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US 10,312,485 B2Granted
Battery assembly array plate
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorZachary March
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Abstract
A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an array plate including a first engagement feature configured to engage a second engagement feature when the first engagement feature is positioned proximate another structure equipped with the second engagement feature.
Claims20
A battery pack, comprising:
- a grouping of battery cells disposed side-by-side along a single longitudinal axis;
- an array plate contiguous with at least one cell of said grouping of battery cells;
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- said array plate including a first engagement feature configured to engage a second engagement feature of an enclosure when said first engagement feature is positioned proximate to the enclosure,
- wherein said first engagement feature engages said second engagement feature as said grouping of battery cells is slid into said enclosure.
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A battery pack, comprising:
- a first battery assembly including a first grouping of battery cells and a first array plate;
- a second battery assembly including a second grouping of battery cells adjacent to said first battery assembly;
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- an enclosure at least partially surrounding said first battery assembly and said second battery assembly, and at least one of said second battery assembly and said enclosure is configured to interlock with said first array plate as said first battery assembly is slid into said enclosure;
- wherein the enclosure is a separate structure from the first array plate.
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A method, comprising:
- sliding a first battery assembly into an enclosure of a battery pack from a top of the enclosure toward a bottom of the enclosure such that a first engagement feature of an array plate of the first battery assembly interlocks with a second engagement feature of either the enclosure or a second battery assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.