US 11,840,135 B2
Battery pack support assembly for electric vehicle
Jeffrey Ronald Bohmer, Monroe, MI (US); Alexander Thomas Arena, Canton, MI (US); Hari Krishna Addanki, Novi, MI (US); Kevin A. Montgomery, Royal Oak, MI (US); Ajay Kumar Gupta, Troy, MI (US); Yulie Liu, Canton, MI (US); Henry W. Hausler, New Hudson, MI (US); John Wesley Stanley, Belleville, MI (US); Eric Layton Stratten, Plymouth, MI (US); Phil Lenius, Commerce Township, MI (US); Carl Montgomery, Madison Heights, MI (US); and Erik Billimoria, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/393,026.
Prior Publication US 2023/0044178 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [H01M 50/242 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery pack support assembly for mounting a battery pack to a vehicle frame, the battery pack having an outer support frame and the vehicle frame having opposed longitudinal rails, the battery pack support assembly comprising:
a plurality of isolators mounted on an inboard wall of each of the longitudinal rails, each isolator comprising:
a unitized housing including a body portion defining a central opening and opposed flanges, the opposed flanges being secured to a respective longitudinal rail;
an elastic body fixed within the central opening of the unitized housing; and
a fastener extending laterally through the central opening of the unitized housing and securing the elastic body to the outer support frame of the battery pack.