Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Delphi Technologies, Inc.

Jerry V Crow

Dane E Carter

Tracy Frye Strickland

Bruce V Lyons

An automotive battery is maintained in a tray mounted to the vehicle. The tray has a hinge mechanism in which a torsion rod is pivotally mounted. The torsion rod has a holddown portion which engages a complementary component on the battery to hold the battery in the desired operating location. A latch member on the tray cooperates with the torsion rod to restrain the torsion rod in a latched condition such that a continuous holddown force is exerted on the battery.

Torsion rod holddown apparatus for a battery

A leakproof, side terminal battery of the thin-wall type comprising a terminal insert formed by injection molding a thermoplastic body about a conductive spool, which insert is mated with an aperture in the battery case wall and welded to a boss surrounding the aperture. The body includes a plug portion for insertion into the aperture and a flange portion for welding to the boss. The conductive spool preferably includes an extension projecting into the battery for fusing to the battery's innards at a location remote from the wall.

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Muncie, IN, United States of America

Jerry V Crow