US 12,347,893 B2
Battery pack
Frederick W. Bryan, Greenville, SC (US); Blake Strickland, Anderson, SC (US); Michael MacQuillan Thompson, Anderson, SC (US); and Michael Nemshon, Anderson, SC (US)
Assigned to Techtronic Cordless GP, Anderson, SC (US)
Filed by TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP, Anderson, SC (US)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/478,623.
Prior Publication US 2023/0089745 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 50/583 (2021.01); H01M 10/653 (2014.01); H01M 10/658 (2014.01); H01M 50/213 (2021.01); H01M 50/264 (2021.01); H01M 50/284 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/583 (2021.01) [H01M 10/653 (2015.04); H01M 10/658 (2015.04); H01M 50/213 (2021.01); H01M 50/264 (2021.01); H01M 50/284 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery pack comprising:
a housing;
a plurality of battery cells;
a printed circuit board supported within the housing, the printed circuit board electrically coupled to a plurality of electrical terminals configured to mate with a plurality of electrical terminals of a device;
a cell strap in electrical communication with at least one of the plurality of battery cells, the cell strap in electrical communication with the printed circuit board;
a fuse coupled to the printed circuit board; and
a heat shield coupled to the fuse, the heat shield configured to inhibit heat transfer between the fuse and other components of the battery pack.