| 국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 |
US-0097643
(2011-04-29)
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| 등록번호 |
US-8974972
(2015-03-10)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Kao, Wen-Hong
- Andersen, Glenn W.
- Taylor, Eric M.
- Adams, Kenneth A.
- Mrotek, Edward N.
- Zagrodnik, Jeffrey P.
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
- Johnson Controls Technology Company
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| 대리인 / 주소 |
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| 인용정보 |
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0 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A battery grid includes a frame that includes a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element. The battery grid also includes a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas and a current collection lug extending from the top ele
A battery grid includes a frame that includes a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element. The battery grid also includes a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas and a current collection lug extending from the top element in a first direction. The battery grid further includes at least one feature provided in the battery grid that is configured to reduce the amount of growth of the battery grid in the first direction due to corrosion of the battery grid during the life of the battery grid.
대표청구항
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1. A battery grid comprising: a frame comprising a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element;a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas, including a plurality of first linear vertical wire members which radially extend f
1. A battery grid comprising: a frame comprising a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element;a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas, including a plurality of first linear vertical wire members which radially extend from the top element to the bottom element, a plurality of second linear vertical wire members which extend from the bottom element toward the top element but terminate before reaching the top element creating a subset of open areas, and a plurality of linear horizontal wire members which extend between the first side element and second side element, wherein a portion of the plurality of wires includes at least one of the second linear vertical wire members provided between consecutive first linear vertical wire members, each of the second linear vertical wire members contact a plurality of linear horizontal wire members prior to termination, wherein the subset of open areas is asymmetric across the grid; anda current collection lug extending from the top element in a first direction. 2. The battery grid of claim 1, wherein the battery grid comprises at least one rounded corner between the top element and at least one of the first and second side elements that redirects forces due to growth of the grid from the first direction toward a second direction. 3. The battery grid of claim 1, wherein the top element meets one of the first or second side elements at an angle such that at least a portion of the top element is not perpendicular to at least one of the first and second side elements. 4. The battery grid of claim 3, wherein the angle between the top element and at least one of the first and second side elements is greater than ninety degrees. 5. The battery grid of claim 1, wherein a plurality of horizontal wire members interconnect the first side element and the second side element. 6. The battery grid of claim 1, wherein the plurality of horizontal wire members include a first horizontal wire member which contiguously extends from the first side element or the second side element, and a second horizontal wire member which contiguously extends from the first side element or the second side element, the plurality of linear vertical wire members intersects the first and second horizontal wire members. 7. The battery grid of claim 1, wherein: the portion of the plurality of wires is a first portion of the plurality of wires; andthe plurality of wires include a plurality of third linear vertical wire members which extend from the top element toward the bottom element but terminate before reaching the bottom element, wherein a second portion of the plurality of wires include one of the plurality of third linear vertical wire members provided between consecutive first linear vertical wire members, each of the third wire members contact a plurality of horizontal wire members prior to termination. 8. The battery grid of claim 7, wherein the plurality of first linear vertical wire members intersect a first plurality of the plurality of horizontal wire members, the plurality of second linear vertical wire members intersect a second plurality of the plurality of horizontal wire members, and the plurality of third linear vertical wire members intersect a third plurality of the plurality of horizontal wire members. 9. The battery grid of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first linear vertical wire members intersect a first plurality of the plurality of horizontal wire members, and the plurality of second linear vertical wire members intersect a second plurality of the plurality of horizontal wire members. 10. A battery grid comprising: a frame comprising a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element;a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas, the plurality of wires include a plurality of linear first wire members which radially extend from the top element to the bottom element, a plurality of linear second wire members which extend between the first side element and second side element, and a plurality of linear third wire members which extend from the bottom element toward the top element but without intersecting the top element creating a subset of open areas, wherein the first and third wire members contact a plurality of linear second wire members, and wherein at least one linear third wire member is provided between successive linear first wire members wherein the subset of open areas is asymmetrically distributed across the grid; anda current collection lug extending from the top element. 11. The battery grid of claim 10, wherein the battery grid comprises at least one rounded corner between the top element and at least one of the first and second side elements. 12. The battery grid of claim 10, wherein the top element meets one of the first or second side elements at an angle such that at least a portion of the top element is not perpendicular to at least one of the first and second side elements. 13. The battery grid of claim 12, wherein the angle between the top element and at least one of the first and second side elements is greater than ninety degrees. 14. The battery grid of claim 10, wherein the plurality of second wire members interconnect the first side element and the second side element. 15. The battery grid of claim 10, wherein the plurality of linear first wire members intersect at least two of the second wire members. 16. The battery grid of claim 10, wherein: the plurality of wires includes a plurality of fourth linear wire members, the fourth linear wire members extend from the top element toward the bottom element, contacting a plurality of horizontal wire members but without intersecting the bottom element, wherein a second portion of the plurality of wires includes one of the plurality of fourth linear wire members being provided between successive linear first wire members. 17. A battery grid comprising: a frame defined by a top element, a bottom element, and opposing first and second side elements;a current collection lug connected to the top element;a plurality of wire elements provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open spaces, the plurality of wire elements include first linear vertical wire members extending from the top element to the bottom element, second linear vertical wire members extending from the bottom element toward the top element but terminating before intersecting the top element creating a subset of open spaces, and linear horizontal wire members extending between the first and second side elements, wherein the first and second linear wire members each contact a plurality of linear horizontal wire members, and a first portion of the plurality of wire elements includes a plurality of second linear vertical wire members provided between successive first linear vertical wire members, the subset of open spaces thereby being asymmetrically distributed about the grid. 18. The battery grid of claim 17, wherein the first linear vertical wire members radially extend from the top element. 19. The battery grid of claim 17, wherein the plurality of wire elements include third linear vertical wire members extending from the top element toward the bottom element but terminating before intersecting the bottom element, wherein a second portion of the plurality of wire elements includes at least one of the third linear vertical wire members provided between successive first linear vertical wire members. 20. The battery grid of claim 19, wherein the first linear vertical wire members intersect a first plurality of horizontal wire members, the second linear vertical wire members intersect a second plurality of the horizontal wire members, and the third linear vertical wire members intersect a third plurality of the horizontal wire members.
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