Battery pack

US2020020904A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2020020904-A1
Application numberUS-201916580037-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateSep 24, 2019
Priority dateJun 30, 2017
Publication dateJan 16, 2020
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Abstract

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A battery pack having a plurality of laminated batteries between a pair of restraint plates that each have a battery positioning portion for determining positions of the plurality of laminated batteries and that sandwich the plurality of laminated batteries, and a band around a central portion of a stacked structure of the plurality of laminated batteries and the pair of restraint plates and that fastens the stacked structure at the central portion.

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1 . A battery pack comprising: at least one laminated battery having a battery element accommodated in a laminated case; a first restraint plate having a first battery positioning portion for determining a position of the laminated battery; a second restraint plate having a second battery positioning portion for determining the position of the laminated battery, the first restraint plate and the second restrain plate positioned on respective opposed outer of main surfaces of the laminated battery face so as to face each other and sandwich the laminated battery; and a belt-shaped fastening member provided around a central portion of a stacked structure of the laminated battery and the first and second restraint plates so as to fasten the stacked structure integrally at the central portion. 2 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second restraint plates each have an engagement portion for engaging the belt-shaped fastening member. 3 . The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein the engagement portion is a groove within a periphery of the first and second restraint plates. 4 . The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein the engagement portion is a through-hole in the first and second restraint plates. 5 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second battery positioning portions are a recess on a respective surface of the first and second restraint plates facing the laminated battery, the recess having a shape corresponding to a shape of the laminated battery. 6 . The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein the first and second battery positioning portions are a recess on a respective surface of the first and second restraint plates facing the laminated battery, the recess having a shape corresponding to a shape of the laminated battery. 7 . The battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein the first and second battery positioning portions are a recess on a respective surface of the first and second restraint plates facing the laminated battery, the recess having a shape corresponding to a shape of the laminated battery. 8 . The battery pack according to claim 4 , wherein the first and second battery positioning portions are a recess on a respective surface of the first and second restraint plates facing the laminated battery, the recess having a shape corresponding to a shape of the laminated battery. 9 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the laminated battery has a first electrode tab protruding from the laminated case, and a second electrode tab having polarity different from that of the first electrode tab, and the first electrode tab is fixed to one of the first restraint plate, and the second electrode tab is fixed to the second restraint plate in such a manner that a fixing point is released when the laminated battery expands. 10 . The battery pack according to claim 9 , wherein the second electrode tab has a hole that is opened in a direction in which the electrode tab protrudes. 11 . The battery pack according to claim 9 , wherein the second restraint plate includes a tab insertion hole through which the second electrode tab extends. 12 . The battery pack according to claim 10 , wherein the second restraint plate includes a tab insertion hole through which the second electrode tab extends. 13 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one laminated battery is a plurality of laminated batteries that are stacked between the first and second restraint plates.

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

  • Electricity · mapped topic

  • Electricity · mapped topic

  • H01M2/1077Primary

    Electricity · mapped topic

  • characterised by their shape · CPC title

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What does patent US2020020904A1 cover?
A battery pack having a plurality of laminated batteries between a pair of restraint plates that each have a battery positioning portion for determining positions of the plurality of laminated batteries and that sandwich the plurality of laminated batteries, and a band around a central portion of a stacked structure of the plurality of laminated batteries and the pair of restraint plates and th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Murata Manufacturing Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M10/0481. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Jan 16 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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