Receiving device for receiving at least one energy storage component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10367241-B2
Application number	US-201414905682-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2014
Priority date	Jul 16, 2013
Publication date	Jul 30, 2019
Grant date	Jul 30, 2019

Abstract

The invention relates to a receiving device for receiving at least one energy storing component, includes at least one receiving part which delimits at least some sections of a receiving chamber for receiving the energy storing component. A coolant channel structure which includes at least one coolant channel is formed in at least some sections of the surface of the receiving part, wherein the coolant channel structure communicates with at least one coolant inlet and at least one coolant outlet.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A receiving device for receiving at least one energy storage component, said receiving device comprising:
at least one receiving part, which delimits at least regions of a receiving space; and
a coolant channel structure formed in the surface of the receiving part at least in regions of the surface, said coolant channel structure comprising at least one coolant channel extending meander-shaped in a symmetrical arrangement such that coolant flows through the at least one coolant channel in opposite directions, and communicating with at least one coolant inlet and with at least one coolant outlet both arranged at a centered position relative to a longitudinal axis of the at least one receiving part,
wherein the receiving device and the at least one receiving part share a common base area with a trough-shape, said trough-shape formed by borders which protrude perpendicularly from the base area of the receiving part such that the base area and borders define a volume of the receiving space delimited by the receiving part, wherein the borders are separate from the coolant channel structure.

2. The receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the coolant channel structure is formed during a shaping and/or material removing processing of the receiving part.

3. The receiving device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one plate shaped cover element covering the coolant channel structure.

4. The receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the cover element is connected with the surface of the receiving part via at least one connection point.

5. The receiving device of claim 3 , wherein the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet are formed in a region of the cover element, which is spatially separate from regions which delimit the receiving space.

6. The receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the coolant channel structure is formed so as to extend meander-shaped at least in sections along the surface of the receiving part.

7. The receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the receiving part is made of a plastic or metal.

8. The receiving device of claim 1 , further comprising a further receiving part, wherein the receiving part forms a bottom surface of the receiving device and the further receiving part forms side surfaces of the receiving device which delimit the receiving space, wherein a plurality of receiving compartments are formed in the further receiving part for receiving at least one energy storage component in an exact fit.

9. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one energy storage component includes at least one energy storage cell and/or an electronic component electrically connected with the at least one energy storage cell.

10. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein dimensions of the respective ones of the receiving compartments are adapted to dimensions of respective ones of the energy storage components to be received in the respective receiving compartments.

11. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the further receiving part is a metallic die cast part.

12. The receiving device of claim 1 , further comprising by a closure part configured for closure of the receiving space towards at least one open side.

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Enning Norbert
• Guyot Bastian

Classifications

• H01M50/209

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

• H01M50/227

  Organic material · CPC title

• H01M50/224

  Metals · CPC title

• B60K11/06

  with air cooling · CPC title

• H01M10/613

  Cooling or keeping cold · CPC title