Patent ID: 11878371
Assignee: GREATBATCH LTD.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A component for use in an electrochemical cell, the component comprising:
a pin including a pin diameter and a pin length, the pin including a first material;
a lead attached to the pin, the lead including a lead width, a lead thickness, and a lead length, the lead including a second material different from the first material of the pin, wherein the lead and the pin are at least partially overlapped with one another, wherein at least a portion of the lead that overlaps the pin includes a channel within the lead in which at least a portion of the pin sits, the channel including a channel depth, a channel length, and a channel opening defined at least partially by opposing first and second channel sides extending the channel length; and
at least a first joint formed along at least a portion of the first channel side, wherein the first joint includes the second material of the lead deformed to at least partially close the channel opening at the location of the first joint, thereby retaining the pin within the channel of the lead to attach the lead to the pin.