IP Library Granted Patent US 9,356,278
Granted Patent B2
US 9,356,278 · App. 14/007,240 · Granted May 31, 2016

Battery pack

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Patent No.
US 9,356,278
App. No.
14/007,240
Granted
May 31, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to provide a battery pack that can be produced highly efficiently and contribute to an improvement in productivity, a battery pack of the present invention includes: a plurality of unit batteries 100 that include a positive-electrode pulled-out tab 120 and a negative-electrode pulled-out tab 130 ; and a board 300 on which pulled-out tab connection sections are formed to connect the pulled-out tabs of different polarities of adjacent unit batteries 100.

Claims (37)

1. A battery pack, comprising:

a plurality of unit batteries that include a positive-electrode pulled-out tab and a negative-electrode pulled-out tab; and

a board on which pulled-out tab connection sections are formed to connect the pulled-out tabs of different polarities of adjacent unit batteries,

wherein the positive-electrode and negative-electrode pulled-out tabs of the unit battery, which is disposed on one end portion of the board, are both bent in the same direction.

2. A battery pack, comprising:

a plurality of unit batteries that include a positive-electrode pulled-out tab and a negative-electrode pulled-out tab; and

a board on which pulled-out tab connection sections are formed to connect the pulled-out tabs of different polarities of adjacent unit batteries,

wherein the positive-electrode and negative-electrode pulled-out tabs of the unit battery, which is disposed on one end portion of the board, are both bent in the same direction, and the positive-electrode and negative-electrode pulled-out tabs of the unit battery, which is disposed on another end portion of the board, are both bent in the same direction.

3. A battery pack, comprising:

a plurality of unit batteries that include a positive-electrode pulled-out tab and a negative-electrode pulled-out tab; and

a board on which pulled-out tab connection sections are formed to connect the pulled-out tabs of different polarities of adjacent unit batteries,

wherein the positive-electrode and negative-electrode pulled-out tabs of the unit battery, whose pulled-out tabs are connected by the pulled-out tab connection section, are bent in opposite directions.

4. A battery pack, comprising:

a plurality of unit batteries that include a positive-electrode pulled-out tab and a negative-electrode pulled-out tab; and

a board on which pulled-out tab connection sections are formed to connect the pulled-out tabs of different polarities of adjacent unit batteries,

wherein a divider piece is provided between the pulled-out tab connection sections, and the height of the divider piece from the board is higher than the height of a bolt used to connect pulled-out tabs in the pulled-out tab connection section.

5. A battery pack, comprising:

a plurality of unit batteries that include a positive-electrode pulled-out tab and a negative-electrode pulled-out tab;

a board on which pulled-out tab connection sections are formed to connect the pulled-out tabs of different polarities of adjacent unit batteries; and

a holder member that is fixed to the board and includes holes into which the positive-electrode and negative-electrode pulled-out tabs of a plurality of the unit batteries are inserted.

6. The battery pack according to claim 5 , wherein

guide projecting sections are provided on the holder member in such a way that the holes are sandwiched therebetween.

7. The battery pack according to claim 6 , wherein

tapered sides are provided on the guide projecting sections.

8. The battery pack according to claim 5 , wherein:

the pulled-out tabs of different polarities of adjacent unit batteries are connected in the pulled-out tab connection section with connection members; and

a plurality of the holes are provided on the holder member, and bridging structure sections are provided between a plurality of the holes.

9. The battery pack according to claim 8 , wherein

the connection members are bolts and nuts.

10. The battery pack according to claim 9 , wherein

nut housing sections are provided in the bridging structure sections to house the nuts.

11. The battery pack according to claim 8 , wherein

a divider piece, which is disposed between the pulled-out tab connection sections, is provided in the bridging structure section.

12. The battery pack according to claim 8 , wherein

a positioning projecting section is provided in the bridging structure section and used to position the board and the holder member.

13. The battery pack according to claim 8 , wherein

a screw hole, into which a fixing screw for fixing the board to the holder member is screwed, is provided in the bridging structure section.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2024
From: SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, AS SECURITY AGENT
To: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.; ENVISION AESC ENERGY DEVICES LTD.
Reel/Frame 069461/0179 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Jul 2, 2019
From: ENVISION AESC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
To: SUMITOMO MITUSI BANKING CORPORATION, AS SECURITY AGENT
Reel/Frame 049649/0924 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 21, 2019
From: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
To: ENVISION AESC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 049556/0123 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2013
From: SUZUKI, TORU
To: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 031308/0976 →