US 11,742,553 B1
Battery cell welding mask
Bharat Kathpalia, San Francisco, CA (US); and Bryce Fredrick Alexander Beecher, Bloomington, IL (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/56,974.
Int. Cl. H01M 50/516 (2021.01); H01M 50/566 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/516 (2021.01) [H01M 50/566 (2021.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a plate comprising an opening;
a clamp to couple a battery cell with the plate, wherein a terminal of the battery cell is at least partially exposed through the opening;
a spring positioned with the clamp and the plate, the spring causes the clamp to align the battery cell with a current collector; and
a pin to pass through the plate and the spring, the pin to couple the clamp with the plate.