Battery pack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10593918-B2
Application number	US-201815953031-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2018
Priority date	Jan 8, 2018
Publication date	Mar 17, 2020
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020

Abstract

A battery pack includes a case and a plurality of batteries, wherein the case includes a first body, a second body, and a connecting frame. The first body has a first opening. The second body has a second opening which could match with the first opening. A chamber is formed between the first body and the second body. The connecting frame is connected to the second body, and has a first connecting shaft and a second connecting shaft. The first connecting shaft is adapted to be connected to the first body, and the second connecting shaft is adapted to be connected to a mounting position. The batteries are disposed side by side in the chamber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery pack, comprising:
a case comprising a first body, a second body, and a connecting frame, wherein the first body has a first opening; the second body has a second opening which could match with the first opening, and a chamber is formed between the first body and the second body; the connecting frame is connected to the second body, and has a first connecting shaft and a second connecting shaft, wherein the first connecting shaft is adapted to be connected to the first body, and the second connecting shaft is adapted to be connected to a mounting position; and
a plurality of batteries disposed side by side in the chamber;
wherein the first connecting shaft has an abutting surface, which does not face the second connecting shaft, and a side surface connected to the abutting surface; a peripheral edge of the first body is adapted to abut against the abutting surface; a closed peripheral wall is formed on the peripheral edge of the first body, wherein the closed peripheral wall surrounds the side surface.

2. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein the connecting frame is disposed around an outer contour of the second body.

3. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein the connecting frame comprises a connecting plate which is adapted to be engaged with the second body; the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft are respectively connected to two lateral sides of the connecting plate.

4. The battery pack of claim 3 , wherein the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft extend in the same direction from the two lateral sides of the connecting plate.

5. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft are integrally formed as a monolithic unit.

6. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein a rubber strip is disposed between the first connecting shaft and a peripheral edge of the first opening of the first body.

7. The battery pack of claim 6 , wherein the rubber strip has a plurality of perforations; an O-ring which is made of a hard material is provided within each of the perforations, and two ends of the O-ring respectively abut against the first body and the first connecting shaft.

8. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein the batteries are arranged along a predetermined axial direction; the battery pack further comprises a battery holder; the battery holder comprises a bottom frame, a first lateral frame, and a second lateral frame; the first lateral frame comprises two side frames which are adjacent to each other and are disposed on the bottom frame; each of the side frames comprises a main plate, a first side bar, and a second side bar, wherein each of the main plates has a first blocking surface; the two side frames are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the main plate; each of the first side bars has a first perforation, and each of the second side bars has a second perforation corresponding to the first perforation; each of the first perforations of each of the first side bars has a first width in the predetermined axial direction, and each of the second perforations of each of the second side bars has a second width in the predetermined axial direction, wherein the first width is greater than the second width; the first side bar of one of the side frames is adjacent to the second side bar of another side frame, and an engaging member passes through the first perforations of the first side bar and the second perforations of the second side bar which are adjacent to each other to fix the two side frames; the second lateral frame is engaged with the bottom frame, and has two second blocking surfaces, wherein each of the second blocking surfaces respectively faces one of the first blocking surfaces of the main plate; the batteries are disposed between each of the first blocking surfaces and the corresponding second blocking surface.

9. The battery pack of claim 8 , wherein each of the second perforations is a circular hole, and each of the first perforations is long in shape, wherein a longitudinal axis direction of each of the first perforations is parallel to the predetermined axial direction.

10. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein each of the batteries has a plurality of terminals; the battery pack further comprises a plurality of insulating casings disposed on the batteries; each of the insulating casings comprises a base and a top cover, wherein the base is adapted to be engaged with the batteries, and comprises a bottom plate; the bottom plate has a plurality of perforations passing through two surfaces of the bottom plate, wherein the two surfaces of the bottom plate face two opposite direction; the perforations of the bottom plate are adapted to be passed through by the terminals; the top cover is detachably engaged with the base, and a chamber communicating with the perforations of the base is formed between the top cover and the base.

11. The battery pack of claim 10 , wherein a plurality of partitions are disposed around a peripheral edge of each of the perforations of the bottom plate, wherein the partitions are located in the chamber between the top cover and the base, and surround each of the perforations of the bottom plate.

12. The battery pack of claim 11 , wherein at least a part of the terminals has at least one positioning block; the at least one positioning block abuts against at least a part of the partitions, whereby to fix the base to the batteries.

13. The battery pack of claim 12 , wherein at least a part of the partitions have positioning notches, each of which is recessed in a direction from a top edge of the corresponding partition toward the bottom plate; the at least one positioning block respectively abut against the corresponding positioning notch.

14. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein each of the batteries has a first electrode and a second electrode; the first electrodes and the second electrodes are alternatively arranged; the battery pack further comprises a plurality of battery conductive sheets, wherein each of the battery conductive sheets comprises a connecting portion, two first conducting portions, and two second conducting portions; the connecting portion has a first side, a second side, a first surface, and a second surface, wherein the first side and the second side face opposite directions, and the first surface and the second surface face opposite directions; the second surface of the connecting portion of one of the battery conductive sheets faces the second surface of the connecting portion of another battery conductive sheet; the two first conducting portions are spaced from each other by a distance and are connected to the first side of the connecting portion, wherein both the two first conducting portions extend along a first direction; the two second conducting portions are spaced from each other by a distance and are connected to the second side of the connecting portion, wherein both the two second conducting portions extend along a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.

15. The battery pack of claim 14 , wherein each of the first conducting portions of each of the battery conductive sheets has a first extension section, a first bending section, and a first connecting section; the first extension section is connected to the first side; a side of the first bending section is connected to a side of the first extension section facing the first direction, and another side of the first bending section is connected to the first connecting section; each of the second conducting portions of each of the battery conductive sheets has a second extension section,

Assignees

• Mobiletron Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hsu Ming-Hung

Classifications

• H01M2010/4271

  Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing · CPC title

• H01M10/4207

  for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M10/425 Primary

  Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00) · CPC title

• H01M10/48

  Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte (constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569) · CPC title