US 11,876,202 B2
Systematic layouts for electrified vehicle traction battery packs
Brad Warren Probert, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Micah Smith, Detroit, MI (US); Eric Yoo, Allen Park, MI (US); and Tarek Obeid, Dearborn Heights, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/869,324.
Application 17/869,324 is a division of application No. 16/682,404, filed on Nov. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,431,056.
Prior Publication US 2022/0359939 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 10/6554 (2014.01); H01M 10/6568 (2014.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/6556 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01)
CPC H01M 10/6554 (2015.04) [B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6556 (2015.04); H01M 10/6568 (2015.04); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery pack, comprising:
an enclosure assembly including a tray and a cover;
a first heat exchanger plate positioned against a floor of the tray;
a first row of battery arrays positioned adjacent to the first heat exchanger plate,
wherein the first row of battery arrays includes a first battery array and a second battery array spaced apart from the first battery array;
an open channel extending between the first battery array and the second battery array and between the cover and a section of the first heat exchanger plate that is disposed between the first battery array and the second battery array,
wherein the section of the first heat exchanger plate extends from a first end plate of the first battery array to a second end plate of the second battery array; and
a coolant line routed within the open channel.