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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Steve F. Chorian, Canton, MI (US);
Debbi Callicoat, Livonia, MI (US);
David J. Chesney, Northville, MI (US);
David Wardzala, Canton, MI (US);
Yongcai Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Yunan Guo, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A bus bar assembly includes a deformable bus bar including a bus bar positive terminal flange, a bus bar negative terminal flange spaced-apart from the bus bar positive terminal flange and a flange connecting portion connecting the bus bar positive terminal flange and the bus bar negative terminal flange. A deformable bus bar frame includes a bus bar frame positive terminal flange carried by the bus bar positive terminal flange of the deformable bus bar and a bus bar frame negative terminal flange carried by the bus bar negative terminal flange of the deformable bus bar. A method of installing a deformable bus bar on positive and negative terminals of a battery cell is also disclosed.