Invention Application
- Patent Title: INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL FEEDTHROUGHS FOR WALLS OF BATTERY HOUSINGS
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Application No.: US15711273Application Date: 2017-09-21
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Publication No.: US20180083312A1Publication Date: 2018-03-22
- Inventor: Brian K. Shiu , Christopher R. Pasma , Haran Balaram
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Main IPC: H01M10/0525
- IPC: H01M10/0525 ; H02G3/02 ; H01M2/02 ; H01M2/06 ; H01M2/08 ; H01M2/30

Abstract:
Electrical feedthroughs are presented that are integrated within a wall of a battery housing. In some embodiments, an electrical feedthrough includes a battery housing defining an opening. The electrical feedthrough also includes a collar disposed around the opening and forming a single body with the wall. The electrical feedthrough also includes an electrically-conductive terminal disposed through the collar. The electrical feedthrough additionally includes an electrically-insulating material disposed between the collar and the electrically-conductive terminal and forming a seal therebetween. In some embodiments, the wall has a thickness equal to or less than 1 mm. In some embodiments, the collar protrudes into the battery housing. In other embodiments, the collar protrudes out of the battery housing. In some embodiments, a cross-sectional area of the electrically-conductive terminal is at least 40% of an area bounded by an outer perimeter of the collar. Batteries incorporating the electrical feedthroughs are also presented.
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