IP Library Granted Patent US 11,335,960
Granted Patent B2
US 11,335,960 · App. 16/673,534 · Granted May 17, 2022

Circuit board and battery module

Inventors: Chong Wang (Ningde, CN); Hua Cao (Ningde, CN); Xianchun Zhu (Ningde, CN); Mu Qian (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
H01M10/425H01M10/482H01M50/20H05K1/0254H01M2010/4271H01M2010/4278H01M2220/20H05K2201/05H05K2201/10037
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Patent No.
US 11,335,960
App. No.
16/673,534
Granted
May 17, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a battery module comprising a circuit board, the circuit board comprises a conductive layer, a first pad and a second pad. The conductive layer is formed with a sampling circuit, the sampling circuit comprises: a sampling end portion; an outputting end portion; a first branch path formed with a first fusing zone; and a second branch path formed with a second fusing zone. The first pad is provided on the sampling end portion, the second pad is provided on the second branch path. When the first fusing zone is fused, the circuit board can be quickly repaired by means of the second branch path and the second pad to electrically connect the sampling end portion and the outputting end portion, thereby achieving the purpose of reusing the circuit board, therefore the entire battery module is not scrapped and the utilization of the battery module is improved.

Claims (41)

1. A battery module, comprising a circuit board and a plurality of batteries arranged side by side, the circuit board being provided above the plurality of batteries and electrically connected with the corresponding battery, and the circuit board comprising:

a conductive layer formed with a sampling circuit, and the sampling circuit comprising: a sampling end portion; an outputting end portion; a first branch path connected with the sampling end portion and the outputting end portion and formed with a first fusing zone; and a second branch path formed with a second fusing zone, one end of the second branch path being connected with the sampling end portion or a portion of the first branch path except the first fusing zone, and the other end of the second branch path being spaced apart from the sampling end portion and the first branch path;

a first pad provided on the sampling end portion;

a second pad provided on the other end of the second branch path.

2. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein after the first fusing zone of the first branch path is fused, the second pad is connected to the first pad via a conductive connecting member.

3. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board further comprises a third pad provided at one side of the first fusing zone of the first branch path.

4. The battery module according to claim 3 , wherein

the one end of the second branch path is connected to the sampling end portion or the one end of the second branch path is connected to the first branch path at a position between the sampling end portion and the first fusing zone;

the third pad is provided between the first fusing zone and the outputting end portion.

5. The battery module according to claim 4 , wherein after the first fusing zone of the first branch path is fused, the second pad is connected to the third pad via a conductive connecting member.

6. The battery module according to claim 3 , wherein

the one end of the second branch path is connected to the first branch path at a position between the outputting end portion and the first fusing zone;

the third pad is provided between the first fusing zone and the sampling end portion.

7. The battery module according to claim 6 , wherein after the first fusing zone of the first branch path is fused, the second pad is connected to the third pad via a conductive connecting member.

8. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the second branch path is provided as one or multiple in number.

9. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the sampling circuits is provided as one or multiple in number.

10. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein a protective adhesive is attached to a surface of the second pad.

11. A using method of a circuit board, wherein the circuit board comprises a conductive layer, a first pad, a second pad and a third pad;

the conductive layer is formed with a sampling circuit, and the sampling circuit comprises: a sampling end portion; an outputting end portion; a first branch path connected with the sampling end portion and the outputting end portion and formed with a first fusing zone; and a second branch path formed with a second fusing zone, one end of the second branch path is connected with the sampling end portion or a portion of the first branch path except the first fusing zone, and the other end of the second branch path is spaced apart from the sampling end portion and the first branch path;

the first pad is provided on the sampling end portion;

the second pad is provided on the other end of the second branch path;

the third pad is provided at one side of the first fusing zone of the first branch path;

wherein the using method of the circuit board comprises steps of:

after the first fusing zone of the first branch path is fused, making the second pad connected to the first pad via a conductive connecting member, to make the second fusing zone of the second branch path electrically connected to the sampling end portion and the outputting end portion; or

after the first fusing zone of the first branch path is fused, making the second pad connected to the third pad via a conductive connecting member, to make the second fusing zone of the second branch path electrically connected to the sampling end portion and the outputting end portion.

12. A vehicle, comprising a battery module, and the battery module comprising a circuit board and a plurality of batteries arranged side by side, the circuit board being provided above the plurality of batteries and electrically connected with the corresponding battery, wherein

the circuit board comprises a conductive layer, a first pad and a second pad;

the conductive layer is formed with a sampling circuit, and the sampling circuit comprises: a sampling end portion; an outputting end portion; a first branch path connected with the sampling end portion and the outputting end portion and formed with a first fusing zone; and a second branch path formed with a second fusing zone, one end of the second branch path is connected with the sampling end portion or a portion of the first branch path except the first fusing zone, and the other end of the second branch path is spaced apart from the sampling end portion and the first branch path;

the first pad is provided on the sampling end portion, and the second pad is provided on the other end of the second branch path.

13. The vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein after the first fusing zone of the first branch path is fused, the second pad is connected to the first pad via a conductive connecting member.

14. The vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the circuit board comprises a third pad provided at one side of the first fusing zone of the first branch path.

15. The vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein

the one end of the second branch path is connected to the sampling end portion or is connected to the first branch path at a position between the sampling end portion and the first fusing zone;

the third pad is provided between the first fusing zone and the outputting end portion.

16. The vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein after the first fusing zone of the first branch path is fused, the second pad is connected to the third pad via a conductive connecting member.

17. The vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein

the one end of the second branch path is connected to the first branch path at a position between the outputting end portion and the first fusing zone;

the third pad is provided between the first fusing zone and the sampling end portion.

18. The vehicle according to claim 17 , wherein after the first fusing zone of the first branch path is fused, the second pad is connected to the third pad via a conductive connecting member.

19. The vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the second branch path is provided as one or multiple in number.

20. The vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein a protective adhesive is attached to a surface of the second pad.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0723 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2019
From: WANG, CHONG; CAO, HUA; ZHU, XIANCHUN; QIAN, MU
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 051313/0105 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201822168936.1 · Dec 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200203777A1 · Jun 25, 2020
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