Battery pack retention assembly and retention method
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1. An assembly, comprising:
- an extrusion providing a channel that receives a portion of a battery cell frame, the extrusion securable to a support to secure the battery cell frame relative to the support,wherein the channel is provided by an upper retention flange, a lower retention flange, and a wall of the extrusion, the upper retention flange extending from the wall to an upper retention flange leading edge, the lower retention flange extending from the wall to a lower retention flange leading edge; and
a snap-fit feature that includes a ridge receivable within a groove, the extrusion engaging the portion using the snap-fit feature when the channel receives the portion, the snap-fit feature positioned entirely within the channel when the channel receives the portion such that the snap-fit feature is spaced a distance from both the upper retention flange leading edge and the lower retention flange leading edge,wherein the extrusion extends longitudinally along a first axis, and the channel and the groove extend along a second axis aligned with the first axis.
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Abstract
An exemplary assembly includes an extrusion providing a channel that receives a portion of a battery cell frame. The extrusion is securable to a support to secure the battery cell frame relative to the support.
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1. An assembly, comprising:
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an extrusion providing a channel that receives a portion of a battery cell frame, the extrusion securable to a support to secure the battery cell frame relative to the support, wherein the channel is provided by an upper retention flange, a lower retention flange, and a wall of the extrusion, the upper retention flange extending from the wall to an upper retention flange leading edge, the lower retention flange extending from the wall to a lower retention flange leading edge; and a snap-fit feature that includes a ridge receivable within a groove, the extrusion engaging the portion using the snap-fit feature when the channel receives the portion, the snap-fit feature positioned entirely within the channel when the channel receives the portion such that the snap-fit feature is spaced a distance from both the upper retention flange leading edge and the lower retention flange leading edge, wherein the extrusion extends longitudinally along a first axis, and the channel and the groove extend along a second axis aligned with the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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