# US 12,183,908 B2 · Battery, power consumption device, and method and device for producing battery > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,183,908 B2 - Document ID: US12183908B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/464,048 - Filed: 2021-09-01 - Published: 2023-01-26 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2021-07-21 - Assignees: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited - Applicants: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited - Inventors: Zhanyu Sun; Lei Wang; Xingdi Chen; Peng Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12183908B2 ## CPC - H01M 10/6555: arranged between the cells - H01M 10/613: Cooling or keeping cold - H01M 10/615: Heating or keeping warm - H01M 50/209: adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/216 takes precedence) - H01M 50/213: adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic (H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence) - H01M 50/249: specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains (constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64) - H01M 50/262: with fastening means, e.g. locks - H01M 50/264: for cells or batteries, e.g. straps, tie rods or peripheral frames - H01M 50/289: characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs (spacing elements inside cells other than separators, membranes or diaphragms H01M50/471) - H01M 50/291: characterised by their shape - H01M 50/505: comprising a single busbar - H01M 10/653: characterised by electrically insulating or thermally conductive materials - H01M 2220/20: Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract Provided is a battery, a power consumption device, a method and device for producing a battery. The battery includes: a battery module and a box body, the battery module accommodated in the box body; the battery module including: N rows of battery cells, each row of battery cells arranged along a first direction, and the N rows of battery cells arranged along a second direction, and N being an integer greater than 1; N−1 spacer plate(s), the spacer plate extending along the first direction and disposed between two adjacent rows of battery cells, and the spacer plate fixedly connected to each of the battery cells in the two rows of the battery cells; where a fixing structure is provided on an end portion of the spacer plate in the first direction, and the spacer plate is fixed to the box body via the fixing structure. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A battery, comprising: a battery module and a box body, the battery module being accommodated in the box body; the battery module comprising: N rows of battery cells, each row of battery cells in the N rows of battery cells comprising a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction, the N rows of battery cells arranged along a second direction, N being an integer greater than 1, and the first direction being perpendicular to the second direction; N−1 spacer plate(s), each spacer plate extending along the first direction and disposed between two adjacent rows of battery cells, and each spacer plate fixedly connected to each of the battery cells in the two rows of the battery cells; wherein a fixing structure is provided on an end portion of each spacer plate in the first direction, and each spacer plate is fixed to the box body via the fixing structure; wherein the battery module is disposed on a bottom wall of the box body; the battery further comprising: a second connecting strip, disposed on a surface of the battery module away from the bottom wall of the box body, and the second connecting strip extending along the second direction, and fixedly connected to a plurality of battery modules in the box body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein the battery comprises the plurality of the battery modules, the plurality of the battery modules arranged along the second direction, wherein there is a gap between adjacent battery modules. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein the fixing structure comprises a fixing plate, and the fixing plate is fixedly connected to the end portion of each spacer plate, and is fixedly connected to a battery cell located at the end portion of each spacer plate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The battery according to claim 3, wherein the fixing plate comprises a first connecting portion formed by extending along the first direction to a direction away from the battery module, and the first connecting portion is configured to be connected to a wall of the box body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The battery according to claim 4, wherein the battery further comprises: a first connecting strip, the first connecting strip extending along the second direction and configured to connect the plurality of the battery modules in the box body; wherein the fixing plate further comprises a second connecting portion formed by extending along the first direction to a direction away from the battery module, and the second connecting portion is configured to be connected to the first connecting strip. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The battery according to claim 4, wherein the fixing plate further comprises a third connecting portion formed by extending along the first direction to a direction away from the battery module, and the third connecting portion is configured to connect the fixing plate and each spacer plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein the end portion of each spacer plate protrudes from the N rows of the battery cells in the first direction, and the fixing structure comprises a first protrusion portion of the end portion of each spacer plate that protrudes from the N rows of the battery cells in the first direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The battery according to claim 7, wherein the fixing structure further comprises a first extending portion, the first extending portion fixedly connected to the first protrusion portion and extending along the second direction, wherein the first extending portion is configured to be connected to a wall of the box body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The battery according to claim 8, wherein the battery further comprises: a first connecting strip, the first connecting strip extending along the second direction and configured to connect the plurality of the battery modules in the box body; wherein the fixing structure further comprises a second extending portion, the second extending portion fixedly connected to the first protrusion portion and extending along the second direction, wherein the second extending portion is configured to be connected to the first connecting strip. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein the battery module further comprises: an attaching plate, the attaching plate extending along the first direction and fixedly connected to each spacer plate, and the attaching plate protruding from each spacer plate along the second direction and attached to each of the battery cells in the two adjacent rows of the battery cells. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The battery according to claim 10, wherein the attaching plate protrudes from the N rows of the battery cells in the first direction, and the fixing structure comprises a second protrusion portion of the attaching plate that protrudes from the N rows of the battery cells in the first direction. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein the battery cell is a cuboid battery cell, the cuboid battery cell comprises two opposite first side walls and two opposite second side walls, an area of the first side wall is larger than an area of the second side wall, and each spacer plate is fixedly connected to the first side wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The battery according to claim 12, wherein each spacer plate has a hole disposed corresponding to the first side wall, and an area of the hole is smaller than an area of the first side wall. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein the battery cell is a cylindrical battery cell, and each spacer plate is an S-shaped spacer plate adapted to a side of the cylindrical battery cell. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein each spacer plate is an insulation plate, a cooling plate or a heating plate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein the battery further comprises: a bus component, configured to electrically connect the battery cells; wherein at least three battery cells in the battery module are connected to a battery cell in other battery modules through the bus component. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The battery according to claim 16, wherein the bus component is configured to connect the battery cells in series along the second direction. ### Claim 18 A power consumption device, comprising: a battery configured to provide electric energy; the battery comprising: a battery module and a box body, the battery module being accommodated in the box body; the battery module comprising: N rows of battery cells, each row of battery cells in the N rows of battery cells comprising a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction, the N rows of battery cells arranged along a second direction, N being an integer greater than 1, and the first direction being perpendicular to the second direction; N−1 spacer plate(s), each spacer plate extending along the first direction and disposed between two adjacent rows of battery cells, and each spacer plate fixedly connected to each of the battery cells in the two rows of the battery cells; wherein a fixing structure is provided on an end portion of each spacer plate in the first direction, and each spacer plate is fixed to the box body via the fixing structure; wherein the battery module is disposed on a bottom wall of the box body: the battery further comprising: a second connecting strip, disposed on a surface of the battery module away from the bottom wall of the box body, and the second connecting strip extending along the second direction, and fixedly connected to a plurality of battery modules in the box body. ### Claim 19 A device for producing a battery, comprising: a providing module, configured to provide a battery module and a box body, the battery module comprising: N rows of battery cells, each row of battery cells in the N rows of battery cells comprising a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction, and the N rows of battery cells arranged along a second direction, N being an integer greater than 1, and the first direction being perpendicular to the second direction; N−1 spacer plate(s), each spacer plate extending along the first direction and disposed between two adjacent rows of battery cells, and each spacer plate fixedly connected to each of the battery cells in the two rows of the battery cells; wherein a fixing structure is provided on an end portion of each spacer plate in the first direction; and an installing module, configured to accommodate the battery module in the box body, wherein each spacer plate is fixed to the box body via the fixing structure; wherein the battery module is disposed on a bottom wall of the box body; the battery further comprising: a second connecting strip, disposed on a surface of the battery module away from the bottom wall of the box body, and the second connecting strip extending along the second direction, and fixedly connected to a plurality of battery modules in the box body.