Coverless battery assembly for electrified vehicle
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1. An electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a floor pan;
a battery assembly mounted directly to an underside of said floor pan, said battery assembly including an open top such that said floor pan acts as a cover of said battery assembly; and
wherein said battery assembly is a high voltage battery assembly;
wherein said floor pan includes at least one locating stud for locating said battery assembly relative to said floor pan, and said locating stud protrudes from said underside and extends through a first opening of a tray of said battery assembly and a fastener extends through a second opening of said tray.
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Abstract
An electrified vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a floor pan and a battery assembly mounted to an underside of the floor pan. The battery assembly includes an open top such that the floor pan acts as a cover of the battery assembly.
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1. An electrified vehicle, comprising:
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a floor pan; a battery assembly mounted directly to an underside of said floor pan, said battery assembly including an open top such that said floor pan acts as a cover of said battery assembly; and wherein said battery assembly is a high voltage battery assembly; wherein said floor pan includes at least one locating stud for locating said battery assembly relative to said floor pan, and said locating stud protrudes from said underside and extends through a first opening of a tray of said battery assembly and a fastener extends through a second opening of said tray. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18)
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9. A method, comprising:
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mounting a high voltage battery assembly that includes an open top directly to an underside of a floor pan of an electrified vehicle such that the floor pan covers internal components of the battery assembly; wherein the mounting step further includes;
aligning the high voltage battery assembly to the floor pan using at least one locating stud of the floor pan, wherein said floor pan includes the least one locating stud for locating said battery assembly relative to said floor pan, and the at least one locating stud protrudes from said underside and extends through a first opening of a tray of said battery assembly and a fastener extends through a second opening of said tray. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 19)
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13. An electrified vehicle, comprising:
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a floor pan; a battery assembly mounted directly to an underside of said floor pan, said battery assembly is a high voltage battery assembly, and includes an open top such that said floor pan is adapted to cover said battery assembly; a seal sandwiched between a top flange of said battery assembly and said underside of said floor pan; and wherein said floor pan includes at least one locating stud for locating said battery assembly relative to said floor pan, wherein said at least one locating stud is received through an opening of the top flange, and a fastener is received through a second opening of said top flange for mounting said battery assembly to said floor pan. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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