US 11,912,122 B2
High voltage battery pack support and isolation for electrified vehicles
Jeffrey Ronald Bohmer, Monroe, MI (US); Erik Billimoria, Canton, MI (US); Kevin A. Montgomery, Royal Oak, MI (US); Hari Krishna Addanki, Novi, MI (US); Eid Farha, Ypsilanti, MI (US); Jesus Cardoso, Saline, MI (US); Marcela Arana, Plymouth, MI (US); Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Windsor (CA); Jeffrey A. Walesch, Canton, MI (US); Alexander Arena, Canton, MI (US); and Mikolaj Tyksinski, Madison, WI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/342,595.
Application 17/342,595 is a division of application No. 16/120,671, filed on Sep. 4, 2018, granted, now 11,059,361.
Prior Publication US 2021/0291636 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B62D 65/024 (2013.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
supporting a traction battery pack relative to a frame of an electrified vehicle with a battery support structure; and
isolating the traction battery pack from loads imparted on either the frame or the battery support structure with an isolator,
wherein the isolator is mounted between the traction battery pack and the battery support structure,
wherein supporting the traction battery pack includes inserting a first fastener through the battery support structure, then through the isolator, and then into the traction battery pack,
wherein the isolator includes an outer bushing, an inner bushing, and a damping portion between the outer bushing and the inner bushing.