Battery case

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023420778-A1
Application number	US-202118034953-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 29, 2021
Priority date	Nov 9, 2020
Publication date	Dec 28, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to a battery case that can effectively handle side impacts in, for example, an electric vehicle or the like, and thereby minimize battery deformation. The battery case comprises: a case body for accommodating a battery cell; and a cover coupled to the case body. The case body includes: a bottom plate; a side frame coupled to the bottom plate so as to surround the battery cell and including an inner wall and an outer wall; a mounting frame coupled to the outer wall of the side frame; and at least one reinforcement material which is disposed on the bottom plate and of which both ends in the longitudinal direction are inserted into the side frame. The ends of the reinforcement material can pass through the inner wall and the outer wall of the side frame and come into contact with the mounting frame.

First claim

1 . A battery case comprising:
a case body accommodating a battery cell; and a cover coupled to the case body, wherein the case body includes: a bottom plate; a side frame coupled to the bottom plate to surround the battery cell, and including an inner side wall and an outer side wall; a mounting frame coupled to the outer side wall of the side frame and having a space; and at least one reinforcement material disposed on the bottom plate and having both end portions in a longitudinal direction passing at least through the inner side wall of the side frame, wherein the side frame is formed to have at least three closed sections, the space of the mounting frame is located to correspond to one of the closed sections of the side frame, and an end portion of the reinforcement material is inserted into one of the closed sections of the side frame.

2 . The battery case of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement material comprises:
a body passing through the inner side wall of the side frame; and a support portion extending in a width direction of the body from an end portion of the body and contacting the inner side wall of the side frame.

3 . The battery case of claim 2 , wherein a through-slit is formed in the inner side wall or the outer side wall of the side frame, and
the end portion of the body is inserted into and shape-fitted to the through-slit of the side frame.

4 . The battery case of claim 3 , wherein a welded portion is formed on a coupled site between the reinforcement material and the through-slit of the side frame.

5 . The battery case of claim 3 , wherein the through-slit is formed in the mounting frame,
the end portion of the body passes through and protrudes from the mounting frame, a welded portion is formed on a coupled site between the body and the through-slit of the mounting frame.

6 . The battery case of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the reinforcement material is thicker than a thickness of the side frame, and is thinner than a thickness of the mounting frame.

7 . The battery case of claim 1 , wherein, in the side frame, four or more transverse members are integrally formed with at least three closed sections by bending a single plate material, and
the mounting frame is formed to have the space by bending a single plate material.

8 . The battery case of claim 7 , wherein a transverse member of the side frame defining one of the at least three closed sections and a transverse portion of the mounting frame defining the space of the mounting frame have the same height as each other in a longitudinal direction.

9 . The battery case of claim 8 , wherein a longitudinal member of the side frame defining one of the at least three closed sections overlaps a longitudinal member constituting the inner side wall or the outer side wall of the side frame.

Assignees

• Posco Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seok Dong-Yoon
• Lee Hong-Woo
• Kim Jaehyun

Classifications

• B60L50/64

  Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles · CPC title

• H01M50/242 Primary

  adapted for protecting batteries against vibrations, collision impact or swelling · CPC title

• H01M50/244

  Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method · CPC title

• H01M50/291

  characterised by their shape · 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