Patents by Inventor Xiaoshan DAI

Xiaoshan DAI 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: 11811083
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery module, a battery pack and a vehicle, the battery module includes a battery and a frame assembly. The frame assembly includes two first splints, two second splints and a first strap. Each first splint includes a plurality of first connecting plates, and the plurality of first connecting plates are arranged side by side in a second direction. One of two adjacent first connecting plates is provided with a first positioning groove, and the other is provided with a first positioning protrusion, and the two adjacent first connecting plates are spliced and connected through a clearance fitting between the first positioning groove and the corresponding first positioning protrusion. This assembly method is simple and fast, which improves a grouping efficiency of the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Sien Chen, Shoujiang Xu, Xiaoshan Dai
  • Patent number: 11699827
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a battery lower casing and a battery system. The battery lower casing comprises: a support frame comprising a plurality of fixing beams that are connected end to end to form an accommodating space, wherein each of two fixing beams opposite to each other comprises a fixing portion extending toward the accommodating space, each of the fixing beams comprises fixing tabs at a side of the fixing beam away from the accommodating space, and the battery lower casing is connected to a target object through the fixing tabs; and a bottom plate connected to the fixing beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yuchao Chen, Xiaoshan Dai
  • Publication number: 20220115730
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery module, a battery pack and a vehicle, the battery module includes a battery and a frame assembly. The frame assembly includes two first splints, two second splints and a first strap. Each first splint includes a plurality of first connecting plates, and the plurality of first connecting plates are arranged side by side in a second direction. One of two adjacent first connecting plates is provided with a first positioning groove, and the other is provided with a first positioning protrusion, and the two adjacent first connecting plates are spliced and connected through a clearance fitting between the first positioning groove and the corresponding first positioning protrusion. This assembly method is simple and fast, which improves a grouping efficiency of the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Sien CHEN, Shoujiang XU, Xiaoshan DAI
  • Patent number: 11302986
    Abstract: This application provides a battery module, a battery pack, and a vehicle. The battery module includes batteries, a first end plate, and a second end plate. A first lug portion of the first end plate is provided with a first mounting hole. A second lug portion of the second end plate is provided with a second mounting hole. An area of a lower surface of the first lug portion is S1, a distance from a central axis of the first mounting hole to a center line of the battery module is d1, an area of a lower surface of the second lug portion is S2 and a distance from a central axis of the second mounting hole to the center line of the battery module is d2, where d1>d2, and S1<S2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaoshan Dai, Shoujiang Xu
  • Publication number: 20220102814
    Abstract: The application relates to a sampling assembly, a connection assembly, a battery module and a vehicle. The sampling assembly is used for a battery module including a busbar. The sampling assembly includes: a sampling circuit board having a predetermined length and a predetermined width; a sampling leg including a first connection portion, an intermediate portion and a second connection portion, the first connection portion being connected to the sampling circuit board, the second connection portion configured to be connected to the busbar, the first connection portion including a first connection region connected to the intermediate portion, the second connection portion including a second connection region connected to the intermediate portion, at least a part of the intermediate portion having a cross-sectional area which is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the first connection region and smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second connection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Sien Chen, Shoujiang Xu, Xiaoshan Dai
  • Publication number: 20220021058
    Abstract: This application provides a battery module, a battery pack, and a vehicle. The battery module includes batteries, a first end plate, and a second end plate. A first lug portion of the first end plate is provided with a first mounting hole. A second lug portion of the second end plate is provided with a second mounting hole. An area of a lower surface of the first lug portion is S1, a distance from a central axis of the first mounting hole to a center line of the battery module is d1, an area of a lower surface of the second lug portion is S2 and a distance from a central axis of the second mounting hole to the center line of the battery module is d2, where d1>d2, and S1<S2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaoshan DAI, Shoujiang XU
  • Publication number: 20220021067
    Abstract: A battery module, a battery pack and a vehicle are provided. The battery module includes a battery and a buffer element. The buffer element is arranged between two adjacent batteries and has a main body portion, a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion. The main body portion is provided with an opening, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are located at both ends of the main body portion in a first direction and are arranged at intervals from the opening. The battery faces the opening and abuts against the main body portion, and is located between the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion, thereby improving a grouping efficiency of the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaoshan DAI, Shoujiang XU
  • Publication number: 20210359366
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a battery lower casing and a battery system. The battery lower casing comprises: a support frame comprising a plurality of fixing beams that are connected end to end to form an accommodating space, wherein each of two fixing beams opposite to each other comprises a fixing portion extending toward the accommodating space, each of the fixing beams comprises fixing tabs at a side of the fixing beam away from the accommodating space, and the battery lower casing is connected to a target object through the fixing tabs; and a bottom plate connected to the fixing beams. The battery lower casing according to the disclosure carries weight of the battery module through the fixing portions of the support frame, and fixes the battery module to the vehicle through the fixing tabs. The bottom plate is only used to isolate the external environment. Therefore, the weight and manufacturing cost of the battery lower casing can be minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicants: Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yuchao CHEN, Xiaoshan DAI
  • Publication number: 20210328301
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module, a battery pack and an apparatus. The battery module includes: a battery cell arrangement structure including a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other; and an end plate, the end plate being located at an end part of the battery cell arrangement structure in a length direction, and the end plate including a first mating part and a second mating part; where the second mating part is located below the first mating part in a height direction of the battery module, and a thickness of the second mating part is smaller than a thickness of the first mating part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Sien CHEN, Shoujiang XU, Xiaoshan DAI
  • Publication number: 20210320360
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module, a battery pack, a device and an assembly method of the battery module, the battery module includes: a battery cell arrangement structure including a plurality of battery cells stacked upon one another; a cable tie, the cable tie surrounding outside the battery cell arrangement structure, and at least including a first cable tie and a second cable tie of different materials; and where at least part of the first cable tie is located on a side of the second cable tie close to the battery cell. The cable tie can have characteristics of the first cable tie and the second cable tie, which improves an applicability of the cable tie. In this case, it is helpful to improve a connection reliability of the cable tie to the battery cell arrangement structure, and to release an expansion force of the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Sien CHEN, Shoujiang XU, Xiaoshan DAI
  • Publication number: 20210005864
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connecting assembly and a battery pack, the connecting assembly comprises a busbar, a first insulating sleeve, a second insulating sleeve and a third insulating sleeve. The busbar comprises a main body portion, an extending portion, and a bent connection portion. The first insulating sleeve covers the main body portion. The second insulating sleeve covers the extending portion. The third insulating sleeve comprises a first covering portion, the first covering portion covers the bent connection portion. Because the first insulating sleeve, the second insulating sleeve and the third insulating sleeve are independent components, and they segmentally cover different parts of the busbar, so that each of them has a shorter length and less portion required to be bent, thereby facilitating the first insulating sleeve, the second insulating sleeve and the third insulating sleeve to be respectively sheathed on the different parts of the busbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Fan ZHANG, Xiaoshan DAI, Yuchao CHEN
  • Patent number: 10826035
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fixing frame and a battery pack. The fixing frame comprises a top connecting frame comprising two or more fixing plates spaced apart from each other in a first direction and a connecting component connecting the two adjacent fixing plates, the connecting component comprising a recess portion and an adapter portion, the recess portion being recessed in a second direction and the adapter portion being connected to both sides of the recess portion in the first direction, and the connecting component being connected to the two adjacent fixing plates via the adapter portion; and locking plates provided on the top connecting frame and extending along the second direction, the locking plate comprising in the second direction a first end connected to the top connecting frame and a second end connectable to an external structural member; wherein the first direction intersects the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Xin Zeng, Xiaoshan Dai, Lei Yang, Qiqi Huo, Shoujiang Xu, Chunyan Feng
  • Publication number: 20200194756
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery module, comprising: a case having a hollow cavity and an opening in communication with the hollow cavity in a length direction; a secondary battery assembly disposed in the hollow cavity and comprising two or more secondary batteries stacked one on another in a width direction; a shielding member disposed on at least one side of the secondary battery assembly in a height direction and located between the secondary battery assembly and the case, the shielding member is configured to cover the secondary battery assembly and is slidably connected to the case. The battery module provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can effectively avoid the second batteries from being worn when grouping the battery module, and meanwhile an efficiency of grouping the battery module can be ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Sien CHEN, Shoujiang XU, Chunyan FENG, Xiaoshan DAI
  • Publication number: 20190393458
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fixing frame and a battery pack. The fixing frame comprises a top connecting frame comprising two or more fixing plates spaced apart from each other in a first direction and a connecting component connecting the two adjacent fixing plates, the connecting component comprising a recess portion and an adapter portion, the recess portion being recessed in a second direction and the adapter portion being connected to both sides of the recess portion in the first direction, and the connecting component being connected to the two adjacent fixing plates via the adapter portion; and locking plates provided on the top connecting frame and extending along the second direction, the locking plate comprising in the second direction a first end connected to the top connecting frame and a second end connectable to an external structural member; wherein the first direction intersects the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Xin ZENG, Xiaoshan DAI, Lei YANG, Qiqi HUO, Shoujiang XU, Chunyan FENG