Battery pack and transportation vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12074337-B2
Application number	US-201916980316-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 19, 2019
Priority date	Nov 19, 2019
Publication date	Aug 27, 2024
Grant date	Aug 27, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a battery pack and transportation vehicle, wherein the battery pack includes: a box assembly; a restraint assembly disposed within the box assembly, wherein the restraint assembly is internally provided with an accommodating cavity, a first exhaust passage is provided between the restraint assembly and the box assembly, and the restraint assembly is provided with a communication hole which communicates the accommodating cavity with the first exhaust passage; and a battery module disposed within the accommodating cavity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery pack, comprising:
a box assembly;
a restraint assembly, disposed within the box assembly, wherein the restraint assembly is internally provided with an accommodating cavity, a first exhaust passage is provided between the restraint assembly and the box assembly, and the restraint assembly is provided with a communication hole which communicates the accommodating cavity with the first exhaust passage, the first exhaust passage being configured to provide an expansion space for the restraint assembly,
wherein a first gap is provided between an outer side of the restraint assembly and an inner side of the box assembly, the outer side of the restraint assembly and the inner side of the box assembly face each other along a height direction of the battery pack, and the first gap forms the first exhaust passage; and
a battery module, disposed within the accommodating cavity, the battery module comprising a plurality of battery units, each of the battery units comprising a housing and an electrode assembly disposed within the housing, wherein:
the electrode assembly comprises a wound structure, and an outer surface of the electrode assembly comprises two flat surfaces, which are oppositely disposed along a height direction of the battery unit; or
the electrode assembly comprises a laminated structure and comprises a plurality of first pole pieces and a plurality of second pole pieces, the first pole pieces and the second pole pieces being stacked along the height direction of the battery unit.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the box assembly is internally provided with a plurality of fixed beams, the restraint assembly is fixed to two adjacent fixed beams, and the first exhaust passage is formed among the restraint assembly, the box assembly and the two adjacent fixed beams.

3. The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of battery units is provided with a first explosion-proof valve; and
a second exhaust passage is provided between the restraint assembly and the battery module, each of the first explosion-proof valves faces the second exhaust passage, and the communication hole communicates the second exhaust passage with the first exhaust passage.

4. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of battery units is provided with a first explosion-proof valve; and
a second exhaust passage is provided between the restraint assembly and the battery module, each of the first explosion-proof valves faces the second exhaust passage, and the communication hole communicates the second exhaust passage with the first exhaust passage.

5. The battery pack according to claim 4 , further comprising: a fireproof member disposed between the restraint assembly and the battery module and covering the first explosion-proof valve of each of the plurality of battery units, wherein the second exhaust passage is formed between the fireproof member and the battery module.

6. The battery pack according to claim 4 , wherein the restraint assembly is provided with a plurality of the communication holes, each of which is in one-to-one correspondence with each of the first explosion-proof valves.

7. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein a first surface of each of the plurality of battery units is opposite to a top side or a bottom side of the restraint assembly, the first surface is the largest side of each of the plurality of battery units, and a second surface of each of the plurality of battery units is provided with a first explosion-proof valve, the second surface is perpendicular to the first surface; wherein the communication hole is disposed on the top side or the bottom side of the restraint assembly.

8. The battery pack according to claim 7 , wherein the second surface of each of the plurality of battery units is disposed toward a side wall of the restraint assembly, and there is a second gap between the second surface and an inner surface of a side wall of the restraint assembly on a corresponding side, the second gap forms a second exhaust passage, and the communication hole is disposed on the restraint assembly at a position corresponding to the second gap, and communicates the second exhaust passage with the first exhaust passage.

9. The battery pack according to claim 8 , further comprising a fireproof member, the fireproof member comprising:
a first portion abutting against the inner surface of the side wall of the restraint assembly, wherein a gap is formed between the first portion and the second surface of each of the battery units on the corresponding side; and
two second portions respectively connected to both ends of the first portion along the height direction of the battery pack, and extending toward the second surface and abutting against the second surface, wherein an avoidance hole is provided on one of the two second portions at a position corresponding to the communication hole; and
wherein the first explosion-proof valve is located between the two second portions.

10. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the box assembly comprises: a box and a cover which are snap-fit with each other in the height direction of the battery pack, and the box is internally provided with a plurality of fixed beams;
the restraint assembly comprises: a first restraint member and a second restraint member, which are snap-fit with each other in the height direction of the battery pack to form the accommodating cavity;
wherein the communication hole is disposed on the first restraint member, the first gap is between the box and the first restraint member along the height direction of the battery pack, and the first gap forms the first exhaust passage.

11. The battery pack according to claim 10 , wherein:
the first restraint member comprises: a first limiting portion and two first mounting portions, the first limiting portion covers a portion of the battery module close to the box, and the two first mounting portions are respectively connected to both sides of the first limiting portion along an arrangement direction of the plurality of fixed beams;
the second restraint member comprises: a second limiting portion and two second mounting portions, wherein the second limiting portion covers a portion of the battery module close to the cover, and the two second mounting portions are respectively connected to both sides of the second limiting portion along the arrangement direction of the plurality of fixed beams; and
wherein an accommodating cavity is formed between the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion, and one of the two second mounting portions and one of the two first mounting portions located on a same side of the battery module are stacked in the height direction of the battery pack and fixed to a same one of the plurality of fixed beams.

12. The battery pack according to claim 11 , wherein:
the first limiting portion entirely protrudes relative to the two first mounting portions toward a bottom side of the box.

13. The battery pack according to claim 11 , wherein the second limiting portion entirely protrudes relative to the two second mounting portions toward a top side of the cover.

14. The battery pack according to claim 11 , wherein:
the first limiting portion entirely protrudes relative to the two first mounting portions toward a bottom side of the box; and
the second limiting portion entirely protrudes relative to the two second mounting portions toward a top side of the cover.

15. The battery pack according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first explosion-proof valve disposed

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• You Kaijie
• Wang Yongguang
• Wang Peng
• Chen Xingdi
• Tang Yu
• Lu Zequan

Classifications

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M50/249

  specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains (constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64) · CPC title

• B60L50/60

  using power supplied by batteries (in combination with fuel cells B60L50/75) · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M10/0481 Primary

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