USPTO Patent Granted for Volvo Battery Cell Busbar Assembly

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted a patent to Volvo Car Corporation for a battery cell busbar assembly. The patent, US12586871B2, details a specific design for interconnecting battery cells within a battery pack casing.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12586871B2 to Volvo Car Corporation for a novel busbar assembly designed for battery cells. The patent abstract describes an elongated support structure with specific ridges and conductor members intended for interconnecting battery cell terminals and for adhesive connection to a battery pack casing's top plate.

This patent grant is primarily an informational notice regarding intellectual property. It does not impose new regulatory obligations or compliance requirements on manufacturers. Companies involved in battery technology or automotive manufacturing may find the technical details of the patented assembly of interest for competitive analysis or potential licensing discussions.

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Busbar assembly

Grant US12586871B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

Volvo Car Corporation

Inventors

Martin Hjälm Wallborg, Charbel Nassif, Daniel Karlsson, Klas Persson

Abstract

A busbar assembly includes an elongated support structure with
a bottom,two side walls, extending in a length direction (L) along longitudinal sides,two spaced-apart central ridges extending in the length direction (L),a signal line, connected to the support structure between the central ridges,conductor members positioned between the side walls and an adjacent central ridge, adapted for interconnecting terminals of battery cells that are adjacent when seen in the length direction (L). The sidewalls and the ridges each extend at a cover side of the bottom and define top adhesive surface strips with respective widths Ws, Wc, the strips being situated in a connecting plane and adapted for adhesive connection to a top plate of a battery pack casing.