Patent ID: 8486552

Claim:
A battery module, comprising: a plurality of battery cell assemblies having a plurality of heat exchangers; a first cooling manifold having a peripheral wall and a rear wall, the peripheral wall having a front end and a rear end, the rear wall being coupled to the rear end of the peripheral wall and enclosing the rear end of the peripheral wall, the peripheral wall and the rear wall defining an interior region, a first inlet aperture extends through a top portion of the peripheral wall, and a first plurality of outlet apertures extends through the rear wall such that a fluid flows through the first inlet aperture and then toward the first plurality of outlet apertures, a first plurality of circular-shaped grooves being formed in an outer side of the rear wall adjacent to the first plurality of outlet apertures; a first plurality of o-rings disposed in the first plurality of circular-shaped grooves; a first plurality of ported screws disposed through the first plurality of outlet apertures of the rear wall and configured to fluidly and physically couple the plurality of heat exchangers to the first cooling manifold, each ported screw of the first plurality of ported screws having a head portion coupled to a threaded portion with an internal aperture extending through both the head portion and the threaded portion, each respective head portion being disposed in the interior region, a direction of flow of the fluid through the first plurality of ported screws being substantially perpendicular to a direction of flow of the fluid through the first inlet aperture; and a cover plate configured to be coupled to the front end of the peripheral wall and encloses the front end of the peripheral wall.