IP Library Granted Patent US 12,142,774
Granted Patent B2
US 12,142,774 · App. 17/428,870 · Granted Nov 12, 2024

Terminal cover

Inventors: Richard M. DeKeuster (Racine, WI); Xugang Zhang (Shorewood, WI)
Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings LLC
H01M50/147H01M50/543H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,142,774
App. No.
17/428,870
Granted
Nov 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a battery system, comprising: a battery module comprising a housing; a battery terminal disposed on a first side of the housing of the battery module; and a cover disposed on the housing, wherein the cover comprises a battery terminal cover extending from the cover and configured to adjust between a first position and a second position, wherein the battery terminal cover, in the first position, is configured to at least partially shroud the battery terminal, and wherein the battery terminal cover, in the second position, is configured to expose the battery terminal.

Claims (12)

1. A battery system, comprising:

a battery module comprising a housing;

a battery terminal disposed on a mount on a first side of the housing of the battery module, wherein the mount comprises a wall coupled to the housing, and wherein the wall comprises an opening; and

a cover disposed on the housing, wherein the cover comprises a battery terminal cover extending from the cover and configured to adjust between a first position and a second position, wherein the battery terminal cover comprises a cap, terminal cover walls extending from the cap, and a clip extending from the cap, wherein the battery terminal cover, in the first position, is configured to at least partially shroud the battery terminal, and wherein the battery terminal cover, in the second position, is configured to expose the battery terminal, and wherein the wall of the mount extends beyond a surface of the cap of the battery terminal cover when the battery terminal cover is in the first position.

2. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the clip is configured to insert into the opening when the battery terminal cover is in the first position.

3. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the terminal cover walls and the clip are configured to surround the battery terminal when the battery terminal cover is in the first position.

4. The battery system of claim 3 , wherein a portion of the battery terminal is accessible when the battery terminal cover is installed in the first position.

5. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the battery terminal cover is configured to adjust between the first position and the second position via rotation about a hinge.

6. The battery system of claim 5 , wherein the cover comprises a first thickness, wherein the hinge comprises a second thickness, and wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness.

7. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the battery terminal is a first battery terminal, wherein the battery terminal cover is a first battery terminal cover, wherein the battery system comprises a second battery terminal disposed on the first side of the housing, and wherein the cover comprises a second battery terminal cover configured to adjust between a third position and a fourth position, wherein the second battery terminal cover, in the third position, is configured to shroud the second battery terminal, and wherein the second battery terminal cover, in the fourth position, is configured to expose the second battery terminal.

8. The battery system of claim 7 , wherein the first battery terminal is a positive terminal and wherein the second battery terminal is a negative terminal.

9. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the battery terminal cover is not flush with a top surface of the cover when the battery terminal cover is installed in the first position.

Assignments (4)
ABL PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 13, 2023
From: CLARIOS ADVANCED SOLUTIONS LLC; CPS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064272/0566 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 13, 2023
From: CLARIOS ADVANCED SOLUTIONS LLC; CPS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064272/0599 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: CPS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 057976/0303 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2021
From: ZHANG, XUGANG; DEKEUSTER, RICHARD M.
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 057961/0513 →