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US 10,312,554 B2Granted
Battery cooling channel with integrated cell retention features
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsSteve Droste, Kevin A. Montgomery
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Abstract
A battery cooling and retainer assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first retainer section that includes a first retention feature, a second retainer section that includes a second retention feature, and a cooling channel disposed between the first retainer section and the second retainer section.
Claims24
A battery cooling and retainer assembly, comprising:
- a first retainer section that includes a first retention feature;
- a second retainer section that includes a second retention feature;
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- a cooling channel disposed between said first retainer section and said second retainer section, and said cooling channel is a hollow space that extends uninterrupted along its entire length, and said first retainer section, said second retainer section, and said cooling channel establish a monolithic assembly,
- wherein said first retention feature and said second retention feature each include spaced apart arms that establish a pocket and a shelf that extends between said spaced apart arms.
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A battery module, comprising:
- a battery cell;
- and
- a battery cooling and retainer assembly configured to hold said battery cell and cool said battery cell with a coolant communicated inside of said battery cooling and retainer assembly, said battery cooling and retainer assembly including spaced apart arms that vertically span across a distance between an open top and a bottom shelf, said bottom shelf extending between outermost edges of said spaced apart arms.
An electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a battery pack that includes a plurality of battery modules, wherein at least one of said plurality of battery modules includes:
- a plurality of battery cells;
- and
- a battery cooling and retainer assembly that includes a cooling channel and integrated retention features, said cooling channel extending uninterrupted along an undulated path inside of an enclosed housing of said battery cooling and retainer assembly, and said integrated retention features including spaced apart arms and a plurality of shelves connected to said spaced apart arms, said plurality of battery cells resting atop said plurality of shelves to locate said plurality of battery cells at a common height.
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A battery cooling and retainer assembly, comprising:
- a cooling housing;
- a cooling channel enclosed inside said cooling housing and extending uninterrupted along an undulated path that includes a plurality of narrow regions and a plurality of expanded regions that are wider than said narrow regions;
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- a retainer section on a side of said cooling housing and including flexible spaced apart arms and a shelf extending between said flexible spaced apart arms.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.