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Granted Patent B2
US 11,329,350 · App. 16/596,968 · Granted May 10, 2022

Bus bar module and method for assembling bus bar module

Inventors: Shinichi Yanagihara (Kakegawa, JP); Takuto Goto (Kakegawa, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
H01M50/502H01M50/20H01M50/298H01M50/507H01M50/516H01M50/519H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 11,329,350
App. No.
16/596,968
Granted
May 10, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bus bar module includes a case assembled to a battery assembly including single cells, a bus bar held in the case and fastened to electrodes of the single cells, a circuit body connected to the bus bar and is wired in the case, and a circuit board to which the circuit body is connected. The case includes a case main body including a board accommodation space, and a lid body attached to one side at which the board accommodation space in the case main body is open. The circuit body is led from an opening portion into the board accommodation space, the opening portion being formed on a surface of the other side opposite to the one side of the board accommodation space in the case main body. The circuit body is soldered to the circuit board from the one side.

Claims (27)

1. A bus bar module comprising:

a case which is configured to be assembled to a battery assembly including a plurality of single cells;

a bus bar which is held in the case and fastened to electrodes of the single cells;

a circuit body which is connected to the bus bar and is wired in the case; and

a circuit board to which the circuit body is connected,

wherein the case includes:

a case main body formed in a concave shape and including a board accommodation space in which the circuit board is accommodated; and

a lid body attached to one side at which the board accommodation space in the case main body is open,

wherein the one side of the board accommodation space in the case main body is closed to cover a periphery of the circuit board by the lid body in a state where the circuit board is accommodated in the board accommodation space,

wherein the circuit body is led from an opening portion into the board accommodation space, the opening portion being formed on a surface of the other side opposite to the one side of the board accommodation space in the case main body, and

wherein the circuit body is soldered to the circuit board from the one side so as to be electrically connected to the circuit board.

2. The bus bar module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuit body includes a board-in connector including a connection pin, formed at an end portion on a connection side with the circuit board, and

wherein the connection pin is inserted into a through hole formed in the circuit board, and

wherein the board-in connector is soldered to a conductor pattern of the circuit board from the one side of the case main body.

3. The bus bar module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the lid body is rotatably attached to the case main body, and the lid body is rotated with respect to the case main body such that the board accommodation space is configured to be opened or closed at the one side.

4. A method for assembling a bus bar module, the bus bar module including a case which is configured to be assembled to a battery assembly including a plurality of single cells, a bus bar which is held in the case and fastened to electrodes of the single cells, a circuit body which is connected to the bus bar and is wired in the case, a board-in connector including a connection pin provided at an end portion of the circuit body, a circuit board to which the connection pin of the board-in connector is connected, a case main body formed in a concave shape to be provided in the case and including a board accommodation space in which the circuit board is accommodated, and a lid body attached to one side at which the board accommodation space in the case main body is open, the method comprising:

wiring the circuit body in the case by assembling the bus bar and the circuit body to the case, and disposing the board-in connector from an opening portion into the board accommodation space, the opening portion being formed on a surface of the other side opposite to the one side of the board accommodation space in the case main body;

accommodating the circuit board into the board accommodation space to insert the connection pin into a through hole of the circuit board;

connecting the connection pin from the one side to a conductor pattern of the circuit board by a soldering, and

closing the board accommodation space by assembling the lid body to the case main body.

5. A method for assembling a bus bar module, the bus bar module including a case which is configured to be assembled to a battery assembly including a plurality of single cells, a bus bar which is held in the case and fastened to electrodes of the single cells, a circuit body which is connected to the bus bar and is wired in the case, a board-in connector including a connection pin provided at an end portion of the circuit body, a circuit board to which the connection pin of the board-in connector is connected, a case main body formed in a concave shape to be provided in the case and including a board accommodation space in which the circuit board is accommodated, and a lid body attached to one side at which the board accommodation space in the case main body is open, the method comprising:

accommodating the circuit board into the board accommodation space;

wiring the circuit body in the case by assembling the bus bar and the circuit body to the case and disposing the board-in connector from an opening portion into the board accommodation space and inserting the connection pin into a through hole of the circuit board, the opening portion being formed on a surface of the other side opposite to the one side of the board accommodation space in the case main body;

connecting the connection pin from the one side to a conductor pattern of the circuit board by a soldering, and

closing the board accommodation space by assembling the lid body to the case main body.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2019
From: YANAGIHARA, SHINICHI; GOTO, TAKUTO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050664/0163 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-191908 · Oct 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200119326A1 · Apr 16, 2020