IP Library Granted Patent US 11,884,147
Granted Patent B2
US 11,884,147 · App. 16/474,688 · Granted Jan 30, 2024

Circumferential locking mechanism and battery locking device comprising same, power battery pack, and vehicle

Inventors: Jan Bengtsson (Shanghai, CN); Nan Li (Shanghai, CN); Xiaotao Tian (Shanghai, CN); Xikun Ding (Shanghai, CN); Chunping Yuan (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: NIO CO., LTD.
B60K1/04F16B39/10H01M50/264H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 11,884,147
App. No.
16/474,688
Granted
Jan 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a circumferential locking mechanism, a battery securing device comprising same, a traction battery, and a vehicle. The circumferential locking mechanism comprises: a first component comprising an inner ring gear ( 10 ), the inner ring gear ( 10 ) having inner straight teeth ( 11 ) distributed along an inner circumference; a second component comprising an outer ring gear ( 20 ) and a tightening sleeve ( 30 ), the outer ring gear ( 20 ) having outer straight teeth ( 21 ) distributed along an outer circumference, the tightening sleeve ( 30 ) being fixed inside the outer ring gear ( 20 ) in an embedded manner, wherein the inner straight teeth ( 11 ) are adapted to engage with the outer straight teeth ( 21 ).

Claims (18)

1. A battery securing device, comprising:

a central pull rod;

a first component comprising an inner ring gear;

a second component disposed around the central pull rod, the second component comprising an outer ring gear and a tightening sleeve, the tightening sleeve being fixed inside the outer ring gear, the tightening sleeve being provided with a vertical groove;

wherein the central pull rod is provided with a spline portion to match with the vertical groove, and a spring is sleeved over the central pull rod;

wherein a motion of the central pull rod relative to the assembly of the outer ring gear and the tightening sleeve is locked by the vertical groove matching with the spline portion in the inner ring gear engaging with the outer ring gear forced by the spring; and

wherein the motion of the central pull rod relative to the assembly of the outer ring gear and the tightening sleeve is unlocked with outer ring gear separating from the inner ring gear.

2. The battery securing device according to claim 1 , wherein the inner ring gear engages with the outer ring gear by an inner teeth distributed along an inner circumference of the inner ring gear engaging with an outer teeth distributed along an outer circumference of the outer ring gear.

3. The battery securing device according to claim 2 , an inner flange is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the inner ring gear, and the inner flange is located at one end of the inner teeth; and

an outer flange is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the outer ring gear, the outer teeth are located at an outer circumference of the outer flange, one end of the tightening sleeve extends out of the outer ring gear, and the outer diameter of the end is smaller than the inner diameter of the inner flange.

4. The battery securing device according to claim 3 , wherein the other end of the tightening sleeve is provided with an outer flange, and the outer flange of the outer ring gear is overmolded onto the outer flange of the tightening sleeve.

5. A battery pack including the battery securing device according to claim 4 .

6. The battery securing device according to claim 3 , wherein an end face of the other end of the tightening sleeve is recessed inwardly with respect to or flush with a corresponding end face of the outer ring gear.

7. A battery pack including the battery securing device according to claim 3 .

8. A battery pack including the battery securing device according to claim 2 .

9. The battery securing device according to claim 1 , wherein C-shaped notches are circumferentially distributed at one end of the inner ring gear that is away from the inner teeth.

10. A battery pack including the battery securing device according to claim 9 .

11. A battery pack including the battery securing device according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2019
From: BENGTSSON, JAN; LI, NAN; TIAN, XIAOTAO; DING, XIKUN; YUAN, CHUNPING
To: NIO CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201611242694.5 · Dec 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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