Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110045321 | BATTERY PACK CONTAINING PCM EMPLOYED WITH SAFETY MEMBER - Disclosed herein is a battery pack including a battery cell having an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a battery case together with an electrolyte in a sealed state, and a protection circuit module (PCM) electrically connected to the battery cell, wherein the PCM is provided with a safety device of which a circuit is cut off when temperature is high or a large amount of current flows. | 02-24-2011 |
20110064972 | SECONDARY BATTERY PACK OF COMPACT STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery pack including a battery cell having an electrode assembly mounted in a battery case together with an electrolyte, a protection circuit module (PCM) having a protection circuit for controlling overcharge, overdischarge, and overcurrent of the battery cell, an insulative mounting member mounted to a top cap of the battery cell, and an insulative cap coupled to the upper end of the battery cell, wherein the top cap is provided with at least one protrusion-type electrode terminal, and the top cap is provided at a partial region where the protrusion-type electrode terminal is not formed with a space (depression space) depressed downward by a predetermined depth. The insulative mounting member is provided with a through-hole (a first through-hole) corresponding to the protrusion-type electrode terminal and a through-hole (a second through-hole) corresponding to the depression space, the PCM is provided with a coupling through-hole corresponding to the first through-hole, and the coupling of the insulative mounting member and the PCM to the battery cell is achieved by successively fixedly inserting the protrusion-type electrode terminal through the first through-hole of the insulative mounting member and the coupling through-hole of the PCM. | 03-17-2011 |
20110070466 | SECONDARY BATTERY PACK PROVIDING EXCELLENT PRODUCTIVITY AND STRUCTURAL STABILITY - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery pack including a battery cell having an electrode assembly mounted in a battery case together with an electrolyte, the battery case having an open top sealed by a top cap, a protection circuit module having a protection circuit for controlling overcharge, overdischarge, and overcurrent of the battery cell, an insulative mounting member constructed in a structure in which the protection circuit module is loaded at a top of the insulative mounting member, the insulative mounting member being mounted to the top cap of the battery cell, and an insulative cap coupled to an upper end of the battery cell for covering the insulative mounting member in a state in which the protection circuit module is loaded on the insulative mounting member, wherein the top cap is provided with a pair of protrusion-type electrode terminals (a first protrusion-type electrode terminal and a second protrusion-type electrode terminal) connected to a cathode and an anode of the electrode assembly, respectively, the insulative mounting member is provided with through-holes corresponding to the protrusion-type electrode terminals, the protection circuit module is provided with through-holes corresponding to the protrusion-type electrode terminals, and the coupling of the insulative mounting member and the protection circuit module to the battery cell is achieved by successively fixedly inserting the protrusion-type electrode terminals through the through-holes of the insulative mounting member and the protection circuit module. | 03-24-2011 |
20110091763 | ELECTRODE TERMINAL CONNECTING MEMBER FOR BATTERY MODULE - Disclosed herein is a conductive electrode terminal connecting member configured to electrically connect plate-shaped secondary battery cells (‘battery cells’) constituting a battery module to each other. The electrode terminal connecting member includes a left-wing connection part to which electrode terminals of left-side battery cells are connected so as to achieve electrical connection in series or in series and in parallel between the battery cells, and a right-wing connection part to which electrode terminals of right-side battery cells are connected so as to achieve electrical connection in series or in series and in parallel between the battery cells. The left-wing connection part is provided with slits through which the electrode terminals of the respective battery cells are inserted, and the right-wing connection part is provided with slits through which the electrode terminals of the respective battery cells are inserted. During electrical connection, the electrode terminals of the respective battery cells are inserted through the slits of the left- and right-wing connection parts, are bent such that the electrode terminals of the respective battery cells come into tight contact with the top of the electrode terminal connecting member, and then the electrode terminals of the respective battery cells are coupled to the electrode terminal connecting member by welding. | 04-21-2011 |
20140363703 | SECONDARY BATTERY PACK OF COMPACT STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery pack including a battery cell having an electrode assembly mounted in a battery case together with an electrolyte, a protection circuit module (PCM) having a protection circuit for controlling overcharge, overdischarge, and overcurrent of the battery cell, an insulative mounting member mounted to a top cap of the battery cell, and an insulative cap coupled to the upper end of the battery cell, wherein the top cap is provided with at least one protrusion-type electrode terminal, and the top cap is provided at a partial region where the protrusion-type electrode terminal is not formed with a space (depression space) depressed downward by a predetermined depth. The insulative mounting member is provided with a through-hole (a first through-hole) corresponding to the protrusion-type electrode terminal and a through-hole (a second through-hole) corresponding to the depression space, the PCM is provided with a coupling through-hole corresponding to the first through-hole, and the coupling of the insulative mounting member and the PCM to the battery cell is achieved by successively fixedly inserting the protrusion-type electrode terminal through the first through-hole of the insulative mounting member and the coupling through-hole of the PCM. | 12-11-2014 |