Battery Housing Recessed Joint for Precise Welding Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery housings face issues with dimensional precision during welding due to relative movement between flat surfaces, and the presence of rounded corners restricts the volume and shape of the cell, complicating cutting and affecting battery capacity.
Innovation Solution
A battery housing design featuring a shell and cover plate with annular recessed portions that fit together, ensuring positional accuracy during welding and eliminating rounded corners to maximize volume utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the upper cover and lower shell are connected by welding with flat surfaces, then the manufacturing process is simple, but relative movement occurs during welding affecting dimensional precision
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing positioning structures (positioning grooves and positioning protrusions) on the lower shell and upper cover respectively, before the welding process. These positioning structures are formed during the stamping process, ensuring that when the upper cover is placed on the lower shell, they automatically align and fix the relative position, preventing movement during welding and ensuring dimensional precision without requiring complex welding fixtures.
2Strength
If rounded corners are added at the joint of bottom plate and side frame, then the structural strength is improved, but the volume of the lower shell and cell is decreased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies spheroidality by using arc-shaped reinforcement ribs instead of traditional rounded corners at the joints between the bottom plate and side frames. These arc-shaped ribs provide structural reinforcement similar to rounded corners but with a more space-efficient design that minimizes volume loss while maintaining joint strength. The arc shape distributes stress effectively while occupying less space compared to full rounded corners.
3Ease of operation
If the flange edge is cut during battery installation, then the battery can be installed, but the cutting quality and precision are difficult to ensure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the taking out principle by completely removing the flange edge structure from the battery housing design. Instead of having a flange edge that requires cutting, the upper cover and lower shell are directly connected through welding with positioning structures that ensure precise alignment. This eliminates the need for post-manufacturing cutting operations, avoiding quality and precision issues associated with cutting while still enabling proper battery installation.
Data Source
AI summary
A battery housing includes a shell and a cover plate. The shell includes a side frame, and the side frame includes a first open end. The cover plate is arranged at the first open end. One of the shell and the cover plate is provided with an annular recessed portion, and the other one of the shell and the cover plate is matched with the recessed portion. When the cover plate covers the first open end of the shell, the cover plate and the shell are limited by matching by means of the recessed portion, to prevent the cover plate from moving relative to the shell during welding.


