Battery Storage Tray Inserts for Mixed Cell Sizes and Easy Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery storage solutions are limited in their ability to accommodate various types and sizes of battery cells, and they often require complex and costly assembly methods.
Innovation Solution
A battery storage tray with an accommodating portion and inserts that utilize a convenient assembly method, featuring a design with first and second coupling portions and storage grooves to accommodate battery cells of different sizes and types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing battery storage solutions are used, then battery cells can be stored, but they are limited in accommodating various types and sizes of battery cells
Solution Approach 1:
The storage tray is divided into multiple independent inserts, each capable of accommodating different battery cell types and sizes. Each insert can be independently configured with coupling portions to create customized storage configurations, allowing the system to adapt to various battery formats without requiring a completely different storage structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The inserts are designed with universal coupling portions that can accommodate multiple types of battery cells through different configuration arrangements. The same insert structure can be used for various battery formats by adjusting the coupling portion configurations, making the storage tray universally applicable to different battery types and sizes.
2Ease of manufacture
If existing battery storage solutions are used, then battery cells can be stored, but they require complex and costly assembly methods
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling portions are pre-formed as integral parts of the inserts during manufacturing, eliminating the need for complex post-assembly operations. The inserts are designed with predetermined coupling configurations that can be easily assembled by simply positioning and securing the inserts into the storage tray, significantly simplifying the assembly process while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The inserts are designed to be self-configuring through their coupling portions, which automatically align and secure into the storage tray structure without requiring complex external assembly tools or procedures. The coupling portions are designed to engage with each other in a self-aligning manner, reducing assembly complexity and cost.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosed technology may provide a battery storage tray comprising an accommodating portion configured to accommodate one or more battery cells, and one or more inserts configured to accommodate at least a portion of the one or more battery cells, wherein the accommodating portion includes: an inner space in which the one or more inserts are embedded; and one or more first coupling portions disposed in the inner space, wherein each of the one or more first coupling portions includes a plurality of auxiliary coupling portions, and wherein each of the one or more inserts includes a storage groove configured to accommodate at least the portion of the one or more battery cells, and a second coupling portion coupled to one or more auxiliary coupling portions of the plurality of auxiliary coupling portions included in the one or more first coupling portions.