US 11,777,131 B1
Modular stacking tool and method for a battery
Paul John Bojanowski, Macomb Township, MI (US); and Brian Utley, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/718,980.
Int. Cl. H01M 10/04 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 10/0404 (2013.01) [H01M 10/4207 (2013.01); Y10T 29/53135 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery module locating tool comprising:
a support pillar; and
a plurality of fixtures supported on the support pillar, each fixture individually translatable along the support pillar and arranged to locate a battery cell according to a longitudinal datum and a lateral datum,
wherein the support pillar is movable toward a battery frame onto which the battery cell is located.