Battery with protection circuit for preventing malfunction

• US 20020039671A1
• Filed: 09/28/2001
• Published: 04/04/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yanagisawa, Yuji
• Application Number:
  US09/967,298
• Publication Number:
  US 20020039671A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/7
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4257 Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/209 adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells H01M50/216 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/569 Constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals battery terminal connectors with integrated measuring arrangements G01R31/364
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/583 in response to current, e.g. fuses
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/593 Spacers; Insulating plates
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0031 using battery or load disconnect circuits H02J9/002 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

The invention provides a battery with a protection circuit that is capable of preventing malfunction of the protection circuit securely by improving the shielding effect of a shield member that covers the protection circuit. A substrate is provided on an upper surface of a power source comprising two batteries, and a detection circuit and a protection switch are provided on the substrate. The detection circuit detects overcharge and over-discharge of the batteries, and the detection circuit controls the protection switch. When overcharging, over-discharging, or overcurrent is detected, charging or discharging of the batteries is shut down. The detection circuit and the protection switch are covered with the shield member with interposition of an insulating member. The shield member is connected to a − terminal with solder, and connected to a negative electrode of the battery with interposition of the insulating member in a high frequency fashion.

Claims

1. A battery with a protection circuit provided with:

a power source having at least one battery;

a protection circuit comprising a protection switch interpolated between a load having one end that is grounded and the power source and a detection circuit that detects overcharging or over-discharging of the battery and turns off the protection switch;

a shield member that shields at least the protection switch; and

an insulating member provided between the shield member and the protection circuit and between the shield member and the battery,

wherein the shield member is connected to one end of the load in a DC fashion, and

wherein the shield member is connected to an electrode other than a negative electrode of the battery that is connected to one end of the load in a high frequency fashion.

2. The battery with the protection circuit according to claim 1, wherein the battery with the protection circuit is provided with:

a negative electrode terminal connected to a negative electrode of the power source;

a voltage detection terminal connected to a positive electrode of the power source;

an overcurrent detection terminal that is used to measure a current that flows through the protection switch; and

a control terminal that generates a signal to turn off the protection switch,

wherein the shield member shields the voltage detection terminal, the overcurrent detection terminal, and the control terminal.