Battery module having guide frame and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeLG Energy Solution, Ltd.
InventorsJa Eon Gu, Jae Uk Ryu, Jin Hak Kong, Min Ho Kwon
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Abstract
A battery module having a guide frame and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The battery module including a plurality of cylindrical battery cells; a frame assembly configured to receive the cylindrical battery cells; and a module case configured to wrap the cylindrical battery cells and the frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a frame body having first receiving holes therein; and guide portions in the first receiving holes.
Claims10
A battery module comprising:
- a plurality of cylindrical battery cells;
- a frame assembly configured to receive the cylindrical battery cells;
- and
- a module case configured to wrap the cylindrical battery cells and the frame assembly,
- wherein the frame assembly comprises:
- a frame body of a foam material, the frame body having first receiving holes therein;
- and
- guide portions of a plastic material fixed to the first receiving holes of the frame body with the guide portions integrated with the frame body, each of the guide portions defining a second receiving hole in which a respective one of the battery cells is received such that the guide portions respectively wrap outer surfaces of the cylindrical battery cells.
A method of manufacturing the battery module comprising a plurality of cylindrical battery cells, a frame assembly configured to receive the cylindrical battery cells, and a module case configured to wrap the cylindrical battery cells and the frame assembly, wherein the frame assembly comprises a frame body having first receiving holes therein;
- and guide portions in the first receiving holes, the method comprising:
- locating guide portions in a mold unit having a plurality of support rods spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance;
- injecting a foam material into an empty space between the mold unit and the guide portions;
- hardening the injected foam material to form a frame body:
- separating the frame body integrated with the guide portions from the mold unit;
- and
- receiving cylindrical battery cells in the guide portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.