KR100802324B1 - A battery device for using in the sea and a survivor equipment with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes a housing body having a current collector provided therein and a cathode unit including a catalyst unit formed in a hollow shape surrounding the outside of the current collector; A housing cap body detachably disposed on an upper end of the housing main body, an anode extending vertically from one surface of the housing cap body and inserted into a hollow of the housing main body, and an electrode disposed on one side of the housing cap body; The anode portion and the other electrode is a housing cap having an electrical element in electrical communication with the current collector; It is disposed on the lower end of the housing main body and provides a marine battery device having a; base having a plurality of base through holes.

The marine battery device according to the present invention has an open structure, unlike the conventional battery device of a closed structure, which has been accompanied by an electrolyte, the user can secure portability by removing the burden of weight, and through the continuous flow of seawater A smooth and stable power supply can be achieved. Moreover, the relief equipment provided with the marine battery apparatus which concerns on this invention can take the pouch-type sealing structure, and can prevent the pre-discharge of a battery by contact with air, and can ensure the stable power supply at the time of use.

Description

Marine Battery Unit and Relief Equipment Equipped with the Same

1 is a schematic perspective view of a marine battery apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I of FIG. 1.

FIG. 2B is a schematic partial enlarged cross-sectional view of the portion indicated by the symbol “A” of FIG. 2A.

2C is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an operating state of a marine battery apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line "B" shown in FIG.

4A is a schematic front view of a life jacket as an example of relief equipment having a marine battery apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4B is a front view showing a state of being folded on the basis of line II-II of FIG. 4A.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10 Marine battery unit 20 pouch

30 Lifesaving 100 Housing

200 ... housing cap 300 ... housing base

The present invention relates to a battery device, and more particularly to a battery device that can be easily used at sea.

Recently, various portable electronic devices such as MP3 players and PMPs have been developed and researched. In addition, various researches on power sources capable of supplying continuous power for operating such electronic devices are being conducted. Typically, batteries are classified into primary batteries and secondary batteries with or without rechargeable batteries. Secondary batteries have the advantage of being able to be charged continuously, but they have achieved great results in energy density and energy storage, but the energy density per weight (wh / kg) of batteries is smaller than that of primary batteries. Has a problem.

In the case of primary batteries, continuous studies are being conducted from manganese, alkali, mercury and lithium batteries to metal-air batteries. The metal-air battery has the advantage of having a high energy density and a high energy storage, but the metal-air battery according to the prior art has a structure containing a large specific gravity electrolyte, thereby having a relatively large weight compared to other primary batteries. This is accompanied by a problem of poor portability.

On the other hand, the risk of safety accidents is increasing with the increase of leisure activities. In particular, in the case of marine leisure activities, since the location of rescuers is difficult, stable and continuous operation of the battery device as a lifesaving device is required. However, the battery device according to the prior art does not provide portability and high energy storage for realizing an efficient lifesaving device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a battery device capable of providing portability, stable operability and high energy storage, and a relief device having the same.

The present invention for achieving the above object, the housing body having a cathode including a current collector provided therein and a catalyst portion surrounding the outside of the current collector and formed in a hollow phase; A housing cap body detachably disposed on an upper end of the housing main body, an anode extending vertically from one surface of the housing cap body and inserted into a hollow of the housing main body, and an electrode disposed on one side of the housing cap body; The anode portion and the other electrode is a housing cap having an electrical element in electrical communication with the current collector; It is disposed on the lower end of the housing main body and provides a marine battery device having a; base having a plurality of base through holes.

In the marine battery device, the cathode portion may further include a housing film formed on the outer periphery of the catalyst portion, the lower end of the housing cap is provided with a coupling protrusion, the upper end of the housing body to accommodate the coupling protrusion A coupling accommodating part may be provided, and one end of the coupling protrusion may be provided with a protruding electrode that is in electrical communication with the electrical element, and one end of the coupling accommodating part may be provided with an accommodating electrode which engages with the protrusion electrode.

In addition, a sealing groove may be provided on an outer side surface of the coupling protrusion, and a sealing member engaged with the sealing groove may be provided on an outer side of the coupling receiving portion to an upper end of the housing body.

In the marine battery device, the current collector may be one or more of nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), titanium (Ti), and copper (Cu), and the anode portion may be one or more of Al, Zn, and Mg. .

In the marine battery device, the electrical element may be one or more of an LED and a GPS transmitter.

Hereinafter, a marine battery device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a marine battery apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2a is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I of Figure 1, Figure 2b is shown in Figure 2a A schematic partial enlarged cross-sectional view of the portion indicated by reference numeral "A" is shown. The marine battery apparatus 10 includes a housing body 100, a housing cap 200, and a housing base 300.

The housing main body 100 has a rectangular case shape in which a cavity is formed therein, and an inner space 101 is formed inside the housing main body 100. However, this is one example for explaining the present invention, the housing body 100 according to the present invention is not necessarily in the form of a rectangular case, it may be configured in various forms according to the design specifications and purposes.

The housing body 100 includes a cathode portion 102. The cathode unit 102 includes a current collector 110 and a catalyst unit 120. The current collector 110 is formed as an integral current collector of a rectangular duct type in FIG. 1, but is not limited thereto, and may be a plurality of electrode plate types, wire types, and strip types formed along the longitudinal direction of the housing body 100. . In addition, as shown in Figure 2b, the current collector 110 may be composed of a porous plate type (porous plate), a mesh type, etc., including a perforation 111 to facilitate the movement of oxygen more Many variations are possible. The current collector 110 may be made of at least one of nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), titanium (Ti), and / or copper (Cu), and may be composed of one or more combinations / alloys thereof, but is not limited thereto. And various configurations are possible in the range having excellent electrical conductivity.

The catalyst unit 120 is formed to surround the current collector 110 and formed in a hollow shape so that the housing main body 100 may have an inner space 101 therein. That is, the current collector 110 is disposed inside the catalyst unit 120, and the catalyst unit 120 takes the structure of forming the housing body 100. Sea water may flow in and out of the interior space 101 as will be described later.

On the other hand, one end of the current collector 110 has a structure exposed from the catalyst unit 120 for electrical communication with the electrical element described below. Here, one end of the current collector 110 is shown to be directly exposed from the catalyst unit 120, but is not limited thereto, and one end of the current collector 110 is connected to a separate electric element (electric terminal), and the electric element is Various configurations, such as may be exposed to the outside of the catalyst unit 120 is possible. In addition, the catalyst unit 120 includes activated carbon, but is not limited thereto, and may include various modifications such as manganese (Mn), platinum (Pt), cobalt (Co), and the like.

In some cases, the cathode unit 102 may further include a housing film 130 disposed on the outer circumference of the catalyst unit 120. By using a non-hydrophilic, that is, hydrophobic housing film 130, the sea water is in close contact with the outer circumference of the catalyst unit 120 may prevent the inflow and outflow of oxygen through the outer circumference of the catalyst unit 120 becomes difficult. have.

In the present embodiment, the housing main body 100 is illustrated as having a current collector, a catalyst portion and / or a housing film, but is not limited thereto, and may further include a frame (not shown) for supporting them. Modifications are possible.

The housing cap 200 is disposed at an upper end of the housing body 100. The housing cap 200 includes a housing cap body 201 and an anode portion 210, an electrical element 220 and an anode portion 210 and an electrical element 220 mounted to the housing cap body 201.

1 and 2A, an anode portion 210 disposed vertically therefrom is disposed on one surface of the housing cap, more specifically, the housing cap body 201. The anode portion 210 is formed in a plate type formed in a longitudinal direction in a direction perpendicular to the housing cap body 201, and is disposed in the inner space 101 of the housing body 100, and the anode portion 210 also includes a current collector. Like 110, the present invention is not limited to a plate type structure, such as a plurality of bar types. The anode unit 210 may include at least one of Al, Zn, and Mg, and may be composed of a combination thereof or an alloy including the same.

The electrical element 220 is disposed and mounted on one side of the housing cap body 201. The electrical element 220 may include two electrodes 221 and 223, wherein one electrode 221 is in electrical communication with the anode portion 210, and the other electrode 223 is electrically connected to the current collector 110. Communicate One electrode 221 and the other electrode 223 of the electric element 220 may be formed in a singular and / or plural lines according to the number of the respective current collectors 110 and the anode portion 210. In addition, the other electrode 223 may be configured as an integral curved plate type disposed in the housing cap body 201 or may be formed in a plurality of lines. One end of the other electrode 223 of the electric element 220 is connected to the electric element 220, and the other end of the other electrode 223 is exposed to the outside of the housing cap 200 for contact with the current collector 110. .

On the other hand, the electrical element 220 may take a variety of configurations required according to design specifications. That is, the electrical element 220 may be made of an optical signal generator, such as an LED, or in some cases may be composed of a GPS generator, but is not limited to this, and various electrical according to the specifications required for the marine battery device according to the present invention It may also consist of elements.

The housing base 300 is provided at the lower end of the housing body 100. The housing base 300 includes a plurality of base through holes 310. The base through hole 310 enables the inflow and outflow of sea water. Here, the housing base 300 is shown as a separate component from the housing body 100, but is not limited thereto. That is, the housing main body 100 may have an integrated structure having a hollow housing having only an upper end open and having a plurality of base through holes at the lower end.

Figure 2c is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the operating state when the marine battery device 10 according to the present invention exposed to sea water. Here, outside oxygen (O ₂ ) flows in through the housing main body and / or the housing cap, and ionization reaction of the metal occurs on the anode side.

In other words, the following reactions occur in the cathode and anode portions, respectively.

Therefore, the overall reaction in the cathode part and the anode part of the marine battery apparatus is as follows.

As soon as the cathode portion and the anode portion are in contact with sea water, the respective electrodes are activated to generate power according to the movement of electrons, thereby actuating the electrical elements disposed in the housing cap.

On the other hand, the marine battery apparatus according to the present invention may further include a coupling element for securing the coupling between the housing body and the housing cap having the electrical element. 3 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of reference numeral “B” shown in FIG. 2A. The marine battery apparatus further includes a coupling protrusion 240 and a coupling receiver 140. Coupling protrusion 240 is provided at the lower end of the housing cap 200, the coupling receiving portion 140 is provided on the upper end of the housing body (100). The coupling receiver 140 has a structure corresponding to the coupling protrusion 240, so that when the housing cap 200 is disposed at the upper end of the housing body 100, the coupling receiver 140 may connect the coupling protrusion 240. Accept. Here, the coupling receiving portion 140 and the coupling protrusion 240 is shown as a structure that is formed continuously on one surface of the upper end of the housing body 100 and the lower end of the housing cap 200, but is not limited thereto. That is, the engagement receiving portion and the engagement protrusion may be engaged with each other, and each may be intermittently formed on one surface of the upper end of the housing body and the lower end of the housing cap. In addition, for the electrical communication between the electrical element and the current collector, the connection receiving portion of the other electrode 223 to the other electrode of the electrical element may be exposed in the coupling receiving portion, and one end of the current collector 110 may be exposed in the coupling protrusion.

In FIG. 3, the coupling receiving portion is illustrated as being formed on the housing body side, but the coupling protrusion is formed on the housing cap side, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, as described above, the coupling receiving portion may be formed on the housing cap side, the coupling protrusion may be formed on the housing body side, and the coupling receiving portion / coupling protrusion may be formed intermittently.

On the other hand, when the housing body and the housing cap are coupled, a sealing member may be further provided to prevent seawater from flowing into these coupling sites to interfere with the electrical connection between the electrical element and the current collector. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, when the coupling accommodating portion and the coupling protrusion form an interlocking structure, the sealing member 150 is disposed outside the coupling accommodating portion 140. Although the arrangement of the sealing member 150 may be made in various forms, as shown in FIG. 3, the sealing member protrusion 151 is provided on the lower surface of the sealing member 150, and is coupled to the upper end of the housing body 100. Although the sealing member disposition groove 153 is provided on the outer side of the accommodating part 140, the sealing member protrusion 151 may have a structure that is forcibly fitted to the sealing member disposition groove 153. The protrusion 151 and the sealing member disposing groove 153 may be configured to further secure the coupling therebetween through the adhesive.

The sealing member 150 may be disposed to face inward of the coupling accommodating part 140 on the plane where the sealing member 150 is disposed, but partially cross the open area of the coupling accommodating part 140. At the same time, the sealing groove 241 is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the engaging protrusion 240, so that one ends facing the inside of the engaging receiving portion 140 of the sealing member 150 engage with the sealing groove 241. It may be. Through the engagement structure of the sealing member 150 and the sealing groove 241, the coupling between the electrical element and the cathode can be further consolidated.

On the other hand, the marine battery apparatus according to the present invention may be provided in the relief equipment. 4A shows a life jacket 30 as an example of relief equipment having a marine battery apparatus according to the present invention. The above-mentioned marine battery apparatus 10 is disposed at an upper side of the lifeboat, and a sealing pouch 20 for sealing the marine battery apparatus 10 is disposed outside the marine battery apparatus 10. The outer portion of the sealing pouch 20 is formed in a structure in which the outer portion is sealed to the outer portion D of the marine battery device 10, and one surface of the sealing pouch 20 is based on the line II-II. It is attached to the place corresponding to the arrangement position C of 10). FIG. 4B is a schematic front view of the folded state based on the line II-II of FIG. 4A. That is, the outer portion of the sealing pouch 20 is attached to surround the marine battery device 10 disposed in the upper left upper portion of the lifesaving 30, the sealing pouch (11) enclosed inside the marine battery device 10 ( The outer surface of 20) is attached to the right upper shoulder corresponding to the left upper shoulder of the lifesaving motion 30 corresponding to the line II-II. The inner space of the sealing pouch 20 surrounding the marine battery apparatus 10 may be formed in a vacuum state, and in some cases, may be filled with inert gases such as N2, and the like. Through the blocking of the contact with the outside air through the sealed pouch 20 it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the marine battery device 10 to maximize the operating life time. In addition, the arrangement position of the marine battery apparatus 10 and the sealing pouch 20 which surrounds it is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. That is, various positions may be selected within a range through which seawater may flow through the base through hole of the housing base disposed at the lower end of the marine battery apparatus 10 provided in the relief equipment 30.

The above embodiments are examples for describing the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, in the above embodiments, the housing main body is configured in the form of a rectangular case, but is not limited thereto and may be formed in a cylindrical shape, and may have a structure in which the housing base is integrally formed with the housing main body. In addition, although the above-described embodiments have been described with respect to a small battery device, it may also be used as a detection device, an emergency power device, a boat driving motor power supply device, and the like, which require power for driving at sea when large. Modifications are possible.

Marine battery apparatus and a relief equipment having the same according to the present invention having the configuration as described above has the following effects.

First, the marine battery device according to the present invention has an open structure and unlike the conventional battery device of the sealed structure in which the electrolyte is accompanied, the user can secure portability by removing the burden of weight.

Second, the marine battery device according to the present invention can achieve a smooth and stable power supply through the continuous inflow and outflow of seawater through the open structure.

Third, the relief equipment provided with the marine battery apparatus which concerns on this invention can take the pouch-type sealing structure, and can prevent pre-discharge of a battery by contact with air, and can ensure the stable power supply at the time of use.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Claims (7)

A housing body having a current collector provided therein and a cathode part surrounding the outside of the current collector and including a catalyst part formed in a hollow phase; A housing cap body detachably disposed on an upper end of the housing main body, an anode extending vertically from one surface of the housing cap body and inserted into a hollow of the housing main body, and an electrode disposed on one side of the housing cap body; The anode portion and the other electrode is a housing cap having an electrical element in electrical communication with the current collector; And a housing base disposed at a lower end of the housing body and having a plurality of base through holes. The method of claim 1, The cathode unit further comprises a housing film formed on the outer circumference of the catalyst unit. The method of claim 1, The lower end of the housing cap is provided with a coupling protrusion, the upper end of the housing body is provided with a coupling receiving portion for accommodating the coupling protrusion, one end of the coupling protrusion is an extension electrode that is in electrical communication with the electrical element And an accommodating part electrode engaged with the protruding part electrode at one end of the coupling accommodating part. The method of claim 3, wherein The outer surface of the coupling protrusion is provided with a sealing groove, the marine battery apparatus, characterized in that the sealing material which is engaged with the sealing groove on the outer side of the coupling receiving portion to the upper end of the housing body. The method of claim 1, The current collector is at least one of nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), titanium (Ti) and copper (Cu). The method of claim 1, The anode portion of the marine battery device, characterized in that at least one of Al, Zn, Mg. The method of claim 1, And said electrical element is at least one of an LED and a GPS transmitter.

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