Patent ID: 8816692
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G01N,G01R,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A test system for a battery module, comprising: a housing having a bottom plate; and first, second, third and fourth side walls coupled to the bottom plate that define an interior region; the first and third walls being disposed substantially parallel to one another; a mounting fixture configured to fixedly hold the battery module thereon, the mounting fixture coupled to the bottom plate within the interior region; first, second, third and fourth coupling members, the first and second coupling members coupled to an upper end of the first wall, the third and fourth coupling members coupled to an upper end of the third wall; a lid coupled to the housing utilizing the first, second, third and fourth coupling members; a battery charging system configured to charge the battery module while the battery module is fixedly held in the mounting fixture; and the lid including a plate portion and first and second bars coupled to the plate portion, the plate portion configured to cover an upper open end of the housing, the first bar configured to be received in an aperture of the first coupling member and in an aperture of the third coupling member, the second bar configured to be received in an aperture of the second coupling member and in an aperture of the fourth coupling member.