US Patent Issued to Ford Global Technologies on March 17 for "Bussed electrical center with direct contactor mounting" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,283, issued on March 17, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Bussed electrical center with direct contactor mounting" was invented by Wesley Edward Burkman (Dearborn, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A traction battery assembly includes a traction battery having a plurality of cells secured in one or more arrays by support structure. A contactor is electrically connected to the traction battery and has a housing mounted to the support structure, a pair of terminals extending from the housing, and a switching arrangement configured to electrically connect the terminals when closed. A pre-charge module...