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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Micah Smith, Berkley, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/6554 (2014.01); H01M 10/6551 (2014.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); B60K 6/28 (2007.10); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/6554 (2015.04); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6551 (2015.04); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. An exemplary battery pack may include a heat exchanger plate and a battery array positioned against the heat exchanger plate. The battery array may include an array frame and a thermal fin held within the array frame. The array frame may additionally include a standoff for controlling a size of a gap extending between the thermal fin and the heat exchanger plate. By controlling this gap, the amount of thermal interface material (TIM) that must be utilized to fill the gap can be reduced.