BATTERY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A high voltage connector for a battery system comprising:
- an upper body having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the upper body located internal to a battery system housing and configured to receive at least one contact from the battery system, the second portion located external to the battery system housing and configured to receive at least one contact from a vehicle;
a lower body coupled to the upper body; and
at least one connecting member provided between the upper body and the lower body, the connecting member configured to conductively connect the contact of the battery system to the contact of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A high voltage connector for a battery system includes an upper body having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the upper body is located internal to a battery system housing and configured to receive at least one contact from the battery system. The second portion is located external to the battery system housing and is configured to receive at least one contact from a vehicle. The high voltage connector also includes a lower body coupled to the upper body and at least one connecting member provided between the upper body and the lower body. The connecting member is configured to conductively connect the contact of the battery system to the contact of the vehicle.
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1. A high voltage connector for a battery system comprising:
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an upper body having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the upper body located internal to a battery system housing and configured to receive at least one contact from the battery system, the second portion located external to the battery system housing and configured to receive at least one contact from a vehicle; a lower body coupled to the upper body; and at least one connecting member provided between the upper body and the lower body, the connecting member configured to conductively connect the contact of the battery system to the contact of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A fuse holder for use in a battery system comprising:
a housing configured to retain a fuse, the housing comprising at least one slot configured to retain a first end of a fastener such that the slot substantially restricts rotational movement of the fastener, the fastener configured to secure the fuse within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of assembling bus bars to a battery module comprising:
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providing a plurality of electrochemical cells in a battery module, each of the cells having a terminal extending from an end thereof, at least a portion of the cells having a terminal extending from a first side of the battery module and at least a portion of the cells having a terminal extending from the second side of the battery module; providing a tray configured to receive a plurality of bus bars, the tray having a cover provided in an open position; securing a plurality of bus bars to the tray; positioning the tray such that apertures in the plurality of bus bars are aligned with the terminals of the cells provided at the first side of the battery module so that the terminals may be substantially simultaneously coupled to all of the bus bars in the tray; coupling the terminals to the plurality of bus bars; closing the cover of the tray; coupling individual bus bars to the terminals of the cells on the second side of the battery module starting from the outside of the battery module and working to the inside of the battery module; and providing a bus bar cover over each of the individual bus bars on the second side of the battery module as the individual bus bar is coupled to the battery module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification