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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2009
Paul Bryan Kreiner, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dorian Watkins West, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Morgan Daniel Adis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ernest Matthew Villanueva, San Mateo, CA (US);
Noel Jason Mendez, Mountain View, CA (US);
William Vucich Beecher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Bryan Kreiner, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dorian Watkins West, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Morgan Daniel Adis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ernest Matthew Villanueva, San Mateo, CA (US);
Noel Jason Mendez, Mountain View, CA (US);
William Vucich Beecher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for simplifying battery pack assembly that allows inspection of the cell-to-housing bonding region is provided. In particular, a battery pack housing member is provided that includes an interior surface that partially defines the interior region of the battery pack and that includes a plurality of cell mounting wells and an exterior surface that includes a plurality of bonding wells. Adhesive introduced into the bonding wells forms a mechanical bond between an exterior surface of a cell introduced into an adjacent cell mounting well and the housing member.