile portion that is removable to access said interior, said ductile portion including a perforation that circumscribes an outer periphery of a membrane of said service panel.
An enclosure assembly, comprising:
- a housing containing at least one serviceable part;
- a service panel integrally formed into said housing;
- and
- said service panel having a ductile portion that is plastically deformable to expose said at least one serviceable part, said ductile portion circumscribing a perimeter of a body of said service panel.
1 more element
A method, comprising:
- deforming a ductile portion of a service panel of an enclosure assembly by applying a pulling force to the ductile portion, wherein deforming the ductile portion includes severing a tear strip from the enclosure assembly or tearing a membrane away from the enclosure assembly along a perforation;
- and
- exposing at least one serviceable part housed inside of the enclosure assembly in response to deforming the ductile portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.