IP Library Granted Patent US 9,576,746
Granted Patent B2
US 9,576,746 · App. 14/113,526 · Granted Feb 21, 2017

Energy storage module including conductive member secured on bus bar and in contact with pad of wiring board

Inventors: Naoki Ueno (Hokuto, JP); Kazuhiro Ohhashi (Kofu Yamanashi, JP); Tomohiro Ohshima (Hokuto, JP); Kenji Nansaka (Kofu Yamanashi, JP)
Assignee: JM Energy Corporation
H01G11/08G01R31/3606H01G2/04H01G2/06H01G11/76H01G11/78H01M2/0217H01M2/1077H01M2/206H01M2/305H01M10/425H05K7/1457H01M2010/4271Y02E60/13
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Patent No.
US 9,576,746
App. No.
14/113,526
Granted
Feb 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An energy storage module in which a plurality of energy storage cells including electrode terminals are stacked, includes a bus bar that electrically connects a plurality of electrode terminals, a conductive member that is secured on the bus bar, a detection section that detects a voltage of each of the energy storage cells, and a wiring board, a wire that is electrically connected to the detection section, and a pad that is connected to the wire being formed on the wiring board, the conductive member coming in contact with the pad.

Claims (21)

1. An energy storage module in which a plurality of energy storage cells including electrode terminals are stacked, the energy storage module comprising:

a bus bar that electrically connects a plurality of electrode terminals among the electrode terminals;

a conductive member that is secured on the bus bar;

a detection section that detects a voltage of each of the plurality of energy storage cells;

a wiring board on which a wire and a pad are formed, the wire being electrically connected to the detection section, and the pad being connected to the wire; and

a separator that is provided between adjacent energy storage cells among the plurality of energy storage cells,

the conductive member including a first section that is connected to the bus bar and a second section that is supported by the first section,

wherein the second section comes in contact with the pad,

wherein the first section is configured to bias the second section toward the pad, and

wherein a slit is formed in the separator, and the wiring board is secured on the slit.

2. The energy storage module according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive member has spring properties.

3. The energy storage module according to claim 1 , wherein the second section includes a tapered shape so that a width of the second section increases as a distance from the first section decreases.

4. The energy storage module according to claim 1 , wherein the bus bar connects the plurality of electrode terminals in series.

5. The energy storage module according to claim 1 , wherein the wiring board extends in a stacking direction of the plurality of energy storage cells.

6. The energy storage module according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of energy storage cells is a lithium-ion capacitor.

7. The energy storage module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a separator that is provided between adjacent energy storage cells among the plurality of energy storage cells.

8. The energy storage module according to claim 1 , wherein the first section is configured to bias the second section toward the pad when the second section comes in contact with the pad.

9. The energy storage module according to claim 8 , wherein the first section is configured to bias the second section in an X-axis direction.

10. A method of manufacturing an energy storage module in which a plurality of energy storage cells including electrode terminals are stacked, the energy storage module including a bus bar that electrically connects a plurality of electrode terminals among the electrode terminals, a conductive member that is secured on the bus bar, a detection section that detects a voltage of each of the plurality of energy storage cells, a wiring board on which a wire and a pad are formed, the wire being electrically connected to the detection section, and the pad being connected to the wire, and a separator that is provided between adjacent energy storage cells among the plurality of energy storage cells, the conductive member including a first section that is connected to the bus bar and a second section that is supported by the first section, the second section coming in contact with the pad, the first section being configured to bias the second section toward the pad, and a slit being formed in the separator, and the wiring board being secured on the slit, the method comprising:

causing the conductive member to come in contact with the pad by moving the wiring board in a stacking direction of the plurality of energy storage cells along the slit formed in the separator.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 15, 2021
From: JM ENERGY CORPORATION
To: MUSASHI ENERGY SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055010/0052 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2013
From: UENO, NAOKI; OHHASHI, KAZUHIRO; OHSHIMA, TOMOHIRO; NANSAKA, KENJI
To: JM ENERGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031845/0531 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-097079 · Apr 25, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140120392A1 · May 1, 2014