Battery cell module with sliding repeating elements
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsBarton W. McLaughlin, Michael A. Celotto
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Abstract
A battery cell module includes a battery cell, a sliding repeating element, and a guide rail. The repeating element is disposed adjacent the battery cell. A gap is defined between the battery cell and the repeating element. The repeating element has a main body with at least one spacer coupled thereto. The guide rail cooperates with the at least one spacer and permits the repeating element to move with an expansion of the battery cell. The cooperation of the guide rail with the at least one spacer thereby militates against an overcompression of the battery cell.
Claims20
A battery cell module, comprising:
- a battery cell;
- a repeating element disposed adjacent the battery cell, a gap defined between the battery cell and the repeating element, the repeating element having a main body with at least one spacer coupled thereto;
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- a guide rail cooperating with the at least one spacer and permitting the repeating element to move with an expansion of the battery cell and militate against an overcompression of the battery cell.
A battery cell module, comprising:
- a plurality of battery cells;
- a plurality of repeating elements, the repeating elements alternating with the battery cells in a stack and defining a plurality of gaps therebetween, each of the repeating elements having a main body with at least one spacer coupled thereto;
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- at least one guide rail cooperating with the spacers and permitting the repeating elements to move with an expansion of the battery cells and militate against an overcompression of the battery cells.
A battery cell module, comprising:
- a plurality of battery cells;
- a plurality of repeating elements, the repeating elements alternating with the battery cells in a stack and defining a plurality of gaps therebetween, each of the repeating elements having a main body with at least one spacer coupled thereto, and including at least one gap setting portion having a thickness greater than a thickness of a remaining portion of the main body, each of the gap setting portions abutting one of the battery cells;
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- at least one guide rail cooperating with the spacers and permitting the repeating elements to move with an expansion of the battery cells and militate against an overcompression of the battery cells, the at least one guide rail constraining the at least one spacer on a Y-axis along a height of the battery cell module, an X-axis along a width of the battery cell module, and a Z-axis along a length of the battery cell module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.