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Granted Patent B2
US 12712224 · App. 18/320,401 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Battery cell, battery, electric apparatus, method and apparatus of manufacturing battery cell

Inventors: Zhisheng Chai (Ningde, CN); Kun Fang (Ningde, CN); Qingkui Chi (Ningde, CN); Dongsheng Sun (Ningde, CN); Hui Gu (Ningde, CN); Zhijun Guo (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M50/169H01M10/0585H01M50/204H01M50/533H01M50/552H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12712224
App. No.
18/320,401
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, an end cover, and a current collecting member. The housing has an opening, the electrode assembly has a tab, the electrode assembly is configured to be accommodated in the housing, the end cover is configured to cover the opening, and the current collecting member is configured to connect the end cover to the tab to implement electrical connection between the end cover and the tab. The current collecting member is welded to the tab to form a first welded portion and a second welded portion, the current collecting member is welded to the end cover to form a third welded portion, the first welded portion is on an inner peripheral side of the third welded portion, and the second welded portion is on an outer peripheral side of the third welded portion.

Claims (85)

1 . A battery cell, comprising:

a housing with an opening;

an electrode assembly with a tab, wherein the electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing;

an end cover, configured to cover the opening; and

a current collecting member, configured to connect the end cover to the tab to implement electrical connection between the end cover and the tab;

wherein the current collecting member is welded to the tab to form a first welded portion and a second welded portion, the current collecting member is welded to the end cover to form a third welded portion, the first welded portion is on an inner peripheral side of the third welded portion, the second welded portion is on an outer peripheral side of the third welded portion, projections of the first welded portion, the second welded portion, and the third welded portion on the end cover are not overlapped with each other along a thickness direction of the end cover, the first welded portion, the third welded portion, and the second welded portion are arranged on the current collecting member in sequence along an extending direction of the current collecting member, and the extending direction of the current collecting member is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the end cover.

2 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the current collecting member comprises:

a body portion, configured to abut against and be welded to the tab to form the first welded portion and the second welded portion; and

a convex portion, protruding from an outer surface of the body portion in a direction toward the end cover, wherein the convex portion is configured to abut against and be welded to the end cover to form the third welded portion.

3 . The battery cell according to claim 2 , wherein the body portion comprises:

a first connecting portion, connected to the convex portion and being on an inner peripheral side of the convex portion, wherein the first connecting portion is configured to abut against and be welded to the tab to form the first welded portion; and

a second connecting portion, connected to the convex portion and being on an outer peripheral side of the convex portion, wherein the second connecting portion is configured to abut against and be welded to the tab to form the second welded portion.

4 . The battery cell according to claim 3 , wherein:

an outer surface of the first connecting portion and an inner peripheral face of the convex portion jointly form a first escape portion, and the first escape portion is configured to avoid the first welded portion; and

an outer surface of the second connecting portion and an outer peripheral face of the convex portion jointly form a second escape portion, and the second escape portion is configured to avoid the second welded portion.

5 . The battery cell according to claim 2 , wherein:

a concave portion is formed at a position on the current collecting member that corresponds to the convex portion, and the concave portion is recessed from an inner surface of the body portion in a direction toward the end cover; and

the convex portion has an abutting face for abutting against the end cover, the convex portion has a connecting portion located between the abutting face and a bottom face of the concave portion, and the connecting portion is welded to the end cover to form the third welded portion.

6 . The battery cell according to claim 5 , wherein the concave portion is an annular groove.

7 . The battery cell according to claim 2 , wherein the convex portion is an annular structure.

8 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein:

the end cover has an abutting face, and the current collecting member abuts against the abutting face and is welded to the end cover to form the third welded portion; and

the end cover is provided with a first escape portion and a second escape portion that are recessed from the abutting face in a direction away from the current collecting member, the first escape portion is configured to avoid the first welded portion, and the second escape portion is configured to avoid the second welded portion.

9 . The battery cell according to claim 8 , wherein the current collecting member is a flat plate structure.

10 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein:

the end cover comprises:

a cover body, configured to cover the opening; and

a terminal portion, protruding from an outer surface of the cover body in a direction away from the electrode assembly; and

the third welded portion is on an outer peripheral side of the terminal portion, and projection of the terminal portion in a thickness direction of the end cover partially or completely covers the first welded portion.

11 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein a welding groove is provided in the end cover, the end cover forms a connecting portion at a bottom of the welding groove, and the connecting portion is configured to be welded to the current collecting member to form the third welded portion.

12 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first welded portion is an annular structure; or

the first welded portion comprises a plurality of welded segments spaced apart in a circumferential direction, and the welded segments are configured to connect the current collecting member to the tab.

13 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein:

the second welded portion is an annular structure; or

the second welded portion comprises a plurality of welded segments spaced apart in a circumferential direction, and the welded segments are configured to connect the current collecting member to the tab.

14 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein:

the third welded portion is an annular structure; or

the third welded portion comprises a plurality of welded segments spaced apart in a circumferential direction, and the welded segments are configured to connect the current collecting member to the end cover.

15 . A battery, comprising:

the battery cell according to claim 1 ; and

a box, configured to accommodate the battery cell.

16 . An electric apparatus, comprising the battery according to claim 15 .

17 . A manufacturing method of the battery cell according to claim 1 , comprising:

providing the housing with the opening;

providing the electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly has the tab;

providing the end cover;

providing the current collecting member;

welding the current collecting member to the tab to form the first welded portion and the second welded portion;

placing the electrode assembly in the housing;

covering the opening with the end cover; and

welding the end cover to the current collecting member to form the third welded portion.

18 . A manufacturing apparatus of the battery cell according to claim 1 , comprising:

a first providing device, configured to provide the housing with the opening;

a second providing device, configured to provide the electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly has the tab;

a third providing device, configured to provide the end cover;

a fourth providing device, configured to provide the current collecting member; and

an assembly device, configured to:

weld the current collecting member to the tab to form the first welded portion and the second welded portion;

place the electrode assembly in the housing;

cover the opening with the end cover; and

weld the end cover to the current collecting member to form a third welded portion.

19 . A battery cell, comprising:

a housing with an opening;

an electrode assembly with a tab, wherein the electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing;

an end cover, configured to cover the opening; and

a current collecting member, configured to connect the end cover to the tab to implement electrical connection between the end cover and the tab;

wherein:

the current collecting member is welded to the tab to form a first welded portion and a second welded portion, the current collecting member is welded to the end cover to form a third welded portion, the first welded portion is on an inner peripheral side of the third welded portion, and the second welded portion is on an outer peripheral side of the third welded portion;

the current collecting member comprises:

a body portion, configured to abut against and be welded to the tab to form the first welded portion and the second welded portion; and

a convex portion, protruding from an outer surface of the body portion in a direction toward the end cover, wherein the convex portion is configured to abut against and be welded to the end cover to form the third welded portion;

a concave portion is formed at a position on the current collecting member that corresponds to the convex portion, and the concave portion is recessed from an inner surface of the body portion in a direction toward the end cover; and

the convex portion has an abutting face for abutting against the end cover, the convex portion has a connecting portion located between the abutting face and a bottom face of the concave portion, and the connecting portion is welded to the end cover to form the third welded portion.

20 . A battery cell, comprising:

a housing with an opening;

an electrode assembly with a tab, wherein the electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing;

an end cover, configured to cover the opening; and

a current collecting member, configured to connect the end cover to the tab to implement electrical connection between the end cover and the tab;

wherein:

the current collecting member is welded to the tab to form a first welded portion and a second welded portion, the current collecting member is welded to the end cover to form a third welded portion, the first welded portion is on an inner peripheral side of the third welded portion, and the second welded portion is on an outer peripheral side of the third welded portion;

the current collecting member comprises:

a body portion, configured to abut against and be welded to the tab to form the first welded portion and the second welded portion; and

a convex portion, protruding from an outer surface of the body portion in a direction toward the end cover, wherein the convex portion is configured to abut against and be welded to the end cover to form the third welded portion; and

the convex portion is an annular structure.