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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2018
Applicant:

Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Trevor R. Milton, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Kevin M. Lynk, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Anthony A. Heaton, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Kyle Gray, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Robert Dane Davis, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/6557 (2014.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/643 (2014.01); H01M 10/6555 (2014.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); H01M 10/6554 (2014.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); H01M 10/653 (2014.01); H01M 2/20 (2006.01); H01M 10/6567 (2014.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01M 10/6556 (2014.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 3/00 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/6557 (2015.04); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); H01M 2/1077 (2013.01); H01M 2/206 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/643 (2015.04); H01M 10/653 (2015.04); H01M 10/6554 (2015.04); H01M 10/6555 (2015.04); H01M 10/6556 (2015.04); H01M 10/6567 (2015.04); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); B60L 2200/22 (2013.01); B60L 2270/145 (2013.01); H01M 2/1083 (2013.01); H01M 2/1094 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A battery assembly is disclosed that includes a battery housing, a battery array, and one or more cooling plates. The battery housing forms a battery compartment having a width and length greater than a height. The battery array includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells oriented horizontally with an axis substantially perpendicular to the height of the battery compartment. The plurality of battery cells is organized into a plurality of rows within the battery compartment. The plurality of battery cells is stacked two or more battery cells deep within the plurality of rows. The one or more cooling plates are oriented perpendicular to the axis of the battery cells and positioned proximal to an end of battery cells within a row of the plurality of rows.


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