Battery pack
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsPaul Ringer, Scott Keenlyside, Martyn Riley
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Abstract
A battery pack comprises a first battery cell and a second battery cell; the first and second battery cells each have a size within a manufacturing tolerance. A housing comprises at least one wall defining a first hole and a second hole, each hole for receiving one of the first or second battery cells, each hole having a size corresponding to a minimum size within the manufacturing tolerance. There is a flexibly resilient portion moveable between a rest position and a clamping position whereby the flexibly resilient portion clamps against at least one of the first and second battery cells when one of the first or second battery cells has a size greater than the minimum size within the manufacturing tolerance.
Claims11
A battery pack comprising:
- a first battery cell and a second battery cell, the first and second battery cells each have a size within a manufacturing tolerance;
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- a housing comprising at least one wall defining a first hole and a second hole, each hole for receiving one of the first or second battery cells, each hole having a size corresponding to a minimum size within the manufacturing tolerance;
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- a flexibly resilient internal dividing wall between the first and second holes moveable between a rest position and a clamping position whereby the flexibly resilient internal dividing wall clamps against at least one of the first and second battery cells when one of the first or second battery cells has a size greater than the minimum size within the manufacturing tolerance.
A method of manufacturing a battery pack comprising:
- moulding a housing comprising at least one wall defining a first hole and a second hole, each hole for receiving one of a first or a second battery cell, each hole having a size corresponding to a minimum size within a manufacturing tolerance of a size of the first and second battery cells;
- and a flexibly resilient internal dividing wall between the first and second holes moveable between a rest position and a clamping position whereby the flexibly resilient internal dividing wall clamps against at least one of the first and second battery cells when one of the first or second battery cells has a size greater than the minimum size within the manufacturing tolerance;
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- inserting the first and second battery cells into the first and second holes respectively.
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