Battery module
View Patent ↗This application provides a battery module, including: a plurality of batteries, arranged sequentially along a thickness direction of the battery module; side plates, disposed on two opposite ends of the plurality of batteries in a width direction of the battery module; and a composite pad, disposed between two corresponding adjacent batteries along the thickness direction. The composite pad includes a cushion material sheet and a connecting strip disposed around the cushion material sheet. A first bulge is disposed on the connecting strip. A first via hole is disposed on each side plate. The first via hole corresponds to the first bulge. The first bulge is inserted into the first via hole so that the connecting strip is fixedly connected to the side plate.
1. A battery module, comprising:
a plurality of batteries, arranged sequentially along a thickness direction of the battery module;
side plates, disposed on two opposite ends of the plurality of batteries in a width direction of the battery module; and
a composite pad, disposed between two corresponding adjacent batteries along the thickness direction, wherein the composite pad comprises a cushion material sheet and a connecting strip disposed around the cushion material sheet, and a first bulge is disposed on the connecting strip;
wherein a first via hole is disposed on each side plate, and the first via hole corresponds to the first bulge; and
the first bulge is inserted into the first via hole so that the connecting strip is fixedly connected to the side plate; and wherein
the composite pad further comprises an overlay film layer, laid on two sides of the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip in the thickness direction, and configured to connect the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip together and expose the first bulge.
2. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein
each side plate comprises a main body and an upper bending portion, the upper bending portion extends from an upper side of the main body toward the plurality of batteries along the width direction, the upper bending portion is located on an upper side of the plurality of batteries in a height direction of the battery module, and the first via hole is disposed on the upper bending portion; and
the connecting strip comprises an upper connecting strip, the upper connecting strip is located on an upper side of the cushion material sheet, and the first bulge is formed on the upper connecting strip.
3. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein
each side plate comprises a main body and a lower bending portion, the lower bending portion extends from a lower side of the main body toward the plurality of batteries along the width direction, the lower bending portion is located on a lower side of the plurality of batteries in a height direction of the battery module, and the first via hole is disposed on the lower bending portion; and
the connecting strip comprises a lower connecting strip, the lower connecting strip is located on a lower side of the cushion material sheet, and the first bulge is formed on the lower connecting strip.
4. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein
each side plate comprises a main body, and the first via hole is disposed on the main body; and
the connecting strip comprises a lateral connecting strip, the lateral connecting strip is located on a side of the cushion material sheet in the width direction, and the first bulge is formed on the lateral connecting strip.
5. The battery module according to claim 2 , wherein
the connecting strip comprises a lower connecting strip, the lower connecting strip is located on a lower side of the cushion material sheet, and a second bulge is formed on the lower connecting strip;
the battery module further comprises a lower plate, disposed and fixed on a lower side of the plurality of batteries in the height direction; and a second via hole corresponding to the second bulge is disposed on the lower plate; and
the second bulge is inserted into the second via hole so that the lower connecting strip is fixedly connected to the lower plate.
6. The battery module according to claim 4 , wherein
the connecting strip further comprises a lower connecting strip, the lower connecting strip is located on a lower side of the cushion material sheet and connected to the lateral connecting strip, and a second bulge is formed on the lower connecting strip;
the battery module further comprises a lower plate, disposed and fixed on a lower side of the plurality of batteries in the height direction; and a second via hole corresponding to the second bulge is disposed on the lower plate; and
the second bulge is inserted into the second via hole so that the lower connecting strip is fixedly connected to the lower plate.
7. The battery module according to claim 3 , wherein
the connecting strip comprises an upper connecting strip, the upper connecting strip is located on an upper side of the cushion material sheet, and a third bulge is formed on the upper connecting strip;
the battery module further comprises a partition plate, the partition plate is located on an upper side of the plurality of batteries in the height direction, and a third via hole is disposed on the partition plate, and
the third bulge is inserted into the third via hole so that the upper connecting strip is fixedly connected to the partition plate.
8. The battery module according to claim 4 , wherein
the connecting strip further comprises an upper connecting strip, the upper connecting strip is located on an upper side of the cushion material sheet and connected to the lateral connecting strip, and a third bulge is formed on the upper connecting strip;
the battery module further comprises a partition plate, the partition plate is located on an upper side of the plurality of batteries in the height direction, and a third via hole is disposed on the partition plate; and
the third bulge is inserted into the third via hole so that the upper connecting strip is fixedly connected to the partition plate.
9. The battery module according to claim 5 , wherein the composite pad further comprises an overlay film layer, laid on two sides of the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip in the thickness direction, and configured to connect the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip together and expose the first bulge and the second bulge.
10. The battery module according to claim 7 , wherein the composite pad further comprises an overlay film layer, laid on two sides of the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip in the thickness direction, and configured to connect the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip together and expose the first bulge and the third bulge.
11. The battery module according to claim 2 , wherein the composite pad further comprises an overlay film layer, laid on two sides of the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip in the thickness direction, and configured to connect the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip together and expose the first bulge.
12. The battery module according to claim 3 , wherein the composite pad further comprises an overlay film layer, laid on two sides of the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip in the thickness direction, and configured to connect the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip together and expose the first bulge.
13. The batter module according to claim 4 , wherein the composite pad further comprises an overlay film layer, laid on two sides of the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip in the thickness direction, and configured to connect the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip together and expose the first bulge.
14. The battery module according to claim 6 , wherein the composite pad further comprises an overlay film layer, laid on two sides of the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip in the thickness direction, and configured to connect the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip together and expose the first bulge and the second bulge.
15. The battery module according to claim 8 , wherein the composite pad further comprises an overlay film layer, laid on two sides of the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip in the thickness direction, and configured to connect the cushion material sheet and the connecting strip together and expose the first bulge and the third bulge.