Inventors:
William Gardner - East Freetown MA, US
John Hession - Braintree MA, US
Douglas Woodnorth - Needham MA, US
Walter Carlson - East Taunton MA, US
Kevin Li - Stow MA, US
Assignee:
Electrochem Solutions, Inc. - Clarence NY
International Classification:
H05K 5/03, H01G 5/014
US Classification:
361752, 361730, 361517, 361519, 361535, 361537, 29830, 429163, 429175, 429179, 174520
Abstract:
A protective housing for a circuit board mounted on an end of a cell is described. The protective housing includes a cut-out in its sidewall and a retaining wall centered in the cut-out. This provides a pair of gaps, one on each side of the retaining wall between the cut-out. These gaps are size so that lead wires extending from the circuit board are captured therein in a tight-fitting relationship. Consequently, the lengths of the leads extending from the protective housing of the cell to a quick disconnect at the distal end of the leads is precisely controlled. If desired, there can be more than one retaining wall providing a plurality of gaps for capturing a plurality of lead wires therein.