Vehicle frame mounted high voltage battery assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10468645-B2
Application number	US-201514608431-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2015
Priority date	Jan 29, 2015
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

A battery assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a tray, a battery pack received within the tray, a cover positioned over the battery pack and a mounting assembly connected to the tray and including at least one bushing configured to establish an interface with a vehicle component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrified vehicle, comprising:
a floor pan;
an exhaust system;
opposing and longitudinally extending vehicle frame rails;
a battery assembly mounted axially between said floor pan and said exhaust system and axially between a fuel tank and one of said vehicle frame rails;
a heat shield panel mounted axially between a tray of said battery assembly and said exhaust system;
a mounting assembly including a first bushing at a first longitudinal end of said battery assembly and a second bushing at a second longitudinal end of said battery assembly;
a first cross member extending between said opposing and longitudinally extending vehicle frame rails;
a first bracket mounted to said first cross member and configured to receive said first bushing; and
a first bolt extending through an opening of said first bracket and an inner sleeve of said first bushing to secure said first bushing to said first bracket.

2. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein said exhaust system is completely below said battery assembly.

3. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , comprising:
a second cross member extending between said opposing and longitudinally extending vehicle frame rails;
a second bracket mounted to said second cross member and configured to receive said second bushing; and
a second bolt extending through an opening of said second bracket and an inner sleeve of said second bushing to secure said second bushing to said second bracket.

4. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , comprising:
an insulation disposed between said tray and a battery pack of said battery assembly.

5. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein the heat shield panel is a metallic panel.

6. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 5 , wherein the metallic panel is made of aluminized steel.

7. An electrified vehicle, comprising:
a floor pan;
an exhaust system;
a longitudinally extending vehicle frame rail;
a battery assembly mounted completely below said floor pan and completely above said exhaust system and axially between a fuel tank and said vehicle frame rail;
a metallic heat shield panel mounted axially between a tray of said battery assembly and said exhaust system;
an insulation disposed between said tray and a battery pack of said battery assembly;
a first bracket mounted to said tray;
a first bushing mounted within said first bracket;
a second bracket mounted to a cross member that extends transversely from said vehicle frame rail, wherein said second bracket is configured to receive said first bushing; and
a first bolt extending through an opening of said second bracket and an inner sleeve of said first bushing to secure said first bushing to said second bracket.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Jackson Eric Emil
• Qian Charlie
• Pien Stephen
• Dunham Jim William
• Elia Paul
• Roxin Chris P
• Romana Jagjit
• Mouch Tim Alan

Classifications

• H01M10/625 Primary

  Vehicles · CPC title

• H01M10/6568

  characterised by flow circuits, e.g. loops, located externally to the cells or cell casings · CPC title

• B60Y2410/114

  Shields, e.g. for heat protection · CPC title

• B60K13/04

  concerning exhaust · CPC title

• B60K2001/0438

  Arrangement under the floor · CPC title