IP Library Granted Patent US 10,763,485
Granted Patent B2
US 10,763,485 · App. 16/095,983 · Granted Sep 1, 2020

Connection module

Inventors: Kotaro Takada (Mie, JP); Osamu Nakayama (Mie, JP); Mitsutoshi Morita (Mie, JP); Yasuo Yamazaki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.; ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.
H01M2/206H01M2/10H01M2/1077H01M2/1094H01M2/20H01M2/34H01M10/48H01M10/482H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 10,763,485
App. No.
16/095,983
Granted
Sep 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connection module includes an insulation protector including a bus bar holder holding a bus bar. The insulation protector includes connection units. The connection units include two end connection units at two ends of the insulation protector, and intermediate connection units that are between the two end connection units. The two end connection units are connection units having a same structure, and one of the end connection units is relatively rotated by 180 degrees in a plan view with respect to another one of the end connection units, and each of the end connection units is connected to a corresponding intermediate connection unit.

Claims (17)

1. A connection module that is to be mounted on a power storage element group including power storage elements having positive and negative electrode terminals, the connection module comprising:

a bus bar connecting the electrode terminals of adjacent power storage elements; and

an insulation protector including a bus bar holder holding the bus bar and including connection units that are connected to each other in an arrangement direction in which the power storage elements are arranged, wherein

the connection units include two end connection units at two ends of the insulation protector, and an intermediate connection unit being between the two end connection units,

the two end connection units are connection units having a same structure, and

one of the end connection units is relatively rotated by 180 degrees in a plan view with respect to another one of the end connection units, each of the end connection units is connected to a corresponding intermediate connection unit.

2. The connection module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a conductive member that is held by the insulation protector and electrically connected to the power storage element; and

a detection wire connected to the conductive member and detecting a state of the power storage element, wherein

the end connection unit has a rectangular shape in a plan view and includes a wire fixing section fixing the detection wire, and

the wire fixing section is arranged so as not to project outside a long side of the rectangular shape in the plan view.

3. The connection module according claim 1 , wherein

the end connection unit has an external connection part that can connect one of the electrode terminals to an external device in multiple directions.

4. The connection module according to claim 1 , wherein

the end connection units and the intermediate connection unit are disposed corresponding to each of the power storage elements.

5. The connection module according to claim 4 , wherein

the intermediate connection unit includes a first intermediate connection unit that is connectable to the end connection unit and a second intermediate connection unit that is connectable to the first intermediate connection unit.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 12, 2019
From: AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY SUPPLY CORPORATION
To: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.
Reel/Frame 049745/0893 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2018
From: TAKADA, KOTARO; NAKAYAMA, OSAMU; MORITA, MITSUTOSHI; YAMAZAKI, YASUO
To: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.; AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY SUPPLY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047293/0614 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-088902 · Apr 27, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190140247A1 · May 9, 2019