Patent ID: 9263724
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A battery pack comprising: a bare cell, wherein the bare cell comprises a terminal that is in a location on the bare cell; a circuit module coupled with the bare cell, wherein the circuit module is separate from the bare cell and comprises a protective device and a through-hole, and wherein the through-hole is sized and positioned to be aligned with the location on the bare cell so as to enable welding of the protective device of the circuit module to the terminal of the bare cell through the through-hole; and a cover disposed over the circuit module and coupled with the bare cell, wherein the cover comprises a protrusion that is in a location on the cover that corresponds to the location on the bare cell, and wherein the protrusion engages with the through-hole; such that the terminal of the bare cell, the through-hole of the circuit module, and the protrusion of the cover are aligned with each other.