Patent ID: 11923552
Assignee: XOS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A battery module for a battery pack assembly, the battery module comprising:
a base plate; and
a plurality of modular clips coupled to the base plate, each of the plurality of modular clips including:
a housing configured to receive a plurality of battery cells, the housing including:
the plurality of battery cells positioned in the housing;
a retainer plate including a plurality of top cell recesses, wherein each of the plurality of top cell recesses comprises:
an opening extending through the retainer plate and shaped to open around at least a portion of a first electrical terminal of a battery cell and to open around at least a portion of a second electrical terminal of the battery cell, when the battery cell is received in the housing,

wherein the opening includes a top side and a bottom side,

wherein the top side and the bottom side have different shapes, wherein at the bottom side of the opening, the retainer plate comprises a cell recess shaped to surround an exterior of the battery cell, when the battery cell is received in the housing; and

a first wire bond from the first electrical terminal of a first battery cell to a first interconnect plate and a second wire bond from the second electrical terminal of the first battery cell to a second interconnect plate, wherein the first interconnect plate and the second interconnect plate are positioned at opposite sides of the opening.