[미국특허]
Frame member, frame assembly and battery cell assembly made therefrom and methods of making the same
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01M-002/14
H01M-002/18
H01M-002/10
H01M-010/625
H01M-010/647
H01M-010/6551
H01M-010/6557
H01M-010/6555
H01M-010/6561
H01M-010/613
H01M-010/052
출원번호
US-0426795
(2009-04-20)
등록번호
US-9337456
(2016-05-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Koetting, William
Tom, Kwok
Payne, Josh
출원인 / 주소
LG Chem, Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Buckert Patent & Trademark Law Firm, PC
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초록▼
A frame member for housing a battery cell, frame assembly and frame/battery cell assembly made therefrom, as well as respective methods of making the same, are disclosed. A frame member for housing a battery cell includes an integral frame having a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall having an atta
A frame member for housing a battery cell, frame assembly and frame/battery cell assembly made therefrom, as well as respective methods of making the same, are disclosed. A frame member for housing a battery cell includes an integral frame having a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall having an attachment face and an opposed cooling face, and an attachment feature located on the attachment face and a complementary attachment feature located on the attachment face that is symmetrically opposed to the attachment feature about a plane of symmetry of the frame, the peripheral wall defining an opening that is configured to matingly receive a battery cell therein. A pair of frame members having a cooling member placed therebetween and attached to the respective attachment faces comprises a frame assembly. A frame/battery cell assembly includes a pair of frame assemblies having at least one battery cell placed therebetween.
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1. A frame member for housing a battery cell, comprising: a frame having a plastic peripheral wall, first and second L-shaped arms, and a protrusion; the plastic peripheral wall having a first side wall, a second side wall, an upper wall, and a lower wall; the upper wall coupled to and extending bet
1. A frame member for housing a battery cell, comprising: a frame having a plastic peripheral wall, first and second L-shaped arms, and a protrusion; the plastic peripheral wall having a first side wall, a second side wall, an upper wall, and a lower wall; the upper wall coupled to and extending between the first and second side walls, the lower wall coupled to and extending between the first and second side walls, the plastic peripheral wall further having an attachment face on a first side of the plastic peripheral wall and an opposed cooling face on a second side of the plastic peripheral wall;the first and second L-shaped arms being coupled to the upper wall and extending from the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall;the first L-shaped arm having first and second portions, the first portion of the first L-shaped arm being coupled to and extending perpendicular to the attachment face, the second portion of the first L-shaped arm being coupled to and extending from an end of the first portion of the first L-shaped arm in a first direction perpendicular to the first portion of the first L-shaped arm and parallel to the attachment face such that a first space is defined between the first portion of the first L-shaped arm, the second portion of the first L-shaped arm, and the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall; the first space having an open end between an end of the second portion of the first L-shaped arm and the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall;the second L-shaped arm having first and second portions, the first portion of the second L-shaped arm being coupled to and extending perpendicular to the attachment face, the second portion of the second L-shaped arm being coupled to and extending from an end of the first portion of the second L-shaped arm in a second direction perpendicular to the first portion of the second L-shaped arm, the second direction being in an opposite direction relative to the first direction, the second portion of the second L-shaped arm further extending parallel to the attachment face such that a second space is defined between the first portion of the second L-shaped arm, the second portion of the second L-shaped arm and the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall, the second space having an open end between an end of the second portion of the second L-shaped arm and the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall;the second L-shaped arm being symmetrically opposed to the first L-shaped arm about a plane of symmetry that is perpendicular to the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall;the protrusion being coupled to the upper wall and extending from the attachment face, the upper wall further having a mating recess extending therein, the first and second L-shaped arms being disposed on the upper wall between the protrusion and the mating recess;the plastic peripheral wall defining an opening that is configured to receive a battery cell therein, the upper wall of the plastic peripheral wall further having a first electrode channel configured to receive a first electrode of the battery cell therethrough such that the first electrode extends outside of the plastic peripheral wall. 2. The frame member of claim 1, wherein the protrusion and the mating recess being symmetrically opposed about the plane of symmetry. 3. The frame member of claim 1, wherein the upper wall of the plastic peripheral wall further having a second electrode channel configured to receive a second electrode of the battery cell therethrough such that the second electrode extends outside of the plastic peripheral wall. 4. The frame member of claim 3, wherein the first and second electrode channels are symmetrically opposed about the plane of symmetry. 5. The frame member of claim 4, wherein the first and second L-shaped arms are disposed between the first and second electrode channels in the upper wall. 6. A frame assembly for housing first and second battery cells, comprising: a first frame having a plastic peripheral wall and first and second L-shaped arms, the plastic peripheral wall having a first side wall, a second side wall, an upper wall, and a lower wall; the upper wall coupled to and extending between the first and second side walls, the lower wall coupled to and extending between the first and second side walls, the plastic peripheral wall of the first frame having an attachment face on a first side of the plastic peripheral wall and an opposed cooling face on a second side of the plastic peripheral wall, the first and second L-shaped arms being coupled to the upper wall and extending from the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall of the first frame;the first L-shaped arm of the first frame having first and second portions, the first portion of the first L-shaped arm being coupled to and extending perpendicular to the attachment face of the first frame, the second portion of the first L-shaped arm being coupled to and extending from an end of the first portion of the first L-shaped arm in a first direction perpendicular to the first portion of the first L-shaped arm and parallel to the attachment face such that a first space is defined between the first portion of the first L-shaped arm, the second portion of the first L-shaped arm, and the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall, the first space having an open end between an end of the second portion of the first L-shaped arm and the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall;the second L-shaped arm of the first frame having first and second portions, the first portion of the second L-shaped arm being coupled to and extending perpendicular to the attachment face of the first frame, the second portion of the second L-shaped arm being coupled to and extending from an end of the first portion of the second L-shaped arm in a second direction perpendicular to the first portion of the second L-shaped arm, the second direction being in an opposite direction relative to the first direction, the second portion of the second L-shaped arm further extending parallel to the attachment face such that a second space is defined between the first portion of the second L-shaped arm, the second portion of the second L-shaped arm, and the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall; the second space having an open end between an end of the second portion of the second L-shaped arm and the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall;the second L-shaped arm of the first frame being symmetrically opposed to the first L-shaped arm of the first frame about a plane of symmetry that is perpendicular to the attachment face of the plastic peripheral frame of the first frame, the plastic peripheral wall of the first frame defining a first opening that is configured to receive the first battery cell therein, the upper wall of the plastic peripheral wall further having a first electrode channel configured to receive a first electrode of the first battery cell therethrough such that the first electrode extends outside of the plastic peripheral wall;a second frame having a peripheral wall and third and fourth L-shaped arms, the peripheral wall of the second frame having an attachment face and an opposed cooling face, the third and fourth L-shaped arms being located on the attachment face of the peripheral wall of the second frame;the fourth L-shaped arm of the second frame being symmetrically opposed to the third L-shaped arm of the second frame about a plane of symmetry that is perpendicular to the attachment face of the second frame, the peripheral wall of the second frame defining a second opening that is configured to receive the second battery cell therein, the first and second battery cells being disposed between the first and second frames; anda cooling member having a corrugated sheet with a first side and a second side, the corrugated sheet defining a plurality of cooling channels extending across a width of the corrugated sheet, the first side of the corrugated sheet disposed against the opposed cooling face of the first frame and covering the first opening, the second side of the corrugated sheet disposed against the opposed cooling face of the second frame and covering the second opening, the first side of the corrugated sheet further disposed directly on the against the first battery cell. 7. The frame assembly of claim 6, wherein the plurality of cooling channels of the corrugated sheet receive a cooling fluid therein. 8. The frame assembly of claim 7, wherein the corrugated sheet is constructed of a metal or an engineering plastic, and the cooling fluid is a liquid or a gas. 9. The frame assembly of claim 6, wherein the first L-shaped arm of the first frame is configured to engage the fourth L-shaped arm of the second frame, and the second L-shaped arm of the first frame is configured to engage the third L-shaped arm of the first frame. 10. The frame assembly of claim 6, wherein the first frame further includes a first protrusion being coupled to the upper wall and extending from the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall, the upper wall further having a first mating recess extending therein, the first and second L-shaped arms being disposed on the upper wall between the first protrusion and the first mating recess. 11. The frame assembly of claim 10, wherein the second frame further includes a second protrusion configured to be received in the first mating recess of the first frame, the second frame further includes a second mating recess configured to receive the first protrusion of the first frame therein. 12. A frame assembly for housing first and second battery cells, comprising: a first frame having a plastic peripheral wall, first and second L-shaped arms, and a protrusion; the plastic peripheral wall having a first side wall, a second side wall, an upper wall, and a lower wall; the upper wall coupled to and extending between the first and second side walls, the lower wall coupled to and extending between the first and second side walls, the plastic peripheral wall of the first frame having an attachment face on a first side of the plastic peripheral wall and an opposed cooling face on a second side of the plastic peripheral wall, the first and second L-shaped arms being coupled to the upper wall and extending from the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall of the first frame;the second L-shaped arm of the first frame being symmetrically opposed to the first L-shaped arm of the first frame about a plane of symmetry that is perpendicular to the attachment face of the plastic peripheral frame of the first frame, the plastic peripheral wall of the first frame defining a first opening that is configured to receive the first battery cell therein, the upper wall of the plastic peripheral wall further having a first electrode channel configured to receive a first electrode of the first battery cell therethrough such that the first electrode extends outside of the plastic peripheral wall;the first protrusion being coupled to the upper wall and extending from the attachment face of the plastic peripheral wall, the upper wall further having a first mating recess extending therein, the first and second L-shaped arms being disposed on the upper wall between the first protrusion and the first mating recess;a second frame having a peripheral wall and third and fourth L-shaped arms, the peripheral wall of the second frame having an attachment face and an opposed cooling face, the third and fourth L-shaped arms being located on the attachment face of the peripheral wall of the second frame; andthe fourth L-shaped arm of the second frame being symmetrically opposed to the third L-shaped arm of the second frame about a plane of symmetry that is perpendicular to the attachment face of the second frame, the peripheral wall of the second frame defining a second opening that is configured to receive the second battery cell therein, the first and second battery cells being disposed between the first and second frames.
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