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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Debbi Callicoat, Livonia, MI (US);
Brian Utley, Canton, MI (US);
Derek Hartl, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Steve Droste, Dearborn, MI (US);
Yunan Guo, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A self-locating bus bar assembly for locating a bus bar on a cell terminal of a battery cell includes a bus bar locating tab adapted for attachment to the bus bar; an assembly bracket; a tab opening in the assembly bracket, the tab opening sized and configured to accommodate the bus bar locating tab; and a bracket terminal opening in the assembly bracket, the bracket terminal opening sized, configured and located to accommodate the cell terminal of the battery cell when the bus bar locating tab is disposed within the tab opening.