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Granted Patent B2
US 12,009,498 · App. 17/058,954 · Granted Jun 11, 2024

Battery pack

Inventor: Rieko Koyama (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
H01M10/6568H01M10/613H01M10/625H01M10/6551H01M10/6556H01M50/204H01M50/209H01M50/271H01M50/293H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,009,498
App. No.
17/058,954
Granted
Jun 11, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery pack is provided with: a battery module having a cell stack configured by stacking a plurality of cells; and a cooling mechanism for cooling the battery module. The cooling mechanism is a refrigerant flow passage through which a liquid medium passes. The cell stack and the refrigerant flow passage are arranged with a bottom plate interposed therebetween. A plurality of protrusions are provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate. The plurality of protrusions are arranged in a staggered pattern along the stacking direction of the cells.

Claims (35)

1. A battery pack comprising:

a battery module including a cell stack configured by stacking a plurality of cells; and

a cooling mechanism for cooling the battery module, wherein

the cooling mechanism is a refrigerant flow path through which a liquid medium passes,

the cell stack and the refrigerant flow path are arranged with a partition wall being interposed therebetween,

the partition wall forms a part of the refrigerant flow path and has a surface provided with a plurality of convex portions,

the plurality of convex portions are arranged in a staggered manner along a stacking direction of the cells, and

each of the convex portions is a quadrangular pyramid having a square bottom surface, and is arranged such that one of two diagonal lines is in the stacking direction.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of convex portions are arranged in the staggered manner in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction.

3. A battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein comprising:

a battery module including a cell stack configured by stacking a plurality of cells; and

a cooling mechanism for cooling the battery module, wherein

the cooling mechanism is a refrigerant flow path through which a liquid medium passes,

the cell stack and the refrigerant flow path are arranged with a partition wall being interposed therebetween,

the partition wall forms a part of the refrigerant flow path and has a surface provided with a plurality of convex portions,

the plurality of convex portions are arranged in a staggered manner along a stacking direction of the cells,

a plurality of concave portions corresponding to the plurality of convex portions are provided on a facing surface of the partition wall which faces the cell stack, and

the partition wall is manufactured by aluminum die casting.

4. The battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein a heat transfer sheet is provided between a bottom surface of the cell stack and the facing surface.

5. A battery pack comprising:

a battery module including a cell stack configured by stacking a plurality of cells; and

a cooling mechanism for cooling the battery module, wherein

the cooling mechanism is a refrigerant flow path through which a liquid medium passes,

the cell stack and the refrigerant flow path are arranged with a partition wall being interposed therebetween,

the partition wall forms a part of the refrigerant flow path and has a surface provided with a plurality of convex portions,

the plurality of convex portions are arranged in a staggered manner along a stacking direction of the cells,

the partition wall is a bottom plate of the battery module,

a concave portion is provided on a lower surface of the bottom plate,

the concave portion is sealed at a bottom portion of a battery case housing the battery module, and

the refrigerant flow path is formed by the concave portion of the battery case bottom plate and the bottom portion of the battery case.

6. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein

the partition wall is a bottom portion of a battery case housing the battery module,

a lower surface of the bottom portion is provided with a concave portion,

the concave portion is sealed with a cover member, and

the refrigerant flow path is formed by the concave portion of the battery case and the cover member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2020
From: KOYAMA, RIEKO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054470/0275 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-105426 · May 31, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210218089A1 · Jul 15, 2021