IP Library Granted Patent US 10,581,058
Granted Patent B2
US 10,581,058 · App. 15/868,968 · Granted Mar 3, 2020

Welding assembly for liquid-injection hole of secondary battery

Inventors: Wenfa Lin (Ningde, CN); Yuqian Wen (Ningde, CN); Chao Yang (Ningde, CN); Lei Zhang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
H01M2/365H01M2/0456H01M2/36H01M10/0525B23K2101/36
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Patent No.
US 10,581,058
App. No.
15/868,968
Granted
Mar 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A welding assembly for a liquid-injection hole of a secondary battery, including a top cover of a case, a liquid-injection hole, a sealing cover-plate and a stress release structure, wherein the liquid-injection hole is disposed in the top cover and includes a assembling recess and a through-hole arranged sequentially from top to bottom of the top cover, the assembling recess and the through-hole present a stepped transition and the radial dimension of the assembling recess is larger than that of the through-hole. The sealing cover-plate is accommodated in the assembling recess and the stress release structure is provided at one or both sides of the welding portion and capable of releasing stress from the welding portion. The welding assembly provides a stress release structure nearby the welding portion, and when the welding portion is full-strength welded, the stress-release structure can effectively release stress nearby the welding seam.

Claims (22)

1. A welding assembly for a liquid-injection hole of a secondary battery, comprising:

a top cover of a case;

a liquid-injection hole;

a sealing cover-plate; and

a stress release structure;

wherein the liquid-injection hole is defined in the top cover and comprises an assembling recess and a through-hole arranged sequentially from top to bottom of the top cover,

the sealing cover-plate is accommodated in the assembling recess without falling into the through-hole, and an upper edge of the sealing cover-plate and an upper edge of the assembling recess form a welding portion for welding,

the stress release structure is provided at one side or both sides of the welding portion, and is configured to release stress from the welding portion,

wherein the stress release structure comprises a first stress release slot provided on the sealing cover-plate, and the first stress release slot is distributed annularly along an edge of the sealing cover-plate, and

wherein an avoiding chamber recessed toward an interior of the sealing cover-plate is provided at the bottom of the sealing cover-plate, and the avoiding chamber is surrounded by the first stress release slot and is separated from the first stress release slot by a partition wall.

2. The welding assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the stress release structure further comprises a second stress release slot provided on the top cover, and the second stress release slot is distributed annularly along an edge of the assembling recess.

3. The welding assembly according to claim 2 , wherein a shortest distance from the first stress release slot and/or the second stress release slot to the welding portion is 0.1-1 mm.

4. The welding assembly according to claim 2 , wherein a shape of a cross section of the first stress release slot and/or the second stress release slot is rectangular, trapezoidal, arc or triangular.

5. The welding assembly according to claim 2 , wherein a depth of the first stress release slot and/or the second stress release slot is 0.1-5.5 mm.

6. The welding assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the stress release structure comprises an annular boss provided on the top cover, and the assembling recess is surrounded by the annular boss.

7. The welding assembly according to claim 6 , wherein a minimum thickness of the annular boss is 0.1-1 mm.

8. The welding assembly according to claim 6 , wherein a height of the annular boss is 0.1-5.5 mm.

9. The welding assembly according to claim 6 , wherein an included angle between an external lateral surface of the annular boss and the top cover is a right angle or an obtuse angle.

10. The welding assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the partition wall is smaller than a thickness between the avoiding chamber and an upper surface of the sealing cover-plate.

11. The welding assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the partition wall is obliquely arranged.

12. The welding assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the partition wall is inwardly tilted from bottom to top toward the middle of the sealing cover-plate.

13. The welding assembly according to claim 12 , wherein a fillet transition is formed between the first stress release slot and/or the avoiding chamber and the partition wall.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0723 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2018
From: LIN, WENFA; WEN, YUQIAN; YANG, CHAO; ZHANG, LEI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 044627/0265 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 2 0510595 U · Jul 15, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2016082995 · May 23, 2016
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