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- Patent Title: Electrical feedthroughs for redistributing thermally-induced stresses that result from welding
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Application No.: US15383446Application Date: 2016-12-19
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Publication No.: US10418614B2Publication Date: 2019-09-17
- Inventor: Angelo V. Marasco , Haran Balaram
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H01M2/30
- IPC: H01M2/30 ; H01M2/08 ; H01M2/06

Abstract:
Electrical feedthroughs are presented for redistributing thermally-induced stresses that result from welding. In some embodiments, an electrical feedthrough includes a tubular conduit having a flange at one end. The flange includes a first surface disposed opposite a second surface. The first surface includes at least one of a protrusion and a notch. The electrical feedthrough also includes an electrically-conductive terminal disposed through the tubular conduit. An electrically-insulating material is disposed between the tubular conduit and the electrically-conductive terminal and forms a seal therebetween. The protrusion and the notch are configured individually or as a combination to reduce thermally-induced stresses within the electrically-insulating material that result from welding the flange. Methods for welding such electrical feedthroughs to a wall, such as a wall of a battery housing, are also presented.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180083256A1 ELECTRICAL FEEDTHROUGHS FOR REDISTRIBUTING THERMALLY-INDUCED STRESSES THAT RESULT FROM WELDING Public/Granted day:2018-03-22
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