IP Library Granted Patent US 9,478,810
Granted Patent B2
US 9,478,810 · App. 13/643,491 · Granted Oct 25, 2016

Battery having a cooling plate and motor vehicle having a corresponding battery

Inventors: Boris Gendlin (Filderstadt, DE); Marc Dill (Stuttgart, DE); Ralf Angerbauer (Möglingen, DE); Conrad Bubeck (Esslingen, DE); Andreas Rueble (Stuttgart, DE)
Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.; Robert Bosch GmbH
H01M6/5038H01M2/1077H01M2/1083H01M10/613H01M10/625H01M10/647H01M10/6554H01M10/6556H01M10/0525Y02T10/7011
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Patent No.
US 9,478,810
App. No.
13/643,491
Granted
Oct 25, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery includes at least one battery module having a lower face, a cooling plate having an upper face, and a fixing system configured for the at least one battery module. The battery module is arranged on the upper face of the cooling plate. The fixing system includes at least two rails running at a distance from each other. The at least one battery module is fixed on the cooling plate by the rails in such a way that the lower face of the battery module is in direct contact with the upper face of the cooling plate. A motor vehicle includes the battery.

Claims (27)

1. A battery, comprising:

at least one battery module with a lower side,

a cooling plate with an upper side defining a cooling plane and located below and opposite to the lower side of the at least one battery module, and

a fixing system arranged on the upper side of the cooling plate

wherein the fixing system has at least two rails running at a distance from each other, the two rails each extending in a lengthwise direction in a plane parallel to the cooling plane, and the at least one battery module is fixed on the cooling plate by the rails in such a way that the lower side of the battery module is pressured by the rails and the upper side of the cooling plate.

2. The battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one battery module is fixed on the cooling plate by the fixing system with a predefined contact pressure.

3. The battery as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the predefined contact pressure between the lower side of the at least one battery module and the upper side of the cooling plate is of heat-conducting design.

4. The battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rails have a T profile or an L profile with a portion of the rails contacting the upper side of the cooling plate.

5. The battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a tongue and groove system is formed by the lower side of the at least one battery module and the rails of the fixing system.

6. The battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lower side of the at least one battery module has at least one laterally extending projection configured to engage at least one of the rails of the fixing system.

7. The battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the whole of the lower side of the battery module is in direct contact with the upper side of the cooling plate.

8. The battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rails define holes to receive screws on the upper side thereof such that the rails are configured to be fixed by screws from the upper side of the cooling plate.

9. The battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cooling plate has coolant ducts.

10. The battery as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the predefined contact pressure is at least 3 bar.

11. The battery as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the predefined contact pressure is at least 5 bar.

12. The battery as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a heat transfer compound positioned between the upper side of the cooling plate and the lower side of the at least one battery module, the heat transfer compound in direct contact with both the upper side of the cooling plate and the lower side of the at least one battery module.

13. The battery as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the upper side of the cooling plate is configured to receive the screws.

14. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a battery including:

at least one battery module with a lower side,

a cooling plate with an upper side defining a cooling plane and located below and facing the lower side of at least one battery module, and

a fixing system arranged on the upper side of the cooling plate,

wherein the fixing system has at least two rails running a distance from each other, and at least one battery module is fixed on the cooling plate by the rails in such a way that the lower side of the battery module is pressured by the rails and the upper side of the cooling plate,

wherein the battery is connected to a drive system of the motor vehicle.

15. The battery as claimed in claim 14 , further comprising:

a heat transfer compound positioned between the upper side of the cooling plate and the lower side of the at least one battery module, the heat transfer compound in direct contact with both the upper side of the cooling plate and the lower side of the at least one battery module.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2013
From: SB LIMOTIVE CO. LTD.; SB LIMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.; ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 031260/0020 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2013
From: GENDLIN, BORIS; DILL, MARC; ANGERBAUER, RALF; BUBECK, CONRAD; RUEHLE, ANDREAS
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH; SB LIMOTIVE LTD.; SB LIMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 029915/0264 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2010 028 191 · Apr 26, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130202940A1 · Aug 8, 2013