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US 12,429,524 · App. 19/086,173 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Battery tray, battery testing module, battery testing system and battery production system

Inventors: Shaoteng Ren (Ningde, CN); Bo Liu (Ningde, CN); Yankun Li (Ningde, CN); Lixin Guo (Ningde, CN); Haiyang Li (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
G01R31/3644G01R31/3865
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Patent No.
US 12,429,524
App. No.
19/086,173
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application relates to a battery tray, a battery testing module, a battery testing system and a battery production system. During the testing process, the battery is placed on a tray body and electrically connected to a connection terminal, so that the test end of the battery can be transferred to a test connection bar. When being connected to the charge and discharge device, only the connection terminal of the test connection bar needs to be connected in a contact manner to achieve electrical connection between the battery and the charge and discharge device.

Claims (20)

1. A battery tray, comprising: a tray body, configured to support a battery; and a test connection bar, provided on the tray body, and provided with a connection terminal, the connection terminal is configured to electrically connect to the battery and electrically contact with a test end of a charge and discharge device,

wherein the connection terminal penetrates through the test connection bar, the connection terminal comprises a first end and a second end respectively located on opposite sides of the test connection bar, the first end is configured to electrically connect to the battery, and the second end is configured to electrically contact with the test end of the charge and discharge device, and

the test connection bar is provided with a through hole, the connection terminal penetrates through and is disposed in the through hole, the first end and the second end respectively extend outside the opposite ends of the through hole.

2. The battery tray according to claim 1 , wherein a side of the test connection bar facing away from the battery is provided with a protruding anti-contact portion, the anti-contact portion extends beyond one end of the connection terminal in a predetermined direction, the predetermined direction intersects with a plane formed between a length direction of the test connection bar and a thickness direction of the tray body.

3. The battery tray according to claim 1 , wherein the connection terminal comprises a current terminal and a communication terminal; the current terminal is configured to allow the charge and discharge device to charge and discharge the battery; and the communication terminal is configured to allow the charge and discharge device to collect the operating parameters of the battery, wherein the operating parameters include at least one of voltage, pressure, temperature or resistance.

4. The battery tray according to claim 3 , wherein at least two communication terminals are provided, among all the communication terminals, a plurality of communication terminals are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the test connection bar.

5. The battery tray according to claim 2 , wherein the test connection bar is arranged on one end of the tray body along the predetermined direction.

6. The battery tray according to claim 1 , wherein the battery tray further comprises a position structure, the position structure is arranged on the tray body and is configured to position the battery.

7. The battery tray according to claim 6 , wherein the position structure comprises: a first position plate; and a second position plate, the second position plate is connected to the first position plate and intersects with the first position plate; wherein at least one of the first position plate and the second position plate is used for stopping the battery.

8. The battery tray according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first position plate and the second position plate is provided with a position hole.

9. The battery tray according to claim 7 , wherein the second position plate extends along the length direction of the test connection bar and is aligned with the test connection bar; the first position plate extends along a predetermined direction, the predetermined direction intersects with a plane formed between the length direction of the test connection bar and the thickness direction of the tray body.

10. The battery tray according to claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of at least one side wall of the tray body along the length direction of the test connection bar is provided with a protection portion.

11. The battery tray according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the tray body is provided with a protrusion, the protrusion extends along a direction intersecting with the length direction of the test connection bar.

12. The battery tray according to claim 11 , wherein the number of the protrusions is two, two side walls, facing away from each other, are each provided with a guiding surface, and are respectively provided on the two protrusions.

13. The battery tray according to claim 12 , wherein a distance D between the guiding surfaces of the two protrusions gradually decreases from ends of the guiding surfaces near the tray body to ends of the guiding surfaces away from the tray body.

14. The battery tray according to claim 1 , wherein the battery tray further comprises a reinforcing rib, the reinforcing rib is provided between the test connection bar and the tray body.

15. The battery tray according to claim 1 , wherein at least two test connection bars are disposed, all the test connection bars are stacked in sequence along the thickness direction of the tray body.

16. A battery testing module, comprising the battery tray according to claim 1 ; and the battery, provided on the tray body and electrically connected to the connection terminal.

17. A battery testing system, comprising the battery testing module according to claim 16 .

18. A battery production system, comprising the battery testing system according to claim 17 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2025
From: REN, SHAOTENG; LIU, BO; LI, YANKUN; GUO, LIXIN; LI, HAIYANG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070580/0885 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2025
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070580/0937 →
Priority Claims (3)
CN 202222849415.9 · Oct 27, 2022 · national
CN 202320071459.5 · Jan 10, 2023 · national
CN 202320856904.9 · Apr 17, 2023 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2023120967 · Sep 25, 2023
Related Publication 20250216461A1 · Jul 3, 2025
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