Patents by Inventor Yannan CHU

Yannan CHU 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: 12062801
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a frame body, a battery pack, and a device. The frame body used for a battery pack includes a first bracket comprising a first mold chamber; a second bracket connected end to end with the first bracket to form a receiving cavity, the second bracket comprising a second mold chamber; and a block comprising a first reinforcement portion and a second reinforcement portion, wherein the first reinforcement portion received in the first mold chamber and the second reinforcement portion received in the second mold chamber, and the block is adapted to connect the first bracket with the second bracket. The frame body is provided with a block at a connecting portion of the first bracket and the second bracket, thereby improving a connection strength and rigidity of the frame body and the overall bearing capacity of the lower housing including the frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Wenjie Wang, Yannan Chu, Youxin Wu, Qiwang Zhou, Shuai Wang
  • Patent number: 12021253
    Abstract: This application discloses a battery box, a battery pack, and a vehicle. The battery box includes: a lower box, including a bottom plate and a side plate connected to and disposed around the bottom plate; an upper box, connected to the side plate, where the upper box contains a cover plate disposed in opposition to the bottom plate, and the upper box and the lower box jointly close in to form an accommodation chamber; and a connector, disposed in the accommodation chamber and connected to the upper box and the lower box. The connector contains a guide channel, and the guide channel runs through the bottom plate and the cover plate along a first direction. The battery box, the battery pack, and the vehicle in this application satisfies requirements on strength of the battery box and connection strength between the battery pack and the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yannan Chu, Mu Qian, Jinqing Ji
  • Publication number: 20230187756
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery pack. The battery pack comprises a case, a cavity structure being provided in the bottom of the case; and a plurality of battery cells, the plurality of battery cells being stacked at the bottom of the case, and an end surface, facing the bottom of the case, of each of the battery cells being provided with an explosion-proof valve, wherein a structural layer, facing the explosion-proof valve, of the bottom of the case is provided with a weak area, and gas in the battery cell during thermal runaway of any battery cell may be collected via the weak area into the cavity structure and then is discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yannan CHU, Mu QIAN, Jinqing JI
  • Patent number: 11600886
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery pack. The battery pack comprises a case, a cavity structure being provided in the bottom of the case; and a plurality of battery cells, the plurality of battery cells being stacked at the bottom of the case, and an end surface, facing the bottom of the case, of each of the battery cells being provided with an explosion-proof valve, wherein a structural layer, facing the explosion-proof valve, of the bottom of the case is provided with a weak area, and gas in the battery cell during thermal runaway of any battery cell may be collected via the weak area into the cavity structure and then is discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yannan Chu, Mu Qian, Jinqing Ji
  • Patent number: 11554654
    Abstract: A battery tray and a vehicle include a frame structure including a plurality of frames sequentially connected end to end arranged to be connected to the vehicle, and a base plate structure including an inner base plate and a reinforcing beam, wherein the inner base plate is located on an inner side of the reinforcing beam and arranged for mounting a battery module. The battery tray further includes a reinforcing block, wherein the reinforcing block is connected to a corresponding frame and the reinforcing beam in a matching mode, so as to fixedly connect the reinforcing beam to the frame structure through the reinforcing block. In the battery tray, the strength of the battery tray can be enhanced and a total weight can be decreased only by using the reinforcing block to fixedly connect the reinforcing beam to the frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yannan Chu, Jinqing Ji, Mu Qian, Jiubiao Lin
  • Patent number: 11548365
    Abstract: A battery tray and a vehicle include a frame structure including a plurality of frames sequentially connected end to end arranged to be connected to the vehicle, and a base plate structure including an inner base plate and a reinforcing beam, wherein the inner base plate is located on an inner side of the reinforcing beam and arranged for mounting a battery module. The battery tray further includes a reinforcing block, wherein the reinforcing block is connected to a corresponding frame and the reinforcing beam in a matching mode, so as to fixedly connect the reinforcing beam to the frame structure through the reinforcing block. In the battery tray, the strength of the battery tray can be enhanced and a total weight can be decreased only by using the reinforcing block to fixedly connect the reinforcing beam to the frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yannan Chu, Jinqing Ji, Mu Qian, Jiubiao Lin
  • Publication number: 20220231368
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a frame body, a battery pack, and a device. The frame body used for a battery pack includes a first bracket comprising a first mold chamber; a second bracket connected end to end with the first bracket to form a receiving cavity, the second bracket comprising a second mold chamber; and a block comprising a first reinforcement portion and a second reinforcement portion, wherein the first reinforcement portion received in the first mold chamber and the second reinforcement portion received in the second mold chamber, and the block is adapted to connect the first bracket with the second bracket. The frame body is provided with a block at a connecting portion of the first bracket and the second bracket, thereby improving a connection strength and rigidity of the frame body and the overall bearing capacity of the lower housing including the frame body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Wenjie WANG, Yannan CHU, Youxin WU, Qiwang ZHOU, Shuai WANG
  • Patent number: 11302972
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery pack. The battery pack includes a box, the box being configured as a cavity structure; an exhaust channel arranged at the bottom of the box; and a plurality of battery cells, the plurality of battery cells being stacked and housed in the cavity structure of the box, and the plurality of battery cells being located on an end face of the exhaust channel facing away from the bottom of the box, and an end face of each of the battery cells facing the exhaust channel being provided with an explosion-proof valve, where a structural layer of the exhaust channel facing the explosion-proof valve is provided with a weakened zone, and when thermal runaway occurs in any battery cell, a gas in the battery cell is capable of being collected into the exhaust channel via the weakened zone and discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yannan Chu, Mu Qian, Jinqing Ji
  • Publication number: 20220085450
    Abstract: This application discloses a battery box, a battery pack, and a vehicle. The battery box includes: a lower box, including a bottom plate and a side plate connected to and disposed around the bottom plate; an upper box, connected to the side plate, where the upper box contains a cover plate disposed in opposition to the bottom plate, and the upper box and the lower box jointly close in to form an accommodation chamber; and a connector, disposed in the accommodation chamber and connected to the upper box and the lower box. The connector contains a guide channel, and the guide channel runs through the bottom plate and the cover plate along a first direction. The battery box, the battery pack, and the vehicle in this application satisfies requirements on strength of the battery box and connection strength between the battery pack and the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yannan CHU, Mu Qian, Jinqing Ji
  • Publication number: 20210394603
    Abstract: A battery tray and a vehicle include a frame structure including a plurality of frames sequentially connected end to end arranged to be connected to the vehicle, and a base plate structure including an inner base plate and a reinforcing beam, wherein the inner base plate is located on an inner side of the reinforcing beam and arranged for mounting a battery module. The battery tray further includes a reinforcing block, wherein the reinforcing block is connected to a corresponding frame and the reinforcing beam in a matching mode, so as to fixedly connect the reinforcing beam to the frame structure through the reinforcing block. In the battery tray, the strength of the battery tray can be enhanced and a total weight can be decreased only by using the reinforcing block to fixedly connect the reinforcing beam to the frame structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yannan CHU, Jinqing JI, Mu QIAN, Jiubiao LIN
  • Publication number: 20210394604
    Abstract: A battery tray and a vehicle include a frame structure including a plurality of frames sequentially connected end to end arranged to be connected to the vehicle, and a base plate structure including an inner base plate and a reinforcing beam, wherein the inner base plate is located on an inner side of the reinforcing beam and arranged for mounting a battery module. The battery tray further includes a reinforcing block, wherein the reinforcing block is connected to a corresponding frame and the reinforcing beam in a matching mode, so as to fixedly connect the reinforcing beam to the frame structure through the reinforcing block. In the battery tray, the strength of the battery tray can be enhanced and a total weight can be decreased only by using the reinforcing block to fixedly connect the reinforcing beam to the frame structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yannan CHU, Jinqing JI, Mu QIAN, Jiubiao LIN
  • Publication number: 20210328281
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery pack. The battery pack includes a box, the box being configured as a cavity structure; an exhaust channel arranged at the bottom of the box; and a plurality of battery cells, the plurality of battery cells being stacked and housed in the cavity structure of the box, and the plurality of battery cells being located on an end face of the exhaust channel facing away from the bottom of the box, and an end face of each of the battery cells facing the exhaust channel being provided with an explosion-proof valve, where a structural layer of the exhaust channel facing the explosion-proof valve is provided with a weakened zone, and when thermal runaway occurs in any battery cell, a gas in the battery cell is capable of being collected into the exhaust channel via the weakened zone and discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yannan CHU, Mu QIAN, Jinqing JI
  • Patent number: 11148520
    Abstract: A battery tray and a vehicle include a frame structure including a plurality of frames sequentially connected end to end arranged to be connected to the vehicle, and a base plate structure including an inner base plate and a reinforcing beam, wherein the inner base plate is located on an inner side of the reinforcing beam and arranged for mounting a battery module. The battery tray further includes a reinforcing block, wherein the reinforcing block is connected to a corresponding frame and the reinforcing beam in a matching mode, so as to fixedly connect the reinforcing beam to the frame structure through the reinforcing block. In the battery tray, the strength of the battery tray can be enhanced and a total weight can be decreased only by using the reinforcing block to fixedly connect the reinforcing beam to the frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yannan Chu, Jinqing Ji, Mu Qian, Jiubiao Lin
  • Publication number: 20210114449
    Abstract: A battery tray and a vehicle include a frame structure including a plurality of frames sequentially connected end to end arranged to be connected to the vehicle, and a base plate structure including an inner base plate and a reinforcing beam, wherein the inner base plate is located on an inner side of the reinforcing beam and arranged for mounting a battery module. The battery tray further includes a reinforcing block, wherein the reinforcing block is connected to a corresponding frame and the reinforcing beam in a matching mode, so as to fixedly connect the reinforcing beam to the frame structure through the reinforcing block. In the battery tray, the strength of the battery tray can be enhanced and a total weight can be decreased only by using the reinforcing block to fixedly connect the reinforcing beam to the frame structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Yannan CHU, Jinqing JI, Mu QIAN, Jiubiao LIN
  • Publication number: 20210104801
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery pack. The battery pack comprises a case, a cavity structure being provided in the bottom of the case; and a plurality of battery cells, the plurality of battery cells being stacked at the bottom of the case, and an end surface, facing the bottom of the case, of each of the battery cells being provided with an explosion-proof valve, wherein a structural layer, facing the explosion-proof valve, of the bottom of the case is provided with a weak area, and gas in the battery cell during thermal runaway of any battery cell may be collected via the weak area into the cavity structure and then is discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yannan CHU, Mu QIAN, Jinqing JI
  • Publication number: 20180342716
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery pack, which comprises a base plate and at least one battery module. Each battery module comprises: a battery group; two end plates respectively positioned at two ends of the battery group in the Y direction; and two side plates respectively positioned at two ends of the battery group in an X direction. Each battery module is fixed to the base plate, and one of the side plates of each battery module faces the base plate. The structure of the battery pack is simple and the assembling of the battery pack is convenient. Compared with the positive arrangement of the traditional battery module, the battery pack greatly improves the space utilization of the battery pack and reduces the overall size and weight of the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Yannan CHU, Zongxiang LUO, Wenhui ZHANG