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AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHarumi Takedomi, Eiji Koike, Keishi Kousaka
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A small battery box, in which arrangement of cells can be easily changed, for suppressing nonuniformity in temperature distribution between the cells. The box has a container having upper, lower, front, rear, and side portions which can be disassembled; a battery holder having members which are detachably connected in a manner such that central axes of the cells are parallel to a direction along which the side portions face each other and the cells are arranged in a zig-zag matrix form; a shielding member, near a coolant supply opening in the front portion, for changing the flow direction of the coolant and for preventing the coolant from directly blowing onto the cells; and a control member, near a coolant discharge opening in the rear portion, for changing the coolant flow direction in a manner such that the coolant flows towards the rear side of each cell near the discharge opening.
A battery box comprising:
A battery holder comprising a plurality of cell holding members for holding a plurality of cells, wherein:
9 A battery box into which a battery holder as claimed in claim 6 is detachably built, the battery box comprising;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Types of temperature control: cooling or keeping cold
Characterised by the shape of the cells: cylindrical cells
Rods or plates: arranged between the cells
Solid parts with flow channel passages or pipes for heat exchange: arranged between the cells
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a battery box for containing a plurality of cells and a battery holder for holding the cells.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a battery box as an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the battery box in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the battery box in FIG. 1.
Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a battery box 10 as an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the battery box 10 in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the battery box 10 in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing battery cells 18 held by a battery holder 17. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a grommet 61. FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing a representative portion of the battery box 10. FIG. 7 is a sectional view along line A-A in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view showing a representative portion of the battery holder 17.
The battery box 10 in the present embodiment may function as a battery device built into a vehicle such as a hybrid vehicle. The battery box 10 has a box shape which can be disassembled and consists of the upper portion 1, the lower portion 12, the front portion 13, the rear portion 14, the right portion 15, and the left portion 16, and also has the battery holder 17.