US 12,136,720 B2
Battery structural assembly
William A. Amante, Grapevine, TX (US); Karl H. Schroeder, Southlake, TX (US); and Jessica A. Revere, Haltom City, TX (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/172,363.
Prior Publication US 2022/0255159 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 1/06 (2006.01); F28F 3/12 (2006.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/6554 (2014.01); H01M 10/6556 (2014.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 10/6554 (2015.04) [B64C 1/061 (2013.01); F28F 3/12 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6556 (2015.04); F28D 2021/0019 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft comprising:
(a) a fuselage;
(b) an airframe supporting the fuselage, wherein the airframe includes a pair of longitudinally-extending beams; and
(c) a pair of adjacent battery assemblies, each battery assembly of the pair of adjacent battery assemblies including:
(i) a cold plate secured to the pair of longitudinally-extending beams such that the cold plate is configured to act as a load path for the airframe, the cold plate including an attachment flange, and
(ii) a battery mounted to the cold plate,
wherein the respective cold plates of the pair of adjacent battery assemblies are secured to each other via the respective attachment flanges.