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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2011
Alastair Gordon Anderson, Wiesbaden, DE;
Reiner Essinger, Lauteral, DE;
Peter Gross, Hessen, DE;
Axel Heise, Mainz, DE;
Joachim Lauk, Bodenheim, DE;
Ralf Lerch, Armsheim, DE;
Manfred Mohr, Florsheim am Main, DE;
Stefan Toepfer, Mainz-Kostheim, DE;
Alastair Gordon Anderson, Wiesbaden, DE;
Reiner Essinger, Lauteral, DE;
Peter Gross, Hessen, DE;
Axel Heise, Mainz, DE;
Joachim Lauk, Bodenheim, DE;
Ralf Lerch, Armsheim, DE;
Manfred Mohr, Florsheim am Main, DE;
Stefan Toepfer, Mainz-Kostheim, DE;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A battery module is described. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a plurality of cooling fin assemblies, each cooling fin assembly positioned between two battery cells, the cooling fin assemblies comprising at least one cooling fin and a foot on at least one side of the cooling fin assemblies, the foot having a bottom and interlocking profiles on each end, the interlocking profiles on adjacent feet of the cooling fin assemblies interlocking the feet and forming a surface; and a heat sink contacting the surface of the interlocked feet. A method of cooling a battery module is also described.