US 12,015,174 B1
Interface for a current collector and a busbar
Neil Patel, Costa Mesa, CA (US); Tyler Jacobs, Redondo Beach, CA (US); James Daisuke Spence, Ontario, CA (US); and Karthik Gundappa Balte, Laguna Niguel, CA (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/067,771.
Int. Cl. H01M 50/516 (2021.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/507 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/516 (2021.01) [B60L 50/64 (2019.02); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/507 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a current collector of a battery, the current collector comprising a plurality of layers;
a busbar of the battery; and
an interface disposed about an edge of the busbar, the interface comprising a portion of a layer of the plurality of layers of the current collector, wherein the portion of the layer of the interface protrudes past the plurality of layers and a surface of the busbar to couple with the busbar via a weld on the surface of the portion of the layer.