Battery pack and production method for same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11424516-B2
Application number	US-201816633054-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 23, 2018
Priority date	Jul 27, 2017
Publication date	Aug 23, 2022
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022

Abstract

A battery pack includes: a connector holder that is fixed to an exterior case and has a second main surface that faces an inside of the exterior case; a floating connector connected with a center of the connector holder in such a manner that the floating connector floats such that an orientation of the floating connector is variable upward, downward, leftward, and rightward; and a lead wire fixed to an inner surface of the floating connector. The lead wire extends through an inside of the exterior case. The Lead wire) connects the floating connector with a circuit board. The connector holder has a guide pipe on a second-main-surface side of connector holder. A shape of an edge of the guide pipe is a circle that has a cut-off portion. The cut-off portion has a radius of curvature that is larger than a radius of curvature of the circle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A battery pack comprising:
a battery module that includes at least one secondary-battery cell;
an exterior case that holds the battery module and has an opening;
a circuit board electrically connected with the secondary-battery cell of the battery module:
a connector holder that is fixed to the exterior case and has two main surfaces that include a first main surface exposed through the opening of the exterior case, and a second main surface that is opposite the first main surface and faces an inside of the exterior case;
a floating connector connected with a center of the connector holder in such a manner that the floating connector floats in such a manner that an orientation of the floating connector is variable upward, downward, leftward, and rightward, the floating connector having an exposed surface exposed by the exterior case, and the floating connector being able to be connected through the exposed surface with a device to which the battery pack supplies electrical energy; and
a lead wire fixed to an inner surface of the floating connector that is opposite the exposed surface of the floating connector, the lead wire extending through an inside of the exterior case, and the lead wire connecting the floating connector with the circuit board,
wherein the connector holder has a guide pipe on a side of the second main surface of the connector holder, the guide pipe has a pipe shape, and the guide pipe surrounds the lead wire, and
a shape of an edge of the guide pipe is a circle, has a cut-off portion, and the cut-off portion has a radius of curvature that is larger than a radius of curvature of the circle.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
the lead wire is fixed to a center of the inner surface of the floating connector, and the lead wire is perpendicular to the inner surface of the floating connector.

3. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
the cut-off portion has a share of a straight line, or is curved.

4. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
in the edge of the guide pipe, the cut-of portion is located at a side of the edge that is far from the circuit board.

5. The battery pack, according to claim 4 , wherein
the cut-off portion of the edge of the guide pipe is inclined in a direction in which the lead wire extends from the circuit board.

6. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
the connector holder has a frame, the frame adjoins the guide pipe, the frame has an inner diameter that is larger than an inner diameter of the guide pipe, and the frame surrounds the floating connector.

7. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
the connector holder has a fixing portion that allows the connector holder to be inserted into the opening of the exterior case from an inside of the exterior case, and is used to fix the connector holder to the opening of the exterior case from an inside of the exterior case.

8. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
the lead wire includes a plurality of wires.

9. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
a tape that has a smooth surface is wound around the lead wire.

10. A production method for a battery pack, the battery pack including:
a battery module that includes at least one secondary-battery cell;
an exterior case that holds the battery module and has an opening;
a circuit board electrically connected with the secondary-battery cell of the battery module;
a connector holder that is fixed to the exterior case and has two main surfaces that include a first main surface exposed through the opening of the exterior case, and a second main surface that is opposite the first main surface and Faces an inside of the exterior case;
a floating connector connected with the connector holder in such a manner that the floating connector floats in such a manner that an angle of the floating connector is variable, the floating connector being able to be connected with a device to which the battery pack supplies electrical energy; and
a lead wire that extends through an inside of the exterior case, and connects the floating connector with the circuit board,
the production method for a battery pack comprising,
arranging the battery module and the circuit board in the exterior case,
inserting the lead wire that extends from the circuit board into a guide pipe having a pipe shape, the guide pipe being formed on a side of the second main surface of the connector holder, a shape of an edge of the directing tube being a circle that has a cut-off portion having a radius of curvature that is larger than a radius of curvature of the circle,
connecting the lead wire that has been inserted into the guide pipe with the floating connector,
inserting the connector holder into the opening of the exterior case from an inside of the exterior case to fix,
closing the exterior case.

Assignees

• Sanyo Electric Co

Inventors

• Haino Masami
• Muramatsu Koichi

Classifications

• H01M50/176

  for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/181 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/271

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

• H01M50/209

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

• H01R43/205

  with a panel or printed circuit board · CPC title

• H01M50/528 Primary

  Fixed electrical connections, i.e. not intended for disconnection · CPC title