Battery support assembly and method

• Main Authors: THOMAS J. COUPAR, BRIAN JOSEPH ROBERT, MOHAN KARULKAR
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 26.06.2018
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRICITY; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

An exemplary battery support assembly includes a bladder device with a pocket that receives at least one battery cell of a traction battery. The bladder provides a fluid flow path that diverges at anend of the pocket into a first section on a first side of the pocket and a second section on an opposing, second side of the pocket. An exemplary battery support method includes moving a flow of fluidalong a fluid flow path toward at least one battery cell; and diverging the flow into a first or second section of the fluid flow path such that the flow moves along opposing sides of the at least one battery cell. 种示例性电池支撑总成包括具有接收牵引电池的至少个电池单元的凹槽的气囊装置。气囊提供了流体流动路径，该流体流动路径在凹槽的端部处分叉成凹槽的第侧上的第部分和凹槽的相对的第二侧上的第二部分。种示例性电池支撑方法包括：使流体流沿着流体流动路径朝向至少个电池单元移动；和将流分叉成流体流动路径的第或第二部分，使得流沿着至少个电池单元的相对侧移动。