Energy storage apparatus

US2021043896A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2021043896-A1
Application numberUS-201917040328-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMar 6, 2019
Priority dateMar 23, 2018
Publication dateFeb 11, 2021
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Abstract

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An energy storage apparatus includes an energy storage device and a spacer, in which the spacer has a first member that abuts on a side surface of the energy storage device that faces a first direction, and a second member that is disposed on the first member in a second direction, the second direction intersecting the first direction, the second member supporting an end portion of the first member in the second direction, and the first member has higher heat resistance than the second member.

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1 . An energy storage apparatus comprising an energy storage device and a spacer, wherein the spacer includes: a first member that abuts on a side surface of the energy storage device that faces a first direction; and a second member that is disposed on the first member in a second direction, the second direction intersecting the first direction, the second member supporting an end portion of the first member in the second direction, and the first member has higher heat resistance than the second member. 2 . The energy storage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first member has higher hardness than the second member. 3 . The energy storage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second member has an opening at a central position, and the first member is disposed within the opening. 4 . The energy storage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first member has a first concave portion at an end portion, and the second member has an engaging part that engages with the first concave portion in the first direction. 5 . The energy storage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second member has a first concave portion at an end portion, and the first member has an engaging part that engages with the first concave portion in the first direction. 6 . The energy storage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second member has a sandwiching part that sandwiches the first member. 7 . The energy storage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second member has a second concave portion disposed lateral to the first member, or a through hole disposed lateral to the first member. 8 . The energy storage apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a joining member disposed between the energy storage device and the spacer, the joining member joining the energy storage device and the spacer, wherein the second member has a first surface on which the joining member is disposed, and the first member has a first protruding portion that protrudes from the first surface toward the energy storage device. 9 . The energy storage apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the first protruding portion has a central protruding portion that is disposed so as to face a central portion of the energy storage device. 10 . The energy storage apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the second member further has a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the first member further has a second protruding portion that is disposed on the opposite side of the first protruding portion and protrudes from the second surface.

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  • H01M50/291Primary

    characterised by their shape · CPC title

  • H01M50/209Primary

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

  • Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries · CPC title

  • Multiple hybrid or EDL capacitors, e.g. arrays or modules (housings, cases, encapsulations or mountings thereof H01G11/78) · CPC title

  • against thermal overloads, e.g. heating, cooling or ventilating · CPC title

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What does patent US2021043896A1 cover?
An energy storage apparatus includes an energy storage device and a spacer, in which the spacer has a first member that abuts on a side surface of the energy storage device that faces a first direction, and a second member that is disposed on the first member in a second direction, the second direction intersecting the first direction, the second member supporting an end portion of the first me…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gs Yuasa Int Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M50/291. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Feb 11 2021 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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