Lead acid battery cell connecting assembly
AssigneeEast Penn Manufacturing Co.
InventorScott Allen McCaskey
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Abstract
A cell connecting assembly is provided and includes a plurality of cells, a plurality of outer cell connectors, and a pair of inner cell connectors. The cells are provided in an odd number arrangement which is greater than one, with each cell having a plurality of plates of differing polarity. The outer cell connectors connect the plurality of cells to provide a single series electrical current path and each outer cell connector is alternatively positioned on opposite sides of a longitudinal centerline of the assembly. The pair of inner cell connectors connected to each other along the longitudinal centerline of the assembly.
Claims9
A cell connecting assembly, comprising:
- a first pair of outer cell connectors aligned with each other along a longitudinal direction of the assembly and including a pair of first outer flags facing each other;
- a second pair of outer cell connectors aligned with each other along a longitudinal direction of the assembly and including a pair of second outer flags facing each other, the second pair of outer cell connectors positioned offset from the first pair of outer cell connectors in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the assembly;
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- a pair of inner cell connectors including
- a pair of inner flags facing each other and positioned substantially in a center between the first pair of outer cell connectors and the second pair of outer cell connectors, and
- a pair of inner straps with a first inner strap aligned along the longitudinal direction with the first pair of outer cell connectors and a second inner strap aligned along the longitudinal direction with the second pair of outer cell connectors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.