US 11,685,446 B2
Electric vehicle strut tower to body structure interface bracket
Dragan B. Stojkovic, Taylor, MI (US); Gary E. Sheaffer, II, Wyandotte, MI (US); Steve William Gallagher, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); and Joshua Jacob Clement, Dearborn, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/152,508.
Prior Publication US 2022/0227426 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B60G 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/088 (2013.01) [B60G 15/068 (2013.01); B60G 2202/312 (2013.01); B60G 2204/128 (2013.01); B60G 2204/43 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric vehicle comprising:
a frame;
a battery pack supported by the frame;
a body coupled to the frame;
a strut tower coupled to the frame to support the body and absorb road surface impacts on the electric vehicle; and
a strut tower interface bracket to couple the strut tower to the body, the strut tower interface bracket including:
a first interface including a first mounting feature and a second mounting feature to enable the first interface to be coupled to the strut tower, the first interface including a tapered edge to enable the first interface to be coupled to the strut tower;
a second interface including a third mounting feature and a fourth mounting feature to enable the second interface to be coupled to the body, the second interface perpendicular to the first interface; and
a third interface perpendicular to the first interface and the second interface, the third interface having a curvature to enable the third interface to be coupled to a strut cap of the strut tower.