IP Library Granted Patent US 12,651,814
Granted Patent B2
US 12,651,814 · App. 18/420,715 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Battery cabinet

Inventors: Haibin Su (Ningde, CN); Hao Luo (Ningde, CN); Zengzhong Wang (Ningde, CN); Haoran Peng (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M50/691F16K31/06H01M50/673H01M50/251
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,651,814
App. No.
18/420,715
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a battery cabinet including a cabinet body and a drain valve assembly. The bottom of the drain valve assembly is fixed, by an installation port at the bottom of the cabinet body, to the battery cabinet from bottom to top, and the top of the drain valve assembly is in butt joint with a drain outlet in the cabinet body. The drain valve assembly is provided with magnetic substances, which can realize automatic drainage. Compared with a method for installing a drain valve assembly from the inside of a battery cabinet in the prior art, the operation of fixing the drain valve assembly through the installation port in the present application is more convenient, the drain valve assembly can be disassembled without moving battery cells in the cabinet, and thus convenience of disassembly and assembly of the drain valve assembly is improved.

Claims (13)

1 . A battery cabinet, comprising:

a cabinet body, wherein the cabinet body comprises an upper cabinet body and a lower cabinet body, the upper cabinet body is used for accommodating battery cells, the bottom of the upper cabinet body is provided with an upper cabinet body bottom plate, the upper cabinet body bottom plate is provided with a drain outlet, and the lower cabinet body comprises a lower cabinet body bottom plate which is provided with a drain valve installation port; and

a drain valve assembly which is installed in the drain valve installation port and is in butt joint with the drain outlet,

wherein the drain valve assembly comprises a drain valve, a mounting plate, a frame and a connecting bottom plate; the mounting plate is connected to an inner wall of the frame; the drain valve is in sealed connection to the mounting plate; the connecting bottom plate is arranged at the bottom of the frame; and the frame is connected to a bottom surface of the lower cabinet body bottom plate through the connecting bottom plate.

2 . The battery cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the drain valve assembly is installed in the drain valve installation port from bottom to top.

3 . The battery cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the drain valve assembly further comprises a first sealing member, and the drain valve is in sealed connection to the mounting plate through the first sealing member.

4 . The battery cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the drain valve assembly further comprises a second sealing member, and the second sealing member is arranged between the connecting bottom plate and the lower cabinet body bottom plate.

5 . The battery cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein an upper cabinet body bottom plate comprises a water guide plate and a water guide box; an upper end of the water guide box is connected to the water guide plate; and a lower end of the water guide box is in butt joint with the drain valve assembly.

6 . The battery cabinet according to claim 5 , wherein the water guide box is arranged on the side, close to a door panel of the battery cabinet, of the upper cabinet body bottom plate.

7 . The battery cabinet according to claim 5 , wherein a lower edge of the water guide box is lower than an upper edge of the frame, so that the frame sleeves the water guide box.

8 . The battery cabinet according to claim 5 , wherein the water guide plate is provided with a drainage structure; and the drainage structure downwards inclines towards the position of the water guide box.

9 . The battery cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the drain valve comprises a valve core assembly and a shell; the valve core assembly is arranged in the shell; and the shell is of a cylindrical structure, and the top of the cylindrical structure is provided with an outwards-turned edge.

10 . The battery cabinet according to claim 9 , wherein the valve core assembly comprises a metal valve core, a guide rod and a third sealing member; the metal valve core movably sleeves the guide rod; the guide rod is provided with magnetic substances; and when the magnetic substances generate magnetic force to make the metal valve core close the drain valve and downward acting force exerted on the metal valve core is greater than a preset value, the drain valve is opened.

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 Jan 23, 2024
From: SU, HAIBIN; LUO, HAO; PENG, HAORAN; WANG, ZENGZHONG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066220/0276 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111005838.6 · Aug 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022102964 · Jun 30, 2022
Related Publication 20240170823A1 · May 23, 2024
References Cited (34)
US 2069297A · Abercrombie · 1937 [cited by examiner]
US 5997049A · Kingsford · 1999 [cited by examiner]
US 10183574B2 · Vulkan · 2019 [cited by examiner]
US 11165102B2 · Ogawa · 2021 [cited by examiner]
US 11398655B2 · Cho · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 11519510B1 · Otaibi · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 11857761B2 · Thakore · 2024 [cited by examiner]
US 20070044846A1 · Ashurst · 2007 [cited by examiner]
US 20140335388A1 · Jin · 2014 [cited by applicant]
US 20170343124A1 · Zimmer · 2017 [cited by examiner]
US 20220042613A1 · Arteta Unanua · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 20220369481A1 · Yano · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 20230361440A1 · Matsushita · 2023 [cited by examiner]
US 20240142018A1 · Denoth · 2024 [cited by examiner]
CN 201753789U · 2011 [cited by applicant]
CN 206213746U · 2017 [cited by applicant]
CN 206412401U · 2017 [cited by applicant]
CN 206864570U · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 107887537A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 108396848A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 208657212U · 2019 [cited by applicant]
CN 109572919A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
CN 210663310U · 2020 [cited by applicant]
CN 210852107U · 2020 [cited by applicant]
CN 211575725U · 2020 [cited by applicant]
JP 2014156958A · 2014 [cited by applicant]
International Search Report received in the corresponding International Application PCT/CN2022/102964, mailed Sep. 23, 2022. [cited by applicant]
Written Opinion of ISA received in the corresponding International Application PCT/CN2022/102964, mailed Sep. 23, 2022. [cited by applicant]
First office action received in the corresponding Chinese Application 202111005838.6, issued on Sep. 1, 2023. [cited by applicant]
Second office action received in the corresponding Chinese Application 202111005838.6, issued on Oct. 19, 2023. [cited by applicant]
Rejection Decision received in the corresponding Chinese Application 202111005838.6, issued on Dec. 28, 2023. [cited by applicant]
Extended Search Report issued to related EP Patent Application No. 22862855.8, dated Dec. 17, 2024, 8 pages. [cited by applicant]
The Reexamination Decision received in the corresponding Chinese Application 202111005838.6, mailed on Aug. 6, 2024. [cited by applicant]
The Reexamination Notice received in the corresponding Chinese Application 202111005838.6, mailed on Jun. 20, 2024. [cited by applicant]