Battery cell assembly and method for manufacturing a cooling fin for the battery cell assembly
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01M-010/50
H01M-010/04
H01M-010/6551
H01M-010/647
H01M-010/6556
H01M-010/6555
H01M-010/613
F28F-021/02
F28F-001/20
출원번호
US-0861426
(2013-04-12)
등록번호
US-9647292
(2017-05-09)
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Merriman, Robert
Ketkar, Satish
Nielson, Michael
Isayev, Igor
출원인 / 주소
LG Chem, Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Buckert Patent & Trademark Law Firm PC
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A battery cell assembly having a cooling fin with a tube and a flexible thermally conductive sheet disposed on the tube is provided. The tube has first, second, and third tube portions. The sheet has first, second, and third sheet portions. The first and second sheet portions are disposed on at leas
A battery cell assembly having a cooling fin with a tube and a flexible thermally conductive sheet disposed on the tube is provided. The tube has first, second, and third tube portions. The sheet has first, second, and third sheet portions. The first and second sheet portions are disposed on at least the first and second tube portions, respectively, and the third sheet portion extends between the first and second tube portions. The assembly further includes a first clamping member clamping the first sheet portion to the first tube portion, and a second clamping member clamping the second sheet portion to the second tube portion. The assembly further includes a battery cell disposed against the third sheet portion.
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1. A battery cell assembly, comprising: a cooling fin having a tube and a flexible thermally conductive graphite sheet disposed on the tube;the tube having first, second, and third tube portions fluidly communicating with one another, the first and second tube portions being substantially parallel t
1. A battery cell assembly, comprising: a cooling fin having a tube and a flexible thermally conductive graphite sheet disposed on the tube;the tube having first, second, and third tube portions fluidly communicating with one another, the first and second tube portions being substantially parallel to one another, the third tube portion being substantially perpendicular to the first and second tube portions and extending between the first and second tube portions;the flexible thermally conductive graphite sheet having first, second, and third sheet portions; the flexible thermally conductive graphite sheet further having a first side and a second side; the third sheet portion being coupled to and extending between the first and second sheet portions, the first and second tube portions being disposed on the first and second sheet portions, respectively, on the first side of the flexible thermally conductive graphite sheet;a first plastic C-shaped clamping member contacting the first tube portion and the first sheet portion on the second side of the flexible thermally conductive graphite sheet to clamp the first sheet portion to the first tube portion, a length of the first plastic C-shaped clamping member being less than one-fifth of a length of the first tube portion;a second plastic C-shaped clamping member contacting the first tube portion and the first sheet portion on the second side of the flexible thermally conductive graphite sheet to further clamp the first sheet portion to the first tube portion, the second plastic C-shaped clamping member being separated from and disposed away from the first plastic C-shaped clamping member a first distance, a length of the second plastic C-shaped clamping member being substantially equal to the length of the first plastic C-shaped clamping member;a third plastic C-shaped clamping member contacting the second tube portion and the second sheet portion on the second side of the flexible thermally conductive graphite sheet to clamp the second sheet portion to the second tube portion, a length of the third plastic C-shaped clamping member being less than one-fifth of a length of the second tube portion;a fourth plastic C-shaped clamping member contacting the second tube portion and the second sheet portion on the second side of the flexible thermally conductive graphite sheet to further clamp the second sheet portion to the second tube portion, the fourth plastic C-shaped clamping member being separated from and disposed away from the third plastic C-shaped clamping member a second distance, a length of the fourth plastic C-shaped clamping member being substantially equal to the length of the third plastic C-shaped clamping member;a battery cell disposed against the third sheet portion of the flexible thermally conductive graphite sheet; andfirst and second frame members being coupled together that hold the cooling tin and the battery cell therebetween. 2. The battery cell assembly of claim 1, wherein a diameter of the first plastic C-shaped clamping member is substantially equal to a diameter of the tube. 3. The battery cell assembly of claim 1, wherein the flexible thermally conductive sheet is configured to transfer heat energy from the battery cell to the tube. 4. The battery cell assembly of claim 3, wherein the tube is configured to transfer at least a portion of the heat energy to a liquid or a refrigerant flowing through the tube. 5. The battery cell assembly of claim 1, wherein the tube is an aluminum tube. 6. The battery cell assembly of claim 1, wherein the first sheet portion is sized to cover substantially an entire generally rectangular-shaped side surface of the battery cell. 7. The battery cell assembly of claim 1, wherein the flexible thermally conductive sheet has a roughness average in a range of 0.8-4.0 micro-inches. 8. The battery cell assembly of claim 1, further comprising fourth and fifth tube portions extending from the first and second tube portions, respectively, the fourth and fifth tube portions being substantially perpendicular to the first and second tube portions, respectively. 9. The battery cell assembly of claim 8, further comprising sixth and seventh tube portions extending from the fourth and fifth tube portions, respectively, the sixth and seventh tube portions being substantially perpendicular to the fourth and fifth tube portions, respectively. 10. A method for manufacturing a cooling fin of a battery cell assembly, comprising: providing a cooling fin having a tube; the tube having first, second, and third tube portions fluidly communicating with one another, the first and second tube portions being substantially parallel to one another, the third tube portion being substantially perpendicular to the first and second tube portions and extending between the first and second tube portions;providing a flexible thermally conductive sheet having first, second, and third sheet portions, the flexible thermally conductive sheet further having a first side and a second side; the third sheet portion being coupled to and extending between the first and second sheet portions;disposing the first and second tube portions on the first and second sheet portions, respectively, of the flexible thermally conductive sheet on the first side of the flexible thermally conductive sheet;clamping the first sheet portion of the flexible thermally conductive sheet to the first tube portion utilizing a first and second C-shaped plastic clamping members such that the first and second C-shaped plastic clamping members contact the first tube portion and the first sheet portion on the second side of the flexible thermally conductive sheet, the first C-shaped plastic clamping member being separated from and disposed away from the second C-shaped plastic clamping member a first distance, a longitudinal length of the first C-shaped plastic clamping member being less than one-fifth of a length of the first tube portion;clamping the second sheet portion of the flexible thermally conductive sheet to the second tube portion utilizing third and fourth C-shaped plastic clamping members such that the third and fourth C-shaped plastic clamping members contact the second tube portion and the second sheet portion on the second side of the flexible thermally conductive sheet, the third C-shaped plastic clamping member being separated from and disposed away from the fourth C-shaped plastic clamping member a second distance, a longitudinal length of the third C-shaped plastic clamping member being less than one-fifth of a length of the second tube portion; anddisposing a battery cell against the third sheet portion of the flexible thermally conductive sheet; andcoupling first and second frame members together such that the cooling fin and the battery cell are held between the first and second frame members. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein a diameter of the first C-shaped plastic clamping member is substantially equal to a diameter of tube. 12. A battery cell assembly, comprising: a cooling fin having a tube and a flexible thermally conductive sheet disposed on the tube;the tube having first, second, and third tube portions fluidly communicating with one another, the first and second tube portions being substantially parallel to one another, the third tube portion being substantially perpendicular to the first and second tube portions and extending between the first and second tube portions;the flexible thermally conductive sheet having first, second, and third sheet portions; the flexible thermally conductive sheet further having a first side and a second side; the third sheet portion being coupled to and extending between the first and second sheet portions, the first and second tube portions being disposed on the first and second sheet portions, respectively, on the first side of the flexible thermally conductive sheet;a first C-shaped clamping member contacting the first tube portion and the first sheet portion on the second side of the flexible thermally conductive sheet to clamp the first sheet portion to the first tube portion, a length of the first C-shaped clamping member being less than one-fifth of a length of the first tube portion;a second C-shaped clamping member contacting the first tube portion and the first sheet portion on the second side of the flexible thermally conductive sheet to further clamp the first sheet portion to the first tube portion, the second C-shaped clamping member being separated from and disposed away from the first C-shaped clamping member a first distance, a length of the second C-shaped clamping member being substantially equal to the length of the first C-shaped clamping member,a third C-shaped clamping member contacting the second tube portion and the second sheet portion on the second side of the flexible thermally conductive sheet to clamp the second sheet portion to the second tube portion, a length of the third C-shaped clamping member being less than one-fifth of a length of the second tube portion;a fourth C-shaped clamping member contacting the second tube portion and the second sheet portion on the second side of the flexible thermally conductive sheet to further clamp the second sheet portion to the second tube portion, the fourth C-shaped clamping member being separated from and disposed away from the third C-shaped clamping member a second distance, a length of the fourth C-shaped clamping member being substantially equal to the length of the third C-shaped clamping member; anda battery cell disposed against the third sheet portion of the flexible thermally conductive sheet. 13. The battery cell assembly of claim 12, wherein the flexible thermally conductive sheet is a flexible thermally conductive graphite sheet, the first sheet portion is a first arcuate-shaped sheet portion that receives the first tube portion thereon, and the second sheet portion is a second arcuate-shaped sheet portion that receives the second tube portion thereon. 14. The battery cell assembly of claim 12, further comprising first and second rectangular ring-shaped frame members being coupled together that hold the cooling fin and the battery cell therebetween.
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