• Patent Title: ELECTRICAL FEEDTHROUGHS FOR REDISTRIBUTING THERMALLY-INDUCED STRESSES THAT RESULT FROM WELDING
  • Application No.: US15383446
    Application Date: 2016-12-19
  • Publication No.: US20180083256A1
    Publication Date: 2018-03-22
  • Inventor: Angelo V. MarascoHaran Balaram
  • Applicant: Apple Inc.
  • Main IPC: H01M2/30
  • IPC: H01M2/30 H01M2/08
ELECTRICAL FEEDTHROUGHS FOR REDISTRIBUTING THERMALLY-INDUCED STRESSES THAT RESULT FROM WELDING
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.
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