IP Library Granted Patent US 12,278,387
Granted Patent B2
US 12,278,387 · App. 17/564,551 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Battery pack and apparatus

Inventors: Yongguang Wang (Ningde, CN); Yu Tang (Ningde, CN); Kaijie You (Ningde, CN); Xingdi Chen (Ningde, CN); Yanbo Chen (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M50/308H01M50/204H01M50/249H01M50/262H01M50/317H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,278,387
App. No.
17/564,551
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery pack and an apparatus, relating to the field of energy storage devices. The battery pack includes: a first box body, where the first box body includes a frame and a cross beam, the cross beam is disposed within the frame, and the cross beam has a hollow structure and is provided with an exhaust vent; a baffle plate, connected to the cross beam and sealing the exhaust vent; and a battery cell, accommodated in the first box body and including an explosion-proof valve, where the explosion-proof valve faces towards the baffle plate. The baffle plate is configured to exit a state of sealing the exhaust vent when the explosion-proof valve of the battery cell bursts.

Claims (38)

1. A battery pack, comprising:

a first box body, comprising a frame and a cross beam, wherein the cross beam is disposed within the frame, and the cross beam has a hollow structure and is provided with an exhaust vent;

a baffle plate, connected to the cross beam and sealing the exhaust vent; and

a battery cell, accommodated in the first box body and comprising an explosion-proof valve, wherein the explosion-proof valve faces towards the baffle plate; and

the baffle plate is configured to exit a state of sealing the exhaust vent when the explosion-proof valve of the battery cell bursts;

wherein a melting point of the baffle plate is lower than a melting point of the cross beam;

wherein a wall thickness of the baffle plate is less than a wall thickness of the cross beam;

wherein the cross beam comprises a top plate and two side plates, and the two side plates are connected to two ends of the top plate, respectively; and

the exhaust vent is provided in the side plate.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the first box body further comprises a protective plate disposed within the cross beam, and the protective plate is located between the two side plates.

3. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cell is provided in plurality, the plurality of battery cells are grouped into a first battery group and a second battery group, and the cross beam is located between the first battery group and the second battery group.

4. The battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein the exhaust vent corresponding to the explosion-proof valve of the battery cell of the first battery group is provided in one of the side plates; and

the exhaust vent corresponding to the explosion-proof valve of the battery cell of the second battery group is provided in the other side plate.

5. The battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of battery cells are stacked along a length direction and a height direction of the first box body; and

the exhaust vent is provided in plurality, and the plurality of exhaust vents are arranged along the length direction and the height direction.

6. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the first box body further comprises a fastening member disposed within the cross beam, and the fastening member is connected to the protective plate, so that the protective plate extends along the height direction.

7. The battery pack according to claim 6 , wherein the fastening member comprises a first fastening plate and a second fastening plate; and the protective plate is sandwiched between the first fastening plate and the second fastening plate.

8. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the protective plate is a mica plate.

9. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the first box body comprises a base plate; and

the frame and the cross beam are both connected to one side of the base plate.

10. The battery pack according to claim 9 , wherein

the base plate is provided with an exhaust passage communicating with an inside of the cross beam; and

the inside of the cross beam communicates with an outside of the first box body through the exhaust passage.

11. The battery pack according to claim 10 , wherein both the exhaust passage and the cross beam extend along the length direction of the first box body.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

a battery pack, wherein the battery pack is configured to provide electric energy, wherein the battery pack comprising:

a first box body, comprising a frame and a cross beam, wherein the cross beam is disposed within the frame, and the cross beam has a hollow structure and is provided with an exhaust vent;

a baffle plate, connected to the cross beam and sealing the exhaust vent; and

a battery cell, accommodated in the first box body and comprising an explosion-proof valve, wherein the explosion-proof valve faces towards the baffle plate; and

the baffle plate is configured to exit a state of sealing the exhaust vent when the explosion-proof valve of the battery cell bursts;

wherein a melting point of the baffle plate is lower than a melting point of the cross beam; and/or

a wall thickness of the baffle plate is less than a wall thickness of the cross beam;

wherein the cross beam comprises a top plate and two side plates, and the two side plates are connected to two ends of the top plate, respectively; and

the exhaust vent is provided in the side plate.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first box body further comprises a protective plate disposed within the cross beam, and the protective plate is located between the two side plates.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the battery cell is provided in plurality, the plurality of battery cells are grouped into a first battery group and a second battery group, and the cross beam is located between the first battery group and the second battery group.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the exhaust vent corresponding to the explosion-proof valve of the battery cell of the first battery group is provided in one of the side plates; and

the exhaust vent corresponding to the explosion-proof valve of the battery cell of the second battery group is provided in the other side plate.

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 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2021
From: WANG, YONGGUANG; TANG, YU; YOU, KAIJIE; CHEN, XINGDI; CHEN, YANBO
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 058499/0874 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911085794.5 · Nov 8, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020118765 · Sep 29, 2020
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