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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 09, 2015
Applicant:

Lg Chem, Ltd., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Robert Merriman, Shelby Township, MI (US);

Heekook Yang, Troy, MI (US);

Assignee:

LG Chem, Ltd., Seoul, KR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01R 29/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/32 (2014.01); B23K 26/244 (2014.01); H01M 2/20 (2006.01); B23K 101/36 (2006.01); B23K 101/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/482 (2013.01); B23K 26/244 (2015.10); B23K 26/32 (2013.01); H01M 2/202 (2013.01); H01R 29/00 (2013.01); B23K 2201/36 (2013.01); B23K 2201/38 (2013.01);
Abstract

A battery module and a method are provided. The battery module includes a first battery cell having a first electrical terminal, a second battery cell having a second electrical terminal, and an interconnect assembly having a plate portion, first and second finger portions, a blade portion, and first and second voltage sense members. The first and second voltage sense members are coupled to the first and second finger portions, respectively. The blade portion is disposed between the first and second finger portions such that a first gap is defined between the first finger portion and the blade portion, and a second gap is defined between the second finger portion and the blade portion. The first and second electrical terminals extend through the first and second gaps, respectively, and are coupled to the first and second voltage sense members, respectively.


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