BATTERY PACK AND ELECTRIC BICYCLE

• US 20140017542A1
• Filed: 09/07/2011
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Energy Devices, Ltd. (Envision Group /TX/)
• Original Assignee: NEC Energy Devices, Ltd. (Envision Group /TX/)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Toru
• Application Number:
  US14/008,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20140017542A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/99
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 43/13 on rider-propelled cycles with additional electric propulsion
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 6/90 Batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/211 adapted for pouch cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/242 adapted for protecting batteries against vibrations, collision impact or swelling
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/503 characterised by the shape of the interconnectors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

To provide a battery pack that is less likely to be affected by vibrations, shocks and the like and has a stable characteristic, and an electric bicycle that uses the battery pack.

A battery pack includes: battery connecting structures in which a plurality of flat batteries is placed; cushioning members that are disposed in two directions, which cross each other at right angles, of outer surfaces of the battery connecting structures; and a housing section that houses the battery connecting structures in such a way that clearance between outer surfaces of the cushioning members of one direction is positive, and that clearance between outer surfaces of the cushioning members of the other direction is negative.

Claims

1. A battery pack, comprising:

battery connecting structures in which a plurality of flat batteries is placed;

cushioning members that are disposed in two directions, which cross each other at right angles, of outer surfaces of the battery connecting structures; and

a housing section that houses the battery connecting structures in such a way that clearance between outer surfaces of the cushioning members of one direction is positive, and that clearance between outer surfaces of the cushioning members of the other direction is negative.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1, wherein:

the battery connecting structures include a battery protective member having a first plate section and a second plate section, which is integrally connected to both edge portions of a width direction of the first plate section and extends substantially in a direction perpendicular to both surfaces of the first plate section; and

the flat batteries are placed on the first plate section.

3. The battery pack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

a direction in which the clearance is positive is a direction parallel to a bottom face of the housing section.

4. The battery pack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

a surface on which flat batteries are placed is formed on both surfaces of the first plate section.

5. The battery pack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

a flat-plate surface of the flat battery is put on the first plate section.

6. The battery pack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

the flat batteries are film-covered batteries.

7. The battery pack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

pull-out tabs of the flat batteries are taken out in a longer direction of the first plate section of the protective member.

8. The battery pack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

one adhesive side of a two-sided adhesive tape is attached to the flat battery, which then adheres to the first plate section or an adjoining flat battery surface.

9. An electric bicycle, comprising

the battery pack as claimed in claim 1.