Patent ID: 9153810
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B23K,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a battery module, the method comprising the steps of: arranging a plurality of battery cells in a stacked configuration, each of the battery cells including a first terminal having a positive electrical charge and a second terminal having a negative electrical charge disposed adjacent a first end thereof; disposing a cover adjacent the first terminal and the second terminal of each of the battery cells, the cover having a main body with a plurality of spaced apart recessed regions formed therein and a plurality of electrically conductive connectors, wherein each of the connectors is disposed in one of the recessed regions and abuts at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal of at least one of the battery cells; and passing electromagnetic radiation through the main body of the cover to weld each of the connectors to the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal of at least one of the battery cells, wherein the first terminal of the at least one of the battery cells is in direct electrical communication with the second terminal of an adjacent one of the battery cells through one of the connectors.