Battery pack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10727460-B2
Application number	US-201616084363-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2016
Priority date	Mar 16, 2016
Publication date	Jul 28, 2020
Grant date	Jul 28, 2020

Abstract

A battery pack includes a first casing, a plurality of battery cells, and a second screw, for example. The first casing is supported by a support member and includes an insulating first outer wall. The battery cells are housed in the first casing. The first outer wall is provided with a second screw that is connectable to a first screw. The first casing is supported by the support member with the first screw fitted into the second screw, placing the support member in-between the first screw and the second screw.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A battery pack comprising:
a first casing supported by a support member and including an insulating first outer wall;
a plurality of battery cells housed in the first casing; and
a second screw provided in the first outer wall and connectable to a first screw, wherein
the first casing is supported by the support member while the first screw is fitted into the second screw, placing the support member in-between the first screw and the second screw,
the first outer wall includes a connector-connect and the second screw, the connector-connect configured to output electric power of the battery cells to an external connector,
the first outer wall includes a first end and the second end opposite the first end, the first end extending in a first direction crossing a thickness direction of the first outer wall, the second end extending in the first direction,
the connector-connect is located closer to the second end than to the first end, and
the second screw is located closer to the first end than to the second end.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the second screw are formed by a nut at least part of which is embedded in the first outer wall.

3. The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein the nut includes:
a tube provided with the second screw inside; and
a flange that projects radially outward from an end of the tube opposite the support member.

4. The battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein the flange has a polygonal shape when viewed in a thickness direction of the first outer wall.

5. The battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein the first outer wall is provided with a cover that protrudes from radially outside the flange and covers aside of the flange opposite the battery cells.

6. The battery pack according to claim 5 , wherein at least part of the tube protrudes beyond the cover in a thickness direction of the first outer wall.

7. The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein the second screw of the nut has a closed end opposite the support member.

8. The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein the nut is formed of a magnetic material.

9. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the connector-connect and the second screw are offset in the first direction.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk
• Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corp

Inventors

• Uchida Toshinori
• Shimizu Norio
• Kuroda Kazuto
• Sekino Masahiro

Classifications

• H01M50/296 Primary

  characterised by terminals of battery packs (terminals of batteries H01M50/543) · CPC title

• H01M50/262

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

• H01M50/209 Primary

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

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M10/647

  Prismatic or flat cells, e.g. pouch cells · CPC title