A battery module housing assembly including an interior housing wall having a tapered housing interior edge acutely angled relative to the vertical, a frame having a tapered frame edge also acutely angled relative to the vertical and aligned and positioned for longitudinal contact with the tapered h
A battery module housing assembly including an interior housing wall having a tapered housing interior edge acutely angled relative to the vertical, a frame having a tapered frame edge also acutely angled relative to the vertical and aligned and positioned for longitudinal contact with the tapered housing interior edge. During assembly, the tapered frame edge longitudinally contacts and slides against the tapered housing interior edge and guides the frame and battery cell therein to a fixed position against the interior housing wall.
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1. A battery module assembly, comprising; an interior housing wall having a vertical dimension and a first interior housing wall tapered edge acutely angled relative to the vertical dimension;a first frame having at least one battery electrode aperture and a tapered frame edge acutely angled relativ
1. A battery module assembly, comprising; an interior housing wall having a vertical dimension and a first interior housing wall tapered edge acutely angled relative to the vertical dimension;a first frame having at least one battery electrode aperture and a tapered frame edge acutely angled relative to the vertical dimension and aligned and positioned for longitudinal contact with the first interior housing wall tapered edge; andat least one battery cell having a terminal and an external battery cell wall, the external battery cell wall in circumferential contact with the first frame at the battery electrode aperture, the battery cell accessible though the battery electrode aperture;wherein during assembly, the tapered frame edge longitudinally contacts and slides against the first interior housing wall tapered edge and guides the first frame and battery cell therein to a fixed position. 2. The battery module assembly in claim 1, wherein the interior housing wall has at least a second interior housing wall tapered edge and the battery module assembly further comprises;a second frame having at least one battery electrode aperture and a tapered frame edge acutely angled relative to the vertical dimension and aligned and positioned for longitudinal contact with the second tapered housing interior edge; andat least one battery cell contacting the first frame and the second frame at the respective battery electrode apertures;wherein during assembly, the tapered frame edges of the first frame and the second frame longitudinally contact and slide against the first interior housing wall tapered edge and the second interior housing wall tapered edge, respectively, and guide the first frame and second frame and the at least one battery cell therein to a fixed position. 3. The battery module assembly in claim 2 wherein the first frame and the second frame are coupled together by at least two frame ribs and the first frame and the second frame each contact opposite sides of the interior housing wall. 4. The battery module assembly in claim 3 wherein, the frame ribs each comprise a relative narrow width beam that are each coupled substantially perpendicularly on one end to the first frame and on a second end to the second frame. 5. The battery module assembly in claim 2 wherein, the first frame has two tapered frame edges and the second frame has two tapered frame edges and the interior housing wall has interior housing wall tapered edges positioned to contact and slide against the two tapered frame edges and the two tapered frame edges of the first frame and second frame, respectively. 6. The battery module assembly in claim 5 wherein, the first frame moves relative to the second frame before and during insertion of the first frame and second frame against the interior housing wall due to sliding contact between the tapered frame edges and the interior housing wall tapered edges and wherein after assembly, the first frame is fixed relative to the second frame and the interior housing wall after completion of insertion of the first frame and second frame against the interior housing wall. 7. The battery module assembly in claim 2 wherein, the first frame and the second frame each comprise a substantially flat internal frame portion with the electrode cell apertures therein and oriented substantially perpendicularly to the at least one battery cell and the substantially flat internal frame portions each transition to the tapered frame edges on opposite sides of the substantially flat internal frame portion. 8. The battery module assembly in claim 7 wherein the first frame and the second frame each further comprise, tapered longitudinal frame sliding surfaces that are substantially flat relative to the interior housing wall and positioned and oriented to contact and slide against a tapered interior wall sliding surface during assembly, and a second tapered frame edge that is substantially parallel to and oriented to contact and slide against additional tapered housing interior edges during assembly. 9. The battery module assembly in claim 8 wherein, the first frame and the second frame each further comprise at least two frame surfaces that are substantially flat relative to the interior housing wall and positioned and oriented to contact and slide against flat housing interior longitudinal sliding-surfaces during assembly, and the first frame and the second frame each further comprise at least two additional tapered frame edges that are substantially parallel to and oriented to contact and slide against additional tapered housing interior edges during assembly. 10. The battery module assembly in claim 9 wherein, the at least two frame surfaces and the flat housing interior longitudinal sliding-surfaces are acutely angled relative to a normal extending opposite the direction of insertion of the at least one battery cell during assembly. 11. The battery module assembly in claim 7 further comprising, a bus bar coupled to the terminal and having a frame tab aperture and oriented and positioned to receive a frame tab extending from at least one of the substantially flat internal frame portions. 12. The battery module assembly in claim 11 wherein, the frame tab comprises is substantially rectangular and the frame tab aperture is a matching slot. 13. The battery module assembly in claim 1 wherein, the tapered frame edge comprises a positive edge and the first interior housing wall tapered edge comprises a negative edge. 14. A battery module assembly, comprising: at least a first battery cell having respective battery cell ends with respective terminals;a battery cell carrier including a first frame and a second frame, wherein the first frame and the second frame each include a substantially flat portion having a battery terminal aperture, each battery terminal aperture in circumferential contact with one of the respective battery cell ends, the substantially flat portion transitioning to at least one frame biasing edge; anda battery cell housing having a respective housing interior wall biasing edge respectively positioned and oriented to contact the at least one frame biasing edge. 15. The battery module assembly of claim 14 wherein, the at least one frame biasing edge and the housing interior wall biasing edge are acutely-angled relative to the direction of insertion of the battery cell carrier into the battery cell housing. 16. The battery module assembly of claim 15 wherein, the housing interior wall includes structural ribbing and the housing interior wall biasing edge is formed of the edges of the structural ribbing. 17. The battery module assembly of claim 16 wherein, the structural ribbing comprises the edges of a shape selected from the group consisting of a rhombus, trapezoid, a kite and equivalent shapes having an edge angled relative to the direction of insertion of the battery cell carrier into the battery cell housing. 18. The battery module assembly of claim 17 further comprising, at least a second battery cell also having respective battery cell ends with respective terminals;the first frame and second frame substantially flat portions each further include a second battery terminal aperture, each second battery terminal aperture in circumferential contact with one of the respective battery cell ends of the second battery cell; andat least one substantially flat electrically conductive bus bar oriented substantially parallel to the substantially flat portion and coupling one of the first battery terminals to one of the second battery terminals. 19. The battery module assembly of claim 18 wherein, the substantially flat portions further include at least one frame tab that extends substantially perpendicularly and insert into a respective frame tab aperture in the bus bar in one correct orientation only. 20. The battery module assembly of claim 19 wherein, the frame tab comprises a raised substantially rectangular protrusion and the frame tab aperture comprises a substantially rectangular slot.
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