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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2012
Marke S. Cicero, Ortonville, MI (US);
Mike A. Marchio, Clarkston, MI (US);
Frank A. Valdez, Clarkston, MI (US);
Marke S. Cicero, Ortonville, MI (US);
Mike A. Marchio, Clarkston, MI (US);
Frank A. Valdez, Clarkston, MI (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A battery pack according to the present disclosure includes a first module array, a second module array, and a center channel. The first module array includes a first frame and a first cassette of battery modules disposed within the first frame. The first cassette of battery modules includes a first plurality of prismatic cells and a first plurality of module terminals. The second module array includes a second frame and a second cassette of battery modules disposed within the second frame. The second cassette of battery modules includes a second plurality of prismatic cells and a second plurality of module terminals. The center channel extends through a center of the battery pack and connects the first module array to the second module array. The first plurality of module terminals and the second plurality of module terminals are disposed adjacent to the center channel on opposite sides of the center channel.