Battery Heating Connector Integration on Mounting Panel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional heating connectors for battery products, due to their high voltage and low current characteristics, require larger designs to meet creepage distance requirements, leading to reduced space utilization and energy density.
Innovation Solution
A battery product design that integrates the heating connector directly onto the mounting panel, eliminating the need for bolts and enhancing integration by using a dual receptacle system with cantilever connecting members and locking mechanisms for efficient assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the heating connector is designed with larger size to meet creepage distance requirements for high voltage and low current, then the safety requirement is improved, but the space utilization and energy density of the battery product deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a conventional planar mounting approach to a three-dimensional integrated structure. The receptacle is formed directly on the mounting panel with plug assemblies extending vertically, utilizing the Z-dimension (height) to achieve creepage distance while maintaining a compact footprint on the mounting panel surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the receptacle structure with the mounting panel itself, eliminating the need for separate receptacle components. The mounting panel integrates both the receptacle cavity and the structural support functions, reducing overall component count and space occupation while maintaining electrical isolation for creepage requirements.
2Reliability
If the heating connector uses bolt fixation method, then the connection reliability is improved, but the assembly complexity and space requirement deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional bolt-mechanical fastening system with an elastic locking mechanism. The elastic component provides automatic locking through deformation and recovery, eliminating the need for bolts, nuts, and complex mechanical assembly procedures while maintaining secure connection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic locking mechanism operates autonomously without requiring external tools or complex assembly procedures. The elastic component automatically engages with the locking structure upon insertion, providing self-securing functionality that simplifies assembly while ensuring reliable connection.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design improves space utilization and energy density by directly integrating the heating connector on the mounting panel, simplifying assembly, and eliminating the need for bolt fixation, thereby optimizing the battery product's performance.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic portion, one end of the elastic portion is connected to the base portion, the other end of the elastic portion is space apart from the base portion
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AI summary
The present invention provides a battery product and an assembling method of the battery product, the battery product comprises a box and a heating connector. The box comprises a mounting panel. The mounting panel has a first receptacle portion and a second receptacle portion, and the second receptacle portion and the first receptacle portion are provided opposite to each other and communicating with each other. The heating connector comprises: a first plug assembly being mounted on the first receptacle portion; and a second plug assembly being mounted on the second receptacle portion. Compared with the technology related to the background, the battery product is equivalent to directly integrating the receptacle of the heating connector on the mounting panel, which not only eliminates the manner of fixing by the bolt, but also improves the integration of the battery product, thereby improving the space utilization and energy density.