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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2021
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias, Toluca, MX;
Francisco David Velasco, Toluca, MX;
Manuel Garduno, Toluca, MX;
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive busbar includes a first rigid section and a second rigid section, each of the first and second rigid sections formed from a first conductive metallic material and having a first effective cross-sectional area, and a flexible section positioned between and interconnecting the first and second rigid sections, the flexible section made from a second conductive metallic material and having a second effective cross sectional area, and a top surface and a bottom surface, at least one of the top and bottom surface including a plurality of voids formed therein and spaced along the flexible section, wherein, the second effective cross-sectional area is less than the first effective cross-sectional area and the second conductive material has a higher conductivity than the first conductive material.