Patent ID: 9287536
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A battery module, comprising: a polymeric case defining a plurality of openings in a wall thereof; a shock dampening material received within the polymeric case; a monolithic, thermally-conductive, reinforcing divider partially received within the polymeric case; a plurality of lithium ion battery pouch cells received within the polymeric case and including lithium ion battery pouch cells received at least partially in respective ones of said cavities of the reinforcing divider; a conductive material electrically coupling at least some of the lithium ion battery pouch cells in series to provide a battery pouch cell series; a negative electrical terminal electrically coupled to a first end of the battery pouch cell series; and a positive electrical terminal electrically coupled to a second end of the battery pouch cell series.