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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Guangchun Quan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yuyuan Wang, Windsor, CA;
Paul John Bojanowski, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Brian Utley, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Orr, Ferndale, MI (US);
Yinong Shen, Canton, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Busbars are provided for electrically connecting battery cells within a traction battery pack. An exemplary busbar may include features for locating and positioning a tab terminal of a battery cell. For example, the busbar may include a slot and a bent portion. The tab terminal may be received within the slot such that at least a portion of the tab terminal is positioned on an opposite side of the busbar from a housing of the battery cell. The tab terminal may be secured (e.g., welded) to the bent portion at a section of the busbar that is exposed within the slot.