Patent ID: 11884166
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A battery pack, comprising:
a battery internal component;
an enclosure assembly including an interior arranged to house the battery internal component; and
a reinforcement assembly configured to transfer impact loads away from the interior of the enclosure assembly and including a beam mounted to the enclosure assembly and a bracket mounted to the beam,
wherein the beam includes an inboard side surface, an outboard side surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a hollow channel,
wherein the inboard side surface of the beam is mounted directly to an exterior wall of the enclosure assembly,
wherein the inboard side surface includes a plurality of openings, and the outboard side surface includes a first plurality of openings and a second plurality of openings that are shaped differently than the first plurality of openings.