Clamp assembly with a cell holder and a plurality of electrochemical energy storage elements
AssigneeVARTA Microbattery GmbH
InventorHarald Schnirch
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Abstract
A clamp assembly is provided for a plurality of electrical energy storage elements in the form of cylindrical round cells, each having a shell surface and two end faces. The clamp assembly includes a one-piece cell holder comprising a plurality of recesses. Each recess has a triangular or polygonal shape and a corresponding number of walls. The cell holder is made of plastic. Each respective electrical energy storage element is clamped in a respective recess in the cell holder with the cell holder engaging in a region of the shell surface of the respective electrical energy storage element. End faces of each respective energy storage element are located outside the cell holder.
Claims9
A clamp assembly for a plurality of electrical energy storage elements in the form of cylindrical round cells, each respective electrical energy storage element having a shell surface and two end faces, the clamp assembly comprising:
- a one-piece cell holder comprising a plurality of recesses each having a triangular or polygonal shape and a corresponding number of walls,
- wherein the cell holder is made of plastic,
- wherein each respective electrical energy storage element is clamped in a respective recess in the cell holder with the cell holder engaging in a region of the shell surface of the respective electrical energy storage element, and
- wherein end faces of each respective energy storage element are located outside the cell holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.