Battery assembly and method of making same
First Claim
1. A battery assembly for storing electric energy comprising:
- a frame defining a plurality of channels;
a plurality of cells having first and second terminals extending out therefrom, each of said plurality of cells being received and positioned by one of said plurality of channels such that said first terminals are aligned and said second terminals are aligned; and
a bus bar positioned over said first and second terminals such that said bus provides electrical contact for each of said first terminals to electrical contact each other and said bus bar provides electrical contact for each of said second terminals to electrical contact each other to allow said battery assembly to provide the electric potential from said plurality of cells.
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Abstract
A battery assembly is designed to include a plurality of cells positioned parallel to each other. A frame including end supports position the cells appropriately. Each of the cells includes a first terminal and a second terminal. Two buses are positioned over all of the first terminals and all of the second terminals. Each of the buses includes slots allowing the terminals to extend therethrough. Once through, the terminals are bent over the bus bar. A slide is then positioned over the terminals protecting the terminals and maintaining the terminals in electrical contact with each other. This battery assembly allows more than three cells to be connected to each other and is versatile enough to allow the removal of certain cells to enhance the airflow through the battery assembly.
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21 Claims
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1. A battery assembly for storing electric energy comprising:
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a frame defining a plurality of channels;
a plurality of cells having first and second terminals extending out therefrom, each of said plurality of cells being received and positioned by one of said plurality of channels such that said first terminals are aligned and said second terminals are aligned; and
a bus bar positioned over said first and second terminals such that said bus provides electrical contact for each of said first terminals to electrical contact each other and said bus bar provides electrical contact for each of said second terminals to electrical contact each other to allow said battery assembly to provide the electric potential from said plurality of cells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21)
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15. A battery assembly for storing electric energy comprising:
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a frame defining a plurality of channels and a bus support;
a plurality of cells less than said plurality of channels having first and second terminals extending out therefrom, each of said plurality of cells being received and positioned by one of said plurality of channels such that said first terminals are aligned and said second terminals are aligned;
a bus bar defining a plurality of slots greater than said plurality of cells allowing each of said first and second terminals to pass therethrough when said bus is mounted to said frame, said bus bar positioned over said first and second terminals such that said bus provides electrical contact for each of said first terminals to electrical contact each other and said bus bar provides electrical contact for each of said second terminals to electrical contact each other to allow said battery assembly to provide the electric potential from said plurality of cells; and
a slide receivable by said bus support to maintain said first and second terminals in electrical contact with said bus bar. - View Dependent Claims (17, 19)
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