Fixing band for battery module and battery module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10862085-B2
Application number	US-201916299239-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2019
Priority date	Mar 30, 2018
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a fixing band for a battery module and a battery module. The fixing band comprises a first end portion, a connecting section and a second end portion which are arranged successively in an extending direction of the fixing band. The first end portion includes a body and engaging grooves which are protruded in a thickness direction of the body. The engaging grooves are integral with the body. The second end portion has engaging protrusions which are shaped to match the engaging grooves. The first end portion and the second end portion are laminated in the thickness direction and are engaged with each other by the engaging grooves and the engaging protrusions, so that the fixing band encloses an annular accommodation space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fixing band for a battery module, comprising a first end portion, a connecting section and a second end portion which are arranged successively in an extending direction of the fixing band, wherein
the first end portion includes a body and engaging grooves which protrude in a thickness direction of the body, the engaging grooves are integral with the body, each of the engaging grooves comprises a groove wall, the groove wall of each of the engaging grooves is separated from the body of the first end portion in a width direction of the fixing band,
the second end portion has engaging protrusions which are shaped to match the engaging grooves, and the first end portion and the second end portion are laminated in the thickness direction and are engaged with each other by the groove walls of the engaging grooves and the engaging protrusions, so that the fixing band is configured to enclose an annular accommodation space,
a first clamping hole is formed between the groove wall of the engaging groove and the body of the first end portion, the first clamping hole penetrates through the groove wall of the engaging groove along the width direction, and the engaging protrusion of the second end portion has a first latching portion which is capable of extending through the first clamping hole to prevent the first end portion and the second end portion from being separated from each other, and
the second end portion comprises a main body and the engaging protrusions which are protruded in the thickness direction, a second clamping hole is formed between the engaging protrusion and the main body of the second end portion, the second clamping hole penetrates through a side wall of the engaging protrusion along the width direction, and the body of the first end portion has a second latching portion which is capable of extending to the second clamping hole.

2. The fixing band according to claim 1 , wherein the engaging grooves have two or more and are spaced apart from each other on the first end portion in the extending direction, and the engaging protrusions have two or more and are spaced apart from each other on the second end portion in the extending direction.

3. The fixing band according to claim 1 , wherein the engaging groove is formed by stamping the first end portion in the thickness direction, and the engaging protrusion is formed by stamping the second end portion in the thickness direction.

4. The fixing band according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing band further comprises a stopping portion, which is provided at the first end portion and the second end portion to prevent the first end portion and the second end portion from being separated from each other.

5. The fixing band according to claim 4 , wherein the stopping portion comprises a limiting hole which is provided at one of the first end portion and the second end portion, and a limiting protrusion which is provided at the other of the first end portion and the second end portion, and the limiting protrusion is received in the limiting hole and abuts against a hole wall of the limiting hole.

6. The fixing band according to claim 5 , wherein the limiting protrusion is provided at the first end portion and is formed by stamping the first end portion; or, the limiting protrusion is provided at the second end portion and is formed by stamping the second end portion.

7. A battery module, comprising:
a battery stack, which includes a plurality of batteries which are stacked side by side; and
two end plates, which are spaced apart from each other and are disposed to hold the battery stack; wherein
the battery module further comprises the fixing band according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fixing band encloses the battery stack and the two end plates, and the first end portion and the second end portion are laminated in the thickness direction and are engaged with each other by the groove walls of the engaging grooves and the engaging protrusions, so that that the battery stack and the two end plates are held and fixed within the accommodation space.

8. The fixing band according to claim 1 , wherein the groove wall of the engaging groove comprises an outer head portion, an outer connecting portion and an outer tail portion which are successively arranged in the extending direction, the outer connecting portion gradually increases in width from the outer head portion to the outer tail portion; and
the engaging protrusion comprises an inner head portion, an inner connecting portion and an inner tail portion which are successively arranged in the extending direction, the inner connecting portion gradually increases in width from the inner head portion to the inner tail portion.

9. The fixing band according to claim 8 , wherein the outer connecting portion is connected to the outer head portion and the outer tail portion using a circular arc transition, and/or the inner connecting portion is connected to the inner head portion and the inner tail portion using a circular arc transition.

10. The fixing band according to claim 8 , wherein in the width direction of the fixing band, the outer head portion has a width smaller than a width of the outer tail portion, the inner head portion has a width equal to the width of the outer head portion, at least a partial region of the inner connecting portion has a width greater than a width of a corresponding position of the outer connecting portion to the at least partial region, and the inner tail portion has a width equal to the width of the outer tail portion.

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Bao Cong
• Long Chao
• Lu Chenzhi
• Wang Peng

Classifications

• H01M10/0481 Primary

  Compression means other than compression means for stacks of electrodes and separators · CPC title

• H01M50/209

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

• H01M50/264

  for cells or batteries, e.g. straps, tie rods or peripheral frames · CPC title

• Y02P70/50

  Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product · CPC title

• H01M10/0468 Primary

  Compression means for stacks of electrodes and separators · CPC title