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US 10,476,045 B2Granted
Extruded battery case
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBrian Joseph Robert, Kent Snyder, Renata Michaela Arsenault
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Abstract
An exemplary battery cell assembly includes, among other things, an extruded case that provides an open area, and an electrode of a battery pack of an electrified vehicle. The electrode is held within the open area. An exemplary electrode housing method includes, among other things, positioning an electrode of an electrified vehicle battery pack within an open area of an extruded case.
Claims20
A battery assembly, comprising:
- a first extruded case that provides an open area, the first extruded case including an alignment feature;
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- an electrode of a battery pack of an electrified vehicle, the electrode held within the open area,
- wherein the first extruded case is configured to be disposed with a second extruded case along an axis of the battery pack,
- wherein the alignment feature extends from a surface of the first extruded case that is transverse to the axis, wherein the alignment feature is configured to contact the second extruded case to provide a gap between the first extruded case and the second extruded case, the gap having a perimeter at least partially provided by the first extruded case and at least partially provided by the second extruded case.
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A battery pack assembly, comprising:
- a battery cell of a battery pack of an electrified vehicle, the battery cell including an extruded case and an electrode, wherein the extruded case provides an open area that holds the electrode,
- an alignment feature of the extruded case, the alignment feature configured to interconnect with a distinct portion of the battery pack to limit movement of the extruded case relative to the distinct portion;
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- an endplate that compresses the battery cell and other battery cells along an axis, wherein the distinct portion of the battery pack is an alignment feature of the endplate.
1 more element
A battery pack assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of battery cells disposed along an axis, the battery cells each including a extruded case that provides an open area, and an electrode held within the open area;
- the extruded case comprising an extruded feature configured to directly engage a heat exchanger plate disposed adjacent the plurality of battery cells.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.