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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2010
James E. Kane, Waterford, MI (US);
Larry L. Deal, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Ronald Gritzinger, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
James E. Kane, Waterford, MI (US);
Larry L. Deal, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Ronald Gritzinger, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Magna Electronics Inc., Holly, MI (US);
Abstract
An interconnect device enables battery cells having terminals in the form of flexible tabs to be serially interconnected in a stack. The interconnect device comprises a relatively rigid substrate and at least two arrays of pins projecting from opposing first and second surfaces of the substrate. This enables the flexible tabs of the battery cell to be embedded in the pin arrays, providing a quick and easy means of fixing the tabs and enabling them to be interconnected to other cells in a stacked arrangement. A battery module formed from such a stack of cell assemblies is also disclosed.