JP6554038B2 - Power storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a power storage device.

BACKGROUND In recent years, power storage devices such as lithium ion secondary batteries have been used as power sources for electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, or electric devices.
The battery module includes a battery pack in which a plurality of secondary battery cells are arranged in a case, and positive and negative electrodes of each secondary battery cell are electrically connected to each other by a bus bar or the like. The secondary battery device includes one or a plurality of such battery modules, and is connected to a controller on the vehicle side via a power supply terminal and a signal connector.

Among secondary battery devices, there are devices in which a circuit board for monitoring and controlling each secondary battery cell constituting a battery pack is accommodated in a case. In such a secondary battery device, when the circuit board is arranged at a position that does not overlap with the assembled battery in a plan view, the area of the secondary battery device increases, and when mounted on a vehicle or the like, the area of the accommodating portion to be installed is large. Become. For this reason, it is known to have a structure in which a circuit board is stacked and disposed on a battery pack.
As an example of such a structure, an input connector portion is provided in the cell monitoring module, and the input connector portion is directed outward so that its end surface is substantially flush with one side surface forming the peripheral side portion of the housing body. There is a structure that is attached to each other (for example, see Patent Document 1).

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2013-175442

  In the secondary battery device described in Patent Document 1, the end surface of the input connector portion is disposed on one side surface of the end portion of the housing body. An external connector connected to a cable or an external device is inserted into and removed from the input connector portion. In the structure in which the input connector is located on one side of the end of the housing body, the storage unit for installing the secondary battery device requires a space for moving the external connector inserted in and removed from the input connector. That is, conventionally, a space for inserting and removing the external connector is required in the housing portion in which the secondary battery device is installed, and the housing portion of the secondary battery device is larger than the area of the secondary battery device. It was supposed to be the area.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a power storage device includes a power storage element group in which a plurality of power storage elements are arranged, a circuit board that is disposed on the power storage element group and includes a circuit that monitors each power storage element, and an opening. A case main body having a cover and a cover that closes the opening and is attached to the case main body, is connected to the circuit board, is connected to the circuit board, and receives signals from the outside. A connector for performing output, wherein the cover includes a recess having a bottom parallel to the upper surface of the cover, and an opening provided adjacent to the bottom of the recess. Is arranged inside the upper surface of the cover so that the insertion / extraction direction of the connector is parallel to the bottom of the recess, and the connector extends in a direction parallel to the bottom of the recess. Be done A connection terminal having a connection part, wherein the connector is a female connector tip of the connection terminal is located inside the insertion end face of the connector.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the volume of the storage unit in which the power storage device is installed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The external appearance perspective view of the secondary battery apparatus as 1st Embodiment of the electrical storage apparatus of this invention. The disassembled perspective view of the secondary battery apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the secondary battery device viewed from the opposite direction of FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the case main body illustrated in FIG. 2. The perspective view of the state which accommodated the secondary battery cell and the partition member in the case main body illustrated by FIG. FIG. 3 is a top perspective view showing an assembled state of the secondary battery device shown in FIG. 2 with an upper cover removed. The enlarged view of the connector arrangement | positioning part vicinity shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7, in which (A) shows a state in which the external connector is inserted into the internal connector, and (B) shows a state in which the external connector is inserted into and removed from the internal connector. The top view which looked at the secondary battery apparatus 1 illustrated by FIG. 6 from upper direction. The figure corresponding to FIG. 9 which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

-First embodiment-
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a power storage device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, below, the secondary battery apparatus is illustrated and demonstrated as an electrical storage apparatus.
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view showing an appearance of a secondary battery device 1 according to the present embodiment. The secondary battery device 1 includes a case (housing) constituted by a case main body 2 and an upper cover 3. The HV terminal 81 and the HV terminal 21 which are external terminals are provided on both ends in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the secondary battery device 1. Each of the HV terminal 81 and the HV terminal 21 has a substantially U shape in plan view, and has a through hole 18 formed in a substantially central portion. By connecting an HV cable to the HV terminal 81 and the HV terminal 21, the secondary battery device 1 supplies power to an electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle, or an electric device. In the present embodiment, the HV terminal 81 is on the (+) side, and the HV terminal 21 is on the (−) side.
A signal connector 71 is disposed on the upper surface of the secondary battery device 1. The signal connector 71 is a signal connector of the controller of the secondary battery device 1, and is connected to the controller on the vehicle side to receive information exchange and power supply (for example, 12 V).
In the following description, the left-right direction, the front-rear direction, and the up-down direction are respectively illustrated directions.

(Overall structure of secondary battery device)
2 is an exploded perspective view of the secondary battery device shown in 1, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the secondary battery device seen from the opposite direction of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is the case shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of a main body.
The case body 2 is a rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped member having a bottom portion 2a and opened upward. The case body 2 is provided with a partition wall 30 extending in the front-rear direction at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction). The case body 2 is made of a resin such as PBT, for example. The partition wall 30 is integrally molded with the case body 2 by molding.
In the case main body 2, a plurality of secondary battery cells 4 and partition members 5 interposed between the adjacent secondary battery cells 4 are arranged in the longitudinal direction (left and right direction). Further, in the case body 2, the pressing cover 6, the pair of band plates 10, and the control substrate 7 are accommodated above the region in which the secondary battery cells 4 and the partition members 5 are arranged. Furthermore, in the case body 2, the junction box 8 and the relay 82 (see FIG. 3) are accommodated on the left side of the area where the secondary battery cell 4 and the partition member 5 are accommodated. Although only one relay 82 is shown in FIG. 3, the junction box 8 may include a plurality of relays such as positive and negative main relays and a negative electrode precharge relay. The case body 2 is formed with an inlet 22 for introducing a cooling medium such as air into the case and an outlet 23 for discharging the cooling medium from the case on the right side in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction).

  The upper cover 3 has a flat top surface 3a and a rectangular shape having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides in plan view. In the two corners on the rear side of the upper cover 3, recesses 11L and 11R that are recessed from the upper surface 3a are formed. At the bottom 12 of each of the recessed portions 11L and 11R, a U-shaped opening 12a (see FIG. 2) is provided along the outer periphery of the HV terminal 81 and the HV terminal 21. The HV terminals 81 and 21 are exposed from the opening 12 a of the bottom portion 12 of the concave portions 11L and 11R, respectively.

  A plurality of engagement pieces 2 c are provided on the upper end side of each of the pair of side portions 2 b of the case body 2. The engagement piece 2c is integrally formed with the case body 2 by molding. Each of the pair of long sides of the upper cover 3 is provided with a plurality of locking pieces 3 b that are locked to the respective engaging pieces 2 c of the case body 2. The locking piece 3b is integrally formed on the upper cover 3 by molding.

The secondary battery cell 4 is, for example, a lithium ion secondary battery.
The secondary battery cell 4 is a rectangular secondary battery cell in which a power generation element (not shown) is accommodated in a battery container formed by joining a battery can 42 and a battery lid 41 and a non-aqueous electrolyte is injected. is there. The battery can 42 and the battery cover 41 are made of, for example, a metal such as aluminum.
A positive electrode 43 is provided near one end of the battery lid 41 in the width direction (front-rear direction), and a negative electrode 44 is provided near the other end. The positive and negative electrodes 43 and 44 are connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the power generation element, respectively. The positive and negative electrodes 43 and 44 protrude upward from the flat upper surface of the battery lid 41.

  The secondary battery cell 4 has a bottom surface opposite to the battery lid 41, a large area front and back surfaces facing in the left-right direction, and a pair of small area side surfaces facing in the front-rear direction. The secondary battery cells 4 are linearly arranged such that the positive electrode 43 and the negative electrode 44 are alternately disposed on the opposite side, with the large-area front and back facing each other.

  A partition member 5 is disposed between the secondary battery cells 4. The partition member 5 is also disposed on the left side of the secondary battery cell 4 on the left end side and on the right side (front and rear ends in the arrangement direction) of the secondary battery cell 4 on the right end side. The partition member 5 is formed of, for example, a resin such as PBT (polybutylene terephthalate).

As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of horizontal ribs 24 extending in the front-rear direction and vertical ribs 25 disposed between the horizontal ribs 24 are formed on the bottom 2 a of the case body 2. Rectangular area surrounded by a pair of transverse ribs 24 and a pair of longitudinal ribs 25 is a housing area F _c of one secondary battery cell 4, the bottom of this housing area F _c rechargeable battery cell 4 The side is stowed.
Further, on the inner side of the pair of side portions 2 b extending in the left-right direction of the case main body 2, a raised portion 27 is formed in a region facing the longitudinal rib 25. Between the raised portions 27, sliding grooves 26 having a width equal to the thickness (length in the left-right direction) of the transverse rib 24 are formed. The partition member 5 is inserted into the slide groove 26, guided by the raised portion 27, and slidably mounted in the slide groove 26 in the vertical direction.
The lateral rib 24, the longitudinal rib 25 and the protrusion 27 are integrally formed on the case body 2 by molding.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the case main body illustrated in FIG. 2 in which the secondary battery cell and the partition member are accommodated. FIG. 6 illustrates the upper cover of the secondary battery device illustrated in FIG. It is an upper surface perspective view which shows the removed assembly state.
As described above, the bottom side of each secondary battery cell 4 is housed in the housing area F _c which is formed by transverse ribs 24 and longitudinal ribs 25 formed on the bottom 2a of the case body 2. A sliding groove 26 having a width substantially equal to the thickness (length in the left-right direction) of the horizontal rib 24 is interposed between the secondary battery cells 4, and the partition member 5 is inserted into the sliding groove 26. The The partitioning member 5 slides in the sliding groove 26 downward, and stops at a position where the lower end abuts on the upper surface of the lateral rib 24 formed on the bottom 2 a of the case body 2. In the state where the height (vertical length) of the partition member 5 is smaller than the height (length in the vertical direction) of the front and back surfaces of the secondary battery cell 4 and the partition member 5 is in contact with the inner surface of the bottom portion 2a. The upper end of the partition member 5 is located below the battery lid 41 of the secondary battery cell 4. This state is illustrated in FIG.

  The partition member 5 is formed of an insulating resin, and the secondary battery cell 4 expands during charging or the like, and the front and back surfaces of the partition member 5 are brought into contact with each other so that the adjacent secondary battery cells 4 come into contact with each other and are short-circuited. To prevent. Further, the partition member 5 is formed in a frame shape, and is provided with a gap S (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) as a cooling passage through which a cooling medium such as air flows between the adjacent secondary battery cells 4. As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the partition member 5 is formed such that the length in the front-rear direction is larger than the length in the front-rear direction of the secondary battery cell 4. A portion of the partition member 5 that protrudes from the front side surface of the secondary battery cell 4 is in communication with the inlet 22 of the cooling medium. The part of the partition member 5 that protrudes from the rear side surface of the secondary battery cell 4 is in communication with the discharge port 23 of the cooling medium. A cooling medium such as air flowing in from the inflow port 22 flows in the gap S of each partition member 5 and is discharged from the discharge port 23.

The plurality of secondary battery cells 4 and the partition members 5 arranged between the secondary battery cells 4 and at both ends in the arrangement direction of the secondary battery cells 4 are assembled batteries 1R arranged linearly (see FIG. 5). That is, a power storage element group is configured.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the pressing cover 6 is disposed on the top of the battery assembly 1R. A pair of band plates 10 extending in the left-right direction along the front side and the rear side are disposed on the pressing cover 6. The band plate 10 is fixed to the case body 2 by a fastening member 91 (see FIG. 6) such as a screw. The pressing cover 6 is clamped between the band plate 10 and the case body 2 and fixed on the battery assembly 1R. A control substrate 7 is disposed substantially at the center of the top surface of the pressing cover 6 in the front-rear direction. The control substrate 7 is fixed to the partition wall 30 of the case main body 2 by a fastening member 92 (see FIG. 6) such as a screw.
The pressing cover 6 is formed of, for example, a resin such as PP or PPE (modified polyphenylene ether).

  The control board 7 is electrically connected to an inter-cell bus bar 9 (see FIG. 6) that connects the secondary battery cells 4, and measures and monitors the voltage of each secondary battery cell 4. The inter-cell bus bar 9 is joined by welding or the like to the positive electrode 43 of one secondary battery cell 4 and the negative electrode 44 of the other secondary battery cell 4 adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction (left-right direction). Are connected in series. In addition to a circuit for monitoring and controlling the entire secondary battery device 1 mounted on the control board 7, signal connectors 71, 72, 73 (see FIG. 6) are mounted. The signal connector 71 is connected to a controller on the vehicle side to receive information exchange and a power supply (for example, 12 V). The signal connector 72 is a thermistor connector and takes in measured values of the surface temperature of some of the secondary battery cells 4 and the temperature of the cooling air. The signal connector 73 supplies power (for example, 12V) for operating a relay 82 (see FIG. 3) provided in the junction box 8 disposed adjacent to the left end side of the assembled battery 1R.

  In the state illustrated in FIG. 6, the upper cover 3 is attached to the case body 2 to constitute the secondary battery device 1 illustrated in FIG. 1. The upper cover 3 is formed of, for example, a resin such as PP (polypropylene).

  As described above, the upper cover 3 is provided with the two recesses 11L and 11R that are recessed from the upper surface 3a, and the HV terminals 81 and 21 are located at the bottoms 12 of the recesses 11L and 11R of the upper cover 3, respectively. It is disposed in an opening 12 a provided at 12 and exposed from the upper cover 3. The HV terminals 81 and 21 are each provided with a through hole 18 (see FIG. 1). Although not shown, each of the HV terminals 81 and 21 is placed on a terminal mounting member provided inside the case body 2, and is bolted to a screw hole of the terminal mounting member provided at a position corresponding to the through hole 18. , Etc., and fixed to the terminal mounting member.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the signal connector 71 is an internal connector attached to the control board 7. The signal connector 71 is disposed at an end portion on the left side of the control board 7 and at a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction of the control board 7.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the connector placement portion shown in FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7. FIG. 8A shows a state where the external connector is inserted into the internal connector, and FIG. 8B shows that the external connector is inserted into and removed from the internal connector. Indicates the state to be performed.
As described above, the control substrate 7 is fixed to the upper surface of the partition wall 30. The control board 7 is disposed substantially parallel to the upper surface 3a of the upper cover 3.
The upper surface 3 a of the upper cover 3 is provided with a recess 31 that is recessed from the periphery. The bottom 32 of the recess 31 is provided substantially parallel to the upper surface 3 a of the upper cover 3. An opening 33 is provided in the bottom 32. The opening 33 is provided substantially orthogonal to the bottom 32. The opening 33 may be formed to be inclined upward or downward, as long as the opening 33 intersects the bottom 32.

  On the upper surface 3 a of the upper cover 3, a connector cover portion 34 that is raised on the right end side of the recess portion 31 is provided. Below the connector cover 34, a space G (see FIGS. 8A and 8B) is formed. The signal connector 71 is disposed in a space G provided below the connector cover 34. As shown in FIG. 8B, the insertion / extraction end face 75 on the side of the opening 33 in the signal connector 71 is disposed inside the end face 34 a of the connector cover portion 34.

  A sealing member 37 is interposed between the signal connector 71 and the connector cover 34. The gap between the signal connector 71 and the connector cover 34 is sealed from the outside by the sealing member 37, and intrusion of water or the like can be prevented. 8A and 8B, the sealing member 37 is illustrated as a structure provided on one side portion between the upper surface of the signal connector 71 and the lower surface of the connector cover portion 34. The sealing member 37 may be interposed all around the signal connector 71 and the connector cover 34.

  The signal connector 71 is a receptacle attached to the control substrate 7 of the secondary battery device 1, that is, an input connector. The signal connector 71 has a plurality of connection terminals 76 (only one is shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B). Each connection terminal 76 is substantially L-shaped. The connection terminal 76 is inserted into a through hole of the control board 7 at one end side and soldered to a connection pad (not shown) of a circuit provided on the control board 7. A connection portion 76 a (see FIG. 8B) extending substantially parallel to the bottom portion 32 of the recess portion 31 is formed on the distal end side of the connection terminal 76. The tip of the connection portion 76 a is disposed inward of the end surface 34 a of the connector cover portion 34.

  An external connector 51, which is a plug connected to a cable (not shown), is inserted into and removed from the signal connector 71. The external connector 51 has a recess between the position pulled out from the signal connector 71 shown in FIG. 8B and the position inserted into the signal connector 71 shown in FIG. It is moved parallel to the bottom 32 of 31. As shown in FIG. 8B, the length of the external connector 51 in the left-right direction is shorter than the length of the bottom 32 of the recess 31 in the left-right direction. For this reason, the external connector 51 can be inserted into and removed from the signal connector 71 in the region of the bottom 32 of the recess 31. Thereby, the area of the accommodating part which installs the secondary battery apparatus 1 can be reduced.

  The bottom 32 of the recess 31 may be formed in communication with the left side surface of the upper cover 3. In that case, the length in the left-right direction of the external connector 51 may be shorter than the length in the left-right direction of the bottom 32 of the recess 31. In such a structure, the left end of the external connector 51 is inserted into and removed from the signal connector 71 in a state where the left end is disposed outside the left end of the bottom 32 of the recess 31. However, the secondary battery device 1 is accommodated in the conventional structure in which the entire length in the left-right direction of the external connector 51 is disposed on the outside of the left side surface of the case body 2 and is inserted into and removed from the signal connector 71. The area of the department can be reduced.

  The external connector 51 has an engagement piece 52 which can be elastically deformed, and a connection piece 53 formed of a conductive member. When the external connector 51 shown in FIG. 8A is inserted into the signal connector 71, the connection piece 53 of the external connector 51 is in contact with the connection portion 76a of the connection terminal 76 of the signal connector 71. . When inserted into the signal connector 71, the engagement piece 52 of the external connector 51 is bent downward by elasticity. Further, in the inserted state where the connection piece 53 contacts the connection portion 76 a of the connection terminal 76 of the signal connector 71, the engagement piece 52 of the external connector 51 engages with the signal connector 71 by a restoring force.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the secondary battery device 1 shown in FIG. 6 as viewed from above.
In the adjacent secondary battery cells 4 in the assembled battery 1R, the one positive electrode 43 and the other negative electrode 44 are connected by the inter-cell bus bar 9.

The HV terminal 81 is connected to the positive electrode 43 of the secondary battery cell 4 at the left end (right end in the drawing) of the assembled battery 1R by a positive side bus bar (not shown). The HV terminal 21 is connected to the negative electrode 44 of the secondary battery cell 4 at the right end (left end in the drawing) of the assembled battery 1R. That is, the HV terminal 81, which is the positive electrode side conduction terminal, and the HV terminal 21, which is the negative electrode side conduction terminal, are disposed opposite to each other at both ends of one side portion 2b in the longitudinal direction (left and right direction) of the case body 2. ing. The signal connector 71 is disposed at the central portion of the battery assembly 1R in the lateral direction (front-rear direction) of the case body 2. The signal connector 71 is disposed on the side edge on the left end side (the right end side in the figure) of the control board 7 in the longitudinal direction, and the junction box 8 is disposed adjacent to the left side of the control board 7.
In FIG. 9, the direction of current flow is indicated by arrows.

According to the said Embodiment 1, there exist the following effects.
(1) The upper surface 3a of the upper cover 3 is provided with a recess 31 having a bottom 32 parallel to the upper surface 3a of the upper cover 3, and an opening 33 adjacent to the bottom 32 of the recess 31. The signal connector 71 is disposed inside the upper surface 3 a of the upper cover 3 so that the insertion / removal direction of the signal connector 71 is parallel to the bottom 32 of the recess 31. Therefore, the area of the recess 31 provided in the upper cover 3 can be used as a movement area when the external connector 51 is inserted into and removed from the signal connector 71. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the area of the housing portion in which the secondary battery device 1 is installed.

(2) The signal connector 71 includes a connection terminal 76 having a connection portion 76 a extending in a direction parallel to the bottom portion 32 of the hollow portion 31. Therefore, the connection between the connection portion 76 a of the signal connector 71 and the connection piece 53 of the external connector 51 can be made reliable.

(3) The opening 33 of the upper cover 3 is arranged in a direction intersecting the bottom 32 of the recess 31, and the insertion / extraction end face 75 of the signal connector 71 is arranged inside the opening 33 of the upper cover 3. It is done. For this reason, it is possible to suppress migration due to water droplets adhering to the insertion / extraction end face 75 of the signal connector 71.

(4) The upper cover 3 has a connector cover 34 that protrudes from the periphery on the side opposite to the recessed portion 31 of the opening 33, and the insertion / extraction end face 75 of the signal connector 71 is open inside the connector cover 34. It is arranged inward from the portion 33. Therefore, the connector cover portion 34 can suppress the wetting of the insertion / extraction end surface 75 of the signal connector 71.

(5) A sealing member 37 is interposed between at least one opposite side of the upper cover 3 and the signal connector 71. For this reason, it is possible to suppress the infiltration of moisture from between the facing one side of the upper cover 3 and the signal connector 71.

(6) The signal connector 71 is provided on the control board 7, and the control board 7 and the junction box 8 are arranged at positions where they do not overlap in plan view. In the structure in which the signal connector 71 is disposed at one side edge of the housing, when the electrical component such as a junction box is disposed at the signal connector 71 at one side edge of the housing, the control board 7 is used as an electrical component It is necessary to extend the top to arrange the signal connector 71 on one side of the housing. In this structure, the control board 7 becomes large and expensive because it extends over the electrical components. In this embodiment, it is not necessary to extend the control board 7 to one side of the housing, and the control board 7 can be downsized.

Embodiment 2
FIG. 10 is a view corresponding to FIG. 9 and showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
In the second embodiment, the HV terminal 81 and the HV terminal 21 are disposed to face both ends in the short direction (front-rear direction) in the case main body 2.

  The HV terminal 81 is connected to the positive electrode 43 of the secondary battery cell 4 at the left end (the right end in the figure) of the assembled battery 1R by a positive bus bar (not shown). The HV terminal 21 is connected to the negative electrode 44 of the secondary battery cell 4 at the right end (the left end in the drawing) of the assembled battery 1 </ b> R by a negative bus bar 61. That is, the HV terminal 81 that is the positive electrode side energizing terminal and the HV terminal 21 that is the negative electrode side energizing terminal are disposed to face both ends of the case body 2 in the short direction (front-rear direction). The signal connector 71 is disposed at the central portion of the battery assembly 1R in the lateral direction (front-rear direction) of the case body 2. The signal connector 71 is disposed on the side edge of the left end side (right end side in the drawing) of the control board 7 in the longitudinal direction, and the junction box 8 is disposed adjacent to the left side (right side in the drawing) of the control board 7 There is.

Thus, the HV terminal 81 and the HV terminal 21 are disposed to face each other at both ends in the short direction in the case main body 2. Further, the signal connector 71 mounted on the control board 7 is disposed at the central portion of the battery assembly 1R in the short direction (front-rear direction) of the case body 2. In FIG. 10, the direction of current flow is indicated by arrows.
The other structure in the second embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, and the corresponding members are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
Also in the second embodiment, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In the above embodiment, the case main body 2 and the upper cover 3 are illustrated as a structure in which the case main body 2 and the upper cover 3 are vertically stacked. However, the case main body 2 and the upper cover 3 may be stacked in the lateral direction.

  In the said embodiment, the connector cover part 34 was illustrated to the upper cover 3 as a structure protruded from the circumference | surroundings. However, the connector cover 34 may be flat with the periphery thereof.

  In the above embodiment, the signal connector 71 is exemplified as a female type, but may be a male type. In this case, a female type is used as the external connector 51. The signal connector 71 and the external connector 51 are illustrated as an example, and connectors of different structures can be used.

  In the above embodiment, the signal connector 71 is illustrated as a structure soldered to the control substrate 7. However, the signal connector 71 may be fixed to a boss provided on the case main body 2 or another member accommodated in the case main body 2 and connected to the control substrate 7 by wiring.

  In the above embodiment, the signal connector 71 is illustrated as a structure attached to one side edge of the control board 7. However, the signal connector 71 may be disposed on the central portion side of the control board 7. In such a structure, the control board 7 may be provided with an opening or notch, the signal connector 71 may be disposed in the opening or notch region, and connected to the control board 7 by wiring.

  The bottom portion 32 of the recess 31 formed in the upper cover 3 is illustrated as a long shape in the longitudinal direction (left and right direction) of the upper cover 3. However, the bottom portion 32 of the recessed portion 31 may be formed in a shape that is long in the lateral direction (front-rear direction) of the upper cover 3. In this structure, the external connector 51 is inserted into and removed from the signal terminal 71 by moving in the short direction (front-rear direction) of the upper cover 3.

  The signal connector 71 is exemplified as a connector including a power supply terminal that supplies driving power to the relay 82 provided in the junction box 8. However, the signal connector 71 may be a connector having only control signal terminals, or may be replaced with a connector having only power supply terminals.

  In the said embodiment, the junction box 8 was illustrated as an electrical component. However, as an electric component, a single member such as an SD (service disconnect) switch or a relay or a fuse may be used. Alternatively, an electronic circuit assembly such as a DCDC converter can be used as an electrical component.

  In the said embodiment, the secondary battery apparatus which has a lithium ion secondary battery cell was illustrated as an electrical storage apparatus. However, the present invention can be applied to a secondary battery device having a secondary battery cell other than a lithium ion secondary battery cell, such as a nickel hydrogen battery cell, a lead battery cell, and a nickel cadmium battery cell. The present invention can also be applied to a power storage device having a power storage element such as a lithium ion capacitor.

  The structure inside the case, the cooling structure and the like in the above embodiment are merely shown as an example. The cooling structure and the internal structure may be different. The present invention is not limited to these contents. Other embodiments considered within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention are also included within the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Secondary battery apparatus 1R Battery assembly 2 Case main body 3 Top cover 4 Secondary battery cell 7 Control board 8 Junction box 21 HV terminal 31 Recessed part 32 Bottom part 33 Opening part 34 Connector cover part 37 Sealing member 51 External connector 71 For signals Connector 75 Insertion and removal end face 76 Connection terminal 76a Connection part 81 HV terminal G Space part

Claims (6)

A storage element group in which a plurality of storage elements are arranged; and
A circuit board disposed on top of the storage element group and having a circuit for monitoring each storage element;
A case main body having an opening, and a cover which closes the opening and is attached to the case main body, the housing accommodating the storage element group and the circuit board;
And a connector connected to the circuit board for performing input and output of signals with the outside,
The cover has a recess having a bottom parallel to the top surface of the cover, and an opening provided adjacent to the bottom of the recess.
The connector is disposed on the inside of the upper surface of the cover such that the insertion and removal direction of the connector is parallel to the bottom of the recess .
The connector has a connection terminal having a connection portion extending in a direction parallel to the bottom portion of the recess.
The power storage device , wherein the connector is a female connector in which a tip end of the connection terminal is positioned more inward than an insertion / extraction end surface of the connector . The power storage device according to claim 1 ,
The cover has a connector covering portion which is disposed on the opposite side of the opening to the recess and raised from the periphery, and the insertion / extraction end face of the connector is more inward than the opening at the inner side of the connector covering. A power storage device disposed on the side. A storage element group in which a plurality of storage elements are arranged; and
A circuit board disposed on top of the storage element group and having a circuit for monitoring each storage element;
A case main body having an opening, and a cover which closes the opening and is attached to the case main body, the housing accommodating the storage element group and the circuit board;
And a connector connected to the circuit board for performing input and output of signals with the outside,
The cover has a recess having a bottom parallel to the top surface of the cover, and an opening provided adjacent to the bottom of the recess.
The connector is disposed on the inside of the upper surface of the cover such that the insertion and removal direction of the connector is parallel to the bottom of the recess.
A power storage device, wherein a sealing member is interposed between at least one opposite side of the cover and the connector. In the electrical storage apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1- Claim 3 ,
Furthermore, an electrical component housed in the housing is provided,
The connector is provided on the circuit board;
The power storage device, wherein the circuit board and the electrical component are arranged at positions that do not overlap in a plan view. In the electrical storage apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1- Claim 3 ,
And a positive electrode terminal connected to the positive electrode of the storage element group, and a negative electrode terminal connected to the negative electrode of the storage element group.
The power storage device, wherein the positive electrode side terminal and the negative electrode side terminal are disposed at opposite ends of the storage element group in the arrangement direction of the storage element. The power storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 .
And a positive electrode terminal connected to the positive electrode of the storage element group, and a negative electrode terminal connected to the negative electrode of the storage element group.
The power storage device, wherein the positive electrode side terminal and the negative electrode side terminal are disposed at opposite ends in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the storage element of the storage element group.

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