BATTERY ASSEMBLIES, MOTOR VEHICLES, AND METHODS FIXTURING BATTERY COMPONENTS UTILIZING FAST-SET ADHESIVES

Presented are battery assemblies containing adhesives fixturing internal battery components, methods for making/using such battery assemblies, and vehicles with battery packs securing battery cells inside a pack housing using fast-setting and slow-curing adhesives. A battery assembly includes multiple battery cells disposed inside a protective battery housing. Top and bottom shear plates, which are attached to opposing sides of the battery housing, sandwich therebetween the battery cells. A first adhesive layer, which is disposed between the cells and the top shear plate, includes a first adhesive having a first chemical composition with a first curing time, and a second adhesive having a second chemical composition, distinct from the first chemical composition, with a second curing time, faster than the first curing time. A second adhesive layer is disposed between the cells and the top or bottom shear plate, spaced from the first adhesive layer, and includes the first and second adhesives.