Patent ID: 11919404
Assignee: FCA US LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A high voltage battery case assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
a battery case having a plurality of walls at least partially defining a cavity configured to receive one or more high voltage battery modules;
a sacrificial pocket formed on an exterior of the battery case and including a thin-walled section; and
an attachment bracket configured to couple between the sacrificial pocket and a body of the vehicle,
wherein the thin-walled section is configured to intentionally break away from the sacrificial pocket when the attachment bracket receives an impact load of a predetermined energy level to thereby facilitate protecting the high voltage battery case assembly from the impact load,
wherein the sacrificial pocket includes an outer wall, an upper wall, and a pair of opposed reinforcing side walls,
wherein the sacrificial pocket defines an opening and an interior pocket cavity, and
wherein at least a portion of the attachment bracket is received within the interior pocket cavity.