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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Patrick J. Meehan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stuart D. Barter, Lima, NY (US);
William L. Martz, Victor, NY (US);
Megan J. Quick, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Rick F. Rourke, Metamora, MI (US);
Edgar M. Storm, Spencerport, NY (US);
Derek R. Weber, Mendon, NY (US);
Patrick J. Meehan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stuart D. Barter, Lima, NY (US);
William L. Martz, Victor, NY (US);
Megan J. Quick, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Rick F. Rourke, Metamora, MI (US);
Edgar M. Storm, Spencerport, NY (US);
Derek R. Weber, Mendon, NY (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A battery pack is described. One embodiment of the battery pack includes a pair of end frames, the end frames having a top and a bottom and a pair of sides, the end frames having a detent on at least one of the sides of the end frames to receive a clamp; a frame positioned between the pair of end frames, the frame having a top and a bottom and a pair of sides, the frame having a ridge on at least one of the sides of the frame; a plurality of battery cells positioned in the frame and the pair of end frames, the plurality of battery cells electrically connected to each other at the top of the frame; and at least one cooling fin positioned between the battery cells. Methods of repairing battery packs are also described.