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Preloaded battery module safety plugs

US11005145B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Marius Sawatzki · Pulheim, DE
Daniel Meckenstock · Wuppertal, DE
Joergen Hilmann · Leverkusen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 5, 2019
Grant date	May 11, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/70
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure relates to safety plugs for a battery of an electrified vehicle. An example battery includes a first battery module adjacent a second battery module, with each battery module having a respective housing. Further, the first battery module includes a first electrical contact and the second battery module includes a second electrical contact configured to electrically connect to the first electrical contact in a normal operating condition. The first and second electrical contacts are biased away from one another in a first direction, and the first and second electrical contacts are held together by a positive locking arrangement in the normal operating condition. Additionally, the first and second electrical contacts are configured to move out of contact with one another upon relative movement of the first and second battery modules in a second direction transverse to the first direction.

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