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US 12,109,912 B2Granted
Manifold bracket
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsShubham Agnihotri, Casey Dunn, Fwutsai Kuo, Matt Pruett, Brandon Thayer
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Abstract
An apparatus can include a body. The body can include a top portion and a base. The top portion can define a cavity. The cavity can be configured to receive a component. The apparatus can include a spring element that extends from at least one of the top portion and the base of the body. The spring element can be disposed at least partially around the cavity. The spring element can be configured to bias the component to an initial position and facilitate movement of the component when a load is applied to the component.
Claims19
An apparatus, comprising:
- a body defining a cavity and a recess, the cavity configured to receive a connector, the recess disposed at a rear of the cavity opposite an opening;
- a first spring element, a second spring element, and a third spring element that extend from the body, the first spring element and the second spring element disposed at least partially around the cavity and configured to bias the connector to enable movement of the connector within the cavity, the third spring element disposed at least partially in the recess;
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- a member integral with the body, the member supported by a structural member of a battery pack, the structural member to define a compartment for a battery module of the battery pack, the member to position the connector within the battery pack to align with a port of a thermal component of the battery pack, the thermal component to cool the battery module of the battery pack.
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A method, comprising:
- biasing a component to an initial position within a cavity of an apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a body defining the cavity and a recess, the cavity configured to receive the component, the recess disposed at a rear of the cavity opposite an opening;
- a first spring element, a second spring element, and a third spring element extending from the body, the first spring element and the second spring element disposed at least partially around the cavity and configured to bias the component to the initial position and facilitate movement of the component within the cavity, the third spring element to bias the connector away from the recess;
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- a member integral with the body, the member supported by a structural member of a battery pack, the structural member to define a compartment for a battery module of the battery pack, the member to position the component to align with a thermal component of the battery pack, the thermal component to cool the battery module of the battery pack;
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- facilitating the movement of the component within the cavity, the movement comprising moving the component from the initial position to a second position within the cavity.
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A system, comprising:
- a member supported by a structural member of a battery pack, the structural member to define a compartment for a battery module of the battery pack, the battery pack having a thermal component to cool the battery pack;
- a bracket integral with the member, the bracket comprising:
- a body defining a cavity and a recess, the cavity configured to receive a component, the recess disposed at a rear of the cavity opposite an opening;
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- a first spring element, a second spring element, and a third spring element extending from the body, the first spring element and the second spring element disposed, at least partially, around the cavity and configured to bias the component to an initial position and facilitate movement of the component within the cavity, the third spring element disposed at least partially in the recess to bias the component away from the recess;
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- the member to position the component to align with the thermal component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.