Battery pack including bushing for connecting end plate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9972822-B2
Application number	US-201514774236-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2015
Priority date	Jun 11, 2014
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is a battery pack including a bushing for connecting an end plate. The battery pack according to the present disclosure connects an upper housing and an end plate for a battery module assembly by the bushing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery pack comprising:
a plurality of battery modules, each comprising two secondary battery cells, a module frame, and a cooling pin;
a lower housing assembly comprising a cooling plate, a front housing, a rear housing, a busbar, and a sensing connector, and which is connected to a bottom of a battery module assembly in which the plurality of battery modules is assembled;
a front circuit assembly which is electrically connected to the sensing connector and electrode leads formed in the plurality of battery modules included in the battery module assembly;
a front cover which is connected to the front housing and prevents the front circuit assembly from being exposed to outside;
two upper housings which are respectively connected to the front housing and the rear housing;
an end plate for the battery module assembly disposed at both sides of the battery module assembly; and
a plurality of bushings which connects the two upper housings and the end plate for a battery module assembly.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the end plate for the battery module assembly comprises:
a first plate which comes into contact with one side of the battery module assembly;
a second plate which comes into contact with the other side of the battery module assembly; and
at least one an upper strap extending from an upper edge of the first plate and an upper edge of the second plate.

3. The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein at least two upper straps are provided.

4. The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one upper strap is disposed at a location to cover a center point of a top surface of the battery module assembly.

5. The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein the end plate for the battery module assembly further comprises a plurality of bushing connection plates extending from each of the first plate and the second plate, and having surfaces perpendicular to each of the first plate and the second plate and holes corresponding to a size of the plurality of bushings.

6. The battery pack according to claim 5 , wherein the two upper housings have holes into which each bushing is inserted, and the plurality of bushing connection plates is formed at locations corresponding to the holes formed in the upper housings.

7. A battery operating system comprising:
a battery pack according to claim 1 ; and
a load which is supplied with power from the battery pack.

8. The battery operating system according to claim 7 , wherein the load is an electrical drive means or a portable device.

Assignees

• Lg Chemical Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Young-Gil
• Mun Jeong-O
• Lee Jae-Min
• Kang Dal-Mo
• Kim Soo-Ryoung
• Yang Jae-Hun
• Yim Sang-Wook

Classifications

• H01M10/482 Primary

  for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H01M50/505

  comprising a single busbar · CPC title

• H01M50/291

  characterised by their shape · CPC title

• H01M50/548

  on opposite sides of the cell · CPC title

• H01M50/213

  adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic (H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence) · CPC title