Battery pack assembly

US11820241B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NIKOLA CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Cory Borghi · Phoenix, US
• Michael Corona · Phoenix, US
• Seth Derouen · Phoenix, US
• Varoujan Sarkissian · Scottsdale, US
• Oliver Rene · Phoenix, US
• Nicholas Smith · Katy, US
• Wesley Thibault · Santa Monica, US
• Brent Wilderman · Phoenix, US
• Nathan Schmidt · Fredericksburg, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 29, 2021
• Grant date: Nov 21, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 13, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/70
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A battery pack assembly comprises a battery enclosure having a first side panel, a second side panel, a third side panel, a fourth side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel defining a module containing volume. The battery pack assembly may contain a plurality of battery modules in the module containing volume, the plurality of battery modules having a first battery module, a second battery module, and a third battery module. The first battery module and the second battery module are positioned in a first orientation and stacked to form a column of battery modules and the third battery module is positioned in a second orientation and positioned adjacent to the column of battery modules.