Patent ID: 11951847
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A battery box for a vehicle, the battery box comprising:
a first portion formed from a single aluminum (Al) casting, the aluminum (Al) casting having a chemical composition, in weight percent, comprising 6-8.5% Si, up to 0.25% Fe, 0.5-0.9% Mn, 0.2-0.3% Mg, up to 0.16% Ti, 0.015-0.025% Sr, up to 0.001% Cu, unavoidable impurities up to 0.05% each, and the remainder being Al, the first portion configured to extend between and join to chassis rails of the vehicle and comprising a bottom wall with cooling fins, a side wall with a pair of rails configured to be securely attached to chassis rails of the vehicle, and a plurality of cross members, wherein the bottom wall, the side wall, and the plurality of cross members define a structural enclosure with a plurality of battery compartments and at least one crush zone.