US 11,728,535 B2
Battery module housing cooling assembly
Farzad Samie, Franklin, MI (US); Anthony Michael Coppola, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Jian Gao, Auburn Hills, MI (US); Derek Frei Lahr, Howell, MI (US); Velmurugan Ayyanar, Pondicherry (IN); and SeungHwan Keum, Northville, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/375,753.
Prior Publication US 2023/0017290 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 10/6556 (2014.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/653 (2014.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01)
CPC H01M 10/6556 (2015.04) [H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/653 (2015.04); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H05K 7/20254 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery module housing cooling assembly, comprising:
an endwall comprising a first polymer plate and a second polymer plate that define a slot therebetween, wherein at least one of the first polymer plate or the second polymer plate define a channel therein that is configured to receive a coolant fluid and the slot is configured to receive an electrical connector, wherein a surface of the second polymer plate is in thermal contact with the electrical connector within the slot; and
a cooling plate defining a first connection port and a second connection port, wherein the first connection port and a second connection port are configured to provide the coolant fluid to the channel.