Retaining Device For One-Piece Battery

Patent · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2000

OSTI ID:879544

Gilabert, Claude ^[1]; Leturque, Michel ^[2]; Verhoog, Roclof ^[3]

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1. Le Plan Medoc, FR
2. Blanquefort, FR
3. Bordeaux, FR

The present invention consists of a device for retaining a one-piece battery with a prismatic casing having two longitudinal walls and two transverse walls. The device contains two plates applied to respective transverse walls and at least one cinching mechanism for the plates consisting of at least one flat strip closed on itself surrounding the longitudinal walls and the transverse walls are provided with the plates. The device is characterized in that at least one of the plates contains at least one recessed housing and the strip closely follows the shape of the housing.

• Research Organization: US ADVANCED BATTERY CONSORTIUM
• DOE Contract Number: FC02-91CE50336
• Assignee: Alcatel (Paris, FR)
• Patent Number(s): US 6096452
• Application Number: 09/122797
• OSTI ID: 879544
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English