Having Terminal Patents (Class 429/178)
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Patent number: 8865343Abstract: A protection circuit module (PCM) assembly for use with a battery cell includes a base circuit board on which a plurality of electronic elements are mounted, and a first electrode output terminal formed on the base circuit board. The PCM assembly is to be coupled to a top portion of the battery cell and electrically connected to the first electrode lead and the second electrode lead. The first electrode output terminal is to be directly connected to a first terminal of an external device and to be electrically connected to an electrode terminal of the battery cell to form a first output stage. A second electrode lead at a side of the base circuit board is to be directly connected to a second terminal of the external device and is to be connected to the can or the cap plate to form a second output stage.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seok-Ryun Park, Seok Koh
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Patent number: 8865339Abstract: A battery pack includes first to fifth terminal portions sequentially arrayed at one side surface of a housing, wherein the first terminal portion formed on one end side of the one side surface is a positive electrode terminal, the fifth terminal portion formed on the other end side is a negative electrode terminal, the fourth terminal portion formed adjacently to the fifth terminal portion is an ID terminal, and the fourth terminal portion and the fifth terminal portion are proximate to each other; and a guide portion for guiding the loading and unloading of the battery pack into and from a battery mounting portion is formed substantially in the center of the one side surface in array with the terminal portions, and the third terminal portion arranged centrally is formed at a position deviated toward the one end side or the other end side.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masayuki Enari, Katsuhiro Suzuki, Hidenori Minami
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Patent number: 8852790Abstract: A secondary battery including: a cell unit including at least one battery cell; a protection circuit module including a circuit board having at least one terminal hole and at least one electrode tab. The electrode tab includes an insertion plate that is inserted into the terminal hole, to electrically connect the cell unit and the circuit board. The insertion plate includes a locking wing.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2009Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Daeyon Moom
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Patent number: 8852792Abstract: An electricity storage device has an electricity storage unit and a case that contains the electricity storage unit and a coolant for cooling the electricity storage unit. The case includes guide portions on an inner wall surface above the electricity storage unit, each of the guide portions having an oblique portion for, when gas is produced by the electricity storage unit, leading the gas to a predetermined position; and contact portions each of which protrudes in a direction of the electricity storage unit with respect to the oblique portions of the guide portions and is brought into contact with the coolant.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2008Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takashi Murata
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Patent number: 8841011Abstract: A secondary battery includes a bare cell having a can, a cap plate on the can, and an electrode terminal protruding from the cap plate; a protection circuit module on the bare cell, the protection circuit module including a circuit board; a temperature sensitive device coupled to the circuit board; and a first lead plate electrically coupled to the circuit board and to the electrode terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Youngcheol Jang
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Patent number: 8841022Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; a first terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly, wherein the first terminal includes a first collecting plate contacting the electrode assembly and having at least one opening; a first terminal plate comprising at least one protrusion extending into the at least one opening; and a first coupling terminal extending through the first terminal plate and electrically coupled to the first collecting plate; a case housing the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly sealing the case.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Dukjung Kim, Minhyung Guen
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Publication number: 20140272491Abstract: A galvanic element includes a housing, a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and a collector associated with each terminal. The collectors are configured to make contact with an electrode assembly in the interior of the housing. The housing is a stainless steel housing which has a negative potential or a neutral potential.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicants: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Markus Kohlberger
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Patent number: 8835045Abstract: A battery pack having a case where connection tabs can be accurately positioned within the case and where welding holes in the case are formed to provide access to a welding rod and to allow heat to escape. Connection tabs are fixed into a lower case, batteries are arranged in the case, and then a welding process is performed to attach electrode tabs of the battery to the connection tabs so that the batteries can be connected together, to an external terminal and to a protection circuit module.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kyung Rae Pyo
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Publication number: 20140255766Abstract: The present disclosure provides an anti-rotation mechanism for an electrode terminal post of a lithium-ion battery, the anti-rotation mechanism for the electrode terminal post of the lithium-ion battery is an insulative piece, the insulative piece is provided on an electrode terminal post base which is fixedly connected to the electrode terminal post, and the insulative piece is also fixedly connected to an inner wall of a battery case of the lithium-ion battery. The rotation of the electrode terminal post of the lithium-ion battery can be effectively prevented through the insulative piece which is provided on the electrode terminal post base and is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the battery case of the lithium-ion battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Ningde Amperex Technology LimitedInventors: Quankun LI, Peng WANG, Pinghua DENG, Kai WU
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Publication number: 20140255767Abstract: An energy storage device includes an electrode assembly, a container that contains the electrode assembly therein, a metallic cover member that closes the opening of the container and has a first fitting portion, and a current collector having a second fitting portion that is fitted to the first fitting portion in a fitted state. Thus, the compact energy storage device having a large capacity can suppress the positional deviation between the cover member and the current collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Lithium Energy JapanInventors: Wataru MASHIKO, Noriyoshi Munenaga, Satoru Kawakami
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Patent number: 8828598Abstract: A cell has: a pole terminal placed on outside of a cell case; a deformed terminal fixing the pole terminal to the case by a base surface portion and a protruding portion; an inversion plate attached to the base surface portion and interrupting conduction between the internal terminal and the deformed terminal by inversion deforming away from the internal terminal at least at a portion when the internal pressure of the case increases beyond working pressure; and a shaft member having at least a part of the top portion placed in the protruding portion, and reestablishing conduction between the internal terminal and the deformed terminal after the inversion plate inverted by the top portion being pressed from the outside and thereby being moved inside the protruding section to press the inversion plate inward. A sealed space is provided between the deformed terminal and the inversion plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toru Nakai
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Patent number: 8828596Abstract: A secondary battery, including an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first electrode tab and a second electrode tab connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively; a case including a receiving part that receives the electrode assembly, the case having an open side; a cap plate sealing the open side of the case; and a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal passing through the cap plate, the first electrode terminal being connected to the first electrode tab, the second electrode terminal being connected to the second electrode tab, the first electrode terminal including a first terminal, a lower terminal plate provided at a top end of the first terminal, and an upper terminal plate provided at a top end of the lower terminal plate, the first electrode tab being connected to a bottom end of the first terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Sangwon Byun, Yongsam Kim, Sooseok Choi
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Patent number: 8828601Abstract: Provided are a pack main body of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which a battery cell is embedded, and a terminal portion provided on a front face of the pack main body. The pack main body includes bevelled portions at corner portions formed by a top face and a bottom face and opposite side faces. The terminal portion is provided, in a protruding manner, on the front face at a position biased with respect to center lines in a width direction and a height direction. The corner portions on one side have a chamfered shape and the corner portions on the other side have a rounded shape.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mieko Hara, Jiro Moriya, Tomomaru Ueda, Michihito Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Okada, Hideki Kamiya
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Patent number: 8828602Abstract: A secondary battery including: an electrode assembly including a plurality of first and second electrode plates and a plurality of separators between the first and second electrode plates; a first electrode tab on each of the first electrode plates; a second electrode tab on each of the second electrode plates; a case housing the electrode; and first and second electrode leads at an outer side of the case and electrically coupled to the first and second electrode tabs, respectively, wherein the first and second electrode leads and the first and second electrode tabs are respectively electrically coupled by bolts.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Changbum Ahn, Youngbae Sohn
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Patent number: 8828597Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising: a battery case containing aluminum; a positive electrode terminal attached to the battery case; and a negative electrode terminal attached to the battery case and insulated from the battery case, wherein the positive electrode terminal and the battery case are connected through a resistor having resistance of 1? to 1 M?. Otherwise, A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising: a battery case containing iron; a negative electrode terminal attached to the battery case; and a positive electrode terminal attached to the battery case and insulated from the battery case, wherein the negative electrode terminal and the battery case are connected through a resistor having resistance of 1? to 1 M?.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Yoshida, Nobutaka Imamura
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Patent number: 8828589Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a battery in which current collecting connector 2 and 3 and groups 1d and 1e of metal foil of a power generating element 1 can be easily connected, respectively, and a method of manufacturing the same. First plate portions 2b and 3b which respective protruding ends of metal foil of the groups 1d and 1e of metal foil of the power generating element 1 come in contact with or close to and second plate portions 2c and 3c protruding from the first plate portions 2b and 3b toward the power generating element 1 and disposed only at one outer side portions of the groups 1d and 1e of metal foil are provided to the other portions of the current collecting connectors 2 and 3 of the invention and the groups 1d and 1e of metal foil are welded to the second plate portions 2c and 3c.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhide Tozuka, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Katsuhiko Okamoto, Yoshinori Tanaka, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Takeshi Sasaki
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Patent number: 8828591Abstract: An external packaging material for covering a battery device is provided. The packaging material includes a laminated film having a laminated structure having two or more resin film layers stacked. In the external packaging material, the laminated structure has no metallic foil, and at least one layer in the resin film layers contains a moisture absorbing material.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2007Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuhito Hatta, Masato Sato
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Patent number: 8822070Abstract: A battery includes: a battery element having a cathode and an anode; a package can containing the battery element and being electrically connected to one of the cathode and the anode; and external connection terminal being connected to the other one of the cathode and the anode; and having a plate-like base contained in the package can and a leading portion extending to outside of the package can; and an insulating member separating the external connection terminal from the battery element. The base of the external connection terminal is spaced from an internal wall face of the package can, and the insulating member has notches at a position where the base of the external connection terminal is layered on the insulating member in the thickness direction of the package can.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takeshi Meguro, Shinji Hatake, Masanori Anzai, Noriaki Kokubu, Tsutomu Suehiro
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Patent number: 8815439Abstract: A second battery pack is provided. Since a plurality of wires electrically connected to the output terminals of a PCB are installed surrounding at least a part of the PCB, the tensile strength of the wires may be improved.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hyeon-Young Kim
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Patent number: 8815422Abstract: A battery pack and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells connected in series or in parallel to each other, a protective circuit module (PCM) controlling charging and discharging of the plurality of battery cells, and a coverlay electrically connecting the plurality of battery cells to the PCM, wherein the coverlay includes a plurality of wires, each of the plurality of wires includes battery connecting pads provided at its one end, the battery connecting pads connected to the battery cells, and module connecting pads provided at it's the other end, the module connecting pads connected to the PCM, and a solder layer is formed on the battery connecting pads.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jintae Hong, Jaeuk Ryu
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Patent number: 8808895Abstract: A battery may have a foil battery pack with leads that are coupled to a printed circuit board. Battery protection structures formed from an insulating material such as plastic may be used to protect the foil battery pack. The foil battery pack may have a rectangular shape with front and rear faces surrounded by a rectangular peripheral edge. The battery protection structures may have a ring shape that surrounds the peripheral edge while leaving the front and rear faces exposed to minimize the size of the battery protection structures. An elastomeric material may be used to form the battery protection structures. The elastomeric material may allow the battery protection structures to stretch when the battery pack expands during use. Two shots of plastic may be incorporated into the battery protection structures to provide both puncture resistance and the ability to stretch during use.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Shayan Malek, Miguel C. Christophy, Jared M. Kole
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Patent number: 8808904Abstract: A secondary battery with a protective circuit module including a rechargeable bare cell having a first electrode and a second electrode and a protective circuit module having a protective circuit for the rechargeable bare cell. A conductive bonding layer is located on the protective circuit module and a secondary protective element assembly is attached to the protective circuit module by the conductive bonding layer. A first lead plate electrically connects the secondary protective element assembly to the first electrode, and a second lead plate electrically connects the protective circuit module to the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youngcheol Jang, Nohyun Kwak, Sangjoo Lee
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Patent number: 8808922Abstract: An electrode assembly and a secondary battery using the same. In an embodiment, the electrode assembly includes one or more first electrodes each having a first tab provided to one surface thereof, and one or more second electrodes each having a second tab provided to one surface thereof. The second electrodes are alternately stacked with the first electrodes. A separator is interposed between the first and second electrodes and folded a plurality of times so that the same surfaces of the separator face each other. The separator has one or more tab through-holes through which the first and second tabs protrude at folded portions of the separator.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chang-Bum Ahn
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Publication number: 20140227576Abstract: A single cell for a battery includes an electrode stack situated within a cell housing formed from two electrically conductive shell-shaped housing side walls situated essentially in parallel opposite one another, having a shell flange extending around the edges. The shell flanges are joined to one another to form a flange area and are electrically insulated from one another. Pole contact tabs of the electrode stack are connected electrically connected to the housing side walls. At least one of the housing side walls has a section protruding, at least in parts, beyond the flange area of at least one housing edge of the cell housing. The protruding section of the housing side wall is angled in the direction of a cell interior and in the direction of a shell base of the housing side wall, and in the angled state protrudes beyond the shell base by a predetermined amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
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Patent number: 8802278Abstract: A rechargeable battery having improved temperature detection performance of a resistor element. The rechargeable battery comprises a pouch in which an electrode assembly is embedded, a first terminal and a second terminal that are connected to the electrode assembly to be drawn out to one side of the pouch, a resistor element connected to the first terminal, and a pressing member that is coupled to the pouch and closely contacts one surface of the resistor element, having a positive temperature coefficient, to the pouch.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sang-Hun Park
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Patent number: 8802282Abstract: Battery parts having retaining and sealing features and associated assemblies and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a battery part includes a base portion that is configured to be embedded in battery container material of a corresponding battery container. The battery part and base portion include several torque resisting features and gripping features that resist torsional or twist loads that are applied to the battery part after it has been joined to the battery container. For example, the base portion can include several internal and external torque resisting features and gripping features that are configured to resist twisting or loosening of the battery part with reference to the battery container material, as well as prevent or inhibit fluid leakage from the battery container.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Water Gremlin CompanyInventors: Michael A. Garin, Kurt T. Gifford
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Patent number: 8802277Abstract: An electrode is provided with a metal terminal extending from a battery module main body, a bolt which has an expanded section configuring a retaining section at a rear end portion and penetrates the metal terminal upward, and an insulating body which insulates the metal terminal and the battery module case one from the other. The insulating body is provided with a drop preventing section which abuts at least a lower surface of the expanded section of the bolt and prevents the bolt from dropping from the metal terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takenori Tsuchiya, Hiroki Nagai, Masahide Hikosaka
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Patent number: 8802281Abstract: A secondary battery is disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery includes i) an electrode assembly and ii) first and second electrode tabs spaced apart from each other and extending from the electrode assembly, wherein the first and second electrode tabs have first and second outer surfaces, respectively. The battery may further include i) an electrolyte, ii) a movement prevention tape attached to at least a portion of at least one of the first and second outer surfaces, wherein at least part of the movement prevention tape is configured to become adhesive upon contacting the electrolyte and iii) a can accommodating the electrode assembly, electrode tabs and movement prevention tape.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Daekyu Kim
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Patent number: 8795882Abstract: An outside gasket for insulating a cover from an external terminal to be fixed thereto is readily fixed to the cover irrespective of a simple structure. A battery includes: a battery case which contains a power generating element therein and whose top surface is opened; a cover which closes the top surface; at which an external terminal exposed to the outside is disposed at the outer surface of the cover via an outside gasket, the cover having an engagement portion which expands outward and is formed into a shape except a circle, and the outside gasket having a recess to be engaged to the engagement portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.Inventors: Hirokazu Kambayashi, Yu Shiraishi
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Patent number: 8795880Abstract: A battery (100) includes a terminal fixing portion (40) projecting outwardly from a lid body (14), and an outer cover member (60) covering the terminal fixing portion (40). The terminal fixing portion (40) includes a hole (42) into which an electrode terminal (30) is inserted. The outer cover member (60) includes a cylindrical portion (62) (deformation restricting portion) covering an outer peripheral surface (40b) of the terminal fixing portion (40) and restrict deformation of the outer peripheral surface (40b) of the terminal fixing portion (40), and a pressure application portion (64) that compresses against a top end portion (40a) of the terminal fixing portion (40) and causes the terminal fixing portion (40) to deform.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masanori Matsubara
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Patent number: 8795879Abstract: An electronic component includes an electrochemical element, an electrolyte and an outer housing. The electrochemical element includes leading terminals, an anode, a cathode, a separator, and an insulating member. Respective first ends of the leading terminals are connected to the anode and the cathode. The separator is provided between the anode and the cathode. The insulating member is provided in at least one of the separator, the anode and the cathode. The electrochemical element, impregnated with the electrolyte, has a first end face formed by laminating the anode, the separator and the cathode in sequence, and second ends of the leading terminals are led out of the first end face. The outer housing accommodates the electrochemical element and the electrolyte. The insulating member covers the separator in positions corresponding to the first ends of the leading terminals. An end of the insulating member protrudes from the first end face.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tadashi Iwamoto, Tomoyuki Tashiro, Kazumitsu Honda, Toshiaki Shimizu, Tadashi Yamane, Makoto Chijimatsu
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Publication number: 20140212740Abstract: A connecting body for electrically connecting a power generating element and an electrode terminal positioned on a surface of a device container for housing the power generating element, the connecting body including: a plate portion positioned on the surface of the device container; and a protruding portion being in a position on a surface of the plate portion and displaced from a position of the electrode terminal, and having a tip end protruding to face the power generating element and a base with a peripheral edge surrounded with a principal face of the plate portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Lithium Energy JapanInventors: Noriyoshi Munenaga, Taku Nakamura, Wataru Mashiko, Hiroshi Tasai
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Publication number: 20140212739Abstract: Provided is a terminal portion for storage batteries that allows a nut to be fixed thereto easily and reliably so that the nut does not fall therefrom, and that allows a bolt to be inserted into the nut by selecting either one of the upper surface or the front surface, or two or more points at the same time when connecting an external lead wire to a storage battery even if the nut is fixed to the terminal portion, and a storage battery including such a terminal portion for storage batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.Inventors: Aya Harada, Eiji Hojo, Yasuhide Nakayama, Shin Osaki, Hiroshi Okumura, Katsuya Noguchi
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Patent number: 8790821Abstract: The present invention provides a battery including a rivet either inserted into a through hole defined in a lid of a battery case with gaskets and interposed therebetween, the rivet connecting a current collector connected to a power generating element within the battery case and an external terminal. One end of the rivet in the axial direction is connected to the current collector, and provided with a tubular portion recessed in the axial direction, the tubular portion is defined in one of such manners that a bottom surface of the tubular portion reaches the lid of the battery case and that the bottom surface is positioned on a side of the other end beyond the lid of the battery case, and a thickness of the tubular portion increases from the one end toward the other end.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.Inventors: Syun Ito, Yuu Shiraishi
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Patent number: 8790816Abstract: A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly having a first electrode and a second electrode; a case housing the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled to the case; a terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly and protruding from the cap plate; a connecting member on the cap plate, the connecting member including a body, a first short-circuit tab within the body and electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second short-circuit tab within the body and electrically connected to the second electrode; and a short-circuit member spaced from the first short-circuit tab and the second short-circuit tab.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Duk-Jung Kim, In Kim
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Patent number: 8785037Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator located between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a first collecting plate and a second collecting plate that are electrically connected to the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, respectively; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly, the first collecting plate, and the second collecting plate; and a cap plate configured to close the case to seal the electrode assembly, the first collecting plate and the second collecting plate within the case, wherein reinforcement stepped parts are formed on the cap plate such that a center region of the cap plate has a thickness different from a thickness of peripheral regions of the cap plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Sangwon Byun, Chiyoung Lee
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Patent number: 8785022Abstract: A secondary battery for an electronic appliance, including a battery cell. The battery cell has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte in a pack. A positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal are led out from the same side face of the pack. A metallic battery can accommodates the battery cell therein such that the side face from which the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are lead out is faced towards the opening side. A lid, made of a synthetic resin, in which terminal parts to be connected to the electrodes of the electronic appliance upon being connected to the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are faced outwardly, plugs the opening of the battery can, the battery cell being accommodated in the battery can upon being adhered onto an inner face thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Sato, Yoichi Miyajima, Shoichi Shintani, Toshio Takeshita, Atsushi Takahashi, Kei Tashiro, Hideki Kamiya, Hisashi Aoki, Osamu Nagashima
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Patent number: 8778518Abstract: A battery pack includes a bare cell sealed by a cap plate, a circuit board disposed on the cap plate, a cover coupled to the cap plate, and a size control unit formed between the upper cover and the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Woon-Seong Baek
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Patent number: 8778529Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes: a bare cell having an electrode assembly and a case for containing the electrode assembly; a protection circuit module connected to the bare cell; and a cover enclosing the protection circuit module and the bare cell and having an external terminal electrically connected to electrodes of the electrode assembly, wherein a part of the cover is a molded portion made of resin using a mold.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2005Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kyung-Won Seo
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Patent number: 8778527Abstract: A battery casing assembly for a vehicle includes a battery housing accommodating a battery therein; at least one cover having a size corresponding to a side surface of the battery housing so as to cover the side surface; and at least one guide formed along one or more edges of the battery housing to allow the cover to be fitted therein. With the structure, the battery casing assembly can prevent the heat emitted from the engine of the vehicle being transferred to the battery.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2008Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Young Kug Lee
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Publication number: 20140193696Abstract: A secondary battery is provided including an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator; a case containing the electrode assembly; a first current collector electrically connected to the first electrode plate; a first terminal electrically connected to the first current collector; a second current collector electrically connected to the second electrode plate; and a second terminal electrically connected to the second current collector, wherein a plating is on a portion of at least one of the first terminal or the first current collector at which the first terminal contacts the first current collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicants: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventor: Dukjung Kim
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Patent number: 8771861Abstract: A secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the same, the secondary battery includes an electrode assembly and a pouch, the electrode assembly having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and insulating the first electrode and the second electrode from each other, the pouch configured to have a bottom face and lateral faces extending from edges of the bottom face and including a cavity to accommodate the electrode assembly. The pouch includes an alignment protrusion provided on its lateral face. The electrode assembly including an alignment indentation provided at its edge. The alignment indentation corresponds to the alignment protrusion of the pouch.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Changbum Ahn
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Patent number: 8771862Abstract: A bus bar holder for connecting electrode terminals of a plurality of batteries arranged in a lengthwise direction, the bus bar holder including a bus bar holder plate having an opening in a lengthwise direction thereof and configured such that at least some electrode terminals of the plurality of batteries are extendable through the opening and slidable along the opening; and a bus bar for electrically connecting at least two electrode terminals of adjacent batteries, wherein the bus bar holder plate includes a settling groove in which the bus bar is settled, and the bus bar attached to the electrode terminals is slidable when the electrode terminal slides along the opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Myung-Chul Kim, Tae-Yong Kim, Hyun-Ye Lee, Shi-Dong Park
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Patent number: 8771866Abstract: A method of forming a secondary battery comprises: positioning an electrode assembly between a first pouch sheet and a second pouch sheet; initially sealing outer portions of the first pouch sheet and of the second pouch sheet on at least one side of the first and second pouch sheets; and additionally sealing outer portions of the first pouch sheet and of the second pouch sheet on the at least one side of the first and second pouch sheets.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jangho Yoon
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Patent number: 8771868Abstract: An electrode is provided with a metal terminal extending from a battery module main body, a bolt which has an expanded section configuring a retaining section at a rear end portion and penetrates the metal terminal upward, and an insulating body which insulates the metal terminal and the battery module case one from the other. The insulating body is provided with a drop preventing section which abuts at least a lower surface of the expanded section of the bolt and prevents the bolt from dropping from the metal terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takenori Tsuchiya, Hiroki Nagai, Masahide Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20140186689Abstract: A secondary battery including an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate covering the case; and an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly, wherein the cap plate includes at least one bending induction groove at a periphery of a central portion of the cap plate in a region between an edge and the central portion of the cap plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventor: Hyunjin CHOI
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Patent number: 8765277Abstract: Provided is an electrochemical device which is compatible with high-temperature reflow soldering using lead-free solder. An electric double-layer capacitor 10-1 has a structure in which a positive terminal 12 and a negative terminal 13 are led out of a package 14 where an electric storage element 11 is sealed. The entire package 14 and the bases of led-out portions of the positive terminal 12 and the negative terminal 13 are covered by a thermal insulation material layer 16 having a thermal conductivity lower than that of the package 14.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushi Yawata, Motoki Kobayashi, Katsuei Ishida, Naoto Hagiwara
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Patent number: 8765291Abstract: A rechargeable battery having increased output and capacity, and improved reliability and safety. A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate including a plurality of first protrusions extending from an end of the electrode assembly and a second electrode plate including a plurality of second protrusions extending from the end of the electrode assembly, at least one of the plurality of first protrusions or the plurality of second protrusions including a planar portion and a curved portion; a case containing the electrode assembly; and a collector plate coupled to the at least one of the plurality of first protrusions or the plurality of second protrusions and covering at least the curved portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Hyoseob Kim
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Publication number: 20140178744Abstract: A battery terminal includes an outer terminal segment, the outer terminal segment being made of a first conductive material; an inner terminal segment being made of a second conductive material different from the first conductive material and having an upper end connected to a lower end of the outer terminal segment forming a connection portion between the upper end of the inner terminal segment and the lower end of the outer terminal segment, and a protection member around the connection portion. With the battery terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention into batteries, adjacent batteries can be connected together more reliably.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Jianhua ZHU, Qing LAI, Zhiwei TONG, Luxia JIANG
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Patent number: 8758923Abstract: A battery pack including a housing for accommodating a plurality of secondary batteries; a cooling unit for cooling the secondary batteries, the cooling unit including an inlet through which a cooling fluid flows in and an outlet through which the cooling fluid flows out; and a terminal unit detachably connectable to the cooling unit, the terminal unit including a first terminal for circulating the cooling fluid.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Ji-Hyoung Yoon, Kwon Sohn