US 12,482,880 B2
Battery pack assembly having a thermal barrier and method of thermal control within a battery pack
Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala, Troy, MI (US); Brian Utley, Canton, MI (US); James Lawrence Swoish, Northville, MI (US); Thomas Edward Smith, Livonia, MI (US); and Nihar Kotak, Ashburn, VA (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/845,077.
Prior Publication US 2023/0411736 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 10/658 (2014.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/271 (2021.01); H01M 50/293 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 10/658 (2015.04) [H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/271 (2021.01); H01M 50/293 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery pack assembly, comprising:
a first battery array;
a second battery array adjacent the first battery array; and
a thermal barrier assembly that blocks transfer of thermal energy between the first battery array and the second battery array, the thermal barrier assembly having a sheet of material that is folded to provide a plurality of layers, wherein some of the plurality of layers are undersized relative other layers of the plurality of layers to provide a notch within the thermal barrier assembly, the notch configured to accommodate a component of a battery pack.