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US 12,002,982 B1Granted
Battery pack assembly
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsBrandon Louis Fennema, Jonathan Oliver Samuel De Laine, Tyler Jacobs, Akshay Kishor Murkute
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Abstract
An apparatus can include a cell carrier that defines a first engagement feature and a second engagement feature. The first engagement feature and the second engagement feature can be configured to engage with a housing. The cell carrier can be configured to couple with the housing via at least one of the first engagement feature or the second engagement feature.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a cell carrier that defines a first engagement feature and a second engagement feature, the first engagement feature defines an opening located on a side of the cell carrier, the cell carrier to house an energy storage device;
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- a housing engaged with the first engagement feature and the second engagement feature, the housing comprises a first interface element extending through the opening to couple the housing with the cell carrier, a portion of the first interface element disposed inside the cell carrier with the housing coupled with the cell carrier;
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- the cell carrier configured to couple with the housing via the first engagement feature.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a cell carrier, the cell carrier defines a first engagement feature and a second engagement feature, the first engagement feature defines an opening located on a side of the cell carrier, the cell carrier to house an energy storage device;
- engaging a first interface element of a housing with the first engagement feature to couple the housing with the cell carrier, the first interface element extends through the opening to couple the housing with the cell carrier, a portion of the first interface element disposed inside the cell carrier with the housing coupled with the cell carrier;
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- engaging a second interfacing element with the second engagement feature to prevent at least some lateral movement of the housing relative to the cell carrier.
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A subassembly, comprising:
- a housing to couple with a cell carrier, the housing comprising:
- a first interface element to couple the housing with the cell carrier;
- a second interface element to facilitate proper positioning of the housing relative to the cell carrier,
- a side defining a connector opening;
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- a lip extending from the side in front of the connector opening, the lip extends beyond an edge of a cell carrier with the housing coupled with the cell carrier, the lip forms a barrier to prevent material from entering the connector opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.