High voltage battery pack mounting systems for providing load path management during impact loading events
US10720620B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/7072
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure details mounting systems and associated methods for mounting a battery pack to an electrified vehicle. An exemplary electrified vehicle may include a frame, a battery pack, and a mounting system for mounting the battery pack to the frame. The mounting system may include one or more side rails. Each side rail may include a predefined crush initiator configured to plastically deform for absorbing and transferring energy during vehicle impact loading events.
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