US 12,080,919 B2
Electrified vehicle battery having cells with internal fusible links
Allen Joseph Gilbert, Grosse Ile, MI (US); Satish B. Chikkannanavar, Canton, MI (US); and Xiao Guang Yang, Northville, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/538,055.
Prior Publication US 2023/0170588 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 50/583 (2021.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01); H01M 50/14 (2021.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H01M 50/502 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/583 (2021.01) [H01M 10/0431 (2013.01); H01M 50/14 (2021.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H01M 50/502 (2021.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrified vehicle battery including a plurality of battery cells, each comprising:
a container;
a first laminar structure having cathode, separator, and anode layers disposed within the container; and
a second laminar structure having cathode, separator, and anode layers disposed within the container, the second laminar structure connected by a fusible link within the container to the first laminar structure the fusible link comprising a metal conductor with a ceramic or oxide coating.