Battery array frames with split thermal fin designs for reducing thermal interface material usage
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRajaram Subramanian, Dave Moschet, James Maurice Boileau, Shamsuddin A. Syed, Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam
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Abstract
This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs may include a battery array that includes one or more interconnected array frames. A split thermal fin may be held within the one or more array frames. The proposed designs of the split thermal fin enable a reduction of the amount of thermal interface material required between the thermal fin and a support structure (e.g., a heat exchanger plate) of the battery pack.
Claims20
A battery array frame, comprising:
- a frame body;
- a first thermal fin section held within the frame body;
- and
- a second thermal fin section held within the frame body and received in abutting contact with the first thermal fin section.
A battery pack, comprising:
- a heat exchanger plate;
- and
- a battery array positioned against the heat exchanger plate,
- wherein the battery array includes an array frame comprising a frame body and a split thermal fin received within the frame body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.