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Housing for accommodation of a plurality of battery cells having a cooling device integrated in the housing

US10873115B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Carsten Mueller · Sankt Ingbert, DE
Lisa Lorenz · Stuttgart, DE
Ruben Jung · Stuttgart, DE
Sandro Rank · Stuttgart, DE
Jens Boehme · Gerlingen, DE
Johannes Federle · Rottenburg am Neckar, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 9, 2015
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 12, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P70/50
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a housing (10) for accommodating a plurality of battery cells (20), in particular lithium-ion battery cells, wherein the housing (10), in particular a plastic housing, comprises a cooling device with an inlet point (30) and an outlet point (40) for an air stream (22) for cooling the battery cells (20). In addition, the housing (10) is designed as a single piece together with the cooling device integrated in the housing (10), and the cooling device additionally has spacers (34; 34a, 34b) for arranging all accommodated battery cells (20) with an intermediate space (23) for guiding air between the battery cells (20), by which means an air channel (25) is provided for the air stream (22) between the battery cells (20). The invention further relates to a battery pack (50) and to a motor vehicle comprising such a battery pack (50).

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