Secondary battery pack

• US 8,440,344 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2010
• Issued: 05/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Inventors: Ahn, Jang-Gun
• Primary Examiner(s): Walls, Cynthia
• Application Number:
  US12/893,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20110104519A1
• Time in Patent Office: 958 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 429/161
• 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 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 50/213 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

Abstract

A secondary battery pack having a connecting member connecting a secondary battery to a protection circuit module. The secondary battery pack includes at least one secondary battery; a case accommodating the battery; a protection circuit module to protecting the battery; and a connecting member connecting the at least one secondary battery to the protection circuit module. The connecting member includes a first plate having a plurality of conductive patterns spaced apart from one another; and a second plate surrounding the first plate. The second plate has at least one cut-away portion on a bent portion of the first plate.

Claims

1. A secondary battery pack comprising:

at least one secondary battery;

a case accommodating the battery;

a protection circuit module to protect the battery; and

a connecting member connecting the at least one secondary battery to the protection circuit module,

wherein the connecting member comprises;

a conductive first plate; and

an insulating second plate surrounding the first plate on a first surface of the first plate and a second surface of the first plate opposite the first surface,

wherein the second plate has at least one cut-away portion on a bent portion of the first plate.

2. The secondary battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the cut-away portion is a portion at which the second plate is removed on a surface of the first plate.

3. The secondary battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the cut-away portion is positioned at an inside of the bent portion of the first plate.

4. The secondary battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the cut-away portion is positioned at an outside of the bent portion of the first plate.

6. The secondary battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the cut-away portion extends to intersect a plurality of conductive patterns of the first plate.

7. The secondary battery pack according to claim 6, further comprising at least one hole passing through the second plate between the conductive patterns.

9. The secondary battery pack according to claim 6, further comprising a round portion on at least one edge of the second plate in an extension direction of the cut-away portion.

10. The secondary battery pack according to claim 6, wherein the cut-away portion has a circular arc-shaped section.

11. The secondary battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the cut-away portion is formed by removing a portion of the second plate between conductive patterns of the first plate so as to decrease a thickness of the bent portion.

12. The secondary battery pack according to claim 11, further comprising at least one hole passing through the second plate at the cut-away portion.

14. The secondary battery pack according to claim 11, further comprising a round portion on at least one edge of the insulating second plate in a direction extending to intersect the conductive patterns.

15. The secondary battery pack according to claim 11, wherein the cut-away portion has a circular arc-shaped section.

16. The secondary battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the batteries are connected to one another in series, parallel, or combination of series and parallel.

17. The secondary battery pack according to claim 16, wherein the connecting member comprises a flexible printed circuit board comprising the first plate and the second plate.

18. The secondary battery pack according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of a first welding point at a contact portion between the first plate and the protection circuit module or a second welding point at a contact portion between the first plate and the battery.

5. A secondary battery pack comprising:

at least one secondary battery;

a case accommodating the battery;

a protection circuit module to protect the battery; and

a connecting member connecting the at least one secondary battery to the protection circuit module,

wherein the connecting member comprises;

a first plate; and

a second plate surrounding the first plate,

wherein the second plate has at least one cut-away portion on a bent portion of the first plate,

wherein the at least one cut-away portion comprises cut-away portions respectively positioned at an inside and an outside of the bent portion, of the first plate.

8. A secondary battery pack comprising:

at least one secondary battery;

a case accommodating the battery;

a protection circuit module to protect the battery; and

a connecting member connecting the at least one secondary battery to the protection circuit module,

wherein the connecting member comprises;

a first plate; and

a second plate surrounding the first plate,

wherein the second plate has at least one cut-away portion on a bent portion of the first plate,

wherein the cut-away portion extends to intersect a plurality of conductive patterns of the first plate, and

wherein the connecting member further comprises at least one hole passing through the first plate and second plate or at least one of the conductive patterns.

13. A secondary battery pack comprising:

at least one secondary battery;

a case accommodating the battery;

a protection circuit module to protect the battery; and

a connecting member connecting the at least one secondary battery to the protection circuit module,

wherein the connecting member comprises;

a first plate; and

a second plate surrounding the first plate,

wherein the second plate has at least one cut-away portion on a bent portion of the first plate,

wherein the cut-away portion is formed by removing a portion of the second plate between conductive patterns of the first plate so as to decrease a thickness of the bent portion, and

wherein the connecting member further comprises at least one hole passing through at least one of the conductive patterns.