IP Library Granted Patent US 10,490,786
Granted Patent B2
US 10,490,786 · App. 15/657,771 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Battery module

Inventors: Gen Cao (Ningde, CN); Jihua Yao (Ningde, CN); Haidong Zhang (Ningde, CN); Jianli Chen (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
H01M2/1016
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Patent No.
US 10,490,786
App. No.
15/657,771
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to a battery module. A battery module includes a base, end plates, side plates and a plurality of sleeve members, wherein the end plates and the side plates are connected to the base through the sleeve members, and each sleeve member includes a pipe body and a connecting piece. The battery module further includes a transition piece having a transition plane perpendicular to the axis of the pipe body. The connecting piece has a mating surface toward the transition piece, and the mating surface clings to the transition plane. This solution enables the connecting piece to be screwed into the base along the axis of the pipe body, reducing the difficulty of connecting the connecting piece to the base, and improving the installation efficiency.

Claims (20)

1. A battery module comprising a base, end plates, side plates and a plurality of sleeve members, wherein the end plates and the side plates are connected to the base through the sleeve members, and each sleeve member comprises a pipe body and a connecting piece,

wherein the battery module further comprises a transition piece having a transition plane perpendicular to the axis of the pipe body, wherein the transition piece comprises a positioning section and a supporting section, wherein the positioning section comprises a sleeve fitted with the pipe body, and

wherein the connecting piece has a mating surface toward the transition piece, and the mating surface clings to the transition plane,

wherein the battery module further comprises:

a stopper for limiting circumferential displacement of the sleeve with respect to the pipe body, wherein the stopper comprises a boss on the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve, and the boss abuts against the inner wall of the pipe body.

2. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein the positioning section is connected to the supporting section and locationally fits with the pipe body, and the transition plane is provided on the supporting section.

3. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is disposed inside the pipe body.

4. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein the supporting section comprises an extension plate extending outwardly from outer peripheral surface of the sleeve along radial direction of the sleeve, and wherein the transition plane is provided on a surface of the extension plate facing the mating surface.

5. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve has a guide surface on inner wall at one end of the sleeve away from the supporting section, wherein the guide surface tilts from the inner wall toward outer wall of the sleeve.

6. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein each of the sleeve and the pipe body has a cross section of a circular ring.

7. The battery module of any of claim 1 , wherein each of the end plates comprises a first end plate and a second end plate, and the first end plate is connected to the second end plate to form a double-layer structure in which there is a cavity.

8. The battery module of any of claim 2 , wherein each of the end plates comprises a first end plate and a second end plate, and the first end plate is connected to the second end plate to form a double-layer structure in which there is a cavity.

9. The battery module of any of claim 1 , wherein each of the end plates comprises a first end plate and a second end plate, and the first end plate is connected to the second end plate to form a double-layer structure in which there is a cavity.

10. The battery module of any of claim 3 , wherein each of the end plates comprises a first end plate and a second end plate, and the first end plate is connected to the second end plate to form a double-layer structure in which there is a cavity.

11. The battery module of any of claim 4 , wherein each of the end plates comprises a first end plate and a second end plate, and the first end plate is connected to the second end plate to form a double-layer structure in which there is a cavity.

12. The battery module of any of claim 5 , wherein each of the end plates comprises a first end plate and a second end plate, and the first end plate is connected to the second end plate to form a double-layer structure in which there is a cavity.

13. The battery module of any of claim 6 , wherein each of the end plates comprises a first end plate and a second end plate, and the first end plate is connected to the second end plate to form a double-layer structure in which there is a cavity.

14. The battery module of any of claim 1 , wherein each of the end plates comprises a first end plate and a second end plate, and the first end plate is connected to the second end plate to form a double-layer structure in which there is a cavity.

15. The battery module of claim 7 , wherein each of the end plates further comprises a first stopper structure for limiting relative displacement of the first end plate and the second end plate along the height direction of the battery cells.

16. The battery module of claim 7 , wherein each of the end plates further comprises a second stopper structure for limiting relative displacement of the first end plate and the second end plate toward the side plates.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0723 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 0845652 · Sep 23, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180090729A1 · Mar 29, 2018