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

Claim 0:
1. A battery support beam comprising:
a battery support section between a first end and a second end,
wherein:
the battery support section comprises a plurality of cylindrical sleeves arranged in a predetermined pattern, each having a cylindrical sidewall;
the first end is configured to be attached to a first sidewall and the second end is configured to be attached to a second sidewall such that the first sidewall and the second sidewall partially encase the battery support beam and a plurality of cylindrical battery cells; and
the cylindrical sidewall between each of a plurality of adjacent pairs of cylindrical sleeves comprises an electrically conductive connector extending through the cylindrical sidewall and configured to electrically connect electrically-active casings of cylindrical battery cells arranged in the adjacent pair of cylindrical sleeves and connected in parallel.