US 12,472,806 B2
Mounting structure for electric vehicle
Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Kevin A. Gustafson, S. Rockwood, 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 Oct. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/962,033.
Prior Publication US 2024/0116347 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting structure for a battery housing, the mounting structure comprising:
a single, continuous body extending in a longitudinal direction, the single, continuous body comprising multiple adjacent closed sections stacked relative to each other, wherein a first end portion of the single, continuous body extends from one of the closed sections into an adjacent closed section, and a second end portion of the single, continuous body extends from one of the closed sections, along an exterior of an adjacent closed section, and laterally away from the single, continuous body to form a connecting flange.