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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd., Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 5/02 (2006.01); B21D 19/08 (2006.01); B23K 26/21 (2014.01); H02B 1/20 (2006.01); B21D 5/16 (2006.01); B21D 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 5/02 (2013.01); B21D 19/08 (2013.01); B23K 26/21 (2015.10); H02B 1/20 (2013.01); B21D 5/16 (2013.01); B21D 11/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bus bar formed using a metal plate is provided. The metal plate includes one or more holes extending through the metal plate on a bend line. The bus bar includes a folded part formed by bending the metal plate along the bend line through hemming. The folded part includes a first region and a second region. The first region is located between an outer edge of the metal plate and the bend line. The second region overlaps in close contact with the first region. The bus bar also includes a terminal arranged in the first region. The folded part includes one or more welds in which the first region and the second region are welded to each other.