Abstract:
The present invention in one embodiment provides a battery module system including a plurality of battery cells in which each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells has an extruded body and comprising a positive terminal and a negative terminal, wherein at least one of the positive terminal and the negative terminal are insulated from the extruded body. In another embodiment, the battery cell body is provided by a stamping operation.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a roof rack (100) including at least two forward recesses (15) and at least two rear recesses (16) within a roof panel; a vertically extending stanchion in each of at least two forward and rear recesses, a forward transverse recess starting at one forward recess and ending at an opposite forward recess; a forward transverse (5) bar in the transverse channel having pivoting connections with said vertically extending stanchions; a rear transverse recess starting at one rearward recess and ending at an opposite rearward recess; and a rear transverse bar (6) in said transverse recess having pivoting connections with said vertically extending stanchions in each of said at least two rear recesses, wherein said each of said rear transverse bar (6) and said forward transverse bar (5) having a stored position with a vertical height below an upper surface of said roof panel and a deployed position above said upper surface of said roof panel.