IP Library Granted Patent US 8,197,954
Granted Patent B2
US 8,197,954 · App. 12/257,047 · Granted Jun 12, 2012

Battery pack

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Patent No.
US 8,197,954
App. No.
12/257,047
Granted
Jun 12, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery pack that allows a cover to be firmly fixed with a simple structure and that has superior impact resistance is provided. The battery pack is a battery pack 1 in which a protection circuit 10 and a protection element 7 are attached to a unit cell 2 and the protection circuit 10 and the protection element 7 are housed within a cover 11 , the battery pack 1 including an internal frame 6 provided within the cover 11 , wherein the internal frame 6 is fixed to the unit cell 2 and supports the protection circuit 10 , a boss 13 projecting from the internal frame 6 which passes through a hole 12 formed in the cover 11 , and the cover 11 is fixed to the internal frame 6 by melting and deforming the boss 13.

Claims (6)

1. A battery pack in which a protection circuit and a protection element are attached to a unit cell and the protection circuit and the protection element are housed within a cover, the battery pack comprising:

an internal frame provided within the cover,

wherein the internal frame is fixed to the unit cell and supports the protection circuit,

a boss projecting from the internal frame which passes through a hole formed in the cover,

wherein the hole formed in the cover is in a position depressed below a surface of the cover, and a face that extends directly from a boundary of the hole is inclined with respect to a face containing the boundary of the hole so as to get closer to the surface of the cover as a distance from the boundary of the hole increases, and

wherein the cover is fixed to the internal frame by melting and deforming the boss.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2011
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: HITACHI MAXELL ENERGY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 026564/0930 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2008
From: DOBATA, TADAYOSHI; YAMAMOTO, HIROSHI; SHIN, YOUG-HYUN; MORISAKI, RIE
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 021963/0091 →