Patent ID: 8431268

Claim:
A battery having at least one battery cell connecting element ( 20 ) which has (a) a connector ( 28 ) which has a cuboid basic shape for connection to at least one pole plate on a lower face ( 32 ) of the connector ( 28 ), and (b) a welding lug ( 30 ) which is electrically conductively connected to the connector ( 28 ), (c) wherein, when the battery ( 10 ) is in the installed position, the connector ( 28 ) is arranged essentially horizontally and the welding lug ( 30 ) is arranged essentially vertically, and (d) wherein the connector ( 28 ) has an upper face ( 34 ) opposite the lower face ( 32 ), and (e) at least one longitudinal face ( 36 ) which is adjacent to the lower face ( 32 ) and on which the welding lug ( 30 ) is connected to the connector ( 28 ), characterized in that (f) the welding lug ( 30 ) is electrically connected to the connector ( 28 ) via at least one contact element ( 44 . 1 , 44 . 2 ), which is arranged laterally on the welding lug ( 30 ) and leads to a surface of the connector ( 28 ), and the welding lug extends substantially over its entire length along the longitudinal face ( 36 ) to which the welding lug is connected, wherein the welding lug ( 30 ) is electrically connected to the connector via two contact elements ( 44 . 1 , 44 . 2 ), which are arranged laterally on the welding lug ( 30 ) and lead to the surface of the connector ( 28 ).