Patent Application
20200044215
The technique disclosed in the present specification relates to a base plate structure for an electricity storage pack, and more particularly relates to the structure of a base plate on which an electricity storage module composed of a plurality of electricity storage elements is mounted.
Conventionally, as a base plate structure on which an electricity storage module composed of a plurality of electricity storage elements is mounted, the base structure described in Patent Document 1 is known, for example. Patent Document 1 discloses an electricity storage pack in which an electricity storage module, and protection members (a relay unit, a current detection member, a fuse), a voltage signal line, and an output bus bar of the electricity storage module, are arranged on one base member (base plate). Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for reducing the size of the electricity storage pack by routing the voltage signal line in the space between the electricity storage module and the base member.
Patent Document 1: JP 2016-119240A
However, according to the above-described technique, the number of electricity storage packs disposed on the base plate, the positions of various members, and the like are fixed. Accordingly, the electricity storage pack is used exclusively for the type of a vehicle on which the electricity storage pack is mounted, such as a hybrid vehicle. That is, conventionally, a plate structure needs to be designed for a specific use according to, for example, the type of a vehicle on which it is to be mounted. Therefore, there has been a need for a versatile base plate structure that need not be designed for a specific use according to the vehicle type or the like.
The technique disclosed in the present specification has been completed based on the above-described circumstances, and provides a versatile base plate structure for an electricity storage pack.
A base plate structure for an electricity storage pack that is disclosed in the present specification is a base plate structure for an electricity storage pack including an electricity storage module including a plurality of electricity storage elements, the base plate structure including: a unit base plate that has a shape having a plurality of sides in a plan view, and on which at least one electricity storage module is to be placed; and a wiring member that is to be connected to the electricity storage module, wherein the unit base plate includes: a plurality of unit routing grooves configured to route the wiring member such that a routing direction of the wiring member can be changed; and a unit coupling portion that is formed on each of the sides, and that is configured to couple the unit base plate to another unit base plate.
With this configuration, the unit base plate includes the plurality of unit routing grooves configured to route the wiring member such that the routing direction of the wiring member can be changed, and the unit coupling portion that is formed on each of the sides, and that is configured to couple the unit base plate to another unit base plate. Accordingly, the plurality of unit base plates can be freely coupled via the unit coupling portion. In addition, the wiring member can be freely routed on the plurality of coupled unit base plates using the plurality of unit routing grooves. Accordingly, it is possible to construct a versatile base plate structure for an electricity storage pack that need not be designed for a specific use according to the vehicle type or the like, and is compatible with a plurality of vehicle types or the like.
In the above-described base plate structure for an electricity storage pack, the electricity storage pack may include a plurality of electricity storage modules, and the wiring member may include: an inter-module bus bar configured to connect adjacent electricity storage modules to each other; an output bus bar for extracting electric power from the plurality of electricity storage modules; and a signal line through which a signal relating to a state of the electricity storage modules is to be transmitted.
With this configuration, the inter-module bus bar, the output bus bar, and the signal line serving as the wiring members can be freely routed on the plurality of unit base plates.
In the above-described base plate structure for an electricity storage pack, the plurality of unit routing grooves may be arranged in a grid configuration.
With this configuration, the plurality of unit routing grooves are arranged in a grid configuration, and thus it is possible to easily and suitably form the plurality of unit routing grooves, which are configured to route the wiring member such that the routing direction of the wiring member can be changed.
In the above-described base plate structure for an electricity storage pack, the unit base plate may have a rectangular shape in a plan view.
With this configuration, the shape of the unit base plate is configured to be a rectangular shape in a plan view, and thus the area of the unit base plate can be optimized. That is, ordinarily, the planar shape of the electricity storage module is often configured to be a rectangular shape, and the shape of the unit base plate thus can be matched with the shape of the electricity storage module. Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate wasted space on the unit base plate, thus optimizing the efficiency in area usage of the unit base plate.
In the above-described base plate structure for an electricity storage pack, the unit coupling portion may include a plurality of first coupling portions, and a plurality of second coupling portions that can be coupled to the plurality of first coupling portions, the plurality of first coupling portions may be formed on one of two opposing long sides and one of two opposing short sides, and the plurality of second coupling portions may be formed on the other of the two opposing long sides and the other of the two opposing short sides, the other sides being different from the sides on which the first coupling portions are formed.
With this configuration, when coupling one unit base plate to another unit base plate, it is possible to effectively use each of the sides.
The above-described base plate structure for an electricity storage pack may further include: an auxiliary base plate that has a shape having a plurality of sides in a plan view, that is to be connected to the unit base plate, and on which a protection member of the electricity storage module is to be mounted, wherein the auxiliary base plate may include: a plurality of auxiliary routing grooves configured to route the wiring member such that a routing direction of the wiring member can be changed; and an auxiliary coupling portion that is formed on each of the sides, and that is configured to connect the auxiliary base plate to the unit coupling portion of the unit base plate.
With this configuration, even when the auxiliary base plate on which no electricity storage module is to be mounted is included in the base plate structure, the portions where the auxiliary base plate is coupled to the unit base plate are not fixed on a predetermined side of the unit base plate. Accordingly, it is possible to form a versatile base plate structure for an electricity storage pack.
In the above-described base plate structure for an electricity storage pack, the wiring member may include: an output bus bar for extracting electric power from the plurality of electricity storage modules; and a signal line through which a signal relating to a state of the electricity storage modules is to be transmitted, and the plurality of auxiliary routing grooves may be arranged in a grid configuration.
With this configuration, the output bus bar and the signal line serving as the wiring members can be freely routed on the auxiliary base plate.
In the above-described base plate structure for an electricity storage pack, the unit coupling portion of the unit base plate may include a plurality of first coupling portions, and a plurality of second coupling portions that can be coupled to the plurality of first coupling portions, the auxiliary base plate may have a rectangular shape in a plan view, the auxiliary coupling portion may include a plurality of first auxiliary coupling portions and a plurality of second auxiliary coupling portions, the plurality of first auxiliary coupling portions may be formed on one of two opposing long sides and one of two opposing short sides, and the plurality of second auxiliary coupling portions may be formed on the other of the two opposing long sides and the other of the two opposing short sides, the other sides being different from the sides on which the first auxiliary coupling portions are formed, the first auxiliary coupling portions can be coupled to the second coupling portions of the unit base plate, and the second auxiliary coupling portions can be coupled to the first coupling portions of the unit base plate.
With this configuration, the auxiliary base plate can be easily and freely coupled on any side of the unit base plate. Accordingly, it is possible to further increase the versatility of the base plate structure when the auxiliary base plate is included in the base plate structure.
An electricity storage pack disclosed in the present specification includes: any one of the above-described base plate structures for an electricity storage pack; and the electricity storage module.
With this configuration, it is possible to construct a versatile electricity storage pack including an electricity storage module.
According to the present invention, it is possible to construct a versatile base plate structure for an electricity storage pack.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to
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The base plate structure 10 mainly includes unit base plates 20 on which the electricity storage modules 50 are mounted, and an auxiliary base plate 30 on which protection members and so forth of the electricity storage modules 50 are mounted. The details of the base plate structure 10 will be described later.
The insulating protector 40 is made of a synthetic resin, for example, and includes two insulating protectors 40A for electricity storage modules, and an insulating protector 40B for protection members and so forth, as shown in
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Each unit base plate 20 includes a plurality of unit routing grooves (21A and 21B) configured to route the wiring members (2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) such that their routing directions can be changed, and unit coupling portions (22 and 23) that are formed on the sides.
The unit coupling portions (22 and 23) couple one unit base plate 20 to another unit base plate 20. More specifically, as shown in
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As in the case of the unit base plates 20, the auxiliary base plate 30 includes a plurality of auxiliary routing grooves (31A and 31B) configured to route the wiring members (2, 3, and 6) such that their routing directions can be changed, and auxiliary coupling portions (32 and 33) that are formed on the sides.
The auxiliary coupling portions (32 and 33) are coupled to the unit coupling portions (22 and 23) of a unit base plate 20 so as to join the auxiliary base plate 30 to the unit base plate 20.
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Here, the first auxiliary coupling portions 32 have the same configuration as that of the first coupling portions 22 of the unit base plates 20, and the second auxiliary coupling portions 33 have the same configuration as that of the second coupling portions 23 of the unit base plates 20. That is, each first coupling portion 22 has a hollow protrusion 32A that protrudes downward, as shown in
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The wiring members (2, 3, and 6) include output bus bars (2 and 3) for extracting electric power from the plurality of electricity storage modules 50, and a signal line (the voltage detection line in the present embodiment) 6 through which a signal relating to a state of the electricity storage modules 50 is to be transmitted. Note that, in
Next, an example of the production process of the electricity storage pack 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. Note that the production process of the electricity storage pack 100 is not limited to the following description.
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Then, the insulating protectors 40A are attached onto the respective corresponding unit base plates 20, and the insulating protector 40B for protection members on which the protection members are attached is attached onto the auxiliary base plate 30.
Then, the electricity storage modules 50 are attached onto the respective corresponding insulating protectors 40A, and, thus, an electricity storage pack 100 as shown in
In the present embodiment, each unit base plate 20 includes a plurality of unit routing grooves (21A and 21B) configured to route wiring members (2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) such that their routing directions can be changed, and unit coupling portions (22 and 23) that are formed on each side, and that are configured to couple one unit base plate 20 to another unit base plate 20. Accordingly, the plurality of unit base plates 20 can be freely coupled via the unit coupling portions (22 and 23). In addition, the wiring members (2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) can be freely routed on the plurality of coupled unit base plates 20 using the plurality of unit routing grooves (21A and 21B). Accordingly, it is possible to construct a versatile base plate structure 10 for an electricity storage pack that need not be designed for a specific use according to the vehicle type or the like, and is compatible with a plurality of vehicle types or the like.
At this time, the inter-module bus bars (4 and 5), the output bus bars (2 and 3), and the voltage detection line 6 serving as the wiring members can be freely routed on two (a plurality of) unit base plates 20 via the plurality of unit routing grooves (21A and 21B).
In addition, the output bus bars (2 and 3), the inter-module bus bar 4, and the voltage detection line 6 can be routed as members that span adjacent unit base plates 20, or span the unit base plate 20 and the auxiliary base plate 30, after joining the plates. Accordingly, it is possible to omit the process of connecting the plates to each other using connectors, and the process of fastening the plates to each other using bolts, and it is thus possible to reduce the number of processes, and reduce the number of connection components between the plates. Furthermore, the wiring can be performed within the base plates (20, 30), and it is thus possible to reduce the space used for for wiring.
The plurality of unit routing grooves (21A and 21B) are arranged in a grid configuration. Accordingly, the plurality of unit routing grooves configured to route the wiring members such that their routing directions can be changed can be constructed easily and in a configuration that is convenient for routing.
The shape of each unit base plate 20 is configured to be a rectangular shape in a plan view, and thus the area of the unit base plate 20 can be optimized. That is, ordinarily, the planar shape of the electricity storage module 50 is often configured to be a rectangular shape, and the shape of the unit base plate 20 can thus be matched with the shape of the electricity storage module 50. Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate wasted space on the unit base plate 20, thus optimizing the efficiency in area usage of the unit base plate 20.
The plurality of first coupling portions 22 of each unit base plate 20 are formed on one of two opposing long sides and one of two opposing short sides, and the plurality of second coupling portions 23 are formed on the other of the two opposing long sides and the other of the two opposing short sides, the other sides being different from the sides on which the first coupling portions 22 are formed. Accordingly, when coupling one unit base plate 20 to another unit base plate 20, it is possible to couple the other unit base plate 20 to each of the sides of the one unit base plate 20. That is, when coupling one unit base plate to another unit base plate, it is possible to effectively use each of the sides. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the versatility of the base plate structure 10.
The auxiliary base plate 30 on which the protection members of each electricity storage module 50 are to be mounted includes a plurality of auxiliary routing grooves (31A and 31B) configured to route the wiring members such that the routing direction of the wiring members can be changed, and auxiliary coupling portions (32 and 33) that are formed on each of the sides, and that are configured to connect the auxiliary base plate 30 to the unit coupling portions (21 and 22) of each unit base plate 20. Accordingly, even when the auxiliary base plate 30 is included in the base plate structure 10, the portions where the auxiliary base plate 30 is coupled to the unit base plate 20 are not fixed on a predetermined side of the unit base plate 20, and it is thus possible to form a versatile base plate structure for an electricity storage pack.
At this time, the output bus bars (2 and 3) and the voltage detection line 6 serving as the wiring members can be freely routed on the auxiliary base plate 30 via the plurality of auxiliary routing grooves (31A and 31B).
The plurality of first auxiliary coupling portions 32 of the auxiliary base plate 30 are formed on one of two opposing long sides and one of two opposing short sides, and the plurality of second auxiliary coupling portions 33 are formed on the other of the two opposing long sides and the other of the two opposing short sides, the other sides being different from the sides on which the first auxiliary coupling portions 32 are formed. The first auxiliary coupling portions 32 can be coupled to the second coupling portions 23 of the unit base plate 20, and the second auxiliary coupling portions 33 can be coupled to the first coupling portions 22 of the unit base plate 20. With this configuration, the auxiliary base plate 30 can be easily and freely coupled to any side of the unit base plate. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the versatility of the base plate structure 10 when the auxiliary base plate 30 is included in the base plate structure 10.
The electricity storage pack 100 of the present embodiment includes the base plate structure 10 of the present embodiment. Accordingly, it is possible to construct a versatile electricity storage pack 100 that need not be designed for a specific use according to, for example, the type of a vehicle on which it is to be mounted. At this time, it is possible to provide an electricity storage pack 100 according to the vehicle space simply by modifying the wiring.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described and illustrated above, and, for example, the following embodiments also fall within the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) The above-described embodiment shows an example in which, as shown in
That is, the configuration of the base plate structure 10 can be adapted as necessary according to, for example, the arrangement configuration, the number (capacity), and the like of the electricity storage modules 50 of the electricity storage pack 100 using the configuration of the coupling portions (22 and 23) of the unit base plate 20 and the configuration of the coupling portions (32 and 33) of the auxiliary base plate 30.
(2) Although the above-described embodiment shows the output bus bars (2 and 3), the inter-module bus bars (4 and 5), and the voltage detection line 6 as examples of the wiring members, the wiring members are not limited thereto. For example, a temperature detection line may further be included as a wiring member.
(3) The above-described embodiment shows an example in which the base plate structure 10 includes the auxiliary base plate 30; however, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the auxiliary base plate 30 may be omitted.
(4) Although the above-described embodiment shows an example in which the planar shape of each of the unit base plates 20 and the auxiliary base plate 30 is a rectangular shape, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the planar shape of each of the unit base plates 20 and the auxiliary base plate 30 may be a square shape, or may be a hexagonal shape.
(5) The above-described embodiment shows an example in which the plurality of unit routing grooves (21A and 21B) of the unit base plates 20 and the plurality of auxiliary routing grooves (31A and 31B) of the auxiliary base plate 30 have a linear shape, and are arranged in a grid configuration; however, the arrangement configuration of the routing grooves is not limited to a grid configuration. For example, the routing grooves may include a curved portion, or an inclined portion that is inclined at a predetermined angle.
(6) The above-described embodiment shows an example in which the plurality of first coupling portions 22 of the unit base plate 20 are formed on one of two opposing long sides and one of two opposing short sides, and the plurality of second coupling portions 23 are formed on the other of the two opposing long sides and the other of the two opposing short sides, the other sides being different from the sides on which the first coupling portions 22 are formed; however, the configuration in which the coupling portions (22 and 23) are formed is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the plurality of first coupling portions 22 may be formed on only one of two opposing long sides, and the plurality of second coupling portions 23 may be formed only on the other long side.
Similarly, the above-described embodiment shows an example in which the plurality of first auxiliary coupling portions 32 of the auxiliary base plate 30 are formed on one of two opposing long sides and one of two opposing short sides, and the plurality of second auxiliary coupling portions 33 are formed on the other of the two opposing long sides and the other of the two opposing short sides, the other sides being different from the sides on which the first auxiliary coupling portions 32 are formed; however, the configuration in which the auxiliary coupling portions (32 and 33) are formed is not necessarily limited thereto. For example the plurality of first auxiliary coupling portions 32 may be formed on only one of two opposing long sides, and the plurality of second auxiliary coupling portions 33 may be formed only on the other long side.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-077425 | Apr 2017 | JP | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2018/014074 | 4/2/2018 | WO | 00 |
