Patent ID: 8980456
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H01M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A modular assembly for an automotive battery pack, said assembly configured to be secured to a primary support structure in said battery pack and comprising: a pair of upstanding brackets spaced apart from one another along a bracket axis, each of said brackets defining a channel in at least one lateral end edge thereof; a plurality of end plates formed along an end plate axis which are slidably insertable into said bracket channels to form an interlocking box-like structure that defines a volume to accept a stacked placement of a plurality of battery cells therein, at least one of said end plates configured to move along said end plate axis in response to an expansion of said stacked placement of cells while substantially maintaining said box-like structure; and at least one adapter plate cooperative with at least one of said brackets or at least one of said end plates to provide a securable connection to said primary support structure.