BATTERY ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A battery assembly, comprising:
- a first battery frame assembly having a first plastic frame member and a first thermally conductive plate;
the first plastic frame member having a first substantially rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall and a first plurality of cross-members;
the first substantially rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall having first, second, third and fourth wall portions defining a first central space, the first plurality of cross-members extending between the first and second wall portions and extending across the first central space, the first plurality of cross-members defining a first plurality of open spaces therebetween in the first central space;
the first substantially rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall further having a first plurality of channels extending into the first wall portion proximate to the first plurality of open spaces, and a second plurality of channels extending into the second wall portion proximate to the first plurality of open spaces;
the first thermally conductive plate having peripheral edges encapsulated within the first substantially rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall, the first thermally conductive plate further having exposed portions disposed in the first plurality of open spaces configured to contact air passing through the first plurality of channels and past the first thermally conductive plate and through the second plurality of channels to extract heat energy from the first thermally conductive plate;
a first battery cell configured to contact the first thermally conductive plate; and
a second battery frame assembly configured to be coupled to the first battery frame assembly such that the first battery cell is disposed between the first and second battery frame assemblies.
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Abstract
A battery assembly includes a first battery frame assembly having a first plastic frame member and a first thermally conductive plate. The first plastic frame member has a rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall and a plurality of cross-members. The battery assembly further includes a first thermally conductive plate having peripheral edges encapsulated within the first substantially rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall. The plate further includes exposed portions configured to contact air passing through a first plurality of channels in the peripheral wall and past the first thermally conductive plate and through a second plurality of channels in the peripheral wall. The battery assembly further includes a first battery cell configured to contact the first thermally conductive plate.
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1. A battery assembly, comprising:
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a first battery frame assembly having a first plastic frame member and a first thermally conductive plate; the first plastic frame member having a first substantially rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall and a first plurality of cross-members;
the first substantially rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall having first, second, third and fourth wall portions defining a first central space, the first plurality of cross-members extending between the first and second wall portions and extending across the first central space, the first plurality of cross-members defining a first plurality of open spaces therebetween in the first central space;
the first substantially rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall further having a first plurality of channels extending into the first wall portion proximate to the first plurality of open spaces, and a second plurality of channels extending into the second wall portion proximate to the first plurality of open spaces;the first thermally conductive plate having peripheral edges encapsulated within the first substantially rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall, the first thermally conductive plate further having exposed portions disposed in the first plurality of open spaces configured to contact air passing through the first plurality of channels and past the first thermally conductive plate and through the second plurality of channels to extract heat energy from the first thermally conductive plate; a first battery cell configured to contact the first thermally conductive plate; and a second battery frame assembly configured to be coupled to the first battery frame assembly such that the first battery cell is disposed between the first and second battery frame assemblies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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