IP Library Granted Patent US 10,637,033
Granted Patent B2
US 10,637,033 · App. 15/825,368 · Granted Apr 28, 2020

Battery pack having improved cell lead fixing structure

Inventors: Do-Hyeon Kim (Daejeon, KR); Jun-Yeob Seong (Daejeon, KR); Hwa-Joong Kim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
H01M2/206H01M2/024H01M2/04H01M2/1061H01M2/1077H01M2/22H01M10/425H05K3/325H01M10/0525H01M2220/20H05K2201/10037H05K2203/104Y02E60/122
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Patent No.
US 10,637,033
App. No.
15/825,368
Granted
Apr 28, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a plurality of stacked cells; a board assembly including interconnect circuit boards (ICBs) arranged corresponding to cell leads; an ICB cover detachably coupled to the board assembly; and a magnet installed at the ICB cover and coupled to the ICB by a magnetic force thereof with the cell lead being interposed therebetween, wherein the lead is closely fixed to the ICB by means of the magnetic force acting between the ICB and the magnet.

Claims (20)

1. A battery pack, comprising:

a plurality of stacked cells;

a board assembly including an interconnect circuit board (ICB) configured to electrically connect and fix to a cell lead;

an ICB cover detachably coupled to the board assembly; and

a magnet installed at the ICB cover and coupled to the ICB by a magnetic force thereof, the cell lead being interposed between the ICB and the magnet,

wherein the cell lead is closely fixed to the ICB by the magnetic force acting between the ICB and the magnet.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 ,

wherein a bus bar is located on the ICB to come into contact with the cell lead, and

wherein the bus bar is made of a metal which is capable of being adhered to the magnet.

3. The battery pack according to claim 2 ,

wherein the metal is nickel, nickel alloy or iron.

4. The battery pack according to claim 2 ,

wherein the magnet is provided in plural,

the cell lead is provided in plural,

each cell lead of the plurality of cell leads is interposed between the ICB and a respective magnet of the plurality of magnets, and

wherein a plurality of ribs are provided at an inner side of the ICB cover to isolate each of the plurality of magnets from each other.

5. The battery pack according to claim 4 ,

wherein each of the plurality of magnets is coupled to the ICB at a location within a projecting height of the plurality of ribs.

6. The battery pack according to claim 1 ,

wherein the board assembly is provided to at least one end of the battery pack.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058295/0068 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF THE THIRD LISTED INVENTOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 044246 FRAME 0399. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: KIM, DO-HYEON; SEONG, JUN-YEOB; KIM, HWA-JOONG
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 044897/0834 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: KIM, DO-HYEON; SEONG, JUN-YEOB; KIM, HWA-JOON
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 044246/0399 →