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Battery module

US12021266B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 2019
Grant dateJun 25, 2024
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a battery module capable of keeping a joint strength high at a joint between dissimilar metals of a busbar. A battery module 100 of the present invention includes a plurality of battery cells each having cell terminals 1p and 1n, and a busbar 2A joining the terminals of the battery cells 1. The busbar 2A has a plurality of connection face portions 2c1 and 2c2 each connected to a corresponding one of the terminals 1p and 1n of the battery cells 1; a plurality of rising portions each rising from a corresponding one of the plurality of connection face portions 2c1 and 2c2; and a connection portion connecting the plurality of rising portions. The busbar includes a copper portion 2e including copper and an aluminum portion 2f including aluminum, and a joint between the copper portion 2e and the aluminum portion 2f are located on the connection face portion 2c1, 2c2.

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