Power storage device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022115757-A1
Application number	US-202117496392-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 7, 2021
Priority date	Oct 12, 2020
Publication date	Apr 14, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A power storage device includes a power storage module, a pair of current collector plates configured to be stacked to interpose the power storage module in a first direction that is vertical, a pair of insulating plates configured to be stacked to interpose the power storage module and the pair of current collector plates in the first direction; and a pair of restraint plates configured to be stacked to interpose the power storage module, the pair of current collector plates, and the pair of insulating plates in the first direction. The power storage module is configured to include an accommodation space that accommodates an electrolytic solution together with a power generation element. A pressure adjustment valve communicating with the accommodation space is provided on a side surface of the power storage module. The insulating plate arranged on a lower side in the first direction with respect to the power storage module is configured to include a main body portion arranged between the current collector plate and the restraint plate, and a liquid receiving portion that is provided on an outer edge portion of the main body portion, is arranged at least at a position corresponding to the pressure adjustment valve when viewed from the first direction, and stores the electrolytic solution discharged from the power storage module. The main body portion and the liquid receiving portion are integrally formed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A power storage device comprising:
a power storage module; a pair of current collector plates configured to be stacked to interpose the power storage module in a first direction that is vertical; a pair of insulating plates configured to be stacked to interpose the power storage module and the pair of current collector plates in the first direction; and a pair of restraint plates configured to be stacked to interpose the power storage module, the pair of current collector plates, and the pair of insulating plates in the first direction, wherein the power storage module includes an accommodation space that accommodates an electrolytic solution together with a power generation element, a pressure adjustment valve communicating with the accommodation space is provided on a side surface of the power storage module, the insulating plate arranged on a lower side in the first direction with respect to the power storage module is configured to include a main body portion arranged between the current collector plate and the restraint plate, and a liquid receiving portion that is provided on an outer edge portion of the main body portion, is arranged at least at a position corresponding to the pressure adjustment valve when viewed from the first direction, and stores the electrolytic solution discharged from the power storage module, and the main body portion and the liquid receiving portion are integrally formed.

2 . The power storage device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the liquid receiving portion includes a bottom wall portion and an accommodation side wall portion, and is formed in a recess shape by the bottom wall portion and the accommodation side wall portion, and a drainage nozzle is provided in the liquid receiving portion, and the drainage nozzle discharges the electrolytic solution stored in the liquid receiving portion to a drainage storage portion in the power storage device.

3 . The power storage device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the bottom wall portion includes an inclined portion that is inclined with respect to a plane direction of the main body portion, and the drainage nozzle is provided at a position that is a lowest side of the bottom wall portion in the first direction.

4 . The power storage device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the insulating plate includes a side wall portion extending to at least one side in the first direction at a location other than the liquid receiving portion in the outer edge portion of the main body portion.

5 . The power storage device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the power storage module includes current extraction surfaces at both ends in the first direction, the current collector plate that is in contact with the insulating plate having the liquid receiving portion includes a flat plate portion that is in electrical contact with the current extraction surface of the power storage module, and an extraction portion that is connected to the flat plate portion and extracts a current from the power storage module, and the extraction portion is provided on a side opposite the liquid receiving portion with respect to the power storage module, when viewed from the first direction.

Assignees

• Toyota Jidoshokki Kk
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oide Ryuji
• Ueda Hiromi
• Morioka Satoshi
• Okumura Motoyoshi

Classifications

• H01M50/70

  Arrangements for stirring or circulating the electrolyte · CPC title

• H01M50/682

  accommodated in battery or cell casings · CPC title

• H01M50/593

  Spacers; Insulating plates · CPC title

• H01M50/588

  outside the batteries, e.g. incorrect connections of terminals or busbars · CPC title

• H01M50/289

  characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs (spacing elements inside cells other than separators, membranes or diaphragms H01M50/471) · CPC title