IP Library Granted Patent US 11,417,936
Granted Patent B2
US 11,417,936 · App. 17/139,779 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Output electrode assembly and battery module

Inventors: Chong Wang (Ningde, CN); Hua Cao (Ningde, CN); Mu Qian (Ningde, CN); Xianchun Zhu (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
H01M50/531H01M50/174H01M50/207H01M50/519
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Patent No.
US 11,417,936
App. No.
17/139,779
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides an output electrode assembly including a circuit board, a connector, an output electrode connecting sheet and a fastening base. The connector is disposed at one end of the circuit board in a longitudinal direction of the output electrode assembly, and the output electrode connecting sheet is spaced apart from the connector in a transverse direction of the output electrode assembly. The fastening base has a partition wall; a first mounting portion formed on one side of the partition wall in the transverse direction, where the connector is fixedly mounted to the first mounting portion; and a second mounting portion formed on the other side of the partition wall in the transverse direction, where the output electrode connecting sheet is fixedly mounted to the second mounting portion. The fastening base has functions of both an output electrode base and a connector mounting base in a battery module.

Claims (40)

1. An output electrode assembly used for a battery module, comprising:

a circuit board;

a connector, disposed at a first end of the circuit board in a longitudinal direction of the output electrode assembly, wherein the connector is electrically connected to the circuit board and serves as a first voltage interface of the battery module, and the first end of the circuit board has a first bending portion, a transition portion, and a second bending portion, which forms a U-shaped structure together with the transition portion and the first bending portion, and the connector is located on one side of the second bending portion in the longitudinal direction;

a reinforcing plate disposed between the second bending portion and the first bending portion;

an output electrode connecting sheet, spaced apart from the connector in a transverse direction of the output electrode assembly that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein the output electrode connecting sheet serves as a second voltage interface of the battery module; and

a fastening base, having a supporting portion supporting the circuit board, a partition wall located between the output electrode connecting sheet and the connector, the partition wall extending in the longitudinal direction of the output electrode assembly and having a thickness direction in the transverse direction of the output electrode assembly that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a transitional connection wall connecting the partition wall to the supporting portion;

the fastening base further including a first mounting portion formed on and including one side of the partition wall in the thickness direction of the partition wall, wherein the connector is fixedly mounted to the first mounting portion; and

the fastening base further including a second mounting portion formed on and including the other side of the partition wall in the thickness direction of the partition wall, wherein the output electrode connecting sheet is fixedly mounted to the second mounting portion.

2. The output electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the first mounting portion has a first bottom wall connected to the partition wall and extending in the transverse direction; a first front wall connected to the partition wall and the first bottom wall; and a first rear wall spaced apart from the first front wall in the longitudinal direction and connected to the partition wall and the first bottom wall; and

the connector is accommodated in a housing cavity formed by the first bottom wall, the first front wall, the first rear wall and the partition wall.

3. The output electrode assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the first mounting portion further has an opening formed in the first front wall and/or the first rear wall; and an elastic clasp cantilevered in the opening and griping the connector together with the first rear wall and/or the first front wall.

4. The output electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuit board is provided with position locking holes; and

the fastening base further has position locking posts disposed on the supporting portion, wherein the position locking posts are fitted with the position locking holes to fasten the circuit board.

5. The output electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the second mounting portion has a second bottom wall connected to the partition wall and extending in the transverse direction; a side wall connected to the second bottom wall and spaced apart from the partition wall in the transverse direction; and a second rear wall connected to the second bottom wall and spaced apart from the partition wall in the transverse direction; and

the output electrode connecting sheet is partly located between the second rear wall and the partition wall, and partly accommodated in the housing cavity formed by the second bottom wall, the side wall, the second rear wall and the partition wall.

6. The output electrode assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the output electrode assembly further comprises an insert embedded in the second bottom wall, wherein the output electrode connecting sheet is fixed to the insert.

7. The output electrode assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the second mounting portion further has a second front wall connected to the partition wall and the second bottom wall.

8. A battery module, comprising a plurality of batteries and an output electrode assembly, wherein the output electrode assembly is disposed above the plurality of batteries, the output electrode assembly comprising:

a circuit board;

a connector, disposed at a first end of the circuit board in a longitudinal direction of the output electrode assembly, wherein the connector is electrically connected to the circuit board and serves as a first voltage interface of the battery module, and the first end of the circuit board has a first bending portion, a transition portion, and a second bending portion, which forms a U-shaped structure together with the transition portion and the first bending portion, and the connector is located on one side of the second bending portion in the longitudinal direction;

a reinforcing plate disposed between the second bending portion and the first bending portion;

an output electrode connecting sheet, spaced apart from the connector in a transverse direction of the output electrode assembly that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein the output electrode connecting sheet serves as a second voltage interface of the battery module; and

a fastening base, having a supporting portion supporting the circuit board, a partition wall located between the output electrode connecting sheet and the connector, the partition wall extending in the longitudinal direction of the output electrode assembly and having a thickness direction in the transverse direction of the output electrode assembly that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a transitional connection wall connecting the partition wall to the supporting portion;

the fastening base further including a first mounting portion formed on and including one side of the partition wall in the thickness direction of the partition wall, wherein the connector is fixedly mounted to the first mounting portion; and

the fastening base further including a second mounting portion formed on and including the other side of the partition wall in the thickness direction of the partition wall, wherein the output electrode connecting sheet is fixedly mounted to the second mounting portion.

9. The battery module according to claim 8 , wherein

the first mounting portion has a first bottom wall connected to the partition wall and extending in the transverse direction; a first front wall connected to the partition wall and the first bottom wall; and a first rear wall spaced apart from the first front wall in the longitudinal direction and connected to the partition wall and the first bottom wall; and

the connector is accommodated in a housing cavity formed by the first bottom wall, the first front wall, the first rear wall and the partition wall.

10. The battery module according to claim 9 , wherein the first mounting portion further has an opening formed in the first front wall and/or the first rear wall; and an elastic clasp cantilevered in the opening and griping the connector together with the first rear wall and/or the first front wall.

11. The battery module according to claim 8 , wherein

the circuit board is provided with position locking holes; and

the fastening base further has position locking posts disposed on the supporting portion, wherein the position locking posts are fitted with the position locking holes to fasten the circuit board.

12. The battery module according to claim 8 , wherein

the second mounting portion has a second bottom wall connected to the partition wall and extending in the transverse direction; a side wall connected to the second bottom wall and spaced apart from the partition wall in the transverse direction; and a second rear wall connected to the second bottom wall and spaced apart from the partition wall in the transverse direction; and

the output electrode connecting sheet is partly located between the second rear wall and the partition wall, and partly accommodated in the housing cavity formed by the second bottom wall, the side wall, the second rear wall and the partition wall.

13. The battery module according to claim 12 , wherein the output electrode assembly further comprises an insert embedded in the second bottom wall, wherein the output electrode connecting sheet is fixed to the insert.

14. The battery module according to claim 12 , wherein the second mounting portion further has a second front wall connected to the partition wall and the second bottom wall.

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 Jan 13, 2021
From: WANG, CHONG; CAO, HUA; QIAN, MU; ZHU, XIANCHUN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 054909/0312 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201822168790.0 · Dec 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019124358 · Dec 10, 2019
Related Publication 20210126323A1 · Apr 29, 2021
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