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US 12,546,358 B2Granted
Bolt for battery and battery module
AssigneeSK On Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeon Gi Min, Dong Min Kim, Won Kyeong Kim, Ho Yeon Kim
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Abstract
A bolt for a battery includes a head in which at least a portion of a socket is formed, a threaded body including a threaded area in which a spiral thread is formed, and a reinforcing neck connected between the head and the threaded body and having a diameter increasing in a direction from the threaded body toward the head.
Claims14
A battery module comprising:
- a plurality of battery cells accommodated in an inner space formed by a plurality of covers;
- wherein the plurality of covers includes an upper cover forming an upper side of the inner space, and a side cover forming a lateral side of the inner space,
- a first fastening hole penetrating the upper cover;
- a second fastening hole penetrating the side cover and aligned with the first fastening hole;
- a nut inserted into the second fastening hole;
- and
- a bolt comprising:
- a head in which at least a portion of a socket is formed;
- a threaded body comprising a threaded area in which a spiral thread is formed;
- and
- a tapered reinforcing neck connected between the head and the threaded body and having a diameter increasing in a direction from the threaded body toward the head;
- and
- a dog point connected to a lower surface of the threaded body and having sections of reduced diameters extending away from the threaded body,
- wherein
- the bolt is fastened to the nut through the first fastening hole and configured to couple together a pair of the plurality of covers, and
- a height of a head of the bolt is less than a thickness of one of the pair the plurality of covers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.