Battery pack array frames with integrated fastener housings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10431785-B2
Application number	US-201615365050-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2016
Priority date	Nov 30, 2016
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

A battery pack includes a support structure, an array frame including a fastener housing, and a fastener received through the fastener housing for mounting the array frame to the support structure. The array frame may be mounted to the support structure using a top-down approach that includes inserting a fastener through a fastener housing of the array frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery pack, comprising:
a support structure,
wherein said support structure is a tray of an enclosure assembly;
a first array frame including a fastener housing;
a fastener received through said fastener housing for mounting said first array frame to said support structure; and
a second array frame connected to said first array frame,
wherein said fastener housing includes a first opening and a second opening,
wherein said first opening extends along a first axis and said second opening extends along a second axis, and said first axis is perpendicular to said second axis.

2. The battery pack as recited in claim 1 , wherein said first first array frame is disposed along a longitudinal axis, and said first axis and said second axis are both perpendicular to said longitudinal axis.

3. A battery pack, comprising:
a support structure;
a first array frame including a first fastener housing; and
a fastener received through said first fastener housing for mounting said first array frame to said support structure,
wherein said first fastener housing is nested between a second fastener housing of a second array frame and a third fastener housing of a third array frame, said first array frame is part of a first battery assembly of said battery pack, and said second array frame and said third array frame are part of a second battery assembly of said battery pack.

4. A battery pack, comprising:
an enclosure assembly including a tray;
a first array frame including a first fastener housing;
a second array frame connected to said first array frame;
a fastener received through said first fastener housing for mounting said first array frame to said tray;
a first opening and a second opening formed through said first fastener housing;
a rod received through said first opening; and
said fastener received through said second opening.

5. A battery pack, comprising:
an enclosure assembly including a tray;
a first array frame including a first fastener housing,
wherein said first array frame includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a frame arm that extends between said top wall and said bottom wall;
a fastener received through said first fastener housing for mounting said first array frame to said tray;
a first opening and a second opening formed through said first fastener housing;
a rod received through said first opening; and
said fastener received through said second opening.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Paramasivam Saravanan
• Droste Steve
• Subramanian Rajaram
• King Kimberley

Classifications

• B60K1/04 Primary

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M10/6554

  Rods or plates · CPC title

• H01M50/262

  with fastening means, e.g. locks · CPC title

• H01M10/04

  Construction or manufacture in general (H01M10/058, H01M10/12, H01M10/28, H01M10/38 take precedence) · CPC title