Wiring module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9780351-B2
Application number	US-201415032304-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2014
Priority date	Oct 28, 2013
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

A battery wiring module that is attachable to an electric cell set configured with a plurality of electric cells that are lined up in a line-up direction, and that have metal terminals, namely a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The battery wiring module includes: a bus bar for electrically connecting the metal terminals of adjacent electric cells to each other; a resin protector that is made of insulating resin, that has a bus bar holding section for holding the bus bar, and that is attachable to the electric cell set; and an electronic control unit for detecting a state of at least one electric cell. The resin protector is configured to accommodate a tolerance in the line-up direction of the plurality of electric cells, and the electronic control unit is attached to the insulating protector so as to be movable in the line-up direction relative to the insulating protector.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wiring module that is attachable to an electricity storage element set including a plurality of electricity storage elements that are lined up in a line-up direction and that have positive and negative electrode terminals, the wiring module comprising:
a connection member for electrically connecting the electrode terminals of adjacent electricity storage elements out of the plurality of electricity storage elements to each other;
a holding member that is made of insulating resin, that has a holding section for holding the connection member, and that is attachable to the electricity storage element set; and
an electronic control unit for detecting a state of at least one electricity storage element out of the plurality of electricity storage elements, wherein
the holding member is configured to accommodate a tolerance in the line-up direction of the plurality of electricity storage elements, and
the electronic control unit is attached to the holding member so as to be movable in the line-up direction relative to the holding member.

2. The wiring module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic control unit includes a detection circuit that is housed in a case, the detection circuit being configured to detect a state of at least one of the plurality of electricity storage elements,
the case and the holding member are attached to each other with a locking piece and a locking section, the locking piece being provided on one of the case and the holding member, and the locking section being provided on the other of the case and the holding member, and
a clearance is provided between the locking piece and the locking section, the clearance allowing the case and the holding member to move relative to each other in the line-up direction.

3. The wiring module according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a duct for allowing gas that is generated inside at least one of the plurality of electricity storage elements to flow and for discharging the gas to the outside,
wherein the electronic control unit is fixed to the duct.

4. The wiring module according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a duct for allowing gas that is generated inside at least one of the plurality of electricity storage elements to flow and for discharging the gas to the outside,
wherein the electronic control unit is fixed to the duct.

5. The wiring module according to claim 4 ,
wherein the duct is configured to be attachable to the electricity storage element set.

6. The wiring module according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of detection members each having: a main portion that is placed on one of the connection members; and a connection piece that is provided integrally with the main portion, and that is connected to the electronic control unit,
wherein the connection piece has a tolerance accommodating section for accommodating a tolerance in the line-up direction of the plurality of electricity storage elements.

7. The wiring module according to claim 6 ,
wherein the tolerance accommodating section is formed together with the main portion by punch-processing a plate material.

8. The wiring module according to claim 7 ,
wherein the electronic control unit is provided with a detection circuit substrate on which a detection circuit is formed that is configured to detect a state of at least one of the plurality of electricity storage elements, and
the plurality of detection members are attached to the detection circuit substrate all at once with a positioning member that is configured to hold the connection pieces lined up at predetermined positions.

9. The wiring module according to claim 6 ,
wherein the electronic control unit is provided with a detection circuit substrate on which a detection circuit is formed that is configured to detect a state of at least one of the plurality of electricity storage elements, and
the plurality of detection members are attached to the detection circuit substrate all at once with a positioning member that is configured to hold the connection pieces lined up at predetermined positions.

Assignees

• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Electric Industries

Inventors

• Shimoda Hiroki
• Sakata Tomoyuki
• Higashikozono Makoto
• Kasugai Masakuni
• TSUTSUKI Masato
• Hirai Hiroki
• Takahashi Hideo

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

• H01M10/482

  for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H01M50/271

  Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings · CPC title

• H01M50/522

  Inorganic material · CPC title

• H01M50/507

  comprising an arrangement of two or more busbars within a container structure, e.g. busbar modules · CPC title