Battery pack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9614213-B2
Application number	US-201214356179-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2012
Priority date	Nov 11, 2011
Publication date	Apr 4, 2017
Grant date	Apr 4, 2017

Abstract

A window portion allowing the terminal of the cell to be inserted through is opened in the board holder, and projecting portions are provided projecting inward in the window portion in plural locations of the edge sides facing the window portion in the board holder. And the plural projecting portions in the board holder each decrease in cross-sectional size toward the tips of the plural projecting portions, the board holder is engaged in position by the tips of the plural projecting portions at least partially contacting the under surface of the terminal of the cell which is exposed to the sealing plate side without being covered by a gasket.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A battery pack comprising:
a cell including a cell case having a flat prismatic shape and a bottom portion and a top opening, a sealing plate closing the top opening, and a terminal externally projecting from a surface of the sealing plate;
an electric circuit board disposed facing the sealing plate; and
a board holder made of resin, and being disposed between the sealing plate of the cell and the circuit board,
wherein a window portion allowing the terminal of the cell to be inserted through is opened in the board holder,
wherein projecting portions are provided projecting inward in the window portion in plural locations of the edge sides facing the window portion in the board holder, and the plural projecting portions in the board holder each decrease in cross-sectional size toward the tips of the plural projecting portions,
wherein the board holder is engaged in position by the tips of the plural projecting portions at least partially contacting the outer surface of the terminal of the cell.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal of the cell has a T shaped cross section of which the base is narrower than the tip thereof, and externally projects from the surface of the sealing plate,
wherein the projecting portions in the board holder have wedge-shaped cross sections which each decrease in cross-sectional size toward the tips of the plural projecting portions,
wherein the tips of the projecting portions at least partially contact the under surface of the projection of an eaves shape in the terminal.

3. The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein the terminal of the cell has a plane of a rectangular shape with rounded corners, and the window portion of the board holder has a plane of an octagonal opening shape, and the plural projecting portions at least partially contact the rounded corners of the terminal of the cell.

4. The battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein the terminal of the cell has the plane of the rectangular shape with the rounded corners, the plural projecting portions partially contact short side portions of the terminal of the cell.

5. The battery pack according to claim 4 , wherein a gasket is sandwiched between the sealing plate and a part of the under surface of an overhanging portion of an eaves shape of the terminal, and is made of lower elastic modulus of material than the terminal.

6. The battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein a gasket is sandwiched between the sealing plate and a part of the under surface of an overhanging portion of an eaves shape of the terminal, and is made of lower elastic modulus of material than the terminal.

7. The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein a gasket is sandwiched between the sealing plate and a part of the under surface of an overhanging portion of an eaves shape of the terminal, and is made of lower elastic modulus of material than the terminal.

8. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein each tip of the plural projecting portions has a spindle or frustum shape, and is dispersed each other, and the tips of the plural projecting portions at least partially contact the side surface of the terminal of the cell.

9. The battery pack according to claim 8 , wherein the plural projecting portions of the board holder at least partially contact the side surface of the terminal in a crushed state of the tips thereof.

Assignees

• Sanyo Electric Co

Inventors

• YANAGIDANI Keiichi
• Namura Takashi

Classifications

• H01M10/425 Primary

  Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00) · CPC title

• H01M50/588

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

• H01M50/176

  for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/181 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/553

  Terminals adapted for prismatic, pouch or rectangular cells · CPC title

• H01M50/188

  the sealing members being arranged between the lid and terminal · CPC title