Patent ID: 11967737
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A busbar for a battery module comprising a plurality of aligned battery cells, the busbar comprising:
a busbar body portion having a first edge facing a first direction, a second edge facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a third edge extending from the first edge to the second edge and facing in a third direction, the busbar body portion extending in an extension direction between the first edge and the second edge;
a first plurality of legs extending from the first edge of the busbar body portion in the first direction and then extending in the third direction; and
a second plurality of legs extending from the second edge of the busbar body portion in the second direction and then extending in the third direction,
wherein a proximal end of the first plurality of legs and the second plurality of legs are at one side of the third edge of the busbar body portion, and a distal end of the first plurality of legs and the second plurality of legs are at an opposite side of the third edge of the busbar body portion,
wherein the first plurality of legs are configured to electrically connect the busbar body portion to cell terminals of at least two of the battery cells of the battery module, and
wherein the second plurality of legs are configured to electrically connect the busbar body portion to cell terminals of at least another two of the battery cells of the battery module.