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METHOD FOR WELDING ELECTRODE LEADS OF SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE AND COMPACT SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE USING THE SAME
20170331097 · 2017-11-16 · ·

Disclosed is a compact secondary battery module, which includes a cartridge assembly having a plurality of cartridges stacked while accommodating cells, respectively, so that a plurality of lead overlapping portions where leads of adjacent cells overlap with each other are located at a cartridge sidewall with a predetermined pattern; and a sensing housing having a plurality of bus bars located and welded corresponding to the lead overlapping portions, respectively, the sensing housing being capable of being arranged at a side of the cartridge assembly, wherein a first lead of a cell of each lead overlapping portion is configured to have a shorter width than a second lead having a polarity opposite to the first lead as much as a predetermined width, and in a state where the sensing housing is coupled to the cartridge assembly, a corresponding bus bar comes into contact with the second lead substantially on the same line as the first lead, and the second lead and the bus bar are welded to each other.

POWER SOURCE DEVICE
20170331089 · 2017-11-16 ·

In order to allow gas discharged from a pouch cell to be guided to a predetermined position, a power source device includes one or a plurality of pouch cells (10) having laminated film outer casing (11), and a housing member (20) enclosing the one or multiple pouch cells (10). The one or plurality of pouch cells (10) each includes thermally welded portion (13) formed by thermally welding the laminated film, and gas discharge portion (14) provided in at least a part of thermally welded portion (13). Housing member (20) includes exhaust port (22) communicating with gas discharge portion (14) of one or a plurality of pouch cells (10).

BATTERY PACK

The present disclosure discloses a battery pack suitable for preventing simultaneous separation of both ends of a handle unit from an upper case during transportation of a lower case and the upper case that are laminated sequentially. The battery pack according to the present disclosure includes the lower case and the upper case stacked sequentially to encase a battery module, wherein the upper case includes a housing and a handle unit relatively rotated with respect to the housing to be seated on the housing, and the handle unit has shaft hooks that are penetrated by the rotation supporting shafts of the housing and that are each rotary-coupled to each of the rotation supporting shafts in different angles.

BATTERY COMPRESSION INHIBITOR AND BATTERY MODULE COMPRISING SAME

The present invention provides a battery compression inhibitor and a battery module comprising the same, the battery compression inhibitor being suitable for preventing at least one battery assembly from being compressed by repeated application of an external force between end plates. The battery compression inhibitor according to the present invention comprises, in order to protect a battery assembly inside a battery module: a barrier positioned on the periphery of the battery assembly and exposed from the battery assembly; and a base plate exposed from the battery assembly and from the barrier below the battery assembly and below the barrier.

BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT UNIT
20170331084 · 2017-11-16 · ·

A battery assembly for a medical instrument that an operator can grip by a hand and operate, includes: a battery including a first laminated body unit including a solid electrolyte layer and configured to generate electrical energy; a casing including a wall section configured to store the battery inside; and a support provided in the casing and configured to support the battery apart from the wall section in a lamination direction of the first laminated body unit.

STORAGE BATTERY RACK AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE

A storage battery rack includes bottom frame portion, ceiling frame portion, long support posts, and side panels installed facing the support posts. Each support post has a plurality of attachment holes with a predetermined pitch along the longitudinal direction. Side panel has a plurality of female screw holes with a pitch corresponding to the predetermined pitch. Each side panel is attached to a pair of the support posts with screws fastened to attachment holes and the female screw holes. Side panel has a plurality of parallel support portions. A distance between support portions is set substantially equal to a total value of a predetermined height dimension of a refrigerant passage formed between a plurality of storage batteries and a predetermined height dimension of each storage battery.

BATTERY HOLDER FOR A VEHICLE
20170331086 · 2017-11-16 ·

A battery holder is disclosed having a base plate and a frame that is at least partially encircling in a lateral direction, the base plate and the frame are configured as sheet-metal components, and a lid. The base plate is configured in a trough-shaped manner and is manufactured as a formed sheet-metal component from a multilayered laminated composite steel, wherein an internal exterior layer is configured from an acid-resistant steel alloy and an outboard external layer of the laminated composite steel is configured from a stainless-steel alloy.

POWER TOOL
20170326720 · 2017-11-16 ·

A power tool, such as an impact driver, includes a motor housing that houses a motor, and a battery-mount part to which a battery pack having a rated voltage of 18 V is mountable. A ratio of the maximum width of the motor housing to the maximum width of the battery pack is 0.75 or less. A forward/reverse-switching lever is slidable in a left-right direction to change the rotational direction of the motor and is disposed between the motor housing and the battery pack. A maximum-slide position of the forward/reverse-switching lever in the left-right direction is inward of a ground plane when the power tool is laid horizontally on its side on the ground plane.

ADVANCED DIELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION
20170330695 · 2017-11-16 ·

A Dense Energy Ultra Cell (DEUC), a dielectric energy storage device and methods of fabrication therefor are provided. A DEUC element is fabricated using print technologies that deposit dielectric energy storage layers (406) and insulating layers (404) together being interleaved between electrode layers (403). The dielectric energy storage layers are created from a proprietary solution to enable printing of dielectric energy storage layers with high permittivity and a high internal resistivity to retain charge. The insulating layers (404) can be applied within the dielectric energy storage layers (406) bifurcating the dielectric energy storage layers for increased resistivity. As part of the fabrication process, the material deposition printer can apply multiple print heads each with different inks and materials (1301, 1302) to form composite material (1303) in the printed layers.

PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A BATTERY DURING RECOIL OF A SHOOTING DEVICE
20170331087 · 2017-11-16 ·

This invention relates to the protection system for battery current collectors in cameras mounted on a gun, bow, or shooting device. More particularly, the present invention relates to the system of protecting the current collectors from fracture in a camera attached to a gun barrel or shooting device as a result of recoil and shock and vibration during shooting device discharge.