Patents by Inventor Hee-Jun JIN

Hee-Jun JIN 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).

  • Publication number: 20220297247
    Abstract: Disclosed is a welding jig for welding an electrode lead of a battery cell and a sensing bus bar of a bus bar assembly to each other, and the welding jig includes a jig body disposed above the electrode lead and the sensing bus bar during the welding; and a positioning guide unit coupled to the jig body and configured to make a step correction in at least three directions when the electrode lead and the sensing bus bar are welded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Mo Kim, Ho-June Chi, Kyung-Woo Kim, Jeong-O Mun, Jin-Yong Park, Jhin-Ha Park, Hee-Jun Jin
  • Publication number: 20220285755
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a battery pack. The battery pack may include a pack case having a pack tray configured to support a lower portion of battery modules. A pack cover may be configured to cover the battery modules and contact a top surface of the battery modules. A heatsink may be installed at an upper portion of the pack cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho-June Chi, Kyung-Mo Kim, Jin-Yong Park, Jhin-ha Park, Jung-Hoon Lee, Hee-Jun Jin, Jeong-O Mun
  • Patent number: 11437660
    Abstract: A battery module including a cell assembly having a plurality of secondary batteries stacked in at least one direction and configured so that electrode leads of the secondary batteries protrude in at least one direction of forward direction and a rearward direction thereof; an upper housing disposed at an upper portion of the cell assembly; and a sensing block located at at least one of a front side and a rear side of the cell assembly and having a bus bar made of an electrically conductive material and contacting the electrode leads of the secondary batteries at the corresponding front side or rear side of the cell assembly is provided. The sensing block being slidably coupled to the upper housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-Ah Ju, Sung-Won Seo, Yoon-Koo Lee, Hee-Jun Jin, Jeong-O Mun
  • Publication number: 20220278389
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a plurality of battery modules and a pack case in which the battery modules are fixedly installed, the battery case includes a pack tray located at a lower portion of the battery modules, and a pack cover coupled with the pack tray to cover the battery modules, and each of the battery modules is fixedly coupled to the pack cover and includes battery cells arranged in one direction, a module case for accommodating the battery cells in an inner space thereof, and a rigid beam disposed between the battery cells inside the module case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-June CHI, Kyung-Mo KIM, Jin-Yong PARK, Jhin-Ha PARK, Jung-Hoon LEE, Hee-Jun JIN, Jeong-O MUN
  • Publication number: 20220271398
    Abstract: A battery cell has asymmetrically formed electrode leads, and a battery module includes the same. The spatial efficiency and the mechanical strength of the battery module are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jhin Ha PARK, Jeong Oh MOON, Hee Jun JIN, Ho June CHI, Jin Yong PARK, Kyung Woo KIM
  • Publication number: 20220271376
    Abstract: A pouch type secondary battery in which an electrode lead of the pouch type secondary battery and an electrode lead of an adjacent different pouch type secondary battery are welded together to construct a battery module is provided. The electrode lead of the pouch type secondary battery includes a length extended part so that, after cutting a welded part of the electrode leads of the pouch type secondary battery and the adjacent different pouch type secondary battery to form electrode leads of remaining length, the electrode leads of remaining length are welded together again. A battery module and method of reusing the battery module are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Jun JIN, Sung-Won SEO, Yoon-Koo LEE, Eun-Ah JU, Jeong-O MUN
  • Publication number: 20220271396
    Abstract: A battery cell has asymmetrically formed electrode leads, and a battery module including the same. The spatial efficiency and the mechanical strength of the battery module are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jhin Ha PARK, Jin Yong PARK, Jeong Oh MOON, Hee Jun JIN, Ho June CHI, Kyung Woo KIM
  • Publication number: 20220263183
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a plurality of battery modules and a pack case for fixedly installing the battery modules therein, and the pack case includes a pack tray supporting a lower portion of the battery modules; and a pack cover coupled with the pack tray to cover the battery modules and having a terminal connection unit coupled to at least one side of each battery module and provided to an inner surface of a top thereof to electrically connect electrode terminals of the battery modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-June CHI, Kyung-Mo KIM, Jin-Yong PARK, Jhin-Ha PARK, Jung-Hoon LEE, Hee-Jun JIN, Jeong-O MUN
  • Publication number: 20220255190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bus bar for connecting an electrode lead and a battery module comprising same. The bus bar has a surface structure having a concavity and convexity pattern aligned in one direction on a connection part with an electrode lead, and thus the weldability with the electrode lead can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Mo Kim, Jeong Oh Moon, Jung Hoon Lee, Ho June Chi, Jin Yong Park, Hee Jun Jin, Jhin Ha Park
  • Publication number: 20220255174
    Abstract: A battery module including a tray having a battery cell receiving portion, a first cell assembly being in the battery cell receiving portion of the tray, the first cell assembly being a plurality of battery cells electrically connected to each other and arranged on a single layer, and a second cell assembly being in the battery cell receiving portion of the tray, the second cell assembly being a plurality of battery cells electrically connected to each other and arranged on a single layer is provided. Each battery cell includes a cell body. A plurality of first receiving grooves, which are defined by a space between adjacent battery cells of the first cell assembly, are provided on one surface of the first cell assembly. The cell body of each battery cell of the second cell assembly is accommodated in a corresponding one of the first receiving grooves of the first assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Jun JIN, Jeong Oh MOON, Ho June CHI, Jin Yong PARK, Jhin Ha PARK, Kyung Woo KIM
  • Publication number: 20220255191
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack with increased fabrication efficiency. To achieve the object, the battery pack according to the present disclosure includes at least one battery module including a plurality of secondary batteries placed and arranged in a horizontal direction and electrically connected to each other, and a cell frame having a fixing tube configured to fix the plurality of secondary batteries in a predetermined arrangement, the fixing tube being disposed between the plurality of secondary batteries, extending in the horizontal direction and having two open ends, and a fixing rod extending in a direction and inserted into the fixing tube in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Jun Jin, Jung-Hoon Lee, Kyung-Mo Kim, Jeong-O Mun, Jin-Yong Park, Jhin-Ha Park, Ho-June Chi
  • Patent number: 11362389
    Abstract: A pouch type secondary battery in which an electrode lead of the pouch type secondary battery and an electrode lead of an adjacent different pouch type secondary battery are welded together to construct a battery module is provided. The electrode lead of the pouch type secondary battery includes a length extended part so that, after cutting a welded part of the electrode leads of the pouch type secondary battery and the adjacent different pouch type secondary battery to form electrode leads of remaining length, the electrode leads of remaining length are welded together again. A battery module and method of reusing the battery module are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Jun Jin, Sung-Won Seo, Yoon-Koo Lee, Eun-Ah Ju, Jeong-O Mun
  • Patent number: 11349172
    Abstract: A battery module including a battery cell assembly having at least one battery cell, a module case accommodating the battery cell assembly and including a first cover plate covering a first side of the battery cell assembly and a second cover plate covering a second side of the battery cell assembly, the second side being different from the first side, and at least one bolting member integrally fastened through the first cover plate and the second cover plate of the module case, wherein each bolting member includes a first portion fastened to the first cover plate and a second portion fastened to the second cover plate, the first and second portions of each bolting member have different diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Jun Jin, Sung-Won Seo, Yoon-Koo Lee, Eun-Ah Ju, Jeong-O Mun
  • Publication number: 20220140428
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery module having a plurality of battery cells and a module housing forming an inner space for accommodating the plurality of battery cells, wherein the module housing includes a base plate forming a bottom surface of the module housing; a cover plate integrally forming a top surface and opposite side surfaces of the module housing; and a fastening flange configured to extend in a horizontal direction in a region above the opposite side surfaces of the module housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-June CHI, Kyung-Mo KIM, Jeong-O MUN, Jin-Yong PARK, Hee-Jun JIN
  • Publication number: 20220109199
    Abstract: A battery module includes a bottom plate to support a cell stack; a busbar frame having a lower end portion bent in an inward direction along an upper surface of the bottom plate and mounted on the front and rear sides of the cell stack; a thermally conductive resin applied to the upper surface of the bottom plate; and a fence member provided at an end of the lower end portion of the busbar frame and disposed on the upper surface of the bottom plate to prevent the leakage of the thermally conductive resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Jun Jin, Kyung-Woo Kim, Kyung-Mo Kim, Jeong-O Mun, Jin-Yong Park, Jhin-Ha Park, Ho-June Chi
  • Patent number: 11296367
    Abstract: A battery module which includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; and a housing configured to accommodate the battery cell stack, wherein a disassembling guide for disassembling the housing is formed at the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Jun Jin, Eun-Gyu Shin, Jae-Min Yoo, Jeong-O Mun, Ho-June Chi
  • Patent number: 11289776
    Abstract: A battery module allows improved manufacturing due to easy electric connection between a bus bar assembly and secondary batteries. The battery module includes a cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of secondary batteries having electrode leads on each other in a stacking direction; and a bus bar assembly including a connection bus bar contacting two or more of the electrode leads of the plurality of secondary batteries and having an insert groove formed so that at least one of the electrode leads is inserted therein, and a coupling bus bar coupled to the connection bus bar and having a rear surface formed to press the at least one of the electrode leads inserted in the insert groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventors: Hee-Jun Jin, Sung-Won Seo, Yoon-Koo Lee, Eun-Ah Ju, Jeong-O Mun
  • Patent number: 11223092
    Abstract: The battery module includes: a cell assembly; and an improved bus bar assembly to provide electric connection between a plurality of secondary batteries of the cell assembly, wherein the bus bar assembly includes: a first insulating frame having one or more insertion portions and including an electrically insulating material; a second insulating frame mounted on the front surface of the first insulating frame and including an electrically insulating material; a first bus bar mounted on the first insulating frame, contacting one of the plurality of electrode leads inserted into each of the one or more insertion portions, and including an electrically conductive material; and a second bus bar mounted on the second insulating frame, contacting one of the plurality of electrode leads inserted into each of the one or more insertion portions, and including an electrically conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventors: Hee-Jun Jin, Sung-Won Seo, Yoon-Koo Lee, Eun-Ah Ju, Jeong-O Mun
  • Patent number: 11196120
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a first battery cell assembly having at least one battery cell; a second battery cell assembly spaced apart from the first battery cell assembly by a predetermined distance and having at least one battery cell; a bottom plate configured to integrally support the second battery cell assembly and the first battery cell assembly; and a top plate disposed above the bottom plate to integrally cover the first battery cell assembly and the second battery cell assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventors: Eun-Ah Ju, Sung-Won Seo, Yoon-Koo Lee, Hee-Jun Jin, Jeong-O Mun, Alexander Eichhorn, Andreas Track, Valentin Brokop
  • Publication number: 20210344083
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery module manufacturing system, which includes a battery module having a cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells, a module case configured to accommodate the cell stack and a bus bar frame configured to cover an opening at one side of the module case; a fixing frame coupled to one side of the battery module so that the bus bar frame is exposed to the outside; and at least one pressing jig apparatus coupled onto the fixing frame and configured to press electrode leads of the plurality of battery cells so that the electrode leads are welded in close contact with both sides of a bus bar provided to the bus bar frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Mo KIM, Jin-Yong PARK, Ho-June CHI, Seung-Joon KIM, Jeong-O MUN, Hee-Jun JIN