Traction battery mounting assembly and securing method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsHari Krishna Addanki, Masahiro Kimoto, Patrick Daniel Maguire, Kevin A. Montgomery
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Abstract
An exemplary traction battery mounting assembly includes a traction battery and a damper securing the traction battery to a vehicle frame such that the traction battery can move together relative to the vehicle frame when secured to the vehicle frame. An exemplary traction battery securing method includes securing a traction battery in an installed position where the traction battery is mounted to a vehicle frame. The traction battery is moveable relative to the vehicle frame when in the installed position.
Claims15
A traction battery mounting assembly, comprising:
- a traction battery;
- and
- a damper securing the traction battery to a vehicle frame such that the traction battery can move together relative to the vehicle frame when secured to the vehicle frame, wherein the damper is electrically conductive such that the traction battery is electrically grounded to the vehicle frame through the damper.
A traction battery securing method, comprising:
- through a damper, securing a traction battery in an installed position where the traction battery is mounted to a vehicle frame, the traction battery moveable relative to the vehicle frame when in the installed position, and
- electrically grounding the traction battery to the vehicle frame through the damper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.