Connection device for electric accumulator
A connection device for an electric accumulator 10 a first connection subassembly 16 associated with one of the electrodes 12 . It comprises a metallic conducting strip 20 provided with several pins that will be embedded in the electrode 12 to make the electrical contact, and temperature and/or electrical protection means housed in a fixed module 25 electrically connected to one of the ends of the strip 20.
1. A connection device for an electric accumulator comprising a first external connection subassembly associated with a first electrode of the electric accumulator, and a second external connection subassembly associated with a second electrode of the electric accumulator, the first external connection subassembly comprising:
a first metallic conducting strip having several pins for being embedded in the first electrode to make electrical contact, and
at least one of temperature and electrical protection means housed in a fixed module electrically connected to one end of the strip.
2. A connection device for an electric accumulator according to claim 1 , wherein a first surface of the first strip contacts the first electrode, and the pins are distributed over the entire first surface of the first strip.
3. A connection device for an electric accumulator according to claim 1 , further comprising a second soft conducting metal strip covering a surface of the first electrode adjacent to the first strip.
4. A connection device for an electric accumulator according to claim 3 , wherein the second strip comprises lithium.
5. A connection device for an electric accumulator according to claim 1 , wherein temperature protection means comprise a temperature-sensitive paste and return means, and
when a temperature of the paste exceeds a predetermined limit, the return means pull the switch towards an open position.
6. A connection device for an electric accumulator according to claim 5 , wherein the conducting paste is located in a contact gap between the first strip and connector of a power supply cable.
7. A connection device for an electric accumulator according to claim 5 , wherein the paste comprises a material that melts under heat.
8. A connection device for an electric accumulator according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical protection means comprise an electrical switch comprising a circuit breaker with a rated fuse, the fuse comprising a local restriction of a conducting path between the first strip and an electrical connecting part for connecting the first strip to an electrical power cable.
9. A connection device for an electric accumulator according to claim 1 , wherein the protection means comprise a positive temperature coefficient resistance in series with the first strip.
10. A connection device for an electric accumulator according to claim 1 , wherein the second connection subassembly comprises a foil welded to the second electrode,
wherein the foil is welded to the second electrode after pre-tinning of a contact area.
11. A connection device for an electric accumulator comprising a first external connection subassembly associated with a first electrode of the electric accumulator, and a second external connection subassembly associated with a second electrode of the electric accumulator, the first external connection subassembly comprising:
a first metallic conducting strip having several pins for being embedded in the first electrode to make electrical contact, and
at least one of temperature and electrical protection means housed in a fixed module electrically connected to one end of the strip;
wherein a sheet of soft metal is disposed between the first external connection subassembly and the first electrode, and
wherein the sheet of soft metal is deformed by the pins of the first metallic conducting strip so that there is contact between the first external connection subassembly and the first electrode.
12. A connection device for an electric accumulator comprising a first external connection subassembly associated with a first electrode of the electric accumulator, and a second external connection subassembly associated with a second electrode of the electric accumulator, the first external connection subassembly comprising:
a first metallic conducting strip having several pins for being embedded in the first electrode to make electrical contact, and
a fixed module electrically connected to one end of the strip and comprising a temperature switch and an electrical switch for protecting the electric accumulator.
13. A connection device for an electric accumulator according to claim 12 , wherein the temperature switch and the electrical switch are a single component.