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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MA (US);
Inventors:
Wesley Burkman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Francisco Fernandez, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/14 (2006.01); H01M 2/20 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/14 (2013.01); H01M 2/1077 (2013.01); H01M 2/206 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H01M 2200/108 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery assembly includes a plurality of cells stacked to form an array and a plurality of spacers each disposed between an adjacent pair of the cells. Each cell includes at least one terminal. Each of the spacers includes a retainer extending from an edge portion of the spacer. The retainers are configured to orient and engage a busbar for connecting the terminals of an adjacent pair of cells. The battery assembly may also include a busbar module. The busbar module may engage with the retainers to hold the busbar module to the array.