With Heat Exchange Feature Patents (Class 429/120)
  • Patent number: 10727548
    Abstract: An energy storage device for uniformly controlling internal temperature of a container by controlling a flow of a cooling air current includes: racks for accommodating a plurality of battery packs; a container for accommodating the racks; an access floor provided at a lower part of the container for supplying a cooling air current to the racks through supply openings; and a distribution plate provided under the access floor to distribute an amount of the cooling air current that is supplied from under the access floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Park, Yong-Suk Choi
  • Patent number: 10720683
    Abstract: A battery module includes a housing having a top side, a bottom side, and an inside between the top side and the bottom side. The battery module also includes electrochemical cells disposed in one or more stacks in the inside of the housing. The electrochemical cells are spaced apart from each other to enable an airflow between the electrochemical cells. The battery module includes a fan on an outside of the housing and a hood disposed over the fan and configured to contact the housing to direct the airflow through an entry point into the inside of the housing. The battery module includes a vent fluidly coupling the inside and the outside of the housing. The vent vents the airflow from the inside of the housing to the outside of the housing. The battery module includes flow guide features configured to guide the airflow along the electrochemical cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Kem M. Obasih, Richard M. DeKeuster
  • Patent number: 10717827
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition, a method for manufacturing the same, and a molded body are provided. The composition includes a polyolefin resin PO, a polyimide resin PA, and a compatibilizer. The composition has a first phase composed of the PA and compatibilizer and/or a reaction product thereof and a second phase composed of the PO and interposed between the first phases. The first phase has a matrix phase composed of the PA and a dispersed phase dispersed in the matrix phase and composed of the compatibilizer and/or a reaction product thereof. The first phase includes a branched phase having branch portions. The method includes melt-kneading the PA and compatibilizer so that a mixing ratio of the compatibilizer is 11% by mass or more but 45% by mass or less per 100% by mass of a total of the PO, PA, and compatibilizer, and melt-kneading an obtained composition and the PO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Kito, Goro Takahashi, Toshihiro Suzuki, Mitsutaka Sako
  • Patent number: 10720682
    Abstract: An encapsulation structure for preventing thermal damage to a battery includes a cooling module air guide formed on a front outer peripheral surface of a cooling module so as to protrude in a forward direction of a vehicle; an outside air line communicating with the cooling module air guide such that outside air flowing into the cooling module air guide is introduced through the outside air line; and a battery case formed to enclose the battery. The battery case communicates with the outside air line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dang-Hee Park, Yong-Beom Park, Bong-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10720679
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a cooling case for a battery which includes a first case and a second case, and a space in which one or more of battery cells are housed, the first case including: a first coupling part configured to be coupled with the second case; and a first opening part opened therein so that one sides of battery cells housed in the cooling case are exposed to an outside, so as to cool the battery cells by a cooling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Il Kim, Sung Yeop Kim
  • Patent number: 10720619
    Abstract: A battery pack includes an array frame having a fastener housing, a mounting insert positioned within the fastener housing, and a column bolt extending through the mounting insert. The mounting insert may be secured to a battery pack enclosure structure using one or more fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mladen Marjanovic, Saravanan Paramasivam, Kimberley L. C. King, Rajaram Subramanian, Francisco Fernandez-Galindo
  • Patent number: 10714730
    Abstract: A battery module is disclosed that includes a stack of battery cells, where each battery cell has a terminal, and the terminal has a first alloy of a metal. The battery module has a bus bar that includes a body having a second alloy of the metal, nickel plating on at least a portion of the body, and an indentation disposed on the body, where a thickness of the nickel plating is between 0.2% and 20% of an overall thickness of the body, and a weld physically and electrically coupling the respective terminal to the bus bar. The indentation has a depth between 10% and 90% of the overall thickness, an area of the indentation is between 5% and 20% of an overall area of the body, and the nickel plating enables the weld to be stronger than a weld between the first and second alloys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew R. Tyler, John P. Dinkelman
  • Patent number: 10700396
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat sink having improved space utilization and a battery module including the same. The heat sink for cooling a cell assembly including at least one unit cell comprises a first heat sink coupled to one side of the cell assembly and having a first cooling channel through which a coolant passes, and a second heat sink coupled to the other side of the cell assembly and having a second cooling channel through which the coolant passes. Since heat sinks are coupled to both sides of a cell assembly, a Z-axial space of a battery pack may be ensured without increasing the height of the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyuk An, Jun-Kyu Park, Gang-U Lee, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Patent number: 10700318
    Abstract: A battery case enables a battery cell to be placed in a continuously pressured state without increasing the complexity of the battery module manufacturing process. Specifically, the battery case has: a plastic first accommodation unit and second accommodation unit in which a laminated body of a battery cell is accommodated; a UD tape integrally positioned on a first side wall, a second side wall, and a third side wall, which form the first accommodation unit; and a UD tape integrally positioned on the first side wall, which form the second accommodation unit. The UD tapes are configured, in particular, to be positioned straddling the third side walls from the second side walls across the first side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yoshimura, Hideaki Sakai, Yasuhiro Sone, Minoru Takenaka, Atsushi Yamanaka, Yusuke Suzuki, Shogo Tomihira
  • Patent number: 10698445
    Abstract: A portable information handling system battery pack couples plural flat battery cells to a frame in first and second planes having battery cells of the first plane aligned to extend past battery cells of the second plane in a cantilevered manner. In one embodiment, the battery pack integrates a battery management unit and a wireless charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Allen B. McKittrick, Ernesto Ramirez, Jeffrey D. Kane, Richard Christopher Thompson
  • Patent number: 10693180
    Abstract: A solid-state polymer lithium battery pack and a preparation method therefor are provided. The lithium battery pack includes: single batteries (1), connecting sleeve members (2), electric cables (3), a battery box (4) and a pouring sealant, and has functions of power supply, power storage and multiple charging/discharging. The preparation method includes: connecting a plurality of single batteries in series by means of connecting sleeve members (2) to form combined batteries; connecting a plurality of combined batteries in series to form a lithium battery pack; and finally, assembling the lithium battery pack into a battery box (4), filling a pouring sealant inside the battery box by means of a sealant pouring process for fixing the single batteries (1) and internal electric cables (3), and discharging air in the battery box (4), so that a final solid-state polymer lithium battery pack is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dongxu Li, Dezhan Li, Jianwen Liu, Changping Yin, Peng Zhao, Fubiao Yang
  • Patent number: 10686172
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery module assembly including: a module array body including two or more unit modules, each including a plurality of battery cells, the unit modules being arranged while sides thereof are closely attached to each other; and a combination-type module housing that includes a first space set by combining a plurality of plate members, and a second space set in the first space while a fixing bracket is additionally combined to one of the plurality of plate members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyoung Suk Lee, Na Ri Shin, Joo Sung Kim, Hyun Chan Kim
  • Patent number: 10680296
    Abstract: An energy store of a motor vehicle may include at least one battery cell and a fluid channel having a temperature control fluid that may control a temperature of the at least one battery cell. The fluid channel may be defined by a fluid channel arrangement having two walls and a plurality of spacers arranged therebetween. The plurality of spacers may be configured for a needs-based temperature control of the at least one battery cell. The plurality of spacers may be arranged so that a coolant flow is conducted directly to a hot spot of the at least one battery cell. At least one of the two walls may comprise an organic sheet and may be connected, via glue or welding, to the plurality of spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Moser, Dominique Weinmann
  • Patent number: 10673106
    Abstract: A device of the present disclosure includes an electronic component, a metal plate, a housing, and a wavelength selective heat radiating member. The metal plate is thermally coupled to the electronic component. The housing houses the electronic component and the metal plate. The wavelength selective heat radiating member is mounted on a surface of the metal plate, so as to face an inner side surface of a specific portion of the housing. The wavelength selective heat radiating member is configured to convert thermal energy from the electronic component into heat radiation having a wavelength that penetrates the specific portion of the housing, and emit the heat radiation toward the inner side surface of the specific portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: MAKITA CORPORATION, OKITSUMO INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hitoshi Suzuki, Takashi Toyonaga, Naoshi Kimura
  • Patent number: 10673039
    Abstract: A housing is provided for accommodating a stack of fuel cells, batteries or capacitors, including a first half-shell and a second half-shell opposite the first half-shell, a first pressure plate arrangement and a second pressure plate arrangement opposite the first pressure plate arrangement, the stack being accommodated between the two half-shells and between the two pressure plate arrangements, each half-shell gripping each pressure plate arrangement on the outer face thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Hoefler, Paul Eitzenberger, Martin Moser, Lukas Wittchen
  • Patent number: 10665912
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a battery system, in which to manufacture, simply and inexpensively, a battery system having improved service life, performance, and safety, in the method battery cells are positioned by at least one mounting grid for positioning battery cells and/or by positioning ribs and/or positioning projections in the interior space of a battery system housing or of a potting mold which are configured for positioning battery cells, and/or by a mounting gripper for positioning battery cells, and at least partly potted with at least one potting compound. Also described are a corresponding battery system and a suitable reactive resin system or a suitable potting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Irene Jennrich, Michael Raedler, Klaus-Volker Schuett, Thomas Gerschwitz, Andreas Birkhold, Mattis Simeon Weiss
  • Patent number: 10665911
    Abstract: The invention concerns a battery module (10, 72) consisting of a number of battery cells (12) electrically connected to one another by means of connectors (18). The battery module (10, 72) comprises a number of temperature sensors (20). The battery module (10, 72) comprises at least one intermediate cell (30) with an integrated temperature sensor system (36) comprising temperature sensors (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Steil
  • Patent number: 10665910
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack using a direct cooling method on the edge surface of a battery. The direct cooling-type battery pack, which is prevented from leakage caused by swelling through a cooling surface formed on an edge surface of a battery cell and is applicable to a bi-directional cell, includes: a battery module having a plurality of battery cells stacked therein; a cooling frame corresponding to a casing in which the battery module is received, and forming a cooling surface on an edge surface in a direction of 90° from a stacking surface on which the battery cells are stacked; and a heat sink which is positioned at the bottom of the cooling surface, is coupled with a cooling frame enclosing the battery module and mounted to the upper part thereof, stores a coolant therein, and supplies the stored coolant to the cooling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Geun Kim, Jin-Woo Park, Bok-Gun Lee
  • Patent number: 10658715
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery module heat management assembly which comprises a cooling mechanism (1), heating films (2) and heat insulating layers (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi Song, Yanhuo Xiang
  • Patent number: 10651449
    Abstract: Ion conducting membranes based on aramid nanofibers (ANFs) can be prepared using layer-by-layer assembly, sol-gel processing, evaporation, spin coating, doctor blading, or other methods. Porosity is controlled through choice of additives and processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Kotov, Siu-On Tung, Szu-Shen Ho, Samantha Rahmani
  • Patent number: 10651508
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an electrode stack for a battery cell, comprising the following steps: providing a ribbon-shaped anode element (45), providing a ribbon-shaped cathode element (46), providing a first ribbon-shaped separator element (16), producing a ribbon-shaped composite element (50) by means of joining together the cathode element (46), the anode element (45) and the first separator element (16), simultaneously cutting the composite element (50) so as to produce multiple plate-shaped composite segments, stacking the produced composite segments to form a segment stack, stacking multiple segment stacks. The invention relates to a battery cell that comprises at least one electrode stack that is produced according to the method in accordance with the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Fink, Joachim Fetzer, Sarmimala Hore
  • Patent number: 10644365
    Abstract: A battery pack including adjacent battery modules is provided. Each of the battery modules includes one or more cylindrical batteries; a thermal diffusing plate holding the one or more cylindrical batteries; and a first chamber configured to distribute cooling air to cool each of the one or more cylindrical batteries. The battery pack further includes a second chamber provided between the adjacent battery modules, each of the respective thermal diffusing plates of the adjacent battery modules forming at least part of a wall of the second chamber; and a heater provided in the second chamber, the heater facing the respective thermal diffusing plates of the adjacent battery modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenji Kimura
  • Patent number: 10644286
    Abstract: The present invention provides a secondary battery comprising a housing with an internal chamber and Li-ion pouch cells including electrical terminals exposed to the outside of the housing. The secondary battery further includes an venting mechanism made of compressible materials to form air pockets to relieve internally generated pressure inside of said internal chamber by venting of compressible material air pockets to the outside of the housing, and the Li-ion pouch cells and the compressible materials are all encapsulated within a potting layer and located in said internal chamber of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: FARASIS ENERGY (GANZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keith Kepler, Jackson Edwards, Andrew Larson, Benjamin Zeiger
  • Patent number: 10637022
    Abstract: A multi-core lithium ion battery includes a sealed enclosure and a support member disposed within the sealed enclosure. The sealed enclosure may further include at least two support members housed within individual compartments, separated by shared wall(s). The support member(s) includes a plurality of cavities and a plurality of lithium ion core members which are disposed within the plurality of cavities. The battery may further include a plurality of cavity liners, each of which is positioned between a corresponding one of the lithium ion core members and a surface of a corresponding one of the cavities. The hermetically sealed enclosure may be formed using a clamshell configuration. Structures may be included in proximity to or in contact with the lithium ion core members to control gas/fluid flow therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Cadenza Innovation, Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Christina Lampe-Onnerud, Tord Per Jens Onnerud, Jay Jie Shi, Michael Suba, Joshua Liposky
  • Patent number: 10637112
    Abstract: Disclosed are a busbar for cooling battery cells and a battery module using the same. The busbar for cooling battery cells is a busbar configured to cool a plurality of battery cells included in a battery module, and includes: a body portion formed in a strap shape and contacting an electrode lead of each battery cell; and a bent portion integrally formed with the body portion and extending from one end of the body portion to be bent in a thickness direction of the body portion, wherein the bent portion includes: a coupling groove coupled to a coupling protrusion that is prepared on a cooling plate of the battery module or a coupling protrusion that is prepared on a predetermined frame of the battery module, the predetermined frame supporting the busbar; and a thermal contact surface thermally contacting the cooling plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-Gyu Shin, Jeong-O Mun, Yoon-Koo Lee, Jung-Hoon Lee, Jong-Young Lee, Byoung-Cheon Jeong, Mi-Geum Choi, Hang-June Choi, Alexander Eichhorn, Andreas Track
  • Patent number: 10637017
    Abstract: A number of different battery cell configurations are disclosed. Flexible battery cells are used to form a flexible structure capable of bending and flexing to accommodate movement of components of an electronic device. In some embodiments, the flexible battery cells can include cathode and anode layers joined together by a separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Jiang Ai
  • Patent number: 10629874
    Abstract: A cartridge for secondary batteries, according to the present disclosure, includes a main frame including at least four unit frames connected to each other at ends thereof to provide a cavity inside the four unit frames, wherein at least some of the unit frames have openings penetrating therethrough in a horizontal direction and two or more main frames are configured to be vertically stackable on one another, an upper cooling plate having a plate shape, including an upper bonding portion serving as edges and boned to the main frame, and arranged to cover the cavity, and a lower cooling plate having a plate shape, including a lower bonding portion serving as edges and boned to the main frame, and spaced apart from the upper cooling plate by a predetermined distance to face the upper cooling plate and generating a cooling channel between the upper and lower cooling plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Gang-U Lee, Jun-Yeob Seong, Sung-Chun Yu, Yong-Joon Choi
  • Patent number: 10622607
    Abstract: A battery pack includes an enclosure assembly, a sensitive battery component housed inside the enclosure assembly, and a sacrificial battery component packaged outside of the enclosure assembly. The sacrificial battery component includes a pre-defined failure area configured to minimize the transfer of impact loads into the enclosure assembly. The sacrificial battery component may plastically deform and break at the pre-defined failure area in response to an impact loading event that exceeds a pre-defined load threshold of the pre-defined failure area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Amar Marpu
  • Patent number: 10622688
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a battery module including a plurality of battery cells; a heatsink in which a cooling medium flows, the heatsink having an opening that is at least partially opened so that the cooling medium directly contact at least one surface of the battery module through the opening; and a sealing gasket mounted to the battery module to surround an outer periphery of the at least one surface of the battery module so as to prevent the cooling medium from leaking out of a contact interface of the battery module and the heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Geun Kim, Jin-Woo Park
  • Patent number: 10622663
    Abstract: A cartridge for a secondary battery includes a cooling channel in which an upper cooling plate and a lower cooling plate are respectively coupled to an upper rim and a lower rim of a ring-shaped main frame having a hollow central area to face each other, the cooling channel being formed in a space between the upper cooling plate and the lower cooling plate, and the main frame includes an opening configured to form an inlet and an outlet of the cooling channel by passing through the main frame in a lateral direction, the opening having an edge area chamfered such that a diameter thereof expands in an outward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Chun Yu, Tae-Young Kang, Yong-Joon Choi
  • Patent number: 10622689
    Abstract: A heat releasing composite which is a heat releasing interface material inserted between battery cells and a cooling channel, comprising at least one of an elastomer layer including elastomer and white oil; a filler layer including a thermally conductive filler; and an insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: In-Chang Chu
  • Patent number: 10608216
    Abstract: A battery module is provided. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the battery module may include: a cartridge assembly including a plurality of cartridges, each receiving a battery cell; a casing surrounding the cartridge assembly; and a support member configured to enclose the casing for supporting the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung-Hoon Lee, Jeong-O Mun, Dal-Mo Kang, Byoung-Cheon Jeong
  • Patent number: 10608296
    Abstract: Provided is a battery module suitable for cooling battery cells between battery cartridges within a short period of time by including cooling ducts at side portions of the battery cartridges to restrict inflow of air from the cooling ducts to air paths of the battery cartridges. The battery module includes: a battery stack including battery cartridges having air induction holes protruding from grooves at side surfaces of the battery cartridges and air paths communicating with the air induction holes, at least one battery cell alternately stacked with the battery cartridges; a sealing member including an outer sealing frame and sealing ribs located in the grooves of the battery stack, and middle sealing frames located between the air induction holes; and a cooling duct including a groove portion covering the grooves and accommodating the outer sealing frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Gang-U Lee, Ki-Youn Kim, Duck-Hee Moon, Jun-Yeob Seong, Sung-Chun Yu, Jung-Hang Lee, Sang-Yoon Jeong, Yong-Joon Choi
  • Patent number: 10593915
    Abstract: A battery housing part for a traction battery of an electric or hybrid vehicle. A first partial region of the battery housing part is composed of a plastic and at least one second partial region is composed of a material that is different therefrom. In this way, high degree of stiffness of the battery housing part can be achieved together with low weight. The second partial region that is composed of a material of a different type can be provided in a targeted manner where the at least one second partial region enables the greatest advantage in respect of the stiffness of the battery housing part. The use of a plastic for other partial regions of the battery housing part makes it possible to keep the weight of the battery housing part low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexandra Weber, Bendix Becker, Florian Glaubitz
  • Patent number: 10593922
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of prismatic secondary batteries with spacers each interposed therebetween. The prismatic secondary batteries each include a flat wound electrode body that is formed by winding a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate with a separator interposed therebetween; a prismatic outer body that houses the wound electrode body; and a sealing plate that seals an opening of the flat wound electrode body. The wound electrode body has a wound positive electrode core-exposed portion at one end portion and a wound negative electrode core-exposed portion at the other end portion. A positive electrode current collector is joined to the positive electrode core-exposed portion to form a positive electrode-joined portion, and a negative electrode current collector is joined to the negative electrode core-exposed portion to form a negative electrode-joined portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Okado, Keisuke Minami, Masashi Muraoka, Tomoharu Arai, Toyoki Fujihara
  • Patent number: 10587017
    Abstract: A battery module, in particular for a battery for driving a vehicle, having a plurality of individual stackable battery cells, and two module end plates. The battery cells are stacked and held between the two module end plates. The battery cells are electrically coupled to one another, and the two module end plates are electrically coupled to the battery cells and each have an electrical contact for connection of the battery module. The battery module has at least one intermediate element, each intermediate element being electrically coupled to adjacent battery cells. Each intermediate element divides the battery module into a plurality of submodules, and each intermediate element electrically connects the submodules. Also described is a battery, in particular for driving a vehicle, having a plurality of the abovementioned battery modules, as well as a vehicle having an electric drive and an abovementioned battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Marcus Zacher
  • Patent number: 10586970
    Abstract: A wiring module that is used in a battery assembly in which a columnar positive electrode and a columnar negative electrode of a plurality of batteries formed in a thin-type rectangular parallelepiped shape are arranged alternately. The wiring module includes a terminal pattern on a surface of an insulating resin substrate connected to the columnar positive electrode and the columnar negative electrode; a voltage detection wiring pattern on the surface connected to the terminal pattern; a fuse pattern on the surface interposed in the voltage detection wiring pattern; and an insulating resin layer that covers a peripheral portion of the terminal pattern, the voltage detection wiring pattern, and the fuse pattern are covered with the insulating resin layer A pair of through-holes, into which the columnar positive electrode and the columnar negative electrode are inserted, is formed in the terminal pattern and the insulating resin substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuto Sugiyama, Masahide Tsuru
  • Patent number: 10587019
    Abstract: A lithium ion battery pack includes a plurality of prismatic lithium polymer cells and one or more graphite heat spreaders. Each spreader has at least two major surfaces and is made of one of a sheet of a compressed mass of exfoliated graphite particles, a graphitized polyimide sheet, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: NeoGraf Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan J. Wayne, Jonathan Andrew Taylor, Julian Norley, Bradley E. Reis, Mark Pollock, Ian Andrew McCallum, Thomas W. Weber, Robert A. Reynolds, III, Martin David Smalc, Elliot G. Fishman
  • Patent number: 10581125
    Abstract: A battery system includes a first metallic end plate. A first side of the first metallic end plate has first and second slanted surfaces and a first groove. The battery system further includes a first pouch battery cell having a first pouch housing with a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion has a first extension portion and first and second slanted end surfaces. The first pouch battery cell is coupled to the first metallic end plate such that the first extension portion of the first pouch battery cell is disposed in the first groove of the first metallic end plate, and the first and second slanted end surfaces of the first pouch battery cell are disposed on and against first and second thermally conductive adhesive portions, respectively, on the first and second slanted surfaces, respectively, of the first metallic end plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Scott Dudley, Robert Merriman, Heekook Yang
  • Patent number: 10581041
    Abstract: An exemplary assembly includes, among other things, a group of battery cells, and an array plate assembly having a pressure retention pad that is configured to plastically deform in response to the group of battery cells expanding. An exemplary method includes, among other things, compressing a group of battery cells with an array plate assembly having a pressure retention pad, the pressure retention pad plastically deforming in response to the group of battery cells expanding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Wiles, Dylan Erb, Alexander Bartlett, Bikram Singh, Baocheng Sun
  • Patent number: 10581039
    Abstract: A traction-battery assembly includes a retention structure having a separator and first and second openings on opposing sides of the separator. The assembly also includes first and second arrays each having cells arranged such that terminals of the cells are on a terminal side of the array. The terminal sides of the first and second arrays are each disposed in one of the first or second openings such that the terminal sides face the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lohr, Hyung Min Baek
  • Patent number: 10566585
    Abstract: A battery pack has a battery unit and a battery case. The battery case includes side frames and an upper frame. The upper frame includes an upper surface portion and a trailing portion that extends downward from an end portion of the upper surface portion. Each of the side frames includes a side surface portion, an intermediate portion that extends from an upper end of the side surface portion inward in the width direction so as to pass below the upper surface portion and faces the upper surface portion in an up-down direction, and a contact portion that extends upward from an end portion of the intermediate portion and is brought into contact with the upper surface portion. The trailing portion includes one or more access openings that are accessible to a space between the upper surface portion and the intermediate portion facing each other in the up-down direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki Shimada
  • Patent number: 10553919
    Abstract: A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a battery stack that has a plurality of secondary batteries stacked on each other in multiple stages along a predetermined stack direction. Additionally, the battery module includes at least one cooling fin which has a contact part disposed to contact at least one of the secondary batteries and a fitting part that extends from the contact part to expose at least a portion of the fitting part to the exterior of the battery stack. A cooling channel which has at least one fitting groove is provided and the fitting part is fitted into the fitting groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Choi, Hae Kyu Lim
  • Patent number: 10543734
    Abstract: An exemplary electrified vehicle assembly includes a battery pack, a cabin heater, and a coolant loop that communicates liquid coolant from the battery pack to the cabin heater. The cabin heater configured to heat a cabin of a vehicle with thermal energy from liquid coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Angel Fernando Porras, Timothy Noah Blatchley, Mark Anthony Rockwell, Justin Reuel Badger
  • Patent number: 10540874
    Abstract: A device tag including a housing that includes a first connector structure constructed and arranged to engage with a battery operated device and a second connector structure constructed and arranged to slidingly engage with a battery such that the device tag is provided between the battery operated device and the battery. The device tag also includes an electrical connector carried by the housing and constructed and arranged to provide an electrical connection between the battery operated device and the battery. The device tag further includes an electronic device carried by the housing and constructed and arranged to transmit electrical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Stanley Works Isreal Ltd.
    Inventors: Ori Goren, Roi Tsukran, Amir Katz
  • Patent number: 10535906
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module which has a simple structure, small volume and weight, and efficient cooling performance. The battery module includes a plurality of secondary batteries, each including an electrode assembly and a pouch exterior configured to accommodate the electrode assembly in an inner space thereof and having a sealing portion provided thereto, the plurality of secondary batteries being arranged in a vertical direction in a state of being laid in a horizontal direction; and a plurality of cartridges configured to be stacked in a vertical direction, each cartridge being coupled in contact with a sealing portion of the secondary battery to surround the sealing portion and being made of thermally-conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Young Lee, Jun-Yeob Seong, Young-Sop Eom, Gang-U Lee, Dal-Mo Kang
  • Patent number: 10535905
    Abstract: A cooling device, which cools a battery by effectively dissipating heat generated from the battery, which is used, for example, in eco-friendly vehicles, is provided to increase the rate of battery charging and the reliability of the battery. The cooling device includes a pair of coolant pipes that introduce and discharge a coolant and a cooling channel that connects the coolant pipes to each other to move the coolant from a first coolant pipe to a second coolant pipe. Additionally, a heat transfer plate is coupled to the cooling channel and has a contact surface configured to be in surface contact with a heat-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dal Kim, Yoon Cheol Jeon
  • Patent number: 10530020
    Abstract: Provided is a cartridge suitable for sensing a voltage of a battery cell through a center region and an edge, wherein two battery cells are provided in an upper portion and a lower portion so as to increase energy density, and a battery module including the cartridge. The cartridge includes: a mount frame including a pair of through windows provided sequentially in a length direction, and a lower sliding board, a lead mounting board, and an upper sliding board sequentially provided in a width direction between the pair of through windows; and cooling fins respectively covering the pair of through windows, wherein the lower sliding board and the upper sliding board are respectively provided on left and right of the lead mounting board to diagonally face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-Seop Lee, Jong-Woon Choi, Sun-Mo An, Seung-Hun Jung
  • Patent number: 10531595
    Abstract: Specified is an arrangement for supplying power to a motor vehicle which is equipped with an electric motor and in which there is arranged at least one rechargeable electric battery to which the electric motor is connected. The arrangement includes a stationary charging station which is equipped with an electric power source and to which an electric line having at least two mutually insulated electrical conductors is connected, a part of an electrical coupling for connecting to a complementary coupling part present on or in the motor vehicle being attached to the free ends of said electrical conductors, said coupling part being connected to the battery in an electrically conductive manner. The electric line is surrounded along its entire axial length by a thermally insulated and flexible tube made of metal which is closed all around and which, in addition to the line, encloses a cavity along its entire axial length. A flowable medium refrigerated to a temperature of at least ?160° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Rainer Soika, Helmut Steinberg
  • Patent number: 10522798
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus including: a module unit including one or more energy storage devices and a module case that is a container that holds the one or more energy storage devices; and a first protrusion that protrudes from at least one of an energy storage device bottom surface and a first case surface of the module case so as to form a first space defined by the energy storage device bottom surface and the first case surface, the energy storage device bottom surface being a bottom surface of at least one of the one or more energy storage devices, the first case surface being opposed to the energy storage device bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Oshiba, Hiroyasu Koyama, Yuta Mizukawa, Kazuya Fujisawa