Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Battery modules, a battery pack, and a method for replacing the battery modules
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Application No.: US16690902Application Date: 2019-11-21
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Publication No.: US11367908B2Publication Date: 2022-06-21
- Inventor: Caleb M. Rogers
- Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00 ; H02J7/14 ; H01M10/44 ; H01M10/613 ; H01M10/625 ; B60L53/16 ; B60L50/64 ; B60L53/80 ; B60L58/26

Abstract:
Aspects of the disclosure provide a battery pack, battery modules, and a method for replacing the battery modules. The battery pack can include a first battery module and a second battery module. The first battery module can include a charging socket configured to charge the first battery module and the charging socket is conformed to a standard configuration. The charging socket can include first terminals for electrically coupling to the second battery module and a cooling interface connected to a conduit in the first battery module to cool the first battery module. The method can include electrically isolating the first battery module from a HV module interconnection system that connects the first and second battery modules in a vehicle. The method can include removing the first battery module from a compartment of the vehicle where the battery pack is positioned and installing another battery module into the compartment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210159554A1 BATTERY MODULES, A BATTERY PACK, AND A METHOD FOR REPLACING THE BATTERY MODULES Public/Granted day:2021-05-27
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