Battery module unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10135042-B2
Application number	US-201415100686-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2014
Priority date	Dec 4, 2013
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

A battery module unit for a power supply device is designed so that the value of the adhesive strength between an end plate and an outermost tape and the value of the adhesive strength between a battery module and the outermost tape are greater than or equal to the minimum required strength for holding the battery module and around the minimum required strength. As a result, the battery module does not fall off in a normally held state and the end plate can be easily peeled off from the battery module at the time of reworking.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery module unit comprising:
a battery module having a plurality of stacked battery units each including a battery cell;
a pair of end plates holding the battery module from both end sides in a stacking direction of the battery units; and
a first double-sided adhesive tape disposed between the battery module and each of the pair of end plates,
the first double-sided adhesive tape being configured such that an adhesive strength between the first double-sided adhesive tape and the end plates is greater than or equal to half an inertial force applied to the battery module, and an adhesive strength between the first double-sided adhesive tape and the battery module is greater than or equal to half the inertial force applied to the battery module such that a value of the adhesive strength between the first double-sided adhesive tape and the end plates is smaller than a value of the adhesive strength between the first double-sided adhesive tape and the battery module.

2. A battery module unit comprising:
a battery module having a plurality of stacked battery units each including a battery cell;
a pair of end plates holding the battery module from both end sides in a stacking direction of the battery units; and
a first double-sided adhesive tape disposed between the battery module and each of the pair of end plates, the first double-sided adhesive tape being configured such that an adhesive strength between the first double-sided adhesive tape and the end plates and an adhesive strength between the first double-sided adhesive tape and the battery module are greater than or equal to half an inertial force applied to the battery module and around half the inertial force such that a value of the adhesive strength between the first double-sided adhesive tape and the end plates is smaller than a value of the adhesive strength between the first double-sided adhesive tape and the battery module.

3. The battery module unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second double-sided adhesive tape disposed between respective adjacent battery units, wherein
the second double-sided adhesive tape and the first double-sided adhesive tape are configured using the same type of tape having a same adhesive property.

4. The battery module unit according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a second double-sided adhesive tape disposed between respective adjacent battery units, wherein
the second double-sided adhesive tape and the first double-sided adhesive tape are configured using the same type of tape having a same adhesive property.

5. The battery module unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the inertial force is applied to the battery module in a direction perpendicular to a stacking direction of the stacked battery units.

6. The battery module unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the inertial force is applied to the battery module in a direction perpendicular to a stacking direction of the stacked battery units.

7. The battery module unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the first double-sided adhesive tape includes a first surface and a second surface opposite of the first surface, and
an adhesive force of the first surface is smaller than an adhesive force of the second surface.

8. The battery module unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the first double-sided adhesive tape includes a first surface and a second surface opposite of the first surface, and
an adhesive force of the first surface is smaller than an adhesive force of the second surface.

Assignees

• Toyota Jidoshokki Kk

Inventors

• Morisaku Naoto
• Ueda Hiromi
• Kato Takayuki

Classifications

• H01M50/209 Primary

  adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/216 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/264

  for cells or batteries, e.g. straps, tie rods or peripheral frames · CPC title

• H01M50/233

  characterised by physical properties of casings or racks, e.g. dimensions · CPC title

• H01M10/647

  Prismatic or flat cells, e.g. pouch cells · CPC title

• H01M2/1077

  Electricity · mapped topic