Battery assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12580268-B2
Application number	US-202318142285-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 2, 2023
Priority date	Oct 13, 2022
Publication date	Mar 17, 2026
Grant date	Mar 17, 2026

Abstract

A battery assembly includes a battery module stack in which at least one battery module is stacked and formed, a cover portion coupled to a side of the battery module stack, and a substrate portion coupled to an external surface of the cover portion, wherein the cover portion includes a cover member coupled to the battery module stack, and a protrusion member protruding in an outward direction from the cover member and in contact with an internal surface of the substrate portion, the substrate portion includes an overlapping region which is a region overlapping the protrusion member when viewed in the outward direction, a through-hole passing through the overlapping region in the outward direction is formed in the overlapping region, and a pad region having electrically conductive properties is formed in a region surrounding the through-hole in the substrate portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A battery assembly comprising:
a battery module stack in which at least one battery module is stacked; a cover portion coupled to a side of the battery module stack; and a substrate portion coupled to an external surface of the cover portion, wherein the cover portion includes:
a cover member coupled to the battery module stack; and
a protrusion member protruding in an outward direction from the cover member and in contact with an internal surface of the substrate portion,
wherein the substrate portion includes an overlapping region which is a region overlapping the protrusion member when viewed in the outward direction, wherein a through-hole passing through the overlapping region in the outward direction is formed in the overlapping region, and wherein a pad region having electrically conductive properties is formed in a region surrounding the through-hole in the substrate portion.

2 . The battery assembly of claim 1 , further including:
a substrate cover portion coupled to an external side of the substrate portion; and a latch relay coupled to an external side of the substrate cover portion.

3 . The battery assembly of claim 2 , further including:
a latch relay input bus bar electrically connected to the latch relay, wherein the overlapping region includes a first overlapping region to be connected to the latch relay, wherein the through-hole includes a first through-hole passing through the first overlapping region in the outward direction and formed in the first overlapping region, and wherein the pad region includes a first pad region configured to be in contact with the latch relay input bus bar and formed in a region surrounding the first through-hole in the substrate portion.

4 . The battery assembly of claim 3 ,
wherein a first connection hole communicating with the first through-hole is formed in a portion overlapping the first overlapping region in the latch relay input bus bar, when viewed in the outward direction, wherein the protrusion member includes a first protrusion member, and a first opening communicating with the first through-hole and opened in the outward direction is formed in the first protrusion member overlapping the first overlapping region, and wherein the battery assembly further includes a first fastening member passing through the first connection hole and the first through-hole and inserted into the first opening to fasten the latch relay input bus bar, the substrate portion, and the cover portion to each other.

5 . The battery assembly of claim 3 , wherein a first groove passing through a portion overlapping the first pad region in the substrate cover portion in the outward direction and exposing the first pad region in the outward direction is formed in the substrate cover portion, when viewed in the outward direction thereof.

6 . The battery assembly of claim 1 , further including:
a ground portion configured to ground the substrate portion, wherein the overlapping region includes a second overlapping region to be electrically connected to the ground portion, wherein the through-hole includes a second through-hole passing through the second overlapping region in the outward direction is formed in the second overlapping region, and wherein the pad region includes a second pad region configured to be in contact with the ground portion is formed in a region surrounding the second through-hole in the substrate portion.

7 . The battery assembly of claim 6 ,
wherein a second connection hole communicating with the second through-hole is formed in a portion overlapping the second overlapping region in the ground portion when viewed in the outward direction, wherein the protrusion member includes a second protrusion member, and a second opening communicating with the second through-hole and opened in the outward direction is formed in the second protrusion member overlapping the second overlapping region, and wherein the battery assembly further includes a second fastening member passing through the second connection hole and the second through-hole and inserted into the second opening to fasten the ground portion, the substrate portion, and the cover portion to each other.

8 . The battery assembly of claim 1 , further including:
a thermal manager electrically connected to the battery module and configured to manage heat of the battery module, wherein the overlapping region includes:
a third overlapping region to be connected to a positive electrode terminal of the thermal manager; and
a fourth overlapping region to be connected to a negative electrode terminal of the thermal manager,
wherein the through-hole includes:
a third through-hole passing through the third overlapping region in the outward direction and formed in the third overlapping region; and
a fourth through-hole passing through the fourth overlapping region in the outward direction and formed in the fourth overlapping region,
wherein the pad region includes:
a third pad region formed in a region surrounding the third through-hole of the substrate portion, and
a fourth pad region formed in a region surrounding the fourth through-hole of the substrate portion.

9 . The battery assembly of claim 8 , further including:
a substrate cover portion coupled to an external side of the substrate portion, wherein the substrate cover portion includes:
a second groove passing through a portion overlapping the third pad region in the substrate cover portion in the outward direction and configured to expose the third pad region in the outward direction, when viewed in the outward direction; and
a third groove passing through a portion overlapping the fourth pad region in the substrate cover portion in the outward direction and configured to expose the fourth pad region in the outward direction, when viewed in the outward direction.

10 . The battery assembly of claim 1 , wherein a shape connecting edge portions of the pad region is a quadrangle when the pad region is viewed in the outward direction.

11 . The battery assembly of claim 1 ,
wherein the pad region is in plural and the protrusion member is in plural, and wherein lengths of the plurality of protrusion members in the outward direction correspond to each other.

12 . The battery assembly of claim 11 , further including:
a substrate cover portion coupled to an external side of the substrate portion, wherein a groove passing through a portion overlapping one of the pad regions in the substrate cover portion in the outward direction and exposing the one pad region in the outward direction is formed in the substrate cover portion, when viewed in the outward direction.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp
• Yura Corp Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Hee Gun
• Bae Kang Woo
• Jung Chan Young
• Yeo Do Hoon

Classifications

• H01M50/262

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

• H01M10/65 Primary

  Means for temperature control structurally associated with the cells · CPC title

• H01M50/24

  adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from corrosion (thermal insulation H01M10/658) · CPC title

• H01M10/6554

  Rods or plates · CPC title

• H01M10/6556

  Solid parts with flow channel passages or pipes for heat exchange (closed pipes H01M10/6552) · CPC title