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US 9,865,845 B2Granted
Case for vehicle's battery pack
AssigneeLG Chem, Ltd.
InventorsSung-Jong Kim, Chae-Yang Cho, Soon-Ho Ahn
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Abstract
Disclosed is a case for a vehicle's battery pack. In an aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a stable and economic case for a battery pack including a plurality of secondary battery cells.
Claims11
A case for a battery pack, which includes a battery module assembly in which four battery modules, each having a plurality of cylindrical secondary battery cells, are electrically connected in series, the case comprising:
- an upper pack case having a hole formed to expose an electrode post electrically connected to the battery module assembly;
- a lower pack case having a lower frame and a side frame;
- an electrode terminal configured to surround the exposed electrode post;
- a case sealing unit interposed between the lower pack case and the upper pack case to prevent external fluid from flowing in;
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- a terminal sealing unit interposed between the electrode terminal and the upper pack case to prevent fluid from flowing in from the outside,
- wherein at least one channel is formed at an interior surface of the lower frame in a region adjacent to the side frame,
- wherein a battery module assembly support having a step with a predetermined height from the lower frame is formed at the lower frame and extends from the channel,
- wherein the at least one channel comprises at least two channels, and
- wherein at least one drain is formed at the battery module assembly support to pass through a center of the battery module assembly support and connect the channels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.