US 12,233,700 B2
Structural assembly and vehicle having structural assembly
Ari Garo Caliskan, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/957,478.
Prior Publication US 2024/0109407 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A structural assembly for an electric vehicle, the structural assembly comprising:
a vehicle body including opposed rockers;
a battery structure disposed between the opposed rockers and configured to house power storage units;
a pair of mounting structures, each mounting structure of the pair of mounting structures secured to a respective side of the battery structure;
a plurality of lower fasteners, each lower fastener extending through a lower portion of a respective mounting structure and a bottom portion of a respective rocker of the vehicle body to secure the battery pack to the vehicle body; and
a plurality of upper fasteners, each upper fastener extending through an upper portion of the respective rocker and a top portion of the respective mounting structure to secure the battery pack to the vehicle body,
wherein the upper fasteners secure the battery pack and the vehicle body at an upper attachment point and the lower fasteners secure the battery pack and the vehicle body at a lower attachment point, the lower attachment point is vertically offset from the upper attachment point.