Rechargeable battery
AssigneeVB Autobatterie GmbH & Co. KGaA
InventorsGerolf Richter, Peter Streuer
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Abstract
A rechargeable battery includes a housing, a plurality of cells within the housing, and a cover which closes the housing. The battery also includes a plurality of filling openings arranged in the cover separated from one another by a distance and a plurality of plugs. Each of the plurality of plugs is configured to close one of the plurality of filling openings. A flexible connecting element connects at least two of the plugs. The flexible connecting element is configured such that the distance between the plugs which are connected to one another can be variably matched to the distance between their associated filling openings by rotating at least one of the plugs connected by the flexible connecting element.
Claims24
A rechargeable battery comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of cells within the housing;
- a cover which closes the housing;
- a plurality of filling openings arranged in the cover separated from one another by a distance;
- a plurality of plugs, each of the plurality of plugs configured to close one of the plurality of filling openings;
- a flexible connecting element connecting at least two of the plugs;
- wherein the flexible connecting element is configured such that the distance between the plugs which are connected to one another can be variably matched to the distance between their associated filling openings by rotating at least one of the plugs connected by the flexible connecting element.
A rechargeable battery comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of cells;
- a cover which closes the housing, the cover comprising a lower part provided on the housing and an upper part arranged at a distance from the lower part, the upper part closing the lower part to form a seal;
- a plurality of filling openings provided in the cover and separated from one another;
- a channel system provided between the lower part and the upper part;
- at least one degassing opening provided in communication with the channel system;
- an ignition protection element provided in the degassing opening;
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- a holding cap for securing the ignition protection element in place, the holding cap articulated integrally on the cover.
A cover for closing a rechargeable battery housing which has a plurality of cells, the cover comprising:
- a lower part which is provided on the housing;
- an upper part provided a distance from the lower part, the upper part closing the lower part to form a seal;
- a plurality of filling openings;
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- a plurality of plugs for sealing the filling openings;
- wherein at least two of the plugs are connected to one another by means of a flexible connecting element;
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- wherein the flexible connecting element is configured such that a distance between the plugs which are connected to one another can be variably matched to a distance between associated filling openings by rotating at least one of the plugs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.