Battery housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9882182-B2
Application number	US-201514872604-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2015
Priority date	Oct 1, 2015
Publication date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018

Abstract

A cell housing is disclosed. The cell housing may include a case extending between a first side, a second side, an open top end and an integrated bottom end. The cell housing may additionally include a body extending between an inner surface and an outer surface and the body may include a first layer comprising a first three-dimensional network of fibers including α-glucan and chitin, a second layer comprising a second three-dimensional network of fibers including α-glucan and chitin and include a plurality of cellulosic fibers positioned between the first layer and the second layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cell housing, comprising:
a case extending between a first side, a second side, an open top end and an integrated bottom end; and
a body extending between an inner surface and an outer surface, the body comprising a first layer comprising a first three-dimensional network of fibers including α-glucan and chitin, a second layer comprising a second three-dimensional network of fibers including α-glucan and chitin and a plurality of cellulosic fibers having a length to diameter ratio of at least ten to one positioned between the first layer and the second layer.

2. The cell housing according to claim 1 , further including a cap, the cap including a cap-body extending between a top surface and a bottom surface, the cap-body including a third layer comprising a third three-dimensional network of fibers including α-glucan and chitin and a fourth layer comprising a fourth three-dimensional network of fibers including α-glucan and chitin.

3. The cell housing according to claim 2 , the first three-dimensional network of fibers being a three-dimensional network of mycelium fibers, the second three-dimensional network of fibers being a three-dimensional network of mycelium fibers, the third three-dimensional network of fibers being a three-dimensional network of mycelium fibers and the fourth three-dimensional network of fibers being a three-dimensional network of mycelium fibers.

4. The cell housing according to claim 1 , the first three-dimensional network of fibers being adhered to the second three-dimensional network of fibers by the α-glucan of the first three-dimensional network of fibers or the second three-dimensional network of fibers.

5. The cell housing according to claim 1 , the plurality of cellulosic fibers being adhered to the first three-dimensional network of fibers by the α-glucan of the first three-dimensional network of fibers and the plurality of cellulosic fibers being adhered to the second three-dimensional network of fibers by the α-glucan of the second three-dimensional network of fibers.

6. The cell housing according to claim 1 , the first layer defining a first plane, the second layer defining a second plane, the body further including a first axis of rotation extending through the first plane and the second plane, the second plane being rotated by about forty five degrees with respect to the first plane about the first axis of rotation.

7. The cell housing according to claim 1 , the first layer having a first average porosity, the second layer having a second average porosity.

8. The cell housing according to claim 1 , the plurality of cellulosic fibers being oriented in substantially the same direction.

9. The cell housing according to claim 2 , the third layer and the fourth layer being coated with a polymer mixture, the polymer mixture including a polymer and an antioxidant, the polymer configured to begin thermally degrading at or above a predetermined temperature, the antioxidant being included at an amount sufficient to mitigate the polymer from thermally degrading below the predetermined temperature.

10. The cell housing according to claim 2 , the third layer defining a third plane, the fourth layer defining a fourth plane, the cap-body further including a second axis of rotation extending through the third plane and the fourth plane, the fourth plane being rotated by about forty five degrees with respect to the third plane about the second axis of rotation.

11. A battery, comprising:
a case extending between a first side, a second side, an open top end and an integrated bottom end;
a body extending between an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining an inner space, the body comprising a first layer comprising a first three-dimensional network of fibers including α-glucan and chitin, a second layer comprising a second three-dimensional network of fibers including α-glucan and chitin and a plurality of cellulosic fibers having a length to diameter ratio of at least ten to one positioned between the first layer and the second layer;
a cap including a cap-body extending between a top surface and a bottom surface, the cap-body including a third layer comprising a third three-dimensional network of fibers including α-glucan and chitin and a fourth layer comprising a fourth three-dimensional network of fibers including α-glucan and chitin; and
a cell positioned in the inner space.

12. The battery according to claim 11 , the first three-dimensional network of fibers being a three-dimensional network of mycelium fibers, the second three-dimensional network of fibers being a three-dimensional network of mycelium fibers, the third three-dimensional network of fibers being a three-dimensional network of mycelium fibers and the fourth three-dimensional network of fibers being a three-dimensional network of mycelium fibers.

13. The battery according to claim 11 , the first three-dimensional network of fibers being adhered to the second three-dimensional network of fibers by the α-glucan of the first three-dimensional network of fibers or the second three-dimensional network of fibers, the plurality of cellulosic fibers being adhered to the first three-dimensional network of fibers by the α-glucan of the first three-dimensional network of fibers and the plurality of cellulosic fibers being adhered to the second three-dimensional network of fibers by the α-glucan of the second three-dimensional network of fibers.

14. The battery according to claim 11 , the plurality of cellulosic fibers being oriented in substantially the same direction.

15. The battery according to claim 11 , the third layer and the fourth layer being coated with a polymer mixture, the polymer mixture including a polymer and an antioxidant, the polymer configured to begin thermally degrading at or above a predetermined temperature, the antioxidant being included at an amount sufficient to mitigate the polymer from thermally degrading below the predetermined temperature.

16. The battery according to claim 11 , the cell including an anode, a cathode, a separator and an electrolyte, the case being impermeable to the electrolyte.

Assignees

• Caterpillar Inc

Inventors

• Stonecipher Kenneth

Classifications

• C12N13/00 Primary

  Treatment of microorganisms or enzymes with electrical or wave energy, e.g. magnetism, sonic waves · CPC title

• H01M50/131

  characterised by physical properties, e.g. gas permeability, size or heat resistance · CPC title

• H01M50/124

  having a layered structure · CPC title

• H01M50/121

  Organic material · CPC title

• H01M2/0295

  Electricity · mapped topic