Patent ID: 8974938
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A battery system, comprising: a first battery cell assembly having a bottom side and first and second interconnect members disposed on the bottom side, the first and second interconnect members having first and second blades, respectively; an electrically non-conductive base member having a top side with first and second grooves extending from the top side into the electrically non-conductive base member, the top side of the electrically non-conductive base member having an outer periphery larger than an outer periphery of the bottom side of the first battery cell assembly, the electrically non-conductive base member further having first, second, third, and fourth walls; the first and second walls being disposed substantially parallel to one another; the third and fourth walls being disposed substantially parallel to one another and perpendicular to the first and second walls; the third and fourth walls being coupled to the first and second walls such that the first, second, third, and fourth walls define a central open region; the first wall having the first and second grooves extending therein; and first and second bus bar members disposed in the first and second grooves, respectively, of the electrically non-conductive base member, the first bus bar member having a first aperture configured to removably receive the first blade therein, the second bus bar member having a second aperture configured to removably receive the second blade therein; and the bottom side of the first battery cell assembly being disposed on and supported by the top side of the electrically non-conductive base member such that the first blade is removably received within the first aperture, and the second blade is removably received in the second aperture.