Patent ID: 9620761
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G01R,H01M,Y02E

Claim:
1. A battery cell interconnect and voltage sensing assembly, comprising: a plastic frame member having a plate portion and a central wall, the plate portion having first and second sides, the plate portion further having first and second elongated apertures extending therethrough, the central wall being coupled to and extending outwardly from the first side of the plate portion, the central wall being disposed between the first and second elongated apertures and defining an interior region; a first interconnect member being coupled to the plate portion on the first side thereof, the first interconnect member being configured to be electrically and physically coupled to a first electrical terminal of a first battery cell extending through the first elongated aperture, the first interconnect member having a spade lug, the spade lug of the first interconnect member being disposed in the interior region; a second interconnect member being coupled to the plate portion on the first side thereof, the second interconnect member being configured to be electrically and physically coupled to a first electrical terminal of a second battery cell extending through the second elongated aperture, the second interconnect member having a spade lug; the spade lug of the second interconnect member being disposed in the interior region; a removable wire harness assembly having an adaptor body, first and second spade clips, and first and second electrical cables; the adapter member having first and second sides and further having first and second apertures extending therethrough, the first spade clip being disposed in the first aperture of the adapter member, the second spade clip being disposed in the second aperture of the adapter member; the first spade clip being electrically and physically coupled to the spade lug of the first interconnect member when the adapter member is at least partially disposed in the interior region, the first spade clip being further electrically and physically coupled to the first electrical cable; and the second spade clip being electrically and physically coupled to the spade lug of the second interconnect member when the adapter member is at least partially disposed in the interior region, the second spade clip being further electrically and physically coupled to the second electrical cable.