Embodiment
Below with reference to Fig. 1~Figure 10 preferred example of the present invention is described.
Fig. 1 represents the battery pack 1 of embodiment, is mounted to the driving power that constitutes electric tool A among the electric tool A as shown in Figure 9.In addition, when the use face owing to electric tool A reduces battery capacity, it can be unloaded from electric tool A, as shown in Figure 10, be mounted among the charger B and charge.When being installed on electric tool A or the charger B, after the convex strip portions that makes electric tool A or charger B go up setting embeds and pushes battery pack 1 in the slip ditch 20a that forms on the two sides of the installation portion 20 that is arranged on battery housing 5 tops, remain on the socket that the attachment plug 14 that is provided with on the connector shell 12 of installation portion 20 central authorities inserts electric tool A or charger B and be electrically connected, battery pack 1 is mounted simultaneously.
This battery pack 1 is as Fig. 2 exploded view is represented; its structure is: take in the circuit substrate 3 that 10 secondary cells 2 and formation are carried out the battery management circuit that discharges and recharges control and battery protection control etc. of this secondary cell 2 in the battery housing 5, and be combined into one with the fan 4 that promotes secondary cell 2 heat radiations.
Above-mentioned secondary cell 2 is suitable for the lithium rechargeable battery that has formed flat cuboid profile, as shown in Figure 2, the maximum area tabular surface of this secondary cell 2 is vertical with the bottom surface of battery housing 5, and it is opposed mutually to separate the interval of regulation, disposes 10 secondary cells 2 side by side.In order to keep like this 10 secondary cells 2 being separated the predetermined distance state of configuration side by side, as shown in Figure 4, the middle body that keeps secondary cell 2 with the central frame 7 that is formed with 10 battery outer portions (peristome) 17, this battery outer portion 17 has corresponding opening shape of length direction middle body sectional area and the size with secondary cell 2, and the two ends of secondary cell 2 are kept by terminals side framework 6, bottom side framework 8 respectively.
As shown in Figure 3, positive plate and negative plate that secondary cell 2 insertion in the battery can 24 that forms end square tube will form long size shape clip membrane coil around the convoluted pole plate group that forms, or insert the cascade type pole plate group that clips stacked a plurality of positive plates of barrier film and negative plate, seal the openend of battery can 24 at the openend solder up plate 23 of battery can 24, in battery can 24, inject sealed cell jar 24 behind the electrolyte.With hush panel 23 electric insulation ground the positive terminal 21 that is connected with positive plate is set on above-mentioned hush panel 23, hush panel 23 and battery can 24 constitute the negative terminal of secondary cell 2.
When secondary cell 2 causes temperature to rise owing to heavy-current discharge or reason such as overcharge, battery can 24 can be because swelling appears in thermal expansion or electrolyte vaporization etc., and this situation can occur significantly on the maximum area tabular surface that becomes battery can 24 sides.No matter the pole plate group that is accommodated in the battery can 24 is convoluted or cascade type, all being in positive plate and negative plate clips under the stacked state of barrier film by cramping between the maximally-flat face of battery can 24 both sides, the ion that moves in the electrolyte that exists with the state that is immersed in the barrier film moves around between the anodal utmost point and negative plate, thereby realizes discharging and recharging reaction.In case and swelling appears in battery can 24, the compact state of each interlayer just can be damaged, and the space can occur between each layer, thereby abnormality can appear in the degree that might ion moves, and becomes the inadequate state of reaction that discharges and recharges.
As shown in Figure 4, in central frame 7, when inserting 10 secondary cells 2 in the battery outer portions 17 respectively and since the substantial middle that secondary cell 2 remains on its battery can 24 partly by from around the state that encases, can not expand phenomenon so secondary cell 2 is in by the state of cramping.By the way, owing to be applicable to that the short side direction width of the secondary cell 2 of the present embodiment is 10mm, the short side direction width of battery outer portion 17 is 10.4mm, so when initial the installation, secondary cell 2 successfully can be inserted in the battery outer portion 17, and because the expansion of battery can 24, therefore can suppress the problems such as decreased performance of the secondary cell 2 that the expansion because of battery can 24 causes by the width limitations of battery outer portion 17.
Make 10 secondary cells 2 be respectively same direction ground and insert in each battery outer portion 17 of central frame 7, the bottom side framework 8 that has formed the corresponding bottom of the shape size housing recess 18 of shape size and battery can 24 bottoms side by side is installed in bottom surface one side of secondary cell 2.Hush panel 23 1 sides at secondary cell 2, shown in Fig. 5 B, terminals side framework 6 is installed, this terminals side framework 6 side within it is formed with the mouth-sealed portion housing recess 19 of hush panel 23 sides of taking in secondary cell 2, and is formed with the negative pole that the positive pole that positive terminal 21 is run through connects window 25 and a part of plate face that can observe hush panel 23 in its recess bottom surface and is connected window 26.The outside at this terminals side framework 6, shown in Fig. 5 A, be formed with the substrate reception recess 28 of taking in circuit substrate 3,10 secondary cells 2 and each secondary cell 2 is connected to the plate 9 that is connected in series, anodal connecting plate 10 of circuit substrate 3, the connecting plate housing recess 27 of taking in negative pole connecting plate 11 are connected in series.On the bottom surface of connecting plate housing recess 27, have the above-mentioned anodal window 25 that connects and be connected window 26 with negative pole.
With terminals side framework 6, central frame 7 and bottom side framework 8 after 10 secondary cells 2 are bonded with each other it, the positive pole that forms from terminals side framework 6 connects window 25 and is connected window 26 with negative pole and makes the plate 9 that is connected in series shown in Figure 7 cross over adjacent secondary cell 2 and positive terminal 21 and hush panel 23 to connect as shown in Figure 6, respectively anodal connecting portion 41 is spot welded on the positive terminal 21, negative pole connecting portion 42 is spot welded on the hush panel 23, thereby 10 secondary cells 2 are connected in series.Anodal 10 of connecting plates are welded on the positive terminal 21 of secondary cell 2 of the link that becomes the side of the positive electrode that is connected in series, and 11 of negative pole connecting plates are welded on the hush panel 23 of secondary cell 2 of the link that becomes the negative side that is connected in series.Fig. 7 is the example of plate 9 of being connected in series, and forms the promising substrate connection bump 29 that is connected with circuit substrate 3 on the plate 9 that is connected in series, anodal connecting plate 10, negative pole connecting plate 11 respectively.
After in circuit substrate 3 being received into the substrate reception recess 28 that the plate 9 that is connected in series, anodal connecting plate 10, negative pole connecting plate 11 is spoted weld 10 terminals side frameworks 6 on the secondary cell 2, the substrate connection bump 29 that forms on plate 9, anodal connecting plate 10 and the negative pole connecting plate 11 that is connected in series is inserted in the connecting hole that forms on the circuit substrates 3, so each substrate connection bump 29 just is brazed on the circuit substrate 3.By adopting this syndeton; need not be for 10 secondary cells 2 being connected respectively on the circuit substrate 3 and the wiring that goes between; just each secondary cell 2 can be connected on the circuit substrate 3; at the voltage that can measure each battery of each secondary cell 2 on the circuit substrate 3 from the voltage between the substrate connection bump 29; the battery protecting circuit that constitutes on the circuit substrate 3 protects secondary cell 2 can not overcharge according to the cell voltage of each secondary cell 2; the control of over-discharge can, charge-discharge control circuit discharges and recharges control according to cell voltage and the battery temperature measured.
Circuit substrate 3 in will being accommodated in substrate reception recess 28, be arranged on the central frame 7 go between between fan 4 in the connector shell 12 of configuration and the attachment plug 14 connect after, resin moulded to circuit substrate 3 enforcements.Resin moulded by the resin that makes fusing flow into comprise lead-in wire the coupling part in the installed surface of interior electronic devices and components and it is solidified, can strengthen the electrical insulating property of circuit substrate 3, also play the effect of protection against the tide, water proofing property simultaneously.More preferably: the resin of fusing is flowed into and solidify in the modes in the substrate reception recess 28 of burying, then the whole face of circuit substrate 3 is all wrapped in the inside by resin, all implements resin moulded on circuit substrate 3 and terminals side framework 6.This is resin moulded except as being installed to the moistureproof countermeasure of the electronic devices and components on the circuit substrate 3, can also prevent to cause from the water that air vent hole 13a, 13b etc. that battery housing 5 forms immerse the generation of electric power obstacle.
After as described above secondary cell 2 and circuit substrate 3 being combined into one; as shown in Figure 2; at four sides configuration protection plate 16; fan 4 on will being configured in central frame 7 fences up after the configuration connector shell 12; close the battery housing 5 that constitutes by right shell body 5a and left shell 5b, finish the installation of battery pack shown in Figure 11.
After being slidingly mounted on this battery pack 1 among the electric tool A as shown in Figure 9, the attachment plug 14 that is arranged in the connector shell 12 is connected with the socket that is connected in being arranged on electric tool A, place on the ON by the driving switch with electric tool A, power supply circuit from driving electric to electric tool A that supply with just is in closure state.After strengthening the driving load of electric tool A, the discharge capacity of secondary cell 2 increases thereupon, so temperature rises, when the battery management electric circuit inspection after set point of temperature, battery management circuit controlling and driving fan 4, so secondary cell 2 is by fan cooled.Because the discharge in the lithium rechargeable battery can produce exothermic reaction, so using electric tool A to occur under the situation of big electric current generating, the temperature of secondary cell 2 rises violent, and battery management circuit control fan 4 uses secondary cell 2 by air-supply under 60 ℃ or following state of temperature.Especially in full summer in the hot environment, the temperature that can suppose secondary cell 2 before using is above 40 ℃, under this environment, use electric tool A, then temperature rises very big, control so the battery management circuit is following: when the temperature of secondary cell 2 is higher, though the operating position of electric tool A how all drive fan 4 with the cooling secondary cell 2; Temperature at secondary cell 2 surpasses under 60 ℃ the situation, then stops the supply capability to electric tool A, reduces the temperature of secondary cell 2 by drive fan 4.
The structure of fan 4 blows to secondary cell 2 with the extraneous air that sucks and makes its cooling for by rotation extraneous air being sucked suction fan in the battery housing 5.When being installed in battery pack 1 among the electric tool A, because connector shell 12 connects with the battery pack installed surface of electric tool A, therefore on the battery pack installed surface of the electric tool A relative, form peristome with the air entry 32 of connector shell 12, as shown in Figure 9, form the extraneous air suction inlet a that communicates with above-mentioned peristome in the side of the installation position of the installation battery pack 1 of electric tool A.
Shown in Fig. 8 white arrow, because fan 4 is configured on the central frame 7 in the battery housing 5, so after drive fan 4, the extraneous air that is sucked by air entry 32 passes through between the secondary cell 2 of spacing parallel arranging configuration in accordance with regulations, formation is from the air flows circuit of the below air vent hole 13a discharge of battery housing 5 lower aperture, therefore can cool off the secondary cell 2 that causes temperature to rise because of the big discharging current that drives electric tool A, the rising of control temperature.And, the effect that is arranged on the cowling panel 15 on the central frame 7 is: can be with the air flow both sides shunting of being sent by fan 4, air is blown to be positioned at the secondary cell 2 under the fan 4, and can also blow to the secondary cell 2 that is positioned at two ends, make all secondary cells 2 all be able to impartial cooling.Form peristome by on cowling panel 15, adjusting open semi footpath and aperture position, can adjust and air be flow to be positioned on the secondary cell 2 of cowling panel 15 belows, make the air cooling state equalization of each secondary cell 2, the temperature of battery is controlled equably.
When being installed in battery pack 1 among the electric tool A, as shown in Figure 9, forming the foot that makes electric tool A and the bottom surface of battery pack 1 is in the sustained height position by size, thereby electric tool A is stably stood on floor etc. battery pack 1.As shown in Figure 8, the cross section of the length direction of the secondary cell 2 of battery housing 5 forms, below both sides be formed with below recess 31a, both sides are formed with top recess 31b up, below this and above each recess 31a, 31b on be formed with respectively below air vent hole 13a, above air vent hole 13b.By forming each recess 31a, the 31b of this below and top, A is in erectility at electric tool, even promptly under the state that electric tool A stops to drive, below air vent hole 13a can not stop up yet, shown in dotted arrow, the extraneous air that flows into from below air vent hole 13a forms the air stream by flowing out from top air vent hole 13b between the secondary cell 2.Especially after driving electric tool A, the temperature of secondary cell 2 rises, produce the ascending air that flows to top air vent hole 13b owing to heat, form from below air vent hole 13a thereupon and flow into extraneous air, and by flowing to the air stream of top air vent hole 13b between the secondary cell 2, even the secondary cell 2 that temperature rises also can promote cooling effect under the state that fan 4 stops, the temperature that can quickening secondary cell 2 descends.
Though each air vent hole 13a, the 13b of above-mentioned below and top can promote the cooling of secondary cell 2 effectively, but under the environment that waits water droplet to disperse in the rain, use the situation of electric tool A, and electric tool A is placed under the ground situation of ponding, have water from the below and top each air vent hole 13a, 13b immerse may.As shown in Figure 8, because even water immerses battery housing 5 inside, the hush panel side of each secondary cell 2 is all surrounded by terminals side framework 6, circuit substrate 3 by resin moulded 30 cover, so water can not be immersed in the energising part, thereby guaranteed the fail safe that the battery pack 1 of electric tool A is used under imaginary adverse circumstances.
Under the situation that battery electric quantity is reduced, battery pack 1 is unloaded from electric tool A, as shown in figure 10, battery pack 1 is mounted among the charger B secondary cell 2 enforcement chargings.When being mounted to battery pack 1 among the charger B, as shown in the figure, above-below direction put upside down be installed among the charger B, air in the ventilating opening sucking-off charger B of the installation site of the battery pack 1 that is arranged on charger B makes secondary cell 2 coolings in the charging in the heat of discharging charger B.If when charger B one side also is provided with ventilating fan,, then can play better cooling effect with fan 4 air-supplies.
The battery pack 1 that unloads the electric tool A after just using, the temperature that can suppose secondary cell 2 be in suitable charging temperature or more than, the temperature of battery not only can detect with the battery management circuit, can also detect in charger B one side by connector, so under battery temperature is in situation more than 45 ℃, do not begin charging, continue to be cooled to battery temperature by air-supply and after below 45 ℃, begin charging again.
Though in the battery pack 1 of above explanation, be suitable for flat square battery as secondary cell 2, also can be suitable for the secondary cell that forms drum, can obtain the effect identical with the structure of above-mentioned embodiment.
As mentioned above, according to the present invention, dispose a plurality of secondary cells with gap side by side owing to be provided with between employing is adjacent, utilize circulation of air to promote the cooling of secondary cell, even dust, water droplet enters from the blow vent that extraneous air is sucked battery housing inside, also because the structure that circuit part is not easy to suffer damage by resin moulded the covering, in addition, also a plurality of secondary cells and circuit substrate are integrated to be become in the block structure making, each secondary cell and circuit substrate are electrically connected, therefore wiring need not go between between each secondary cell and circuit substrate, and the main composition key element forms bulk, therefore only need put it in the battery housing and just can constitute firm structure simply, be suitable as the battery pack of the battery supply of the electric tool that in most cases under adverse circumstances, uses etc. so be applicable to realization.