US 11,724,604 B2
Split panel array plate assemblies for electrified vehicle battery packs
Saravanan Paramasivam, South Lyon, MI (US); Rajaram Subramanian, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Mallikarjun Veeramurthy, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Bhaskara Boddakayala, Troy, MI (US); and David J. Pfeiffer, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/16,729.
Prior Publication US 2019/0393457 A1, Dec. 26, 2019
Int. Cl. B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01)
CPC B60L 50/64 (2019.02) [H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery assembly, comprising:
a grouping of battery cells; and
an array plate assembly in contact with a portion of the grouping of battery cells,
wherein the array plate assembly includes an outer panel and an inner panel that nest together,
wherein the outer panel includes a first mounting leg and the inner panel includes a second mounting leg that nests with the first mounting leg.