Traction battery cell expansion accommodating endplate and expansion accommodating method
US12261310B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/70
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A traction battery assembly includes, among other things, a plurality of battery cells disposed along an axis, an endplate at an axial end of the plurality of battery cells, and a corrugated area of the endplate. The corrugated area has a plurality of corrugations that flatten to accommodate expansion of the plurality of battery cells along the axis.
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