CN219937210U - Module frame and module - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a module frame and module relates to battery technology field, include: the peripheral frame mechanism comprises two peripheral side plates and two peripheral end plates, the two peripheral side plates and the two peripheral end plates are oppositely enclosed to form the peripheral frame mechanism, and the peripheral frame mechanism is internally provided with an installation cavity. The beneficial effects of the utility model are that: through peripheral frame mechanism, realize can be with spacing and the fixed of electric core, make electric core arrange orderly placing to after the module is installed, the spacing groove that peripheral end plate first spacing limit formed can guarantee that fixed characteristic does not outstanding module end plate, effectively promote the compatibility of module installation at the inclusion, through well curb plate, when having guaranteed compatible turn-ups characteristic from top to bottom, increased spacing to electric core bottom surface, be favorable to reinforcing module structural strength, through the connection of well end plate and well curb plate, further promote module frame strength, the security and the stability of product have been improved.

Description

Module frame and module

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a battery technology field specifically relates to a module frame and module.

Background

When the current square battery double-row or multi-row module is designed, in order to be connected with the end plates at two ends, a bending part is arranged on the left side plate and the right side plate in the conventional scheme, the two end plates at two ends of the module can be welded and fixed, the same middle side plate can be considered to be connected with the end plates at two ends, and the conventional scheme is a welding scheme, so that the positioning difficulty is increased, the welding cost is increased, the production is not beneficial, meanwhile, the mode of the module is enhanced, a third end plate, namely the middle end plate, is increased in a technical scheme, the edge of the conventional middle side plate is increased with a flanging in the length direction, if the conventional middle side plate is an aluminum profile extrusion scheme, the middle side plate cannot be fixed with the middle end plate, and the welding failure can be caused by the fact that only 6 aluminum materials are consistent with the end plate materials at present in the process of automatic coating and profile extrusion;

therefore this patent aims at improving the curb plate and both ends end plate and is fixed, increases the fixed of curb plate and middle end plate in the middle of, improves module bulk strength.

Disclosure of Invention

The purpose of the present utility model is to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of the related art, and to provide a module frame.

In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a module frame comprising:

the peripheral frame mechanism comprises two peripheral side plates and two peripheral end plates, the two peripheral side plates and the two peripheral end plates are oppositely enclosed to form the peripheral frame mechanism, and an installation cavity is arranged in the peripheral frame mechanism;

the inner framework is arranged in the mounting cavity and is connected with the peripheral frame mechanism; the inner framework comprises a middle side plate and a middle end plate which are connected in an intersecting manner, a notch is formed in the middle side plate, and a third limit edge extends from the bottom of the inner wall of the notch of the middle side plate to two sides;

the middle end plate further comprises a long end plate and a short end plate, the long end plate is arranged on the upper end face of the third limit edge, the short end plates are respectively arranged on the lower end face of the third limit edge, through holes are formed in the upper end face of the third limit edge, fixing holes are formed in positions, corresponding to the through holes, of the middle end plate, fixing pieces penetrate through the through holes and the fixing holes, and the fixing pieces are used for enabling the long end plate, the third limit edge and the short end plate to be fixedly connected.

Further, the lower end of the middle side plate extends to two sides and is provided with second limiting edges, the lower end of the peripheral side plate is provided with a first limiting edge, the second limiting edge corresponds to the first limiting edge of the lower end of the peripheral side plate, and the lower end of the middle end plate is located on the first limiting edges of the lower ends of the two peripheral side plates.

Further, the upper end of the peripheral side plate is also provided with a first limit edge, and two first limit edges at the upper end and the lower end of the peripheral side plate and the peripheral side plate form a limit groove.

Further, the cross sections of the middle side plate and the third limiting edge along the direction perpendicular to the end face of the third limiting edge are T-shaped, and the middle side plate and the middle end plate are distributed in a cross shape integrally.

Further, both ends of the peripheral side plate are provided with buckling lugs which are arc-shaped and bend inwards towards the channel, the inner wall of the buckling lugs is provided with grooves, both ends of the peripheral end plate are arc-shaped and the surfaces of the peripheral end plate are provided with protruding blocks, and the grooves are matched with the protruding blocks.

Further, one side of the middle side plate, which is close to the peripheral end plate, is provided with a mounting block, one side of the mounting block, which is away from the middle side plate, is provided with a connecting piece, a connecting hole is formed in the position, corresponding to the connecting piece, of the peripheral end plate, the connecting piece is arranged in the connecting hole, one side, which is away from the mounting block, of the peripheral end plate is provided with a connecting fixing piece, and the connecting fixing piece is fixedly connected with the connecting piece.

Further, the four corners of the installation block are respectively provided with the connecting piece, the position of the peripheral end plate corresponding to the connecting piece is provided with a connecting hole, the connecting piece is arranged in the connecting hole, and the outer surface of the connecting piece is in threaded connection with a fixing nut.

Further, the connecting hole of the peripheral end plate is provided with a containing groove, and the connecting hole is formed in the inner wall of the containing groove.

In a second aspect, the utility model discloses still propose the module, including the module frame and at least two rows of electric core groups of arbitrary scheme of above-mentioned, every row of electric core group includes a plurality of electric cores of arranging along first direction, the electric core sets up in the installation cavity, first direction with the extending direction of well curb plate is parallel, well curb plate sets up between two adjacent rows of electric core groups, well end plate set up in between two adjacent electric cores in every row of electric core group.

Further, the lower end of the middle side plate extends to two sides and is provided with second limiting edges, the lower end of the peripheral side plate is provided with first limiting edges, the second limiting edges correspond to the first limiting edges of the lower end of the peripheral side plate, and two sides of the bottom of the battery cell correspond to the first limiting edges of the lower end of the peripheral side plate one by one and are attached to the second limiting edges of the middle side plate.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages: through peripheral frame mechanism, realize can be with spacing and the fixed of electric core, make electric core arrange orderly placing to after the module is installed, the spacing groove that peripheral end plate first spacing limit formed can guarantee that fixed characteristic does not outstanding module end plate, effectively promote the compatibility of module installation at the inclusion, through well curb plate, when having guaranteed compatible turn-ups characteristic from top to bottom, realized the automatic diolame technology of well curb plate, effectively reduce manufacturing cost, well curb plate both sides turn-ups have increased spacing to electric core bottom surface, be favorable to reinforcing module structural strength, through the connection of well end plate and well curb plate, further promote module frame strength, the security and the stability of product have been improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the whole of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of an end plate in the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective explosion diagram of the utility model.

Fig. 4 is a schematic front view of the whole of the present utility model.

Fig. 5 is a schematic top cross-sectional view of the present utility model.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 4.

In the figure:

1. a peripheral side plate;

2. a peripheral end plate;

3. a middle end plate;

4. a middle side plate;

5. a fixing nut;

6. a battery cell;

7. a first limit edge; 701. the second limit edge; 702. a third limit edge;

8. a mounting block;

9. and a containing groove.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiments of the utility model, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. While the utility model will be described in conjunction with the specific embodiments, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the utility model to the described embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the utility model as defined by the appended claims. It should be noted that the method steps described herein may be implemented by any functional block or arrangement of functions, and any functional block or arrangement of functions may be implemented as a physical entity or a logical entity, or a combination of both.

In order that those skilled in the art will better understand the present utility model, the following description will be made in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description.

Note that: the examples to be described below are only one specific example, and not as limiting the embodiments of the present utility model must be the following specific steps, values, conditions, data, sequences, etc. Those skilled in the art can, upon reading the present specification, make and use the concepts of the present utility model to construct additional embodiments not described in the present specification.

When the current square battery double-row or multi-row module is designed, in order to be connected with the end plates at two ends, a bending part is arranged on the left side plate and the right side plate in the conventional scheme, the two end plates at two ends of the module can be welded and fixed, the same middle side plate can be considered to be connected with the end plates at two ends, and the conventional scheme is a welding scheme, so that the positioning difficulty is increased, the welding cost is increased, the production is not beneficial, meanwhile, the mode of the module is enhanced, a third end plate, namely the middle end plate, is increased in a technical scheme, the edge of the conventional middle side plate is increased with a flanging in the length direction, if the conventional middle side plate is an aluminum profile extrusion scheme, the middle side plate cannot be fixed with the middle end plate, and the welding failure can be caused by the fact that only 6 aluminum materials are consistent with the end plate materials at present in the process of automatic coating and profile extrusion; therefore this patent aims at improving the curb plate and both ends end plate and is fixed, increases the fixed of curb plate and middle end plate in the middle of, improves module bulk strength.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the module frame, in this embodiment, please refer to fig. 1-2, the module frame of the present utility model includes: the peripheral frame mechanism comprises two peripheral side plates 1 and two peripheral end plates 2, wherein the two peripheral side plates 1 and the two peripheral end plates 2 are oppositely enclosed to form the peripheral frame mechanism, and an installation cavity is arranged in the peripheral frame mechanism; the inner framework is arranged in the mounting cavity and is connected with the peripheral frame mechanism; the inner framework comprises a middle side plate 4 and a middle end plate 3 which are connected in an intersecting manner, a notch is formed in the middle side plate 4, and a third limiting edge 702 extends from the bottom of the inner wall of the notch of the middle side plate 4 to two sides; the middle end plate 3 further comprises a long end plate 31 and a short end plate 32, the long end plate 31 is arranged on the upper end face of the third limiting edge 702, the short end plates 32 are respectively arranged on the lower end face of the third limiting edge 702, through holes are formed in the upper end face of the third limiting edge 702, fixing holes are formed in positions, corresponding to the through holes, of the middle end plate 3, fixing pieces penetrate through the through holes and the fixing holes, and the fixing pieces are used for enabling the long end plate 31, the third limiting edge 702 and the short end plate 32 to be fixedly connected;

in the utility model, a peripheral side plate 1 is connected with two peripheral end plates 2, a rectangular peripheral frame-shaped structure is integrally formed, a mounting cavity is formed in the middle of the peripheral side plate, a middle side plate 4 and a middle end plate 3 are arranged in the mounting cavity and form a cross shape, and the mounting cavity is formed into a grid shape by the middle side plate 4 and the middle end plate 3 and is used for placing a battery module into the mounting cavity in a double row or multiple rows;

the middle part of the middle side plate 4 is provided with a notch which is matched with the middle end plate 3, so that the middle side plate 4 and the middle end plate 3 are conveniently installed, the whole is a cross framework, the two sides of the inner wall of the notch of the middle side plate 4 are provided with third limiting edges 702, the middle end plate 3 is arranged on the third limiting edges 702, the middle end plate 3 and the third limiting edges 702 are respectively provided with corresponding fixing holes and through holes, the fixing holes and the through holes are internally provided with first bolts, and the middle side plate 4 and the middle end plate 3 are fixed, so that a peripheral frame mechanism is more stable;

the length of the long end plate 31 and the number of the short end plates are changed according to the number of rows of the modules, if three rows of the modules are provided, two middle side plates 4 are provided, the long end plate 31 is arranged on the upper end face of the third limiting edge 702 of the middle side plate 4, the short end plate 32 is arranged on the lower end face of the third limiting edge 702 of the middle side plate 4, and so on, a plurality of groups of modules can be arranged for fixing.

In this embodiment, the lower end of the middle side plate 4 extends to two sides to form a second limit edge 701, the lower end of the peripheral side plate 1 is provided with a first limit edge 7, the second limit edge 701 corresponds to the first limit edge 7 at the lower end of the peripheral side plate 1, and the lower end of the middle end plate 3 is located on the first limit edges 7 at the lower ends of the two peripheral side plates 1;

in the utility model, the second limit edge 701 of the middle side plate 4 and the first limit edge 7 at the lower end of the peripheral side plate 1 form flanging characteristics to block and limit the placed battery cell.

In this embodiment, the upper end of the peripheral side plate 1 is also provided with a first limit edge 7, and two first limit edges 7 at the upper end and the lower end of the peripheral side plate 1 and the peripheral side plate 1 form a limit groove;

in the utility model, one side of the peripheral side plate 1 extends out of a first limit edge 7, the cross section of the peripheral side plate 1 is U-shaped, a limit groove is formed in a gap between the peripheral side plates 1, and the limit groove is matched with the battery cell 6 and further fixes and limits the battery cell 6.

In this embodiment, the cross sections of the middle side plate 4 and the third limiting edge 702 along the direction perpendicular to the end face of the third limiting edge 702 are in a T shape, and the middle side plate 4 and the middle end plate 3 are integrally in a cross shape;

in the utility model, the middle side plate 4 and the middle end plate 3 can be conveniently connected and conveniently arranged in the peripheral frame mechanism to form a framework, thereby being convenient for connection with the framework and enabling the peripheral frame mechanism to be more stable.

In the embodiment, both ends of the peripheral side plate 1 are provided with buckling lugs which are arc-shaped and bend inwards towards the channel, the inner wall of each buckling lug is provided with a groove, both ends of the peripheral end plate 2 are arc-shaped and the surfaces of the peripheral end plate 2 are provided with convex blocks, and the grooves are matched with the convex blocks;

in the utility model, the two ends of the peripheral side plate 1 are provided with the buckling lugs which are arc-shaped and bend inwards, the inner wall of the buckling lugs is provided with the grooves, the two ends of the peripheral end plate 2 are arc-shaped and the surfaces of the two ends are provided with the convex blocks, and the grooves are matched with the convex blocks, so that the peripheral side plate 1 and the peripheral end plate 2 can be conveniently installed and detached.

In other embodiments, the peripheral end plate 2 and the peripheral side plate 1 are clamped, and the peripheral end plate 2 and the peripheral side plate 1 can be further fixed by welding or bonding;

in the utility model, the peripheral end plate 2 and the peripheral side plate 1 are more stable, and the subsequent fixing of the battery cell 6 is facilitated.

In the embodiment, a mounting block 8 is arranged on one side of the middle side plate 4, which is close to the peripheral end plate 2, a connecting piece is arranged on one side of the mounting block 8, which is far away from the middle side plate 4, a connecting hole is formed in the position, corresponding to the connecting piece, of the peripheral end plate 2, the connecting piece is arranged in the connecting hole, a connecting fixing piece is arranged on one side, which is far away from the mounting block 8, of the peripheral end plate 2, and the connecting fixing piece is fixedly connected with the connecting piece;

in the utility model, the mounting blocks 8 arranged on the two sides of the middle side plate 4 are attached to the peripheral end plate 2, the connecting piece on the mounting block 8 is inserted into the connecting hole of the peripheral end plate 2, the outer surface of the connecting piece is in threaded connection with the fixing nut 5, the fixing nut 5 is arranged at the outer side position of the peripheral end plate 2, and the middle side plate 4 is limited and fixed, so that the middle side plate 4 is stably arranged in the channel of the peripheral side plate 1, and the subsequent limitation of the battery cell 6 is facilitated.

In the embodiment, connecting pieces are arranged at four corners of the mounting block 8, connecting holes are formed in positions, corresponding to the connecting pieces, of the peripheral end plate 2, the connecting pieces are arranged in the connecting holes, and fixing nuts 5 are connected to the outer surfaces of the connecting pieces in a threaded mode;

in the utility model, the outer surface of the connecting piece is provided with threads, the connecting fixing piece is a nut, the nut is in threaded connection with the connecting piece, or the connecting piece is in snap connection with the connecting fixing piece, and the four corners of the connecting piece are provided with four connecting pieces, so that a better fixing effect can be achieved.

In this embodiment, the position of the connecting hole of the peripheral end plate 2 is provided with the accommodating groove 9, the connecting hole is provided on the inner wall of the accommodating groove 9, and the accommodating groove 9 can be used for accommodating the mounting block 8, thereby improving the space utilization rate;

in the utility model, the nut accommodating grooves 9 are arranged on two sides of the peripheral end plate 2, the connecting holes are arranged on the inner walls of the accommodating grooves 9, so that the accommodating grooves 9 on two sides are communicated, and after the connecting piece and the fixing nut 5 are installed, the fixing nut 5 is ensured not to exceed the plane of the peripheral end plate 2.

In this embodiment, the battery pack comprises a module frame and at least two rows of battery cell groups, each row of battery cell groups comprises a plurality of battery cells 6 arranged along a first direction, the battery cells 6 are arranged in the installation cavity, the first direction is parallel to the extending direction of the middle side plate 4, the middle side plate 4 is arranged between two adjacent rows of battery cell groups, and the middle end plate 3 is arranged between two adjacent battery cells 6 in each row of battery cell groups;

in the utility model, the battery cells 6 are arranged in a double row or a plurality of rows in the frame mechanism, and two sides of the battery cells are attached to the first limit edge 7 and/or the second limit edge 701 to limit and fix the battery cells 6.

In this embodiment, the lower end of the middle side plate 4 extends to two sides to form a second limiting edge 701, the lower end of the peripheral side plate 1 is provided with a first limiting edge 7, the second limiting edge 701 corresponds to the first limiting edge 7 at the lower end of the peripheral side plate 1, and two sides of the bottom of the battery cell 6 correspond to the first limiting edge 7 at the lower end of the peripheral side plate 1 one by one and are attached to the second limiting edge 701 of the middle side plate 4.

When the utility model is used, the following steps are: first, the peripheral side plate 1 and the peripheral end plate 2 are combined with each other to form a peripheral frame mechanism, the middle end plate 3 is placed into the middle side plate 4, the middle end plate 3 and the middle side plate 4 are formed into a cross shape, then a first bolt passes through the third limiting edges 702 of the middle end plate 3 and the middle side plate 4, the middle end plate 3 and the middle side plate 4 are fixed and installed, then the middle end plate 3 and the middle side plate 4 are placed into the frame mechanism, are screwed into the connecting holes of the peripheral end plate 2 through the connecting pieces on the mounting blocks 8, and then the fixing nuts 5 are screwed on the outer surfaces of the connecting pieces, so that the middle side plate 4 is fixed.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the azimuth or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", etc. are based on the azimuth or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of description and simplification of the description, and are not indicative or implying that the apparatus or element in question must have a specific azimuth, be constructed and operated in a specific azimuth, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Unless specifically stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "coupled" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

It should be noted that in the present application, relational terms such as "first" and "second" and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The foregoing is merely exemplary of embodiments of the present utility model to enable those skilled in the art to understand or practice the present utility model. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the utility model. Thus, the present utility model is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (10)

1. A module frame, comprising:

the peripheral frame mechanism comprises two peripheral side plates (1) and two peripheral end plates (2), the two peripheral side plates (1) and the two peripheral end plates (2) are oppositely enclosed to form the peripheral frame mechanism, and an installation cavity is arranged in the peripheral frame mechanism;

the inner framework is arranged in the mounting cavity and is connected with the peripheral frame mechanism; the inner framework comprises a middle side plate (4) and a middle end plate (3) which are connected in an intersecting manner, a notch is formed in the middle side plate (4), and a third limit edge (702) extends from the bottom of the inner wall of the notch of the middle side plate (4) to two sides;

the middle end plate (3) further comprises a long end plate (31) and a short end plate (32), the long end plate (31) is arranged on the upper end face of the third limiting edge (702), the short end plate (32) is respectively arranged on the lower end face of the third limiting edge (702), through holes are formed in the upper end face of the third limiting edge (702), fixing holes are formed in positions, corresponding to the through holes, of the middle end plate (3), fixing pieces penetrate through the fixing holes, and the fixing pieces are used for enabling the long end plate (31), the third limiting edge (702) and the short end plate (32) to be fixedly connected.

2. A module frame according to claim 1, wherein the lower end of the middle side plate (4) is provided with second limiting edges (701) extending to two sides, the lower end of the peripheral side plate (1) is provided with a first limiting edge (7), the second limiting edge (701) corresponds to the first limiting edge (7) of the lower end of the peripheral side plate (1), and the lower ends of the middle end plates (3) are located on the first limiting edges (7) of the lower ends of the two peripheral side plates (1).

3. A module frame according to claim 2, characterized in that the upper end of the peripheral side plate (1) is also provided with first limit edges (7), and that the two first limit edges (7) of the upper and lower ends of the peripheral side plate (1) and the peripheral side plate (1) form limit grooves.

4. A module frame according to claim 1, wherein the cross sections of the middle side plate (4) and the third limiting edge (702) along the direction perpendicular to the end face of the third limiting edge (702) are T-shaped, and the middle side plate (4) and the middle end plate (3) are integrally distributed in a cross shape.

5. A module frame according to claim 1, wherein the two ends of the peripheral side plate (1) are provided with buckling lugs which are arc-shaped and are bent inwards towards the channel, the inner wall of the buckling lugs is provided with grooves, the two ends of the peripheral end plate (2) are arc-shaped and the surfaces of the two ends are provided with protruding blocks, and the grooves are matched with the protruding blocks.

6. A module frame as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the side of the central side plate (4) adjacent to the peripheral end plate (2) is provided with a mounting block (8), the side of the mounting block (8) facing away from the central side plate (4) is provided with a connecting piece, the position of the peripheral end plate (2) corresponding to the connecting piece is provided with a connecting hole, the connecting piece is arranged in the connecting hole, the side of the peripheral end plate (2) facing away from the mounting block (8) is provided with a connecting fixing piece, and the connecting fixing piece is fixedly connected with the connecting piece.

7. A module frame according to claim 6, characterized in that the four corners of the mounting block (8) are provided with connecting pieces, the peripheral end plate (2) is provided with connecting holes corresponding to the connecting pieces, the connecting pieces are arranged in the connecting holes, and the outer surfaces of the connecting pieces are connected with fixing nuts (5) in a threaded manner.

8. A module frame according to claim 6, characterized in that the peripheral end plate (2) is provided with a receiving groove (9) at the location of the connecting hole, the connecting hole being provided in the inner wall of the receiving groove (9).

9. A module comprising a module frame according to any one of claims 1-8 and at least two rows of cell groups, each row of cell groups comprising a plurality of cells (6) arranged along a first direction, the cells (6) being arranged in the mounting cavity, the first direction being parallel to the extension direction of the middle side plate (4), the middle side plate (4) being arranged between two adjacent rows of cell groups, the middle end plate (3) being arranged between two adjacent cells (6) in each row of cell groups.

10. The module according to claim 9, wherein the lower end of the middle side plate (4) extends to two sides to be provided with a second limit edge (701), the lower end of the peripheral side plate (1) is provided with a first limit edge (7), the second limit edge (701) corresponds to the first limit edge (7) at the lower end of the peripheral side plate (1), and two sides of the bottom of the battery cell (6) are in one-to-one correspondence with the first limit edge (7) at the lower end of the peripheral side plate (1) and the second limit edge (701) of the middle side plate (4) to be attached.