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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yunan Guo, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Yongcai Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/30 (2006.01); H01M 2/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/305 (2013.01); H01M 2/202 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery assembly includes a first battery cell including a first terminal, a bus bar connected to the first terminal, and a first weld bead for securing the bus bar to the first terminal. The first weld bead includes a first end portion extending continuously to a second end portion and configured such that the first end portion faces in a direction toward the second end portion.