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JPWO2008084883A1 - Electrode structure and battery device manufacturing method - Google Patents
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JPWO2008084883A1
JPWO2008084883A1 JP2008553137A JP2008553137A JPWO2008084883A1 JP WO2008084883 A1 JPWO2008084883 A1 JP WO2008084883A1 JP 2008553137 A JP2008553137 A JP 2008553137A JP 2008553137 A JP2008553137 A JP 2008553137A JP WO2008084883 A1 JPWO2008084883 A1 JP WO2008084883A1
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JP4670958B2 (en
2007-01-12 Priority to JP2007004529 priority Critical
2007-01-12 Priority to JP2007004529 priority
2007-08-14 Priority to JP2007211258 priority
2008-01-11 Application filed by トヨタ自動車株式会社 filed Critical トヨタ自動車株式会社
2008-01-11 Priority to PCT/JP2008/050657 priority patent/WO2008084883A2/en
2010-05-06 Publication of JPWO2008084883A1 publication Critical patent/JPWO2008084883A1/en
2011-04-13 Publication of JP4670958B2 publication Critical patent/JP4670958B2/en
229910052751 metals Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 88
The electrode (21) according to the present invention has a metal terminal (41) extending from the battery module main body and an enlarged portion (35) constituting a retaining portion at the rear end, and the metal terminal (41) faces upward. A bolt (31) that passes therethrough and an insulator (43) that insulates between the metal terminal (41) and the casing of the battery module, and the insulator (43) is an enlarged portion (35) of the bolt (31). ) At least the lower surface of the metal terminal (41) to prevent the bolt (31) from falling off.
The present invention relates to an electrode structure and a battery device manufacturing method, and more particularly to an electrode structure for connecting a battery module to a bus bar and a battery device manufacturing method to which the bus bar is connected.
Bolts are attached to the metal terminals of the electrodes for connection to the bus bar. The bolt attached to the metal terminal penetrates the bus bar and is screwed to the nut to firmly fix the bus bar.
Considering the process of attaching the bus bar to the electrode, it is preferable to temporarily fix the bolt to the metal terminal in advance. As such a temporary fixing of the bolt, it is conceivable to press-fit the bolt into a through hole provided in the metal terminal.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-8627 (Patent Document 1) discloses a battery module connected by such a bus bar. In Patent Document 1, a plurality of cylindrical battery modules are connected by a plate-shaped bus bar.
On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-226197 (Patent Document 2) describes a portable electric device in which an easy-to-bend portion having a reduced width or thickness is provided between an electrode plate and a connecting portion of a relay lead. Batteries are disclosed.
In order to temporarily fix the bolt to the metal terminal, when the bolt is press-fitted into the metal terminal, there is a problem that the fastening surface of the metal terminal may be deformed in the press-fitting process. In addition, in order to temporarily fix the bolt, a process of press-fitting the bolt into the metal terminal is required, which causes a problem of increasing the number of processes.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an electrode structure and a battery device manufacturing method capable of easily temporarily fixing a bolt to a metal terminal.
According to the electrode structure based on the present invention, the electrode structure is for connecting the battery module to the bus bar, and has a metal terminal extending from the battery module main body and an enlarged portion constituting a retaining portion at the rear end. And a bolt that penetrates the metal terminal upward, and an insulator that insulates between the metal terminal and the casing of the battery module, and the insulator abuts at least from below the enlarged portion of the bolt. And a drop prevention portion for preventing the bolt from dropping from the metal terminal.
Preferably, in the electrode structure, the metal terminal includes a fixed piece fixed to the casing via the insulator, a continuous portion to the fixed piece in a bending direction, and at least a portion continuous to the fixed piece is the casing. A connection piece extending in a direction away from the body, and a terminal piece provided with a through hole which is continuous with the connection piece in the bending direction and through which the bolt passes. At this time, the distance in the direction away from the housing between the fixed piece and the terminal piece may be 50% or more of the width of the connection piece and 5 times or more the thickness of the connection piece.
Preferably, in the electrode structure, the enlarged portion has a lower surface and a side surface, the drop-off prevention portion has two contact surfaces positioned in a direction orthogonal to each other, and one contact surface is a portion of the enlarged portion. It abuts on the lower surface, and the other abutment surface abuts on the side surface of the enlarged portion.
Preferably, in the electrode structure, the drop-off preventing portion has a wall portion surrounding an outer periphery of the enlarged portion.
Preferably, in the electrode structure, a plurality of bent portions are provided between the fixed piece and the terminal piece, and at least one of the plurality of bent portions has a thickness and width larger than other portions of the metal terminal. At least one of them is a small reduced rigidity portion.
In the above electrode, the rigidity reduced portion may be formed by recessing a corner of the bent portion into a groove shape so as to draw a curved surface.
According to the method for manufacturing a battery device based on the present invention, a metal terminal extending from the battery module main body, a bolt that has an enlarged portion that constitutes a retaining portion at the rear end portion, and penetrates the metal terminal upward, A drop-off preventing portion that contacts at least the bottom surface of the enlarged portion of the bolt to prevent the bolt from dropping off from the metal terminal; and an insulator that insulates the metal terminal from the battery module housing. A step of arranging a plurality of battery modules provided with the provided electrodes, a step of attaching a bus bar for electrically connecting the electrodes by inserting the bolt into a through hole provided in the bus bar, and the bolt And tightening the nut to fix the bus bar.
Preferably, in the method for manufacturing the battery device, the metal terminal includes a fixing piece that is fixed to the casing via the insulator, a connection piece that continues to the fixing piece and extends in a direction away from the casing, And a terminal piece provided with a through-hole through which the bolt penetrates and extends substantially parallel to the fixed piece.
Two or more of the configurations described above may be combined as appropriate.
According to the electrode structure and the battery device manufacturing method according to the present invention, the insulator can be temporarily fixed, so that the bolt can be easily temporarily fixed to the metal terminal. Further, the bus bar can be easily attached to the electrode using the temporarily fixed bolt.
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the structure of the battery device according to the first embodiment based on the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the battery module according to Embodiment 1 based on the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the battery module according to Embodiment 1 based on the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of an electrode according to the first embodiment based on the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the electrode according to the first embodiment based on the present invention.
6 shows the structure of the battery device according to the first embodiment based on the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the structure of the contact portion according to the first embodiment based on the present invention.
FIG. 8 shows the structure of the electrode in the first embodiment based on the present invention, and is an enlarged view of part A in FIG.
9 shows the structure of the electrode according to the first embodiment based on the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow IX-IX in FIG.
10 shows the structure of the electrode according to the first embodiment based on the present invention, and is an enlarged view of part b in FIG.
FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the electrode according to the second embodiment based on the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the electrode according to the third embodiment based on the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a plan view showing the structure of the electrode according to the third embodiment based on the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the ease of deformation of the metal terminal according to the third embodiment based on the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the electrode of the reference example provided with the rigidity reduction portion.
Hereinafter, an electrode structure and a battery device manufacturing method in each embodiment based on the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each embodiment, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will not be repeated.
2 is a side view of the battery module according to the present embodiment, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the electrode, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the electrode. The battery module 11 has a battery cell 12 inside. The battery cell 12 is accommodated in the battery case 13. The battery cell 12 will not be specifically limited if it is a secondary battery which can be charged / discharged. For example, a nickel metal hydride battery or a lithium ion battery may be used. 2 shows a case where one battery cell 12 is accommodated in one battery case 13, a plurality of battery cells may be accommodated. In the present specification, the battery module includes both a case where a plurality of battery cells are provided inside the battery case and a case where one battery cell is provided inside the battery case. In addition, in this specification, the battery cell means a minimum unit that can function as a chargeable / dischargeable secondary battery.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the electrode 21 has a metal terminal 41, a bolt 31 whose tip protrudes upward from the metal terminal 41, and a rivet 51 that fixes the metal terminal 41 to the lid 13b. .
In the present embodiment, the metal terminal 41 is configured in a substantially Z shape in a side view. More specifically, the metal terminal 41 is fixed to the fixing piece 41a fixed to the lid body 13b, the connection piece 41b that is bent at a right angle from the fixing piece 41a, and extends in a direction away from the lid body 13b, and the connection piece 41b. It has the terminal piece 41c parallel to the piece 41a. The fixing piece 41a and the terminal piece 41c are provided with through holes. The rivet 51 passes through the through hole of the fixed piece 41a, and the bolt 31 passes through the through hole of the terminal piece 41c. Here, the connecting piece 41b is bent at a right angle with respect to the fixed piece 41a and the terminal piece 41c, but may not necessarily be a right angle.
Further, the connection piece 41b does not necessarily have a flat plate shape, and may have a bent shape. For example, the connecting piece 41b may have two bent portions and may have a substantially Z shape when viewed from the side. More specifically, the connecting piece 41b includes a first portion that is continuous with the fixed piece 41a in the bending direction and extends in a direction away from the housing 13, a second portion that is continuous with the first portion in the bending direction, The terminal portion 41c may be configured to be continuous with the second portion in the bending direction, and the terminal portion 41c may be formed at the end portion of the third portion.
By connecting the terminal piece 41c and the fixed piece 41a by the connecting piece 41b, the terminal piece 41c and the fixed piece 41a are offset. The metal terminal 41 is configured by bending a metal plate.
In the present embodiment, the distance D in the direction along the connection piece 41b between the fixed piece 41a and the terminal piece 41c shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is 50% or more of the width W of the connection piece 41b and connected. It is set to 5 times or more the thickness T of the piece 41b. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the distance D in the direction along the connection piece 41b between the fixed piece 41a and the terminal piece 41c is set to 50% of the width W of the connection piece 41b, and the thickness of the connection piece 41b. 6 times T.
In the present embodiment, the width W of the connection piece 41b and the width of the fixed piece 41a and the terminal piece 41c are configured to be the same, but the width W of the connection piece 41b is set to be the fixed piece 41a and the terminal piece 41c. You may make it become smaller than the width | variety. Moreover, you may form the part which the width | variety narrowed in a part of connection piece 41b.
Further, in the present embodiment, the thickness T of the connection piece 41b is configured to be the same as the thickness of the fixed piece 41a and the terminal piece 41c, but the thickness T of the connection piece 41b is set to the fixed piece 41a and the terminal. You may make it become smaller than the thickness of the piece 41c. Moreover, you may form the part which the thickness became thin in a part of connection piece 41b.
An enlarged portion 35 is provided at the lower end of the bolt 31. The enlarged portion 35 is configured to expand from the shaft portion of the bolt 31 and constitute a retaining portion, and is configured in a rectangular shape in plan view. Here, the enlarged portion 35 is configured in a rectangular shape in plan view, but other shapes such as other polygons such as a hexagon, and an uneven shape that engages with the contact portion may be adopted. The enlarged portion 35 has a bottom surface and side surfaces. A groove 36 extending in the horizontal direction is provided on the bottom surface of the enlarged portion 35. The groove on the bottom surface of the enlarged portion 35 may be omitted and configured to be flat.
An insulator 43 is provided between the fixed piece 41a of the metal terminal 41 and the lid 13b. The insulator 43 functions as a gasket that insulates the metal terminal 41 and the lid 13b and seals the through hole of the lid 13b. The insulator 43 is provided with a substrate portion 44 along the upper surface of the lid 13b, and a drop-off preventing portion 45 that protrudes upward from the substrate portion 44 and temporarily fixes the bolt 31. The insulator 43 is not particularly limited as long as it is a material that can be insulated, but may be made of, for example, a synthetic resin. Here, polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin or nylon is used.
On the lower surface of the substrate portion 44 of the insulator 43, a ring-shaped protrusion 44a that is inserted into the through hole of the lid 13b is provided. A fixed piece 41 a of the metal terminal 41 is disposed on the upper surface of the substrate portion 44, and a peripheral wall 44 b that covers the outer periphery of the fixed piece 41 a of the metal terminal 41 is provided on the outer periphery of the substrate portion 44. By surrounding the fixed piece 41a of the metal terminal 41 with the peripheral wall 44b, the insulation between the metal terminal 41 and the lid 13b is further ensured.
The insulator 43 is provided with a drop prevention portion 45 below the terminal piece 41c. The drop-off prevention unit 45 is molded integrally with the substrate unit 44. The drop-off prevention part 45 projects toward a part of the lower surface of the enlarged part 35 of the bolt 31. The drop-off prevention unit 45 has a horizontal contact surface 45 a that contacts the lower surface of the enlarged portion 35 and a vertical contact surface 45 b that contacts the side surface of the enlarged portion 35.
Since the lower surface of the enlarged portion 35 contacts the horizontal contact surface 45a, the enlarged portion 35 is prevented from falling off from the terminal piece 41c of the metal terminal 41. On the other hand, since the side surface of the enlarged portion 35 contacts the vertical contact surface 45b, the bolt 31 is prevented from being largely inclined. The vertical contact surface 45b can be omitted. Further, the horizontal contact surface 45a does not necessarily have to be horizontal, and various shapes can be adopted depending on the shape of the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31.
When fixing the electrode 21 to the lid 13b, the bolt 31 is inserted in advance into the terminal piece 41c of the metal terminal 41, and the rivet 51 is inserted in the order shown in FIG. In this state, the tip of the rivet is caulked and enlarged to fix the electrode 21 to the lid 13b.
At this time, the bolt 31 is only inserted through the metal terminal 41 and is not fixed, but the lower surface of the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31 contacts the horizontal contact surface 45 a of the drop-off preventing portion 45. This prevents the bolt 31 from falling off the metal terminal 41.
Therefore, without adding a special process such as press-fitting the bolt 31 into the metal terminal 41, the state where the bolt 31 is held by the metal terminal 41 is maintained from the completed state of the battery module 11 to the next process. be able to.
When manufacturing the battery device 1, first, a plurality of battery modules 11 are arranged. Next, a bus bar 81 that electrically connects the electrodes of the battery module 11 is attached by inserting a bolt 31 into a through hole provided in the bus bar 81, and a nut 39 is fastened to the bolt 31 to fix the bus bar 81. The In these steps, the bolt 31 is held by the drop-off prevention part 45, so that it does not drop from the metal terminal 41.
Moreover, since the drop-off prevention part 45 is configured integrally with the substrate part 44 for insulation and sealing, the process for attaching the drop-off prevention part 45 does not increase. Further, the number of parts is not increased. Accordingly, the bolt 31 can be easily held on the metal terminal 41.
Furthermore, since the step of press-fitting the bolt 31 into the metal terminal 41 can be eliminated, deformation of the metal terminal 41 in the press-fitting step can be prevented. Thereby, the positional accuracy of the bolt 31 is improved, and the bus bar 81 can be attached smoothly.
At this time, in the present embodiment, the distance D in the direction along the connection piece 41b between the fixed piece 41a and the terminal piece 41c shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is equal to or more than 50% of the width W of the connection piece 41b. Since the thickness is not less than 5 times the thickness T of the piece 41b, the rigidity of the connection piece 41b is sufficiently small. Accordingly, when a large stress is applied to the terminal piece 41c, the connection piece 41b is sufficiently deformed, and the stress applied to the fixed portion can be more reliably reduced. When the distance D in the direction along the connection piece 41b between the fixed piece 41a and the terminal piece 41c is less than 50% of the width W of the connection piece 41b or less than 5 times the thickness T of the connection piece 41b, the connection piece 41b Since the rigidity of the connection piece 41b is high, the connection piece 41b cannot be sufficiently deformed, and the effect of relaxing the stress applied to the fixed portion is reduced.
Further, since the terminal piece 41c and the fixed piece 41a are connected by the connecting piece 41b, a space can be formed below the terminal piece 41c, and a space for the enlarged portion 35 and the drop-off preventing portion 45 of the bolt 31 can be formed. Can be secured.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of the contact portion. As described above, the battery device 1 has the plurality of battery modules 11 arranged in parallel. A holding member 61 is disposed in the gap between the battery modules 11. The holding member 61 has a plurality of ribs 63 extending in the horizontal direction. The gap between the ribs 63 forms an air flow path 62, and cooling air is supplied to the air flow path 62. The cooling air cools the surface of the battery module 11 and cools the heat of the battery module 11. Thus, the holding member 61 ensures the function of cooling the battery module 11.
One surface of the holding member 61 and the tip of the rib 63 are in contact with the surface of the battery module 11. While holding the surface of the battery module 11, the holding member 61 keeps the distance between adjacent battery modules constant and holds the plurality of battery modules 11 so as not to be displaced from each other. The holding member 61 is made of molded resin. Since the holding member 61 is made of an insulator such as resin, it is possible to ensure insulation between adjacent battery modules.
At the upper end of the holding member 61, a contact portion 64 that comes into contact with the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31 is provided. The contact part 64 prevents the rotation of the bolt 31 when the nut 39 is tightened by contacting the enlarged part 35 of the bolt 31.
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the contact portion 64 includes a vertical wall portion 64 a that contacts the side surface of the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31, and a horizontal protruding portion 64 b that is inserted into the groove 36 on the lower surface of the enlarged portion 35. have.
In FIG. 8, there is a gap between the enlarged portion 35 and the vertical wall portion 64a and the horizontal protruding portion 64b. However, when torque is applied to the nut to tighten the nut 39, the enlarged portion 35 rotates accordingly. To do. At this time, the enlarged portion 35 comes into contact with one or both of the vertical wall portion 64a and the horizontal protruding portion 64b of the contact portion 64, and co-rotation is prevented. Further, since the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31 is rectangular in plan view, it has a pair of sides extending in parallel, but these sides abut against the opposing vertical wall portions 64a of the holding members 61 adjacent to each other. . When the two sides of the enlarged portion 35 come into contact with each other, a larger torque can be handled.
Note that a friction stabilizer that increases the friction coefficient between the metal terminal 41 and the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31 may be applied in order to more effectively prevent the bolt 31 from rotating together.
9 shows the structure of the battery module, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 1, and FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion b in FIG. As described above, the groove 36 is provided on the bottom surface of the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31, and the horizontal protrusion 64 b of the contact portion 64 is located in the groove 36. When torque is applied to the nut 39 and the enlarged portion 35 starts to rotate together, the inner surface of the groove 36 comes into contact with the side surface of the horizontal protrusion 64b.
In the present embodiment, the vertical wall portion 64a is brought into contact with the side surface of the enlarged portion 35, and the horizontal protruding portion 64b is brought into contact with the inner surface of the groove 36 on the bottom surface of the enlarged portion 35, so that a strong torque is applied. Even if it is, it can prevent the joint periphery of the volt | bolt 31 more reliably. However, the structure of the contact portion 64 may be determined as necessary, and only the vertical wall portion 64a may be contacted to prevent the bolt 31 from rotating together.
Further, since the torque applied to the nut 39 is received by the contact portion 64 provided in the holding member 61, the force applied to the metal terminal 41 can be reduced. Thereby, malfunctions, such as a deformation | transformation of the metal terminal 41, can be suppressed. As shown in FIG. 8, the bolt 31 of the adjacent electrode 21 is in contact with the contact portion 64 of the holding member 61, but the holding member 61 is made of an insulating material as described above. Insulation between the electrodes 21 can be ensured.
Here, the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31 is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and its side surface is in contact with the vertical wall portion 64a. However, an unevenness is provided around the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31 and engaged with the unevenness. You may make it provide the contact part of such a shape.
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a view corresponding to FIG. 10 of the first embodiment, and is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the electrode.
In the present embodiment, the structure of the insulator 43 is changed, and the insulator 43 is used to prevent the bolt 31 from falling off and to prevent co-rotation. Specifically, the insulator 43 is enlarged so as to surround the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31 and fill the space between the lower side of the bolt 31 and the lid body 13b, thereby forming the drop-off preventing portion 45. In addition, an engagement protrusion 46 that protrudes downward is provided on the lower surface of the insulator 43 below the drop-off prevention part 45.
The enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31 is in contact with the drop-off preventing portion 45, thereby preventing the drop from the metal terminal 41. Further, since the periphery of the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31 is surrounded by a wall portion 47 provided on the drop-off preventing portion 45, the enlarged portion 35 prevents the drop-off preventing portion 45 from rotating when torque is applied to the nut 39. And co-rotation is prevented.
At this time, since the engagement protrusion 46 is provided on the bottom surface of the insulator 43 and the engagement protrusion 46 is inserted into the recess 13c of the lid 13b, the displacement of the insulator 43 is prevented, and the bolt is more reliably secured. The co-rotation of 31 can be prevented.
In addition, the metal terminal 41 in the present embodiment has the same shape as in the first embodiment. Therefore, as in the first embodiment, even when a large stress is applied to the terminal piece 41c, the stress applied to the fixing portion between the metal terminal 41 and the housing 13 can be reduced by the deformation of the connection piece 41b. .
Next, Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 corresponds to FIG. 10 of the first embodiment, and is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the electrode. FIG. 13 is a plan view of the battery module of the present embodiment. FIG. 13 shows a state before the bus bar 81 is attached.
In the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the insulators 43 prevent the bolts 31 from falling off and prevent them from rotating together. Further, in the present embodiment, a reduced rigidity portion is formed in the bent portion of the metal terminal 41.
In the present embodiment, the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31 has a hexagonal shape, and a flange portion 35 a is provided at the end of the enlarged portion 35 on the screw portion side. The flange portion 35 a protrudes outward from the main body portion of the enlarged portion 35.
A wall portion 47 surrounding the enlarged portion 35 of the bolt 31 is provided in the dropout prevention portion 45 of the insulator 43. A hexagonal depression is formed by the wall 47 and the hexagonal main body of the enlarged portion 35 is inserted. By inserting the enlarged portion 35 into the recess formed by the wall portion 47, the rotation of the bolt 31 when torque is applied to the nut 39 is prevented.
Further, the upper end of the wall portion 47 abuts against the flange portion 35a from below, so that the bolt 31 is prevented from falling downward.
On the lower surface of the insulator 43, an engagement protrusion 46 that protrudes downward is provided below the drop-off prevention portion 45 and the wall portion 47. The engagement protrusion 46 is inserted into the recess 13c of the lid 13b. As a result, the insulator 43 is prevented from being largely displaced, and the rotation of the bolt 31 can be more reliably prevented.
Similarly to the first and second embodiments, the metal terminal 41 includes a fixed piece 41a, a connection piece 41b that is continuous to the fixed piece 41a in the bending direction, and a terminal piece 41c that is continuous to the connection piece 41b in the bending direction. have.
Similarly to the first embodiment, the connection piece 41b does not necessarily have a flat plate shape and may have a bent shape. For example, the connecting piece 41b may have two bent portions and may have a substantially Z shape when viewed from the side.
In the bent portion 41t located at the boundary between the fixed piece 41a and the connection piece 41b of the metal terminal 41 and the bent portion 41u located at the boundary between the connection piece 41b and the terminal piece 41c, the corners inside (the inner corner side of the bent portion) ) In a groove shape so as to draw a curved surface to form a reduced rigidity portion. The inner surfaces of the grooves of the bent portions 41t and 41u constituting the rigidity lowering portion are not necessarily curved.
This makes it difficult to transmit the tightening force applied to the nut 39 to the fixed piece 41a by deforming the bent portions 41t and 41u constituting the rigidity lowering portion in the process of tightening the bus bar 81 by applying torque to the nut 39. Can do. Thereby, it can suppress that the rivet 51 loosens or the insulator 43, the gasket 59, etc. deform | transform.
In particular, when a force is applied in the direction in which the terminal piece 41c is moved up and down, the force is transmitted as a force in the direction in which the fixed piece 41a is moved up and down. According to the structure of the present embodiment, since the depression is provided so as to form a groove in the bent portions 41t and 41u, the rigidity can be particularly reduced with respect to the force in the direction in which the terminal piece 41c moves up and down. As a result, loosening of the rivet 51, which is a particular problem, can be effectively prevented. As a result, it is possible to effectively suppress a decrease in sealing performance due to the insulator 43 and the gasket 59.
Further, in the present embodiment, since the depression is provided so as to draw a curved surface on the corner of the bent portions 41t and 41u, the radius of curvature of the corner is increased. Thereby, stress concentration at the corners of the bent portions 41t and 41u can be relaxed. As a result, a decrease in strength at the bent portions 41t and 41u can be minimized.
In addition, in the present embodiment, only the bent portions 41t and 41u are provided with a reduced rigidity portion. If the rigidity is simply reduced, it is also possible to reduce the plate thickness over the entire length of the metal terminal 41. However, if the plate thickness is reduced over the entire length of the metal terminal 41, the cross-sectional area / surface area ratio of the metal terminal 41 is reduced, which causes a problem of temperature increase due to self-heating. As in this embodiment, the reduction in the cross-sectional area / surface area ratio can be minimized by locally reducing the plate thickness.
In the present embodiment, the recesses are provided on the corners of the bent portions 41t and 41u to form the reduced rigidity portion. However, the rigidity reduced portions are formed by cutting the protruding corner side (the outer corner side of the bent portion). It is also possible to do.
Only one of the bent portions 41t and 41u may be used as the reduced rigidity portion.
As described above, the connecting piece 41b may be provided with a bent portion so that the connecting piece 41b has a bent shape, but in that case, the bent portion inside the connecting piece 41b may also be a reduced rigidity portion. Moreover, it is good also considering not only the bending part 41t and 41u as a rigidity reduction part but any one or more of the bending parts inside the connection piece 41b as a rigidity reduction part.
Furthermore, it is also possible to form the reduced rigidity portion by narrowing the width of the metal terminal 41 only at the bent portions 41t and 41u. It is also possible to configure the rigidity-decreasing portion by combining these.
In the structures of the first and second embodiments as well, it is possible to provide a reduced rigidity portion as described in the third embodiment at the bent portion of the metal terminal 41.
FIG. 14 is a diagram comparing the ease of deformation with respect to a load between a metal terminal provided with a rigidity reduction portion and a metal terminal without a rigidity reduction portion according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 14, when the reduced rigidity portion is provided, it can be deformed 1.5 times when the same load is applied as compared with the case where the reduced rigidity portion is not provided. That is, the external force can be transmitted to 2/3. As a result, when there is no reduced rigidity portion, even if a force that causes the compressed gasket 59 to expand 0.03 mm is applied, if the reduced rigidity portion is provided, the expansion is suppressed to 0.02 mm. be able to. Thereby, the crushing allowance of the seal rubber can be secured, and the life can be extended by about 5 to 10 years if it is normal.
FIG. 14 shows the calculation result when a metal terminal with a plate thickness of 1.0 mm is used and the minimum thickness at the reduced rigidity portion is 0.7 mm.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a reference example of the metal terminal 141 provided with the rigidity reduction portion. The metal terminal 141 shown in FIG. 15 is bent only once. That is, it is L-shaped with only one bent portion 141t. By denting the corner of the bent portion 141t into a groove shape, a rigidity-decreasing portion having a smaller thickness than other portions is formed.
As described above, if the bent portion is provided at least once, it is possible to provide the rigidity reduced portion in the bent portion. Thereby, the force applied to the terminal piece 141c of the metal terminal 141 can be relaxed by the rigidity reduction portion, and the effect of making it difficult to transmit to the fixed piece 141a can be obtained.
In addition, the said embodiment disclosed this time is an illustration in all the points, Comprising: It does not become the basis of limited interpretation. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is not interpreted only by the above-described embodiments, but is defined based on the description of the scope of claims. In addition, meanings equivalent to the claims and all modifications within the scope are included.
An electrode structure for connecting the battery module (11) to the bus bar (81),
A metal terminal (41) extending from the battery module body;
A bolt (31) having an enlarged portion (35) constituting a retaining portion at the rear end portion and penetrating upward through the metal terminal (41);
An insulator (43) for insulating between the metal terminal (41) and the casing of the battery module (11),
The insulator (43) abuts against the enlarged portion (35) of the bolt (31) at least from below to prevent the bolt (31) from falling off the metal terminal (41). Having an electrode structure.
The metal terminal (41) is continuous to the fixing piece (41a) fixed to the housing via the insulator (43) and the fixing piece (41a) in the bending direction, and at least the fixing piece (41a). ) A connecting piece (41b) extending in a direction away from the housing, and a terminal piece provided with a through-hole through which the bolt (31) penetrates the connecting piece (41b). The electrode structure according to claim 1, having (41c).
The distance between the fixed piece (41a) and the terminal piece (41c) in the direction away from the housing is 50% or more of the width of the connection piece (41b) and the thickness of the connection piece (41b). The electrode structure according to claim 2, wherein the electrode structure is 5 times or more.
The enlarged portion (35) has a lower surface and side surfaces,
The drop-off prevention part (45) has two contact surfaces (45a, 45b) positioned orthogonal to each other, and one contact surface (45a) contacts the lower surface of the enlarged part (35). The electrode structure according to claim 1, wherein the other contact surface (45b) contacts the side surface of the enlarged portion (35).
2. The electrode structure according to claim 1, wherein the drop-off prevention part (45) has a wall part (47) surrounding an outer periphery of the enlarged part (35).
There are a plurality of bent portions between the fixed piece (41a) and the terminal piece (41c), and at least one of the plurality of bent portions (41t, 41u) is another metal terminal (41). The electrode structure according to claim 2, wherein the rigidity reduction portion is smaller in at least one of thickness and width than the portion.
The electrode structure according to claim 6, wherein the rigidity reduced portion is formed by recessing a corner of the bent portion (41t, 41u) into a groove shape.
A metal terminal (41) extending from the battery module main body, a bolt (31) having an enlarged portion (35) constituting a retainer at the rear end and penetrating upwardly through the metal terminal (41), and the bolt The metal terminal (41) has a drop-off preventing part (45) that contacts at least the bottom surface of the enlarged part (35) of the (31) and prevents the bolt (31) from dropping off from the metal terminal (41). Arranging a plurality of battery modules (11) provided with an electrode (21) provided with an insulator (43) for insulating between the battery module and a housing of the battery module (11);
Attaching the bus bar (81) electrically connecting the electrodes (21) by inserting the bolt (31) into a through-hole provided in the bus bar (81);
A method of manufacturing a battery device, comprising: fastening a nut (39) to the bolt (31) to fix the bus bar (81).
The metal terminal (41) includes a fixed piece (41a) fixed to the casing via the insulator (43), and a direction that is continuous with the fixing piece (41a) in a bending direction and away from the casing. The connection piece (41b) that extends, and a terminal piece that is continuous with the connection piece (41b) in a bending direction and is provided with a through-hole through which the bolt (31) passes. Battery device manufacturing method.
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