Heat sink fixation through plastic melting
AssigneeCPS Technology Holdings LLC
InventorsEric Kar Wai Lee, Chang Liu
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Abstract
A battery housing for a battery module is disclosed. The battery housing has a plurality of exterior walls surrounding a base forming an internal section which is configured to receive one or more battery cells. The internal section has a bottom surface. A heat sink is joined to the bottom surface of the battery housing by a plastic deformation of a portion of the housing. A cover encloses the internal section of the battery housing. A battery module and a method of installation of a heat sink in a battery housing are also disclosed.
Claims20
A battery housing comprising:
- a plurality of exterior walls coupled to a base forming an internal section which is configured to receive one or more battery cells;
- a bottom surface in the internal section;
- a heat sink joined to the bottom surface of the battery housing by a plastic deformation of a portion of the housing;
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- a cover enclosing the internal section.
A battery module comprising:
- a battery housing having:
- a base and a plurality of exterior walls surrounding the base forming an internal section which receives one or more battery cells;
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- a heat sink joined to a bottom surface of the internal section by a plastic deformation of a portion of the housing;
- a plurality of battery cells seated on top of the heat sink in the internal section;
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- a cover enclosing the internal section and plurality of battery cells.
A battery module comprising:
- a housing having:
- a base and a plurality of exterior walls surrounding the base forming an internal section;
- and
- a heat sink joined to a bottom surface of the internal section by a plastic deformation of a portion of the housing;
- a plurality of battery cells seated on top of the heat sink in the internal section;
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- an isolation component separating the plurality of battery cells and the heat sink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.