Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present application provides a battery pack and a vehicle, and aims to solve the above problems to a certain extent.
A first aspect of the present application provides a battery pack for a vehicle having a mounting area for mounting the battery pack, the battery pack comprising:
A case including a first wall portion and a second wall portion disposed opposite to each other in a first direction, the case further including a side portion disposed between the first wall portion and the second wall portion;
A plurality of unit cells disposed in a space defined by the first wall portion, the second wall portion, and the side portion;
The compensation assembly comprises a compensation installation part and a compensation supporting part, wherein the compensation installation part is used for being detachably connected with the box body, the compensation supporting part is positioned on one side, far away from the box body, of the compensation installation part, the compensation supporting part can be close to the box body and far away from the box body, and the compensation supporting part is used for being supported in the installation area.
On the basis of the above technical solution, optionally, the battery pack includes an adapter member detachably connecting the first wall portion and the second wall portion, the adapter member spans the side portion and is detachably connected with the side portion, the adapter member has a compensation connection region, and the compensation mounting portion is detachably connected with the compensation connection region.
On the basis of any one of the above technical solutions, optionally, the compensation assembly includes a compensation fastening member, the compensation fastening member is disposed through the compensation mounting portion and the adapting member, and the compensation fastening member is detachably connected to the side portion.
On the basis of any of the above technical solutions, optionally, the number of the adapting members is plural, and at least part of the adapting members are provided with the compensation assemblies, where the number of the at least part of the adapting members is at least two.
In addition to any of the above solutions, optionally, the battery pack further includes:
The external terminal is electrically connected with the plurality of single batteries;
and the switching terminal is arranged at intervals with the external terminal and is electrically connected with the external terminal, and the switching terminal can change the position in a staggered mode with the external terminal.
On the basis of any one of the above technical solutions, optionally, the battery pack further includes a transfer line, the transfer line is electrically connected to the external terminal and the transfer terminal, and the transfer line extends in a winding and/or meandering manner between the external terminal and the transfer terminal;
The battery pack further comprises a bent pipe member, the bent pipe member is sleeved on the outer side of the switching circuit, and the cross section area of one end of the bent pipe member, which is close to the external terminal, is larger than the cross section area of one end of the bent pipe member, which is close to the switching terminal.
On the basis of any one of the above technical solutions, optionally, the external connection terminal, the switching circuit, and the bent pipe member are all disposed in a space defined by the first wall portion, the second wall portion, and the side portion.
On the basis of any one of the above technical solutions, optionally, the compensation assembly further includes:
A first compensation member connected with the compensation mounting portion;
a second compensation member connected with the compensation support, the second compensation member being movably connected with the first compensation member so that the compensation support can be close to the tank and away from the tank;
Wherein one of the first compensation member and the second compensation member is sleeved outside the other of the first compensation member and the second compensation member.
On the basis of any one of the above solutions, optionally, the first compensation member and the second compensation member are screwed, the compensation assembly further comprises a telescopic support member having two ends opposite to each other, one of the two ends of the telescopic support member being connected to a first one of the first compensation member and the second compensation member, the other one of the two ends of the telescopic support member being abutted against a second one of the first compensation member and the second compensation member, the telescopic support member having a tendency to elongate.
A second aspect of the application provides a vehicle comprising a battery pack as described above.
According to the battery pack, the compensation component is detachably connected to the box body, when the battery pack has the problems of loosening and shaking at the position in the installation area of the vehicle, the compensation support part of the compensation component can be supported in the installation area to effectively position the battery pack, the loosening and shaking amplitude of the battery pack in the installation area can be compensated, the installation tightness of the battery pack is improved, and the influence on the stability of power transmission caused by shaking in the running process of the vehicle is avoided.
In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made apparent and fully in view of the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all embodiments of the application are shown. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.
In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
In the description of the present application, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, mechanically connected, electrically connected, directly connected, indirectly connected via an intervening medium, or in communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.
In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present application.
A first aspect according to an embodiment of the present application provides a battery pack, and the structure and operation principle of the battery pack will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 8.
According to the battery pack provided by the embodiment of the application, the battery pack is used for a vehicle, the vehicle is provided with an installation area for installing the battery pack, and the battery pack comprises a box body, a plurality of single batteries and a compensation component. In an embodiment, the case includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion disposed opposite to each other in the first direction, and the case further includes a side portion disposed between the first wall portion and the second wall portion.
In an embodiment, the plurality of unit cells are disposed in a space defined by the first wall portion, the second wall portion, and the side portion. In an embodiment, the compensation assembly comprises a compensation mounting portion and a compensation support portion, the compensation mounting portion is configured to be detachably connected with the case, the compensation support portion is located on a side of the compensation mounting portion away from the case, the compensation support portion is configured to be capable of being located close to the case and away from the case, and the compensation support portion is configured to be supported in the mounting area.
Therefore, according to the battery pack provided by the embodiment of the application, the compensation component is detachably connected to the box body, when the battery pack has the problems of loosening and shaking at the position in the installation area of the vehicle, the compensation support part of the compensation component can be supported in the installation area to provide effective positioning for the battery pack, so that the loosening and shaking amplitude of the battery pack in the installation area can be compensated, the installation tightness of the battery pack is improved, and the influence on the stability of power transmission caused by shaking in the running process of the vehicle of the battery pack is avoided.
According to the battery pack provided by the embodiment of the application, the battery pack can comprise the switching member, the switching member can be detachably connected with the first wall part and the second wall part, the switching member can span the side part and is detachably connected with the side part, the switching member can be provided with the compensation connection area, and the compensation installation part is detachably connected with the compensation connection area.
In this way, according to the battery pack provided by the embodiment of the application, the battery pack is detachably connected with the first wall part, the second wall part and the side part through the switching member, so that the box body is detachable as a whole, and the replacement of structures such as the first wall part, the second wall part and the side part in the box body is facilitated. Meanwhile, the switching member also provides a compensation connection area of the compensation installation part, which is equivalent to multiplexing the switching member, namely, the switching member has the function of providing an installation position for the compensation assembly while serving as a connection structure forming the box body, so that the multiplexing of components is realized, which is beneficial to the compact structure of the battery pack.
In addition, according to the battery pack provided by the embodiment of the application, the switching component also plays a role in isolation. Here, as an example, the adapter member avoids directly connecting the compensation assembly to the case, thereby advantageously increasing the insulation performance of the battery pack with respect to the external environment, in particular the mounting area of the battery pack that the vehicle has. That is, the use of the switching member prevents the connection member such as a screw from being directly inserted into the interior of the battery pack, and such connection member not only does not have insulation properties due to its own metal material, but may cause the connection member to be too tightly spaced from the unit cells in the battery pack when being excessively inserted into the case. In addition, when the battery pack is impacted by external force, the distance between the single battery in the battery pack and the connecting piece is not easy to keep, in other words, the switching component plays a role in preventing the connecting piece from being excessively penetrated into the box body to reduce the electrical insulation performance, and buffering can be formed between the single battery and the connecting piece.
According to the battery pack provided by the embodiment of the application, the compensation assembly can comprise the compensation fastening member, the compensation fastening member can be arranged on the compensation installation part and the switching member in a penetrating manner, and the compensation fastening member can be detachably connected to the side part. In the embodiment, it is equivalent to connecting the compensation installation part and the switching member to the side of the case of the battery pack all through the same connection structure, which effectively reduces the complexity of the battery pack.
According to the battery pack provided by the embodiment of the application, the number of the switching members can be multiple, and at least part of the switching members are provided with the compensation components, wherein at least part of the switching members are at least two, so that the at least two compensation components can compensate the loosening and shaking space of the battery pack in a more effective manner, for example, when the compensation directions of the two compensation components are crossed, the battery pack can be ensured to be freely adjusted in the horizontal plane, and therefore, any allowance compensation is obtained, and the compensation allowance required by the combination can be adjusted when the two compensation directions are crossed.
According to the battery pack provided by the embodiment of the application, the battery pack further comprises an external terminal and a switching terminal. In an embodiment, the external terminal is electrically connected to the plurality of unit cells. The switching terminal can be arranged at intervals with the external terminal and is electrically connected with the external terminal, and the switching terminal can change the position in a staggered mode with the external terminal, so that the position of the terminal which is electrically connected with the outside of the battery pack can be adjusted through the switching terminal, and the position of the switching terminal of the battery pack can be finely adjusted according to the actual situation after the battery pack is arranged in the installation area, and the adaptability of the battery pack is further improved.
According to the battery pack provided by the embodiment of the application, the battery pack further comprises a transfer circuit, wherein the transfer circuit is electrically connected with the external terminal and the transfer terminal, and the transfer circuit is coiled and/or meandered between the external terminal and the transfer terminal. In an embodiment, the battery pack may further include a bent pipe member, the bent pipe member may be sleeved outside the switching circuit, and a cross-sectional area of an end of the bent pipe member near the external terminal is larger than a cross-sectional area of an end near the switching terminal. Therefore, when the switching terminal moves relative to the external terminal, the bending pipe member is relatively thicker at the external terminal side, so bending deformation is less likely to occur, but bending deformation is likely to occur because the switching terminal is relatively thinner.
Therefore, the moving amplitude of the side, which is closer to the external terminal, of the switching circuit is smaller, the moving quantity of the circuit is relatively small, and the problem that the electrical insulation performance of the battery pack is reduced due to the fact that the external terminal and the switching circuit are invalid after being subjected to multiple large-scale movements is avoided.
According to the battery pack provided by the embodiment of the application, the external terminal, the switching circuit and the bent pipe member are arranged in the space defined by the first wall part, the second wall part and the side part, so that the external terminal, the switching circuit and the bent pipe member form a shielding effect, and the electrical insulation performance of the battery pack is enhanced.
According to the battery pack provided by the embodiment of the application, the compensation assembly can further comprise a first compensation member and a second compensation member. In an embodiment, the first compensation member is connected to the compensation mounting portion, the second compensation member is connected to the compensation support portion, and the second compensation member is movably connected to the first compensation member such that the compensation support portion can be moved closer to the tank and further from the tank.
In an embodiment, one of the first compensation member and the second compensation member is sleeved outside the other of the first compensation member and the second compensation member. Thereby, even at the limit position where the compensation support portion can be away from the case between the first compensation member and the second compensation member, the stability of the connection of both the first compensation member and the second compensation member can be ensured due to the existence of the nesting relationship.
According to the battery pack provided by the embodiment of the application, the first compensation member and the second compensation member are in threaded connection, the compensation assembly can further comprise a telescopic support member, the telescopic support member is provided with two opposite ends, one of the two ends of the telescopic support member is connected with the first one of the first compensation member and the second compensation member, the other one of the two ends of the telescopic support member is abutted with the second one of the first compensation member and the second compensation member, and the telescopic support member has a stretching trend. In an embodiment, the telescopic support member provides a pre-tightening force for the first and second compensation members at all times, thereby avoiding wobble of the first compensation member relative to the second compensation member.
Embodiments according to the present application aim to provide a method for improving the tightness of the assembly of a battery pack with a vehicle chassis or battery compartment (i.e. the mounting area of the battery pack in a vehicle as mentioned above) by externally arranging fastening structures, improving the adaptation of the battery pack with the vehicle by changing the number, positions and replacement of relevant parts of the fastening structures, and simultaneously changing the terminal positions of the battery pack, so as to obtain higher assembly flexibility.
The specific installation mode of the embodiment of the application is as follows. The shrouding 2 has all been placed to the top and the bottom of side shell 1, and battery package body 3 installs inside the space that side shell 1 and two shrouding 2 enclose, and a plurality of evenly distributed's screw hole 101 have all been seted up to the one side that two shrouding 2 deviate from each other and the both sides of side shell 1, and two upper and lower shrouding 2 are fixed respectively at the top and the bottom of side shell 1 with first fastening bolt group 6 through a plurality of C-shaped fastening plates 5.
In the embodiment, one C-shaped fastening plate 5 corresponds to four first fastening bolt groups 6 and four threaded holes 101, two of the four threaded holes 101 are located on the side housing 1, and the remaining two threaded holes 101 are located on the two sealing plates 2 respectively, wherein one side of one or more C-shaped fastening plates 5 is provided with a first mounting plate 7, and the first mounting plate 7 is matched with the threaded holes 101 at corresponding positions through two second fastening bolt groups 8, so that the first mounting plate 7 is fixed on one side of the C-shaped fastening plate 5.
In the embodiment, an adjusting screw cylinder 9 is fixedly arranged on one side of the first mounting plate 7, an adjusting screw rod 10 is in screw connection with the adjusting screw cylinder 9, a rotary joint 11 is rotatably arranged at one end of the adjusting screw rod 10, a second mounting plate 12 is arranged at one end of the rotary joint 11, and the rotary joint 11 is rotatably connected with the second mounting plate 12.
In the embodiment, the second mounting plate 12 is provided with a top plate 13 through two third fastening bolt groups 14, a limiting telescopic rod 15 is arranged between the first mounting plate 7 and the second mounting plate 12, one end of the adjusting screw 10 is sleeved with a protective sleeve 16, and the other end of the protective sleeve 16 is sleeved on the adjusting screw 9.
So, first mounting panel 7, adjust spiral shell section of thick bamboo 9, adjusting screw 10, rotary joint 11 and second mounting panel 12, roof 13, spacing telescopic link 15 and protection sleeve 16 have constituted fastening structure, through setting up fastening structure, make when installing side shell 1, shrouding 2 with inside battery package body 3 in vehicle chassis or battery compartment inside, if the battery is whole to have easily not hard up, the problem of rocking, then a plurality of fastening structures that correspond quantity are installed respectively in shrouding 2's both sides corresponding position, and rotatory protection sleeve 16 drives adjusting screw 10 and rotate, make adjusting screw 10 at adjusting spiral shell section of thick bamboo 9 screw movement, thereby adjust the interval of roof 13 and first mounting panel 7, make roof 13 eventually can support and press on chassis or battery compartment's lateral wall, play the limiting function to the battery package is whole, improve the fastening of battery package installation, prevent that the battery package from being influenced in the automobile operation in-process because of rocking and leading to the stability of transmission.
In the embodiment, the first mounting plate 7 is assembled with the C-shaped fastening plate 5 through the second fastening bolt set 8, and the top plate 13 is assembled with the second mounting plate 12 through the third fastening bolt set 14, so that the first mounting plate 7 and the top plate 13 are of a detachable structure, therefore, the number and the positions of the first mounting plate 7 and the top plate 13 can be adjusted according to the shape and the position of an actual chassis and a battery compartment, and meanwhile, the top plate 13 can be replaced by different shapes, so that the top plate 13 is more matched with the internal structure of the battery compartment, thereby obtaining more stable supportability and improving the adaptability of the battery pack.
In the embodiment, through setting up protective sleeve 16 for protective sleeve 16 can wrap up adjusting screw 10 and adjusting screw's 9 hookup department together inside, thereby play dustproof dampproofing guard action to adjusting screw 10 and adjusting screw's 9 screw thread meshing department, avoid environmental factor to the meshing transmission of adjusting screw 9 and adjusting screw 10 to cause the influence, the life of adjusting screw 9 and adjusting screw 10, through setting up C shape fastening plate 5, make C shape fastening plate 5 both can lock two shrouding 2 at the top and the bottom of side shell 1, can provide the mounted position for fastening structure again.
In the embodiment of the application, an external terminal 4 is arranged on one side of a battery pack body 3, a side shell 1 is of a C-shaped structure, the opening of the side shell 1 corresponds to the position of the external terminal 4, an adapter socket 17 is inserted on the external terminal 4, and an adapter terminal 19 is arranged on the adapter socket 17 through a power transmission line 18.
In the embodiment, the adapter terminal 19 is sleeved with the assembly plate 20, threaded holes are formed in two sides of the opening of the side shell 1, the same slide plate 21 is installed in the two threaded holes in a sliding mode, the assembly hole is formed in the middle of the slide plate 21, the assembly plate 20 is located in the assembly hole, the top and the bottom of the slide plate 21 are both provided with the C-shaped clamping plates 22, the two C-shaped clamping plates 22 are fixed with the slide plate 21 through the fourth fastening bolt set 23, and the assembly plate 20 is limited in the assembly hole by the two C-shaped clamping plates 22.
In the embodiment, two slide bars 24 are fixed on one outward side of the slide plate 21, two horizontal long slide holes 103 are formed on one outward side of the two slide grooves 102, the two slide bars 24 are respectively located inside the two slide grooves 102, fastening screws 25 are mounted on one outward ends of the slide bars 24, fastening nuts 26 are screwed on one ends of the fastening screws 25, and through the arrangement of the slide bars 24, the adapter terminal 19 is assembled with the slide plate 21 through the assembly plate 20, the C-shaped clamping plate 22 and the fourth fastening bolt set 23, so that the adapter terminal 19 can move along with the slide plate 21.
Therefore, when the battery pack is mounted, the sliding plate 21 can be slid according to the internal conditions of the chassis and the battery compartment, so that the transfer terminal 19 is driven to horizontally move, the position of the transfer terminal 19 is changed, the transfer terminal is screwed on the fastening screw 25 by the fastening nut 26 and is contacted with the side wall of the side shell 1, the sliding plate 21 is locked, and the position of the transfer terminal 19 is fixed. In the embodiment, the transfer terminal 19 is electrically connected with the external terminal 4 on one side of the battery pack body 3 through the power line 18 and the transfer socket 17, so that the vehicle can be connected with the external terminal 4 through the transfer terminal 19, the terminal position of the battery pack can be finely adjusted according to actual conditions, and the adaptability of the battery pack is further improved.
In the embodiment of the application, a connecting spiral ring 27 is arranged on one side of a battery pack body 3, an external terminal 4 is positioned in the connecting spiral ring 27, a folding bent pipe 28 is arranged on one side of an assembly plate 20, a power transmission line 18 is positioned in the folding bent pipe 28, and one end of the folding bent pipe 28 is in threaded connection with the connecting spiral ring 27.
In the embodiment, the inner diameter of the folded bent pipe 28 towards one end of the assembly plate 20 is gradually reduced, so that one end of the folded bent pipe 28 is in a funnel shape, and the folded bent pipe 28 is arranged to wrap the power transmission line 18, the adapter socket 17 and the external terminal 4 inside, so that the power transmission line 18, the adapter socket 17 and the external terminal 4 are protected, the power transmission line 18 is limited, the shaking amplitude of the power transmission line 18 is reduced, the connection stability of the adapter socket 17 and the external terminal 4 is ensured, and the power transmission stability of the battery pack is improved.
According to a second aspect of the embodiment of the present application, a vehicle is provided, which includes the battery pack as described above, and has the above advantages, and will not be described herein. In an embodiment, the vehicle may be, for example, a new energy vehicle, the battery pack being a substantially powered battery pack from which at least part of the power of the vehicle may come.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the present application should not be construed as limiting the scope of the application, but rather should be understood to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the application as defined by the following description and drawings or any application directly or indirectly to other relevant art(s).