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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hyung Min Baek, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Utley, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/18 (2006.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/647 (2014.01); H01M 10/6554 (2014.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/18 (2013.01); H01M 2/1077 (2013.01); H01M 10/0481 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/647 (2015.04); H01M 10/6554 (2015.04); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example separator includes a spacer section that fits between a first battery cell and a second battery cell, a projection from the spacer section that contacts a structure to limit upward movement of the spacer section, and a restraining tab from the spacer section that limits upward movement of the first battery cell, the second battery cell, or both relative to the spacer section.