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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kevin James Rhodes, Dearborn, MI (US);
Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Juil Yum, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An exemplary thermal interface material installation method includes, among other things, moving a material through a conduit to a cavity within a battery array. The conduit is at least partially provided by a thermal exchange plate of the battery array. The method further includes holding the material within the cavity to provide a thermal interface material between the thermal exchange plate and at least one battery cell assembly. An exemplary battery thermal interface material installation assembly includes a thermal exchange plate including a conduit with at least one inlet that opens to an exterior of a battery array, and at least one outlet that opens to a cavity between the thermal exchange plate and a plurality of battery cell assemblies.