Vacuum-Formed CCS Isolation Plate for Faster Battery Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional production processes for CCS components, particularly the isolation plates, involve long mold development cycles and high costs due to injection molding, leading to low production efficiency and yield rates.
Innovation Solution
The CCS component utilizes a vacuum formed plastic piece for the isolation plate, which reduces mold development time and enhances production efficiency, allowing for cost-effective manufacturing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If injection molding is used to manufacture isolation plates, then the isolation plates can be produced with required structural complexity and precision, but the mold development cycle becomes long and production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the isolation plate into multiple modular components that can be manufactured separately using simpler processes and then assembled together. This segmentation allows each component to be produced with shorter cycle times while maintaining overall structural precision through modular integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the manufacturing parameters and methods for producing isolation plate components, transitioning from traditional injection molding to alternative processes such as stamping, folding, or assembly of pre-formed elements. This parameter change reduces mold development requirements and shortens production cycles while preserving necessary precision through process optimization.
2Manufacturing precision
If injection molding is used to manufacture isolation plates, then the isolation plates can be produced with required structural complexity and precision, but the production efficiency decreases and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the isolation plate into multiple manufacturable components, the patent enables parallel production of individual parts using high-speed processes, then assembles them efficiently. This increases overall productivity while maintaining precision through modular design that allows specialized manufacturing for each component.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs simpler, less expensive manufacturing methods for isolation plate components that can be produced rapidly and replaced more frequently if needed. This approach uses cost-effective processes such as stamping or forming of thin materials instead of expensive injection molding, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing costs while maintaining sufficient precision for the application.
3Manufacturing precision
If injection molding is used to manufacture isolation plates, then the isolation plates can be produced with required structural complexity and precision, but the production costs increase and yield rate decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the isolation plate into components that can be manufactured using simpler, more accessible processes with lower tooling costs. This segmentation makes manufacturing easier by allowing the use of standard equipment and materials rather than requiring complex injection molding capabilities, thereby improving ease of manufacture while maintaining precision through careful design of modular components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adopts cost-effective manufacturing approaches for isolation plate components using inexpensive materials and processes such as stamping, bending, or assembly of standard elements. This reduces production costs and simplifies manufacturing operations while achieving the necessary precision through optimized component design and assembly procedures that are easier to implement than injection molding.
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 approach significantly improves production efficiency and reduces costs by shortening the mold development cycle and increasing yield rates for CCS components.
Implementation Method 1
the isolation plate is a vacuum formed plastic piece
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AI summary
This utility model discloses a CCS component, a battery with the same, and an electric apparatus. The CCS component includes: an isolation plate, where the isolation plate is a vacuum formed plastic piece, and a side surface of the isolation plate in thickness direction is a first surface; and connecting pieces, where the connecting pieces are connected to the isolation plate and arranged on a side on which the first surface of the isolation plate is located, and the connecting piece is configured to electrically connect an electrode pole of a battery cell. According to the CCS component of this utility model, the isolation plate and the connecting pieces are provided, and the isolation plate is provided as a vacuum formed plastic piece, which can give a high production efficiency of the isolation plates and save costs, thereby greatly improving the production efficiency of the CCS components and reducing the production costs of the CCS components.