US 12,227,065 B2
Traction battery pack protection and load distribution strategies
Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam, Canton, MI (US); Kanchana Perumalla, Troy, MI (US); Amar Marpu, Canton, MI (US); Michael M. Magoulick, Livonia, MI (US); and Afzal Mohammed, Northville, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/714,216.
Prior Publication US 2023/0322306 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01); B62D 29/007 (2013.01); B60K 2001/005 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrified vehicle, comprising:
a traction battery pack including an outer enclosure assembly and a heat exchanger plate housed inside the outer enclosure assembly; and
a battery protection structure configured to minimize a transfer of a load to the heat exchanger plate during a vehicle loading event,
wherein the battery protection structure includes a corrugated portion integrated into a tray of the outer enclosure assembly,
wherein the corrugated portion is non-contiguous with any portion of the heat exchanger plate.