Patent attributes
The present disclosure is directed to a battery module having an outer housing configured to receive a plurality of electrochemical cells, in which the outer housing has a wall including an inner surface facing a cavity formed by the outer housing, an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and an opening extending through the wall. The battery module also includes a connector barrel configured to be disposed in the opening of the wall, in which the connector barrel has a first open end, a second open end, and a body forming a hollow interior between the first open end and the second open end, in which the connector barrel has a flange disposed on the body and extending outwardly from the body, and in which the flange has a plurality of ridges configured to abut the wall.
