Battery pack and industrial vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9812682-B2
Application number	US-201314650472-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2013
Priority date	Dec 14, 2012
Publication date	Nov 7, 2017
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017

Abstract

A battery pack includes a battery module including a plurality of rechargeable batteries, an electronic component that contributes to charging and discharging of the rechargeable batteries, and an installation body including an extending portion, which extends vertically. The installation body includes a placing portion, which projects from the extending portion in a direction crossing the vertical direction. At least one of the battery module and the electronic component is installed in the extending portion while being placed on the placing portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery pack comprising:
a first battery module including a plurality of rechargeable batteries;
a first electronic component configured to charge and discharge the rechargeable batteries; and
an installation body made of metal and including:
an extending portion, which extends in a vertical direction; and
a placing portion, which projects from the extending portion in a direction crossing the vertical direction, wherein

at least one of the first battery module and the first electronic component is installed on and thermally coupled to the extending portion and a surface of the at least one of the first battery module and the first electronic component that faces downward in the vertical direction is placed on and thermally coupled to a surface of the placing portion that faces upward in the vertical direction,
at least one of a second battery module and a second electronic component is arranged at an underside in the vertical direction of the placing portion and is joined to the extending portion,
the placing portion is vertically spaced from the at least one of the second battery module and the second electronic component, and
the extending portion and the placing portion are integral.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
a rib is arranged on the underside in the vertical direction of the placing portion to support the placing portion, and
the rib is vertically spaced from the at least one of the second battery module and the second electronic component.

3. A battery pack comprising:
a battery module including a plurality of rechargeable batteries;
an electronic component configured to charge and discharge the rechargeable batteries; and
an installation body made of metal and including:
an extending portion, which extends in a vertical direction; and
a plurality of placing portions, which project from the extending portion in a direction crossing the vertical direction, wherein

at least one of the battery module and the electronic component is installed on and thermally coupled to the extending portion and a surface of the at least one of the battery module and the electronic component that faces downward in the vertical direction is placed on and thermally coupled to a surface of one of the placing portions that faces upward in the vertical direction, and
the extending portion and the placing portions are integral.

4. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the installation body is a counterweight mounted in an industrial vehicle.

5. An industrial vehicle comprising the battery pack according to claim 1 .

6. The battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein the installation body is a counterweight mounted in an industrial vehicle.

7. An industrial vehicle comprising the battery pack according to claim 3 .

8. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
the placing portion projects from the extending portion in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction,
the at least one of the first battery module and the first electronic component installed on the extending portion and placed on the placing portion projects from the extending portion in the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, and
the placing portion projects farther from the extending portion than the at least one of the first battery module and the first electronic component in the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction.

9. The battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein
the placing portions project from the extending portion in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction,
the at least one of the battery module and the electronic component installed on the extending portion and placed on the one of the placing portions projects from the extending portion in the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, and
each of the placing portions project farther from the extending portion than the at least one of the battery module and the electronic component in the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction.

10. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
a rib is arranged on the underside in the vertical direction of the placing portion to support the placing portion,
the extending portion includes a vertical surface from which the placing portion projects,
the placing portion includes a bottom surface, and
the rib is located at a corner defined by the vertical surface of the extending portion and the bottom surface of the placing portion.

11. The battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein
a rib is arranged on an underside in the vertical direction of each placing portion to support each placing portion,
the extending portion includes a vertical surface from which the placing portions project,
each placing portion includes a bottom surface, and
each rib is located at a respective corner defined by the vertical surface of the extending portion and the bottom surface of the respective placing portion.

12. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
the extending portion includes a vertical surface, and the placing portion projects from the vertical surface in a direction perpendicular to the vertical surface and extends in a horizontal direction along the vertical surface.

13. The battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein
the extending portion includes a vertical surface, and the placing portion projects from the vertical surface in a direction perpendicular to the vertical surface and extends in a horizontal direction along the vertical surface.

14. The battery pack according to claim 12 , wherein
the rechargeable batteries of the battery module are arranged in the horizontal direction along the vertical surface.

15. The battery pack according to claim 13 , wherein
the rechargeable batteries of the battery module are arranged in the horizontal direction along the vertical surface.

16. The battery pack according to claim 14 , wherein
end plates are provided on opposite ends of the battery module in the horizontal direction along the vertical surface, and the end plates are fastened to the vertical surface with brackets.

17. The battery pack according to claim 15 , wherein
end plates are provided on opposite ends of the battery module in the horizontal direction along the vertical surface, and the end plates are fastened to the vertical surface with brackets.

Assignees

• Toyota Jidoshokki Kk

Inventors

• Maeda Kazuki
• Kato Takayuki
• Watanabe Shintaro
• Oishi Hidefumi
• Sakai Takashi
• CHUJO Yuki
• Ueda Hiromi
• Morisaku Naoto
• Yamaguchi Atsushi

Classifications

• B66F9/24 Primary

  Electrical devices or systems · CPC title

• H01M50/204

  Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells · CPC title

• B60L11/1803

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60L11/1864

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B66F9/07554

  Counterweights · CPC title