Battery pack minimized with mounting space for device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10707463-B2
Application number	US-201715752899-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2017
Priority date	Jan 12, 2016
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

The present invention provides a battery pack mounted to a battery pack mounting part of a device for supplying power, including: a base plate including one surface on which two or more battery module assemblies respectively having a plurality of battery cells arranged therein are mounted in a separated state from each other with a predetermined interval therebetween; a cover member mounted on one surface of the base plate while enclosing the battery module assemblies; and a reinforcement supporting member positioned at a separation part between the battery module assemblies while supporting the mounting state of the cover member for the base plate, wherein the battery pack is mounted in a state in which an external circumferential surface of the cover member faces a battery pack mounting part of a device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery pack, comprising:
a base plate including one surface on which two or more battery module assemblies respectively having a plurality of battery cells arranged therein are mounted in a separated state from each other with a predetermined interval therebetween;
a cover member mounted on one surface of the base plate while enclosing the battery module assemblies; and
a reinforcement supporting member positioned at a separation part between the battery module assemblies while supporting a mounting state of the cover member for the base plate, the reinforcement supporting member including at least two supporting parts and a connection beam extending between the at least two supporting parts,
wherein a height of each supporting part in a vertical direction is greater than a height of the connection beam in the vertical direction,
wherein a space is provided between a portion of the connection beam and the base plate.

2. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein
a mounting space for mounting each of the battery module assemblies is formed of thoas a recessed structure at one surface of the base plate.

3. The battery pack of claim 2 , wherein
a recessed depth of the mounting space of the battery module assembly is formed of a size of 10% to 50% with reference to the height corresponding to the mounting direction of the battery module assembly to prevent a displacement of the battery module assembly.

4. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein each battery module assembly is formed of a cuboid structure in which a length of an external circumference side of one side is relatively larger than the length of the external circumference side of another side adjacent to the one side, and the battery module assemblies are mounted on the base plate in the state in which the external circumferences having the relatively large size face each other.

5. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein
battery cells configuring one battery module assembly are coupled in series, and the battery module assemblies configuring a module assembly group are coupled in parallel.

6. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein
the battery cell is a lithium rechargeable battery.

7. A device comprising:
a battery pack mounting part; and
the battery pack of claim 1 ,
wherein the battery pack is mounted in a state in which an external circumferential surface of the cover member faces the battery pack mounting part.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein
the device is selected from a group consisting of an electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle, or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein
the external circumferential surface of the cover member is formed of a structure corresponding to a shape of the battery pack mounting part of the device.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein
the cover member is formed of a structure in which a part corresponding to a separation space between the battery module assemblies is recessed inside so that the battery module assemblies are separated from each other.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein
the part of the battery pack mounting part is coupled face-to-face to an interior circumference of the part where the cover member is recessed inside.

12. The device of claim 7 , wherein
the battery pack is mounted to the battery pack mounting part by a fastener that is inserted and coupled from the base plate.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein
the fastener is coupled to the battery pack mounting part through at least one supporting part of the two supporting parts of the reinforcement supporting member and the cover member from the base plate.

14. The device of claim 12 , wherein
in the reinforcement supporting member, each supporting part has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite each other, the upper surface being coupled face-to-face to a recessed interior circumference part of the cover member, and the lower surface being coupled face-to-face to the separation part of the battery cell assemblies on the base plate.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein
in the at least one supporting part of the two supporting parts of the reinforcement supporting member, a first fastening hole where the fastener is coupled to both surfaces that are coupled face-to-face to the cover member and the base plate is formed with a penetrating structure.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein
a second fastening hole and a third fastening hole are respectively formed at the part of the cover member corresponding to the first fastening hole of the at least one supporting part of the two supporting parts of the reinforcement supporting member and the part of the base plate.

17. The device of claim 16 , wherein
in the state in which the fastener is inserted and coupled through the fastening holes from the base plate to the cover member side facing thereto, one end is protruded from the cover member such that the fastener is coupled to the battery pack mounting part.

18. The device of claim 17 , wherein
a height of the fastener protruded from the cover member has a size of 10% to 90% with reference to the height of the supporting part.

19. The device of claim 15 , wherein
a watertight gasket is interposed at the first and second surface parts that are coupled face-to-face to the base plate and the cover member in the supporting part.

20. The device of claim 19 , wherein
the watertight gasket is formed of a structure in which the part corresponding to the fastening hole of the supporting part is penetrated.

21. The device of claim 19 , wherein
the material of the watertight gasket is one or more selected from a group including a synthetic rubber, a natural rubber, a silicone resin, and a polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

22. The device of claim 21 , wherein
the synthetic rubber is at least one selected from a group including styrene-butadiene rubber, polychloroprene rubber, nitrile rubber, butyl rubber, butadiene rubber, isoprene rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, a polysulfide-based rubber, silicon rubber, a fluoride-based rubber, urethane rubber, and acryl rubber.

Assignees

• Lg Chemical Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Min Sung
• Lee Yoon Hee
• Lee Hak Jun
• Jung Jun Hee

Classifications

• B60L50/66 Primary

  Arrangements of batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/289

  characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs (spacing elements inside cells other than separators, membranes or diaphragms H01M50/471) · CPC title

• H01M50/262

  with fastening means, e.g. locks · CPC title

• H01M50/204

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

• H01M50/271

  Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings · CPC title