Battery modules
Technical field
The present invention is about a kind of battery modules, especially with respect to a kind of access node that is electrically connected having between circuit board and cell apparatus
The battery modules of structure.
Background technology
Transportation carrier is along with the progress of science and technology, from using gasoline as vapour, railroad fuel, progressive to natural gas work
For motor vehicle fuel, the power supply as vapour, locomotive makes vapour, locomotive operate, and has been with people since bicycle tradition
Power driving mechanical operates for bicycle as power.Certainly, along with fuel feedstocks reduces gradually, price is the most surging,
And the new line of environmental consciousness, have been developed in and included electric bicycle, electric motor car, oil electric car etc. traffic work
Tool.
However as the development of transportation carrier, and the attention of the electric traffic transport carrier towards green energy industry,
The battery modules providing vehicle-carried electric power becomes an important element.
Fig. 1 shows an existing battery modules.As it is shown in figure 1, battery modules 100 comprise multiple cell apparatus 110,
One circuit board 120 and a plurality of electric wire 130 and at least a connector 131.Each cell apparatus 110 comprises multiple electricity
Pond core 111 and two electrode slices 112.In one cell apparatus 110, those battery 111 are by those electrode slices 112
After forming serial or parallel connection, then carry out serial or parallel connection with other cell apparatus 110, and form whole battery modules
100。
If there is exception in the battery 111 in a cell apparatus 110, it will cause cell apparatus 110 voltage not
Balance, and then have influence on the life-span of whole battery modules 100.In order to detect in battery modules 100, each battery fills
Whether the voltage putting 110 there is exception, as it is shown in figure 1, the past is with the electrode slice of each cell apparatus 110
One pin 113 of 112 wears weldering or joint welding is connected to a connector 131 at an electric wire 130, the other end of each electric wire,
Form a winding displacement.Adapter 131 is plugged to another adapter on circuit board 120 again.Circuit board 120 is provided with voltage
Detector unit and chipset (IC).By above-mentioned design, it is possible to the voltage of each cell apparatus 110 is pooled to electricity
The voltage detection unit of road plate 120, voltage detection unit is again by the circuit of circuit board 120, by the number of those voltages
Value passes to chipset (IC), to monitor those voltage.
But, the pin 113 of electrode slice 112 is worn weldering or joint welding in electric wire 130, use transmission cell apparatus 110
Voltage, it is necessary to use a plurality of electric wire 130 and adapter 131, the voltage of each cell apparatus 110 could be transmitted,
Consequently, it is possible to add the cost of manufacture, and on assembling, it is necessary to arrange those electric wires 130 and go forward side by side trip link actuator
Grafting between 131 and another adapter, causes the inconvenience in assembling, also results in the increase of production time.
When comprising other the most again in order to externally connected electric wire (not shown), whole battery modules 100 can be made
Interior electric wire and electric wire are more mixed and disorderly, also result in the difficulty of assembling.
Therefore, how to save voltage and be delivered to the material of chipset, the simplification of fixing circuit board 120 can be provided simultaneously
Structure, and chipset can be allowed to receive the voltage of those cell apparatus 110, is the problem that must inquire into of present value.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of one embodiment of the invention is to provide a kind of battery modules, has being electrically connected between circuit board and cell apparatus
Access node structure, it is possible to simplify the composition of above-mentioned electric connection structure, and simplify the program assembling this electric connection structure.
According to one embodiment of the invention, it is provided that a kind of battery modules comprise multiple cell apparatus, one first set casing, one
Circuit board and one second set casing.Each cell apparatus comprises multiple battery and at least one electrode slice.Electrode slice comprises
In order to electrically connect a body of those battery;And the pin that the body of self-electrode sheet extends.First is solid
Determine shell in order to fix those cell apparatus.Circuit board comprises at least one connection gasket, and connection gasket is positioned at a surface of circuit board
On.Second set casing houses this circuit board and comprises multiple sidewall, a base plate, at least one guiding structural and at least
Guide hole.Those sidewalls extend around base plate and from base plate, and then define an accommodation space.Guiding structural is holding
Extend from base plate in being empty.Guide hole is positioned at the position of base plate and guide hole and guiding structural in correspondence with each other.And
And the pin of electrode slice is through guide hole, extends along guiding structural, and is electrically connected to the connection gasket of circuit board.
In an embodiment, circuit board more defines at least one detent, and the position of detent corresponds to connection gasket
Position.Guiding structural is located in detent, uses locating circuit board and makes the position correspondence of connection gasket guide knot
The position of structure.
In an embodiment, guiding structural has one first side and one second side, the first side relative to the second side, and
Two sides are towards the inner side of the second set casing, and the first side is towards the outside of the second set casing.And edge, pin self-aiming hole
After the first of guiding structural is laterally away from the direction extension of base plate, then a top of self-aiming structure is along guiding structural
The direction of the second laterally closer base plate extends, and a free end of pin is positioned on connection gasket.
In an embodiment, the free end of the pin of electrode slice more defines pass through aperture, and the free end of pin is
It is soldered to connection gasket via a solder.
In an embodiment, the pin of electrode slice further includes a buffer part, is positioned between free end and the body of pin.
In one embodiment, buffer part goes out from the one side projection of pin.Preferably buffer part formed an arc-shaped,
One V-shape or a ㄣ word shape.
In an embodiment, at least one in those sidewalls has more defined at least one form, and the position pair of form
Answer the position of guiding structural.
In an embodiment, the second set casing further includes a lateral wall, one first side that lateral wall is positioned in those sidewalls
The outside of wall, and between the first side wall and lateral wall, form the groove of a strip.Preferably, those sidewalls
In one second sidewall more define an opening, and opening is positioned at the end along its long axis direction of groove of strip
End.
According to one embodiment of the invention, owing to the second set casing is provided with at least one guiding structural and at least one guide hole,
Therefore, it is possible to effectively guide the pin of those electrode slices, the free end of pin is enable to be positioned at the connection gasket of circuit board
On.By being so designed that, in addition to can omitting electric wire of the prior art, additionally it is possible to make simplification circuit board with many
Electric connection structure between individual cell apparatus and electrical connection program, and then manufacturing cost can be reduced, and reduce assembled battery
The man-hour of module.
Other objects of the present invention and advantage can be further understood from the technical characteristic that disclosed herein.
For the above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be become apparent, special embodiment below also coordinates institute
Accompanying drawings, is described in detail below.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 shows the axonometric chart of an existing battery modules.
Fig. 2 shows the explosive view of the battery modules according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 A shows the schematic diagram of the electrode slice according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 B shows the schematic diagram of the electrode slice according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 C shows the schematic diagram of the buffer part of the electrode slice according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 D shows the schematic diagram of the buffer part of the electrode slice according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 A to 4B shows the enlarged schematic partial view of a step of fixing circuit board respectively.
Fig. 5 A shows the top view of the second set casing of the battery modules according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 B shows the side view of the battery modules of the second set casing being provided with Fig. 5 A embodiment.
Main element symbol description:
100 battery modules
110 cell apparatus
111 battery
112 electrode slices
113 pins
120 circuit boards
130 electric wires
131 adapters
200 battery modules
210 cell apparatus
211 battery
212 electrode slices
212A electrode slice
212B electrode slice
220 circuit boards
221 bodies
222 pins
223 through holes
224,224a, 224b buffer part
231 first set casings
232 second set casings
241 detents
242 connection gaskets
311 guiding structurals
312 guide holes
321 sidewalls
322 base plates
323 accommodation spaces
324 lateral walls
325 grooves
326 openings
331 forms
Detailed description of the invention
In the description of description below, using " first is coupled to second " or " first is electrically connected to second " is the direct coupling of fingernail
Connect or be electrically connected to second;Or indirectly couple or be electrically connected to second across a material or object between first and second, use and make
Can conduct electricity between first and second.Have such as terms such as " first are contacted with second " additionally, also use, its comprise directly contact or
The embodiment of mediate contact etc..
Fig. 2 shows the explosive view of the battery modules according to one embodiment of the invention.As in figure 2 it is shown, battery modules 200
Comprise multiple cell apparatus 210, circuit board 220,1 first set casing 231 and one second set casing 232.
Each cell apparatus 210 comprises multiple battery 211 and two electrode slices 212.Should in one cell apparatus 210
After a little battery 211 form serial or parallel connection by those electrode slices 212, then go here and there with other cell apparatus 210
Connection or in parallel, and form whole battery modules 200.
Fig. 3 A shows the schematic diagram of the electrode slice according to one embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 3A, electrode slice 212A
Comprise body 221, pin 222 and a pass through aperture 223.Body 221 is in order to electrically connect battery 211
One end, pin 222 extends from body 221, and the free end side of pin 222 also defines through hole
223。
Fig. 3 B shows the schematic diagram of the electrode slice according to another embodiment of the present invention.The electrode slice 212B of Fig. 3 B similar in appearance to
The electrode slice 212A of Fig. 3 A, thus like element uses identical symbol and omits its related description.Such as Fig. 3 B
Shown in, electrode slice 212B also comprises a buffer part 224.The buffer part 224 of the present embodiment is from the side of pin 222
Face projection and go out, preferably form arc-shaped, buffer part 224 is positioned at body 221 and through hole 223
Between.And in an embodiment, buffer part 224 is near body 221 side, or buffer part 224 and body
Distance between 221 is less than the distance between buffer part 224 and through hole 223.In the present embodiment, utilize buffer part 224
Pin 222 can be effectively prevented from be broken off.In the present invention, buffer part 224 is not limited to arc-shaped, in another
In embodiment, as shown in Fig. 3 C and Fig. 3 D, above-mentioned buffer part 224 can also be V-shape or ㄣ word shape,
Pin 222 can be effectively prevented from equally be broken off.It is to be understood that the present invention does not limit arranges buffer part 224
Shape, all may be used as long as buffer part 224 shape that pin 222 is broken off can be effectively prevented from.
Refer to Fig. 2 again, those cell apparatus 210 are located at the first set casing 231 inside and by the first set casing 231
Fixed, and circuit board 220 is arranged in the second set casing 232.First set casing 231 and the second set casing
Can be assembled by retaining elements (not shown) such as such as screws and fixing between 232.
Fig. 4 A to 4B shows the enlarged schematic partial view of a step of fixing circuit board 220 respectively.Such as Fig. 4 A and figure
Shown in 2, circuit board 220 comprises at least one detent 241 and a circuit layout, and this circuit layout comprises at least one
Connection gasket 242, connection gasket 242 is positioned at the surface of circuit board 220, and the position of preferably detent 241
Put the position of corresponding connection gasket 242.Second set casing 232 comprises multiple sidewall 321, base plate 322, at least
Guiding structural 311 and at least one guide hole 312.Those sidewalls 321 prolong around this base plate 322 and from this base plate 322
Stretch, and then define an accommodation space 323.Guiding structural 311 extends from base plate 322 in accommodation space 323
And go out, and guide hole 312 is positioned at base plate 322, the position of guide hole 312 and guiding structural 311 in correspondence with each other, and
Guide hole 312 is at guiding structural 311 and near between the sidewall 321 of this guiding structural 311.
As shown in Fig. 4 A and Fig. 2, circuit board 220 is arranged in the accommodation space 323 of the second set casing 232,
The position of the detent 241 of circuit board 220 is corresponding to the position of the guiding structural 311 of the second set casing 232.And
And guiding structural 311 is positioned detent 241, more specifically make remaining at least partially within of guiding structural 311
In detent 241.Circuit board 220 can be positioned by those detents 241 and those guiding structurals 311
In the second set casing 232.So, can be so that the position of each connection gasket 242 be corresponding to guiding structural 311
Position.Wherein guiding structural 311 also has one first side and one second side, its first side and its second side position respectively
In opposition side, and the second side of guiding structural 311 is internal towards the second set casing 232.
As shown in Fig. 4 A, 4B, referring first to Fig. 4 A, the pin 222 of those electrode slices 212 guides through those
Hole 312, and along guiding structural 311 the first self-aiming hole, side 312 upwards, i.e. towards the side away from base plate 322
To, extend.Referring to Fig. 4 B again, wherein pin 222 is through those guide holes 312 along this guiding structural
311 extend, and are electrically connected to this connection gasket 242 of this circuit board 220.
More specifically, one end that this pin 222 is positioned on this connection gasket 242 may be defined as a freedom of pin 222
End.Pin 222 bends along guiding structural 311, and the free end making pin 222 is internal towards the second set casing 232,
The free end of pin 222 is made to bend downwards, also along the top of the second side self-aiming structure 311 of guiding structural 311 again
I.e. near the bending of the direction of base plate 322.After the free end of pin 222 comes close to or in contact with at base plate 322, then
The free end making pin 222 extends in the second set casing 232 along base plate 322.
Now, by the guiding of guiding structural 311, the free end of pin 222 can be positioned at the connection gasket of circuit board 220
On 242.By the way of welding, the free end of pin 222 can be welded on connection gasket 242 afterwards.Preferably
Situation be that the free end of pin 222 also has through hole 223, so welding can from the surrounding of through hole 223 and
Outside the free end of pin 222, flow in the gap between the free end of pin 222 and connection gasket 242, it is possible to more have
Imitate ground, rapidly the free end of pin 222 be welded on connection gasket 242.
Fig. 5 A shows the top view of the second set casing of the battery modules according to one embodiment of the invention.Fig. 5 B shows peace
The side view of battery modules equipped with the second set casing of Fig. 5 A embodiment.Assembled battery is carried out according to inventor is actual
In the test of module 200, find occur in an assembling process to observe that pin 222 is through through hole 223
Situation, cause assemble man-hour increase problem.Therefore, as shown in Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B, in the second set casing 232
Sidewall 321 also defined at least one form 331, the position of the position correspondence guiding structural 311 of form 331, mat
During for operator's assembled battery module 200, it is possible to be clearly observed the pin 222 of cell apparatus 210 through leading
Draw the process in hole 312, and adjust the position of pin 222 at reasonable time so that pin 222 can smoothly be worn
Cross guide hole 312 and extend from base plate 322.Through the result of the actual test of inventor, increasing form 331 can
Effectively reduce the man-hour of assembled battery module 200.In this specification, form refers to allow operator observe electricity
The hatch frame of the pin 222 of pool device 210.It is to be understood that in one embodiment of the invention, can also be not provided with
Form 331, and in an embodiment, can also adjust the quantity of form 331, shape, individual again according to product specification
Number, position and arrangement mode thereof.
It is to be understood that the present invention does not limit the quantity arranging form 331.In an embodiment, a form can be made
331 corresponding guiding structurals 311.In another embodiment, can be on a sidewall 321 of the second set casing 232
Form 331 is set, and is not provided with any form 331 relative to another sidewall 321 of this sidewall 321.In another
In embodiment, at least one form 331 can also be optionally set in the sidewall 321 of two opposite sides.
In assembling process, as it has been described above, the position of pin 222 can be adjusted constantly, sometimes stretch and be sometimes pressed with
Time bending, therefore pin 222 is easily broken off, after setting up buffer part 224, by the buffering of buffer part 224,
Through actual checking, it is possible to effectively reduce the situation that pin 222 is broken off.
Additionally, refer to Fig. 5 A again, in an embodiment, the second set casing 232 also comprises a lateral wall 324,
It is positioned at the outside of a sidewall 321 of the second set casing 232, and lateral wall 324 and this sidewall 321 are formed long and narrow recessed
Groove 325.In an embodiment, battery modules 200 can also also comprise an outer housing and a plurality of electric wire, and those electric wires connect
In circuit board 220 and be located at the adapter on this outer housing, in order to make battery modules 200 be electrically connected with outside.Should
After a little electric wires connect circuit board 220, being extended in groove 325, then the long axis direction along groove 325 extends,
After an opening 326 of the bottom of the long axis direction of groove 325, re-extend on the adapter to this outer housing.Logical
Cross this groove 325 and can arrange or fix those electric wires, make those electric wires of battery modules 200 to spread mussily
In outer housing.Wherein, this opening 326 is to be defined by another sidewall 321, and this another sidewall 321 is perpendicular to
This sidewall 321 of corresponding lateral wall 324.
According to one embodiment of the invention, owing to the second set casing 232 is provided with at least one guiding structural 311 and at least
Guide hole 312, therefore, it is possible to effectively guide the pin 222 of those electrode slices 212, makes the free end of pin 222
Can be precisely located on the connection gasket 242 of circuit board 220.By being so designed that, except prior art can be omitted
In electric wire 130 and adapter 131 outside, additionally it is possible to make between simplification circuit board 220 and multiple cell apparatus 210
Electric connection structure and electrical connection program, the electrical connection of simplification can delete the cost of electric wire and adapter through structure, and simplifies
Electrical connection program can reduce man-hour of assembled battery module 200.Additionally, due to pin 222 form concave shape and
Guiding structural 311 forms convex form, that is the shape of the shape of pin 222 and guiding structural 311 is worked in coordination, tool
Having the function of locating connecting pin 222, therefore the Welding Structure between the connection gasket 242 of pin 222 and circuit board 220 can
Bearing bigger concussion, be not easily disconnected from, the reliability of the electric connection structure between circuit board and cell apparatus is higher.
Although the present invention is disclosed above with preferred embodiment, so it is not limited to the present invention, any is familiar with this skill
Skill person, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when making a little change and retouching, the therefore guarantor of the present invention
Scope of protecting is when being as the criterion depending on as defined in claim.It addition, any embodiment of the present invention or claim are not necessary to reach
The whole purposes that disclosed herein or advantage or feature.Additionally, summary part and title are intended merely to assist patent literary composition
Part search is used, and is not used for limiting the interest field of the present invention.