ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, BATTERY COMPRISING A HOUSING, AND A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING A CORRESPONDING BATTERY

• US 20140038017A1
• Filed: 02/16/2012
• Published: 02/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Inventors: Wickert, Stefan, Sharma, Prashant
• Application Number:
  US13/985,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20140038017A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/99
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/425 Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing printed circuits H05K1/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/204 Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

An arrangement includes at least one electrochemical cell, a housing, and a closure device. The housing is configured to contain the at least one electrochemical cell. The arrangement is configured such that removal or unregistered removal of one or more of the at least one electrochemical cell from the housing is prevented when the closure device is locked.

Claims

1. An arrangement, comprising:

at least one electrochemical cell; and

a housing configured to contain the at least one electrochemical cell,

wherein the housing includes a lock,

wherein the arrangement is configured such that in when the lock is activated, it is not possible to remove one or several electrochemical cells of the at least one electrochemical cell from the housing nor is it possible to remove said one or several electrochemical cells from the housing without the incident being registered.

2. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein authentication is required to unlock the lock.

3. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a mechanism configured for data entry and a mechanism configured to evaluate the entered data.

4. The arrangement as claimed in claims 2, further comprising a mechanism configured for authentication purposes in a dialogue form.

5. The arrangement as claimed in claim 2, wherein:

the arrangement is configured such that the housing can be opened, once authentication has been provided, and

the arrangement is configured such that the housing can be opened without authentication.

6. The arrangement as claimed in claim 2, wherein any incident of the housing being opened is monitored.

7. The arrangement as claimed in claim 6, further comprising:

a battery control unit configured to support or achieve at least the authentication and/or the monitoring of any incident of the housing being opened.

8. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lock is a magnetic lock.

9. A battery having a housing, the battery comprising:

at least one electrochemical cell,

wherein the housing includes a lock, and

wherein the housing is configured such that when the lock is activated, it is not possible to remove one or several electrochemical cells of the at least one electrochemical cell from the housing nor is it possible to remove said one or several electrochemical cells from the housing without the incident being registered.

10. A vehicle, comprising:

an electric drive motor configured to drive the vehicle; and

a battery connected to or connectable to the electric drive motor, the battery including;

at least one electrochemical cell, and

a housing having a lock,

wherein the housing is configured such that when the lock is activated, it is not possible to remove one or several electrochemical cells of the at least one electrochemical cell from the housing nor is it possible to remove said one or several electrochemical cells from the housing without the incident being registered.