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US 11,695,171 B2Granted
Battery assembly with multi-function structural assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPatrick Daniel Maguire, John Peter Bilezikjian
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Abstract
A battery assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first cell stack including a plurality of battery cells and a structural assembly including a first pocket sized and shaped to receive the first cell stack. The structural assembly is configured to assert a compressive load on the first cell stack and at least partially enclose the first cell stack.
Claims18
A battery assembly, comprising:
- a first cell stack including a plurality of battery cells;
- and
- a structural assembly including a plurality of walls joined together to form a first pocket to receive said first cell stack, wherein said first pocket is sized such that said first cell stack will only fit into said first pocket when said first cell stack is compressed, wherein said walls are configured to exert a compressive load on said first cell stack as soon as said first cell stack is inserted into said first pocket.
A method, comprising:
- applying a force to a cell stack of a battery assembly such that the cell stack is compressed;
- and
- while the cell stack is compressed, inserting the cell stack into a pocket of a structural assembly such that walls of the structural assembly exert a compressive load against the cell stack as soon as the cell stack is inserted into the pocket, wherein, before the cell stack is compressed, the cell stack will not fit into the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.