Battery having non-planar heat seal with extended container walls and recessed cover walls

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8993151-B2
Application number	US-201213644417-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 4, 2012
Priority date	Oct 6, 2011
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

A container for a battery is disclosed. The container includes first and second side walls coupled to end walls and a base forming a recess. The side walls and end walls each have an edge. A container intercell partition wall is provided in the recess and has a segment which extends above the edge of any one or more of the first side wall, second side wall, and end walls. A cover is also provided having a cover intercell partition wall with a recessed area which accommodates the extended segment of the container intercell partition wall. The cover intercell partition wall may be coupled to the container intercell partition wall by a heat seal. A method of assembling a battery container is also disclosed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A container for a battery comprising:
first and second side walls coupled to end walls and a base forming a recess, the side walls and end walls each having an edge;
a plurality of first intercell partition walls and a plurality of second intercell partition walls in the recess, each having an extended segment which extends above the edge of any one or more of the first side wall, second side wall, and end walls, each extended segment having a length…

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Tech Co

Inventors

• Mack Robert J

Classifications

• H01M50/15 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01M50/114

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01M50/169

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01M2/0404

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01M4/20

  Electricity · mapped topic