Battery pack
US11201364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A battery pack includes a plurality of batteries that are chargeable and dischargeable, a battery holder that arranges the batteries at predetermined positions, and a bus bar that is a metal sheet fixed to electrode terminals of the batteries. The bus bar includes: a plurality of fixed terminals connected with the electrode terminals of the batteries; a base that connects the plurality of batteries with each other through the plurality of fixed terminals in series and/or in parallel; and fuse links that include ends connected with the fixed terminals, respectively, and roots that are connected with the base. The battery pack further includes a heat insulating member that tightly covers surfaces of the fuse links, and surfaces of the fixed terminals connected with the fuse links, respectively.
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