Patent ID: 9099727
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A lead plate for electrically connecting a plurality of battery cells, the lead plate comprising: a first welding unit that has a width extending in a first direction and a length extending in a second direction; a second welding unit separately disposed from the first welding unit by a slit between the first and second welding units wherein the second welding unit has a width extending in the first direction and a length extending in the second direction and wherein the length of the second welding unit is aligned with the length of the first welding unit; and a by-pass unit, first end of which is connected to the first welding unit and a second end of which is connected to the second welding unit, wherein the first end of the by-pass unit is disposed on an opposite side of the slit based on the first welding unit, and the second end of the by-pass unit is disposed on an opposite side of the slit based on the second welding unit and wherein the by-pass unit has a length portion that extends in the first direction that is offset from the aligned lengths of the first and second welding units such that a gap is formed between the length portion of the by-pass unit and the first and second welding units and wherein the gap is extends in the first direction a greater distance than the slit.