JP2013073915A - Battery pack - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery pack in which a harness fixing member can be provided around a terminal with a simple structure.SOLUTION: In a battery pack, plural electric cells 7 are aligned and housed in a case 2, and spacers 8 are arranged between the respective electric cells 7. An insulation member 11 insulating the respective electric cells 7 and an outer lid 5 of the case 2 is arranged between a face on which terminals 41, 42 of the respective electric cells 7 are located, and the outer lid 5 covering the case 2. A stationary part 60 for fixing a harness connected to the terminals 41, 42 of the respective electric cells 7 to the insulation member 11 is decentered to a center line in a short side direction of the electric cell 7, and the stationary parts 60 of adjacent insulation members 11a, 11b are arranged in a zigzag manner to the center line in the short side direction of the electric cell 7.

Description

  The present invention relates to an assembled battery in which a plurality of single cells are combined, and more particularly to a structure for fixing a harness.

  Conventionally, in an assembled battery in which a plurality of single cells as described in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 are combined, it is necessary to install a harness to measure the voltage and temperature of the single cells. In many cases, it is desirable to arrange and fix the harness.

  Moreover, while securing the space and path | route which wire a harness, the member which fixes a harness is also required.

  As described above, when the space for wiring the harness, the route, and the harness fixing member are provided around the terminals of the unit cell, there is a problem that the structure is complicated and the assembly becomes complicated.

JP 2010-272251 A JP 2011-76967 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and provides an assembled battery in which a harness fixing member can be provided around a terminal with a simple structure, and the harness can be easily arranged and wired. This is the issue.

As means for solving the above problems, the present invention provides:
In an assembled battery in which a plurality of unit cells are arranged side by side and accommodated in a case, between each unit cell and the outer lid of the case, between the surface where the terminals of each unit cell are located and the outer lid covering the case Insulating members to be insulated are arranged, and a plurality of rows of fixing portions for fixing the harnesses connected to the terminals of the unit cells to the insulating members in the wiring direction of the harness parallel to the direction in which the unit cells are arranged in parallel. Is provided.
Here, the fixing part is provided eccentrically with respect to a center line parallel to the short side direction of the unit cell, and the fixing part of the insulating member adjacent to the center line parallel to the short side direction of the unit cell is provided. It is preferable to arrange them in a staggered manner.

  It is preferable to provide a guide portion along the wiring direction of the harness on the insulating member.

The guide part is
A first guide for guiding the harness from the terminals of the unit cell toward the center between the terminals;
It is preferable that the harness comprises a second guide portion that guides the harness from one side end to the other end of the central portion of the unit cell.

  It is preferable that both sides of the harness are guided by the first guide wall of one of the adjacent insulating members and the first guide wall of the other insulating member.

According to the present invention, since the plurality of rows are provided in the wiring direction of the harness parallel to the direction in which the cells are juxtaposed, the harness that is fixed to the fixing portion of the row on one side with respect to the wiring direction of the harness, It can classify | categorize into the harness fixed to the fixing | fixed part of the row | line | column of the other side, and the misconnection of a harness can be prevented. Moreover, the harness of each row | line can be made thin and an assembled battery can be reduced in size.
Further, the fixed parts are two rows when viewed from the whole insulating member of the assembled battery. However, since only one fixed part is required for each insulating member, a notch formed in the insulating member to provide the fixed part. Alternatively, the number of holes becomes one instead of two, and strength reduction of the insulating member can be prevented.

  Further, according to the present invention, the harness wired in the longitudinal direction of the unit cell from one terminal is bent by 90 ° in the short side direction of the unit cell, and the fixed part of the row farther from the center line in the short side direction of the unit cell By wiring, the bending radius of the harness can be increased, and the stress applied to the harness can be reduced.

  Moreover, by fixing the harness to all the fixing portions of the adjacent insulating members and wiring in a zigzag shape, the harness is less likely to be detached from the fixing portion, and the fastening force between the single cells can be strengthened.

The perspective view of the assembled battery which concerns on this invention. The exploded perspective view of the assembled battery of FIG. The exploded perspective view of an assembled battery assembly. The perspective view of a stack case, an end plate, and a stack outside. (A) is a perspective view of a spacer, (B) is a front view of a spacer. (A) The perspective view of two types of bottom members, (B) is the sectional drawing. (A) Perspective view of two types of inner lid members, (B) is a sectional view thereof. The perspective view which shows the condition which accommodates the set of a bottom member, a cell, and a spacer in a stack case. The perspective view which shows the condition which attaches a bus-bar and an inner cover member to the cell and spacer which were accommodated in the stack case. Sectional drawing of the assembled battery. The top view of the assembled battery which shows the wiring state of a harness. Sectional drawing which shows the cooling flow path of an assembled battery. Sectional drawing which shows the insulation structure around the terminal of a cell. The top view of the assembled battery which shows the other wiring state of a harness.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification, for convenience of explanation, as shown in FIG. 1, the X and Y axes orthogonal to each other in the horizontal plane and the Z axis in the vertical plane orthogonal to these X and Y axes are set. The directions parallel to the X, Y, and Z axes are referred to as the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction, respectively.

  FIG. 1 shows an assembled battery 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the assembled battery 1 is roughly composed of a stack case 2, end plates 3 a and 3 b, an assembly shaft 4, a stack outer lid 5, and an assembled battery assembly 6.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the stack case 2 is manufactured from a steel plate. The stack case 2 includes a rectangular bottom plate 12 extending in the X direction and the Y direction, and a left wall portion 13a and a right wall portion 13b that rise in the Z direction at both ends of the bottom plate 12 in the Y direction. Both ends in the X direction and the upper end in the Z direction of the stack case 2 are open.

The bottom plate 12 has a convex portion 14 whose central portion is formed slightly higher than both end portions in the Y direction. The convex portion 14 reinforces the bottom plate 12 and is formed so that a concave portion 54 of the bottom member 9 described later engages so as to be movable in the X direction.
The left wall portion 13 a and the right wall portion 13 b are composed of an outer wall 15 and an inner wall 16. The lower end of the outer wall 15 is formed integrally with the bottom plate 12 so as to be continuous with both ends of the bottom plate 12 in the Y direction. The lower end of the inner wall 16 is joined to the bottom plate 12. The outer wall 15 and the upper end 17 of the inner wall 16 are bent and joined in an L shape in a direction approaching each other.

Between the outer wall 15 and the inner wall 16 of the left wall portion 13a, there are provided two ribs 18a and 18b extending in the X direction and having both ends in the Y direction joined to the outer wall 15 and the inner wall 16. A space between the outer wall 15 and the inner wall 16 above the upper rib 18 a forms a first refrigerant passage 19. A space between the outer wall 15 and the inner wall 16 below the lower rib 18b forms a second refrigerant passage 20. The cross section perpendicular to the X direction of the first refrigerant passage 19 is formed smaller than the cross section perpendicular to the X direction of the second refrigerant passage 20. The size of the first refrigerant passage 19 and the second refrigerant passage 20 may be determined so that a large amount of refrigerant flows in a portion where the surface temperature of the unit cell 7 is high, and is not limited to the shape of the embodiment.
Similarly, a third refrigerant passage 21 and a fourth refrigerant passage 22 are formed in the right wall portion 13b by ribs 18a and 18b.

A plurality of first openings 23 communicating with the first refrigerant passage 19 are formed in the inner wall 16 of the left wall portion 13a at a constant interval that is the same as the arrangement interval of the spacers 8 described later in the X direction. Similarly, a plurality of second openings 24 communicating with the second refrigerant passage 20 are formed in the X direction at the same regular intervals as the first openings 23. The first opening 23 and the second opening 24 have the same width in the X direction, but have different lengths in the Z direction, and are formed so that the first opening 23 is smaller than the second opening 24. ing. Similar to the first refrigerant passage 19 and the second refrigerant passage 20, the size of the first opening 23 and the second opening 24 is determined so that a large amount of refrigerant flows in a portion where the surface temperature of the unit cell 7 is high. Well, the shape of the embodiment is not limited.
A third opening 25 and a fourth opening 26 similar to the first opening 23 and the second opening 24 of the left wall 13a are also formed on the inner wall 16 of the right wall 13b.

  Nuts 27 for fixing the stack outer lid 5 with screws are fixed to the upper end portions 17 of the wall portions 13a and 13b.

  The end plates 3 a and 3 b are plate-like members that close the openings at both ends in the X direction of the stack case 2. In FIG. 4, at one end portion of the left end plate 3 a, a first refrigerant inlet 28 that communicates with the first refrigerant passage 19 of the left wall 13 a of the stack case 2 and a second refrigerant inlet 29 that communicates with the second refrigerant passage 20. Is formed. Similarly, at the end of the right end plate 3b, a first refrigerant outlet 30 that communicates with the third refrigerant passage 21 of the right wall 13b of the stack case 2 and a second refrigerant outlet 31 that communicates with the fourth refrigerant passage 22 are provided. Is formed. The first and second refrigerant inlets 28 and 29 and the first and second refrigerant outlets 30 and 31 have protrusions 32 protruding toward the stack case 2 at the edges facing the stack case 2. The part 32 is inserted into the first and second refrigerant passages 19 and 20, the third and fourth refrigerant passages 21 and 22, so that the cooling medium does not leak from the gap between the stack case 2 and the end plates 3a and 3b. It has become. A slit 33 into which an insertion piece 39 of the stack outer lid 5 to be described later is inserted is formed on the upper end surfaces of the end plates 3a and 3b. Further, a notch 34 for pulling out a harness is formed at the center of the upper end surfaces of the end plates 3a and 3b.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the assembly shaft 4 is a round bar inserted between the two ribs 18 a and 18 b of the stack case 2. The assembly shaft 4 includes a central large-diameter portion 35 and small-diameter portions 36 at both ends. Nuts 37 are attached to the small diameter portions 36 at both ends of the shaft 4. The length of the central large diameter portion 35 of the shaft 4 is longer than the length of the stack case 2 in the X direction, and nuts 37 are fastened to the small diameter portions 36 at both ends of the shaft 4 via the end plates 3a and 3b. However, the stack case 2 is formed so as not to be crushed.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the stack outer lid 5 is manufactured from a steel plate. At both ends in the Y direction of the stack outer lid 5, attachment pieces 38 that are screwed to the upper end portion 17 of the stack case 2 by being bent toward the stack case 2 in the Z direction are formed. Insertion pieces 39 to be inserted into the slits 33 of the end plates 3a and 3b are formed at both ends of the stack outer lid 5 in the X direction by bending in the Z direction toward the end plates 3a and 3b. The stack outer lid 5 has a convex portion 40 formed slightly higher than both end portions in the Y direction at the central portion of the inner surface. The convex portion 40 is formed so as to reinforce the stack outer lid 5 and engage with a concave portion 71 of the inner lid member 11 to be described later to hold the inner lid member 11.

  In FIG. 3, the assembled battery assembly 6 includes a plurality of single cells 7, one spacer 8 more than the assembled battery 7, the same number of bottom members 9 as the assembled battery 7, and one bus bar 15 less than the assembled battery 7. , And the same number of inner lid members 16 as the assembled battery 7.

  The unit cell 7 is a non-aqueous secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery. The unit cell 7 has a width in the X direction, a depth in the Y direction, and a height in the Z direction that can be accommodated between the left wall portion 13 a and the right wall portion 13 b of the stack case 2. The unit cell 7 has positive and negative electrodes 41 and 42 on the upper surface. The single battery 3 may literally be a single battery, or may be composed of a plurality of small battery units arranged in the X direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the spacer 8 is molded from a synthetic resin. The spacer 8 has an upper beam 43 and a lower beam 44 extending in the Y direction. Between the upper beam 43 and the lower beam 44, a first uneven portion 45, a second uneven portion 46, and a straight portion 47 are provided. Is formed.
The first concavo-convex portion 45 has a concave portion and a convex portion alternately formed in a waveform in the Z direction on the first surface viewed from the X direction. The concave portion and the convex portion are also formed on the second surface on the back side of the first surface. Waveforms are formed alternately in the direction.
As in the first uneven portion 45, the second uneven portion 46 has concave portions and convex portions alternately formed in a waveform, but the concave portions and convex portions of the first uneven portion 45 are formed in reverse.
The straight portion 47 connects the upper rail 43 and the lower rail 44, extends straight in the Z direction, and prevents the spacer 8 from extending in the Z direction.

An insulating wall 48 having a width in the Y direction larger than the terminals 41, 4 of the unit cell 7 is integrally formed near one end of the upper end of the upper rail 43 of the spacer 8 so as to protrude upward. By forming the insulating wall 48 integrally with the spacer 8, it is not necessary to provide the insulating wall 48 as a separate component separately, and the number of components is reduced. Two engagement holes 49a and 49b are formed in the insulating wall 48 side by side in the Y direction. Engagement protrusions 65 of the inner lid member 11, which will be described later, are engaged with the engagement holes 49a and 49b.
A pair of engaging claws 50a and 50b are formed on both sides of the lower end of the lower rail 43 of the spacer 8, respectively. The engaging claws 50a and 50b are formed by forming a claw at the tip of the elastic arm, and engage with an engaging hole 53 of the bottom member 9 described later.

As shown in FIG. 6, the bottom member 9 is molded from a synthetic resin. The bottom member 9 is provided corresponding to each unit cell 7. The bottom member 9 includes a base 51 on which one cell 7 is placed on the upper surface, and protruding pieces 52 that rise in the Z direction from both ends of the base 51 in the Y direction.
The base 51 is formed with an engagement hole 53 that engages with a pair of engagement claws 50a and 50b of the spacer 8 at one side end. A recess 54 is formed on the bottom surface of the base 51 to engage with the protrusion 14 of the stack case 2 described above. A long hole 55 is formed in the base 51 in order to reduce weight and prevent sink marks during molding.
The protruding piece 52 is interposed in the gap between the left and right wall portions 13a, 13b of the stack case 2 and the unit cell 7, and prevents the unit cell 7 from moving in the Y direction.
Since the bottom member 9a located at the extreme end in the X direction of the assembled battery assembly 6 is formed with engagement holes 53 on both side ends of the base 51 so that the two spacers 8 are attached, the other bottom member 9 It is formed wider than.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the bus bar 10 is made of a conductive plate-like material, and electrically connects the positive terminal 41 and the negative terminal 42 of the adjacent unit cell 7.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the inner lid member 11 is molded from a synthetic resin. The inner lid member 11 is provided corresponding to each unit cell 7. The inner lid member 11 is composed of two types, a first inner lid member 11a and a second inner lid member 11b. The inner lid member 11 has the same width as the short side dimension of the unit cell 7 when viewed from the surface of the unit cell 7 where the terminals 41 and 42 are present, and has the same length as the long side dimension of the unit cell 7 Have.

The first inner lid member 11 a includes a central base portion 56, a terminal insulating portion 57 formed higher on both sides of the base portion 56 than the base portion 56, and a protruding portion 58 that falls in the Z direction from the end of the terminal insulating portion 57. It has become. The width of the base portion 56 of the first inner lid member 11a has the same width as the dimension in the short side direction of the unit cell 7 when the surface of the unit cell 7 with the terminals 41 and 42 is seen. Further, the length of the base portion 56 between the left and right terminal insulating portions 57, 57 of the first inner lid member 11 a has the same length as the dimension in the long side direction of the unit cell 7.
At the center of the upper surface of the base portion 56, a notch 59 is formed at one side end in the X direction, and a fixing portion 60 comprising a pair of bending arms for fixing the harness to the opposite edge portion of the notch 59. Is formed. In addition, at one end portion of the upper surface of the base portion 56, a first guide portion 61a extending in the Y direction from a position near one side end toward the center, and from the end of the first guide portion 61a toward the other side end. A guide portion 61 including a second guide portion 61b extending in the X direction is formed. Similarly, at the other end of the upper surface of the base portion 56, a first guide portion 61a extending in the Y direction from the position near one side end toward the center, and from the end of the first guide portion 61a to the other side end. A guide portion 61 including a second guide portion 61b extending in the X direction is formed. Moreover, the opening 62 for weight reduction, material reduction, and prevention of a molding defect is formed in the both ends of the base 56. FIG.

  The terminal insulating portion 57 is formed with a notch 63 on one side edge. The notch 63 is located above the terminals 41 and 42 of the unit cell 7 and the half of the terminals 41 and 42 is exposed when the first inner lid member 11 a is mounted on the unit cell 7. It is formed in the position. The reinforcing rib 64 provided on the other side edge of the terminal insulating portion 57 is opposed to the insulating wall 48 of the spacer 8 and engages with one of the engaging holes 49 a and 49 b of the insulating wall 48. Is formed.

  Reinforcing ribs 66 are formed on both side edges in the X direction on the protruding portion 58, and a reinforcing plate 67 is formed by connecting the reinforcing ribs 66 into a box shape. An engaging groove 68 is formed at the upper end of the reinforcing rib 66. A taper 69 tapering downward is formed at the lower ends of both the reinforcing ribs 66.

The second middle lid member 11b is formed mirror-symmetrically with the first middle lid member 11a when viewed in the XY plane, except for the fixing portion 60, the engagement protrusion 65, and the engagement groove 68.
The fixing portion 60 of the base portion 56 of the second inner lid member 11b is formed on the same side edge as the fixing portion 60 of the first inner lid member 11a, but is formed on the opposite side to the center line C in the X direction. ing.
The engagement protrusion 65 of the terminal insulating portion 57 of the second inner lid member 11b is formed on the side edge opposite to the engagement protrusion 65 of the terminal insulating portion 57 of the first inner lid member 11a, and is the center line in the X direction. It is formed far away.
An engagement protrusion 70 that engages with the engagement groove 68 of the first middle lid member 11a is formed on the protrusion 58 of the second middle lid member 11b.

  Next, an assembly procedure of the assembled battery 1 having the above configuration will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the shaft 4 is inserted between the ribs 18 a and 18 b of the stack case 2, a nut 32 is attached to one end of the shaft 4 via the end plate 3 a, and the end plate 3 a is attached to the stack case 2. The other end of the stack case 2 is left open against one end. The end plate 3a may be attached after the assembled battery assembly 6 is accommodated.

  Next, the engaging claws 50 a and 50 b at the lower end of the spacer 8 are engaged with the engaging holes 53 of the bottom member 9 so that the spacer 8 and the bottom member 9 are integrated, and the unit cell 7 is placed on the bottom member 9. One set of the spacer 8, the bottom member 9, and the unit cell 7 is inserted from the open end of the stack case 2, and the concave portion 54 of the bottom member 9 is engaged with the convex portion 14 of the stack case 2. It is slid in the X direction toward the back of the container and accommodated in the stack case 2. Similarly, one set of all the other spacers 8, the bottom member 9, and the unit cell 7 is accommodated in the stack case 2. A spacer 8 is attached to both ends of the last bottom member 9a so that the unit cell 7 is sandwiched between the two spacers 8 and 8 and accommodated in the stack case 2. The spacers 8 are arranged so that the insulating portions 48 are alternately left and right when viewed from the X direction. In this manner, the insulating wall 48 of the spacer 8 and the terminal side of the assembled battery 1, that is, the Z direction, are arranged in a staggered manner in the direction from the single battery at one end of the assembled battery to the single battery at the other end, that is, in the X direction. The

Here, if the insulating walls 48 of the spacer 8 are not in a staggered arrangement due to misassembly, the engaging claws 50a and 50b of the spacer 8 can be obtained by pulling the insulating wall 48 of the spacer 8 incorrectly arranged upward. Is disengaged from the engagement hole 53 of the bottom member 9, so that only the spacer 8 can be pulled out and can be arranged in the correct direction.
Since the insulating wall 48 is integrally formed on the spacer 8, there is no need to attach the insulating wall 48 separately, the structure around the terminals 41 and 42 is simplified, and only the spacer 8 needs to be attached. Becomes easier.

  After all the spacers 8, the bottom members 9, 9a, and the single cells 7 are accommodated in the stack case 2, the end plate 3b is applied to the open end of the stack case 2, and the nut 32 is attached to the shaft 4 protruding from the end plate 3b. And tighten. At this time, since the large-diameter portion 35 of the shaft 4 is longer than the length of the stack case 2, the length of the end plate 2 in the X direction is not shortened from the length of the large-diameter portion 35 of the shaft 4 even when the nut 32 is tightened. The stack case 2 is not crushed.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9, the bus bar 10 is attached to the electrodes 41 and 42 of the adjacent unit cells 7, and all the unit cells 7 are connected in series. Next, the inner lid members 11 a and 11 b are mounted on each unit cell 7. At this time, the first middle lid member 11a and the second middle lid member 11b are alternately mounted, the notch 63 and the notch 63 are opposed to each other at one end side, and the engagement projection 65 and the engagement projection 65 are located at the other end side. Try to face each other. Then, the engagement protrusion 65 of the first inner lid member 11 a is engaged with one adjacent engagement hole 49 a of the spacer 8, and the engagement protrusion 65 of the second intermediate lid member 11 b is engaged with the other adjacent engagement of the spacer 8. Engages with the joint hole 49b. Here, even if the second middle lid member 11b is to be mounted on the left and right sides, the engagement projections of the first middle lid member 11a are already in the engagement holes 49b with which the engagement projections 65 of the second middle lid member 11b are engaged. Since 65 is engaged, the second inner lid member 11b cannot be mounted. Thereby, the incorrect assembly | attachment of the inner cover members 11a and 11b can be prevented.

  FIG. 13 shows an insulating structure around terminals 41 and 42 of adjacent unit cells 7 and 7. Since the insulating wall 48 of the spacer 8 is located between the terminals 41 and 42, and the terminal insulating portions 57 of the first inner lid member 11a and the second inner lid member 11b are engaged with the insulating wall 48, In FIG. 13, a long creepage distance from the terminal 41 of the left unit cell 7 to the terminal 42 of the right unit cell 7 is secured, and the terminals 41 and 42 of the adjacent unit cells 7 and 7 are electrically sufficiently insulated. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the protrusions 58 of the first middle lid member 11 a and the second middle lid member 11 b are inserted between the wall portions 13 a and 13 b of the stack case 2 and the unit cell 7, and thus the unit cell 7. Is prevented from shifting in the Y direction. In order to prevent the cell 7 from shifting in the X direction, an elastic member such as a leaf spring may be interposed between the end plates 3a and 3b and the spacer 8 facing the end plates 3a and 3b.

In the state in which the first inner lid member 11a and the second inner lid member 11b are mounted, the fixed portions 60 of the first inner lid member 11a and the second inner lid member 11b are arranged with the unit cells 7 in parallel as shown in FIG. They are arranged in two rows in the wiring direction of the harness parallel to the direction (left and right direction in the figure), in other words, staggered with respect to the short-side direction center line of the unit cell 7.
Therefore, for example, a voltage measuring harness is wired to the fixing portion 60 on one side of the center line in the short side direction of the unit cell 7, and the temperature measuring is applied to the fixing portion 60 on the other side of the row. By wiring the harness, the harness can be classified and wired. Thereby, the misconnection of different types of harnesses can be prevented. Moreover, since the fixing | fixed part 60 becomes 2 rows, since the number of the harnesses of each row | line | column can be reduced, the bundle | bundle of a harness becomes thin and an assembled battery can be reduced in size.

  Further, the fixing portions 60 of the first inner lid member 11a and the second inner lid member 11b are generally two rows, but each inner lid member 11a, 11b is provided with only one fixing portion. Yes. For this reason, in order to provide the fixing | fixed part 60, the number of the notches 59 formed in each inner lid member 11a, 11b becomes one instead of two, and the strength reduction of each inner lid member 11a, 11b can be prevented. .

  As a specific wiring method, as shown in FIG. 11, a voltage detection harness H is connected to each of the terminals 41 and 42, and the first guides of the adjacent first middle lid member 11a and second middle lid member 11b are connected. Wiring toward the center along the guide groove formed by the member 61a, bending at 90 ° at the center, wiring along the guide groove formed by the adjacent second guide member 61b, and fixing to the fixing portion 60 as appropriate However, it is led out of the stack case 2 through the notches 34 of the end plates 3a and 3b. Here, when the harness H is bent by 90 °, the bending radius of the harness H can be increased by wiring to the fixed portion 60 in the row farther from the short-side direction center line of the unit cell 7. The stress applied to H can be reduced.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 14, the harness H is fixed to the fixing part 60 by fixing the harness H to all the fixing parts 60 of the adjacent first middle lid member 11a and the second middle lid member 11b and wiring them in a zigzag manner. And the fastening force of the harness H between the single cells 7 can be strengthened.

  When the wiring is completed, the stack outer lid 5 is placed in the upper opening of the stack case 2, the attachment pieces 38 of the stack outer lid 5 are stacked on the upper end portions 17 at both ends of the stack case 2, and the insertion pieces 39 of the stack outer lid 5 are placed. Are inserted into the slits 33 of the end plates 3a, 3b and attached by bolting. At this time, the convex portion 40 of the stack outer lid 5 is fitted into a concave portion 71 formed by a step between the base portion 56 of the first inner lid member 11a and the second inner lid member 11b and the terminal insulating portions 57 on both sides thereof. Then, the first middle lid member 11 a and the second middle lid member 11 b are pressed toward the unit cell 7.

  Assembling of the assembled battery 1 is completed as described above, but the assembling procedure is not limited to this, and all the unit cells 7, the spacers 8 and the bottom member 9 are assembled outside the stack case 2, The assembly 6 may be accommodated in the stack case 2 at a time.

  Then, the effect | action of the assembled battery 1 is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the refrigerant introduced into the first refrigerant passage 19 and the second refrigerant passage 20 of the left wall portion 13 a of the stack case 2 passes through the first opening portion 23 and the second opening portion 24 of the inner wall 16, respectively. It flows into the first and second uneven portions 45 and 46 of the spacer 8. While sequentially passing through the first and second uneven portions 45 and 46, the refrigerant cools the adjacent unit cells 7. The refrigerant that has passed through all the first and second uneven portions 45 and 46 of the spacer 4 passes through the third opening 25 and the fourth opening 26 of the right wall portion 13b of the stack case 2 and passes through the third refrigerant passage 21 and the fourth refrigerant. It flows out into the refrigerant passage 22.

1 battery pack 2 stack case 5 outer lid 7 single cell 8 spacer 10 bus bar 11 inner lid member (insulating member)
41 positive terminal 42 negative terminal 60 fixed part 61a, 61b guide part H harness

Claims (5)

  In an assembled battery in which a plurality of unit cells are arranged side by side and accommodated in a case, between each unit cell and the outer lid of the case, between the surface where the terminals of each unit cell are located and the outer lid covering the case Insulating members to be insulated are arranged, and a plurality of rows of fixing portions for fixing the harnesses connected to the terminals of the unit cells to the insulating members in the wiring direction of the harness parallel to the direction in which the unit cells are arranged in parallel. An assembled battery characterized by being provided in the above.   The fixing portion is provided eccentrically with respect to a center line parallel to the short side direction of the unit cell, and adjacent fixing parts of the insulating members are staggered with respect to the center line parallel to the short side direction of the unit cell. The assembled battery according to claim 1, wherein   The assembled battery according to claim 1, wherein a guide portion is provided on the insulating member along a wiring direction of the harness. The guide part is
A first guide for guiding the harness from the terminals of the unit cell toward the center between the terminals;
The assembled battery according to claim 3, comprising a second guide portion that guides the harness from one side end to the other end of the central portion of the unit cell.   The assembled battery according to claim 4, wherein both sides of the harness are guided by the first guide portion of the one adjacent insulating member and the first guide portion of the other insulating member.

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