Battery array frames with split thermal fin designs for reducing thermal interface material usage
US11581595B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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.
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