Wiring module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11005143-B2
Application number	US-201716318975-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2017
Priority date	Jul 22, 2016
Publication date	May 11, 2021
Grant date	May 11, 2021

Abstract

Provided is a wiring module to be attached to a power storage element group having a plurality of power storage elements, the wiring module including: bus bars; a plurality of coupling units for holding the bus bars; and a coupling portion for coupling the plurality of coupling units. The coupling portion includes: a locking portion arranged on an end portion of one coupling unit of the plurality of coupling units; and a locked portion that is arranged on another coupling unit adjacent to the one coupling unit and onto which the locking portion of the one coupling unit is to be locked. The locking portion extends in a direction intersecting a coupling direction in which the plurality of coupling units are coupled.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wiring module to be attached to a battery group having a plurality of batteries, the wiring module comprising:
conductive members;
a plurality of coupling units for holding the conductive members; and
a coupling portion for coupling the plurality of coupling units,
wherein each of the plurality of coupling units includes a unit groove in which a wire is to be arranged, such that when the plurality of coupling units are coupled, the unit grooves are coupled to form a routing groove in which the wire is to be routed,
the coupling portion includes: a locking portion formed integrally via a hinge on an end portion of one coupling unit of the plurality of coupling units; and a locked portion that is arranged on another coupling unit adjacent to the one coupling unit and onto which the locking portion of the one coupling unit is to be locked in a condition rotated about the hinge,
the locking portion extends in a direction intersecting a coupling direction in which the plurality of coupling units are coupled,
wherein, when the hinge is in an opened state, the locking portion and locked portion are detached from each other, and
wherein, when the hinge is in a closed state, the locking portion locks onto the locked portion in a condition spanning over the routing groove of the other coupling unit adjacent to the one coupling unit on which the locking portion is formed such that the locking portion and locked portion are positioned on a same side of the hinge.

2. The wiring module according to claim 1 , comprising
a cover for covering the routing groove,
wherein in a condition covering the routing groove, the cover overlaps with the locking portion from a side opposite to the routing groove.

Assignees

• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Electric Industries

Inventors

• IDOTA Tomoki
• OKAMOTO Ryouya
• Shimizu Hiroshi
• Takeda Hitoshi

Classifications

• H01M10/482 Primary

  for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H01M50/588 Primary

  outside the batteries, e.g. incorrect connections of terminals or busbars · CPC title

• H01M50/517

  by fixing means, e.g. screws, rivets or bolts · CPC title

• H01M50/507

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

• H01M50/298

  characterised by the wiring of battery packs · CPC title