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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Robert J. Mack, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Richard M. DeKeuster, Racine, WI (US);
Ken Nakayama, Franklin, WI (US);
Jonathan P. Lobert, Hartford, WI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes a group of electrically interconnected battery cells disposed within a housing. The disclosure also includes a major terminal of a battery module configured to be coupled to a load for powering the load. One or more portions of the major terminal are disposed within a recess in a surface of the housing. The present disclosure also includes a bus bar that provides an electrical pathway between the group of electrically interconnected battery cells and the major terminal. The bus bar is disposed within the housing.