Battery box, battery, and electric apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024380048-A1
Application number	US-202418782535-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 24, 2024
Priority date	Mar 10, 2022
Publication date	Nov 14, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

This application relates to a battery box, a battery, and an electric apparatus. A first end plate, a second end plate, and a first middle frame jointly enclose a semi-accommodating space with an opening at one end, and a height of the semi-accommodating space in an entry direction of a battery module entering the space is smaller than a height of the battery module in the direction, that is, the semi-accommodating space is shallower than the battery module. In this way, when the battery module is placed into the semi-accommodating space, it is less likely to fall and cause damage to the battery module. After the battery module is safely placed into the semi-accommodating space, a second middle frame is spliced with the first middle frame to seal the semi-accommodating space, thereby encapsulating the battery module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A battery box to accommodate a battery module, comprising:
a first end plate and a second end plate arranged opposite each other; a first middle frame connected between the first end plate and the second end plate, wherein the first end plate, the second end plate, and the first middle frame jointly enclose a semi-accommodating space with an opening at one end, and a height of the semi-accommodating space in an entry direction of the battery module is smaller than a height of the battery module; and a second middle frame spliced with the first middle frame along the entry direction of the battery module to seal the opening.

2 . The battery box according to claim 1 , wherein the first middle frame comprises a first side plate, a second side plate, and a third side plate, wherein the first side plate is connected between the first end plate and the second end plate along a first direction; the second side plate and the third side plate are respectively formed at two opposite ends of the first side plate along a second direction, and the second side plate and the third side plate are connected between the first end plate and the second end plate; and
heights of the second side plate and third side plate are smaller than the height of the battery module in the entry direction of the battery module.

3 . The battery box according to claim 1 , wherein the first middle frame, the first end plate, and the second end plate are integrally formed to obtain a first box assembly.

4 . The battery box according to claim 2 , wherein the second middle frame comprises a fourth side plate, a fifth side plate, and a sixth side plate, wherein the fourth side plate is connected between the first end plate and the second end plate along the first direction; the fifth side plate and the sixth side plate are respectively formed at two opposite ends of the fourth side plate along the second direction and the fifth side plate and the sixth side plate are connected between the first end plate and the second end plate; and
the fifth side plate is spliced with the second side plate, and the sixth side plate is spliced with the third side plate.

5 . The battery box according to claim 4 , wherein the first middle frame, the first end plate, and the second end plate are integrally formed to obtain a first box assembly; and the fourth side plate, the fifth side plate, and the sixth side plate are integrally formed to obtain a second box assembly, wherein
the first box assembly and the second box assembly are jointly constructed to form the battery box.

6 . The battery box according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first middle frame and the second middle frame is provided with a first fixing member, and the other is provided with a second fixing member fitting the first fixing member; and the second middle frame is spliced with the first middle frame along the entry direction of the battery module through the first fixing member and the second fixing member.

7 . The battery box according to claim 6 , wherein the first fixing member is a buckle, and the second fixing member is a slot snap-fitted with the buckle.

8 . A battery, comprising the battery box according to claim 1 and a battery module accommodated inside the battery box.

9 . The battery according to claim 8 , wherein the battery module comprises a battery cell and a wire harness isolation plate and busbar connected to two opposite ends of the battery cell, respectively; and the end of the battery cell connected to the wire harness isolation plate and the end connected to the busbar are connected to the first end plate and the second end plate, respectively.

10 . An electric apparatus, comprising an electric main body and the battery according to claim 8 .

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Guize
• Bao Cong
• Zeng Chao

Classifications

• H01M50/505

  comprising a single busbar · CPC title

• H01M50/262

  with fastening means, e.g. locks · CPC title

• H01M50/209

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

• H01M2220/20

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