Weldless battery pack with wiping contacts
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsAlay M. Mehta, Mark S. Bresin
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Abstract
A battery pack (10), comprises at least one cell (16) having a positive (15) and a negative terminal (17), and a header (18) for mounting the cell. The header has at least one wiping contact (20) for connection to either the positive or negative terminal of the cell or cells. The battery pack further comprises a first housing member (30) for receiving the header and the cell or cells, a second housing member (12) mounted above the header and coupled to the first housing member, and a scheme for wiping the wiping contact while the cell (or cells) is enclosed within the first and second housing members.
Claims18
A battery pack, comprising:
- at least one cell having a positive and a negative terminal;
- a header for mounting said at least one cell, the header having at least one wiping contact for connection to either the positive or negative terminal of the cell or cells;
- a first housing member for receiving the header and the cell or cells;
- a second housing member mounted above the header and coupled to the first housing member;
- means for wiping the wiping contact while the at least one cell is enclosed within the first and second housing members.
A weldless battery pack, comprising:
- a plurality of cells mechanically coupled to each other, each cell having a positive and a negative terminal;
- a header for mounting the plurality of cells, the header having at least one integrally formed wiping contact for connection to either the positive or negative terminal of the cell or cells;
- a first housing member for receiving the header and the plurality of cells;
- a second housing member mounted above the header and coupled to the first housing member;
- means for wiping the integrally formed wiping contact.
A weldless battery pack, comprising:
- a plurality of prismatic cells mechanically coupled to each other, each cell having a positive and a negative terminal;
- a header for mounting the plurality of cells, the header having at least one integrally formed wiping contact for connection to either the positive or negative terminal of the cell or cells;
- a first housing member for receiving the header and the plurality of cells;
- a second housing member mounted above the header and coupled to the first housing member;
- means for wiping the integrally formed wiping contact by applying pressure to either the first housing member or second housing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.