Rechargeable battery device

• US 20150303417A1
• Filed: 04/17/2015
• Published: 10/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: ZAHN, Wolf, KOEDER, Thilo, BOHN, Esther, RUEBENACKE, Stefan, RABE, Maik, SORHAGE, Constanze
• Application Number:
  US14/689,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20150303417A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0525 Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/30 Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/107 having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic H01M50/103, H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/213 adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Abstract

A rechargeable battery device, in particular to a handheld power tool rechargeable battery device, includes a housing, a mechanical interface unit to a detachable coupling to a handheld power tool, an electrical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool and at least one energy storage unit, which is situated inside the housing and which includes the at least one at least essentially cylindrical lithium-ion secondary cell. The at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has a maximum diameter which has a value from a value range between 19.5 mm and 22.5 mm.

Claims

1. A rechargeable battery device, comprising:

a housing;

a mechanical interface unit to a detachable coupling to a handheld power tool;

an electrical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool; and

at least one energy storage unit, which is situated in the housing and includes at least one at least essentially cylindrical lithium-ion secondary cell;

wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has a maximum diameter which has a value from a value range between 19.5 mm and 22.5 mm.

2. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary has a maximum diameter which has a value from a value range between 19.5 mm and 20.5 mm.

3. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has a maximum diameter which has a value from a value range between 21.5 mm and 22.5 mm.

4. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has a volume which has a value from a value range between 19.9 cm³ and 27.1 cm³.

5. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has a main extension which has a value from a value range between 64 mm and 71 mm.

6. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell is configured as a 20650 cell type, a 20700 cell type, or as a 22700 cell type.

7. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has a capacity of at least 3.0 Ah.

8. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has an energy density of at least 500 Wh/l.

9. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one energy storage unit has a total cell volume between 60.8 cm³ and 220.4 cm³.

10. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one energy storage unit) has a total cell volume between 79.3 cm³ and 266.6 cm³.

11. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one energy storage unit (22a;

22c;

22d) has a total cell volume between 122.0 cm³ and 440.3 cm³.

12. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one energy storage unit has a total cell volume between 159.2 cm³ and 532.7 cm³.

13. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one energy storage unit has a total cell volume between 612.1 cm³ and 660.2 cm³.

14. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one energy storage unit has a total cell volume between 797.8 cm³ and 798.8 cm³.

15. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the mechanical interface unit has an insertion direction which is positioned at least essentially in parallel to a main extension of the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell.

16. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the mechanical interface unit has an insertion direction which is situated at least essentially perpendicularly to a main extension of the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell.

17. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one energy storage unit includes a configuration plane and a plurality of lithium-ion secondary cells, which have an identical cross section, each including a central point axis, which are all situated on the configuration plane.

18. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the at least one energy storage unit includes one first configuration plane and at least one additional configuration plane and a plurality of lithium-ion secondary cells which have an identical diameter each including a central point axis, a part of the central point axes being situated on the first configuration plane and an additional part being situated on the additional configuration plane.

25. The rechargeable battery device of claim 1, wherein the rechargeable battery device is a handheld power tool rechargeable battery device.

19. A system, comprising:

a handheld power tool; and

a rechargeable battery device, including;

a housing;

a mechanical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool;

an electrical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool; and

at least one energy storage unit, which is situated in the housing and includes at least one at least essentially cylindrical lithium-ion secondary cell;

wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has a maximum diameter which has a value from a value range between 19.5 mm and 22.5 mm.

20. A system, comprising:

a handheld power tool;

at least two rechargeable battery devices, each including;

a housing;

a mechanical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool;

an electrical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool; and

at least one energy storage unit, which is situated in the housing and includes at least one at least essentially cylindrical lithium-ion secondary cell;

wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has a maximum diameter which has a value from a value range between 19.5 mm and 22.5 mm; and

at least one rechargeable battery interface unit which is couple-able simultaneously to the at least two rechargeable battery devices.

21. A system, comprising:

a handheld power tool;

at least one adapter device which includes one first interface for the coupling to the handheld power tool and at least one second interface which is couple-able simultaneously to at least two rechargeable battery devices;

wherein each of the at least two rechargeable battery devices include;

a housing;

a mechanical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool;

an electrical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool; and

at least one energy storage unit, which is situated in the housing and includes at least one at least essentially cylindrical lithium-ion secondary cell;

wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has a maximum diameter which has a value from a value range between 19.5 mm and 22.5 mm.

22. A system, comprising:

a handheld power tool;

at least one rechargeable battery device; and

at least one replacement rechargeable battery device which includes at least one lithium-ion secondary cell of the 18650 type;

wherein the handheld power tool is optionally operatable using the rechargeable battery device or the replacement rechargeable battery device, and

wherein the at least one rechargeable battery device includes;

a housing;

a mechanical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool;

an electrical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool; and

at least one energy storage unit, which is situated in the housing and includes at least one at least essentially cylindrical lithium-ion secondary cell;

wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has a maximum diameter which has a value from a value range between 19.5 mm and 22.5 mm.

23. A handheld power tool device for a system, comprising:

a handheld power tool;

wherein the system includes the handheld power tool, and a rechargeable battery device, including;

a housing;

a mechanical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool;

an electrical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool; and

at least one energy storage unit, which is situated in the housing and includes at least one at least essentially cylindrical lithium-ion secondary cell;

wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has a maximum diameter which has a value from a value range between 19.5 mm and 22.5 mm.

24. An adapter device for a system, comprising:

at least one adapter device which includes one first interface for the coupling to the handheld power tool and at least one second interface which is couple-able simultaneously to at least two rechargeable battery devices;

wherein the system includes a handheld power tool and the at least one adapter device,

wherein each of the at least two rechargeable battery devices include;

a housing;

a mechanical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool;

an electrical interface unit to a detachable coupling to the handheld power tool; and

at least one energy storage unit, which is situated in the housing and includes at least one at least essentially cylindrical lithium-ion secondary cell;

wherein the at least one lithium-ion secondary cell has a maximum diameter which has a value from a value range between 19.5 mm and 22.5 mm.