BATTERY CELL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COOLING FIN FOR THE BATTERY CELL ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A battery cell assembly, comprising:
- a cooling fin having a tube and a flexible thermally conductive sheet disposed on the tube;
the tube having first, second, and third tube portions fluidly communicating with one another, the first and second tube portions being substantially parallel to one another, the third tube portion being substantially perpendicular to the first and second tube portions and extending between the first and second tube portions;
the flexible thermally conductive sheet being coupled to at least the first and second tube portions and having a first sheet portion extending between the first and second tube portions; and
a battery cell disposed against the first sheet portion of the flexible thermally conductive sheet of the cooling fin.
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Abstract
A battery cell assembly is provided. The assembly includes a cooling fin having a tube and a flexible thermally conductive sheet disposed on the tube. The tube has first, second, and third tube portions. The first and second tube portions are substantially perpendicular to one another. The third tube portion is substantially perpendicular to the first and second tube portions and extends between the first and second tube portions. The sheet is coupled to at least the first and second tube portions and has a first sheet portion extending between the first and second tube portions. The assembly further includes a battery cell disposed against the first sheet portion of the sheet of the cooling fin.
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19 Claims
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1. A battery cell assembly, comprising:
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a cooling fin having a tube and a flexible thermally conductive sheet disposed on the tube; the tube having first, second, and third tube portions fluidly communicating with one another, the first and second tube portions being substantially parallel to one another, the third tube portion being substantially perpendicular to the first and second tube portions and extending between the first and second tube portions; the flexible thermally conductive sheet being coupled to at least the first and second tube portions and having a first sheet portion extending between the first and second tube portions; and a battery cell disposed against the first sheet portion of the flexible thermally conductive sheet of the cooling fin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for manufacturing a cooling fin of a battery cell assembly, comprising:
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providing a tube having at least first, second, and third tube portions fluidly communicating with one another, the first and second tube portions being substantially parallel to one another, the third tube portion being substantially perpendicular to the first and second tube portions and extending between the first and second tube portions; providing a flexible thermally conductive sheet having first, second, and third coupling portions, and first, second, third, and fourth sheet portions; coupling the first coupling portion around an outer surface of the first tube portion utilizing the adhesive layer, and coupling the second coupling portion around an outer surface of the second tube portion utilizing the adhesive layer, such that the first sheet portion extends between the first and second tube portions; coupling the third coupling portion around an outer surface of the third tube portion utilizing the adhesive layer; coupling the second, third, and fourth sheet portions to the first sheet portion utilizing the adhesive layer. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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