Insulation bracket and battery module
An insulation bracket and a battery module are provided. The insulation bracket is disposed on a battery cell group including a plurality of battery cells. A first electrode and a second electrode of each of battery cells are disposed on a same side of battery cell. The insulation bracket includes a plurality of insulation plates connected to each other. Each of insulation plates is disposed a corresponding one of battery cells, and is provided with a limiting groove. The limiting groove of each of insulation plates covers an end of the corresponding one of battery cells. A wall of the limiting groove of each of insulation plates is configured to position the corresponding one of battery cells, and a part of the first electrode and a part of the second electrode of each of battery cells are exposed from the insulation plate corresponding to the battery cell.
1 . An insulation bracket, wherein the insulation bracket is disposed on a battery cell group, the battery cell group comprises a plurality of battery cells, and a first electrode and a second electrode of each of the battery cells are disposed on a same side of the battery cell, wherein the insulation bracket comprises a plurality of insulation plates connected to each other, each of the insulation plates is disposed on a corresponding one of the battery cells, and each of the insulation plates is provided with a limiting groove, wherein the limiting groove of each of the insulation plates covers an end of the corresponding one of the battery cells, and a wall of the limiting groove of each of the insulation plates is configured to position the corresponding one of the battery cells, wherein a part of the first electrode and a part of the second electrode of each of the battery cells are exposed from the insulation plate corresponding to the battery cell;
wherein a bottom of the limiting groove of each of the insulation plates covers another part of the second electrode of the battery cell corresponding to the insulation plate, the bottom is provided with a first isolation portion, the first isolation portion is provided with a through hole, and the first electrode of the battery cell corresponding to the insulation plate is exposed from the insulation plate through the through hole;
wherein each of the insulation plates is provided with a second isolation portion, the second isolation portion is configured to separate adjacent ones of the battery cells;
wherein the plurality of insulation plates are arranged along a first direction, and the second isolation portion comprises at least one of:
a first protruding rib, wherein the first protruding rib connects adjacent ones of the insulation plates;
a second protruding rib, wherein the second protruding rib is connected to a side of a peripheral wall of the limiting groove along a second direction; and
a third protruding rib, wherein the third protruding rib is connected to a side of a peripheral wall of the limiting groove along the first direction.
2 . The insulation bracket of claim 1 , wherein a side of each of the insulation plates away from the corresponding one of the battery cells is provided with a busbar, and each of the insulation plates separates the busbar and the corresponding one of the battery cells.
3 . The insulation bracket of claim 2 , wherein a side of each of the insulation plates away from a notch of the limiting groove is provided with a positioning structure, and the positioning structure is configured to position the busbar.
4 . The insulation bracket of claim 3 , wherein the positioning structure comprises an outward positioning column, the busbar is provided with a mounting hole, and the mounting hole is sleeved on the positioning column; or
the positioning structure comprises a concave positioning hole, the busbar is provided with a mounting column, and the concave positioning hole is sleeved on the mounting column.
5 . The insulation bracket of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of battery cells are cylindrical battery cells.
6 . The insulation bracket of claim 5 , wherein an inner diameter of the limiting groove of each of the insulation plates is greater than an external diameter of the corresponding one of the battery cells.
7 . The insulation bracket of claim 6 , wherein a difference between the inner diameter of the limiting groove of each of the insulation plates and the external diameter of the corresponding one of the battery cells ranges from 0.2 mm to 2 mm.
8 . The insulation bracket of claim 1 , wherein when the second isolation portion comprises the second protruding rib, the second protruding rib is provided with a first positioning groove, and the first positioning groove is defined on a side of the second protruding rib away from the limiting groove;
when the second isolation portion comprises the third protruding rib, the third protruding rib is provided with a second positioning groove, and the second positioning groove is defined on a side of the third protruding rib away from the limiting groove; and
when the second isolation portion comprises the second protruding rib and the third protruding rib, the second protruding rib is provided with a first positioning groove, the third protruding rib is provided with a second positioning groove, the first positioning groove is defined on a side of the second protruding rib away from the limiting groove, and the second positioning groove is defined on a side of the third protruding rib away from the limiting groove.
9 . The insulation bracket of claim 8 , wherein when the second isolation portion comprises the second protruding rib and the third protruding rib, the first positioning groove and the second positioning groove are adjacent to position a same one of the battery cells.
10 . The insulation bracket of claim 8 , wherein when the second isolation portion comprises the second protruding rib, a height difference is defined between a bottom of the limiting groove of each of the insulation plates of each of the insulation plates and the second protruding rib of the each of the insulation plates.
11 . The insulation bracket of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of insulation plates are integrally formed.
12 . The insulation bracket of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of insulation plates are plastic plates.
13 . A battery module, comprising:
a battery cell group;
a busbar; and
an insulation bracket, wherein the insulation bracket is disposed on the battery cell group, and the busbar is disposed on the insulation bracket;
the battery cell group comprises a plurality of battery cells, and a first electrode and a second electrode of each of the battery cells are disposed on a same side of the battery cell, wherein the insulation bracket comprises a plurality of insulation plates connected to each other, each of the insulation plates is disposed on a corresponding one of the battery cells, and each of the insulation plates is provided with a limiting groove, wherein the limiting groove of each of the insulation plates covers an end of the corresponding one of the battery cells, and a wall of the limiting groove of each of the insulation plates is configured to position the corresponding one of the battery cells, wherein a part of the first electrode and a part of the second electrode of each of the battery cells are exposed from the insulation plate corresponding to the battery cell;
wherein a bottom of the limiting groove of each of the insulation plates covers another part of the second electrode of the battery cell corresponding to the insulation plate, the bottom is provided with a first isolation portion, the first isolation portion is provided with a through hole, and the first electrode of the battery cell corresponding to the insulation plate is exposed from the insulation plate through the through hole;
wherein each of the insulation plates is provided with a second isolation portion, the second isolation portion is configured to separate adjacent ones of the battery cells;
wherein the plurality of insulation plates are arranged along a first direction, and the second isolation portion comprises at least one of:
a first protruding rib, wherein the first protruding rib connects adjacent ones of the insulation plates;
a second protruding rib, wherein the second protruding rib is connected to a side of a peripheral wall of the limiting groove along a second direction; and
a third protruding rib, wherein the third protruding rib is connected to a side of a peripheral wall of the limiting groove along the first direction.
14 . The battery module of claim 13 , wherein a plurality of battery cell groups and a plurality of insulation brackets are provided, each of the plurality of insulation brackets and each of the plurality of battery cell groups are disposed in a one-to-one correspondence, and each of the insulation brackets is disposed on a corresponding one of the battery cell groups.
15 . The battery module of claim 13 , wherein a side of each of the insulation plates away from the corresponding one of the battery cells is provided with the busbar, and each of the insulation plates separates the busbar and the corresponding one of the battery cells.
16 . The battery module of claim 15 , wherein a side of each of the insulation plates away from a notch of the limiting groove is provided with a positioning structure, and the positioning structure is configured to position the busbar.
17 . The battery module of claim 16 , wherein the positioning structure comprises an outward positioning column, the busbar is provided with a mounting hole, and the mounting hole is sleeved on the positioning column; or
the positioning structure comprises a concave positioning hole, the busbar is provided with a mounting column, and the concave positioning hole is sleeved on the mounting column.
18 . The battery module of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of battery cells are cylindrical battery cells.
19 . The insulation bracket of claim 1 , wherein the bottom surrounds a portion of the through hole in an circumferential direction of the through hole.
20 . The battery module of claim 13 , wherein the bottom surrounds a portion of the through hole in an circumferential direction of the through hole.