COMPOSITE BATTERY COVER
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220190434A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-16

    申请号:US17119585

    申请日:2020-12-11

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to composite battery covers including one or more integral vent members configured to release pressure. An example composite battery cover includes a continuous sheet having a first stiffness and one or more vent members defined in the continuous sheet. Each of the one or more vent members may include a first area having a second stiffness and/or a second area having a third stiffness. The second stiffness may be different from the first stiffness. The third stiffness may be different from the second stiffness and/or the first stiffness. The stiffness and strength of the continuous sheet and/or one or more vent members may be controlled by variable thicknesses and/or fiber loadings.

    PREFORM FIBER PLACEMENT ON A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE

    公开(公告)号:US20220134607A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17085497

    申请日:2020-10-30

    IPC分类号: B29C35/08 B29B11/12 B29B11/16

    摘要: A method of fabricating a preform is provided. The method includes disposing a veil over a first mold portion having a three-dimensional shape, the veil including a thermoplastic material and magnetic particles; disposing a fiber tow onto the veil; heating at least a portion of the veil by induction so that the fiber tow becomes coupled to the veil; compressing the fiber tow and the veil toward each other with a second mold portion that has a negative contour relative to the first mold portion; and removing the preform from the first and second mold portions. The preform has the three-dimensional shape and includes the fiber tow coupled to the veil. Preforms prepared by the method are also provided.

    COMPOSITE MATERIALS SYSTEMS FOR BATTERY HOUSINGS AND COVERS HAVING IMPROVED THERMAL PERFORMANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20230402685A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US17835612

    申请日:2022-06-08

    摘要: The present disclosure provides a composite material housing for a battery pack for reducing or minimizing thermal runaway propagation. The composite material housing includes a polymeric structure defining an interior-facing surface and an exterior-facing surface. The polymeric structure includes a fire resistant material layer and a reinforcing material layer, where the fire resistant material layer defines an interior-facing surface, and the reinforcing material layer defines the exterior-facing surface. The composite material further includes a metallic layer disposed along the exterior-facing surface, where in a first operational mode the metallic layer contacts the exterior-facing surface and in a second operational mode, after exposure to a thermal load of greater than or equal to about 500° C., the metallic layer at least partially delaminates from the exterior-facing surface and forms one or more insulating air gaps that define a thermal barrier.

    COMPOSITE ENERGY-ABSORBING ASSEMBLY
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190263342A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-29

    申请号:US15907036

    申请日:2018-02-27

    IPC分类号: B60R19/18

    摘要: An energy-absorbing assembly includes a housing and a plurality of discrete energy-absorbing elements. The housing includes a first wall and a second wall. The first wall and the second wall are spaced apart from one another to at least partially define an interior compartment. Each element of the plurality of energy-absorbing elements includes a polymer and a plurality of reinforcing fibers. The plurality of energy-absorbing elements is at least partially disposed within the interior compartment and fixed to the housing. Each energy-absorbing element of the plurality of energy-absorbing elements includes an elongated hollow structure extending between a first end and a second end. Each elongated hollow structure defines a longitudinal axis extending nonparallel to at least one of the first wall and the second wall. In various alternative aspects, each energy-absorbing element may include a transverse wall.