Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
429157000 | In end-to-end contact, e.g., stacked button-type cell, etc. | 16 |
20100021809 | Energy Store with Guide Rod - An energy storage device is provided including multiple back-to-back-disposed storage cells, from the first end of which the plus pole is made to emerge and from the other end of which the minus pole is made to emerge, thereby creating a series circuit of the storage cells. In order to reduce fabrication costs, it is proposed that each of the storage cells have a continuous opening between the plus pole and the minus pole, through which opening a guide rod extends that secures the back-to-back-disposed storage cells in this position. | 01-28-2010 |
20100075218 | BATTERY UNIT - A battery unit includes a casing, bipolar batteries as a plurality of stacked type batteries housed in the casing, and a plug. The bipolar battery is formed by stacking a plurality of battery elements each having sheet electrodes on opposite sides of an electrolyte, and has collectors. The plug is detachably inserted between the bipolar batteries, and electrically connects bipolar batteries. | 03-25-2010 |
20110111282 | POWER STORAGE APPARATUS - A power storage apparatus includes a plurality of power storage elements aligned in one direction; and a pair of restraint members placed at both ends of the plurality of power storage elements in an alignment direction in which the elements are aligned, the restraint members configured to give a restraint force to the plurality of power storage elements. At least one restraint member of the pair of restraint members includes, a protruding portion protruding toward the power storage element adjacent to the restraint member, an end of the protruding portion being in contact with the adjacent power storage element to form a space between the restraint member and the adjacent power storage element; and a shield portion protruding in the alignment direction and preventing a heat exchange medium for use in temperature adjustment of the power storage element from entering into the space. | 05-12-2011 |
20130004829 | Heterogeneous Ohmic Contact for a Voltaic Cell - An electrochemical cell has first and second electroactive layers, a heterogeneous ohmic contact, and a homogeneous ohmic contact. The heterogeneous ohmic contact includes dissimilar first and second conductors, with the first conductor joined to the first electroactive layer and the second conductor oriented opposite the first electroactive layer. The homogeneous ohmic contact includes the second conductor, joined to the second electroactive layer. | 01-03-2013 |
20130136974 | SAFETY STRUCTURE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY OF VEHICLE - Disclosed is a safety structure for a high voltage battery of a vehicle. The safety structure includes a plurality of battery modules arranged in series with opposing poles adjacent to each other and a plurality of bus bars electrically connecting terminals having opposing poles of neighboring battery modules among the battery modules with each other. Furthermore, a meltable section having a locally large electrical resistance value is integrally formed in each bus bar itself. | 05-30-2013 |
20130143101 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module is configured such that n series blocks | 06-06-2013 |
20130157111 | BIPOLAR ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERY WITH AN IMPROVED CASING - A casing for a lithium bipolar electrochemical battery including a bipolar element. The casing includes a composite material including a matrix and at least one porous reinforcement, the matrix of which includes at least one hardened polymer impregnating the at least one porous reinforcement, wherein the at least one porous reinforcement and the at least one hardened polymer encase the bipolar element and maintain a determined pressure on either side of the bipolar element to maintain a determined contact between its constituents. | 06-20-2013 |
20130157112 | HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY WITH INTEGRATED CELL CONNECTOR - Disclosed herein is a high-voltage battery with an integrated connector. The high-voltage battery includes cells, support members, a housing, the integrated connector and a BMS. A lower connection member is provided on one side of each support member and has protrusions made of electrical conductors. The protrusions come into contact with corresponding electrodes of the cells. A cell assembly formed by the arrangement of the cells and the supports is inserted into the housing. The integrated connector is connected to the lower connection members of the support members so as to mechanically and electrically connect the cells to each other. | 06-20-2013 |
20130295434 | FAIL SAFE DAMAGE RESISTANT BATTERY MATRIX - A battery matrix provided with a plurality of battery cells; each of the battery cells provided with a positive terminal and a negative terminal. A positive trace grid and a negative trace grid, each provided as a conductive mesh with an array of apertures forming a plurality of alternative conductive paths across each of the positive and negative trace grids. Each of the battery cells coupled at the positive terminal to a positive trace pad of the positive trace grid and at the negative terminal to a negative trace pad of the negative trace grid. Alternatively, an intermediate trace grid may be introduced so that successive rows of the battery cells are coupled electrically in series with one another. | 11-07-2013 |
20130295435 | CRIMPED, PRISMATIC BATTERY STRUCTURE - A battery housing is comprised of a unitary, seamless base member having a generally planar, quadrilateral bottom face with a side wall extending therefrom. The length dimension of the bottom face is at least twice the height of the side wall. The base member has an open top face. The housing includes a cover which closes the open top face and is engageable with the side wall of the base. An electrically resistive sealing gasket is configured to contact the cover member and the side wall so as to provide a fluid-tight seal. The components are mechanically interlocked by crimping or hemming. The housing is specifically configured to accommodate stacking of individual batteries into power assemblies, and the geometry of the housing optimizes thermal management. Further disclosed are batteries and battery assemblies including the housing. | 11-07-2013 |
20140038030 | Energy Storage Module Comprising a Plurality of Prismatic Storage Cells and Method For Production Thereof - The present invention relates to an energy storage module for an apparatus for supplying voltage of a motor vehicle, wherein the energy storage module comprises a plurality of prismatic storage cells which are stacked in at least one row, are arranged one behind the other and are braced between at least two end plates by means of at least one tie rod, wherein at least one of the end plates has a layer structure comprising at least three successive layers, wherein two outer layers surround at least one inner layer, and wherein the inner layer has a wavy and/or diffuse structure. | 02-06-2014 |
20140093770 | BATTERY MODULE OF EXCELLENT STRUCTURAL STABILITY - Disclosed herein is a middle or large-sized battery module having secondary batteries or unit modules, each of which has two or more secondary batteries mounted therein, stacked in a state in which the secondary batteries or the unit modules are erected vertically, the battery module including a base plate on which the secondary batteries or the unit modules are stacked in a vertically erected state, a pair of end plates disposed in tight contact with outer sides of the outermost unit modules or the outermost unit modules in a state in which the bottom of each of the end plates is fixed to the base plate, and supporting bars connected between opposite sides of upper parts or side parts of the end plates so as to interconnect and support the end plates, wherein the base plate is provided at opposite sides thereof with a pair of upward protrusions extending in a longitudinal direction of the base plate to prevent the base plate from being deformed due to vertical vibration and to disperse pressure (load), and opposite sides of the bottom of each of the unit modules are disposed at the top of the upward protrusions. | 04-03-2014 |
20140127553 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - An electric storage device includes a first connection plate, a second connection plate, a fastening member, and a plurality of storage modules. The plurality of storage modules are provided between the first connection plate and the second connection plate in a stacking direction. Each of the plurality of storage modules includes a plurality of rectangular storage cells stacked in the stacking direction to provide a stack of storage cells. The plurality of storage modules are arranged next to each other in a direction that crosses the stacking direction. The plurality of storage modules are clamped between the first connection plate and the second connection plate and fastened together by the fastening member. At least one of the first connection plate and the second connection plate is fastened to the plurality of storage modules in the stacking direction by the fastening member. | 05-08-2014 |
20140255760 | BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery pack includes a plurality of six-sided first batteries arranged so that first surfaces of neighboring ones of the first batteries contact each other, and a second battery including a surface that extends in a direction in which the first batteries are arranged, and that contacts second surfaces of the first batteries, wherein the first surfaces of the first batteries have a larger surface area than the second surfaces of the first batteries. | 09-11-2014 |
20140255761 | BATTERY CELL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND BATTERY MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a battery cell, a manufacturing method thereof, and a battery module including the same. According to the present invention, first and second electrode taps are formed at both sides of a case so as to be closely adhered thereto, respectively, such that the battery cell may be easily manufactured and the battery module may be easily formed by stacking. | 09-11-2014 |
20140329135 | SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTES FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERIES - A lithium ion battery cell. The lithium ion battery cell includes a lithium-based anode, a cathode, and a solid-state electrolyte positioned between the lithium-based anode and the cathode. The cathode comprises alkylammonium cation lithium phthalocyanine anion complex. The solid-state electrolyte comprises an alkoxyalkylammonium cation lithium phthalocyanine anion complex. | 11-06-2014 |