Patent ID: 11967724
Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A battery comprising:
a plurality of cylindrical battery cells; and
a first battery support beam and a second battery support beam, each comprising a first end, a second end, and a battery support section between the first end and the second end, the battery support section of each comprising a plurality of cylindrical sleeves each having a cylindrical sidewall having an open-ended top and an open-ended bottom,
wherein:
each of the cylindrical sidewalls of the first battery support beam is arranged around a cylindrical middle section of one of a first subset of the plurality of cylindrical battery cells;
each of the cylindrical sidewalls of the second battery support beam is arranged around a cylindrical middle section of one of a second subset of the plurality of cylindrical battery cells; and
the first battery support beam is adjacent to the second battery support beam and a third subset of the plurality of cylindrical battery cells is arranged between the battery support sections of the adjacent first and second battery support beams.