IP Library Granted Patent US 12,658,464
Granted Patent B2
US 12,658,464 · App. 18/530,364 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Module tray and battery production device

Inventors: Xin Cao (Ningde, CN); Jun Yang (Ningde, CN); Wei Cao (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M10/0404B25B1/20B25B1/2452B25B1/2484
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Patent No.
US 12,658,464
App. No.
18/530,364
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a module tray and a battery production device. The module tray includes: a tray body; a reference member mounted on the tray body and configured for supporting and positioning a battery module in a first direction; a sliding member slidably mounted on the tray body along the first direction and configured to clamp the battery module in cooperation with the reference member; and an adjustment mechanism connected to the sliding member, where the adjustment mechanism is configured to drive the sliding member to move along the first direction and lock a position of the sliding member, and the adjustment mechanism is mounted on the tray body.

Claims (28)

1 . A module tray, comprising:

a tray body;

a reference member mounted on the tray body and configured for supporting and positioning a battery module in a first direction;

a sliding member slidably mounted on the tray body along the first direction and configured to clamp the battery module in cooperation with the reference member; and

an adjustment mechanism connected to the sliding member, wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to drive the sliding member to move along the first direction and lock a position of the sliding member, and the adjustment mechanism is mounted on the tray body;

wherein:

two opposite sides of the tray body are each provided with a support fixture, each of the support fixtures being configured to support a side plate;

each of the support fixtures comprises two support blocks, each of the support blocks being provided with a plurality of accommodating grooves for accommodating a corresponding end of the side plate, and the two support blocks being configured to cooperatively support two opposite ends of the side plate; and

the plurality of accommodating grooves provided in the support blocks are configured to adapt to side plates of various models, and the plurality of accommodating grooves provided on at least one of the support blocks are different in length.

2 . The module tray according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding member comprises a support seat and a clamping block, the clamping block being mounted on the support seat, the support seat being connected to the adjustment mechanism, and the support seat being slidably mounted on the tray body along the first direction.

3 . The module tray according to claim 2 , wherein the sliding member further comprises a connection seat, the connection seat being mounted on the support seat, and the clamping block being detachably mounted on the connection seat.

4 . The module tray according to claim 2 , wherein the sliding member further comprises a support member slidably supporting the clamping block along the first direction, the support member being slidably mounted on the support seat, wherein a buffer is disposed between the support seat and the clamping block.

5 . The module tray according to claim 4 , wherein that the buffer comprises at least one of a spring, an elastic piece, and an elastic gasket.

6 . The module tray according to claim 4 , wherein the support member comprises a guide rod, wherein the support seat is provided with a sliding hole, the guide rod slidably runs through the sliding hole, and the clamping block is supported on the guide rod.

7 . The module tray according to claim 6 , wherein the sliding member further comprises a limiting member, the limiting member being configured to stop the support seat, and the limiting member being mounted at an end of the guide rod away from the clamping block.

8 . The module tray according to claim 6 , wherein a guide sleeve is slidably mounted on the guide rod, the guide sleeve being mounted in the sliding hole.

9 . The module tray according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding member is provided with a first avoidance groove on a surface facing the reference member, and the reference member is provided with a second avoidance groove corresponding to the first avoidance groove on a surface facing the sliding member.

10 . The module tray according to claim 1 , wherein the module tray further comprises an elongated seat, the elongated seat being configured to support the battery module, the elongated seat being mounted on the tray body, and the elongated seat extending along the first direction.

11 . The module tray according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the support blocks is provided with an open groove for accommodating a bent edge of an end of the side plate, the open groove being in communication with the accommodating groove.

12 . The module tray according to claim 1 , wherein each of the support fixtures further comprises at least one middle block, the middle block is configured to cooperatively support a middle region of the side plate, and the middle block is provided with a positioning groove for insertion of the side plate.

13 . The module tray according to claim 1 , wherein the support fixtures on two opposite sides of the tray body are in rotational symmetry with respect to a central axis, the central axis being perpendicular to the tray body and running through a geometric center of the tray body.

14 . The module tray according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises a screw rod disposed along the first direction, a nut mounted on the screw rod, and support bases rotatably supporting two opposite ends of the screw rod, wherein the sliding member is connected to the nut, and the support base is mounted on the tray body.

15 . The module tray according to claim 14 , wherein an end of the screw rod is provided with a plug, the plug being configured to connect an external rotatable driving tool.

16 . The module tray according to claim 14 , wherein the adjustment mechanism further comprises a guide assembly, the guide assembly being mounted on the tray body, and the guide assembly being configured to support and guide the sliding member to move along the first direction.

17 . The module tray according to claim 16 , wherein the guide assembly comprises a guide rail mounted on the tray body and a sliding block slidably mounted on the guide rail, the sliding block being connected to the sliding member; or

the guide assembly comprises a guide rod and a guide sleeve slidably fitting around the guide rod, the guide sleeve being connected to the sliding member, and the guide rod being supported on the tray body.

18 . The module tray according to claim 1 , wherein the reference member comprises a base and a reference block, the base being fixed to the tray body, and the reference block being detachably mounted on the base.

19 . The module tray according to claim 1 , wherein the module tray further comprises a clamping mechanism and two clamping plates, the clamping mechanism being configured to support and drive the two clamping plates to cooperatively clamp and fix the battery module, and the clamping mechanism being mounted on the tray body.

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 7, 2023
From: CAO, XIN; YANG, JUN; CAO, WEI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066301/0694 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2023101751 · Jun 21, 2023
Related Publication 20240429428A1 · Dec 26, 2024
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