Patent ID: 8916282
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: B64G,H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A channelized, edge fitting apparatus for a plurality of battery cells, the apparatus comprising: a housing having a plurality of channels configured to provide electrical isolation between corresponding ones of the plurality of battery cells; the plurality of battery cells having terminals located at a first end of a corresponding battery cell; and corresponding assemblies attached to corresponding ones of the plurality of battery cells, each of the corresponding assemblies separating and electrically insulating a corresponding one of the plurality of battery cells from the housing, each of the corresponding assemblies comprising at least two separate members attached to corresponding ones of the plurality of battery cells, each of the at least two separate members extending between the first end of the corresponding battery cell and past a second end of the corresponding battery cell, wherein grooves are defined between side edges of the at least two separate members with respect to corresponding surfaces of each of the plurality of battery cells, the plurality of grooves each accepting an amount of adhesive corresponding to a thickness of the side edges of the at least two separate members.