Power source device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017331089-A1
Application number	US-201515527321-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 7, 2015
Priority date	Feb 16, 2015
Publication date	Nov 16, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

In order to allow gas discharged from a pouch cell to be guided to a predetermined position, a power source device includes one or a plurality of pouch cells ( 10 ) having laminated film outer casing ( 11 ), and a housing member ( 20 ) enclosing the one or multiple pouch cells ( 10 ). The one or plurality of pouch cells (10) each includes thermally welded portion ( 13 ) formed by thermally welding the laminated film, and gas discharge portion ( 14 ) provided in at least a part of thermally welded portion ( 13 ). Housing member ( 20 ) includes exhaust port ( 22 ) communicating with gas discharge portion ( 14 ) of one or a plurality of pouch cells ( 10 ).

First claim

1 . A power source device comprising:
one pouch cell or a plurality of pouch cells each having an outer casing formed of a laminated film, each including a thermally welded portion formed by thermally welding the laminated film, and a gas discharge portion provided in at least a part of the thermally welded portion; and a housing member enclosing the one pouch cell or the plurality of pouch cells and having an exhaust port communicating with the one gas discharge portion or the plurality of the gas discharge portions of the one pouch cell or the plurality of pouch cells.

2 . The power source device according to claim 1 , wherein the one gas discharge portion or each of the plurality of the gas discharge portions has a narrower width of an area of the thermally welded portion than other regions of the thermally welded portion.

3 . The power source device according to claim 1 , wherein
the one pouch cell or the plurality of pouch cells each include a power-generating element, a pair of electrode tabs connected to the power-generating element, and a pair of deriving portions provided in a part of the thermally welded portion and deriving the pair of electrode tabs to outside of the outer casing, and the gas discharge portion is positioned between the pair of deriving portions.

4 . The power source device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing member has both of ends of the housing member opened,
the power source device further comprising a pair of resin members to be coupled to the housing member so as to close openings provided at both of the ends.

5 . The power source device according to claim 3 , wherein the housing member has both of ends of the housing member opened,
the power source device further comprising a pair of resin members to be coupled to the housing member, each of the pair of resin members having a through hole for deriving a corresponding electrode tab of the pair of electrode tabs to outside of the housing member, and a sealing member along an inner wall of the through hole.

6 . The power source device according to claim 1 2 , further comprising one holding body or a plurality of holding bodies disposed inside the housing member, the one holding body or each of the plurality of holding bodies covering the gas discharge portion of a corresponding pouch cell among the one pouch cell or the plurality of pouch cells, sandwiching at least a part of the thermally welded portion, and including a through-hole portion in a position corresponding to the gas discharge portion,
wherein the housing member houses the one holding body or the plurality of holding bodies in a posture allowing the through-hole portion to correspond to the exhaust port, and the through-hole portion of the one holding body or each of the plurality of holding bodies is exposed from the exhaust port.

7 . The power source device according to claim 1 , further comprising a first case body having an opening part opened upward, and a second case body for closing the opening part,
wherein the housing member is disposed between the first case body and the second case body, and the second case body has a duct portion that communicates with the exhaust port of the housing member.

8 . The power source device according to claim 7 , further comprising an elastic member disposed between the duct portion and the one holding body or the plurality of holding bodies, and positioned along a through hole of the through-hole portion of the one holding body or each of the plurality of holding bodies.

9 . The power source device according to claim 7 , wherein
the second case body includes a pair of coupling portions provided on both end surfaces in an extending direction of the duct portion, and having a coupling hole communicating with the duct portion, and the pair of coupling portions are formed in a shape enabling coupling portions to be fitted to each other so that the duct portions of a plurality of second case bodies can be coupled to each other.

10 . The power source device according to claim 8 , wherein
the second case body includes a pair of coupling portions provided on both end surfaces in an extending direction of the duct portion, and having a coupling hole communicating with the duct portion, and the pair of coupling portions are formed in a shape enabling coupling portions to be fitted to each other so that the duct portions of a plurality of second case bodies can be coupled to each other.

Assignees

• Sanyo Electric Co

Inventors

• Hashimoto Hiroyuki
• Ochi Shingo
• Horiuchi Tatsuhito

Classifications

• H01M2220/20

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

• H01M50/358

  External gas exhaust passages located on the battery cover or case · CPC title

• H01M50/291

  characterised by their shape · CPC title

• H01M50/211

  adapted for pouch cells · CPC title

• H01M50/367

  Internal gas exhaust passages forming part of the battery cover or case; Double cover vent systems · CPC title