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Assembled batteries

Patent 5985480 Issued on November 16, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject August 20, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

2194885

Sealed battery cable assembly
Patent #: 4126367
Issued on: 11/21/1978
Inventor: Miller

Quick disconnect intercell busbar for deep submergence batteries
Patent #: 4156552
Issued on: 05/29/1979
Inventor: Wilson ,   et al.

Sealed battery cable termination
Patent #: 4483910
Issued on: 11/20/1984
Inventor: Julian

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Issued on: 04/01/1986
Inventor: Humphreys ,   et al.

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 915466 filed on 08/20/1997

US Classes:

429/65, TERMINAL PROTECTOR OTHER THAN SEAL THROUGH CASING429/158, Having intercell connector429/160Having intercell connector

Examiners

Primary: Maples, John S.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 3803 321 C1 DE. 07/24/1989
  • 380922 GB. 09/24/2013
  • WO 89/04065 WO. 05/24/1989
  • WO 95/10857 WO. 04/24/1995

International Class

H01M 002/20

Foreign Application Priority Data

1996-08-21 JP

Abstract

In constructing assembled batteries by electrically connecting through a connecting bar the terminals of neighboring single cells by means of metallic parts of the terminals, by directly covering both sides of the connecting bar with the exception of the electrical connection with an insulating protecting layer of either natural rubber, synthetic rubber, or synthetic resin, and by directly or indirectly insulating and protecting the surface of the metallic parts for electrical connection, it was made possible to prevent corrosion of the connecting bar and the metallic parts for electrical connection, and to prevent capacity fluctuation due to heretofore observed leakage current of single cells composing electric vehicle batteries to be used under severe conditions for a long period and at a high operating voltage, thereby improving the reliability and dramatically reducing the maintenance load.

Other References

  • Copy of European Search Report dated Jan. 23, 1998 for EP 97 30 634
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