TWI777699B - Battery seat - Google Patents

Abstract

A battery seat is provided. The battery seat for being installed in a shell of a battery pack includes a body and a plurality of elastic elements. The body can be used to restrict the movement of batteries. The elastic elements are disposed on opposite sides of the body. Each of the elastic elements includes a connecting section and an abutting section. The connecting section is disposed on the body. The abutting section is connected to one end of the connecting section away from the body. The abutting section is arranged along an outer circumference of the body and spaced apart from the body by the connecting section, so that a buffer groove is formed between the abutting section, the connecting section, and the body. When the battery seat is installed in the shell, the abutting section of the two elastic elements move to the buffer grooves corresponding in position to thereof and can elastically abut against the inner edge of the shell, so as to restricts the movement of the body. Accordingly, the battery seat can be quickly fixed in the shell, and also buffer the vibration of the shell to protect the battery.

Description

Battery Holder

The invention relates to a battery holder, in particular to a battery holder that is fast-fixed and can buffer vibration.

At present, the battery packs on the market are all installed on the battery holder, and the aforementioned battery holder with the battery pack already installed is locked and positioned in the protective case, so as to ensure that the battery pack will not be damaged by external impact, and also prevent the battery holder from being damaged. The battery pack will not hit the inner surface of the case. However, although the battery holder can be positioned in the protective case by means of locking, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive in the actual assembly and production process.

Therefore, the inventor believes that the above-mentioned defects can be improved. Nate has devoted himself to research and application of scientific principles, and finally proposes an invention with reasonable design and effective improvement of the above-mentioned defects.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a battery holder in view of the deficiencies of the prior art.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, one of the technical solutions adopted by the present invention is to provide a battery holder suitable for being installed in a casing of a battery assembly, including: a main body, which can be used to restrict the movement of a plurality of batteries; Two elastic pieces are arranged on opposite sides of the body, and each of the elastic pieces includes: a connecting segment, which is arranged on the body; and an abutting segment, which connects the end of the connecting segment away from the body. , the abutting section is arranged along the outer edge of the main body, and the abutting section is spaced from the main body through the connecting section, so that there is a gap between the abutting section, the connecting section, and the main body A buffer groove is formed together; wherein, when the battery holder is used to be installed in the casing, the abutting sections of the plurality of elastic members move inward toward the buffer groove corresponding to their positions, and can be used for Resiliently abuts the inner edge of the housing, so that the body is restricted from moving.

To sum up, in the battery holder disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention, “the buffer groove is jointly formed between each of the elastic members and the body” and “the abutment of the plurality of elastic members” The segment moves inward toward the buffer groove corresponding to its position, and can be used to elastically abut against the inner edge of the casing”, so that the battery holder can be quickly fixed in the casing and can also buffer the casing at the same time. Vibration of the case to protect the battery.

For a further understanding of the features and technical content of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed descriptions and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings provided are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

The following are specific specific embodiments to illustrate the embodiments of the "battery holder" disclosed in the present invention, and those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be modified and changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are merely schematic illustrations, and are not drawn according to the actual size, and are stated in advance. The following embodiments will further describe the related technical contents of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed contents are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that although terms such as "first", "second" and "third" may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, these elements or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are primarily used to distinguish one element from another element, or a signal from another signal. In addition, the term "or", as used herein, should include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items, as the case may be.

[First Embodiment]

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 9 , this embodiment provides a battery holder 100 . As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , the aforementioned battery holder 100 is suitable for being installed in a casing 200 of a battery assembly 1000 , and the battery holder 100 can be used to fix a plurality of batteries 300 of the battery assembly 1000 , so that a plurality of the The battery 300 cannot move relative to the casing 200 , and the battery holder 100 can also buffer vibration (or impact). In other words, any battery holder that cannot fix the battery and buffer vibration at the same time is not the battery holder 100 referred to in the present invention.

In addition, it should be noted that, in practice, a plurality of the batteries 300 may be fixed and buffered against vibration (or impact) by one of the battery holders 100 or a plurality of the battery holders 100 , that is, the batteries The number of seats 100 does not affect the aforementioned effects. That is to say, the designer can reasonably select one or more of the battery holders 100 according to the type and quantity of the batteries.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the battery assembly 1000 has six battery holders 100 , and the six battery holders 100 are used to fix a plurality of the batteries 300 in a group of two. The battery holders 100 are symmetrical to each other. Next, two battery holders 100 located on the uppermost layer and in the same group in FIG. 3 will be described below. However, since the two battery holders 100 are symmetrical to each other, the following description will be based on a single battery holder 100 . Its components and connections.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the battery holder 100 includes a main body 1 and a plurality of elastic members 2A and 2B disposed on opposite sides of the main body 1 . Wherein, the main body 1 has a frame portion 11 located on the outer side thereof, and a plurality of accommodating portions 12 located on the inner side of the frame portion 11 . A plurality of the accommodating portions 12 are circular groove structures in this embodiment, and can be used to accommodate a plurality of parts of the batteries 300 to restrict the movement of the plurality of batteries 300 , but the invention is not limited to this.

For example, in other not-shown embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of the accommodating portions 12 can also be a rectangular slot structure, and can be used to accommodate a battery of a rectangular parallelepiped, that is, a plurality of the accommodating portions 12 The portion 12 has a structure that can be appropriately adjusted according to the shape of the battery.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 , a plurality of the elastic members 2A and 2B are disposed on the frame portion 11 and located on opposite sides of the frame portion 11 . In this embodiment, a plurality of the elastic members 2A, 2B are disposed on the four side surfaces of the frame portion 11 , and the plurality of the elastic members 2A, 2B can be used to elastically abut the housing 200 . so that any two elastic members 2A, 2B located on opposite sides can provide opposite forces to each other, so that the main body 1 is fixed in the housing 200, that is, the main body 1 is restricted move.

It should be noted that the plurality of the elastic members 2A and 2B have two forms in this embodiment, one is the elastic member 2A shown in FIG. 5 , the other is the elastic member 2B shown in FIG. 6 , In the following, the elastic member 2A will be introduced first, and then the elastic member 2B will be introduced.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8 , each of the elastic members 2A has a substantially L-shaped structure in this embodiment, and includes a connecting section 21 , a contact section 22 connecting the connecting section 21 , and A plurality of reinforcing ribs 23 connecting the connecting section 21 , the abutting section 22 and the body 1 . The connecting section 21 is formed by extending from the frame portion 11 in a direction away from the plurality of accommodating portions 12 , and the connecting section 21 is substantially perpendicular to the outer surface of the frame portion 11 in this embodiment. , but the present invention is not limited to this.

Referring back to FIG. 5 and FIG. 8 , the abutting section 22 is connected to the end of the connecting section 21 and is generally disposed along the outer surface of the frame portion 11 , so that the abutting section 22 passes through the connecting section 21 It is spaced from (the frame portion 11 of) the main body 1 . In other words, a buffer groove GV can be jointly formed between the abutting section 22 , the connecting section 21 , and the frame portion 11 . Accordingly, when the battery holder 100 is installed in the casing 200 , the abutting sections 22 of the plurality of elastic members 2A move inward toward the buffer groove GV corresponding to the position thereof, and can elastically against the inner edge of the housing 200 (as shown in FIG. 7 ).

Preferably, the buffer groove GV is preferably arc-shaped at a position corresponding to the inner edge of the connecting section 21 (ie, the bottom of the buffer groove GV), that is, the buffer groove GV is substantially U-shaped, In addition, the outer side of the connection between the abutting section 22 and the connecting section 21 is rounded, so that each of the elastic members 2A can effectively avoid stress concentration when abutting against the housing 200 .

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 8 , a plurality of the reinforcing ribs 23 are arranged in the buffer groove GV at intervals and in parallel, and the plurality of the reinforcing ribs 23 are connected to the abutting section 22 and the connecting section 21 . and the body 1 (the frame portion 11 ). Further, in this embodiment, the plurality of reinforcing ribs 23 are integrally connected to the abutting section 22 , the connecting section 21 , and the inner side surface of the frame portion 11 (that is, the buffer groove GV the inner edge), so that each of the reinforcing ribs 23 is also roughly U-shaped.

More specifically, each of the reinforcing ribs 23 can further define a third part 233 according to the U-shape, and a first part 231 and a second part 232 connecting two ends of the third part 233 . Wherein, the third part 233 is the part of the reinforcing rib 23 corresponding to (or connecting) the connecting segment 21 , and the first part 231 is the reinforcing rib 23 corresponding to (or connecting) the abutting part The second portion 232 is a portion of the reinforcing rib 23 corresponding to (or connected to) the abutting segment 22 .

The first part 231 and the second part 232 are spaced apart from each other, and the first part 231 and the second part 232 together form an opening K that communicates with the buffer groove GV, the opening K is the movement space of the first part 231 . That is to say, when the abutting sections 22 of the plurality of elastic members 2A move inward toward the buffer grooves GV corresponding to their positions, the first portion 231 will be driven by the abutting sections 22 , The diameter of the opening K is reduced. In practice, the opening K can be designed as a safety mechanism to prevent excessive deformation of the abutment section 22 (ie, excessive movement towards the body 1 ), thereby preventing the abutment section 22 from breaking.

Preferably, the first part 231 and the second part 232 have a shortest distance SD (that is, the diameter of the opening K) along a distance D1 away from the frame part 11 , and The shortest separation distance SD is preferably between 0.5 and 100 millimeters (mm), but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, in order to ensure that the abutting sections 22 of the plurality of elastic members 2A can have sufficient structural strength, the plurality of the elastic members 2A preferably have the following designs:

In detail, the abutting section 22 and the first portion 231 together have a predetermined total thickness TH in the away direction D1, and the abutting section 22 is along an extending direction D2 perpendicular to the away direction D1 has a predetermined length L22. The ratio between the predetermined total thickness TH and the predetermined length L22 is preferably between 0.15 and 0.7, which enables the structure of the elastic member 2A to have a desired strength. In a preferred embodiment, the predetermined length L22 is preferably between 2 and 60 millimeters (mm), and the predetermined total thickness TH is preferably between 0.5 and 30 millimeters (mm). limited by this.

Of course, in other non-illustrated embodiments of the present invention, the plurality of the elastic members 2A may further omit the plurality of the reinforcing ribs 23 according to the needs of the designer.

The above is the description of the plurality of the elastic members 2A. Next, the components of the plurality of the elastic members 2B and their connection relationships will be introduced. However, it should be noted that the aforementioned elastic members 2A are similar to the following elastic members. 2B, the similarities between the two aspects will not be repeated, and the difference between each elastic member 2B and the aforementioned elastic member 2A is mainly:

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 9 , the thickness of the second portion 232 of the elastic member 2B along the distance direction D1 is thicker than that of the second portion 232 of the aforementioned elastic member 2A (as shown in FIG. 9 ). Therefore, each of the elastic members 2B further includes one of the auxiliary ribs 24 . Specifically, in each of the elastic members 2B, the auxiliary rib 24 is connected to the plurality of the reinforcing ribs 23 in the buffer groove GV, and is vertically arranged with the plurality of the reinforcing ribs 23, so that Strengthen the force of the elastic member 2B along the extending direction D2. Of course, the aforementioned auxiliary ribs 24 can be appropriately adjusted in number or even omitted according to the needs of the designer.

[Second Embodiment]

As shown in FIG. 10 to FIG. 14 , which is the second embodiment of the present invention, the battery holder 100 ′ of this embodiment is similar to the battery holder 100 of the above-mentioned first embodiment, and the same parts of the two embodiments are not added. To repeat, the difference between the battery holder 100 ′ of this embodiment and the first embodiment mainly lies in:

As shown in FIGS. 11 , 12 and 14 , in each of the elastic members 2C located on one side of the frame portion 11 , the abutting section 22 in this embodiment gradually expands along the extending direction D2 , and a plurality of the reinforcing ribs 23 are formed by extending from the inner edges of the abutting section 22 and the connecting section 21 . That is to say, the plurality of reinforcing ribs 23 are integrally connected to the abutting section 22 and the inner side surface of the connecting section 21 in this embodiment, so that each reinforcing rib 23 is also substantially L-shaped. . In other words, the plurality of reinforcing ribs 23 in this embodiment are not connected to the outer surface of the frame portion 11 .

Further, a portion of each reinforcing rib 23 corresponding to the abutting section 22 is defined as a first portion 231 , and the first portion 231 and the abutting section 22 are along the away direction D1 With a predetermined total thickness TH, the ratio between the predetermined total thickness TH and a predetermined length L22 of the abutting section 22 is preferably between 0.15 and 0.7.

[Technical effects of the embodiments of the present invention]

To sum up, in the battery holder disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention, “the buffer groove is jointly formed between each of the elastic members and the body” and “the abutment of the plurality of elastic members” The segment moves inward toward the buffer groove corresponding to its position, and can be used to elastically abut against the inner edge of the casing”, so that the battery holder can be quickly fixed in the casing and can also buffer the casing at the same time. Vibration of the case to protect the battery.

The contents disclosed above are only preferred feasible embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent technical changes made by using the contents of the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the application of the present invention. within the scope of the patent.

1000: battery pack 100, 100': battery holder 1: Ontology 11: Frame part 12: accommodating part 2A, 2B, 2C: elastic parts 21: Connection segment 22: Abutting segment 23: Reinforced Ribs 231: Part 1 232: Part II 233: Part Three 24: Auxiliary Ribs GV: Buffer groove K: open 200: Shell 300: battery D1: away from the direction D2: extension direction L22: Predetermined length TH: Predetermined total thickness SD: shortest separation distance T22: Thickness

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a battery assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic view of the battery assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exploded schematic view of a portion of the battery assembly of the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic top view of the battery holder according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the V region of FIG. 3 .

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of the VI region of FIG. 3 .

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 8 is an enlarged schematic view of region VIII of FIG. 7 .

FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view of the IX region of FIG. 7 .

10 is a perspective view of a battery holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a schematic top view of a battery holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged schematic view of the XII region of FIG. 10 .

FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the line XIII-XIII of FIG. 11 .

FIG. 14 is an enlarged schematic view of the XIV region of FIG. 13 .

1: Ontology

11: Frame part

2A: elastic parts

21: Connection segment

22: Abutting segment

23: Reinforced Ribs

GV: Buffer groove

K: open

D1: away from the direction

D2: extension direction

L22: Predetermined length

TH: Predetermined total thickness

SD: shortest separation distance

T22: Thickness

Claims (10)

A battery holder suitable for being installed in a casing of a battery assembly, the battery holder comprising: a body that can be used to restrict movement of a plurality of batteries; and A plurality of elastic pieces are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the body, and each of the elastic pieces includes: a connecting segment disposed on the body; and an abutting section, connected to the connecting section and disposed along the outer edge of the body, the abutting section is spaced from the body through the connecting section, so that the abutting section, the connecting section and the A buffer groove is jointly formed between the bodies; Wherein, when the battery holder is used to be installed in the casing, the abutting segments of the plurality of elastic members move inward toward the buffer grooves corresponding to their positions, and can be used to elastically abut the buffer grooves. The inner edge of the shell, so that the body is restricted from moving. The battery holder according to claim 1, wherein each of the elastic members further comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs arranged in the buffer groove, and the plurality of reinforcing ribs are connected to the abutting section and the connecting section , and the ontology. The battery holder according to claim 2, wherein in each of the reinforcing ribs, a portion of the reinforcing rib corresponding to the abutting section is defined as a first portion, and the reinforcing rib corresponding to the body The part defined as a second part, the first part and the abutting segment have a predetermined total thickness together, and the ratio between the predetermined total thickness and a predetermined length of the abutting segment is 0.15 to 0.7. The battery holder of claim 3, wherein the predetermined length is between 2 and 60 mm, and the predetermined total thickness is between 0.5 and 30 mm. The battery holder according to claim 2, wherein in each of the reinforcing ribs, a portion of the reinforcing rib corresponding to the abutting section is defined as a first portion, and the reinforcing rib corresponding to the body The part of is defined as a second part, there is a shortest separation distance between the first part and the second part, and the shortest separation distance is between 0.5 and 100 mm. The battery holder according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of the reinforcing ribs in any one of the buffer grooves are parallel to each other; each of the elastic members further includes an auxiliary rib, and the auxiliary rib is connected to the buffer groove a plurality of said reinforcing ribs inside, and a plurality of said reinforcing ribs are vertical. The battery holder according to claim 1, wherein each of the elastic members further comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs disposed in the buffer groove, and the plurality of reinforcing ribs connect the abutting section and the connecting section . The battery holder according to claim 7, wherein, in each of the reinforcing ribs, a portion of the reinforcing rib corresponding to the abutting segment is defined as a first portion, and the first portion is connected to the abutting portion. The abutting segments collectively have a predetermined total thickness, and the ratio between the predetermined total thickness and a predetermined length of the abutting segment is between 0.15 and 0.7. The battery holder of claim 8, wherein the predetermined length is between 2 and 60 mm, and the predetermined total thickness is between 0.5 and 30 mm. The battery holder according to claim 1, wherein, in each of the elastic members, the outer side of the connection between the abutting section and the connecting section is a rounded corner, and the buffer groove corresponds to the position of the The inner edge of the connecting segment is arc-shaped.

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