Voltage detection unit and power storage device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12283668-B2
Application number	US-202217731929-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2022
Priority date	Apr 30, 2021
Publication date	Apr 22, 2025
Grant date	Apr 22, 2025

Abstract

A voltage detection unit includes a voltage detection terminal, a housing having an accommodating concave portion to accommodate the voltage detection terminal and a cover to be attached to the housing while covering the accommodating concave portion. The cover is locked to the housing at a temporary locking position at which the cover covers a part of the accommodating concave portion and at a final locking position at which the cover covers an entirety of the accommodating concave portion. The cover includes a main body portion including a locking portion, and a locking piece. The housing includes a locked portion to be locked to the locking portion, a locking hole to accommodate the locking piece and an extending portion formed by a part of an edge of the locking hole. The locking piece is accommodated in the locking hole when the cover is at the temporary locking position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A voltage detection unit comprising:
a voltage detection terminal having a plate-shape and having a connection portion configured to be electrically connected to a detection target;
a housing having a plate shape and having an accommodating concave portion configured to accommodate the voltage detection terminal; and
a cover configured to be attached to the housing by being moved from a first side toward a second side along a first direction and to cover the accommodating concave portion,
wherein the cover is configured to be locked to the housing at a temporary locking position at which the cover covers only a part of the accommodating concave portion such that the connection portion is exposed and at a final locking position at which the cover covers an entirety of the accommodating concave portion,
wherein the cover includes: a main body portion configured to, when the cover is at the final locking position, cover the accommodating concave portion and including a locking portion provided on a third side in a second direction being perpendicular to the first direction and being a longitudinal direction of the voltage detection unit; and a locking piece provided on a fourth side opposite to the third side along the second direction and extending from the main body portion toward the second side along the first direction,
wherein the housing includes: a locked portion provided on the third side and configured to be locked to the locking portion; a locking hole provided on the fourth side and configured to accommodate the locking piece; and an extending portion formed by a part of an edge of the locking hole, the part extending toward the first side along the first direction, and
wherein a distal end of the locking piece on the second side is accommodated in the locking hole when the cover is at the temporary locking position.

2. The voltage detection unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the extending portion includes an end portion being an end of the extending portion on the first side and an extended side surface defining another end of the extending portion in the second direction,
wherein the extended side surface is inclined such that a width of the extending portion in the second direction is larger on the second side than on the first side,
wherein the cover includes a first portion and a second portion configured to, when the cover is at the final locking position, abut against the end portion and the extended side surface, respectively, and
wherein each of the first and second portions has a shape corresponding to each of the end portion and the extended side surface.

3. A power storage device comprising:
the voltage detection unit according to claim 1 .

4. The power storage device according to claim 3 , comprising:
a plurality of conductive modules each including the voltage detection unit and the detection target configured to be electrically connected to the voltage detection unit; and
a plurality of plate-shaped power storage modules configured to charge and discharge,
wherein the plurality of conductive modules and the plurality of power storage modules are alternately stacked in a plate thickness direction of the plurality of conductive modules and the plurality of power storage modules.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd
• Toyota Jidoshokki Kk

Inventors

• Morioka Satoshi
• Okumura Motoyoshi
• Ueda Hiromi
• Morisaku Naoto
• Okazaki Yutaro
• Yanagihara Shinichi

Classifications

• H01M50/271

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

• H01M50/262

  with fastening means, e.g. locks · CPC title

• H01M50/211

  adapted for pouch cells · CPC title

• H01M50/209

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

• H01M50/569 Primary

  Constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals (battery terminal connectors with integrated measuring arrangements G01R31/364) · CPC title