Cable harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10249406-B2
Application number	US-201715729887-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 11, 2017
Priority date	Oct 13, 2016
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

A cable harness ( 10 ) includes a plurality of electrical conductors ( 12 ) for the contacting of battery cells of a battery module as well as a film-shaped carrier element ( 14 ). The electrical conductors ( 12 ) are arranged for at least a portion in parallel with each other on the carrier element ( 14 ) and are joined to the carrier element ( 14 ). A flexible elongated hollow body ( 16 ) is arranged in parallel for at least a portion with at least one of the electrical conductors ( 12 ) and is joined to the carrier element ( 14 ). A battery module has a plurality of battery cells and at least one cable harness ( 10 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A battery module comprising a plurality of battery cells and at least one cable harness ( 10 ), wherein the at least one cable harness ( 10 ) comprises a plurality of electrical conductors ( 12 ) for contacting the plurality of battery cells of the battery module as well as a film-shaped carrier element ( 14 ), wherein the electrical conductors ( 12 ) are arranged for at least a portion in parallel with each other on the carrier element ( 14 ) and are joined to the carrier element ( 14 ), characterized in that a flexible elongated hollow body ( 16 ) is arranged in parallel for at least a portion with at least one of the electrical conductors ( 12 ) and is joined to the carrier element ( 14 ), wherein at least one of the electrical conductors ( 12 ) of the cable harness ( 10 ) is integrally bonded to a terminal of a battery cell of the battery module.

2. The battery module according to claim 1 , characterized in that the flexible elongated hollow body ( 16 ) is a hydraulic hose.

3. The battery module according to claim 1 , characterized in that the flexible elongated hollow body ( 16 ) is a pneumatic hose.

4. The battery module according to claim 1 , characterized in that a cross-section of a first one of the plurality of electrical conductors ( 12 ) is different from a cross-section of a second one of the plurality of electrical conductors ( 12 ).

5. The battery module according to claim 1 , characterized in that a reinforcing element ( 18 ) is arranged in parallel with the carrier element ( 14 ).

6. The battery module according to claim 5 , characterized in that the electrical conductors ( 12 ) as well as the flexible elongated hollow body ( 16 ) are arranged between the carrier element ( 14 ) and the reinforcing element ( 18 ).

7. The battery module according to claim 1 , characterized in that the carrier element ( 14 ) comprises at least one bend ( 25 ).

8. A vehicle comprising the battery module according to claim 1 .

9. The vehicle according to claim 8 wherein the vehicle is an electric vehicle (EV), a hybrid vehicle (HEV), or a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV).

10. A cable harness ( 10 ), comprising a plurality of electrical conductors ( 12 ) for contacting battery cells of a battery module as well as a film-shaped carrier element ( 14 ), wherein the electrical conductors ( 12 ) are arranged for at least a portion in parallel with each other on the carrier element ( 14 ) and are joined to the carrier element ( 14 ), characterized in that a flexible elongated hollow body ( 16 ) is arranged in parallel for at least a portion with at least one of the electrical conductors ( 12 ) and is joined to the carrier element ( 14 ), wherein a reinforcing element ( 18 ) is arranged in parallel with the carrier element ( 14 ), and wherein the electrical conductors ( 12 ) as well as the flexible elongated hollow body ( 16 ) are arranged between the carrier element ( 14 ) and the reinforcing element ( 18 ).

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Schubert Gerhard
• Klaumuenzer Heiko
• Zipfel Jochen
• Bauer Laura
• Kegel Timo

Classifications

• H01M10/482 Primary

  for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H01M50/569

  Constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals (battery terminal connectors with integrated measuring arrangements G01R31/364) · CPC title

• H01M50/50

  Current conducting connections for cells or batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/298

  characterised by the wiring of battery packs · CPC title

• H01M50/204

  Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells · CPC title