WO2005120151A2 - Batterie avec bornes internes - Google Patents

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WO2005120151A2
WO2005120151A2 PCT/CA2005/000882 CA2005000882W WO2005120151A2 WO 2005120151 A2 WO2005120151 A2 WO 2005120151A2 CA 2005000882 W CA2005000882 W CA 2005000882W WO 2005120151 A2 WO2005120151 A2 WO 2005120151A2
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battery
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Keith Charles Jantz
Steven Cyril Jantz
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Steven Cyril Jantz
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/50—Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
    • H01M50/528—Fixed electrical connections, i.e. not intended for disconnection
    • H01M50/529—Intercell connections through partitions, e.g. in a battery casing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/50—Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
    • H01M50/543—Terminals
    • H01M50/564—Terminals characterised by their manufacturing process
    • H01M50/567—Terminals characterised by their manufacturing process by fixing means, e.g. screws, rivets or bolts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/50—Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
    • H01M50/543—Terminals
    • H01M50/547—Terminals characterised by the disposition of the terminals on the cells
    • H01M50/55—Terminals characterised by the disposition of the terminals on the cells on the same side of the cell
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/50—Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
    • H01M50/543—Terminals
    • H01M50/552—Terminals characterised by their shape
    • H01M50/553—Terminals adapted for prismatic, pouch or rectangular cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/06—Lead-acid accumulators
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries

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  • battery comprising: a casing; a plurality of spaced parallel positive plates in the casing; a plurality of spaced parallel negative plates in the casing; the negative plates being arranged alternately with the positive plates such that each is parallel to the positive plates; the casing being arranged to surround the plates; the positive plates being connected to a positive bus at one end of the battery, the positive bus having a positive receptacle therein; the negative plates being connected to a negative bus at the opposite end of the battery, the negative bus having a negative receptacle therein; a hollow sleeve extending through the housing from the positive receptacle to the negative receptacle and a securement rod extending through the hollow sleeve and being connected to one of the receptacles; and an insulated connector connected to the rod and to the other of the receptacles.
  • the battery disclosed herein has the following features.
  • the lead acid cell, or battery has its positive and negative terminals internalized on opposing sides of the cell/battery.
  • Each terminal is electrically and mechanically isolated from the other.
  • the battery has a provision to accept a securement bolt, which comes in contact with one terminal, passes through the battery, and through, but not in contact with, the opposite terminal, to an anchor plate or base.
  • the anchor plate or base has a positive and negative terminal each attached to a wire of suitable gauge, for connection to a vehicle or other device.
  • One terminal protrudes from the anchor plate/base for receiving one receptacle of said lead acid cell/battery, and has an insulated sleeve to allow the securement bolt to pass through, but not in contact with the terminal.
  • the other terminal is embedded within the anchor plate/base and has a provision to accept the securement bolt. Each terminal is electrically and mechanically isolated from the other.
  • the anchor plate/base is secured to the vehicle or device, or can be built in.
  • the securement bolt acts as a mechanical and electrical connection for the other receptacle of the battery and functions as a mechanical and electrical connection to other terminal of the anchor plate/base, thereby securing the battery in place and completing the electrical/mechanical connection of said battery to the anchor plate/base.
  • the battery uses conventional lead-acid battery technology to provide the correct voltage.
  • the securement rod contains a fabricated head which can be forged or machined and may contain a provision to be fabricated in such a way so as to contain a mechanism to disallow an over-torquing of the securement rod.
  • the battery according to Claim any preceding wherein the terminals are embedded in an insulating material of the base plate.
  • the receptacle have conical surfaces for contacting corresponding conical surfaces of the connector assembly and the rod respectively.
  • each of the buses is arranged at right angles to the plates at a respective end of the battery.
  • At least two batteries stacked one on the next on a single base plate and connected by a common rod with a connector piece between the two batteries engaging with the receptacles between the batteries to form a series connection.
  • at least two batteries side by side on a single base plate and connected by conductors within the base plate between the batteries to form a connection which may be parallel or series depending on the arrangement of the. conductors.
  • a battery comprising: a casing; a plurality of spaced parallel positive plates in the casing; a plurality of spaced parallel negative plates in the casing; the negative plates being arranged alternately with the positive plates such that each is located between two positive plates and parallel to the positive plates; the casing being arranged to surround the plates; the positive plates being connected to a positive bus at one end of the battery, the positive bus having a positive receptacle therein; the negative plates being connected to a negative bus at the opposite end of the battery, the negative bus having a negative receptacle therein; a hollow sleeve extending through the housing from the positive receptacle to the negative receptacle and a securement rod extending through the hollow sleeve and being connected at one end to one of the receptacles; and an anchor plate or base at one end of the battery with the rod extending through the battery into electrical and mechanical connection with the base plate.
  • Figure 1 is a longitudinal cross sectional view through a battery according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a transverse cross sectional view of the battery of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the negative terminal of the battery of Figure 1.
  • Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the positive terminal of the battery of Figure 1.
  • Figure 5 is a bottom plane view of the battery of Figure 1 showing the mounting plate,
  • Figure 6 Is a cross-sectional view through a multiple battery assembly using two of the batteries of Figure 1 stacked one on top of the other and connected in series by a common base plate.
  • Figure 7 Is a cross-sectional view through a multiple battery assembly using four of the batteries of Figure 1 stacked one on top of the other and connected two in series and two in parallel by a common base plate.
  • Figure 8 is a bottom plan view of the base plate of Figure 7.
  • a battery includes a housing 10 defining a top wall 11 , side walls 12
  • a negative bus 14 which extends along a central bar of the top wall as best shown in Figure 2.
  • the negative bus 14 attaches to a plurality of vertical negative plates 15 which extend downwardly within the rectangular housing of the battery at parallel spaced positions along the length of the battery from one end wall 12 to an opposite end wall 12A defining a series of cells as in a conventional battery.
  • the base wall 13 houses a positive bus 16 which again forms a bar extending along the bottom wall and supports a plurality of upstanding plates 17 at spaced positions along the length of the battery and located between the negative plates again in a conventional manner.
  • a conventional battery defined by a plurality of cells is formed within the structure for communicating voltage to the positive and negative bus so that current may be supplied by that voltage to output terminals.
  • a central sleeve 18 is formed at the center of the housing which extends through the housing from a receptacle 19 at the top to a similar circular receptacle 20 at the bottom.
  • the receptacle receives a negative terminal 21 which is generally annular surrounding the center of the sleeve 18 and forms a conical upper surface 22 of the terminal within the receptacle 18.
  • the terminal 21 is attached to the negative bus so that it can receive current therefrom.
  • a symmetrical arrangement is provided at the bottom including a .
  • a rod or bolt or mounting post 25 extends through the sleeve and extends into each of the receptacles 19 and 20.
  • the post 25 has at its upper end a conical under surface 26 which engages onto the conical surface of the negative terminal 21.
  • the post extends through the sleeve 18 and has a lower end 27 which extends outwardly from the sleeve and from the bottom receptacle
  • the post is separated from the positive terminal 23 so that there is no electrical communication between the positive and negative terminals.
  • the post has a threaded section 27A at its lower end 27 for receiving a nut 28 which can be engaged onto the threaded section 27A to hold the nut in place at the bottom of the battery.
  • the nut has an insulating layer 29 which forms an annular plate and a second insulating layer 30 which forms a sleeve.
  • a positive connector terminal 32 On top of the insulating layers 29 and 30 is formed a positive connector terminal 32 which has a conical upper surface engaging the common core bottom surface of the positive terminal 23.
  • the post 25 is separated from the positive terminal connection 32 by the insulating layer 29 and 30 so that the sleeve 30 can slide over the lower part 27 of the mounting post to provide insulating layer relative thereto.
  • the positive terminal connection 32 engages against the positive terminal 23 to provide an electrical connection therewith.
  • a wire 33 projects through the nut 28 and is exposed on the underside of the nut for connection to the device to be powered.
  • the wire 33 is insulated from the surrounding part of the nut 28.
  • the nut 28 carries a mounting plate 35 which sits underneath the bottom surface of the battery and provides a mounting therefor. The mounting plate can be attached to the vehicle or other device to be powered.
  • the mounting plate can form an integral part of the vehicle or other device so that the battery can be attached onto the mounting plate by screwing the post 25 through its sleeve and into the threaded section of the nut thus holding the top part of the battery down onto the mounting plate and mounting the battery onto the mounting plate itself which is held rigid relative to the device.
  • the wire connector 33 which is exposed beyond the bottom of the nut and a mounting plate forms the positive terminal while the mounting plate itself and/or the nut form the negative terminal for connection to the vehicle or other device.
  • the top of the post 25 has a conical bottom surface 26 and also includes a surrounding O ring 36 which engages with the top wall 11 of the housing at the receptacle 18.
  • Figure 4 has an O ring 37 which similarly engages the bottom wall 13 of the housing which is not shown in Figure 4. Suitable openings can be provided within the housing for a filler cap and for venting as required.
  • the connection at the bottom of the rod 25 is provided by a connector assembly including the base plate 35, the connector 30 to the bottom positive receptacle, the nut 28, a bottom negative terminal 38 and the bottom positive terminal 32.
  • the bottom negative terminal 38 is connected to a negative lead 39.
  • the bottom positive terminal 32 is connected to a positive lead 40.
  • the base plate 35 is formed from an insulating material which separates the positive terminal from the negative terminal and from the rod. The insulating material thus defines a sleeve inside the positive terminal 32 and the connection piece 30 so as to separate the nut and the rod from the positive terminal.
  • the base plate thus
  • ⁇ forms the sleeve 30 inside the inside surface of the positive terminal or connection piece 32.
  • This sleeve is therefore cylindrical with an inside surface contacting the post and an outside surface supporting the cylindrical inner surface of the positive terminal 32.
  • the positive terminal 32 has a frusto conical surface engaging the receptacle 23.
  • the positive terminal 32 has a ring shaped insulating portion 29 underneath the end face of the conical terminal portion 32 and separating the conical terminal portion 32 from the nut 28.
  • the positive terminal 32 includes a projecting stud portion 41 which projects downwardly from the conical portion above the ring 29 into the body of the base plate so as to provide a connection for the lead 40.
  • the stud portion 41 is separated from the nut 28 by a channel shaped portion of the insulating material of the base member as indicated at 42 and best visible in Figure 5.
  • the stud 41 terminates within the thickness of the insulated base plate 35 and is connected to the wire 40.
  • the post and the bottom nut are of course both negative and hence may be exposed. Alternatively these may also be covered by the insulating material of the base plate so that again they are wholly separated within the base plate and contained within the base plate so that the bottom of the battery provides no exposed terminal pieces which can be contacted with the only exposed elements being the end connectors of the negative and positive leads.
  • the base plate 35 has mounting holes 35A by which it can be fastened to a suitable support surface on the associated equipment. Turning now to Figure 6, there is shown an alternative arrangement by which two batteries can be connected in series on a common base plate 135.
  • the base plate is substantially exactly as previously described in regard to the single battery embodiment of the previous figures. However in this arrangement the post 120 is equal to the height of the two batteries 101 and 102 so as to project through both to the base plate.
  • the battery 101 connects to the post 120 as previously described in the conical construction of the receptacle and the head of the post. At the bottom of the post the post connects to the mounting base plate as previously described so as to provide the positive and negative terminals and the output leads 139, 140.
  • the batteries are placed directly one on top of the next and a conical connection piece 106 is provided with an inner sleeve 107 of an insulating material surrounding the post and an outer connector piece of a conductive material surrounding the sleeve 107.
  • the connector piece 108 has a top conical surface 109 which butts into the bottom receptacle 110 of the top battery and a bottom conical surface 111 which butts into a conical receptacle 112 at the top of the second battery.
  • the positive connection at the bottom of the first battery provided by the positive conical receptacle 110 is directly connected to the negative receptacle at the top of the second battery by the connector 106 thus connecting the batteries in series.
  • more than two batteries can be stacked in this manner using a single rod which extends through all of the batteries and using individual connector pieces 106 between each battery and the next to provide connection in series between the batteries.
  • Figures 7 and 8 is shown a further arrangement in which an array of batteries can be provided connected in parallel and series arrangements.
  • a common base plate 235 which is formed of an insulating material but which provides conductive traces 236 and 237 within the body of the insulating base plate.
  • Within the base plate is also provided connecting nuts 238 and 239 each for cooperating with one or more batteries stacked on top of the nut.
  • each nut cooperates with a respective post 242, 243 which passes through one or more batteries in the stack using the arrangement shown in Figure 6.
  • the posts 242 and 243 connect the batteries in the stack to the base plate using the connector previously described which provides the negative terminal 245 for connection to the trace 236 and a positive terminal 246 for connection to the positive trace 237.
  • the negative trace 236 connects to a negative lead 240 and the positive trace 237 connects to a positive lead 241.
  • the arrangement has the advantage that there can be no short between the positive and negative terminals. Furthermore no hold down is required since the post itself acts as the hold down holding the battery on to the mounting plate. The terminals are not exposed and are located at the bottom of the battery so that there is no possibility for tampering.
  • the batteries can be stacked one on top of another while providing connection between each and the next using a longer post which attaches through all of the batteries to hold them stacked. In the alternative, the batteries can be mounted from the side.

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L'invention porte sur une batterie comprenant un boîtier pourvu de plaques positives parallèles, espacées, alternées, ménagées dans des plaques négatives parallèles, les plaques positives étant raccordées à un bus positif à une extrémité de la batterie, ce bus positif possédant un réceptacle positif, et les plaques négatives étant raccordées à un bus négatif à l'extrémité opposée de la batterie, le bus négatif possédant un réceptacle négatif. Une tige de raccordement traverse un manchon creux qui s'étend dans le logement, du réceptacle positif au réceptacle négatif, et une plaque d'ancrage ou base est ménagée à une extrémité de la batterie, la tige s'étendant dans la batterie pour venir en connexion électrique et mécanique avec la plaque de base.
PCT/CA2005/000882 2004-06-07 2005-06-07 Batterie avec bornes internes WO2005120151A2 (fr)

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US6558837B2 (en) * 2000-01-21 2003-05-06 Xiongtao Power Supply Technology Co., Ltd. Battery with side flanking terminals

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US6558837B2 (en) * 2000-01-21 2003-05-06 Xiongtao Power Supply Technology Co., Ltd. Battery with side flanking terminals

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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FR2965666A1 (fr) * 2010-10-05 2012-04-06 Saft Groupe Sa Dispositif de connexion electrique de modules d'accumulateurs d'une batterie
EP2439808A1 (fr) * 2010-10-05 2012-04-11 Saft Dispositif de connexion électrique de modules d'accumulateurs d'une batterie

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