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Cell compartment for battery matrix
Assignee: United States Department of the Army
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Filing: 1990-09-25
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Granted: 1991-11-05
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Expires: 2010-09-25
Abstract
Abstract The invention disclosed herein is a battery cell compartment which is use in limiting the number of batteries in any battery cell matrix. The battery cell compartment permits the use of relatively few batteries for practically any power need. The battery cell compartment essentially comprises a housing for a plurality of battery cells; a door panel; a series of concentric springs attached to the door panel and positioned such that when the door panel is secured to the housing the concentric springs are aligned with battery cell berths in the housing; circuit power pins electrically connected to the concentric springs; a diode, a thermal fuse and a current fuse placed in series with the circuit power pins.
Inventors
- 👤 John A. Christopulos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 12:03
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M50/00; H01M50/20; H01M50/204; H01M50/207; H01M50/213; H01M50/50; H01M50/572; H01M50/574; H01M50/583; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A battery cell compartment comprising: a housing; a plurality of berths disposed within said housing, each berth having at least one opening; a door panel; means to attach said door panel to said housing; a plurality of electrically connected concentric springs attached to said door panel in a manner such that the concentric springs are aligned with the openings of said berths when said door panel is attached to said housing; a plurality of circuit power pins attached to said door panel and electrically connected in series to said concentric springs; a plurality of diodes electrically connected to said circuit power pins; a current fuse electrically connected said diodes; and means for connecting an application device circuit to said battery cell compartment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A battery cell compartment comprising: a housing; a plurality of berths disposed within said housing, each berth having at least one opening; a door panel; means to attach said door panel to said housing; a plurality of electrically connected concentric springs attached to said door panel in a manner such that the concentric springs are aligned with the openings of said berths when said door panel is attached to said housing; a plurality of circuit power pins attached to said door panel and electrically connected in series to said concentric springs; a plurality of diodes electrically connected to said circuit power pins; a current fuse electrically connected said diodes; and means for connecting an application device circuit to said battery cell compartment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The battery cell compartment of claim 1 wherein said berths may only accommodate one shape of battery cell.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The battery cell compartment of claim 1 wherein said housing is one molded unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The battery cell compartment of claim 1 wherein said battery cell compartment is constructed of a material consisting of polycarbonates.
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