JP7034106B2 - Conductive module - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a conductive module.

Conventionally, in vehicles such as electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles, a battery module that supplies power to a rotating machine that is a driving source thereof and a battery monitoring unit for monitoring the battery status of a plurality of battery cells forming the battery module are used. And, are installed. Further, the vehicle is equipped with a conductive module that is at least responsible for the electrical connection between the battery cell and the battery monitoring unit. The conductive module may also be responsible for the electrical connection between the battery cells. For example, a conductive module is provided with a plurality of conductive terminal connection parts that electrically connect the electrode terminals of adjacent battery cells to each other, and by electrically connecting the electrode terminals to each other with each terminal connection component, each battery cell is provided. Are connected in series or in parallel. Further, this conductive module is provided with an electric wire for electrically connecting to the terminal connection component for each terminal connection component, and by electrically connecting each electric wire to the battery monitoring unit, a signal related to the battery state of each battery cell can be transmitted. Send to the arithmetic processing device of the battery monitoring unit. The conductive module includes each terminal connection component and an insulating accommodating component for accommodating each electric wire. For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses this type of conductive module.

Japanese Patent No. 5734607

By the way, in the conductive module, a plurality of electric wires are bundled, and the bundled multiple electric wires (hereinafter, also referred to as "aggregated electric wires") are physically and physically related to an electrical connection object such as a battery monitoring unit. It is electrically connected. Therefore, in this conductive module, the integrated electric wire may be bent depending on the wiring path of the electric wire and the location of the electrical connection object. At the bent portion of the aggregated electric wire, twisting may occur at the same time as bending, and a reaction force against bending and a reaction force against twisting are generated. In this conductive module, it is desirable to suppress the reaction force of the bent portion so that the integrated electric wire is arranged along the desired wiring path.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a conductive module capable of suppressing a reaction force generated in a bent portion of an integrated electric wire.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a flat plate-shaped main body that is physically and electrically connected to the electrode terminal of the battery module, and a wire connection portion that is offset in a crank shape with respect to the plane of the main body. For each terminal connection component, one terminal is electrically connected to the electric wire connection portion of the conductive terminal connection component, and measures are arranged along the arrangement direction of the respective terminal connection components arranged. It includes an electric wire, a first accommodating part and a second accommodating part that are assembled and fixed to each other, a cover, and a holding mechanism that holds the cover, and the first accommodating part accommodates each of the electric wires. , A first accommodating body for arranging each of the accommodated electric wires from the one terminal side toward the other terminal side along the arrangement direction, and the electric wire connection portion of each of the terminal connection parts, respectively. It has a second accommodating body for accommodating the one terminal of the electric wire, and electrically connecting the accommodating electric wire connecting portion and the one terminal of the electric wire for each electric wire. The accommodating parts include a third accommodating body for accommodating the main body of each of the terminal connecting parts, and a connecting object accommodating body for accommodating an electrically connected object to which the other terminal of each of the electric wires is electrically connected. The cover has, and the cover outwards the bent portion of the aggregated electric wire in which a plurality or all of the electric wires drawn outward from the first accommodating body on the other terminal side are bundled. It is covered from the above, and is provided to be openable and closable on either one of the first accommodation part and the second accommodation part, or is detachably attached to or detachable from either the first accommodation part and the second accommodation part. The holding mechanism holds the cover at a closed position that covers the bent portion of the aggregated electric wire from the outside if the cover is openable and closable, and if the cover is removable, the aggregated electric wire is attached. It is characterized in that the cover is held at a mounting position that covers the bent portion from the outside .

Here, the holding mechanism is provided in the first locking body provided on the cover and the cover provided in the connection target accommodating body and can be opened and closed by locking the first locking body in the closed position. A second locking body that keeps or detaches the cover in the mounting position is provided, and the cover or the connecting target accommodating body is locked by the first locking body and the second locking body. When the first locking body and the second locking body are covered from the centralized electric wire side at the position, and the openable / closable cover is displaced from the open position to the closed position, or when the detachable cover is attached. It is desirable to have a pinching restraint wall that suppresses pinching of the centralized electric wire.

Further, the other terminal of each of the electric wires in the integrated electric wire is physically and electrically connected, and the connector is provided so as to be fitted and connected to the mating connector of the electric connection object. The integrated electric wires are arranged in the direction intersecting the arrangement direction when viewed from the first accommodating body , and the integrated electric wires are arranged by folding back in the direction opposite to the wiring direction of the respective electric wires in the first accommodating body . The mating connector is arranged so that the connector is fitted and connected along the folding direction of the aggregated electric wire, and the cover is formed so as to cover the bent portion of the aggregated electric wire due to folding from the outside. Is desirable.

Further, the cover displacement structure for rotating the openable and closable cover between the open position and the closed position is provided, and the cover displacement structure is such that the aggregated electric wire is arranged between the cover and the mating connector. It is desirable to arrange it on the opposite side of the other party connector when viewed from the electric wire.

Further, it is desirable that the cover is a part of the first accommodating part molded integrally with the first accommodating body and the cover displacement structure.

Further, the cover has a first cover portion that covers the bent portion of the aggregated electric wire from the outside, and a second cover portion that covers the connector side of the aggregated electric wire from the outside with respect to the bent portion. It is desirable that the holding mechanism is provided between the second cover portion and the connecting target accommodating body.

In the conductive module according to the present invention, a cover is provided to cover the bent portion of the aggregated electric wire from the outside, and the cover is stopped at a closed position or a mounting position by a holding mechanism. Therefore, in this conductive module, the reaction force generated in the bent portion of the aggregated electric wire can be received by the cover, so that the action of the reaction force on other parts can be suppressed. Therefore, in this conductive module, it is possible to suppress the positional deviation of the integrated electric wire from the wiring path. Further, in this conductive module, it is possible to suppress the deformation of peripheral parts due to the reaction force of the bent portion of the aggregated electric wire and improve the durability. As described above, in the conductive module according to the present invention, the reaction force of the bent portion of the integrated electric wire can be suppressed by the cover and the holding mechanism, and various effects associated therewith can be obtained.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a conductive module of an embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the conductive module of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the conductive module of the embodiment in which one of the electrode terminal group sides is partially enlarged. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the conductive module of the embodiment in which one of the electrode terminal group sides is partially enlarged. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the conductive module of the embodiment in which one of the electrode terminal group sides is partially enlarged. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of one of the electrode terminal group sides in the conductive module of the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the conductive module of the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the battery module. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a terminal connection component. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a cover in an open position. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a cover in a closed position, and is a diagram showing a state before connector fitting connection. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a cover in a closed position, and is a diagram showing a state before connector fitting connection.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the conductive module according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

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One of the embodiments of the conductive module according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12.

Reference numerals 1 in FIGS. 1 to 7 indicate the conductive module of the present embodiment. The conductive module 1 is assembled to the battery module BM (FIG. 8) to form a battery pack BP together with the battery module BM. The battery pack BP is mounted on a vehicle (electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, etc.) equipped with a rotating machine as a drive source, and is used to supply power to the rotating machine. The conductive module 1 of FIGS. 3 to 6 is an excerpt of a part thereof.

The battery module BM includes a plurality of battery cells BC. The battery cell BC includes a cell body BC1 and two electrode terminals BC2 (FIG. 8). Each electrode terminal BC2 is provided at any position on the cell body BC1 in a state of being exposed to the outside, and one becomes a positive electrode and the other becomes a negative electrode. Each electrode terminal BC2 may be, for example, a plate-shaped one provided on the outer wall surface of the cell body BC1 or a columnar pole pillar protruding from the outer wall surface of the cell body BC1. Further, when the cell body BC1 has a plurality of outer wall surfaces, the respective electrode terminals BC2 may be arranged on one outer wall surface thereof or may be arranged on different outer wall surfaces.

In the battery module BM, a plurality of battery cells BC having positive and negative electrode terminals BC2 thereof are arranged in one direction. In this battery module BM, each battery cell BC is arranged in a state where one electrode terminal BC2 and the other electrode terminal BC2 of each battery cell BC are arranged in a row. Therefore, in this battery module BM, electrode terminal groups BC5 composed of a plurality of electrode terminals BC2 arranged in a row are provided at two locations (FIG. 8). In the following, when the term "arrangement direction" is used without particular mention, it means the arrangement direction of the plurality of battery cells BC and the arrangement direction of the plurality of electrode terminals BC2 for each electrode terminal group BC5.

A conductive terminal connection component 40 (FIGS. 1 to 7) is electrically connected to each electrode terminal BC2. The terminal connection component 40 includes a terminal connection component 40A (FIGS. 1 to 7) for electrically connecting adjacent electrode terminals BC2 in the electrode terminal group BC5 in the arrangement direction, and a so-called battery module BM. Either the terminal connection component 40B (FIGS. 1, 2 and 7) that is electrically connected to the electrode terminal BC2, which is one of the total positive electrode and the total negative electrode, and the so-called total positive electrode and total negative electrode of the battery module BM. A terminal connection component 40C (FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 7) for electrical connection to the other electrode terminal BC2 is provided. In the battery module BM, in each electrode terminal group BC5, adjacent ones in the arrangement direction of the respective electrode terminals BC2 are electrically connected to each other by the terminal connection component 40A, so that the respective battery cells BC are connected in series. Or they are connected in parallel. Further, in this battery module BM, there are two electrode terminals BC2 that are not connected by the terminal connection component 40A, one of which is the total positive electrode and the other is the total negative electrode.

The terminal connection component 40 (40A, 40B, 40C) is made of a conductive material such as metal. The terminal connection component 40 of this example is a so-called bus bar formed by using a metal plate as a base material, and has a substantially rectangular flat plate-shaped main body 41 (FIGS. 3, 4 and 9). In the terminal connection component 40, the main body 41 is physically and electrically connected to the electrode terminal BC2. For example, when the electrode terminal BC2 has the plate shape shown above, the main body 41 is welded (laser welding or the like) to the electrode terminal BC2. In this case, for the terminal connection component 40A, the main body 41 is welded to the respective electrode terminals BC2 adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction. Further, in the case where the electrode terminal BC2 is the pole pillar shown above, the pole pillar itself has a male screw portion, and a through hole through which the electrode terminal BC2 is inserted is formed in the main body 41. .. In this case, the main body 41 is screwed and fixed to the electrode terminal BC2 by screwing the female screw member into the male screw portion of the electrode terminal BC2 inserted through the through hole. In this case, for the terminal connection component 40A, the respective electrode terminals BC2 adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction are inserted into the through holes of the main body 41 corresponding to each, and the female screw member is inserted for each male screw portion of each electrode terminal BC2. By screwing, the main body 41 is screwed and fixed to each electrode terminal BC2.

In the battery module BM, a plurality of terminal connection parts 40A and terminal connection parts 40B are arranged along the arrangement direction in one electrode terminal group BC5, and a plurality of terminal connection parts 40A and a plurality of terminal connection parts 40A in the other electrode terminal group BC5. The terminal connection component 40C is arranged along the arrangement direction.

For example, in the battery cell BC of the present embodiment, the cell body BC1 forms a square (FIG. 8). Therefore, the battery module BM of the present embodiment is virtually squared by each battery cell BC, and has six wall surfaces of an aggregate composed of a plurality of battery cells BC. Further, the battery cell BC of the present embodiment is provided with two plate-shaped electrode terminals BC2 on one outer wall surface of the cell body BC1 (FIG. 8). Therefore, in the battery module BM of the present embodiment, two electrode terminal groups BC5 are provided on one of the six wall surfaces forming the square, and the terminal connection parts 40 (40A, 40B, etc.) are provided for the electrode terminals BC2. 40C) is welded. For example, this battery module BM is mounted in a vehicle so that each electrode terminal BC2 faces upward in the vehicle.

The conductive module 1 is assembled to a battery module BM having such a configuration, and is electrically connected to each battery cell BC and electrically connected to an electrically connected object Ub, whereby each battery cell is electrically connected. The BC and the electrical connection object Ub are electrically connected (FIGS. 1, 2 and 7). As the electrical connection object Ub, for example, a battery monitoring unit for monitoring the battery state (voltage, current, temperature, etc.) of each battery cell BC can be considered. The conductive module 1 may or may not be provided with its own electrical connection object Ub as its own component. In this example, the electrical connection object Ub is also a component of the conductive module 1.

The conductive module 1 includes a plurality of electric wires 10 and a first accommodating body 20 and a second accommodating body 30 for accommodating the respective electric wires 10 (FIGS. 1 to 7). The conductive module 1 may include the above-mentioned conductive terminal connection component 40 (40A, 40B, 40C) as its own component. Further, when the terminal connection component 40 (40A, 40B, 40C) is a component of the battery module BM, the conductive module 1 does not include the terminal connection component 40 (40A, 40B, 40C) as its own component. It may be a thing. In this example, the terminal connection component 40 (40A, 40B, 40C) is also a component of the conductive module 1 (FIGS. 1 to 7). Therefore, the conductive module 1 of this example includes a third accommodating body 50 for accommodating the terminal connection component 40 (40A, 40B, 40C) (FIGS. 1 to 7). In the conductive module 1 of this example, one terminal connection component group is composed of a plurality of terminal connection components 40A and a terminal connection component 40B in one electrode terminal group BC5, and a plurality of terminals in the other electrode terminal group BC5. The connection component 40A and the terminal connection component 40C form the other terminal connection component group. Further, the conductive module 1 has a cover 60 that covers the bent portion 10B of the aggregated electric wire 10X in which a plurality or all of the respective electric wires 10 are bundled from the outside, and a state in which the bent portion 10B is covered from the outside. It is provided with a holding mechanism 70 for holding the cover 60 as it is (FIGS. 1, 2 and 10 to 12).

The conductive module 1 may be prepared one by one for each electrode terminal group BC5. That is, in one conductive module 1, a plurality of electric wires 10 for one electrode terminal group BC5, a first accommodating body 20, a second accommodating body 30, a terminal connecting component 40 (40A, 40B), and a third accommodating body 50 is provided. The other conductive module 1 includes a plurality of electric wires 10 for the other electrode terminal group BC5, a first accommodating body 20, a second accommodating body 30, a terminal connecting component 40 (40A, 40C), and a third accommodating body. 50 is provided. In each of the conductive modules 1, for example, the first accommodating body 20, the second accommodating body 30, and the third accommodating body 50 are molded as separate parts (first accommodating part, second accommodating part, third accommodating part). It may be the one that has been done. Further, each conductive module 1 has one accommodating part (first accommodating part) formed by integrally forming the first accommodating body 20 and the second accommodating body 30, and another accommodating body having the third accommodating body 50. It may be provided with a part (second accommodating part), and includes one accommodating part formed by integrally forming the first accommodating body 20, the second accommodating body 30, and the third accommodating body 50. May be. In this case, the cover 60 may be provided for each conductive module 1 or may be provided so as to be shared by both conductive modules 1.

Further, one conductive module 1 may be prepared for both electrode terminal groups BC5. That is, the conductive module 1 includes an electric wire 10 for one electrode terminal group BC5, a first accommodating body 20, a second accommodating body 30, terminal connection parts 40 (40A, 40B), a third accommodating body 50, and the other. It may include an electric wire 10 for the electrode terminal group BC5, a first accommodating body 20, a second accommodating body 30, a terminal connection component 40 (40A, 40C), and a third accommodating body 50. In this conductive module 1, for example, the first accommodating body 20, the second accommodating body 30, and the third accommodating body 50 for each electrode terminal group BC5 are separate parts (first accommodating part, second accommodating part, third accommodating part). It may be molded as a part). Further, the conductive module 1 includes one accommodating part (first accommodating part) formed by integrally forming the first accommodating body 20 and the second accommodating body 30 for each electrode terminal group BC5, and each electrode terminal group BC5. It may be provided with another accommodating component (second accommodating component) having the third accommodating body 50 of the above, and the first accommodating body 20, the second accommodating body 30, and the third accommodating body for each electrode terminal group BC5. The body 50 may include one housing component integrally molded. In this case, the cover 60 may be provided for each electrode terminal group BC5, or may be provided so as to be shared by both electrode terminal groups BC5.

The conductive module 1 of this example includes a first housing component 1A in which all the first housing 20 and the second housing 30 for both electrode terminal groups BC5 are integrally formed, and both electrode terminal groups BC5. It is configured to include another second accommodating component 1B, in which all the third accommodating bodies 50 for use are integrally formed (FIGS. 1, 2 and 7). The first accommodating part 1A and the second accommodating part 1B are assembled and fixed to each other via a holding mechanism or the like.

In the following, for convenience of illustration and explanation, a part of one of the electrode terminal groups BC5 will be focused on and described as necessary.

In the electric wire 10 shown here, the conductive core wire is covered with an insulating coating, and the electric wire 10 is made flexible so that it can be bent. The electric wire 10 is provided for each of the conductive terminal connection parts 40 (40A, 40B, 40C) shown above, and is arranged for each electrode terminal group BC5 along the arrangement direction.

Further, the electric wire 10 electrically connects one terminal to the electric wire connecting portion 42 of the terminal connecting component 40 (40A, 40B, 40C) (FIGS. 3 to 5). For example, the electric wire 10 may be directly electrically connected to the electric wire connection portion 42 by soldering or the like, or may be indirectly electrically connected via the terminal fitting 15 provided on the one terminal. You may connect. In this example, a terminal fitting 15 crimped and fixed by crimping or the like is interposed in one terminal (FIGS. 1 to 6).

The electric wire connecting portion 42 protrudes from the main body 41 of the terminal connecting component 40 (40A, 40B, 40C). The electric wire connecting portion 42 of this example is projected from a part of one side portion of the main body 41 in a direction away from the main body 41 along a plane of the main body 41 and in a direction intersecting the plane. There is. Here, the electric wire connecting portion 42 is formed in an L shape composed of two rectangular flat plate-shaped single portions 42a and 42b (FIG. 9). The electric wire connecting portion 42 has one piece 42a projecting from a part of the side portion of the main body 41 in a direction orthogonal to the plane of the main body 41 and an end portion of the other piece 42a on the protruding direction side. It has the other piece 42b, which protrudes from the main body 41 in a direction away from the main body 41 along the plane of the main body 41. In the electric wire connecting portion 42 of this example, a through hole 43 is formed in the other end portion 42b (FIGS. 3 and 9). When the terminal connection component 40 (40A, 40B, 40C) is housed in the third housing body 50, the stud bolt 81 provided in the third housing body 50 is inserted into the through hole 43 (FIGS. 3 and 4). ).

The terminal fitting 15 has a through hole 15b in a rectangular flat plate-shaped electrical connection portion 15a (FIGS. 3 to 5). In the terminal fitting 15, the flat surface of the electrical connection portion 15a is brought into contact with the flat surface of the other piece 42b of the terminal connection component 40 (40A, 40B, 40C) by inserting the stud bolt 81 through the through hole 15b. .. The terminal fitting 15 is attached to the terminal connection component 40 (40A, 40B, 40C) by screwing the female screw member 82 to the stud bolt 81 and screwing and fixing the electrical connection portion 15a to the other one portion 42b. Electrically connected (FIGS. 3 to 6). As a result, in the conductive module 1, the electric wire 10 is electrically connected to the terminal connection component 40 (40A, 40B, 40C).

The conductive module 1 of this example includes a first accommodating body 20 and a second accommodating body 30 for each electrode terminal group BC5. The first container 20 and the second container 30 are molded from an insulating material such as synthetic resin. The first accommodating body 20 accommodates each electric wire 10 for one or the other electrode terminal group BC5, and each accommodating electric wire 10 is directed from one terminal side to the other terminal side along the arrangement direction. It is an electric wire accommodating body for arranging. The second accommodating body 30 accommodates the electric wire connecting portion 42 of each terminal connecting component 40 for one or the other electrode terminal group BC5 and one terminal of each electric wire 10, and the accommodating electric wire connecting portion 42. It is a connection portion accommodating body that electrically connects one terminal of the electric wire 10 to each electric wire 10.

The first containment body 20 extends along the arrangement direction. The first accommodating body 20 is formed with an electric wire accommodating chamber 20a for accommodating each electric wire 10 and an insertion port 20b for accommodating each electric wire 10 in the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a (from FIG. 3). FIG. 6).

The first accommodating body 20 is arranged facing the insertion port 20b and has a main guide wall 21 as a bottom wall for guiding each of the accommodating electric wires 10 along the arrangement direction (FIGS. 3 and 4). The main guide wall 21 is formed in the shape of a rectangular flat plate and extends along the arrangement direction. Further, the first accommodating body 20 is erected from one end of the main guide wall 21 in the direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction, and the end portion on the erection direction side is the peripheral edge portion of the insertion port 20b, and each of the accommodating bodies 20 is accommodated. It has a first sub-guide wall 22 as a first side wall that guides the electric wire 10 along the arrangement direction (FIGS. 3 and 4). Further, the first accommodating body 20 is erected from the other end of the main guide wall 21 in the direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction, and the end portion on the erection direction side is the peripheral edge portion of the insertion port 20b, and each of them is accommodated. It has a second auxiliary guide wall 23 as a second side wall for guiding the electric wire 10 of the above along the arrangement direction (FIGS. 3 and 4). In the first accommodating body 20, the space surrounded by the main guide wall 21, the first sub-guide wall 22, and the second sub-guide wall 23 is used as the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a. In the first accommodating body 20, the main guide wall 21 is the bottom wall of the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a, and serves as a bottom wall for partitioning the inside and outside of the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a. Further, the first sub-guide wall 22 is the first side wall of the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a, and is the first main side wall partitioning the inside and outside of the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a. Further, the second auxiliary guide wall 23 is the second side wall of the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a, and is the second main side wall partitioning the inside and outside of the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a.

The electric wire 10 accommodated in the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a is accommodated in the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a of the second accommodating body 30 having one terminal guided toward the second accommodating body 30. Therefore, the first sub-guide wall 22 is provided with a notch 26 for each electric wire 10 so that the electric wire 10 of the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a can be pulled out to the outside and toward the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a (FIG. 3). From FIG. 6).

The second accommodating body 30 includes a connection portion accommodating chamber 30a for accommodating an electric wire connecting portion 42 of each terminal connecting component 40 and one terminal of each electric wire 10, and each electric wire connecting portion 42 and each electric wire 10. A connection work port 30b for electrically connecting to one of the terminals is formed (FIGS. 3 to 6).

The second accommodating body 30 has a main wall 31 as a bottom wall arranged to face the connection work port 30b (FIGS. 3 and 4). The main wall 31 is formed in the shape of a rectangular flat plate and extends along the arrangement direction. Further, the second accommodating body 30 has a first side wall 32 that is erected from one end of the main wall 31 in the direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction and whose end portion on the erection direction side is the peripheral edge portion of the connection work port 30b. Have (FIGS. 3 and 4). Further, the second accommodating body 30 is erected from the other end of the main wall 31 in the direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction, and the end portion on the erection direction side is the peripheral edge portion of the connection work port 30b. (FIGS. 3 and 4).

For example, in the second accommodating body 30, the connection portion accommodating room 30a may be provided for each connection portion between the electric wire connection portion 42 and one terminal of the electric wire 10, and one accommodating all the connection portions can be accommodated. It may be provided as a room. Further, when the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a is provided for each connection portion between the electric wire connection portion 42 and one terminal of the electric wire 10, the connection work port 30b is provided for each connection portion and can accommodate all the connection portions. When the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a is provided as a work port, it is provided as a work port capable of connecting work to all the connection portions.

In this example, the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a and the connection work port 30b are provided for each connection portion. Therefore, the second accommodating body 30 of this example has a plurality of partition walls 34 for partitioning the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a and the connection work port 30b for each connection portion along the arrangement direction (FIGS. 3 and 3). 4). In this example, in order to dispose the main wall 31 facing each connection work port 30b, each partition wall 34 is erected from the main wall 31 in the same direction as the first side wall 32 and the second side wall 33. In the second accommodating body 30, the space surrounded by the main wall 31, the first side wall 32, the second side wall 33, and the two partition walls 34 in the facing arrangement state is used as the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a. In the second accommodating body 30, the main wall 31 is the bottom wall of the connecting portion accommodating chamber 30a, and serves as a bottom wall that partitions the inside and outside of the connecting portion accommodating chamber 30a. Further, the first side wall 32 is the first side wall of the connecting portion accommodating chamber 30a, and is the first main side wall partitioning the inside and outside of the connecting portion accommodating chamber 30a. Further, the second side wall 33 is a second side wall of the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a, and is a second main side wall that partitions the inside and outside of the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a. Further, each of the partition walls 34 is a third side wall and a fourth side wall of the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a, respectively, and the first sub-side wall and the second sub-side wall partitioning the two connection portion accommodating chambers 30a adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction. It becomes a side wall. In the second accommodating body 30, the end portions of the two partition walls 34 facing each other from the first side wall 32 and the second side wall 33 on the vertical direction side are used as peripheral edges of the connection work port 30b. ..

Here, in the second accommodating body 30, the connection work port 30b also serves as an insertion port for accommodating one terminal of the electric wire 10 in the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a. The connection work port 30b may also serve as an insertion port for accommodating the electric wire connecting portion 42 in the connecting portion accommodating chamber 30a. However, in this exemplary second accommodating body 30, an insertion port 30c for inserting the electric wire connecting portion 42 is provided in the main wall 31 (FIGS. 3 and 4). In the second accommodating body 30, the other piece 42b of the electric wire connecting portion 42 inserted from the insertion port 30c is projected from the inner wall surface of the main wall 31, and the through hole 43 of the other piece 42b is projected. The stud bolt 81 inserted into the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a is accommodated.

In the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a, one terminal of the electric wire 10 drawn outward from the notch 26 of the first accommodating body 20 is accommodated together with the terminal fitting 15 from the insertion port 30c, and the terminal fitting 15 is accommodated. The stud bolt 81 is inserted into the through hole 15b of the above. Therefore, the first side wall 32 is provided with a notch 36 for each electric wire 10 so that the outer electric wire 10 can be drawn into the connection portion accommodating chamber 30a (FIGS. 3 to 6).

In this conductive module 1, one of the respective orthogonal directions with respect to the arrangement direction is the accommodation work direction of each electric wire 10 from the insertion port 20b into the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a, and the connection of the respective electric wires from the connection work port 30b. The direction is the accommodation work direction of the portion 42 and one terminal of each electric wire 10 in the connection portion accommodation chamber 30a, and the connection work direction of each electric wire connection portion 42 and one terminal of each electric wire 10 from the connection work port 30b. .. Therefore, in the following, one of the orthogonal directions with respect to the arrangement direction is referred to as a "working direction". In the conductive module 1, the first sub-guide wall 22 and the first side wall 32 are arranged to face each other in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction and the working direction. Therefore, the notch portions 26 and 36 are arranged to face each other in the facing arrangement direction between the first sub-guide wall 22 and the first side wall 32.

The first accommodating component 1A of this example has the combination of the first accommodating body 20 and the second accommodating body 30 shown above for each electrode terminal group BC5, and the first accommodating body 20 and the second accommodating body, respectively. One end in the extending direction (the end on which the other terminal side of the electric wire 10 is arranged) in 30 is connected by the first connecting body 1a, and the other end in the extending direction is connected to the second connecting body 1b. It is connected by (Fig. 1). That is, in the first accommodating component 1A, the first accommodating body 20 and the second accommodating body 30 for each electrode terminal group BC5, the first connecting body 1a, and the second connecting body 1b are integrated with an insulating material such as synthetic resin. It is an electric wire accommodating part molded in.

The conductive module 1 of this example includes a third accommodating body 50 for each electrode terminal group BC5. The third container 50 is molded from an insulating material such as synthetic resin. The third accommodating body 50 extends in the arrangement direction, and the accommodating chamber 51 in which the terminal connecting component 40 {(40A, 40B (or 40C)} is accommodated is accommodated in the terminal connecting component 40 {(40A, 40B (or 40C)). } (FIGS. 3 and 4). The accommodation chamber 51 accommodates the main body 41 of the terminal connection component 40 {(40A, 40B (or 40C)}}. The accommodation chamber 51 accommodates the main body 41. , A through hole 52 for accommodating the electrode terminal BC2 in the accommodating chamber 51 when the third accommodating body 50 is assembled to the battery module BM is formed (FIG. 3), whereby the terminal connection component 40 {(40A, 40B) is formed. (Or 40C)} can bring the main body 41 into contact with and weld to the electrode terminal BC2 by accommodating the main body 41 in the storage chamber 51. The second storage body 30 is housed in the storage chamber 51. It is assembled to the third accommodating body 50 via a holding mechanism or the like so as not to be laminated on the main body 41.

The conductive module 1 includes an accommodating body (connecting object accommodating body 1c) for accommodating an electrically connected object Ub (FIG. 1). The connection target accommodating body 1c is arranged in the crossing direction with respect to the arrangement direction when viewed from the first accommodating body 20. In this example, the connection target accommodation body 1c is arranged so that the electrical connection target object Ub is arranged between the first accommodation bodies 20 for each electrode terminal group BC5. In the second accommodating component 1B of this example, the connection target accommodating body 1c is arranged between the third accommodating bodies 50 for each electrode terminal group BC5, and the connection target accommodating bodies 1c connect the third accommodating bodies 50 to each other. (Fig. 1). That is, the second accommodating part 1B is a connecting object accommodating part formed by integrally forming the third accommodating body 50 for each electrode terminal group BC5 and the connecting object accommodating body 1c with an insulating material such as synthetic resin. .. The electrical connection target Ub is installed on the bottom surface of the connection target housing 1c.

In the conductive module 1, the other terminal of each electric wire 10 is electrically connected to the electrical connection object Ub. In this conductive module 1, since the electrical connection object Ub is arranged in a place different from the first accommodating body 20 and the second accommodating body 30, each electrode terminal group BC5 (each terminal connection component group) , The other terminal side of each electric wire 10 is pulled out from the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a of the first accommodating body 20. A plurality of or all of the electric wires 10 drawn to the outside are bundled as an aggregated electric wire 10X. The aggregated electric wire 10X may be, for example, one in which the other terminal side of each electric wire 10 is bundled together for each electrode terminal group BC5 (each terminal connection component group), and both electrode terminal groups BC5 (terminals). The other terminal side of each electric wire 10 in the connection component group) may be bundled together.

The conductive module 1 includes a connector 16 to which the other terminal of each wire 10 in the aggregate wire 10X is physically and electrically connected (FIGS. 7 and 10 to 12). The connector 16 is fitted and connected to the mating connector Ub1 included in the electrical connection object Ub, so that each electric wire 10 is electrically connected to the electrical connection object Ub. When the aggregated electric wire 10X is formed for each electrode terminal group BC5 (for each terminal connection component group), the connector 16 may be provided for each aggregated electric wire 10X, and one to be shared by each aggregated electric wire 10X is provided. It may be provided. For example, in the aggregated electric wire 10X shown here, all of the electric wires 10 drawn outward from the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a of the first accommodating body 20 are bundled together for each electrode terminal group BC5 (for each terminal connection component group). It has a first aggregated portion 10Xa and a second aggregated portion 10Xb in which the electric wires 10 in each of the first aggregated portions 10Xa are further bundled together (FIGS. 10 to 12). The connector 16 is connected to the other terminal of each electric wire 10 in the second aggregation unit 10Xb. Therefore, in this conductive module 1, by fitting and connecting the connector 16 and the mating connector Ub1, each electric wire 10 in each electrode terminal group BC5 (terminal connection component group) is electrically connected to the electrical connection target Ub. It is connected, and the electrical connection object Ub is electrically connected to each battery cell BC via all the electric wires 10.

The first connecting body 1a of the first accommodating part 1A is provided with a guide portion 27 for guiding each electric wire 10 drawn outward from the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a of the first accommodating body 20 (from FIG. 10). FIG. 12). The guide portion 27 is a portion that guides the first aggregation portion 10Xa on the other terminal side of each of the electric wires 10 drawn outward and in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction and the working direction, and is a portion of the electrode terminal group BC5. It is provided for each (each terminal connection component group). The guide portions 27 are arranged so as to face each other in the orthogonal direction thereof. One guide portion 27 guides the first aggregation portion 10Xa of one electrode terminal group BC5 (terminal connection component group) toward the other guide portion 27 side. The other guide portion 27 guides the first aggregation portion 10Xa of the other electrode terminal group BC5 (terminal connection component group) toward the one guide portion 27 side.

The aggregated electric wire 10X is arranged by folding back in the direction opposite to the wiring direction from one terminal side of each electric wire 10 to the other terminal side in the electric wire accommodating chamber 20a of the first accommodating body 20 (FIG. 7 and FIG. 10 to 12). In this exemplified aggregated electric wire 10X, each first aggregated portion 10Xa is folded back in the direction opposite to the wiring direction, and at the folded end, each electric wire 10 in each first aggregated portion 10Xa is folded back into a second aggregated portion 10Xb. It is bundled together as a group. The second aggregation unit 10Xb arranges measures along the folding direction. The mating connector Ub1 is arranged so that the connector 16 is fitted and connected along the folding direction of the aggregation wire 10X.

In the conductive module 1, the bent portion 10B of the integrated electric wire 10X is covered from the outside with a cover 60 that can be opened / closed or detached (FIGS. 10 to 12). The cover 60 of this example is formed so as to cover the bent portion 10B associated with the folding of the integrated electric wire 10X from the outside. That is, the cover 60 of this example is formed so as to cover the bent portion 10B associated with the folding in each of the first collecting portions 10Xa from the outside. The cover 60 is molded from an insulating material such as synthetic resin.

The cover 60 has a cover main body 61 that covers the centralized electric wire 10X from the outside (FIGS. 10 to 12). The cover main body 61 of this example has a first cover portion 61a that covers the bent portion 10B of the aggregated electric wire 10X (the bent portion 10B of each first aggregated portion 10Xa) from the outside, and a connector rather than the bent portion 10B of the aggregated electric wire 10X. It has a second cover portion 61b that covers the 16 side (second aggregation portion 10Xb) from the outside (FIGS. 10 to 12). In the cover main body 61 of this example, the first cover portion 61a and the second cover portion 61b are formed in a rectangular flat plate shape, and the first cover portion 61a and the second cover portion 61b are on the same plane. Is located in.

In the case of a cover 60 that can be opened and closed, the cover 60 is displaced between the open position and the closed position. The open position is a position that enables the arrangement of the centralized electric wire 10X (FIG. 10). The closed position is a position that covers the bent portion 10B of the aggregated electric wire 10X from the outside (FIGS. 11 and 12). The openable / closable cover 60 is provided on either one of the first accommodation part 1A and the second accommodation part 1B, and one of the first accommodation part 1A and the second accommodation part 1B (cover installation component). ) Is relatively displaced between the open position and the closed position. In this case, the conductive module 1 includes a cover displacement structure 65 between the cover 60 and the cover mounting component, which rotates the cover 60 between the open position and the closed position (FIGS. 10 to 12).

If the cover 60 is prepared as a separate component from the cover mounting component, the cover displacement structure 65 may include, for example, a rotation shaft provided on one of the cover 60 and the cover mounting component, and the other of the rotating shafts. It may be configured with the bearing provided in. Further, if the cover 60 is integrally molded as a part of the cover mounting component, the cover displacement structure 65 serves as a hinge portion such as a living hinge interposed between the cover 60 and the cover mounting component. It may be provided.

On the other hand, in the case of the detachable cover 60, the cover 60 is attached to at least one of the first accommodating parts 1A and the second accommodating parts 1B (cover mounting component), so that the cover 60 is arranged at the mounting position. The cover 60 and the cover mounting parts are molded so that the bent portion 10B of the aggregation wire 10X can be covered from the outside.

The conductive module 1 includes a holding mechanism 70 that holds the openable / closable cover 60 in the closed position or the removable cover 60 in the mounting position (FIGS. 1, 2 and 10 to 12). .. The holding mechanism 70 is arranged between the cover 60 and the accommodation body 1c to be connected. As the holding mechanism 70, any one known in the art may be used as long as it performs such a holding function. For example, as the holding mechanism 70, a lock mechanism, a fixing structure by a binding band, a fixing structure by a through hole and a fixing pin fitted to the through hole, a screw fastening structure, and the like can be considered.

The holding mechanism 70 shown here has a first locking body 71 provided on the cover 60 and a cover 60 that can be opened and closed by being locked to the first locking body 71 provided on the connection target accommodating body 1c in a closed position. A second locking body 72 that holds the cover 60 that can be held or detached at the mounting position is provided (FIGS. 1, 2 and 10 to 12). For example, in this holding mechanism 70, at least one of the first locking body 71 and the second locking body 72 has a claw portion, and the openable / closable cover 60 is held in a closed position or is a detachable cover. The claw portion is configured to be locked to the other party so that the 60 is held at the mounting position.

In this example, the claw portion 72a is provided on the second locking body 72 (FIGS. 10 to 12). The second locking body 72 has a rectangular flat plate-shaped and cantilever-shaped one-sided portion 72b that is vertically hung from the bottom surface of the connecting target accommodating body 1c in the direction opposite to the working direction. A claw portion 72a is provided at the free end of the 72b (FIGS. 10 to 12). The one portion 72b of this example has two planes along the folding direction (arrangement direction) of the aggregated electric wire 10X, and the claw portion 72a is provided on one of the two planes.

On the other hand, the first locking body 71 has two flexible piece portions 71a and two flexible pieces that are projected from the cover main body 61 in a direction orthogonal to the plane thereof at intervals and have flexibility. It has a connecting piece portion 71b that connects the ends of the portion 71a on the protruding direction side to each other (FIGS. 10 to 12). In the first locking body 71, when the openable / closable cover 60 is in the closed position or the removable cover 60 is in the mounting position, the two flexible piece portions 71a, the connecting piece portion 71b, and the cover main body 61 The claw portion 72a is inserted into the through hole 71c surrounded by (FIGS. 11 and 12). The holding mechanism 70 keeps the openable / closable cover 60 in the closed position or the detachable cover by arranging the claw portion 72a inserted into the through hole 71c and the connecting piece portion 71b so as to face each other and locking them to each other. The 60 can be kept in the mounting position.

The holding mechanism 70 is arranged at a plurality of places. For example, the holding mechanism 70 is arranged at at least two places so as to intervene the second aggregation portion 10Xb of the folded aggregation wire 10X. Therefore, when the openable / closable cover 60 is displaced to the closed position or when the detachable cover 60 is attached, before the first locking body 71 and the second locking body 72 are in the locking position, Consolidated between the first locking body 71 and the second locking body 72, between the first locking body 71 and the bottom surface of the accommodation body 1c to be connected, or between the second locking body 72 and the cover main body 61. There is a possibility that the electric wire 10X will be pinched.

Therefore, the cover 60 or the connecting target accommodating body 1c is provided with a pinching restraining wall (a pinching restraining wall 67 described later) for suppressing pinching of such an integrated electric wire 10X. The pinching restraint wall covers the first locking body 71 and the second locking body 72 from the aggregation wire 10X side when the first locking body 71 and the second locking body 72 are in the locking position, and opens and closes. It is formed so that it is possible to suppress pinching of the integrated electric wire 10X when the flexible cover 60 is displaced from the open position to the closed position or when the removable cover 60 is attached. For example, when the pinching restraint wall is provided on the cover 60, the distance between the first locking body 71 and the second locking body 72 at the locking position of the connecting target accommodating body 1c is smaller than the minimum diameter of the integrated electric wire 10X. When it is provided in the connecting target accommodating body 1c, it is formed so that the distance from the cover 60 at the locking position is smaller than the minimum diameter of the aggregated electric wire 10X.

In the aggregated electric wire 10X of this example, the first aggregated portion 10Xa and the second aggregated portion 10Xb, which are folded back, are arranged along the bottom surface of the accommodation body 1c to be connected. Then, in the cover 60, when the cover 60 is in the closed position if it can be opened and closed, and when it is in the mounting position if it is removable, one plane of the cover main body 61 is attached to the bottom surface of the accommodation body 1c to be connected. Place them facing each other at intervals. The first aggregated portion 10Xa and the second aggregated portion 10Xb, which are folded back, are arranged between the cover main body 61 and the connecting target accommodating body 1c.

Further, in this embodiment, a cover 60 that can be opened and closed is provided in the first housing component 1A. The cover 60 of this example is one of the first accommodating parts 1A together with the respective first accommodating body 20, the respective second accommodating body 30, the first connecting body 1a, the second connecting body 1b, and the cover displacement structure 65. It is integrally molded as a part.

Further, the cover displacement structure 65 of this example is arranged on the opposite side of the mating connector Ub1 when viewed from the consolidating wire 10X so that the consolidating wire 10X is arranged between the mating connector Ub1 and the mating connector Ub1. That is, in this example, a cantilevered cover 60 is formed in which the cover displacement structure 65 side is the fixed end of the cover main body 61 and the mating connector Ub1 side is the free end of the cover main body 61 at the closed position. The cover displacement structure 65 of this example is formed as having a rotation axis whose axial direction is orthogonal to the folding direction of the aggregated electric wire 10X. Specifically, the cover displacement structure 65 of this example has a rotation axis whose axial direction is orthogonal to the folding direction of the aggregated electric wire 10X and the facing arrangement direction of the cover main body 61 and the connecting target accommodating body 1c at the closed position. The cover 60 is relatively rotated around the axis of the rotation axis of the cover 60 with respect to the container 1c or the like to be connected. Here, a living hinge is provided as the cover displacement structure 65.

Further, in this embodiment, holding mechanisms 70 are provided at two locations. Each holding mechanism 70 is provided at a position away from the cover displacement structure 65, that is, on the free end side of the cover main body 61. Therefore, in this example, each holding mechanism 70 is provided between the second cover portion 61b and the connecting target accommodating body 1c. In the holding mechanism 70 of this example, the claw portion 72a is provided on the plane opposite to the second aggregation portion 10Xb side of the aggregation wire 10X in the one portion 72b of the second locking body 72, and the claw portion 72a is provided on the plane of the one portion 72b. The first locking body 71 is arranged to face each other at the locking position.

In this example, a sandwiching restraint wall 67 is provided for each holding mechanism 70 (FIGS. 10 to 12). The pinching restraint wall 67 of this example is flat on the wall surface of the first locking body 71 on the second aggregation portion 10Xb side of the aggregation wire 10X and the plane of the one portion 72b on the second aggregation portion 10Xb side of the aggregation wire 10X. Are placed facing each other. The sandwiching restraint wall 67 of this example is formed in a rectangular flat plate shape protruding from the second cover portion 61b in the same direction as the two flexible piece portions 71a, and one plane is spaced from the first locking body 71. Place them facing each other. A piece 72b of the second locking body 72 is inserted between the first locking body 71 and one plane of the sandwiching restraint wall 67 at the locking position.

Further, the conductive module 1 has a wire locking portion 28 capable of locking the first collecting portion 10Xa guided by the guide portion 27 and stopping the first collecting portion 10Xa on the wiring path thereof (FIGS. 10 to 12). ). The electric wire locking portion 28 is provided for each guide portion 27. The electric wire locking portion 28 of this example is integrally formed with the guide portion 27. Further, the electric wire locking portion 28 of this example has a wire wiring work position (FIG. 10) capable of allocating the first collecting portion 10Xa to the guide portion 27 via a hinge portion such as a living hinge. , The wire locking position (FIGS. 11 and 12) at which the first aggregation portion 10Xa guided by the guide portion 27 can be stopped on the wiring path, and the relative rotation with respect to the guide portion 27. Can be made to. The electric wire locking portion 28 of this example is formed in a rectangular flat plate shape, and by covering the first aggregation portion 10Xa guided by the guide portion 27 from the outside, the first aggregation portion 10Xa is routed to the first aggregation portion 10Xa. Stop on. The electric wire locking portion 28 is held by the guide portion 27 at the electric wire locking position by the holding mechanism 75 (FIG. 10) having a claw portion or the like.

Further, in the conductive module 1, a binding band 29 is formed between the first aggregation portion 10Xa and the guide portion 27 in order to stop the first aggregation portion 10Xa guided by the guide portion 27 on the wiring path. It is wound (FIGS. 10 to 12). The binding band 29 is provided for each guide portion 27.

The conductive module 1 has an insertion port 20b of each first accommodating body 20, a connection work port 30b of each second accommodating body 30, and terminal connection parts 40 (40A, 40B, 40C). A cover CV capable of covering the electric wires 10 drawn from the first housings 20, the connector 16, the electrical connection object Ub, and the mating connector Ub1 is provided (FIG. FIG. 7).

In the conductive module 1 of the present embodiment shown above, a cover 60 is provided to cover the bent portion 10B of the aggregation wire 10X from the outside, and the cover 60 is stopped at the closed position or the mounting position by the holding mechanism 70. .. Therefore, in the conductive module 1, the reaction force generated in the bent portion 10B of the aggregated electric wire 10X can be received by the cover 60, so that the action of the reaction force on other parts can be suppressed. Therefore, in this conductive module 1, it is possible to suppress the positional deviation of the integrated electric wire 10X from the wiring path. Further, in the conductive module 1, it is possible to suppress the deformation of peripheral parts due to the reaction force of the bent portion 10B of the integrated electric wire 10X, and improve the durability. In view of this point, in the conductive module 1, the plate thickness of the cover main body 61, the rigidity of the holding mechanism 70, and the like are set in order to suppress the deformation of the conductive module 1 due to its reaction force.

Further, in the conductive module 1 of the present embodiment, since the holding mechanism 70 is arranged close to the mating connector Ub1, the reaction force of the bent portion 10B of the aggregated electric wire 10X can be more effectively received by the cover 60. can. As a result, the conductive module 1 can enhance the effect of suppressing the displacement of the centralized electric wire 10X from the wiring path and the effect of suppressing the deformation of peripheral parts.

Here, if the centralized electric wire 10X cannot be stopped in the wiring path, it is difficult to regulate the position of the connector 16, and the connector 16 may be arranged at a position away from the mating connector Ub1. In such a case, when the connector 16 and the mating connector Ub1 are fitted and connected, it is necessary to find the connector 16 and pull it toward the mating connector Ub1. However, in the conductive module 1 of the present embodiment, the connector 16 before the mating connection can be arranged near the mating connector Ub1 by stopping the aggregation wire 10X in the wiring path by the cover 60 and the holding mechanism 70. can. Therefore, in the conductive module 1, when the connector 16 and the mating connector Ub1 are fitted and connected, the connector 16 can be immediately inserted into the mating connector Ub1 to improve the fitting workability. Can be done.

In the conductive module 1, the aggregation wire 10X requires an extra length for inserting and removing the connector 16 and the mating connector Ub1. Therefore, in the cover 60 and the holding mechanism 70, the space between the cover main body 61 and the connecting target accommodating body 1c can accommodate the extra length of the aggregation wire 10X before the mating connection, and the connector 16 is accommodated. It is desirable to form the connector so that it can accommodate the extra length of the aggregation wire 10X when it is pulled out from the mating connector Ub1.

As described above, in the conductive module 1 of the present embodiment, the reaction force of the bent portion 10B of the integrated electric wire 10X can be suppressed by the cover 60 and the holding mechanism 70, and various effects associated therewith can be obtained.

1 Conductive module 1A 1st housing part (electric wire housing part)
1c Containment body to be connected 10 Wire 10B Bent part 10X Aggregate wire 16 Connector 20 First accommodation body (electric wire accommodation body)
40, 40A, 40B, 40C Terminal connection parts 42 Wire connection part 60 Cover 61a First cover part 61b Second cover part 65 Cover displacement structure 67 Pinching restraint wall 70 Holding mechanism 71 First locking body 72 Second locking body Ub Electrical connection target Ub1 mating connector

Claims (6)

The wire connection portion of a conductive terminal connection component having a flat plate-shaped main body that is physically and electrically connected to the electrode terminals of the battery module and a wire connection portion that is offset in a crank shape with respect to the plane of the main body . One of the terminals is electrically connected to the electric wire, and the electric wire for each terminal connection component is arranged along the arrangement direction of each of the terminal connection components arranged.
The first and second housing parts that are assembled and fixed to each other,
With the cover,
A holding mechanism for holding the cover and
Equipped with
The first accommodating component includes a first accommodating body that accommodates each of the electric wires and arranges the accommodated electric wires from the one terminal side to the other terminal side along the arrangement direction. , The electric wire connection portion of each of the terminal connection parts and the one terminal of each of the electric wires are accommodated, and the accommodated electric wire connection portion and the one terminal of the electric wire are electrically connected for each electric wire. Have a second containment, and
The second accommodating component is a connection object accommodating a third accommodating body accommodating the main body of each terminal connection component and an electrical connection object to which the other terminal of each electric wire is electrically connected. With a containment body,
The cover covers the bent portion of the aggregated electric wire in which a plurality or all of the electric wires drawn outward from the first accommodating body on the other terminal side are bundled from the outside. , Provided to be openable and closable on either one of the first accommodation part and the second accommodation part, or detachably attached to either one of the first accommodation part and the second accommodation part.
The holding mechanism holds the cover at a closed position that covers the bent portion of the aggregated electric wire from the outside if the cover is openable and closable, and bends the aggregated electric wire if the cover is removable. A conductive module characterized by holding the cover at a mounting position that covers the portion from the outside . The holding mechanism keeps or attaches / detaches the first locking body provided on the cover and the cover that can be opened / closed by being provided on the connection target accommodating body and locked to the first locking body in the closed position. A second locking body that keeps the flexible cover in the mounting position is provided.
The cover or the connecting target accommodating body has the first locking body and the second locking body on the integrated wire side when the first locking body and the second locking body are in the locking position. The first aspect of the present invention is characterized by having a pinching restraining wall that suppresses pinching of the centralized electric wire when the cover which can be opened and closed is displaced from an open position to a closed position or when the removable cover is attached. Conductive module. The other terminal of each of the electric wires in the integrated electric wire is physically and electrically connected, and includes a connector that is fitted and connected to the mating connector of the electrical connection object.
The connected container is arranged in a direction intersecting the arrangement direction when viewed from the first container .
The aggregated electric wire is arranged by folding back in the direction opposite to the wiring direction of each of the electric wires in the first accommodating body .
The mating connector is arranged so that the connector is fitted and connected along the folding direction of the aggregation wire.
The conductive module according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cover is formed so as to cover the bent portion of the aggregated electric wire from the outside. It has a cover displacement structure that rotates the openable and closable cover between the open position and the closed position.
The conductivity according to claim 3, wherein the cover displacement structure is arranged on the opposite side of the mating connector when viewed from the mating wire so that the consolidating wire is arranged between the mating connector and the mating connector. module. The conductive module according to claim 4, wherein the cover is a part of the first accommodating component molded integrally with the first accommodating body and the cover displacement structure. The cover has a first cover portion that covers the bent portion of the aggregated electric wire from the outside, and a second cover portion that covers the connector side of the aggregated electric wire from the outside with respect to the bent portion.
The conductive module according to claim 3, 4 or 5, wherein the holding mechanism is provided between the second cover portion and the connecting target accommodating body.

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