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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Nio Usa, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Marc W. Juzkow, Livermore, CA (US);
Alexander J. Smith, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
NIO USA, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/65 (2014.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/425 (2013.01); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/80 (2019.02); H01M 2/1077 (2013.01); H01M 10/65 (2015.04); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy storage device and structure for energy storage cells is provided that includes a plurality of energy storage cells, each of the energy storage cells having side surface areas. The plurality of energy storage cells are arranged in a pattern with each energy storage cell being spaced a specified distance apart from one another. An expandable material is adhered, by an adhesive backing, to at least a portion of the side surface areas of one or more of the energy storage cells, and the expandable material expands within and at least part of the specified distance.