Patent ID: 9368882
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: H01M,H01R,H02G,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. An assembly comprising: an electrical component having an electric terminal; and a busbar assembly having a busbar and a frame, the busbar being formed of a strip of conductive material and having first and second busbar sides that are opposite from one another, the frame having a recess and a cover member, the recess extending through a first frame side of the frame, the busbar being received into the recess and seated within the recess such that the first busbar side is spaced apart from the first frame side so that the busbar is contained wholly within the frame, the cover member abutting the second busbar side and defining an irradiation aperture that is configured to receive a laser beam from a laser welder therethrough, the electric terminal extending through the first frame side and into the recess to contact the busbar.