Busbar module and battery pack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11005142-B2
Application number	US-201816229441-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2018
Priority date	Oct 23, 2015
Publication date	May 11, 2021
Grant date	May 11, 2021

Abstract

A busbar module includes a basic busbar module assembled to an electrode terminal group arranged in a row of a battery module formed of a plurality of battery cells, and a holding member that holds the basic busbar module. The basic busbar module includes a plurality of busbars that is arranged along an arrangement direction of respective electrode terminals of the electrode terminal group and is electrically connected to the corresponding electrode terminals, and flat cable having a conductor portion that is electrically connected to the plurality of busbars, and an insulating holding portion that holds the plurality of busbars, and the holding member has a holding body that holds the basic busbar module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A busbar module comprising:
a basic busbar module assembled to an electrode terminal group arranged in a row of a battery module formed of a plurality of battery cells; and
a holding member that holds the basic busbar module, wherein
the basic busbar module includes:
a plurality of busbars that is arranged along an arrangement direction of respective electrode terminals of the electrode terminal group and is electrically connected to the corresponding electrode terminals; and
a flexible flat conductor having a conductor portion that is electrically connected to the plurality of busbars, and an insulating holding portion that holds the plurality of busbars,

the holding member has a holding body that holds the basic busbar module for each of the plurality of busbars, each of the holding bodies is arranged side by side in an arrangement direction of the busbars,
the holding body has an insertion portion into which the busbar is inserted, and a holding portion that is engaged with the busbar during an insertion into the insertion portion and holds the busbar,
the insertion portion is provided at each of both ends in the arrangement direction of the holding bodies,
each of the insertion portions is formed such that two corner portions in the arrangement direction of the busbar are respectively inserted into the insertion portions, and
the holding portion of the holding body has a claw portion that is inserted into a locking hole of the busbar in a state where an end portion of the busbar in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction is inserted into the insertion portion.

2. The busbar module according to claim 1 , wherein
the holding member has an insulating cover body that covers the busbar on the battery module after being assembled to the battery module together with the basic busbar module.

3. The busbar module according to claim 2 , wherein
the holding member has a hinge portion between the holding body and the insulating cover body, and
the hinge portion is formed to change a position of the insulating cover body with respect to the holding body between a position where work of connection between the busbar and the electrode terminal is not impeded and a position where the busbar on the battery module is covered.

4. The busbar module according to claim 3 , wherein
the holding member is provided with a lock mechanism that holds a closed state of the insulating cover body with respect to the holding body capable of covering the busbar on the battery module, and
the lock mechanism includes a first locking portion provided on the holding body side, and a second locking portion that is provided on the insulating cover body side and holds the closed state by being locked to the first locking portion.

5. The busbar module according to claim 4 , wherein
the basic busbar module is provided for each of sections of the electrode terminal group, and
in the holding member, the holding body is formed to collectively hold a plurality of the basic busbar modules.

6. The busbar module according to claim 3 , wherein
the basic busbar module is provided for each of sections of the electrode terminal group, and
in the holding member, the holding body is formed to collectively hold a plurality of the basic busbar modules.

7. The busbar module according to claim 2 , wherein
the holding member is provided with a lock mechanism that holds a closed state of the insulating cover body with respect to the holding body capable of covering the busbar on the battery module, and
the lock mechanism includes a first locking portion provided on the holding body side, and a second locking portion that is provided on the insulating cover body side and holds the closed state by being locked to the first locking portion.

8. The busbar module according to claim 7 , wherein
the basic busbar module is provided for each of sections of the electrode terminal group, and
in the holding member, the holding body is formed to collectively hold a plurality of the basic busbar modules.

9. The busbar module according to claim 2 , wherein
the basic busbar module is provided for each of sections of the electrode terminal group, and
in the holding member, the holding body is formed to collectively hold a plurality of the basic busbar modules.

10. The busbar module according to claim 1 , wherein
the basic busbar module is provided for each of sections of the electrode terminal group, and
in the holding member, the holding body is formed to collectively hold a plurality of the basic busbar modules.

11. A battery pack comprising:
a battery module including a plurality of battery cells; and
a busbar module that electrically connects the plurality of battery cells in series or in parallel, wherein
the busbar module includes a basic busbar module assembled to an electrode terminal group arranged in a row of the battery module, and a holding member that holds the basic busbar module,
the basic busbar module includes:
a plurality of busbars that is arranged along an arrangement direction of respective electrode terminals of the electrode terminal group and is electrically connected to the corresponding electrode terminals; and
a flexible flat conductor having a conductor portion that is electrically connected to the plurality of busbars, and an insulating holding portion that holds the plurality of busbars,

the holding member has a holding body that holds the basic busbar module for each of the plurality of busbars, each of the holding bodies is arranged side by side in an arrangement direction of the busbars,
the holding body has an insertion portion into which the busbar is inserted, and a holding portion that is engaged with the busbar during an insertion into the insertion portion and holds the busbar,
the insertion portion is provided at each of both ends in the arrangement direction of the holding bodies,
each of the insertion portions is formed such that two corner portions in the arrangement direction of the busbar are respectively inserted into the insertion portions, and
the holding portion of the holding body has a claw portion that is inserted into a locking hole of the busbar in a state where an end portion of the busbar in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction is inserted into the insertion portion.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Kataoka Ryota
• Koike Hirokuni
• Inoue Hideki
• Shoji Takao
• Sato Katsunori
• Okazaki Yutaro

Classifications

• H01M50/50 Primary

  Current conducting connections for cells or batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/507 Primary

  comprising an arrangement of two or more busbars within a container structure, e.g. busbar modules · CPC title

• H01M50/503

  characterised by the shape of the interconnectors · CPC title

• H01M50/209

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

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title