18472367. MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR PRISMATIC BATTERY CELL ENCLOSURES (GM Global Technology Operations LLC)
MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR PRISMATIC BATTERY CELL ENCLOSURES
Organization Name
GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor(s)
Wai Ping Gloria Tam of Troy MI US
MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR PRISMATIC BATTERY CELL ENCLOSURES
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18472367 titled 'MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR PRISMATIC BATTERY CELL ENCLOSURES
Original Abstract Submitted
A method for manufacturing an enclosure includes designing a two dimensional (2D) blank corresponding to a three dimensional (3D) enclosure body; laying out N of the 2D blanks on a metal sheet, where N is an integer greater than one; separating the N 2D blanks from the metal sheet; at least one of bending, folding and/or flanging the N 2D blanks into the 3D enclosure body; and joining a plurality of sides of the 3D enclosure body.