METHOD FOR FORMING A BUSBAR AND FOLDED BUSBAR

摘要

An exemplary method of forming a bus bar includes, among other things, buckling a sheet of material to form a plurality of creases that divide the sheet into a plurality of segments. The method further includes identifying a desired size for a terminal receiving recess in a busbar. In response to the desired size, the method folds at least some of the segments relative to each other by at least some of the kinks according to a first process or another, second process. An exemplary battery assembly includes, among other things, a bus bar formed from a sheet of material. The busbar has a terminal receiving recess. Kinks are formed within the sheet which divides at least a portion of the sheet into a plurality of segments. Some of the segments are folded relative to each other by at least some of the kinks to provide the terminal receiving recess in the busbar.