Patent ID: 9564621
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Claim:
1. A rechargeable battery pack, comprising: a case with first and second openings, the first and second openings facing each other; a plurality of unit cells in the case, each unit cell including a rechargeable battery and having a longitudinal direction extending from the first opening of the case toward the second opening of the case; a first cover coupled to the first opening of the case, the first cover selectively connecting, via elastic contacts, terminals of the unit cells facing the first opening; and a second cover coupled to the second opening of the case, the second cover connecting, via elastic contacts, terminals of the unit cells facing the second opening in correspondence to terminals connected through the first cover, wherein: the first cover and the second cover include a first tab and a second tab, respectively, the first and second tabs facing the unit cells, and the elastic contacts protrude from the first tab and the second tab and contact respective terminals of the unit cells.