Wave fin battery module
US-9050898-B2 · Jun 9, 2015 · US
Apparatus and method for manufacturing a modular battery pack with fluid circulation tube and interleaved fins
US9312582B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9312582-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213430956-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Publication date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
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A battery pack includes at least one serpentine fluid circulation tube that extends around part of the periphery of a plurality of electric cells. First and second segments of the tube are disposed adjacent a first and a second edge of a first set of the plurality of electric cells. The sets of electric cells are disposed in an alternating arrangement. A first fin and a second fin are provided between each of the electric cells. The fins have a reverse turn wrapped around the segments of the tube. The fins have internal ends that are disposed between the electric cells and the tube segments. The battery pack may be assembled by folding the fins around the electric cells and the tube or by preforming folded sheets that define thermal fins and assembling the folded sheets over segments of the tube from opposite sides of the electric cells.
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What is claimed is: 1. A battery manufacturing method comprising: folding first and second fins around opposite ends of alternating cells in a serpentine manner such that, on a first battery side, the first fin wraps around respective first tubes and the second fin wraps around alternating cell ends to encase the first tubes therebetween, and on a second battery side, the second fin wraps around respective second tubes and the first fin wraps around alternating cell ends. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the second fin wraps around respective second tubes and the first fin wraps around alternating cells ends to encase the second tubes therebetween.
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Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title
Closed pipes transferring heat by thermal conductivity or phase transition, e.g. heat pipes · CPC title
Large-sized flat cells or batteries for motive or stationary systems with plate-like electrodes · CPC title
Vehicles · CPC title
Electric battery cell making · CPC title
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- What does patent US9312582B2 cover?
- A battery pack includes at least one serpentine fluid circulation tube that extends around part of the periphery of a plurality of electric cells. First and second segments of the tube are disposed adjacent a first and a second edge of a first set of the plurality of electric cells. The sets of electric cells are disposed in an alternating arrangement. A first fin and a second fin are provided …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Meyer Robert Hornblower, Mitchell Robert Alex, Burrows Neil Robert, and 5 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01M10/6567. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 12 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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