Connecting plate for a battery holder

• US 6,152,776 A
• Filed: 10/13/1998
• Issued: 11/28/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Ikeda, Tomohiro, Fukao, Yasuyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Bradley, Paula
• Assistant Examiner(s): TA, THO DAC
• Application Number:
  US09/170,204
• Time in Patent Office: 777 Days
• Field of Search: 439/627, 439/500, 439/722, 439/733.1, 429/121, 429/123, 429/158
• US Class Current: 439/627
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2200/103 Fuse
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2200/106 PTC
• 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: H01M 50/503 characterised by the shape of the interconnectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/507 comprising an arrangement of two or more busbars within a container structure, e.g. busbar modules
• 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: H01R 11/11 End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member H01R11/01 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A connecting plate has: bus bars which connect a plurality of batteries; a voltage-detection terminal unit which is connected to be overlapped to the bus bars and through which a voltage of a desired one of the batteries is detected; an electric wire connected to the voltage-detection terminal unit; and a molded resin board to which these components are integrally fixed. In the voltage-detection terminal unit, a device mounting portion onto which a circuit protecting device is to be mounted is integrally formed between an overlap contact portion opposed to the bus bar, and an electric wire connecting portion. The device mounting portion is exposed to the outside through a device mounting window which is opened in the molded resin board, a circuit protecting device mounted onto the device mounting portion is housed in the device mounting window, and slits are formed around the device mounting window in the molded resin board.

Claims

1. A connecting plate for a battery holder, comprising:

a bus bar connecting a plurality of batteries;

a voltage-detection terminal unit, through which voltage of at least a desired one of the batteries is detected, connected to the bus bar, the voltage-detection terminal unit which includes;

an overlap contact portion which is opposed to the bus bar,

an electric wire connecting portion to which an electric wire is connected, and

a device mounting portion formed between the overlap contact portion and the electric wire connecting portion;

a molded resin board to which the bus bar and the voltage-detection terminal unit are integrally fixed, the molded resin board including a device mounting window through which the device mounting portion is exposed to exterior; and

a circuit protecting device attachable onto the device mounting portion through the device mounting window.

2. The connecting plate of claim 1, further comprising a slit formed at a circumference of the device mounting window which is formed in the molded resin board.

3. The connecting plate of claim 2, wherein the voltage-detection terminal unit further includes a connection piece formed between the overlap contact portion and the device mounting portion so as to be bent, the connection piece being located in the slit.

4. The connecting plate of claim 3, wherein the connection piece is located in an interface portion between the slit and the molded resin board.

5. The connecting plate of claim 1, further comprising a window frame formed around the device mounting window to support the device mounting portion.

6. The connecting plate of claim 5, wherein the window frame is insert-molded aside from the molded resin board.

7. The connecting plate of claim 5, wherein the voltage-detection terminal unit further includes a connection piece formed between the overlap contact portion and the device mounting portion so as to be bent, the connection piece being located in an interface portion between the window frame and the molded resin board.

8. The connecting plate of claim 1, further comprising a window frame formed to define the device mounting window.

9. The connecting plate of claim 8, further comprising a slit formed at a circumference of the window frame.