Thermal management test tool

By designing adjustable thermal management test tooling, the problem of difficult to be applied to different models of battery packs in the existing technology is solved, efficient thermal management testing is achieved, testing accuracy and efficiency is improved, and the battery pack is simulated in the real car ventilation environment.

CN222232629UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-24安徽国轩新能源汽车科技有限公司
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Application Number
CN202420446637.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-07
Publication Date
2024-12-24
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-07

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Technical Problem

Existing thermal management testing tooling is difficult to apply to different models of battery packs, reducing testing efficiency and accuracy.

Method used

A thermal management testing tool is designed including a top adjustment assembly, a middle adjustment assembly and a bottom adjustment assembly. Through the mutual cooperation of these components, the space size can be adjusted according to the model of the battery pack, and through the slide groove, limit groove and The slider settings prevent heat from being dissipated, simulating the ventilation environment of the battery pack in the real car.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the applicability of thermal management testing tooling, improves testing accuracy and efficiency, and can space adjustment according to different models of battery packs to prevent heat from being dissipated, and simulates the real operating environment to improve the accuracy of test results.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a thermal management test tool. The thermal management test tool comprises a top adjusting assembly, a middle adjusting assembly and a bottom adjusting assembly, the top adjusting assembly, the middle adjusting assembly and the bottom adjusting assembly are sequentially connected from top to bottom, and the top adjusting assembly can drive the middle adjusting assembly and the bottom adjusting assembly to adjust the space size according to the model of the battery pack. According to the utility model, through mutual cooperation of the top adjusting assembly, the middle adjusting assembly and the bottom adjusting assembly, the space size can be adjusted according to the model of the battery pack, so that the thermal management test tool is suitable for different models of battery packs.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of thermal management testing, in particular to a thermal management testing tool. Background Art

[0002] Thermal management of battery systems is an indispensable part of ensuring battery safety, extending battery life and improving battery system performance. With the leapfrog development of new energy vehicles in recent years, the capacity and size of battery cells have gradually increased, the number of batteries included in the battery system has gradually increased, and high-power operating conditions have gradually increased, which has brought severe challenges to the design and optimization of battery thermal management systems. The thermal safety of batteries has also become a research hotspot. Therefore, it is particularly important to control the temperature rise of batteries and the rationality of test tooling.

[0003] At present, when performing thermal management on battery packs, three-proof cloth is generally used to directly cover the surface of the power battery or the battery pack is placed in a sealed or semi-sealed cabin. However, due to the different sizes of battery packs of different models, different tooling equipment is often required, which reduces the test efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is how to make the thermal management test tooling suitable for battery packs of different models.

[0005] The utility model solves the above technical problems through the following technical means:

[0006] A thermal management test fixture comprises a top adjustment component (1), a middle adjustment component (2), and a bottom adjustment component (3); the top adjustment component (1), the middle adjustment component (2), and the bottom adjustment component (3) are connected in sequence from top to bottom, and the top adjustment component (1) can drive the middle adjustment component (2) and the bottom adjustment component (3) to adjust the space size according to the model of a battery pack.

[0007] Beneficial effect: Through the cooperation of the top adjustment component, the middle adjustment component and the bottom adjustment component, the space size can be adjusted according to the model of the battery pack, so that the thermal management test fixture is suitable for battery packs of different models.

[0008] Furthermore, the top adjustment component (1) comprises a first top plate (11), a second top plate (12), and a first adjustment plate (13); a mounting notch is provided at the bottom between the first top plate (11) and the second top plate (12); the first adjustment plate (13) is slidably connected in the mounting notch; and the height of the first adjustment plate (13) is consistent with the height of the mounting notch.

[0009] Furthermore, a first slide groove (131) is provided on the top wall of the first adjustment plate (13) near the first top plate (11) and the second top plate (12); a first limiting groove (132) is provided on the front and rear sides of the first slide groove (131); a first slider (111) is fixedly connected to the bottom wall at the opposite ends of the first top plate (11) and the second top plate (12) near the first limiting groove (132); a first limiting block (112) is fixedly connected to the front and rear sides of the first slider (111); the first slider (111) and the first limiting block (112) are matched with the first slide groove (131) and the first limiting groove (132) respectively.

[0010] Beneficial effect: Through the mutual cooperation of the first top plate, the second top plate and the first adjustment plate, the first adjustment plate can always be located in the installation gap between the first top plate and the second top plate, and close to the bottom surfaces of the first top plate and the second top plate, preventing heat dissipation from reducing the test accuracy.

[0011] Furthermore, the middle adjustment component (2) comprises a first vertical plate (21), a second vertical plate (22), a first horizontal plate (23), and a second horizontal plate (24); the first vertical plate (21) and the second vertical plate (22) are respectively fixedly connected at the bottoms on both sides of the first top plate (11) and the second top plate (12); two first horizontal plates (23) and two second horizontal plates (24) are each provided; the first horizontal plates (23) and the second horizontal plates (24) are correspondingly fixedly connected between the front and rear ends of the first vertical plates (21) and the second vertical plates (22); the first horizontal plates (23) and the second horizontal plates (24) are staggered; the side surface of the first horizontal plate (23) close to the second horizontal plate (24) is slidably connected to the second horizontal plate (24).

[0012] Beneficial effect: Through the mutual cooperation of the first vertical plate, the second vertical plate, the first horizontal plate, and the second horizontal plate, when the first top plate and the second top plate move along the first adjustment plate, the first vertical plate and the second vertical plate will drive the first horizontal plate and the second horizontal plate to move in opposite directions, thereby expanding the test space according to the size of the battery pack.

[0013] Furthermore, a second slide groove (231) is provided on the side surface of the first transverse plate (23) close to the second transverse plate (24), and a second limiting groove (232) is provided at the top and bottom of the second slide groove (231); a second slider (241) is fixedly connected to the side surface of the second transverse plate (24) close to the first transverse plate (23), and a second limiting block (242) is fixedly connected to the top and bottom of the second slider (241), and the second slider (241) and the second limiting block (242) are matched with the second slide groove (231) and the second limiting groove (232) respectively.

[0014] Beneficial effect: The cooperation between the second limiting block and the second limiting groove can prevent the second sliding block from being separated from the second sliding groove, causing the contact surface of the first horizontal plate and the second horizontal plate to be unable to fit together.

[0015] Furthermore, the bottom adjustment component (3) comprises a first bottom plate (31), a second bottom plate (32), and a second adjustment plate (33); the first vertical plate (21) and the second vertical plate (22) are respectively fixedly connected to the first bottom plate (31) and the second bottom plate (32) at their bottoms, a mounting notch is provided at the top between the first bottom plate (31) and the second bottom plate (32), a second adjustment plate (33) is slidably connected in the mounting notch, and a height of the second adjustment plate (33) is consistent with a height of the mounting notch.

[0016] Furthermore, the first bottom plate (31), the second bottom plate (32) and the second adjustment plate (33) and the first top plate (11), the second top plate (12) and the first adjustment plate (13) are symmetrically arranged.

[0017] Furthermore, through grooves (34) are provided on the surfaces of the first bottom plate (31), the second bottom plate (32) and the second adjustment plate (33).

[0018] Beneficial effect: By setting the through slots, the operating environment of the battery pack in the bottom ventilation of a real vehicle can be simulated, thereby improving the accuracy of the test results.

[0019] Furthermore, the bottoms of both sides of the first bottom plate (31) and the second bottom plate (32) are fixedly connected with support legs (35).

[0020] Furthermore, sliders and limit blocks are fixedly connected to the top walls at the opposite ends of the first bottom plate (31) and the second bottom plate (32), and a sliding groove and a limit groove matching the slider and the limit block are also arranged on the bottom wall of the opposite second adjustment plate (33).

[0021] Beneficial effect: By setting the slider, the limit block, the slide groove and the limit groove, it is ensured that the first transverse plate, the second transverse plate, the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate can all move in opposite directions following the first top plate and the second top plate.

[0022] The advantages of the utility model are:

[0023] The utility model can adjust the space size according to the model of the battery pack through the mutual cooperation of the top adjustment component, the middle adjustment component and the bottom adjustment component, so that the thermal management test tooling is suitable for battery packs of different models.

[0024] The utility model enables the first adjusting plate to always be located in the installation gap between the first top plate and the second top plate and to be in close contact with the bottom surfaces of the first top plate and the second top plate through the mutual cooperation of the first top plate, the second top plate and the first adjusting plate, thereby preventing the heat from dissipating and causing the test accuracy to be reduced.

[0025] The utility model cooperates with each other through the first vertical plate, the second vertical plate, the first horizontal plate, and the second horizontal plate. When the first top plate and the second top plate move along the first adjustment plate, the first vertical plate and the second vertical plate will drive the first horizontal plate and the second horizontal plate to move in opposite directions, thereby expanding the test space according to the size of the battery pack.

[0026] The utility model can prevent the second sliding block from being separated from the second sliding groove by cooperating with the second limiting groove, so as to prevent the contact surfaces of the first horizontal plate and the second horizontal plate from being fitted.

[0027] The utility model can simulate the operating environment of the battery pack in the bottom of the actual vehicle through the provision of the through slot, thereby improving the accuracy of the test result.

[0028] The utility model ensures that the first horizontal plate, the second horizontal plate, the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate can move in opposite directions following the first top plate and the second top plate through the arrangement of the slider, the limiting block, the sliding groove and the limiting groove. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 This is a front cross-sectional view of a thermal management test fixture according to a first embodiment of the utility model;

[0030] Figure 2 This is a front cross-sectional view of a top adjustment component in a thermal management test tooling of the first embodiment of the utility model;

[0031] Figure 3 This is a partial top-sectional exploded view of a middle adjustment component in a thermal management test tooling of the first embodiment of the utility model;

[0032] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional exploded view of the bottom adjustment component in the thermal management test tooling according to the first embodiment of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in combination with the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0034] Embodiment 1

[0035] like Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment provides a thermal management test tool, including a top adjustment component 1, a middle adjustment component 2, and a bottom adjustment component 3; the top adjustment component 1, the middle adjustment component 2, and the bottom adjustment component 3 are connected and fixed in sequence from top to bottom, and the top adjustment component 1 can drive the middle adjustment component 2 and the bottom adjustment component 3 to adjust the space size according to the model of the battery pack, simulating the heat dissipation function of the battery pack in the sealed space of a real vehicle.

[0036] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, the top adjustment component 1 includes a first top plate 11, a second top plate 12, and a first adjustment plate 13. A mounting notch is provided at the bottom between the first top plate 11 and the second top plate 12. The first adjustment plate 13 is slidably connected in the mounting notch. The height of the first adjustment plate 13 is consistent with the height of the mounting notch. A first slide groove 131 is provided on the top wall of the first adjustment plate 13 near the first top plate 11 and the second top plate 12. A first limiting groove 132 is provided on the front and rear sides of the first slide groove 131. The bottom wall at the opposite end of the first top plate 11 and the second top plate 12 is provided with a first stopper groove 132. The first slider 111 is fixedly connected near the first limiting groove 132, and the front and rear sides of the first slider 111 are fixedly connected with the first limiting block 112, and the first slider 111 and the first limiting block 112 are matched with the first sliding groove 131 and the first limiting groove 132 respectively; through the setting of the first limiting block 112 and the first limiting groove 132, the first adjustment plate 13 can always be in the installation gap of the first top plate 11 and the second top plate 12, and close to the bottom surface of the first top plate 11 and the second top plate 12, so as to prevent heat dissipation from reducing the test accuracy.

[0037] like Figure 1 As shown, the middle adjustment component 2 includes a first vertical plate 21, a second vertical plate 22, a first horizontal plate 23, and a second horizontal plate 24. The first vertical plate 21 and the second vertical plate 22 are fixedly connected to the bottoms of the first top plate 11 and the second top plate 12 on both sides respectively. Two first horizontal plates 23 and two second horizontal plates 24 are provided. The first horizontal plates 23 and the second horizontal plates 24 are correspondingly fixedly connected between the front and rear ends of the first vertical plates 21 and the second vertical plates 22; each first horizontal plate 23 and each second horizontal plate 24 are staggered, and the side surface of the first horizontal plate 23 close to the second horizontal plate 24 is slidably connected to the second horizontal plate 24. When the first top plate 11 and the second top plate 12 move along the first adjustment plate 13, the first horizontal plate 23 and the second horizontal plate 24 will be driven to move in opposite directions through the first vertical plate 21 and the second vertical plate 22, so as to expand the test space according to the size of the battery pack.

[0038] like Figure 1 , Figure 3As shown, a second slide groove 231 is provided on the side surface of the first cross plate 23 close to the second cross plate 24, and a second limiting groove 232 is provided on the top and bottom of the second slide groove 231; a second slider 241 is fixedly connected to the side surface of the second cross plate 24 close to the first cross plate 23, and a second limiting block 242 is fixedly connected to the top and bottom of the second slider 241, and the second slider 241 and the second limiting block 242 respectively match the second slide groove 231 and the second limiting groove 232, and the second limiting block 242 cooperates with the second limiting groove 232 to prevent the second slider 241 from escaping from the second slide groove 231, causing the contact surfaces of the first cross plate 23 and the second cross plate 24 to be unable to fit.

[0039] like Figure 1 , Figure 4 As shown, the bottom adjustment component 3 includes a first bottom plate 31, a second bottom plate 32, and a second adjustment plate 33; the first vertical plate 21 and the second vertical plate 22 are fixedly connected to the bottom with the first bottom plate 31 and the second bottom plate 32 respectively, and a mounting notch is opened at the top between the first bottom plate 31 and the second bottom plate 32, and the second adjustment plate 33 is slidably connected in the mounting notch, and the height of the second adjustment plate 33 is consistent with the height of the mounting notch, and the first bottom plate 31, the second bottom plate 32 and the second adjustment plate 33 and the first top plate 11, the second top plate 12 and the first adjustment plate 13 are symmetrically arranged.

[0040] like Figure 4 As shown, the surfaces of the first bottom plate 31, the second bottom plate 32 and the second adjustment plate 33 are all provided with through grooves 34, and the through grooves 34 are provided to simulate the operating environment of the battery pack in a real vehicle and improve the accuracy of the test results; the bottoms of both sides of the first bottom plate 31 and the second bottom plate 32 are fixedly connected with support legs 35.

[0041] Depend on Figure 1 , Figure 4 As shown, sliders and limit blocks are fixedly connected to the top walls at the opposite ends of the first bottom plate 31 and the second bottom plate 32, and sliding grooves and limit grooves matching the sliders and limit blocks are also provided on the bottom wall of the opposite second adjustment plate 33 to ensure that the first cross plate 23, the second cross plate 24, the first bottom plate 31 and the second bottom plate 32 can all move in opposite directions following the first top plate 11 and the second top plate 12.

[0042] When in use, place the battery pack in advance in the space formed by the first vertical plate 21 and the two first horizontal plates 23 and the upper and lower first top plates 11 and the first bottom plate 31, and then assemble the tooling on the other side. During assembly, the top adjustment component 1 can drive the middle adjustment component 2 and the bottom adjustment component 3 to adjust the size of the space according to the model of the battery pack, simulating the heat dissipation function of the battery pack in the sealed space of a real vehicle.

[0043] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features may be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A thermal management test tool, characterized in that: It comprises a top adjustment component (1), a middle adjustment component (2), and a bottom adjustment component (3); The top adjustment component (1), the middle adjustment component (2), and the bottom adjustment component (3) are connected in sequence from top to bottom, and the top adjustment component (1) can drive the middle adjustment component (2) and the bottom adjustment component (3) to adjust the space size according to the model of the battery pack.

2. A thermal management test fixture according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top adjustment assembly (1) comprises a first top plate (11), a second top plate (12), and a first adjustment plate (13); a mounting notch is provided at the bottom between the first top plate (11) and the second top plate (12); the first adjustment plate (13) is slidably connected in the mounting notch; and the height of the first adjustment plate (13) is consistent with the height of the mounting notch.

3. A thermal management test fixture according to claim 2, characterized in that: A first sliding groove (131) is provided on the top wall of the first adjustment plate (13) near the first top plate (11) and the second top plate (12); a first limiting groove (132) is provided on the front and rear sides of the first sliding groove (131); a first sliding block (111) is fixedly connected to the bottom wall at the opposite ends of the first top plate (11) and the second top plate (12) near the first limiting groove (132); a first limiting block (112) is fixedly connected to the front and rear sides of the first sliding block (111); the first sliding block (111) and the first limiting block (112) are matched with the first sliding groove (131) and the first limiting groove (132) respectively.

4. A thermal management test fixture according to claim 2, characterized in that: The middle adjustment component (2) comprises a first vertical plate (21), a second vertical plate (22), a first horizontal plate (23), and a second horizontal plate (24); the first vertical plate (21) and the second vertical plate (22) are respectively fixedly connected at the bottoms of both sides of the first top plate (11) and the second top plate (12); two first horizontal plates (23) and two second horizontal plates (24) are each provided; the first horizontal plates (23) and the second horizontal plates (24) are correspondingly fixedly connected between the front and rear ends of the first vertical plates (21) and the second vertical plates (22); the first horizontal plates (23) and the second horizontal plates (24) are arranged in a staggered manner; the side surface of the first horizontal plate (23) close to the second horizontal plate (24) is slidably connected to the second horizontal plate (24).

5. A thermal management test fixture according to claim 4, characterized in that: A second slide groove (231) is provided on the side surface of the first transverse plate (23) close to the second transverse plate (24), and second limiting grooves (232) are provided at the top and bottom of the second slide groove (231); a second sliding block (241) is fixedly connected to the side surface of the second transverse plate (24) close to the first transverse plate (23), and a second limiting block (242) is fixedly connected to the top and bottom of the second sliding block (241), and the second sliding block (241) and the second limiting block (242) are matched with the second slide groove (231) and the second limiting groove (232) respectively.

6. A thermal management test fixture according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom adjustment component (3) comprises a first bottom plate (31), a second bottom plate (32), and a second adjustment plate (33); the first vertical plate (21) and the second vertical plate (22) are respectively fixedly connected to the first bottom plate (31) and the second bottom plate (32); a mounting notch is provided at the top between the first bottom plate (31) and the second bottom plate (32); the second adjustment plate (33) is slidably connected in the mounting notch; the height of the second adjustment plate (33) is consistent with the height of the mounting notch.

7. A thermal management test fixture according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first bottom plate (31), the second bottom plate (32) and the second adjustment plate (33) and the first top plate (11), the second top plate (12) and the first adjustment plate (13) are symmetrically arranged.

8. The thermal management test fixture according to claim 6, characterized in that: Through grooves (34) are formed on the surfaces of the first bottom plate (31), the second bottom plate (32) and the second adjustment plate (33).

9. The thermal management test fixture according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bottoms of both sides of the first bottom plate (31) and the second bottom plate (32) are fixedly connected with support legs (35).

10. The thermal management test fixture according to claim 6, characterized in that: The top walls at the opposite ends of the first bottom plate (31) and the second bottom plate (32) are fixedly connected with a sliding block and a limiting block, and the bottom wall of the opposite second adjustment plate (33) is also provided with a sliding groove and a limiting groove matching the sliding block and the limiting block.