Audi Ag

Steffen Walter

Martin Schuessler

Martin Schüssler

Dirk Höfner

The invention relates to a clamping device for clamping a cell stack having multiple battery cells disposed next to each other in a stacking direction (x), wherein the clamping device comprises at least one fastening element for fastening the clamping device to a battery housing, and first and second end plate units, wherein at least the first end plate unit includes an end plate which is firmly connected to the at least one fastening element and a deformation plate. The deformation plate is configured such that the deformation plate can be deformed by a deformation force (F) applied to the deformation plate in the case of a cell stack received in the clamping device when at least one battery cell of the cell stack swells.

Clamping device for a battery module, battery module, and motor vehicle

A method for arranging at least one battery module and at least one part of a battery housing having a cooling device, which is arranged on a side of the part of the battery housing and which has a predetermined module placement area. In doing so, a thermally conductive component is placed on the cooling device, at least in the predetermined module placement area, and the at least one battery module is inserted in the module placement area and pressed against the thermally conductive component in a pressing direction (R) extending in the direction of the cooling device. Before the pressing, a counter-holder device is arranged on the cooling device, which supports the cooling device during pressing of the at least one battery module in the predetermined module placement area, opposite the pressing direction (R).

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Gaimersheim, Germany

Steffen Walter