IP Library Granted Patent US 11,677,122
Granted Patent B2
US 11,677,122 · App. 17/504,487 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Battery pack

Inventor: Xu Wang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
H01M50/528H01M50/209H01M50/519H01M50/543H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 11,677,122
App. No.
17/504,487
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to a technical filed of energy storage devices, and particularly relates to a battery pack. The battery pack includes: a plurality of battery modules, in which each battery module includes a plurality of unit batteries electrically connected to each other, and output electrodes are arranged at joints of each of the battery modules in a height direction and in a length direction; a flexible electrical connection member, electrically connected to the output electrode, and arranged at an end of the battery module in the length direction; a fixing member, arranged on an outside of the flexible electrical connection member to fix the flexible electrical connection member on the battery module.

Claims (29)

1. A battery pack, comprising:

a plurality of battery modules, wherein each of the battery modules comprises a plurality of unit batteries electrically connected to one another, and output electrodes are arranged at joints of each of the battery modules in a height direction and in a length direction;

a flexible electrical connection member, electrically connected to the output electrode, and arranged at an end of the battery module in the length direction;

a fixing member, arranged on an outside of the flexible electrical connection member to fix the flexible electrical connection member on the battery module;

wherein the fixing member comprises a first fixing portion, the first fixing portion comprises a cavity, and the cavity is configured to accommodate a part of the flexible electrical connection member;

wherein the first fixing portion is provided with a hook; the battery module is wrapped by a cable tie, and the hook is insertedly connected to the cable tie; or an end plate is arranged at the end of the battery module in the length direction, and the hook is inserted and connected to the end plate.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing member is arranged on the outside of the flexible electrical connection member in a first height direction and on an outside of the output electrode in the length direction.

3. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixing portion comprises a first hooking portion and a second hooking portion, and the first hooking portion snappedly engages with the second hooking portion.

4. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing member further comprises a second fixing portion connected to the first fixing portion;

first baffles are respectively arranged below two sides of the second fixing portion in a width direction, and the first baffles are arranged on an outside of the output electrode in the width direction.

5. The battery pack according to claim 4 , wherein a second baffle is connected to ends of the two first baffles in the length direction;

an accommodating cavity is enclosed by the first baffles and the second baffle, and the accommodating cavity is arranged above the output electrode in the length direction.

6. The battery pack according to claim 4 , wherein the fixing member further comprises a third fixing portion, and the third fixing portion is connected to each of the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion;

the third fixing portion is arranged on an outside of an end of the flexible electrical connection member in the first height direction and on an outside of an end of the output electrode in the length direction.

7. The battery pack according to claim 6 , wherein the third fixing portion comprises a curved portion, or

the third fixing portion comprises a flat portion and a curved portion.

8. The battery pack according to claim 6 , wherein the first fixing portion, the second fixing portion and the third fixing portion are integrally formed by injection molding.

9. A vehicle, comprising the battery pack according to claim 1 .

10. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the fixing member is arranged on the outside of the flexible electrical connection member in a first height direction and on an outside of the output electrode in the length direction.

11. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the first fixing portion comprises a first hooking portion and a second hooking portion, and the first hooking portion snappedly engages with the second hooking portion.

12. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the fixing member further comprises a second fixing portion connected to the first fixing portion;

first baffles are respectively arranged below two sides of the second fixing portion in a width direction, and the first baffles are arranged on an outside of the output electrode in the width direction.

13. The vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein a second baffle is connected to ends of the two first baffles in the length direction;

an accommodating cavity is enclosed by the first baffles and the second baffle, and the accommodating cavity is arranged above the output electrode in the length direction.

14. The vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the fixing member further comprises a third fixing portion, and the third fixing portion is connected to each of the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion;

the third fixing portion is arranged on an outside of an end of the flexible electrical connection member in the first height direction and on an outside of an end of the output electrode in the length direction.

15. The vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the third fixing portion comprises a curved portion, or

the third fixing portion comprises a flat portion and a curved portion.

16. The vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the first fixing portion, the second fixing portion and the third fixing portion are integrally formed by injection molding.

Assignments (1)
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 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201920536836.1 · Apr 19, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020081741 · Mar 27, 2020
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