US 11,987,112 B2
Battery pack enclosure having a sectioned sidewall
Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, West Bloomfield, MI (US); and Robert Reiners, Ypsilanti, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/550,128.
Prior Publication US 2023/0182556 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/244 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B60L 50/66 (2019.02); H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/244 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery assembly for an electrified vehicle, comprising:
an upper sidewall section of an enclosure;
a lower sidewall section of the enclosure;
a fastener that moves to a secured position to secure the upper sidewall section to the lower sidewall section, the fastener configured to be moved to the secured position from within an interior area of the enclosure; and
a seal held between the upper sidewall section and the lower sidewall section at a position outside the fastener relative to an interior area of the enclosure.