US 11,990,306 B2
Electrified vehicle traction powertrain module having removably insertable fuse box
Mohammed Michael Baydoun, Dearborn Heights, MI (US); Senate Ghanim, Dearborn, MI (US); Darko Acevski, Sterling Heights, MI (US); and Douglas G. Hughes, Highland, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/883,672.
Prior Publication US 2024/0055212 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. H01H 85/20 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 85/20 (2013.01) [B60R 16/0238 (2013.01); H01H 2085/208 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A high-voltage module comprising:
an enclosure having a socket; and
a fuse box removably insertable into the socket of the enclosure, the fuse box including a receptacle, at least one fuse housed in the receptacle, and a cover plate for covering the receptacle, the cover plate being removable from the receptacle to allow access to the at least one fuse, wherein the fuse box connects to an electronics assembly housed within the enclosure while the fuse box is inserted into the socket of the enclosure for the fuse box to provide a power distribution and fuse protection arrangement to the electronics assembly, the fuse box further includes a first connector for connecting through a connector port of the receptacle with the electronics assembly to connect the fuse box to the electronics assembly while the fuse box is inserted into the socket of the enclosure, and the fuse box further includes a second connector for connecting through a connector port of the cover plate with an external device to complete a connection between the electronics assembly and the external device via the fuse box while the fuse box is inserted into the socket of the enclosure.