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Vehicle battery packaging

US9905821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

18Claims

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Assignees

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE
AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Martin Eberhard · Woodside, US
Rob Sweney · San Francisco, US
Jaime Camhi · San Jose, US
Brian Ng · San Jose, US
Heiner Fees · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Alexander Eichhorn · Eppingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 19, 2011
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/10
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle battery packaging for accommodating a plurality of longitudinal battery cells, wherein the battery cells are arranged in a frame in parallel with respect to their longitudinal axes, and wherein each battery cell has a first end and an opposite second end with respect to the longitudinal axis, the battery packaging including: a conductor plate adapted to electrically couple to the second ends of the battery cells; a cooling plate thermally coupled to the conductor plate; and a gap filler layer sandwiched between the conductor plate and the cooling plate.

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