US 11,813,919 B2
Break-away adapter bracket
Kedar V Panday, Troy, MI (US); Krishnamurthy N Hegd, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Maximilian P Larraquette, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Anthony A Stajanovski, Chesterfield, MI (US); Richard C Chiarcos, Rochester, MI (US); and Alexander Kurz, Brighton, MI (US)
Assigned to FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Kedar V Panday, Troy, MI (US); Krishnamurthy N Hegd, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Maximilian P Larraquette, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Anthony A Stajanovski, Chesterfield, MI (US); Richard C Chiarcos, Rochester, MI (US); and Alexander Kurz, Brighton, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/223,416.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314739 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. A47F 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00521 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00392 (2013.01); B60H 1/3229 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bracket configured to mount a high voltage component to a structure of a vehicle, comprising:
a body including a first major surface that faces the high voltage component and an opposing second major surface that faces the structure of the vehicle;
a plurality of first apertures formed in the body that are each respectively configured for receipt of a fastener that secures the body to the high voltage component; and
a plurality of second apertures formed in the body that are respectively configured for receipt of a fastener that secures the body to the structure of the vehicle;
wherein upon application of a sufficient force to the vehicle, a material of the body that forms at least one of the first apertures and the second apertures is configured to fail to permit either the body and the high voltage component to disengage from structure of the vehicle or the high voltage component to disengage from the body.