IP Library Granted Patent US 12,597,685
Granted Patent B2
US 12,597,685 · App. 17/935,445 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Voltage detection device and battery module

Inventors: Dai Monno (Kanagawa, JP); Ryuichi Amagai (Kanagawa, JP); Masayuki Nakai (Kanagawa, JP); Shinkichi Toyosaki (Kanagawa, JP); Yasuhiro Yanagihara (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: AESC Japan Ltd.
H01M50/583H01M10/425H01M10/482H01M50/204H01M50/533H01M2200/103
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Patent No.
US 12,597,685
App. No.
17/935,445
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first voltage detection device includes a first holding body, a first voltage detection portion held by the first holding body, and a first conductor attached to the first holding body, at least a portion of the conductor being functioning as a fuse.

Claims (46)

1 . A voltage detection device comprising:

a holding body;

a voltage detection portion held by the holding body; and

a conductor attached to the holding body, at least a portion of the conductor functioning as a fuse.

2 . The voltage detection device according to claim 1 , wherein

the fuse includes opposite ends,

the conductor comprises a first portion connected to one of the opposite ends of the fuse and a second portion connected to the other of the opposite ends of the fuse, and

the first portion and the second portion of the conductor are fixed to the holding body.

3 . The voltage detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a wiring electrically connected to the conductor; and

a fixture fixing at least a portion of the conductor and at least a portion of the wiring to the holding body.

4 . The voltage detection device according to claim 1 , wherein

the fuse includes opposite ends,

the conductor comprises a first portion connected to one of the opposite ends of the fuse and a second portion connected to the other of the opposite ends of the fuse,

the first portion or the second portion is electrically connected to a voltage detection target.

5 . The voltage detection device according to claim 1 , wherein

the conductor comprises a plurality of extension bodies extending in different directions, and

at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of extension bodies is held by at least a portion of the holding body.

6 . A battery module comprising:

the voltage detection device according to claim 1 ; and

a battery cell comprising a lead portion connected to the voltage detection portion.

7 . The voltage detection device according to claim 1 , wherein

the conductor comprises another portion not functioning as a fuse.

8 . The voltage detection device according to claim 1 , wherein

at least a portion of the holding body penetrates through the voltage detection portion.

9 . The voltage detection device according to claim 8 , wherein

the voltage detection portion comprises a base end portion and a tip end portion,

the at least a portion of the holding body penetrates through the base end portion of the voltage detection portion, and

the tip end portion of the voltage detection portion is plate-shaped.

10 . The voltage detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a voltage detection line electrically connected to the voltage detection portion,

wherein the voltage detection portion is routed through the holding body.

11 . The voltage detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

the fuse includes opposite ends,

the conductor comprises a first portion connected to one of the opposite ends of the fuse and a second portion connected to the other of the opposite ends of the fuse, and

the fuse, the first portion and the second portion are formed of a same material.

12 . The voltage detection device according to claim 11 , wherein

the fuse has a width that is narrower than a width of the first portion and a width of the second portion.

13 . The voltage detection device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

fixtures that fix the first portion and the second portion to the holding body.

14 . The voltage detection device according to claim 9 , wherein

the base end portion is movably supported to the holding body.

15 . The voltage detection device according to claim 1 , wherein

the voltage detection portion comprises a base end portion that is movably supported to the holding body.

16 . The voltage detection device according to claim 11 , wherein

the fuse has a cross-sectional area that is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the first portion and a cross-sectional area of the second portion.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 26, 2026
From: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.
To: AESC JAPAN LTD.
Reel/Frame 073912/0371 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2022
From: MONNO, DAI; AMAGAI, RYUICHI; NAKAI, MASAYUKI; TOYOSAKI, SHINKICHI; YANAGIHARA, YASUHIRO
To: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.
Reel/Frame 061217/0717 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-159631 · Sep 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230100270A1 · Mar 30, 2023
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