Composite end plate and battery module
View Patent ↗The present disclosure relates to a composite end plate and a battery module. The composite end plate comprises a first rigid plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction of the first rigid plate, and comprising a first end portion, a first intermediate portion and a second end portion continuously distributed in a length direction of the first rigid plate; and a second rigid plate comprising a first free end, a second intermediate portion and a second free end continuously distributed in the length direction, wherein the first rigid plate and the second rigid plate are made of different materials, the second intermediate portion is disposed opposite to the first surface, the first free end is connected to the first end portion, and the second free end is connected to the second end portion.
1. A battery module, characterized in that, comprising:
a plurality of unit cells arranged side by side;
a fixing frame, arranged to surround an outer periphery of all the unit cells and comprising two composite end plates and two side plates, wherein the composite end plates and the side plates are alternately arranged around the plurality of the unit cells and are connected to each other,
wherein each of the two composite end plates comprises:
a first rigid plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction of the first rigid plate, and comprising a first end portion, a first intermediate portion and a second end portion continuously distributed in a length direction of the first rigid plate; and
a second rigid plate comprising a first free end, a second intermediate portion and a second free end continuously distributed in the length direction,
wherein the first rigid plate and the second rigid plate are made of different materials, the first rigid plate is made of a metal material or a non-metal material, and the second rigid plate is made of a metal material; the first rigid plate and the second rigid plate are arranged side by side in the thickness direction of the first rigid plate with the second intermediate portion of the second rigid plate facing the first surface of the first rigid plate, the first free end of the second rigid plate is connected to the first end portion of the first rigid plate, and the second free end of the second rigid plate is connected to the second end portion of the first rigid plate,
the first free end of the second rigid plate is folded from a side the same with the first surface of the first rigid plate to a side the same with the second surface of the first rigid plate to enclose the first end portion of the first rigid plate, and the second free end of the second rigid plate is folded from a side the same with the first surface of the first rigid plate to a side the same with the second surface of the first rigid plate to enclose the second end portion of the first rigid plate, and
each of the two side plates is made of the same material as the second rigid plate, and the two side plates are connected to the second rigid plates by welding.
2. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein each of the two composite end plates is characterized in that,
the first intermediate portion of the first rigid plate and the second intermediate portion of the second rigid plate are spaced apart from each other with a buffer gap formed therebetween.
3. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein each of the two composite end plates is characterized in that,
the first end portion of the first rigid plate is provided with a first positioning groove on the same side with the second surface, and the first positioning groove is adapted to receive an edge portion of the first free end of the second rigid plate; and
each of the two composite end plates is provided with a first connecting member, through which the first free end of the second rigid plate is connected to the first end portion of the first rigid plate.
4. The battery module of claim 3 , wherein each of the two composite end plates is characterized in that,
the edge portion of the first free end of the second rigid plate is provided with a first positioning hole, and the first connecting member is formed as a first positioning post, wherein a portion of the first positioning post is inserted into the first positioning hole to fixedly connect the first free end of the second rigid plate and the first end portion of the first rigid plate to each other; and
the first positioning post is formed by a portion of the first end portion of the first rigid plate that protrudes towards the first positioning groove.
5. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein each of the two composite end plates is characterized in that,
the second end portion of the first rigid plate is provided with a second positioning groove on the same side with the second surface and the second positioning groove is adapted to receive an edge portion of the second free end of the second rigid plate; and
each of the two composite end plates is provided with a second connecting member, through which the second free end of the second rigid plate is connected to the second end portion of the first rigid plate.
6. The battery module of claim 5 , wherein each of the two composite end plates is characterized in that,
the edge portion of the second free end of the second rigid plate is provided with a second positioning hole, and the second connecting member is formed as a second positioning post, wherein a portion of the second positioning post is inserted into the second positioning hole to fixedly connect the second free end of the second rigid plate and the second end portion of the first rigid plate to each other; and
the second positioning post is formed by a portion of the second end portion of the first rigid plate that protrudes towards the second positioning groove.
7. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein
each of the two composite end plates is provided with a guiding member
formed of a guiding groove and a guiding rib extending in a width direction of the first rigid plate, the guiding groove is provided on the first rigid plate and the guiding rib is provided on the second rigid plate.
8. The battery module of claim 7 , wherein each of the two composite end plates is characterized in that,
the guiding groove comprises a bottom surface and a positioning recess provided on the bottom surface, and the guiding rib comprises a top surface and a positioning protrusion provided on the top surface, wherein at least a portion of the positioning protrusion is inserted into the positioning recess, and
the positioning recess has a polygonal cross portion, and outer peripheral surfaces of the portion of the positioning protrusion inserted into the positioning recess are contact with inner wall surfaces of the positioning recess.
9. The battery module of claim 7 , wherein each of the two composite end plates is characterized in that,
a guiding member is disposed between the first free end of the second rigid plate and the first end portion of the first rigid plate, and a guiding member is disposed between the second free end of the second rigid plate and the second end portion of the first rigid plate.