IP Library Granted Patent US 10,608,221
Granted Patent B2
US 10,608,221 · App. 15/781,270 · Granted Mar 31, 2020

Battery pack and vehicle including battery pack

Inventors: Hyuk An (Daejeon, KR); Jun-Kyu Park (Daejeon, KR); Young-Sop Eom (Daejeon, KR); Jun-Yeob Seong (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
H01M2/1077H01M2/1083H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 10,608,221
App. No.
15/781,270
Granted
Mar 31, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a battery module including at least one battery cell and having at least one insert hole at a bottom thereof, and a pack case having an accommodation space for accommodating the battery module and having at least one fixing protrusion which is fitted into the at least one insert hole.

Claims (25)

1. A battery pack, comprising:

a battery module including at least one battery cell and having at least one insert hole at a bottom thereof; and

a pack case having an accommodation space for accommodating the battery module and having at least one fixing protrusion which is fitted into the at least one insert hole,

wherein the at least one fixing protrusion includes:

a main rib protruding upwards from an inner wall of the pack case; and

a deformable rib provided at an outer side of the main rib and configured to be permanently deformed when being fitted into the insert hole.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one fixing protrusion is provided at a bottom of the accommodation space, and at least the deformable rib of the at least one fixing protrusion is permanently deformed when being fitted into the at least one insert hole.

3. The battery pack according to claim 2 ,

wherein the deformable rib is provided in plural, and

wherein the plurality of deformable ribs are disposed to be spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals along a circumferential direction of the main rib.

4. The battery pack according to claim 3 ,

wherein the plurality of deformable ribs are arranged in a cross form along the circumferential direction of the main rib.

5. The battery pack according to claim 2 ,

wherein an outer diameter of the main rib is smaller than an inner diameter of the insert hole.

6. The battery pack according to claim 5 ,

wherein when the fixing protrusion is fitted into the insert hole, the deformable rib is deformed in at least one of horizontal and vertical directions of the battery module to fill a gap between the main rib and the insert hole.

7. The battery pack according to claim 2 ,

wherein the deformable rib is elongated along a length direction of the main rib.

8. The battery pack according to claim 2 ,

wherein the main rib has a circular or oval section.

9. The battery pack according to claim 1 ,

wherein the insert hole is provided in plural, and

wherein the fixing protrusion is provided in a number corresponding to the number of the plurality of insert holes.

10. A vehicle, comprising a battery pack defined in claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058295/0068 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2018
From: AN, HYUK; PARK, JUN-KYU; EOM, YOUNG-SOP; SEONG, JUN-YEOB
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045977/0963 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0119290 · Sep 19, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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