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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2008
William H. Gardner, East Freetown, MA (US);
Donald G. Dafoe, Marlborough, MA (US);
Lucien Fontaine, Lincoln, RI (US);
William H. Gardner, East Freetown, MA (US);
Donald G. Dafoe, Marlborough, MA (US);
Lucien Fontaine, Lincoln, RI (US);
A123 Systems, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A cap assembly for use in an electrochemical cell. The cap assembly includes a tab collection post, a core insert, and at least one current collecting tab connected at one end to an electrode foil in the electrochemical cell, and horizontally connected at the other end to the tab collection post and the core insert. The at least one current collecting tab is disposed between and welded with the tab collection post and the core insert. The cap assembly also includes a shock absorber disposed around the core insert.