Patents by Inventor Gen CAO

Gen CAO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11923565
    Abstract: A battery module is provided including a battery unit that includes a battery top cover; a temperature measurement unit, including a temperature collection element to collect temperature of the battery top cover; a harness plate, arranged on the battery top cover and including a harness plate body and a limiting structure arranged on the harness plate body, wherein the limiting structure is matched with the temperature measurement unit; a circuit board, arranged on the harness plate and including a circuit board body and an extending strip arranged on the circuit board body, wherein the temperature collection element is connected with the extending strip; and an electrical connecting sheet arranged on the harness plate to connect different battery units, wherein the temperature measurement unit is arranged between the electrical connecting sheet and the battery top cover, and the electrical connecting sheet exerts pressure onto the temperature measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Gen Cao, Jihua Yao, Huayuan Cao, Xingyuan Wu, Xiaoteng Huang
  • Patent number: 11894525
    Abstract: This application relates to the battery field, and discloses a battery module and an electric vehicle using the battery module. The battery module includes a battery, a plugging member, and a temperature collection assembly. The battery includes a housing and a cover plate connected to the housing, where the cover plate is provided with a temperature collection hole. The plugging member includes an insertion portion that is installed in the temperature collection hole, and the insertion portion is provided with an accommodating cavity extending into an interior of the housing. The temperature collection assembly includes a temperature collection portion installed inside the accommodating cavity. According to this application, the temperature collection assembly collects a temperature inside the housing via the plugging member in the temperature collection hole. In this way, temperature collection is more accurate, a thermal conductive path is short, and a temperature collection response speed is fast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Gen Cao, Jihua Yao
  • Patent number: 11784380
    Abstract: This application provides a battery module. The battery module includes: a plurality of batteries, arranged sequentially along a thickness direction of the battery module, where a gap exists between every two adjacent batteries; and a first side plate, disposed on one side of the plurality of batteries in a width direction of the battery module. A plurality of notches and a plurality of flanges are formed on the first side plate. Each notch corresponds to a location of the gap between every two adjacent batteries. Each flange bends from one side of a corresponding notch and extends into the corresponding gap between the two adjacent batteries to separate the two adjacent batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Gen Cao, Jihua Yao
  • Patent number: 11652244
    Abstract: The present application discloses a battery module and an apparatus, which relates to the field of battery technology and is used for optimizing the structure of the battery module. The battery module includes a battery, a connecting piece, a wire harness board and a temperature collecting component. The battery includes an electrode terminal and a top cover. The connecting piece is fixed with the electrode terminal; the wire harness plate is arranged on the top outside of the top cover, and is provided with an installation part and an elastic pressing part. The temperature collecting component is installed in the installation part and is located between the wire harness plate and the top cover. Among them, the elastic pressing part abuts against the connecting piece, and the temperature collecting component abuts against the top cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xuguang Wang, Jihua Yao, Gen Cao, Yanyan Niu
  • Publication number: 20230123740
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module, a battery pack, a device, and a method for manufacturing a battery module. The battery module includes: a battery unit including a first total output electrode and a second total output electrode, the battery unit includes more than two battery assemblies arranged side by side and connected in series with each other; each of the battery assembles includes at least one secondary battery; a first output pole piece including a first connection portion connected to the first total output electrode, an intermediate connection portion, and a first output portion, the intermediate connection portion is connected to a side of the first connection portion close to the accommodation gap; a second output pole piece including a second connection portion connected to the second total output electrode and a second output portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Shubing YOU, Jihua YAO, Haidong ZHANG, Gen CAO
  • Publication number: 20220123422
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of energy storage devices, in particular to a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus using a battery cell as a power supply, the battery module comprising: a plurality of battery cells, stacked along a length direction; a cover plate, located at an end portion of the battery cells along a height direction; and a wire harness isolation plate assembly, located between the cover plate and the battery cells along the height direction, where the cover plate is plug-connected to the wire harness isolation plate assembly. The solutions of the present application helps to increase energy density of the battery module through reducing the thickness of the cover plate and the wire harness isolation plate assembly while simultaneously improving the connecting reliability of the cover plate and the wire harness isolation plate assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xuguang WANG, Wencai XU, Jihua YAO, Gen CAO
  • Publication number: 20220059882
    Abstract: A battery module is provided and includes at least two batteries, a bus bar, a circuit board and at least one temperature collection unit. The temperature collection unit includes a temperature collection structure and a bearing structure. The temperature collection structure includes a temperature sensor, which collects temperature of the top cover of the battery and is arranged on the bearing structure, and the bearing structure electrically connects the temperature sensor and the circuit board, and presses, under an effect of at least one of the circuit board and the bus bar, the temperature collection structure to be abutted against the top cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: Gen CAO
  • Publication number: 20210265712
    Abstract: This application provides a battery module. The battery module includes: a plurality of batteries, arranged sequentially along a thickness direction of the battery module, where a gap exists between every two adjacent batteries; and a first side plate, disposed on one side of the plurality of batteries in a width direction of the battery module. A plurality of notches and a plurality of flanges are formed on the first side plate. Each notch corresponds to a location of the gap between every two adjacent batteries. Each flange bends from one side of a corresponding notch and extends into the corresponding gap between the two adjacent batteries to separate the two adjacent batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Gen CAO, Jihua YAO
  • Publication number: 20210265692
    Abstract: This application provides a battery module, including: a plurality of batteries, arranged sequentially along a thickness direction of the battery module; side plates, disposed on two opposite ends of the plurality of batteries in a width direction of the battery module; and a composite pad, disposed between two corresponding adjacent batteries along the thickness direction. The composite pad includes a cushion material sheet and a connecting strip disposed around the cushion material sheet. A first bulge is disposed on the connecting strip. A first via hole is disposed on each side plate. The first via hole corresponds to the first bulge. The first bulge is inserted into the first via hole so that the connecting strip is fixedly connected to the side plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Gen CAO, Jihua YAO
  • Publication number: 20210151805
    Abstract: This application relates to the battery field, and discloses a battery module and an electric vehicle using the battery module. The battery module includes a battery, a plugging member, and a temperature collection assembly. The battery includes a housing and a cover plate connected to the housing, where the cover plate is provided with a temperature collection hole. The plugging member includes an insertion portion that is installed in the temperature collection hole, and the insertion portion is provided with an accommodating cavity extending into an interior of the housing. The temperature collection assembly includes a temperature collection portion installed inside the accommodating cavity. According to this application, the temperature collection assembly collects a temperature inside the housing via the plugging member in the temperature collection hole. In this way, temperature collection is more accurate, a thermal conductive path is short, and a temperature collection response speed is fast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Gen Cao, Jihua Yao
  • Publication number: 20210126327
    Abstract: A battery module is provided including a battery unit that includes a battery top cover; a temperature measurement unit, including a temperature collection element to collect temperature of the battery top cover; a harness plate, arranged on the battery top cover and including a harness plate body and a limiting structure arranged on the harness plate body, wherein the limiting structure is matched with the temperature measurement unit; a circuit board, arranged on the harness plate and including a circuit board body and an extending strip arranged on the circuit board body, wherein the temperature collection element is connected with the extending strip; and an electrical connecting sheet arranged on the harness plate to connect different battery units, wherein the temperature measurement unit is arranged between the electrical connecting sheet and the battery top cover, and the electrical connecting sheet exerts pressure onto the temperature measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Gen CAO, Jihua YAO, Huayuan CAO, Xingyuan WU, Xiaoteng HUANG
  • Publication number: 20210111444
    Abstract: The present application discloses a battery module and an apparatus, which relates to the field of battery technology and is used for optimizing the structure of the battery module. The battery module includes a battery, a connecting piece, a wire harness board and a temperature collecting component. The battery includes an electrode terminal and a top cover. The connecting piece is fixed with the electrode terminal; the wire harness plate is arranged on the top outside of the top cover, and is provided with an installation part and an elastic pressing part. The temperature collecting component is installed in the installation part and is located between the wire harness plate and the top cover. Among them, the elastic pressing part abuts against the connecting piece, and the temperature collecting component abuts against the top cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Xuguang WANG, Jihua YAO, Gen CAO, Yanyan NIU
  • Publication number: 20210111442
    Abstract: A battery module as provided includes a battery, a wiring harness board, a circuit board, a compressing piece and a temperature acquisition assembly. The battery includes a top cover. The wiring harness board is arranged on an outer side of the top of the top cover. The circuit board is arranged on a side, away from the battery, of the wiring harness board. The compressing piece is mounted on the wiring harness board. The temperature acquisition assembly includes a thermistor, and the thermistor is electrically connected to the circuit board. The compressing piece compresses the thermistor of the temperature acquisition assembly, so that the thermistor compresses the top cover. The temperature acquisition assembly acquires a temperature of the top cover of the battery, with a short temperature transfer path and rapid temperature transfer response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Gen CAO, Sihang CHEN, Jihua YAO, Xiaoteng HUANG
  • Publication number: 20210104797
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module including: multiple battery units, the battery units being arranged side by side along a length direction of the battery module, the battery unit including a top cover; a circuit board, arranged above the top cover in a height direction, the circuit board being provided with a temperature collection circuit; a heat-conducting element, a first end of the heat-conducting element being connected to the circuit board, and at least part of the heat-conducting element being in contact with the top cover; and a temperature detection component, arranged on the heat-conducting element and signal-connected to the temperature collection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Gen CAO, Jihua YAO
  • Patent number: 10944141
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a composite end plate and a battery module. The composite end plate comprises an end plate body and a rigid connecting plate. The end plate body comprises a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to each other in its thickness direction, a first connecting segment, an intermediate transitional segment and a second connecting segment disposed successively in its width direction. The rigid connecting plate and the end plate body are made of different materials. The rigid connecting plate is disposed at the intermediate transitional segment, and comprises a transferring segment and a connecting arm embedded into the intermediate transitional segment such that the rigid connecting plate and the end plate body are fixedly connected. The transferring segment is located at the second surface. A surface of the transferring segment away from the intermediate transitional segment can be fixedly connected to an external structural component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Wenwen Liu, Gen Cao, Jihua Yao
  • Patent number: 10930916
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composite end plate and a battery module. The composite end plate comprises a rigid substrate, which has a first surface and a second surface that are opposite in a thickness direction of the rigid substrate, the first surface is disposed facing batteries; a rigid connecting plate, which comprises a connecting portion and a hook portion that is bent toward the connecting portion, the hook portion is embedded in the rigid substrate to connect the rigid connecting plate to the rigid substrate, the connecting portion is located on the second surface for connecting and fixing with an external structural member, and a material of the rigid connecting plate is different from that of the rigid substrate. The composite end plate according to the present disclosure can improve the structural strength of the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Gen Cao, Weihua Mo, Jihua Yao
  • Patent number: 10840486
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a battery module. The battery module comprises: a first end plate, a plurality of batteries and a second end plate successively arranged in a direction, wherein the battery comprises a top cover; a connecting component, wherein the first end plate is fixedly connected to the second end plate through the connecting component; and a pulling component comprising a first connecting segment, an intermediate segment and a second connecting segment successively arranged, wherein the first connecting segment is fixedly connected to the first end plate, the intermediate segment is disposed facing the top cover, and the second connecting segment is fixedly connected to the second end plate, and wherein the pulling component can tighten the first end plate and the second end plate in an arrangement direction of the batteries to compress the batteries along with the first end plate and the second end plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Gen Cao, Jihua Yao, Taosheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 10833303
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a composite end plate and a battery module. The composite end plate comprises: a base plate comprising a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to each other, wherein the base plate is arranged such that the first surface faces a battery; and a rigid insert, wherein the rigid insert and the base plate are made of different materials, the rigid insert is made of metal material, the rigid insert is arranged at a bottom portion of the base plate, and at least a part of the rigid insert is arranged at the second surface and extends in a length direction of the second surface. According to embodiments of the disclosure, the composite end plate comprises the base plate and the rigid insert made of different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Gen Cao, Jihua Yao, Taosheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 10720617
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composite end plate for a battery module, comprising: a rigid substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction of the rigid substrate, wherein the first surface can be provided to face a battery of the battery module, and the rigid substrate comprises two ends opposite to each other in a width direction of the rigid substrate; and a rigid connecting cylinder extending along a height direction of the rigid substrate and made of different material from that of the rigid substrate, wherein two ends of the rigid substrate are connected and fixed to two respective rigid connecting cylinders, and a portion of the rigid connecting cylinder exposed at a side where the second surface is located is connected and fixed to an external structural member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Gen Cao, Wencai Xu, Jihua Yao, Wenwen Liu
  • Patent number: 10629868
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module and an end plate of the battery module. The end plate includes a body and connecting plates connected to edges of the body. The body has a different material from that of the connecting plate. The connecting plates extend along a height direction of the battery module. The body is fixedly connected to side plates of the battery module through the connecting plates. When the end plate is designed, the body can utilize a lower density material, so that the thickness of the body can be appropriately increased, which enables the case of the battery module to be not easily deformed due to the battery's expansion force. Further, the connecting plate can employ a material capable of improving the weld strength between the end plates and the side plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventor: Gen Cao