IP Library Granted Patent US 12,062,801
Granted Patent B2
US 12,062,801 · App. 17/714,181 · Granted Aug 13, 2024

Frame body, battery pack, and device

Inventors: Wenjie Wang (Ningde, CN); Yannan Chu (Ningde, CN); Youxin Wu (Ningde, CN); Qiwang Zhou (Ningde, CN); Shuai Wang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
H01M50/209B60K1/04H01M50/249H01M50/262B60K2001/0438
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Patent No.
US 12,062,801
App. No.
17/714,181
Granted
Aug 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The embodiments of the present application provide a frame body, a battery pack, and a device. The frame body used for a battery pack includes a first bracket comprising a first mold chamber; a second bracket connected end to end with the first bracket to form a receiving cavity, the second bracket comprising a second mold chamber; and a block comprising a first reinforcement portion and a second reinforcement portion, wherein the first reinforcement portion received in the first mold chamber and the second reinforcement portion received in the second mold chamber, and the block is adapted to connect the first bracket with the second bracket. The frame body is provided with a block at a connecting portion of the first bracket and the second bracket, thereby improving a connection strength and rigidity of the frame body and the overall bearing capacity of the lower housing including the frame body.

Claims (39)

1. A frame body for a battery pack, the frame body comprising

a first bracket comprising a first mold chamber;

a second bracket connected end to end with the first bracket to form a receiving cavity, the second bracket comprising a second mold chamber; and

a block comprising a first reinforcement portion and a second reinforcement portion, wherein the first reinforcement portion is received in the first mold chamber, the second reinforcement portion is received in the second mold chamber, and the block is adapted to connect the first bracket with the second bracket,

the first bracket comprises a first outer top wall, the second bracket comprises a second outer top wall, the first outer top wall is welded to the second outer top wall, and an end portion in a welding line between the first outer top wall and the second outer top wall close to an inner portion of the frame body is defined as a first line segment; and

the first reinforcement portion is received in the first mold chamber of the first bracket and fixed to the first bracket, and the second reinforcement portion is received in the second mold chamber of the second bracket and fixed to the second bracket, and

wherein an outer surface of the block comprises a first region, and an orthographic projection of the first line segment on a plane where the first region is located falls within the first region.

2. The frame body according to claim 1 , wherein the first bracket comprises a first end close to the second bracket, and the first reinforcement portion is received in the first mold chamber at the first end; and

the second bracket comprises a second end close to the first bracket, and the second reinforcement portion is received in the second mold chamber at the second end.

3. The frame body according to claim 1 , wherein an intersecting line of the first outer top wall and the second outer top wall further comprises a second line segment, and the first line segment intersects non-collinearly with the second line segment.

4. The frame body according to claim 1 , wherein the first bracket comprises two side walls arranged along a first direction, the first outer top wall is an outer wall for connecting the two side walls of the first bracket, the first bracket further comprises a first hollow cavity, and the first hollow cavity and the first mold chamber are arranged along the first direction; and

the second bracket comprises two side walls arranged along a second direction, the second outer top wall is an outer wall for connecting the two side walls of the second bracket, the second bracket further comprises a second hollow cavity, and the second hollow cavity and the second mold chamber are arranged along the second direction.

5. The frame body according to claim 4 , wherein the frame body further comprises

a first connecting member for fixing the first reinforcement portion to the first bracket; and

a second connecting member for fixing the second reinforcement portion to the second bracket.

6. The frame body according to claim 5 , wherein the first connecting member comprises a head and a connecting portion, the first mold chamber and the first hollow cavity each is arranged in a column, the first mold chamber is disposed close to an outer side of the frame body, the first hollow cavity is disposed close to an internal portion of the frame body, and the first hollow cavity is adapted to receive the head of the first connecting member; and

the second connecting member comprises a head and a connecting portion, the second mold chamber and the second hollow cavity each is arranged in a column, the second mold chamber is disposed close to the outer side of the frame body, the second hollow cavity is disposed close to the internal portion of the frame body, and the second hollow cavity is adapted to receive the head of the second connecting member.

7. The frame body according to claim 5 , wherein the block comprises a raised portion protruding towards the inner portion of the frame body from an intersecting portion of the first reinforcement portion and the second reinforcement portion, and the outer surface of the raised portion comprises the first region.

8. The frame body according to claim 7 , wherein a first internal portion wall of the two side walls of the first bracket facing the inner portion of the frame body is provided with a first notch region, a second internal portion wall of the two side walls of the second bracket facing the inner portion of the frame body is provided with a second notch region, and the first notch region and the second notch region are both adapted to avoid the raised portion.

9. The frame body according to claim 7 , wherein the first reinforcement portion comprises a plurality of first reinforcement blocks, the first bracket comprises a plurality of first mold chambers, and each of said plurality of first reinforcement blocks is received in a corresponding one of said plurality of first mold chambers; and

the second reinforcement portion comprises a plurality of second reinforcement blocks, the second bracket comprises a plurality of second mold chambers, and each of said plurality of second reinforcement blocks is received in a corresponding one of said plurality of second mold chambers.

10. The frame body according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of first reinforcement blocks are arranged along a third direction, the plurality of second reinforcement blocks are arranged along the third direction, and the third direction is a height direction of the first bracket.

11. The frame body according to claim 10 , wherein the first connecting member is adapted to fix at least one first reinforcement block of a plurality of first reinforcement blocks to the first bracket; and

the second connecting member is adapted to fix at least one second reinforcement block of a plurality of second reinforcement blocks to the second bracket.

12. The frame body according to claim 11 , wherein the raised portion protrudes towards the inner portion of the frame body from an intersecting portion of the at least one first reinforcement block and the at least one second reinforcement block.

13. The frame body according to claim 11 , wherein a plurality of first connecting members are disposed on the at least one first reinforcement block; and

a plurality of second connecting members are disposed on the at least one second reinforcement block.

14. The frame body according to claim 9 , wherein a plurality of first connecting members are arranged along the second direction, a distance between a position of each of the plurality of first connecting members and a first end of the corresponding first reinforcement block accounts a length of one-sixth to one-half of the corresponding first reinforcement block in the second direction, and the first end is an end of the corresponding first reinforcement block away from the second bracket; and

the plurality of second connecting members are arranged along the first direction, a distance between a position of each of the plurality of second connecting members and a second end of the corresponding second reinforcement block accounts a length of one-sixth to one-half of the corresponding second reinforcement block in the first direction, and the second end is an end of the corresponding second reinforcement block away from the first bracket.

15. A battery pack, comprising

a plurality of battery cells;

an upper housing;

a bottom plate; and

the frame body according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom plate and the frame body form a lower housing, and the lower housing is covered by the upper housing to form an enclosed space for receiving said plurality of battery cells.

16. A method for producing a frame body of a battery, the method comprising

providing a plurality of first brackets and a plurality of second brackets to form a receiving cavity of the frame body, the first brackets each comprising a first mold chamber therein, the second brackets each comprising a second mold chamber therein, the first brackets each comprising a first outer top wall, the second brackets each comprising a second outer top wall, the first outer top wall being welded to the second outer top wall, and an end portion in a welding line between the first outer top wall and the second outer top wall close to an inner portion of the frame body being defined as a first line segment; and

providing a blocks, the block comprising a first reinforcement portion and a second reinforcement portion which are connected, the first reinforcement portion being received in the first mold chamber of the first bracket and fixed to the first bracket, and the second reinforcement portion being received in the second mold chamber of the second bracket and fixed to the second bracket,

wherein an outer surface of the block comprises a first region, and an orthographic projection of the first line segment on a plane where the first region is located falls within the first region.

17. A device comprising a battery pack used as a power source, the device comprising the battery pack according to claim 15 , which is adapted to provide electric energy.

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 068338/0402 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 202020419984.8 · Mar 27, 2020 · national
CN 202011568483.7 · Dec 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021082082 · Mar 22, 2021
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