Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
The relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless specifically stated otherwise. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective portions shown in the drawings are not drawn in an actual proportional relationship for the convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the orientation words such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "lateral, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom", etc. are usually based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and in the case of not making a reverse description, these orientation words do not indicate and imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore, should not be considered as limiting the scope of the present invention; the terms "inner and outer" refer to the inner and outer relative to the profile of the respective component itself.
Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may be otherwise variously oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like are used to define the components, and are only used for convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components, and the terms have no special meanings unless otherwise stated, and therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited.
As shown in fig. 1, a battery pack case according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case 10 and a reinforcing frame structure 20, wherein the case 10 has a cavity, the reinforcing frame structure 20 is disposed in the cavity, the reinforcing frame structure 20 has an accommodating cavity 40 for accommodating a battery 30 and a fixing portion for fixing the battery 30, and the reinforcing frame structure 20 is used for supporting the case 10.
With this configuration, a battery pack case having the reinforcing frame structure 20 is provided, and the case 10 of the battery pack case is supported by the reinforcing frame structure 20, so that the strength of the battery pack case can be improved. Compared with the prior art in which the battery unit is protected only by the externally arranged housing, the configuration can greatly improve the strength of the battery pack case, and the damage to the battery 30 caused by the external force applied to the battery pack case can be effectively avoided by the double protection of the housing 10 and the reinforcing frame structure 20. Furthermore, since the reinforcing frame structure 20 further includes a fixing portion for fixing the battery 30, the battery 30 can be firmly fixed in the cavity of the reinforcing frame structure, and the battery is prevented from being damaged by shaking generated in the moving process, thereby further improving the safety performance of the battery. In addition, independently set up frame construction in casing 10 cavity, can place and fix battery 30 through the frame itself, consequently add man-hour, can independently process casing 10 and reinforcing frame structure 20 respectively, realize quick installation, improved production efficiency.
Further, in the present invention, the reinforcing frame structure 20 includes a plurality of supporting units 21, the plurality of supporting units 21 enclose the accommodating cavity 40, and at least one supporting unit 21 is provided with a fixing portion. By applying the configuration mode, the plurality of supporting units 21 are used for enclosing the accommodating inner cavity 40, the structure is simple and easy to implement, and the fixing part is arranged on at least one supporting unit 21, so that the battery 30 can be firmly and fixedly arranged in the accommodating inner cavity 40, and the battery is prevented from being damaged by shaking generated in the moving process.
In order to achieve an improvement in the structural strength of the battery pack case, in particular, in the present invention, the reinforcing frame structure 20 may be configured to include a bottom plate 22, and the plurality of support units 21 are all disposed on the bottom plate 22.
With this configuration, by configuring the reinforcing frame structure 20 to further include the bottom plate 22, both the bottom plate 22 and the supporting unit 21 can increase the structural strength of the battery pack case to prevent the battery 30 from being damaged by an external force. Specifically, in the present invention, as shown in fig. 9 and 10, the bottom plate 22 is disposed in the cavity inside the housing 10, the bottom plate 22 includes a first beam 22a, a second beam 22b, a third beam 22c, and a fourth beam 22d, wherein the first beam 22a, the second beam 22b, the third beam 22c, and the fourth beam 22d are sequentially connected end to form a ring structure, and the plurality of support units 21 are fixedly disposed on the ring structure of the bottom plate 22 through the third bending portion 21 a.
As an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 6, in order to achieve the fixed engagement between the battery 30 and the supporting unit 21, the supporting unit 21 may be configured to include a first blocking plate 211, and the first blocking plate 211 is provided with a first insertion part engaged with the battery 30. When the battery 30 is mounted, the battery 30 and the first baffle 211 are mounted in a plug-in manner, so that the battery 30 and the first baffle 211 can be fixedly connected.
Specifically, in the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the first insertion part may be configured as a card slot, and the card slot is disposed at both sides of the first blocking plate 211. As shown in fig. 5, the battery 30 is provided with two protruding portions at the end side along the length direction, and when the battery 30 is connected with the first baffle 211 in a matching manner, the protruding portions on the battery 30 can be inserted into the slots at the two sides of the first baffle 211, so that the battery 30 is connected with the first baffle 211 in a matching manner.
Fig. 6 and 7 are schematic structural views of a first baffle 211 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The first baffle 211 comprises a third bending part 21a and clamping grooves arranged on two sides of the first baffle 211, the third bending part 21a is arranged at the end part of the first baffle 211 facing the bottom plate 22, and the first baffle 211 is fixedly connected with the bottom plate 22 through the third bending part 21 a. In order to fixedly connect the first baffle 211 to the battery 30, four battery fixing portions 211a are provided on the first baffle 211, and specifically, the battery fixing portions 211a may be configured as fixing holes, and the first baffle 211 may be fixedly mounted on the battery 30 by a bolt or screw action.
Further, in order to further fix the battery 30 so that the battery 30 can be more stably and fixedly disposed in the housing 10, the supporting unit 21 may further include a second blocking plate 212, the second blocking plate 212 is disposed on the bottom plate 22 and is located at one side of the first blocking plate 211, a first bending portion 212a bent toward the battery 30 is disposed at an upper edge of the second blocking plate 212, and the first bending portion 212a is used for fixing the battery 30.
With this arrangement, the battery 30 is fixed by the first bent portion 212a provided on the side of the second stopper 212 remote from the bottom plate 22, and the fixed connection of the second stopper 212 to the bottom plate 22 is achieved by the third bent portion 21a provided on the side of the second stopper 212 facing the bottom plate 22. In particular, fig. 8 shows a schematic structural view of the second baffle 212 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In order to fixedly connect the second flap 212 to the base plate 22, a connection hole may be provided in the third bent portion 21a, and the second flap 212 may be attached to the base plate 22 by a connection member such as a bolt or a screw.
In the present invention, in order to reinforce the structural strength of the battery 30 in the length direction, the support unit 21 may be configured to further include a battery beam 50, the second barrier 212 is disposed at a first side of the first barrier 211, the battery beam 50 is disposed at a second side of the first barrier 211, and the battery beam 50 is disposed opposite to the second barrier 212.
With this arrangement, by disposing the cell cross member 50 at the second side edge of the first barrier 211 and disposing the cell cross member 50 opposite to the second barrier 212, the second barrier 212 and the cell cross member 50 are disposed along the length direction of the cell 30, when the cell 30 is subjected to a force in the width direction of the cell 30, the fixing action to the cell 30 is further increased by the action of the cell cross member 50 to resist the force.
Further, in the present invention, the supporting unit 21 further includes a third baffle 213, the third baffle 213 is disposed on the cell beam 50 along the extending direction of the cell beam 50, a second bending portion 213a bent toward the cell 30 is disposed on a side of the third baffle 213 away from the cell beam 50, and the second bending portion 213a is used for fixing the cell 30.
As shown in fig. 3, there is shown a schematic structural view of the third barrier 213 provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. The third baffle 213 has a U-shaped structure, a second bending portion 213a bent toward the battery 30 is disposed on a side of the third baffle 213 away from the battery beam 50, and the second bending portion 213a is used for fixing the battery 30. Fig. 3 shows a structure of the third barrier 213, wherein the third barrier 213 may also be an L-shaped structure, and the second bent portion 213a is provided at a side of the third barrier 213 away from the cell beam 50 and is bent toward the cell 30, and the second bent portion 213a is used for fixing the cell 30.
Further, in order to fix the battery 30 more firmly, the supporting unit 21 may be configured to further include a fourth blocking plate 214, the first blocking plate 211 and the fourth blocking plate 214 are oppositely disposed at two sides of the battery 30, and the fourth blocking plate 214 is provided with a second insertion portion matched with the battery 30.
By adopting the configuration mode, the first inserting part arranged on the first baffle 211 and the second inserting part arranged on the fourth baffle 214 are respectively matched with the battery, so that the battery 30 can be firmly clamped in the accommodating inner cavity.
In order to improve the structural strength of the battery pack case, in the present invention, a first reinforcing rib may be further provided on the supporting unit 21. By providing the first reinforcing rib on the support unit 21, the structural strength of the battery pack case can be further improved.
In the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the housing 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12, and a cavity is formed between the first housing 11 and the second housing 12. In order to improve the structural strength of the battery pack case, a second reinforcing rib may be provided on the case 10. Specifically, the second reinforcing ribs may be provided on both the first housing 11 and the second housing 12. In order to improve the structural strength of the case in the longitudinal and width directions of the battery 30, a transverse rib and a longitudinal rib may be provided on the first case 11 and the second case 12. The structural strength of the housing 10 can be improved by the combined action of the transverse ribs and the longitudinal ribs.
Further, in the present invention, in order to reduce the weight of the battery pack case, the first case 11 and the second case 12 may be configured to be made of an aluminum material, thereby achieving a light-weight battery pack case.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle including a battery pack case, the battery pack case being the battery pack case provided above. The structural strength of the battery pack box body is improved compared with that of the battery pack box body in the prior art, so that the vehicle with the long service life of the battery can be provided, and the service performance of the vehicle is improved.
For further understanding of the present invention, the process of assembling the battery and the battery pack case will be described in detail below with reference to the structure of the battery pack case of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 10, a battery pack case structure according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case 10 and a reinforcing frame structure 20, wherein the case 10 has a cavity, the reinforcing frame structure 20 is disposed inside the cavity, the reinforcing frame structure 20 has a receiving cavity 40 for receiving a battery 30 and a fixing portion for fixing the battery 30, and the reinforcing frame structure 20 is used for supporting the case 10. The reinforcing frame structure 20 includes a base plate 22 and a plurality of support units 21, wherein the plurality of support units 21 are disposed on the base plate 22 to form a receiving inner cavity 40 receiving the battery 30.
The bottom plate 22 is disposed in the inner cavity of the housing 10, the bottom plate 22 includes a first beam 22a, a second beam 22b, a third beam 22c and a fourth beam 22d, wherein the first beam 22a, the second beam 22b, the third beam 22c and the fourth beam 22d are sequentially connected end to form a ring structure, and the plurality of supporting units 21 are fixedly disposed on the ring structure of the bottom plate 22 through the third bending portion 21 a.
The supporting unit 21 includes a first baffle 211, a second baffle 212, a third baffle 213 and a fourth baffle 214, the first baffle 211, the second baffle 212, the third baffle 213 and the fourth baffle 214 are annularly disposed on the bottom plate 22, the first baffle 211 and the fourth baffle 214 are oppositely disposed, the second baffle 212 and the third baffle 213 are oppositely disposed, a first inserting portion matched with the battery 30 is disposed on the first baffle 211, a second inserting portion matched with the battery 30 is disposed on the fourth baffle 214, when the battery 30 is mounted, two ends of the battery 30 along the length direction are respectively in inserting fit with the first baffle 211 and the fourth baffle 214, so that the fixed connection between the two can be realized.
The second barrier 212 and the third barrier 213 are respectively disposed at both sides of the first barrier 211, a first bent portion 212a at a side of the second barrier 212 remote from the bottom plate 22 is provided to fix the battery 30, a second bent portion 213a bent toward the battery 30 is provided at a side of the third barrier 213 remote from the battery beam 50, and the second bent portion 213a is used to fix the battery 30. The first bent portion 212a and the second bent portion 213a cooperate with each other, so that the battery 30 can be stably and firmly fixed to the upper portion of the base plate 22.
When the battery 30 is mounted and matched with the battery pack mounting unit, firstly, the convex parts arranged at the two ends of the battery 30 along the length direction are respectively in plug-in fit with the clamping grooves on the first baffle 211 and the fourth baffle 214, and after the plug-in fit is completed, the first baffle 211 and the fourth baffle 214 are respectively fixedly mounted and matched with the battery 30 through the action of the battery fixing parts arranged on the first baffle 211 and the fourth baffle 214.
The first flap 211 and the fourth flap 214 are respectively formed integrally with the battery 30 after the fixing and mounting are completed, and then the formed integral is fixedly mounted on the upper portion of the base plate 22 by the action of the third bent portions 21a provided on the first flap 211 and the fourth flap 214, respectively. Then, the second shutter 212 and the third shutter 213 are installed.
The second flap 212 is fixedly provided on the upper portion of the base plate 22 by the third bent portion 21a thereof, and the battery 30 is fixed by the first bent portion 212a of the second flap 212. The cell beam 50 is disposed on the bottom plate 22, the second barrier 212 is disposed on a first side of the first barrier 211, the cell beam 50 is disposed on a second side of the first barrier 211, and the cell beam 50 is disposed opposite to the second barrier 212.
The third baffle 213 is disposed on the cell cross member 50 along the extending direction of the cell cross member 50, and the third baffle 213 passes through the second bent portion 213a for fixing the cell 30. Thereby, a firm connection of the battery 30 to the reinforcing frame structure 20 is achieved.
Finally, the battery 30 and the reinforcing frame structure 20 which are fixedly connected with each other are placed in a cavity formed between the first shell 11 and the second shell 12, and the first shell 11 and the second shell 12 are connected together through bolts, so that the battery 30 and the battery pack box body are installed and matched.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.