Matthew Edwards Tyler

US Patent:

20190157652, May 23, 2019

Filed:

Jan 29, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/261324

Inventors:

- Auburn Hills MI, US
Richard M. DeKeuster - Racine WI, US
Jennifer L. Czarnecki - Franklin WI, US
Ken Nakayama - Franklin WI, US
Matthew R. Tyler - Brown Deer WI, US
Christopher M. Bonin - South Milwaukee WI, US
Xugang Zhang - Milwaukee WI, US
Dale B. Trester - Milwaukee WI, US
Jason D. Fuhr - Sussex WI, US

International Classification:

H01M 2/30
G01R 31/3835
H01M 2/10
G01R 31/396
H01M 10/6551
H01M 10/42
H01M 2/32
H01M 2/22
H01M 2/20
H01M 10/052
H01M 10/65
H01M 10/60
H01M 10/02
H01M 2/34
H01M 2/12
H01M 2/04
H01M 2/02
H01M 10/48
H01M 10/058
H01M 2/18
H01M 10/04
H01M 10/6557
H01M 2/24
H01M 10/653
H01M 10/0525
H01M 10/613
H01M 10/625
H01M 10/647

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to a battery module having a housing and a stack of battery cells disposed in a receptacle area of the housing, where each battery cell has a top having a battery cell terminal and a bottom, where the top of the battery cells face outwardly away from the receptacle area. The battery module includes an integrated sensing and bus bar subassembly positioned against the stack of battery cells and has a carrier, a bus bar integrated onto the carrier, and a biasing member integrated onto the carrier. The bus bar electrically couples battery cells in an electrical arrangement, and the biasing member is between the top of each battery cell and the carrier, where the biasing member has a first material, more compliant than a second material of the carrier, and the biasing member biases the stack of battery cells inwardly toward the housing.

US Patent:

20160197320, Jul 7, 2016

Filed:

May 5, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/704614

Inventors:

- Holland MI, US
Richard M. DeKeuster - Racine WI, US
Jennifer L. Czarnecki - Franklin WI, US
Ken Nakayama - Franklin WI, US
Matthew R. Tyler - Brown Deer WI, US
Christopher M. Bonin - South Milwaukee WI, US
Xugang Zhang - Milwaukee WI, US
Dale B. Trester - Milwaukee WI, US
Jason D. Fuhr - Sussex WI, US

International Classification:

H01M 2/10
H01M 2/20
H01M 10/0525

Abstract:

The present disclosure includes a battery module having a group of electrically interconnected electrochemical cells, a battery module terminal configured to be coupled to a load for powering the load, and an electrical path extending between the group of electrically interconnected electrochemical cells and the battery module terminal, where the electrical path includes a bus bar bridge. The battery module also includes a housing, where the group of electrically interconnected electrochemical cells is disposed within the housing, and the housing includes a pair of extensions positioned along sides of the bus bar bridge and configured to retain the bus bar bridge and to block movement of the bus bar bridge in at least one direction.

US Patent:

20160197331, Jul 7, 2016

Filed:

Mar 31, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/675618

Inventors:

- Holland MI, US
Richard M. DeKeuster - Racine WI, US
Jennifer L. Czarnecki - Franklin WI, US
Ken Nakayama - Franklin WI, US
Matthew R. Tyler - Brown Deer WI, US
Christopher M. Bonin - South Milwaukee WI, US
Xugang Zhang - Milwaukee WI, US
Dale B. Trester - Milwaukee WI, US
Jason D. Fuhr - Sussex WI, US

International Classification:

H01M 2/20
H01M 2/12
H01M 2/30
H01M 10/0525
H01M 10/48
G01R 31/36
H01M 10/625
H01M 10/647
H01M 10/653
H01M 10/6551
H01M 10/42
H01M 2/10
H01M 10/613

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to a battery module having a housing and a stack of battery cells disposed in a receptacle area of the housing, where each battery cell has a top having a battery cell terminal and a bottom, where the top of the battery cells face outwardly away from the receptacle area. The battery module includes an integrated sensing and bus bar subassembly positioned against the stack of battery cells and has a carrier, a bus bar integrated onto the carrier, and a biasing member integrated onto the carrier. The bus bar electrically couples battery cells in an electrical arrangement, and the biasing member is between the top of each battery cell and the carrier, where the biasing member has a first material, more compliant than a second material of the carrier, and the biasing member biases the stack of battery cells inwardly toward the housing.