Connector for power batteries, power battery module, power battery pack and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10396335-B2
Application number	US-201815921384-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2018
Priority date	Sep 30, 2015
Publication date	Aug 27, 2019
Grant date	Aug 27, 2019

Abstract

A connector for connecting power batteries, a power battery module, a power battery pack and a vehicle are provided. The connector includes a main connection sheet, a first fixing sheet and a second fixing sheet, in which the main connection sheet includes first and second connection segments in a longitudinal direction, the second connection segment is bent over to be located above the first connection segment, the first fixing sheet is connected to an edge of the first connection segment and a first predetermined angle is formed between the first fixing sheet and the first connection segment, the second fixing sheet is connected to an edge of the second connection segment and a second predetermined angle is formed between the second fixing sheet and the second connection segment, each of the first and second predetermined angles is larger than 0 degree and less than 180 degrees.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector for connecting power batteries, comprising:
a main connection sheet, a first fixing sheet configured to be connected to a first power battery, and a second fixing sheet configured to be connected to a second power battery, wherein the main connection sheet is divided into a first connection segment and a second connection segment in a longitudinal direction, the second connection segment is bent over to be located above the first connection segment, the first fixing sheet is connected to an edge of the first connection segment and a first predetermined angle is formed between the first fixing sheet and the first connection segment, the second fixing sheet is connected to an edge of the second connection segment and a second predetermined angle is formed between the second fixing sheet and the second connection segment, the first predetermined angle is larger than 0 degree and less than 180 degrees, the second predetermined angle is larger than 0 degree and less than 180 degrees, and the first fixing sheet and the second fixing sheet are at a same side of the main connection sheet.

2. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection segment is parallel with the second connection segment.

3. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein a bent portion between the first connection segment and the second connection segment is configured to has a U shape, and a bottom wall of the U shape is configured as an arc wall or a flat wall connected to a side wall of the U shape via a circular arc transition.

4. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 3 , wherein each of the first predetermined angle and the second predetermined angle is 90 degrees.

5. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixing sheet and the second fixing sheet are coplanar.

6. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixing sheet and the second fixing sheet extend from the main connection sheet in a same direction or in opposite directions.

7. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixing sheet is adjacent to a free end of the first connection segment, and the second fixing sheet is adjacent to a free end of the second connection segment.

8. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 7 , wherein an edge of the first fixing sheet adjacent to the free end of the first connection segment is in flush with an end surface of the free end of the first connection segment, and an edge of the second fixing sheet adjacent to the free end of the second connection segment is in flush with an end surface of the free end of the second connection segment.

9. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein a free end of the second connection segment is located above a middle portion of the first connection segment.

10. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein a free end of the second connection segment is spaced away from a side of the first fixing sheet, and is away from the free end of the first connection segment.

11. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein the connector is integrally formed by bending a single mental sheet.

12. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first fixing sheet and the second fixing sheet is connected to the main connection sheet via an arc bend.

13. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein the main connection sheet defines a groove penetrated therethrough in a thickness thereof.

14. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 13 , wherein the groove extends into the first fixing sheet and the second fixing sheet.

15. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 13 , wherein a plurality of grooves is provided and parallel with each other.

16. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixing sheet defines a first connection hole and the second fixing sheet defines a second connection hole.

17. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 16 , wherein two first connection holes are provided, and arranged and spaced away from each other in a longitudinal direction of the main connection sheet, and two second connection holes are provided, and arranged and spaced away from each other in the longitudinal direction of the main connection sheet.

18. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein the main connection sheet, the first fixing sheet and the second fixing sheet are made of copper or aluminum.

19. The connector for connecting power batteries according to claim 1 , wherein a metal coating is disposed on the main connection sheet, the first fixing sheet and the second fixing sheet.

Assignees

• Byd Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhan Li
• Zhou Yanfei
• Zhang Zhonglin

Classifications

• H01R11/09 Primary

  the connecting locations being identical · CPC title

• H01M50/517

  by fixing means, e.g. screws, rivets or bolts · CPC title

• H01M50/503

  characterised by the shape of the interconnectors · CPC title

• H01R13/24

  resilient; resiliently-mounted · CPC title

• H01R11/288

  Interconnections between batteries · CPC title