Abstract: Applications for use with a rechargeable power unit. In one embodiment, the rechargeable power unit is configured to be releasably connected to one or more interchangeable attachments having an electric functionality. In one embodiment, an electric device is configured having a compartment and connection portion configured to receive and use the rechargeable power unit as a power source. In some embodiments, the rechargeable power unit can be obtained or exchanged at a battery exchange machine.

Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs may include a battery array that includes one or more interconnected array frames. A split thermal fin may be held within the one or more array frames. The proposed designs of the split thermal fin enable a reduction of the amount of thermal interface material required between the thermal fin and a support structure (e.g., a heat exchanger plate) of the battery pack.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a battery stack having a plurality of batteries; a plurality of first restraining members and a plurality of second restraining members; and connecting members. The first restraining members and the second restraining members define a housing space for the battery stack. Each of the first restraining members has a first housing part extending in a direction intersecting a planar direction in which the battery stack, the first restraining members, and the second restraining members are arranged, and each of the second restraining members has a second housing part extending in the planar direction. Each of the connecting members connects each of the first restraining members and each of the second restraining members to each other by being housed in the first housing part of each of the first restraining members and in the second housing part of each of the second restraining members.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel having a first area, a second area, and a bending area between the first area and the second area and having a shape extending in a direction crossing an imaginary first straight line connecting the first area and the second area, the bending area being bendable; a support at a rear of the display panel and comprising a first support supporting the first area, a second support supporting the second area, and a connection portion connecting the first support and the second support and having a thickness less than a thickness of the first support or a thickness of the second support; and a magnetic field generation portion configured to generate a magnetic field in a direction from the first support toward the second support.

Abstract: A floor structure for a vehicle includes: a center floor; a plurality of longitudinal members attachably disposed on a top surface of the center floor; a plurality of seat rails disposed in the plurality of longitudinal members, respectively; and a battery assembly arranged under the center floor.

Abstract: Disclosed is an invention related to a card type smart key. The disclosed card type smart key includes a key main body part having a circuit substrate installed thereinside, a battery cover part having a battery mounted thereon and inserted into an insertion part formed in the key main body part, and a contact part installed in the key main body part so as to be in contact with the battery and having elastic restoration force in the battery side direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly. The electrode comprises: a plurality of unit electrodes formed by connecting a plurality of electrodes made of an electrode mixture having a solid shape to each other; a separator interposed between the plurality of unit electrodes; and an electrode tab attached to the unit electrode, wherein the electrode tab comprises first and second electrode tabs, which are respectively attached to the unit electrodes and have different specific resistance.

Abstract: This application relates to a battery module, including: battery cells arranged sequentially; an end plate that includes a first end sub-plate and a second end sub-plate, where the first end sub-plate and the second end sub-plate are arranged in a length direction of the battery module, the second end sub-plate is closer to the battery cells than the first end sub-plate, and a buffer spacing is formed between the first end sub-plate and the second end sub-plate; and a cell management unit that is disposed on a side of the first end sub-plate facing away from the second end sub-plate. The buffer spacing disposed between the first end sub-plate and the second end sub-plate can effectively reduce or even avoid deformation of the first end sub-plate under an expansion force generated by the battery cells, thereby protecting the cell management unit from a failure caused by the external force.

Abstract: A battery assembly includes, among other things, a tray having a floor, a lid secured to the tray to provide an enclosure having an interior, and a battery module disposed within the interior. The battery module has a plurality of battery cell frames disposed along a battery module axis. The battery cell frames each include a frame toe that projects horizontally. The battery assembly further includes a cross-member disposed within the interior adjacent to the battery module. The cross-member includes a vertically extending wall having a protrusion that is vertically aligned with the frame toes of the plurality of battery cell frames.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a chassis and an electronic device applying the chassis. The chassis includes: a chassis body; the chassis body is a 2U chassis body or a 4U chassis body; a hard disk module, installed in a front end area of the chassis body; a power supply module, installed at one side of a rear end area of the chassis body; a controller module, installed in a remaining rear end area of the chassis body except the power supply module, parallel with the power supply module, and including a plurality of pluggable functional modules; a middle board, connected with the power supply module, the hard disk module, and the control module, respectively, to realize the electrical connection between the power supply module, the hard disk module, and the control module. The present disclosure can improve the versatility of the chassis modules.

Abstract: An attachment structure for a temperature sensor that is attached to a flexible thin plate-shaped cable and detects the temperature of a unit cell of a battery pack having a plurality of unit cells connected with each other includes: the flexible thin plate-shaped cable; a chip-shaped temperature measuring element that is incorporated on a conductor exposed portion of the flexible thin plate-shaped cable and detects the temperature of the unit cell; and a metal leaf spring that is placed around the conductor exposed portion of the flexible thin plate-shaped cable and has a plurality of legs surrounding the temperature measuring element, and an elastic piece configured to energize the plurality of legs toward the unit cell. The temperature measuring element is sheathed with a moisture-proof material between the plurality of legs of the metal leaf spring.

Abstract: A variety of improvements to portable electronic devices are disclosed, particularly electronic devices designed for use in and around water. The improvements include a more secure interface jack, improved waterproofing techniques, improved battery stability, and improved device functionality. One or more of the disclosed improvements may be incorporated into a variety of portable electronic devices.

Abstract: A management device for an energy storage device, includes a processing unit that manages the energy storage device. When the management device for the energy storage device has lost power due to a voltage drop of the energy storage device, the processing unit determines whether cause of the power loss is an external short circuit between external terminals of the energy storage device or an engine start, and the processing unit executes a response operation according to the occurrence of the external short circuit in the case of the external short circuit, and does not execute the response operation in the case of the engine start.

Abstract: This vehicle body substructure includes side sill load transmitting members that are provided inside each of side sills, a floor cross-member that is provided on one of an upper surface and a lower surface of a floor panel laid between the side sills and has extending portions extending toward upper portions of the side sill load transmitting members, an underfloor mounting component that is provided below the floor panel and includes an underfloor cross-member, underfloor frames that are attached to lower portions of the underfloor mounting component and the side sills, and underfloor load transmitting members that are provided in the underfloor frames and face the underfloor cross-member. The underfloor load transmitting member has an upper half portion which faces a lower portion of the side sill load transmitting members, and a lower half portion which is fixed to a part of each of the underfloor frames attached to a lower portion of each of the side sills.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device with multiple independently functional components capable of sharing information through a connector channel that in one embodiment is worn on the body of the user with automatic attachment and detachment capability including via external communication or command.

Abstract: Provided is a scalable battery module. In once example embodiment, the module includes a plurality of submodules. Each plurality of submodules is configured to hold one or more cell batteries. The module further includes one or more of a first connector, a second connector, or a third connector. The first connector may secure an alignment of two or more adjacent submodules of the plurality of submodules along a first dimensional axis by using at least one of two slots and two projections of the first connector. The second connector secures the alignment of two adjacent submodules of the plurality of submodules along a second dimensional axis by using at least two further slots of the second connector. The third connector secures the alignment of two adjacent submodules of the plurality of submodules along a third dimensional axis by using at least two further projections of the third connector.

Abstract: A pipelayer includes a frame, a plurality of ground engaging members movably supporting the frame, a prime mover, and a boom assembly and a counterbalance assembly supported on the frame. The boom assembly includes a boom. The counterbalance assembly including a counterweight, the counterweight being movably supported on the frame to counterbalance the boom assembly. The counterweight includes a battery box including at least one battery. A control strategy is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a electrical energy storage device for an electrical appliance, which electrical energy storage device includes a housing, which housing defines a receiving space in which at least one electrical energy store is received, which electrical energy storage device includes at least two electrically conductive contacts which are accessible from an outer side of the housing and which are electrically operatively connected directly or indirectly to the at least one electrical energy store, wherein the housing has at least one contact opening, through which the at least two contacts are accessible or protrude from the housing, and wherein the at least one contact opening is surrounded by a continuous sealing element.

Abstract: A battery and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The battery module includes: a battery cell group, in which a plurality of battery cells is laminated; a pair of end plates, which is arranged on two end portions of the battery cell group; and restraint members, which are disposed over the pair of end plates and restrain the battery cell group between the pair of end plates. The restraint members are coupled by grappling structures to the pair of end plates on two end portions along the lamination direction the battery cells, and the pair of end plates clamps the battery cell group in a state that the battery cell group is compressed and pulling forces toward opposite directions act on the two end portions of the restraint members by a restoration force when the battery cell group restores from the compression state.

Abstract: A battery system includes a battery frame, a battery module, and a polymeric seat. The battery frame includes a horizontal bottom plate and a plurality of members that extend in a vertical direction from the bottom plate. The battery module includes at least one battery cell enclosed inside body of the battery module. The battery module also includes an attachment surface fixedly attached to the body and one or more supports that extend downward from to the body. The attachment surface is fixedly attached to one or more of plurality of members to generate a force on the one or more supports in a direction of the bottom plate. The polymeric seat is fixedly attached to either the one or more supports or the battery frame and removably contacts the other of the one or more supports or the battery frame. The polymeric seat is compressed in response to the force.

Abstract: A mobile device includes: a drive circuit driven based on power output from a battery; a first coupling portion configured to electrically couple a first battery being an electrolyte battery having a liquid electrolyte as the battery to the drive circuit; and a second coupling portion configured to electrically couple a second battery being an all-solid battery having a solid electrolyte as the battery to the drive circuit.

Abstract: A cooling structure includes a plurality of bars spaced apart from each other and configured to extend along a first surface of a battery cell; a support configured to support the plurality of bars; and a plurality of flow paths defined by the first surface of the battery cell and a pair of adjacent bars of the plurality of bars, the plurality of flow paths being configured to guide flow of a coolant in contact with the first surface of the battery cell.

Abstract: A battery pack includes one or more clearance adjusting units. Along a direction in which a plurality of cells are arranged, the one or more clearance adjusting unit are disposed intermittently between adjacent pairs of the cells or between sets of adjacent pairs of the cells. Each of the clearance adjusting units includes a pair of plates respectively placed against respective planar portions of the cells adjacent thereto, and an elastic body disposed between the pair of plates.

Abstract: A power storage device includes: a power storage stack which includes a plurality of power storage cells; a heating member that heats the power storage stack; a cooling member that cools the power storage stack; a first pressing member that presses the heating member against the power storage stack; a second pressing member that presses the cooling member against the power storage stack; and a sheet member covering the bottom of the power storage stack so that an enclosed space is formed between the sheet member and the power storage stack in a cross section of the power storage stack, wherein the sheet member has a first surface and a second surface, the cooling member is disposed on the first surface, within the enclosed space, and the heating member is disposed on the second surface, on an outer side of the enclosed space.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air-cooling battery pack, which includes a cell assembly having a plurality of cells stacked therein; an air duct disposed to contact the cell assembly and having an air passage formed therein to allow a cooling air to move therethrough; a coupling groove formed at the air duct to elongate in a longitudinal direction; and a battery management system (BMS) plate having a BMS for managing the cells and assembled to the air duct by a slider slidably inserted into the coupling groove.

Abstract: A lithium ion battery module includes a housing with dimensions that conform to overall dimensions for a standard lead acid battery. The lithium ion battery module also includes a plurality of lithium ion battery cells arranged in a stack within the housing and a heat sink outer wall feature of the housing. The heat sink outer wall feature substantially extends in at least one direction to an outermost dimension of the standard lead acid battery.

Abstract: A user can replace a battery smoothly. A portable lighting apparatus includes a guide pipe, a pole supported on the guide pipe in a manner movable in a vertical direction parallel to a central axis of the guide pipe, at least one light emitter at an upper end of the pole, a collar surrounding the guide pipe, a plurality of legs pivotally connected to the collar, and a battery mount located in an upper part of the guide pipe.

Abstract: A battery submodule carrier includes a monolithic cell tray configured to accommodate a plurality of aligned battery cells; a plurality of cell retainers configured to retain the battery cells within the cell tray; and a plurality of tray fasteners configured to mount the cell tray to a battery system carrier.

Abstract: A an electric machine tool having a body to which a work tool is attached, a motor, and a battery. The body has a motor receiving chamber, a battery receiving chamber opening through an outer surface of the body, and a communication path through which the battery receiving chamber is in communication with the motor receiving chamber. A first air inlet opening is formed between the inner edge of an opening of the battery receiving chamber and the outer periphery of the battery disposed in the battery receiving chamber. Further, an inflow port of the communication path opens to an inner side surface of the battery receiving chamber and an air filter is fitted over the inflow port.

Abstract: A tray for accommodating a secondary battery is provided, the tray including a plurality of accommodation parts in which secondary batteries are accommodated, wherein each of the accommodation parts includes a bottom portion on which the secondary battery is mounted, sidewalls protruding from the bottom portion and supporting side surfaces of the secondary battery, and a protrusion protruding towards each of the accommodation parts on the sidewalls.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly for a lithium secondary battery, a lithium secondary battery and a battery module comprising the same, and in particular, to an electrode assembly for a lithium secondary battery capable of, by changing a form of a lithium negative electrode current collector and thereby minimizing an interface of the negative electrode current collector exposed to a electrolyte, fundamentally blocking a corrosion reaction focusing on the negative electrode current collector caused by the liquid electrolyte in the art, and a lithium secondary battery and a battery module including the same.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for connecting a flexible circuit to a battery. Conductive pads are formed simultaneous with mounting and reflowing circuitry components on a flexible circuit, where the conductive pads serve as preformed tabs capable of being joined to terminals of a battery. The flexible circuit can be bent in a manner so that the conductive pads are positioned adjacent to the positive and negative terminals of a battery, such as a coin cell battery. The conductive pads can be attached to the terminals to form a cost-efficient and space-efficient design connecting the battery to the flexible circuit.

Abstract: In the case of a battery support frame for an electric vehicle battery, said support frame being optimized in terms of tightness, compensation of component tolerances and load absorption in particular in the event of a crash, provision is made for a corner element to be arranged as tolerance compensation between a longitudinal profile and a transverse profile, the longitudinal profile and transverse profile being connected together via said corner element.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: a lower battery module; an upper battery module stacked vertically upwardly of the lower battery module; and a heating unit provided between the lower battery module and the upper battery module, the heating unit being configured to heat the lower battery module and the upper battery module. The heating unit includes a heating line disposed at a position closer to the lower battery module relative to the upper battery module in a stacking direction of the lower battery module and the upper battery module. According to such a configuration, there can be provided a battery pack in which temperature variation is suppressed between battery modules stacked upwardly/downwardly.

Abstract: A lithium metal polymer battery comprising a rigid casing and at least one electrochemical cell; the battery assembled without an active mechanical pressure system.

Abstract: In a stacked battery according to one aspect of the present disclosure, a first current collecting case includes: a first facing portion facing the electrode body in the stacking direction of the electrode body; and positive-electrode wall portions that extend from edge portions of the first facing portion so as to cover first side portions of the electrode body, and whose inner surfaces are electrically connected to edge sides of positive-electrode protruding portions. In the stacking direction of the electrode body, a second current collecting case includes: a second facing portion facing the electrode body in the stacking direction of the electrode body; and negative-electrode wall portions that extend from edge portions of the second facing portion so as to cover second side portions of the electrode body, and whose inner surfaces are electrically connected to edge sides of negative-electrode protruding portions.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a heat exchanger plate having a first attachment feature and a battery assembly having a second attachment feature configured to engage the first attachment feature as the battery assembly is moved against the heat exchanger plate to thermally couple the battery assembly to the heat exchanger plate.

Abstract: A bicycle component is provided with a base including a recess, a cover, a protected member that is at least partially arranged in the recess, and an engagement portion. The cover is configured to close the recess. The protected member is at least partially arranged in the recess. The engagement portion is configured separately from the cover and the protected member. The engagement portion is arranged in the recess and engages the cover that covers the recess.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for removing water from a battery housing (100) or a battery separator, comprising a body (310) having a plurality of capillaries (3201-3207) and electrodes (330, 340) for producing an electric field, and a control device (350) for controlling the electric field for removing water through means of the capillaries (3201-3207), a battery housing, a battery separator, a battery system, a vehicle, a method, a computer program and a computer program product.

Abstract: A system and method for stimulating a user, the system comprising: a set of pads configured at head regions of the user; a band having a first end coupled to a first pad of the set of pads and a second end coupled to a second pad of the set of pads; a bridge coupled the band and to an electrode during use; and a set of links, each link coupled at a first region to an interior portion of its corresponding pad, and coupled at a second region to the bridge, having an elastic modulus above a threshold modulus such that: in a first mode, displacement of the set of pads produces displacement of the electrode away from the head region of the user, and in a second mode, release of the set of pads orients protrusions of the electrode approximately normal to the head region.

Abstract: A battery pack for an electric vehicle may include a plurality of battery cells arranged in on or more rows, a coolant loop, and a molded insert that encompasses the plurality of cells and the coolant loop such that the plurality of cells and the coolant loop are fixed relative to each other. The molded insert may cover a large portion of the coolant loop and/or the individual battery cells of the battery pack. An injection mold can be used as a fixture to hold the individual battery cells in place relative to the coolant loop, and the molded insert can be injected around the battery and coolant loop assembly.

Abstract: A method for preparing a lithium titanium phosphate, wherein a sol-gel process is used to prepare the phosphate, includes producing a sol from source materials; converting the sol to a gel; and drying the gel to obtain a corresponding powder comprising the lithium titanium phosphate. In a substep, the method further includes adding titanium(IV) isopropoxide to water to produce precipitates of titanium hydroxide oxide, cooling a system down to a temperature of less than 10° C., and redissolving the precipitates by adding nitric acid to form an aqueous TiO2+ nitrate solution. The lithium titanium phosphate has a general composition Li1+x+yMxTi2?x(PO4)3?y(SiO4)y, wherein M=Al, Ga, In, Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Fe, Y, La—Lu, wherein 0?x?0.5, and wherein 0?y?0.5.

Abstract: The sealing property obtained when a battery pack is attached to an electric power tool is improved. An electric power tool to/from which a battery pack retaining a battery cell is attachable/detachable has: a tool main body being provided with an attachment part to/from which the battery pack is attached/detached; a guide groove which is provided in the attachment part and which determines a direction of the attachment/detachment of the battery pack; a device-side terminal which is provided in the attachment part and which is connected to a battery-side terminal provided in the battery pack; and a seal member which is provided in the attachment part and which seals a connecting part between the battery-side terminal and the device-side terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a cartridge frame which is inserted between a plurality of unit battery cells stacked in the fabrication of a modularized battery and a battery module having the same. The cartridge frame according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an inter-cell separation plate with a planar shape inserted between adjacent unit battery cells to separate the adjacent unit battery cells, and a sidewall part extending in a direction perpendicular to the planar surface of the inter-cell separation plate at an edge other than an edge of a direction in which an electrode terminal of the battery cell is drawn, among edges of the inter-cell separation plate, wherein for at least a portion of the sidewall part, an inner sidewall coming into contact with a side surface of the unit battery cell is made from metal, and an outer sidewall facing the inner sidewall is made from plastic.

Abstract: A stabilized headband includes a headband having two ends with an arcuate section extending between the ends. The headband further includes a pair of pads with each pad having a contoured surface to engage a head in a contact region where the head has a contour that is similar to the contoured surface. The pads may include a compliant member to improve contact with the head. Each pad is pivotably coupled to the headband proximate to one of the ends at a location that is behind the arcuate section when the headband is worn on the head to improve fit, stability and comfort. The arcuate section defines a headband plane which is at a non-zero angle with respect to a vertical plane when the headband is worn on the head.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a case for use with a mobile electronic device. The case includes a body that is detachably secured to the mobile electronic device. An electrical bus is disposed within the body. A connector is disposed on the body. The connector is communicably coupled to the mobile electronic device. The case further includes a memory configured to store a file received from the mobile electronic device through the connector, a processor configured to generate a signal based on the file stored in the memory, and an output port. The output port is configured to transmit the signal generated by the processor to an external device, wherein the external device is communicably coupled to the output port. The connector, the memory, the processor and the output port are communicably coupled to the electrical bus.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a front case including a first battery slot that detachably receives a battery, and a first protruding part protruded from a first sidewall of the first battery slot, wherein the first protruding part is disposed at a predetermined height from a bottom surface of the first battery slot.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to waterproofing of a removable battery configured to prevent seeping of water into the battery component through the use of a rubber waterproof frame.

Abstract: A button cell terminal to electrically connect to a button cell and a circuit board includes: a spring contact terminal; a board joint; and a pressing force absorbing spring portion. The spring contact terminal is arranged into a spring shape deforming elastically in response to pressing force from the button cell in the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction. The board joint is joined to the circuit board. The pressing force absorbing spring portion includes a bent arm for absorbing pressing force from the button cell through elastic deformation in response to pressing force from the button cell in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.

Abstract: A vehicle drive battery attachment structure including a battery case disposed at the vehicle rear of a vehicle cabin, a rear side member that is provided at a side portion of a vehicle body rear section and extends along a vehicle front-rear direction, and a bracket that is fixed to the battery case, that includes a low strength portion and a high strength portion in a row along the vehicle front-rear direction, that is fixed to the rear side member at both vehicle front-rear direction end sides of the low strength portion and the high strength portion respectively, and in which the low strength portion is set with lower strength with respect to vehicle front-rear direction load than the high strength portion.