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Granted Patent B2
US 10,826,034 · App. 15/817,697 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Mounting clamps for securing groupings of battery cells

Inventors: Micah Joel Smith (Berkley, MI); Yongcai Wang (Ann Arbor, MI); George Albert Garfinkel (Westland, MI)
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
H01M2/1077B60L50/00H01M10/0525H01M2220/20
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,826,034
App. No.
15/817,697
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery pack includes an enclosure assembly, a battery assembly housed within the enclosure assembly, a mounting structure secured to the enclosure assembly, and a mounting clamp that includes a first section mounted to the mounting structure and a second section contacting the battery assembly.

Claims (8)

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 mounting clamp includes a base, a first flexible wing protruding laterally away from the base, a second flexible wing protruding laterally away from the base, and a bridge that extends between the first flexible wing and the second flexible wing.

2. The battery pack as recited in claim 1 , wherein the bridge is established by a first tab extending from the first flexible wing and a second tab extending from the second flexible wing.

3. The battery pack as recited in claim 2 , wherein the second tab overlaps and is secured to the first tab.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2017
From: SMITH, MICAH JOEL; WANG, YONGCAI; GARFINKEL, GEORGE ALBERT
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 044488/0055 →
Continuity (1)
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