# US 2025/0167366 A1 · Cell separating element for arrangement between two battery cells and battery module for a motor vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0167366 A1 - Document ID: US20250167366A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/941,204 - Filed: 2024-11-08 - Published: 2025-05-22 - Earliest claimed: 2023-11-21 - Assignees: Audi AG - Applicants: Audi AG - Inventors: Dirk HOEFNER; Christian Gert VOIGT - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250167366A1 ## CPC - H01M 50/242: adapted for protecting batteries against vibrations, collision impact or swelling - H01M 10/613: Cooling or keeping cold - H01M 10/625: Vehicles - H01M 10/647: Prismatic or flat cells, e.g. pouch cells - H01M 10/6555: arranged between the cells - H01M 10/6557: arranged between the cells - H01M 10/658: by thermal insulation or shielding - H01M 50/209: adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/216 takes precedence) - H01M 50/291: characterised by their shape - H01M 50/293: characterised by the material - H01M 2220/20: Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A cell separating element for arrangement in an intermediate space between two battery cells of a cell stack arranged adjacent to one another in a stacking direction. The cell separating element has a first flexible outer wall and a second flexible outer wall which are at least partially connected to one another all around at the edges. An interior space of the cell separating element is located between the first and second outer wall. The cell separating element includes an intermediate plate which is arranged between the first and second outer wall, on which at least one first resilient support element is arranged, which resiliently supports the intermediate plate against the first outer wall, and on which at least one second resilient support element is arranged, which resiliently supports the intermediate plate against the second outer wall. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cell separating element for arrangement in an intermediate space between two battery cells of a cell stack which are arranged adjacent to one another in a stacking direction, wherein the cell separating element is designed to be elastically compressible at least in part with respect to a first direction, which corresponds to the stacking direction when the cell separating element is arranged in the intermediate space, wherein the cell separating element has a first flexible outer wall with a first inner side and a second flexible outer wall with a second inner side, wherein the first and second outer wall are opposite each other in the first direction, so that the first inner side faces the second inner side, wherein the first and second outer walls are at least partially connected to one another all around at the edges and wherein an interior space of the cell separating element is located between the first and second outer wall; wherein the cell separating element has an intermediate plate which is arranged between the first and second outer wall, which divides the interior space into at least a first spatial region and a second spatial region, which are arranged next to one another in the first direction, wherein the intermediate plate comprises a first plate side facing the first inner side and a second plate side facing the second inner side, wherein the cell separating element has at least one first resilient support element arranged on the first plate side, which resiliently supports the intermediate plate against the first inner side, and at least one second resilient support element arranged on the second plate side, which resiliently supports the intermediate plate against the second inner side. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cell separating element according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate plate has at least one through-opening which completely penetrates the intermediate plate in the first direction, via which through-opening the first and second spatial regions are fluidically connected to one another, in particular wherein the at least one first support element and/or the at least one second support element directly adjoin at least part of an edge region delimiting the through-opening. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cell separating element according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate plate lies in a base plane, wherein the at least one first support element and/or the at least one second support element are designed as a punched element bent out of the base plane. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cell separating element according to claim 1, wherein the cell separating element has multiple first resilient support elements arranged on the first plate side, spaced apart from one another and distributed over the first plate side, which form a first support element arrangement, and/or the cell separating element has multiple second resilient support elements arranged on the second plate side, spaced apart from one another and distributed over the second plate side, which form a second support element arrangement. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cell separating element according to claim 1, wherein the first and/or second support arrangement are designed such that a first region of the cell separating element has a first spring hardness which is greater than a second spring hardness of a second region of the cell separating element, wherein one or more or all of the first and/or second support elements arranged in a first region of the intermediate plate have a greater spring hardness than at least one or more or all of the first and/or second support elements arranged in a second region of the intermediate plate; and/or in a first region of the intermediate plate more first and/or second support elements are arranged per unit area than in a second region of the intermediate plate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cell separating element according to claim 1, wherein the first region of the cell separating element represents a central region of the cell separating element with respect to at least one second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the second region of the cell separating element represents an outer region of the cell separating element located outside the central region. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cell separating element according to claim 1, wherein the cell separating element has at least one coolant supply connection for supplying a coolant into the interior space and at least one coolant discharge connection for discharging the coolant from the interior space. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cell separating element according to claim 1, wherein the interior space is enclosed in a fluid-tight manner between the first and second outer wall, in particular wherein a gaseous and/or liquid cooling medium is arranged in the interior space. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cell separating element according to claim 1, wherein the cell separating element has at least one layer, in particular in the form of a fabric and/or fiber plate, which is arranged in the first and/or second spatial region. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A battery module for a motor vehicle with a cell separating element according to claim 1. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The cell separating element according to claim 2, wherein the intermediate plate lies in a base plane, wherein the at least one first support element and/or the at least one second support element are designed as a punched element bent out of the base plane. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The cell separating element according to claim 2, wherein the cell separating element has multiple first resilient support elements arranged on the first plate side, spaced apart from one another and distributed over the first plate side, which form a first support element arrangement, and/or the cell separating element has multiple second resilient support elements arranged on the second plate side, spaced apart from one another and distributed over the second plate side, which form a second support element arrangement. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The cell separating element according to claim 3, wherein the cell separating element has multiple first resilient support elements arranged on the first plate side, spaced apart from one another and distributed over the first plate side, which form a first support element arrangement, and/or the cell separating element has multiple second resilient support elements arranged on the second plate side, spaced apart from one another and distributed over the second plate side, which form a second support element arrangement. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The cell separating element according to claim 2, wherein the first and/or second support arrangement are designed such that a first region of the cell separating element has a first spring hardness which is greater than a second spring hardness of a second region of the cell separating element, wherein one or more or all of the first and/or second support elements arranged in a first region of the intermediate plate have a greater spring hardness than at least one or more or all of the first and/or second support elements arranged in a second region of the intermediate plate; and/or in a first region of the intermediate plate more first and/or second support elements are arranged per unit area than in a second region of the intermediate plate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 3) The cell separating element according to claim 3, wherein the first and/or second support arrangement are designed such that a first region of the cell separating element has a first spring hardness which is greater than a second spring hardness of a second region of the cell separating element, wherein one or more or all of the first and/or second support elements arranged in a first region of the intermediate plate have a greater spring hardness than at least one or more or all of the first and/or second support elements arranged in a second region of the intermediate plate; and/or in a first region of the intermediate plate more first and/or second support elements are arranged per unit area than in a second region of the intermediate plate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 4) The cell separating element according to claim 4, wherein the first and/or second support arrangement are designed such that a first region of the cell separating element has a first spring hardness which is greater than a second spring hardness of a second region of the cell separating element, wherein one or more or all of the first and/or second support elements arranged in a first region of the intermediate plate have a greater spring hardness than at least one or more or all of the first and/or second support elements arranged in a second region of the intermediate plate; and/or in a first region of the intermediate plate more first and/or second support elements are arranged per unit area than in a second region of the intermediate plate. ### Claim 17 (depends on 2) The cell separating element according to claim 2, wherein the first region of the cell separating element represents a central region of the cell separating element with respect to at least one second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the second region of the cell separating element represents an outer region of the cell separating element located outside the central region. ### Claim 18 (depends on 3) The cell separating element according to claim 3, wherein the first region of the cell separating element represents a central region of the cell separating element with respect to at least one second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the second region of the cell separating element represents an outer region of the cell separating element located outside the central region. ### Claim 19 (depends on 4) The cell separating element according to claim 4, wherein the first region of the cell separating element represents a central region of the cell separating element with respect to at least one second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the second region of the cell separating element represents an outer region of the cell separating element located outside the central region. ### Claim 20 (depends on 5) The cell separating element according to claim 5, wherein the first region of the cell separating element represents a central region of the cell separating element with respect to at least one second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the second region of the cell separating element represents an outer region of the cell separating element located outside the central region.