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US 8,647,758 · App. 12/855,252 · Granted Feb 11, 2014

Electrochemical energy storage device

Inventors: Peter Kritzer (Forst, DE); Thomas Klenk (Dossenheim, DE)
Assignee: Carl Freudenberg, KG
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Patent No.
US 8,647,758
App. No.
12/855,252
Granted
Feb 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrochemical energy storage device provides problem-free pressure compensation at a permanently high impermeability, includes a storage housing ( 1 ), which encases a volume, in which cells are accommodated, wherein the storage housing ( 1 ) protects the volume from the surroundings, and includes a volume compensation device ( 2 ), which compensates pressure differences between the interior of the storage housing ( 1 ) and the surroundings without a material replacement between the surroundings and the interior of the storage housing ( 1 ).

Claims (34)

1. An electrochemical energy storage device comprising:

a storage housing, which encases a volume, in which cells are accommodated;

wherein the storage housing protects the volume from the surroundings, characterized in that a volume compensation device is assigned to the storage housing;

said volume compensation device compensates for pressure differences between the interior of the storage housing and the surroundings without a material exchange taking place between the surroundings and the interior of the storage housing, characterized in that the volume compensation device is arranged outside of the storage housing at a distance therefrom.

2. An electrochemical energy storage device comprising:

a storage housing, which encases a volume, in which cells are accommodated;

wherein the storage housing protects the volume from the surroundings, characterized in that a volume compensation device is assigned to the storage housing;

said volume compensation device compensates for pressure differences between the interior of the storage housing and the surroundings without a material exchange taking place between the surroundings and the interior of the storage housing;

wherein the volume compensation device encompasses an expansive balloon ( 7 ) disposed within a generally spherical balloon housing.

3. An electrochemical energy storage device comprising:

a storage housing, which encases a volume, in which cells are accommodated;

wherein the storage housing protects the volume from the surroundings, characterized in that a volume compensation device is assigned to the storage housing;

said volume compensation device compensates for pressure differences between the interior of the storage housing and the surroundings without a material exchange taking place between the surroundings and the interior of the storage housing;

wherein the volume compensation device encompasses an expansive bellows ( 11 ) disposed exterior of the storage housing.

4. An electrochemical energy storage device comprising:

a storage housing, which encases a volume, in which cells are accommodated;

wherein the storage housing protects the volume from the surroundings, characterized in that a volume compensation device is assigned to the storage housing;

said volume compensation device compensates for pressure differences between the interior of the storage housing and the surroundings without a material exchange taking place between the surroundings and the interior of the storage housing;

wherein the volume compensation device encompasses a movable housing cover ( 22 ).

5. The energy storage device according to claim 4 , wherein the housing cover ( 22 ) encompasses a revolving, bellows-like seal ( 24 ), wherein the seal ( 24 ) protrudes into the interior of the storage housing ( 1 ).

6. The energy storage device according to claim 4 , wherein the housing cover ( 22 ) encompasses a revolving bellows-like seal ( 24 ), wherein the seal ( 24 ) protrudes into the surroundings of the storage housing.

7. An electrochemical energy storage device comprising:

a storage housing, which encases a volume, in which cells are accommodated;

wherein the storage housing protects the volume from the surroundings, characterized in that a volume compensation device is assigned to the storage housing;

said volume compensation device compensates for pressure differences between the interior of the storage housing and the surroundings without a material exchange taking place between the surroundings and the interior of the storage housing;

wherein the volume compensation device ( 2 ) encompasses a bellows disposed in the storage housing and having a filter element ( 14 ) arranged between the surroundings and an interior of the bellows.

8. An electrochemical energy storage device comprising:

a storage housing, which encases a volume, in which cells are accommodated;

wherein the storage housing protects the volume from the surroundings, characterized in that a volume compensation device is assigned to the storage housing;

said volume compensation device compensates for pressure differences between the interior of the storage housing and the surroundings without a material exchange taking place between the surroundings and the interior of the storage housing, wherein the volume compensation device ( 2 ) encompasses a valve piston ( 17 ) that is movable to open a passage ( 18 ) to allow volume compensation through the passage.

9. The energy storage device according to claim 3 , wherein the bellows ( 11 ) encompasses a blow-out disk ( 21 ).

10. The energy storage device according to claim 8 , wherein the volume compensation device ( 2 ) encompasses an absorber element ( 20 ) exterior of the valve piston.

11. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , characterized by the electrochemical energy storage device being a battery.

12. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , characterized by the electrochemical energy storage device being a super capacitor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2010
From: KRITZER, PETER; KLENK, THOMAS
To: CARL FREUDENBERG, KG
Reel/Frame 025060/0138 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2010
From: KRITZER, PETER; KLENK, THOMAS
To: CARL FREUDENBERG, KG
Reel/Frame 024830/0022 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 09010805 · Aug 24, 2009 · regional
Continuity (1)
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