Patents Assigned to LION SMART GMBH
  • Patent number: 11855268
    Abstract: A battery apparatus for an electrically driven vehicle, having at least one battery module including individual battery cells is provided. The battery module has a module housing, which, for the purpose of regulating the temperature of the battery cells, is at least partly filled with temperature-regulating liquid and has a primary sealing apparatus to prevent leakage of the temperature-regulating liquid from the module housing. The battery module is furthermore accommodated in a module space of an enveloping housing, which has a secondary sealing apparatus to prevent leakage of temperature-regulating liquid from the enveloping housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LION SMART GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Mayer, Christian Behlen
  • Patent number: 11611225
    Abstract: A detecting device detects at least one battery characteristic of at least one battery cell of a battery plane of a battery stack. A carrier has at least one electrical lead element and at least one contact element having a contact section for contacting a mating contact section of the at least one battery cell. The contact element has a sensor section for detecting the at least one battery characteristic of the battery cell. The sensor section is connected by data-communicating to the at least one line element for forwarding the at least one detected battery characteristic. Furthermore, the invention relates to a battery stack having at least one battery plane with at least one battery cell and a detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Lion Smart GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Mayer, Daniel Ostermeier, Christian Behlen, Daniel Quinger, Michael Zettel
  • Patent number: 11557801
    Abstract: A temperature control device for temperature control of a battery system has at least one battery subsystem. The temperature control device has a temperature control line for conducting a temperature control fluid and a pump device for generating a flow of the temperature control fluid in the temperature control line at least in a first flow direction. The temperature control line has at least one temperature control section which can be thermally conductively connected to the at least one battery subsystem for supplying and/or discharging thermal energy to or from the battery subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Lion Smart GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Behlen, Tobias Mayer, Daniel Quinger
  • Patent number: 11509024
    Abstract: A method arranges a contact element on a battery cell of a battery layer of a battery stack for a battery device of a vehicle. Further, a contact element for a battery cell of a battery layer of a battery stack for a battery device of a device includes a contact plate section, a transition section and a positive pole section. The contact plate section surrounds the transition section and the transition section surrounds the positive pole section. The contact plate section and the positive pole section are arranged at a distance to one another and in parallel or at least substantially in parallel. Still further, battery stack having at least one battery layer with at least one battery cell includes a contact element that is arranged on the battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: LION Smart GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Quinger, Christian Behlen, Tobias Mayer
  • Publication number: 20210280951
    Abstract: A method arranges a contact element on a battery cell of a battery layer of a battery stack for a battery device of a vehicle. Further, a contact element for a battery cell of a battery layer of a battery stack for a battery device of a device includes a contact plate section, a transition section and a positive pole section. The contact plate section surrounds the transition section and the transition section surrounds the positive pole section. The contact plate section and the positive pole section are arranged at a distance to one another and in parallel or at least substantially in parallel. Still further, battery stack having at least one battery layer with at least one battery cell includes a contact element that is arranged on the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: LION Smart GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel QUINGER, Christian BEHLEN, Tobias MAYER
  • Publication number: 20210028420
    Abstract: The invention relates to a module housing for a stackable battery module, with a plurality of battery modules that can be stacked in a stacking direction to form a battery stack, and the module housing includes a base section and a holding space for the accommodation of battery units of the battery module. The invention further relates to a battery module for a battery stack, including a module housing. The invention also relates to a battery stack including a plurality of battery units that are located in stacked battery modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: LION Smart GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias MAYER, Christian BEHLEN
  • Publication number: 20200343512
    Abstract: A contact plate for a battery stack for electrically connecting battery cells of the battery stack in parallel and a method for producing the same, is provided. In the battery stack, the battery cells are arranged in an upper battery level and a lower battery level and the contact plate is arranged in the battery stack between the upper battery level and the lower battery level. A battery stack including at least one upper battery level, a lower battery level and a contact plate is further provided. A respective plurality of battery cells are arranged in the upper battery level and the lower battery level and the contact plate is arranged between the upper battery level and the lower battery level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: LION Smart GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias MAYER, Sebastian STOLL, Christian BEHLEN, Devin ATUKALP
  • Publication number: 20200321667
    Abstract: A battery apparatus for an electrically driven vehicle, having at least one battery module including individual battery cells is provided. The battery module has a module housing, which, for the purpose of regulating the temperature of the battery cells, is at least partly filled with temperature-regulating liquid and has a primary sealing apparatus to prevent leakage of the temperature-regulating liquid from the module housing. The battery module is furthermore accommodated in a module space of an enveloping housing, which has a secondary sealing apparatus to prevent leakage of temperature-regulating liquid from the enveloping housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: LION Smart GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias MAYER, Christian BEHLEN
  • Publication number: 20200220233
    Abstract: A detecting device detects at least one battery characteristic of at least one battery cell of a battery plane of a battery stack. A carrier has at least one electrical lead element and at least one contact element having a contact section for contacting a mating contact section of the at least one battery cell. The contact element has a sensor section for detecting the at least one battery characteristic of the battery cell. The sensor section is connected by data-communicating to the at least one line element for forwarding the at least one detected battery characteristic. Furthermore, the invention relates to a battery stack having at least one battery plane with at least one battery cell and a detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: LION Smart GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias MAYER, Daniel OSTERMEIER, Christian BEHLEN, Daniel QUINGER, Michael ZETTEL
  • Publication number: 20200220237
    Abstract: A temperature control device for temperature control of a battery system has at least one battery subsystem. The temperature control device has a temperature control line for conducting a temperature control fluid and a pump device for generating a flow of the temperature control fluid in the temperature control line at least in a first flow direction. The temperature control line has at least one temperature control section which can be thermally conductively connected to the at least one battery subsystem for supplying and/or discharging thermal energy to or from the battery subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: LION Smart GmbH
    Inventors: Christian BEHLEN, Tobias MAYER, Daniel QUINGER
  • Publication number: 20200212521
    Abstract: A temperature control device for temperature control of a battery system has at least one battery element. The temperature control device has a temperature control line for conducting a temperature control fluid in a flow direction. The temperature control line includes a flow section, a return section, a first temperature control branch and a second temperature control branch. The first temperature control branch includes a first inflow opening fluidly communicating connected to the flow section, and a first outflow opening fluidly communicating connected to said return section. The second temperature control branch includes a second inflow opening fluidly communicating connected to said flow section, and a second outflow opening, which is fluid-communicating connected to the return section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: LION Smart GmbH
    Inventors: Christian BEHLEN, Mark ALLMENDINGER-HAGENMAIER, Tobias MAYER
  • Patent number: 10079129
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric switching device (10) for an energy accumulator in an electric vehicle, comprising a housing (20) inside which at least one switching section (30) that includes two input contacts (32a, 32b) and at least one output contact (34) is arranged, and a rotary component (40) which is mounted in such a way as to be rotatable relative to the housing (20) about a switching axis (42) between at least one OFF position (I), a series-connecting position (II), and an ON position (III); said rotary component (40) includes at least one conductor (44) which has at least two conductor contacts (44a, 44b) and which connects the first input contact (32a) in an electrically conducting manner to the output contact (34) in the series-connecting position (II) and connects the second input contact (32b) in an electrically conducting manner to the output contact (34) of the at least one switching section (30) in the ON position (III).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: LION SMART GMBH
    Inventors: Tobias Mayer, Daniel Quinger, Martin Specht, Sebastian Spirig, Marcel Straub
  • Publication number: 20170148597
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric switching device (10) for an energy accumulator in an electric vehicle, comprising a housing (20) inside which at least one switching section (30) that includes two input contacts (32a, 32b) and at least one output contact (34) is arranged, and a rotary component (40) which is mounted in such a way as to be rotatable relative to the housing (20) about a switching axis (42) between at least one OFF position (I), a series-connecting position (II), and an ON position (III); said rotary component (40) includes at least one conductor (44) which has at least two conductor contacts (44a, 44b) and which connects the first input contact (32a) in an electrically conducting manner to the output contact (34) in the series-connecting position (II) and connects the second input contact (32b) in an electrically conducting manner to the output contact (34) of the at least one switching section (30) in the ON position (III).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: LION SMART GMBH
    Inventors: Tobias MAYER, Daniel QUINGER, Martin SPECHT, Sebastian SPIRIG, Marcel STRAUB