IP Library Granted Patent US 12,388,138
Granted Patent B2
US 12,388,138 · App. 17/729,413 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Battery pack lower box body, battery pack, apparatus, and assembly method of battery pack lower box body

Inventors: Ying Guo (Ningde, CN); Zesheng He (Ningde, CN); Ziqiang Wu (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M50/209H01M50/249H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,388,138
App. No.
17/729,413
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application relates to the technical field of battery packs, and a battery pack lower box body, a battery pack, an apparatus, and an assembly method of battery pack lower box body are provided. The battery pack lower box body includes a box frame, a base plate, a stiffening beam, and a stiffener. The base plate is arranged at the bottom of the box frame; the stiffening beam is arranged inside a space enclosed by the box frame and on top of the base plate; and the stiffening beam is fixed to the box fame via the stiffener, and the stiffener is welded to the box frame to form a weld seam, where a length of the weld seam is kept greater than a sum of side lengths of a projection of the stiffening beam onto the box frame.

Claims (22)

1. A battery pack lower box body, comprising:

a box frame;

a base plate arranged at the bottom of the box frame;

a stiffening beam arranged inside a space enclosed by the box frame and on top of the base plate; and

a stiffener, wherein the stiffening beam is fixed to the box frame via the stiffener, and the stiffener is welded to the box frame to form a weld seam; wherein

a length of the weld seam is kept greater than a sum of side lengths of a projection of the stiffening beam onto the box frame.

2. The battery pack lower box body according to claim 1 , wherein the stiffening beam and the stiffener are an integral structure.

3. The battery pack lower box body according to claim 1 , wherein the stiffening beam and the stiffener are split structures, the stiffener is provided with a first insertion hole, and the stiffening beam is inserted into the first insertion hole.

4. The battery pack lower box body according to claim 3 , wherein the stiffener is further provided with a second insertion hole communicating with the first insertion hole, and the stiffening beam is provided with a threaded hole; and

a threaded member is provided inside the second insertion hole and the threaded hole, and the stiffening beam is fixed to the stiffener by the threaded member.

5. The battery pack lower box body according to claim 3 , wherein along a width direction of the stiffening beam, two ends of the stiffening beam are provided with limiting faces, and one of the limiting faces abuts against the first welding face.

6. The battery pack lower box body according to claim 5 , wherein an area of the first welding face is larger than that of a projection of the stiffening beam onto the box frame.

7. The battery pack lower box body according to claim 5 , wherein the box frame has a second welding face welded to the first welding face, and the first welding face is flush with the second welding face.

8. The battery pack lower box body according to claim 7 , wherein the slot is formed by the second welding face recessed inwards, and the stiffener is accommodated in the slot.

9. A battery pack, comprising a battery module, a battery-pack upper box body, and the battery pack lower box body according to claim 1 , the battery-pack upper box body is fixed to the battery pack lower box body, and the battery module is accommodated in the battery-pack upper box body and the battery pack lower box body.

10. An apparatus, comprising a driving source and the battery pack according to claim 9 , wherein the driving source is configured to provide driving force for the apparatus, and the battery pack is configured to provide electrical energy for the driving source.

11. An assembly method of battery pack lower box body, comprising:

providing a box frame comprising a base plate;

arranging a stiffening beam inside a space enclosed by the box frame and on top of the base plate;

fixing the stiffening beam to the box frame via a stiffener;

accommodating the stiffener in a slot formed in the box frame; and

welding a first welding surface of the stiffener flush with the box frame to form a weld seam, with a length of the weld seam kept greater than a sum of side lengths of a projection of the stiffening beam onto the box frame.

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 Apr 26, 2022
From: GUO, YING; HE, ZESHENG; WU, ZIQIANG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO. LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059733/0773 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201921856972.5 · Oct 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020123465 · Oct 24, 2020
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