Overmolded Thermal Interface for use with a Battery Cooling System
First Claim
1. A thermal management system for use with a battery pack, the battery pack comprised of a plurality of cells arranged into at least a first row of cells and a second row of cells, wherein said first row of cells is adjacent to said second row of cells, said system comprising:
- a cooling manifold assembly interposed between said first and second rows of cells, said cooling manifold assembly comprising;
a coolant tube, said coolant tube including at least one coolant channel, wherein said coolant tube is comprised of a first surface adjacent to said first row of cells and a second surface adjacent to said second row of cells; and
a thermal interface layer overmolded onto said coolant tube, wherein said thermal interface layer is comprised of a plurality of pliable fingers that extend away from said coolant tube, wherein said plurality of pliable fingers are interposed between said first surface of said cooling tube and said first row of cells and between said second surface of said cooling tube and said second row of cells, and wherein said plurality of pliable fingers are deflected by and in thermal contact with said first and second rows of cells.
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Abstract
A cooling manifold assembly for use in a battery pack thermal management system is provided. The cooling manifold assembly includes a coolant tube that is interposed between at least a first row of cells and a second row of cells, where the first and second rows of cells are adjacent and preferably offset from one another. A thermal interface layer is overmolded onto the cooling tube, the thermal interface layer including a plurality of pliable fingers that extend away from the cooling tube and are interposed between the cooling tube and the first row of cells, and interposed between the cooling tube and the second row of cells, where the pliable fingers are deflected by, and in thermal contact with, the cells of the first and second rows of cells.
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22 Claims
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1. A thermal management system for use with a battery pack, the battery pack comprised of a plurality of cells arranged into at least a first row of cells and a second row of cells, wherein said first row of cells is adjacent to said second row of cells, said system comprising:
a cooling manifold assembly interposed between said first and second rows of cells, said cooling manifold assembly comprising; a coolant tube, said coolant tube including at least one coolant channel, wherein said coolant tube is comprised of a first surface adjacent to said first row of cells and a second surface adjacent to said second row of cells; and a thermal interface layer overmolded onto said coolant tube, wherein said thermal interface layer is comprised of a plurality of pliable fingers that extend away from said coolant tube, wherein said plurality of pliable fingers are interposed between said first surface of said cooling tube and said first row of cells and between said second surface of said cooling tube and said second row of cells, and wherein said plurality of pliable fingers are deflected by and in thermal contact with said first and second rows of cells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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