US 12,278,328 B2
Mounting clamps for securing groupings of battery cells
Micah Joel Smith, Berkley, MI (US); Yongcai Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and George Albert Garfinkel, Westland, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/034,326.
Application 17/034,326 is a continuation of application No. 15/817,697, filed on Nov. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,826,034.
Prior Publication US 2021/0013468 A1, Jan. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. H01M 50/244 (2021.01); B60L 50/00 (2019.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/211 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 10/0525 (2013.01) [B60L 50/00 (2019.02); H01M 50/244 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/211 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery pack, comprising:
an enclosure assembly;
a battery assembly housed within the enclosure assembly;
a mounting structure secured to the enclosure assembly; and
a mounting clamp including a first section mounted to the mounting structure and a second section contacting the battery assembly,
wherein the second section includes a slot that is configured to be received over a nub that protrudes from the battery assembly,
wherein the slot is formed through the second section, and the nub extends completely through the slot such that at least a portion of the nub is above the second section, whereby the nub establishes a top-most surface of the battery assembly.