Battery unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016149192-A1
Application number	US-201414896134-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 25, 2014
Priority date	Aug 8, 2013
Publication date	May 26, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A battery unit is equipped with: a plurality of battery stacks which each contain a plurality of battery cells and have a terminal unit electrically connected to the electrode of a battery cell and an exhaust port for discharging gas emitted from the battery cells; and a bus bar unit for supporting a bus bar member which electrically connects the terminal units of each battery stack. The bus bar unit is integrally provided with an exhaust duct for discharging the gas emitted from the battery cells to the exterior of the module, and connected to the exhaust ports of the battery stacks.

First claim

1 . A battery unit comprising:
a plurality of battery stacks each of which includes a plurality of battery cells and has a terminal and an exhaust port, the terminal being electrically connected with electrodes of the battery cells, the exhaust port exhausting gas emitted from the battery cells; and a bus bar unit that supports a bus bar member electrically connecting terminal parts of the battery stacks with each other, wherein an exhaust duct is integrally provided on the bus bar unit, the exhaust duct being an exhaust duct for ejecting the gas emitted from the battery cells to an exterior of a module and being communicated with the exhaust ports of the battery stacks.

2 . The battery unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the exhaust duct includes a collection duct part and a branch duct part, the collection duct part having a duct outlet at an end part, the branch duct branching from the collection duct part so as to be communicated with at least one of the exhaust ports of the battery stacks.

3 . The battery unit according to claim 2 ,
wherein the collection duct part of the exhaust duct is formed so as to extend along an edge part of the bus bar unit.

4 . The battery unit according to claim 2 ,
wherein a temperature fuse that fuses at a predetermined temperature is provided at the duct outlet of the collection duct part.

5 . The battery unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the exhaust duct is formed so as to protrude from a bus bar unit surface on an opposite side of a battery stack side, and a space of the protruding exhaust duct constitutes a containing part that contains the bus bar member and a measurement harness electrically connected with the bus bar member.

6 . The battery unit according to claim 3 ,
wherein a temperature fuse that fuses at a predetermined temperature is provided at the duct outlet of the collection duct part.

7 . The battery unit according to claim 2 ,
wherein the exhaust duct is formed so as to protrude from a bus bar unit surface on an opposite side of a battery stack side, and a space of the protruding exhaust duct constitutes a containing part that contains the bus bar member and a measurement harness electrically connected with the bus bar member.

8 . The battery unit according to claim 3 ,
wherein the exhaust duct is formed so as to protrude from a bus bar unit surface on an opposite side of a battery stack side, and a space of the protruding exhaust duct constitutes a containing part that contains the bus bar member and a measurement harness electrically connected with the bus bar member.

9 . The battery unit according to claim 4 ,
wherein the exhaust duct is formed so as to protrude from a bus bar unit surface on an opposite side of a battery stack side, and a space of the protruding exhaust duct constitutes a containing part that contains the bus bar member and a measurement harness electrically connected with the bus bar member.

10 . The battery unit according to claim 5 ,
wherein the exhaust duct is formed so as to protrude from a bus bar unit surface on an opposite side of a battery stack side, and a space of the protruding exhaust duct constitutes a containing part that contains the bus bar member and a measurement harness electrically connected with the bus bar member.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Motokawa Shinya

Classifications

• H01M50/581 Primary

  in response to temperature · CPC title

• H01M2200/103

  Fuse · CPC title

• 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

• H01M50/517

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