IP Library Granted Patent US 12,021,253
Granted Patent B2
US 12,021,253 · App. 17/536,101 · Granted Jun 25, 2024

Battery box, battery pack, and vehicle

Inventors: Yannan Chu (Ningde, CN); Mu Qian (Ningde, CN); Jinqing Ji (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
H01M50/249H01M50/186H01M50/209H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,021,253
App. No.
17/536,101
Granted
Jun 25, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application discloses a battery box, a battery pack, and a vehicle. The battery box includes: a lower box, including a bottom plate and a side plate connected to and disposed around the bottom plate; an upper box, connected to the side plate, where the upper box contains a cover plate disposed in opposition to the bottom plate, and the upper box and the lower box jointly close in to form an accommodation chamber; and a connector, disposed in the accommodation chamber and connected to the upper box and the lower box. The connector contains a guide channel, and the guide channel runs through the bottom plate and the cover plate along a first direction. The battery box, the battery pack, and the vehicle in this application satisfies requirements on strength of the battery box and connection strength between the battery pack and the vehicle.

Claims (22)

1. A battery box, comprising:

a lower box, comprising a bottom plate and a side plate connected to and disposed around the bottom plate;

an upper box, connected to the side plate, wherein the upper box contains a cover plate disposed in opposition to the bottom plate, and the upper box and the lower box jointly close in to form an accommodation chamber; and

a connector, disposed in the accommodation chamber and connected to the upper box and the lower box, wherein the connector contains a guide channel, and the guide channel runs through the bottom plate and the cover plate along a first direction;

wherein the connector comprises a connecting rod extending along the first direction and a locking piece, the connecting rod is an integral structure, one end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to the bottom plate, another end of the connecting rod passes through the upper box and is detachably connected to the upper box through the locking piece, the locking piece is connected to a portion of the connecting rod protruding out of an outer surface of the cover plate, the locking piece sleeves on the connecting rod, and the guide channel is disposed in the connecting rod;

the connector further comprises a reinforcing rod extending along the first direction and sleeving out of the connecting rod, and the reinforcing rod is clamped between the bottom plate and the upper box.

2. The battery box according to claim 1 , wherein surfaces that close in to form the guide channel comprise a first annular wall face and a second annular wall face that are successively disposed along the first direction, and a transition surface that connects the first annular wall face and the second annular wall face; and

in the first direction, a projection of the second annular wall face surrounds a projection of the first annular wall face.

3. The battery box according to claim 2 , wherein the connectors are two or more in number, and the two or more connectors are spaced apart from each other.

4. The battery box according to claim 1 , wherein the connectors are two or more in number, and the two or more connectors are spaced apart from each other.

5. The battery box according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting rod contains a bulge on an outer peripheral surface near the bottom plate, the bottom plate contains a clamping part that fits with the bulge, and the clamping part is at least partially held down onto an end face of the bulge oriented toward the upper box.

6. The battery box according to claim 1 , wherein the battery box further comprises a first seal that sleeves on the reinforcing rod, and a flange is disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the reinforcing rod; and

in the first direction, a position limiting part that protrudes out of the flange is disposed at one end of the reinforcing rod near the upper box; the flange, the position limiting part, and the upper box close in to form an annular mounting cavity, and the first seal is disposed in the annular mounting cavity.

7. The battery box according to claim 6 , wherein the battery box further comprises a second seal that sleeves on the connecting rod, and the second seal is clamped between the connecting rod and the reinforcing rod.

8. The battery box according to claim 1 , wherein the battery box further comprises a second seal that sleeves on the connecting rod, and the second seal is clamped between the connecting rod and the reinforcing rod.

9. A battery pack, comprising:

the battery box according to claim 1 ; and

a battery module, disposed in an accommodation chamber and connected to a lower box.

10. A vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle body;

the battery pack according to claim 9 ;

a mounting piece, inserted in the guide channel and connected to the vehicle body and the battery pack.

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 201920793615.2 · May 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020084709 · Apr 14, 2020
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