| US 7,479,345 B2 | ||
| Circuit assembly for battery pack or the like, and method of making the same | ||
| Satoshi Nakamura, Kyoto (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 28, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/191,506. | ||
| Application 11/191506 is a division of application No. 10/170014, filed on Jun. 11, 2002, abandoned. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2001-177271 (JP), filed on Jun. 12, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0263572 A1, Dec. 01, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H01M 2/14 (2006.01); H01R 12/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 429—129 [439/65] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A battery pack comprising:
a housing for accommodating a set of batteries; and
a circuit assembly accommodated in the housing at a corner thereof, the circuit assembly including a first substrate formed
with a first wiring pattern, a second substrate formed with a second wiring pattern, and a joint member for electrically and/or
mechanically connecting the first and the second substrates;
wherein the joint member includes a set of leads physically and electrically separated from each other and extending generally
parallel to each other, and a first and a second retainers transversely connecting the leads to each other;
wherein each of the first and the second retainers is formed by molding a resin so as to be integral with the leads, the molding
resin filling spaces between the leads, the retainer being spaced away from both the first substrate and the second substrate
in a longitudinal direction of the leads;
wherein the joint member further includes insulating tapes sandwiching the set of leads from above and below between the first
retainer and the second retainer; and
wherein the first retainer and the second retainer are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the leads,
and each of the retainers is spaced apart from the insulating tapes in the longitudinal direction of the leads.
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