IP Library Granted Patent US 12,186,831
Granted Patent B2
US 12,186,831 · App. 17/388,342 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Welding assembly and battery module

Inventors: Guofeng Liu (Ningde, CN); Anwei Wu (Ningde, CN); Xing Wang (Ningde, CN); Lei Wang (Ningde, CN); Bin Zhao (Ningde, CN); Linshan Wu (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
B23K26/322B23K26/244H01M50/204B23K2101/34
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Patent No.
US 12,186,831
App. No.
17/388,342
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a welding assembly and a battery module. The welding assembly includes: a first weldment; and a second weldment, welded and fixed with the first weldment to form a welding seam; where, at least one side of the welding seam is provided with an exhaust channel; and the exhaust channel is located between the first weldment and the second weldment. In the present application, an exhaust gas generated during welding can be discharged from the exhaust channel to prevent it from entering the welding seam to reduce the strength of the welding seam.

Claims (45)

1. A battery module, wherein comprising:

a battery cell group; and

a welding assembly, comprising:

a first weldment; and

a second weldment welded and fixed to the first weldment, and forming a welding seam;

wherein, at least one side of the welding seam is provided with an exhaust channel; and

the exhaust channel is located between the first weldment and the second weldment;

two first weldments located at two ends of the battery cell group along an X direction, respectively; two second weldments located at both sides of the battery cell group along a Y direction, respectively; and the adjacent first weldment and the second weldment welded and fixed; and

wherein the first weldment comprises a first portion and a second portion, and the first portion and the second portion are arranged in relatively bending; the first portion and the second weldment are arranged vertically or approximately vertically; and the exhaust channel is provided between the second portion and the second weldment.

2. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first weldment and/or the second weldment comprises a base layer and a coating layer;

the coating layer is arranged on a surface of the base layer; and

a boiling point of the coating layer is lower than a melting point of the base layer.

3. The assembly battery module according to claim 2 , wherein:

a material of the base layer comprises one or more of iron and steel; and

a material of the coating layer comprises one or more of zinc and magnesium.

4. The battery module according to claim 2 , wherein:

the first weldment and/or the second weldment is a galvanized plate.

5. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

a maximum spacing between the first weldment and the second weldment at a position of the exhaust channel is 0.05 mm-0.5 mm.

6. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

a maximum spacing between the first weldment and the second weldment at the position of the exhaust channel is 0.1 mm-0.3 mm.

7. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

one of the first weldment and the second weldment is provided with a convex portion; and

the convex portion is configured to be in contact with the other one of the first weldment and the second weldment, so that the first weldment and the second weldment are arranged at an interval to form the exhaust channel.

8. The battery module according to claim 7 , wherein:

the first weldment is provided with the convex portion; and

the convex portion is configured to be in contact with the second weldment, so that the first weldment and the second weldment are arranged at an interval to form the exhaust channel.

9. The battery module according to claim 7 , wherein:

the convex portion is configured to extend to both ends of the first weldment or the second weldment along a width direction.

10. The battery module according to claim 7 , wherein:

one of the first weldment and the second weldment is provided with a plurality of convex portions, the plurality of convex portions are disposed at intervals along a width direction of the first weldment or the second weldment.

11. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

one of the first weldment and the second weldment is provided with a concave portion;

the concave portion is configured to penetrate and extend to both ends of the first weldment or the second weldment along a width direction; and

the concave portion and the other one of the first weldment and the second weldment are configured to enclose to form the exhaust channel.

12. The battery module according to claim 11 , wherein:

the first weldment is provided with the concave portion;

the concave portion is configured to penetrate and extend to both ends of the first weldment along the width direction; and

the concave portion and the second weldment are configured to enclose to form the exhaust channel.

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

the first weldment comprises a first portion and a second portion, and the first portion and the second portion are arranged in relatively bending;

a corner of the first weldment is arranged in contact with the second weldment; and

an acute angle is formed between the second portion and the second weldment to form the exhaust channel.

14. An apparatus, comprising the battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the battery module is configured to provide power for the apparatus.

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 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2021
From: LIU, GUOFENG; WU, ANWEI; WANG, XING; WANG, LEI; ZHAO, BIN; WU, LINSHAN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 057020/0477 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201920164844.8 · Jan 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019075363 · Feb 18, 2019
Related Publication 20210354241A1 · Nov 18, 2021
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