The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yongcai Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yunan Guo, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jingmei Shen, Troy, MI (US);
Ahteram Khan, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/20 (2006.01); H01R 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/206 (2013.01); H01R 25/162 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A busbar assembly includes, among other things, a busbar, a battery terminal, and a deformed area securing together the busbar and the battery terminal. A securing method includes, among other things, positioning a first portion of an attachment structure within an aperture, deforming a second portion of the attachment structure to provide a deformed area, and using the deformed area to secure a busbar relative to a battery terminal.