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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Debbi Callicoat, Livonia, MI (US);
Brian Utley, Canton, MI (US);
Steve Droste, Dearborn, MI (US);
Derek Hartl, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/20 (2006.01); H01M 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/206 (2013.01); H01M 2/305 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49108 (2015.01);
Abstract
A battery assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a terminal holder, a terminal at least partially surrounded by the terminal holder, and a bus bar module connectable to the terminal holder. One of the terminal holder and the bus bar module includes at least one locating feature to position the bus bar module in a welding position relative to the terminal.