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STACKABLE REPEATING FRAME WITH INTEGRATED CELL SENSING CONNECTION

  • US 20110293983A1
  • Filed: 05/28/2010
  • Published: 12/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An intermediate module for a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells, the intermediate module comprising:

  • a cooling frame member having a first surface and a second surface and a first end and a second end, at least one of the first surface and the second surface adapted to transfer heat to a cooling fluid, a first battery cell abutting at least a portion of the first surface and having a first electrically conductive tab and a second electrically conductive tab respectively adjacent the first end and the second end of the cooling frame member, the second end of the cooling frame member including a connection terminal for electrically connecting to the first electrically conductive tab, the first end of the cooling frame member including a support plate integrally formed therewith for supporting the second electrically conductive tab; and

    a spacer frame member having a first surface, a second surface, a first end and a second end, the second surface of the spacer frame member abutting the first battery cell, the spacer frame member including a second battery cell abutting first surface of the spacer frame member, the second battery cell having a first electrically conductive tab and a second electrically conductive tab, the first end of the spacer frame member including a connection terminal for electrically connecting the second electrically conductive tab of the first battery cell and the first electrically conductive tab of the second battery cell.

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