Battery pack bracket integration
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsEhsan Baseri, Brandon Thayer, Michael Tillapaugh, Pierluigi Leccese, Andrew Krasts
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Abstract
An apparatus can include a member a member to extend between a first structural member and a second structural member. The apparatus can include at least one connection point integrated with the member. The at least one connection point can be configured to facilitate a fluid coupling between a cooling line and a cooling component. The apparatus can include at least one end portion of the member. The at least one end portion can be configured to interface with a seat of at least one of the first structural member and the second structural member.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a member to extend between a first structural member and a second structural member;
- at least one connection point integrated with the member, the at least one connection point configured to facilitate a fluid coupling between a cooling line and a cooling component;
- and
- at least one end portion of the member, the at least one end portion configured to interface with a seat of at least one of the first structural member and the second structural member.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- a divider extending vertically from the base, the divider configured to separate a first side of the base from a second side of the base;
- and
- at least one sidewall disposed on at least one of the first side and the second side of the base, the at least one sidewall comprising a tab region.
A method, comprising:
- disposing a bracket within a battery pack, the bracket comprising:
- a member to extend between a first structural member and a second structural member of the battery pack;
- at least one connection point integrated with the member, the at least one connection point configured to facilitate a fluid coupling between a cooling line and a cooling component within the battery pack;
- and
- at least one end portion of the member;
- and
- interfacing the at least one end portion of the bracket with a seat of at least one of the first structural member and the second structural member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.