Energy storage arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9647250-B2
Application number	US-201514678235-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 3, 2015
Priority date	Oct 4, 2012
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

An energy storage arrangement for supplying electric power, in particular in a motor vehicle, includes at least a first energy storage module and a second energy storage module mounted on top of the first energy storage module. Each energy storage module has two end plates and a plurality of storage cells tensioned between the end plates. At least one end plate of the first energy storage module is secured by at least one first screw, and at least one end plate of the second energy storage module is secured by at least one second screw. An internal thread is formed in the screw head of the first screw, and the second screw is screwed into the screw head of the first screw.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An energy storage arrangement for supplying electric power, comprising:
at least a first energy storage module, and a second energy storage module mounted on the first energy storage module;
each energy storage module comprises two end plates and a plurality of storage cells tensioned between the end plates;
at least one end plate of the first energy storage module is secured by at least one first screw, and at least one end plate of the second energy storage module is secured by at least one second screw; and
wherein an internal thread is formed in a screw head of the first screw, and the second screw is screwed into the screw head of the first screw.

2. The energy storage arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein
each end plate of the first energy storage module is secured by at least two first screws, and
each end plate of the second energy storage module is secured by at least two second screws, which second screws are respectively screwed into the screw heads of the first screws.

3. The energy storage arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein an inner polygon that is coaxial to the internal thread is formed in the screw head of the first screw, for rotating the first screw.

4. The energy storage arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein
the first screw comprises a shoulder,
the shoulder rests on an end plate of the first energy storage module, and
an end plate of the second energy storage module rests on the screw head of the first screw.

5. The energy storage arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an intermediate base arranged between the first energy storage module and the second energy storage module.

6. The energy storage arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the intermediate base is clamped between the screw head of the first screw and an end plate of the second energy storage module.

7. The energy storage arrangement according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a cooling device arranged on the intermediate base.

8. The energy storage arrangement according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a cooling device arranged on the intermediate base.

9. The energy storage arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first screw comprises a lower region with an external thread and an intermediate region without thread, the intermediate region being between the screw head and the lower region.

10. The energy storage arrangement according to claim 9 , wherein an external diameter of the screw head is greater than an external diameter of the intermediate region and of the lower region.

11. The energy storage arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first screw is screwed into a housing of the energy storage arrangement.

12. The energy storage arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the arrangement is for a motor vehicle.

13. An energy storage arrangement for supplying electric power in a motor vehicle, comprising:
at least one energy storage module and a component secured to the energy storage module; wherein
the energy storage module comprises two end plates and a plurality of storage cells tensioned between the end plates,
at least one end plate of the energy storage module is secured by at least one first screw, and the component is secured by at least one second screw, and
an internal thread is formed in a screw head of the first screw, and the second screw is screwed into the screw head of the first screw.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Muck Alexander
• Idikurt Tuncay
• Linz Norbert
• Wagner Matthias

Classifications

• B60K1/04 Primary

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title

• H01M50/209

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

• H01M50/264

  for cells or batteries, e.g. straps, tie rods or peripheral frames · CPC title

• B60L11/1874

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• H01M2220/20

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