US 11,884,166 B2
Battery pack reinforcement assemblies
Shamsuddin A. Syed, Canton, MI (US); Ihab Grace, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US); Mumtaz Hussain, Woodhaven, 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 Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,808.
Application 17/570,808 is a continuation of application No. 16/749,088, filed on Jan. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,258,128.
Prior Publication US 2022/0131223 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60L 50/00 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 50/64 (2019.02) [B60L 50/66 (2019.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery pack, comprising:
a battery internal component;
an enclosure assembly including an interior arranged to house the battery internal component; and
a reinforcement assembly configured to transfer impact loads away from the interior of the enclosure assembly, wherein the reinforcement assembly includes a beam mounted to the enclosure assembly and a bracket mounted to the beam,
wherein the beam includes an inboard side surface, an outboard side surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a hollow channel,
wherein the inboard side surface of the beam is mounted directly to an exterior wall of the enclosure assembly,
wherein the beam includes a first length that is less than a second length of the enclosure assembly.