TWI762633B - Battery module - Google Patents

Abstract

A battery module including a frame, at least one battery unit and at least one screwing structure is provided. A periphery of the frame has a plurality of assembling portions. The battery module is disposed in the frame. The screwing structure is detachably assembled to any one of the assembling portions, and the screwing structure is adapted to enable a screwing component to perform screwing.

Description

battery module

The present invention relates to an electronic component, and particularly to a battery module.

With the advancement of today's technology, notebook computers have become the mainstream of the consumer electronic product market due to their increasingly robust functions, smaller size and portability.

The notebook computer includes a battery module installed on the host computer to provide the power required for the operation of the notebook computer. Generally speaking, the frame body of the battery module is provided with a plurality of screw structures, and each screw structure allows screws to pass through and be screwed to the casing of the notebook computer. These screw structures are usually integrally formed on the frame body, and their positions on the frame body are fixed. Therefore, a specific frame body can only be applied to a specific notebook computer casing. If the positions of the screw holes on the notebook computer casing are changed, a frame body with a different screw structure design needs to be replaced.

The present invention provides a battery module whose frame body and screw structure have better universality.

The battery module of the present invention includes a frame body, at least one battery unit and at least one screw structure. The periphery of the frame body has a plurality of assembly parts. The battery unit is arranged in the frame. The screwing structure is detachably assembled to any assembly part, and the screwing structure is suitable for a screw locking member for screw locking.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the above-mentioned at least one screwing structure is plural, and these screwing structures are respectively detachably assembled to some of the assembling parts.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned assembly parts has a slot, at least one screw structure has an insertion part and a screw part, the insertion part is inserted into the slot of any assembly part, and the screw The joint part is used for screw locking by the screw lock.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned assembling portions includes a wall portion, and the wall portion is spaced apart from the periphery of the frame body to form a slot.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned at least one screw structure has a clip part, the clip part is connected between the insertion part and the screw part, there is a gap between the clip part and the insertion part, and the wall part is clipped It is placed between the clip part and the insertion part.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the extending direction of the clip portion is parallel to the extending direction of the insertion portion, and the extending direction of the screwing portion is perpendicular to the extending direction of the clip portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wall portion has a top end and a bottom end opposite to each other, the inserting portion is adapted to be inserted into the slot along a first direction from the top end to the bottom end, and the wall portion is at the top end and the bottom end. At least one of them has a notch, and part of the screw structure is confined in the notch to prevent the screw structure from moving in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned screwing portion has a screwing hole, and the screw locking member is adapted to pass through the screwing hole.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the material of the frame body and the assembly parts is plastic, and the material of at least one screw structure is metal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned assembling parts are respectively formed on a plurality of sides of the frame body, and the distance between at least one assembling part and any end of the corresponding side edge is greater than 55% of the width of the assembling part.

Based on the above, in the battery module of the present invention, the screw structure is not integrally formed in the frame body, but is detachably assembled to any assembly part of the frame body. In this way, the position of the screwing structure on the frame body can be changed according to the requirements, so as to be suitable for various designs of opposite parts. Therefore, the frame body and screw structure of the battery module have better versatility.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the following embodiments are given and described in detail with the accompanying drawings as follows.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a battery module according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the battery module of 1 . FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a part of the components of the battery module of FIG. 1 . Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , the battery module 100 of the present embodiment is, for example, a battery module installed in a notebook computer. The battery module 100 includes a frame body 110 , a plurality of battery cells 120 and a cover body 130. The battery cells 120 are disposed in the frame body 110 , and the cover body 130 covers the battery cells 120 .

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of some components of the battery module of FIG. 1 . Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 , the frame body 110 of the present embodiment has a plurality of assembling portions 112 on the periphery, and the battery module further includes a plurality of screw structures 150 . Each of the screw structures 150 is detachably assembled to any assembling portion 112 , and each of the screw structures 150 is suitable for screw-locking a screw member (eg, a screw). In this embodiment, the number of the screw structures 150 is, for example, less than the number of the assembling parts 112 , and the screw structures 150 are respectively detachably assembled to some of the assembling parts 112 . However, the present invention is limited to this, and the number of the screw structures 150 can also be the same as the number of the assembling parts 112 . In addition, the screw locking member is used for screw locking each screw structure 150 on the frame body 110 to the casing of the notebook computer, for example.

Since the screw structures 150 in this embodiment are not integrally formed on the frame body 110 , but are detachably assembled to any assembling portion 112 of the frame body 110 , the screw structures 150 in the frame body can be changed according to requirements. The position on 110 is suitable for the design of various pairs of accessories (such as the casing of a notebook computer). Therefore, the frame body 110 and the screw structure 150 of the battery module 100 have better versatility.

Further, as described above, the screw structure 150 and the frame body 110 are designed to be non-integrated, so that the material of the screw structure 150 is different from the material of the frame body 110 . For example, when the material of the frame body 110 and the assembling portion 112 is plastic, the material of the screw structure 150 can be selected from a metal that is more wear-resistant, so as to avoid excessive wear and tear after repeated screw locking.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the battery module of FIG. 1 . FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the frame body and screw structure of 5 . Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , in detail, each assembly portion 112 of the frame body 110 has a slot S (marked in FIG. 6 ), and the screw structure 150 has an insertion portion 152 and a screw portion 154 . The setting portion 142 can be inserted into the slot S of any assembling portion 112 , and the screwing portion 154 is used for the screw locking member to be screwed. Specifically, the screwing portion 154 has a screwing hole 154a, and the screw locking member is adapted to pass through the screwing hole 154a for screwing.

In more detail, each assembly portion 112 of the frame body 110 includes a wall portion 112 a , and the wall portion 112 a is spaced apart from the periphery of the frame body 110 to form the slot S. In addition, the screw structure 150 has a clip portion 156, the clip portion 156 is connected between the insertion portion 152 and the screw portion 154, there is a gap between the clip portion 156 and the insertion portion 152, and the wall portion 112a of each assembly portion 112 Being sandwiched between the clip portion 156 and the insertion portion 152 , the screw structure 150 can be stably assembled to the assembly portion 112 . In this embodiment, the extension direction of the clip portion 156 is parallel to the extension direction of the insertion portion 152 , so that the clip portion 156 and the insertion portion 152 can smoothly sandwich the wall portion 112 a. In addition, the extending direction of the screwing portion 154 is perpendicular to the extending direction of the clip portion 156 , so that the screw locking member is convenient for screwing the screwing portion 154 .

In this embodiment, the wall portion 112a of each assembly portion 112 has a top end E1 and a bottom end E2 opposite to each other, and the insertion portion 152 of the screw structure 150 is adapted to follow a first line from the top end E1 to the bottom end E2 Insert the slot in direction D1. As shown in FIG. 6, the wall portion 112a has notches at the top E1 and the bottom E2, respectively, and part of the screw structure 150 is limited in the notches to prevent the screw structure 150 from moving perpendicular to the first direction D1. A second direction D2 moves. In addition, the end portion 152a of the insertion portion 152 of the screwing structure 150 has a large thickness and can mutually stop with the bottom end E2 of the wall portion 112a, so as to prevent the screwing structure 150 from being unexpectedly reversed to the first direction D1 The direction is separated from the assembly part 112 .

In this embodiment, the assembling portions 112 are formed on a plurality of side edges 110 a of the frame body 110 , respectively. As shown in FIG. 6 , the distance L1 between at least one assembly portion 112 and either end of the corresponding side edge 110 a is greater than 55% of the width L2 of the assembly portion 150 . Therefore, the distance between the assembling portion 150 and the end of the corresponding side edge 110a is not too close, and the probability that the assembling portion 150 directly hits the ground and is damaged when the frame body 110 is dropped can be reduced.

To sum up, in the battery module of the present invention, the screw structure is not integrally formed in the frame body, but is detachably assembled to any assembly part of the frame body. In this way, the position of the screwing structure on the frame body can be changed according to the requirements, so as to be suitable for various designs of opposite parts. Therefore, the frame body and screw structure of the battery module have better versatility. In addition, in the case where the material of the frame body and its assembly part is plastic, the material of the screw structure can be selected from a metal that is more wear-resistant, so as to avoid excessive wear and tear after multiple screw locks.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with examples, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100‧‧‧Battery module 110‧‧‧Frame body 110a‧‧‧Side side 112‧‧‧Assembly part 112a‧‧‧Wall part 120‧‧‧Battery unit 130‧‧‧Cover 150‧‧‧Screw structure 152‧‧‧Insertion part 152a‧‧‧End part 154‧‧‧Threading part 154a‧‧‧Threading hole 156‧‧‧Clamping part D1‧‧‧First direction D2‧‧‧Second direction E1‧‧ ‧Top E2‧‧‧Bottom L1‧‧‧Distance L2‧‧‧Width S‧‧‧Slot

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a battery module according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the battery module of 1 . FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a part of the components of the battery module of FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is an exploded view of some components of the battery module of FIG. 1 . FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the battery module of FIG. 1 . FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the frame body and screw structure of 5 .

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Claims (9)

A battery module includes: a frame body with a plurality of assembly parts on the periphery of the frame body; at least one battery unit disposed in the frame body; and at least one screw structure, the at least one screw structure can be assembled detachably In any of the assembling parts, and the at least one screwing structure is suitable for a screw-locking element to be screwed, wherein each of the assembling parts has a slot, and the at least one screwing structure has an inserting part and a screwing part part, the inserting part is inserted into the slot of any one of the assembling parts, and the screwing part is used for the screw locking part to be screwed. The battery module of claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one screwing structure is plural, and the screwing structures are respectively detachably assembled to some of the assembling parts. The battery module of claim 1, wherein each of the assembling portions includes a wall portion, and the wall portion is spaced apart from the periphery of the frame to form the slot. The battery module of claim 3, wherein the at least one screw structure has a clip portion, the clip portion is connected between the insertion portion and the screw portion, and the clip portion is connected to the insertion portion There is a gap between the parts, and the wall part is sandwiched between the clip part and the insertion part. The battery module according to claim 4, wherein the extension direction of the clip portion is parallel to the extension direction of the insertion portion, and the extension direction of the screw portion is perpendicular to the extension direction of the clip portion. The battery module of claim 3, wherein the wall portion has a top end and a bottom end opposite to each other, and the inserting portion is adapted to insert the inserting portion along a first direction from the top end to the bottom end a groove, the wall has a notch in at least one of the top end and the bottom end, and part of the screw structure is confined in the recess to prevent the screw structure from a second direction perpendicular to the first direction direction move. The battery module of claim 1, wherein the screwing portion has a screwing hole, and the screwing member is adapted to pass through the screwing hole. The battery module of claim 1, wherein the frame body and the assembly parts are made of plastic, and the at least one screw structure is made of metal. The battery module according to claim 1, wherein the assembling parts are respectively formed on a plurality of sides of the frame, and the distance between at least one assembling part and any end of the corresponding side is greater than the distance of the assembling part. 55% of the width of the assembly part.

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