IP Library Patent Application 13919837
Patent Application
App. No. 13/919,837

HOUSING FOR RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE BATTERY CELL, CONTACTING DEVICE, BATTERY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE

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App. No.
13/919,837
Abstract

A housing is provided for holding a battery cell, in particular for holding a vehicle battery, with a battery holding space in the form of the battery cell to be received therein, with a contact area, which is arranged on the housing at a location at which, as intended, for a battery cell arranged in the battery holding space, contact connections for this battery cell are arranged, and which is configured such that when the contacting area is actuated with a contacting device, an electric contact through the housing can be established between at least two of the contact connections of the at least one battery cell.

Claims (22)

1 . A housing for holding a vehicle battery cell, comprising:

a battery holding space for receiving a battery cell; and

a contacting area at a location for the vehicle battery cell and arranged in the battery holding space for a first contact connection and a second contact connection for the vehicle battery cell; and

wherein the contacting area is configured such that when the contacting area is actuated with a contacting device, an electrical contact through the housing is established between the first contact connection and the second contact connection of the vehicle battery cell.

2 . The housing according to claim 1 ,

wherein the contacting area comprises at least two predetermined breaking points ( 12 ),

wherein each of the at least two predetermined breaking points is a arranged on the housing in the location.

3 . The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the contacting area comprises at least two repeatedly mechanically operable contact arranging units.

4 . The housing according to claim 1 , further comprising a contact arranging unit that comprise a mechanical guide that is configured to guide the contacting device for actuating the contacting area.

5 . The housing according to claim 4 , wherein the at least predetermined breaking points and the contact arranging unit comprise a one locking device that is configured to protect the contacting area against actuation when in a non-actuated state and to permit actuation of the contacting area when in an actuated state.

6 . The housing according to claim 1 , the contacting device comprising:

that are configured to electrically contact a positive contact connection and a negative contact connection of the battery cell arranged in the battery holding space of the housing,

wherein the at least two contact elements are configured to electrically contact the contact positive contact connection and the negative contact connection through the contacting area of the housing.

7 . The housing according to claim 6 , wherein the contacting device is composed of an electrically resistive material.

8 . The housing according to claim 6 , wherein the at least two contact elements of the contacting device are formed as metallic contact elements that are connected via a connecting element.

9 . The housing according to claim 8 , wherein the connecting element comprises an electrically insulated gripping surface.

10 . The housing according to claim 6 , characterized in that the contacting device is a U-shape and in that the at least two contact elements are arranged at one end of the U-shape.

11 . (canceled)

12 . (canceled)

13 . (canceled)

14 . (canceled)

15 . (canceled)

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 034189/0065 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2014
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 033135/0336 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2013
From: RATHMACHER, RALF
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 031132/0088 →