Current collector assemblies
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorTyler Jacobs
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Abstract
A battery may include several battery cells connected by a current collector assembly. The current collector assembly includes several conductor layers designed to connect (e.g., electrically couple) some battery cells in series and some battery cells in parallel. Using multiple interconnect portions, each conductor layer is coupled (e.g., electrically and mechanically coupled) to terminals (e.g., positive terminals, negative terminals) of the battery cells. The interconnect portions may be offset or diagonal with respect to each other, thereby allowing the interconnect portions to cover and couple to the terminals.
Claims11
A current collector assembly, comprising:
- a first conductor layer disposed in a laminate material having a first opening and a second opening, the first conductor layer comprising:
- a first portion extending through the first opening and configured to electrically couple to a first battery cell and a second battery cell,
- a second portion, and
- a first extension connected to the first portion and the second portion, wherein:
- the first portion extends in a first direction, and
- the first extension extends in a second direction that is non-perpendicular with respect to the first direction;
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- a second conductor layer disposed in the laminate material, the second conductor layer comprising a third portion extending in the first direction, the third portion extending through the first opening and configured to electrically couple to the first battery cell, wherein the second opening is configured to receive a potting material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.