Support assembly for an array of battery cells

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8394525
APP PUB NO 20110177372A1
SERIAL NO

12820517

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A battery includes a plurality of stacking supports including retaining flanges and support surfaces; and a plurality of generally cylindrical cells. Each cell is supported on a pair of the support surfaces. Each cell has an annular notch defined in a side wall with the annular notch mating with one retaining flange. The cells are arranged upon the stacking supports in a plurality of cell rows. The support surfaces are arranged on the stacking supports in such a manner so that the cells are arranged in a close-packed array and to maintain at least a predetermined distance between adjacent cells.

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  • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Maguire, Patrick Daniel Ann Arbor, US 152 768
Paramasivam, Sarav South Lyon, US 6 53

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