Cell connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9276248-B2
Application number	US-201213507437-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2012
Priority date	Jun 30, 2011
Publication date	Mar 1, 2016
Grant date	Mar 1, 2016

Abstract

In order to provide a cell connector for the electrically conductive connection of a first cell terminal of a first electrochemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electrochemical cell of an electrochemical device comprising a base body and a contact body, which is connected to the base body and is connected to one of the cell terminals in the assembled state of the cell connector, at which an electric potential is detectable in a particularly simple manner, it is proposed that the contact body comprises a voltage tap.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Cell connector for the electrically conductive connection of a first cell terminal of a first electrochemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electrochemical cell of an electrochemical device comprising,
a base body and
a contact body, which is connected to the base body and in the assembled state of the cell connector is connected to one of the cell terminals,
wherein the contact body comprises a voltage tap and
wherein the contact body comprises a contact region, which is connected to a joining face of the base body in the assembled state of the cell connector and is formed in one piece with the voltage tap.

2. Cell connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact body is secured to a side of the base body directed towards the cell terminals in the assembled state of the cell connector.

3. Cell connector according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage tap is in the form of a web member.

4. Cell connector according to claim 1 , wherein the base body comprises a first material and the contact body comprises a second material that is different from the first material.

5. Cell connector according to claim 1 , wherein the base body comprises at least one of aluminium and copper.

6. Cell connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact body comprises nickel.

7. Cell connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact body is connected with the base body by a substance-to-substance bond.

8. Cell connector according to claim 7 , wherein the contact body is connected to the base body by welding.

9. Cell connector according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage tap has a contacting element for connecting to a voltage tap line of the electrochemical device.

10. Electrochemical device comprising,
at least one first electrochemical cell with a first cell terminal and a second electrochemical cell with a second cell terminal and
at least one cell connector for the electrically conductive connection of the first cell terminal of the first electrochemical cell and the second cell terminal of the second electrochemical cell of the electrochemical device,
wherein the cell connector comprises a base body and a contact body, which is connected to the base body and is connected to one of the cell terminals in the assembled state of the cell connector,
wherein the contact body comprises a voltage tap and a contact region, which is connected to a joining face of the base body in the assembled state of the cell connector and is formed in one piece with the voltage tap, and
wherein the contact body of the cell connector is connected to one of the cell terminals.

11. Electrochemical device according to claim 10 , wherein the contact body is connected with one of the cell terminals by a substance-to-substance bond.

12. Electrochemical device according to claim 11 , wherein the contact body is connected to one of the cell terminals by welding.

13. Electrochemical device according to claim 10 , wherein the cell terminal connected to the contact body has a contact face, the material of which has the same main component as the material of the contact region.

14. Electrochemical device according to claim 10 , wherein the cell terminal connected to the contact body has a contact face, the material of which contains nickel.

15. Method for creating an electrically conductive connection between a first cell terminal of a first electrochemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electrochemical cell of an electrochemical device comprising the following:
producing a base body of a cell connector;
producing a contact body of a cell connector separately from the base body, wherein the contact body comprises a voltage tap and a contact region, which is connected to a joining face of the base body in the assembled state of the cell connector and is formed in one piece with the voltage tap;
connecting the contact body to the base body;
connecting one of the cell terminals to the contact body;
connecting the cell connector to the other cell terminal;
connecting the voltage tap to a voltage tap line of the electrochemical device.

Assignees

• Groshert Jan
• Diez Armin
• Elringklinger Ag

Inventors

• Groshert Jan
• Diez Armin

Classifications

• H01M10/48 Primary

  Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte (constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569) · CPC title

• H01M50/516

  by welding, soldering or brazing · CPC title

• H01M50/522

  Inorganic material · CPC title

• G01R31/3696

  Physics · mapped topic

• H01M2/202 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic