Ford Global Technologies Patente

The present disclosure provides a battery pack comprising a plurality of battery arrays, each battery array having at least one terminal and a terminal cover associated with the terminal. The terminal cover comprises a mounting portion and a deflector portion. The mounting portion is configured to affix the terminal cover to the battery array such that the terminal cover is substantially aligned with the terminal. The deflector portion is positioned with respect to the terminal such that, in an event of fluid egress from a battery array via a terminal of the battery array, the fluid egress is directed away from predefined locations of the other respective battery arrays of the battery pack. The terminal cover (100) may include a sidewall (125) and a top portion (115).

The present disclosure relates to an auxiliary unlocking system and method for a vehicle. The auxiliary unlocking system comprises a first operating element assembly operably connected to a closure member of the vehicle and located outside the vehicle. The first operating element assembly is configured to be actuable to perform security verification and unlock the closure member only when state of charge of a battery of the vehicle is less than a threshold value. In addition, the present disclosure also relates to a vehicle comprising the auxiliary unlocking system.

The present disclosure provides a cover element for a battery pack. The cover element is generally planar and formed from a silicate mineral. The cover element is configured to be sealed to a periphery of the battery pack and attached to a top surface of arrays which form the battery pack. The cover element includes cover apertures configured to be aligned with vent apertures in the top surface of the arrays and to form a seal around the vent apertures, providing a fluid pathway from the cover apertures. The cover element may be formed of mica and include terminal apertures aligned with array terminals. A battery pack (250) incorporating the cover element and a vehicle containing such a battery pack are also disclosed.

The present disclosure provides a vent valve assembly (210) for a battery array (200). The vent valve assembly comprises a body which defines a fluid path (230) and a vent valve (240) arranged in the fluid path. The body is configured to be attached to an outer wall (205) of the battery array and aligned with an aperture (220) in the outer wall of the battery array. The vent valve is configured to allow passage of fluid from an interior of the battery array, by way of the aperture and the fluid path, to atmosphere. The vent valve assembly enables controlled venting of gases from the battery array while maintaining structural integrity of the battery pack.

The present disclosure provides a battery pack comprising a plurality of battery arrays arranged in first and second rows within the battery pack. Each battery array has an inside wall, an outside wall, a top surface, and first and second sidewalls. The battery arrays of the first and second rows are positioned with their inside walls facing each other. At least a portion of the inside wall and at least a portion of the top surface of an opposing pair of battery arrays from the first and second rows is covered in a silicate sheet. The silicate sheet provides thermal protection and insulation between the battery arrays.

The disclosure generally relates to a method of operating a steer-by-wire system (12) for a vehicle (10) and a steer-by-wire system (12). The steer-by-wire system (12) comprises at least a roadwheel actuator (14) and a control device (16). The roadwheel actuator (14) includes an electric motor (22) coupled to steerable roadwheels (20) of the vehicle (10). A target angle speed based on a present target angle and at least one preceding target angle is determined by the control device (16). An adapted target angle and/or at least one adapted property of the roadwheel actuator (14) is determined by the control device (16).

Provided herein is a battery array comprising a housing with a base and sidewalls shaped to receive and house battery cells. The battery cells within the battery array are organized into cell groups, with an insulating layer positioned between each group. A sheet of silicate material, which includes a frangible portion above each cell group, covers the battery cells. A vent plate, positioned on top of the sheet of silicate material, encloses the sheet substantially between the vent plate and the battery cells. The vent plate is equipped with vent channels that align with the respective frangible portions of the sheet of silicate material.

The disclosure generally relates to a method (80) and a system (10) for monitoring an assembly process of at least one component (12) to be assembled into a device (14). At least one video stream of the at least one component (12) to be assembled is recorded utilizing at least one vision sensor (20). The recorded at least one video stream is analyzed by an evaluation circuit (38) utilizing an artificial intelligence based on at least one artificial convolutional network (40) with regard to a designated mounting configuration (22) of the at least one component (12) to be assembled. A notification is output via a human machine interface (66) based on the analyzing performed by the evaluation circuit (38). The notification at least depends on an actual mounting configuration (24) of the at least one component (12) to be assembled and the designated mounting configuration (22) of the at least one component (12) to be assembled.

The present disclosure provides a retention arrangement for a battery pack, comprising a latch portion rotatably affixed to a tray portion of the battery pack and an engagement portion affixed to a battery array. The battery array is configured to be housed within the battery pack. The latch portion is rotatable with respect to the tray portion and configured to receive the engagement portion of the battery array. Relative movement of the engagement portion and the latch portion together causes rotation of the latch portion into a latched position in which the engagement portion is secured such that movement away from the battery pack is inhibited. The retention arrangement may include at least one retaining rail (120) for mounting the latch portion (150), and the engagement portion may comprise a protrusion (130) extending from the battery array (140).

The present disclosure provides a tension member for a battery module including at least two battery packs. The tension member defines a length, is hollow along its length, and is formed of a single piece. The tension member is configured to divide the battery module into first and second submodules, each submodule having an end plate and comprising a battery pack. The tension member is further configured to attach to an array plate of each battery submodule. The tension member (100) includes wider portions (102) at its ends with bolt holes (108) for attachment, side walls (104) forming a hollow portion (106), and a narrow portion (110) between shoulder portions (112) to accommodate battery connections.

The present disclosure provides a battery pack comprising two hollow side rails, a base, and first and second tension members. The first tension member includes first mounting portions and a first central portion with a first recess and first sidewall having first apertures. The second tension member includes second mounting portions and a second central portion with a second recess and second sidewall having second apertures. The first and second tension members are positioned with recesses aligned to define a central pathway (116), and are positioned between and perpendicular to the side rails (150) to accommodate at least one battery array. Each side rail (150) includes an opening on an inner side aligned with the first recess and in fluid communication with the central pathway (116).

The present disclosure relates to a method and system for starting a hybrid vehicle. The method comprising the steps of receiving a catalyst conditioning request, determining a traction battery capacity of the hybrid vehicle and a non-traction battery capacity of the hybrid vehicle, determining a catalyst conditioning time based on the traction battery capacity, determining that the traction battery capacity is sufficient to start the internal combustion engine (ICE) and condition the catalyst during the catalyst conditioning time, determining whether the non-traction battery capacity is sufficient to support a non-traction load during the catalyst conditioning time, and initiating post-ICE start catalyst conditioning when the non-traction battery capacity is not sufficient to support a non-traction load during the catalyst conditioning time, or initiating pre-ICE start catalyst conditioning when the non-traction battery capacity is sufficient to support a non-traction load during the catalyst conditioning time.

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control system and method for SoX management. The vehicle control system comprises a control circuitry and a battery management system. The control circuitry determines an operational schedule of the vehicle and monitors at least one parameter of battery state. The battery management unit is communicatively coupled to the control circuitry. The battery management unit defines and implements an adaptive battery threshold window based on an operational schedule of the vehicle and the at least one parameter of battery state. The adaptative battery threshold window comprises multiple soft threshold values.

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A computer implemented method of configuring an engine diagnostic system is provided. The method comprises determining a set of diagnostic monitors available within the engine diagnostic system; determining for each monitor, one or more desired functions to be performed following a detection event from the monitor and a function identifier associated with the or each desired function; if the function identifier is not supported by the engine diagnostic system, determining an equivalent function identifier, the equivalent function identifier being equivalent to the desired function identifier and is supported by the engine diagnostic system; and configuring the engine diagnostic system using the equivalent function identifier.

The invention relates to a method for classifying an occupancy of a parking space as well as a system for classifying an occupancy of a parking space.According to the invention, at least one camera (30) captures at least one image (72) of the parking space (20), in particular at an oblique angle, the at least one image (72) is fed to and processed by a parking space classifier (80), wherein the parking space classifier (80) extracts features from the images (72) of the parking space (20) and classifies the occupancy (92) of the parking space (20) as unoccupied or occupied, wherein the parking space classifier (80) comprises at least one machine learning model configured, in particular trained, to extract features from the at least one image (72) of the parking space (20) and to classify the occupancy (92) of the parking space (20) based on the extracted features.

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A damper assembly for a clutch, the damper assembly being configured to transfer torque from a driven plate of the clutch to an output shaft of the clutch, the damper assembling comprising a torque transfer plate comprising at least one functional surface coating configured to alter the acoustic properties of the torque transfer plate.

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