Patents
US 12770956 B2: 3-sided cooling of a battery pack with dual-function cooling plates
- Granted
- 2026-10-20
- Filed
- 2023-03-02 application 18177441
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A dual-function, combined thermal/structural structure for simultaneously holding and cooling one or more battery cells that are stacked inside of a battery pack. The dual-function structure comprises: (1) a first cooling plate with a first plurality of parallel internal coolant channels; (2) a second cooling plate with a second plurality of parallel internal coolant channels; (3) a first structural side plate; (4) a second structural side plate; and (5) fasteners for joining the first cooling plate, the second cooling plate, the first structural side plate, and the second structural side plate together into an rectangular, box-like, cooled structure. The first and second cooling plates simultaneously structurally support and thermally cool one or more battery cells on at least two opposite sides. Additional horizontal cooling plates can be used to thermally cool and structurally support the underside of each battery cell, thereby providing a 3-sided cooling effect.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 (ipgb20261020.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM Global Technology Operations LLC 19,536 patents | US company or organization | Detroit, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan P. Hickey | Austin, TX | 20 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | |
| Phillip D. Hamelin | Clarkston, MI | 10 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | |
| Alexander M. Bilinski | Avoca, MI | 19 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01M | Processes or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy | H01M10/6556 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
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