IP Library Granted Patent US 12,261,307
Granted Patent B2
US 12,261,307 · App. 17/558,734 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

End cover assembly, battery cell, battery and method and device for manufacturing battery cell

Inventors: Qichang Cai (Ningde, CN); Huasheng Su (Ningde, CN); Xiaoping Zhang (Ningde, CN); Peng Wang (Ningde, CN); Quankun Li (Ningde, CN); Chengyou Xing (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M50/147H01M10/0525H01M50/186H01M50/627H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,261,307
App. No.
17/558,734
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the application provide an end cover assembly, a battery cell, a battery and a method and device for manufacturing the battery cell. The end cover assembly includes an end cover, an insulating part, a blocking part and a separating part. The end cover is provided with an injection hole. The insulating part is configured to be arranged on a side of the end cover in the thickness direction and is provided with a through hole. The blocking part is provided with a liquid outlet and is configured to change a flow direction of a fluid medium passing through the injection hole and the through hole, and the fluid medium after changing the flow direction entering inside of the battery cell through the liquid outlet. The separating part is configured to separate a tab from the end cover.

Claims (43)

1. A battery cell, comprising:

a shell, provided with an opening;

an electrode assembly, accommodated in the shell, the electrode assembly comprising a tab; and

an end cover assembly, wherein the end cover assembly comprises:

an end cover, provided with an injection hole, the injection hole penetrating through the end cover in a thickness direction of the end cover;

an insulating part, configured to be arranged on a side of the end cover in the thickness direction, the insulating part being provided with a through hole and the through hole penetrating through the insulating part in the thickness direction;

a blocking part, provided with a liquid outlet, the blocking part being configured to change a flow direction of a fluid medium passing through the injection hole and the through hole, and the fluid medium after changing the flow direction entering inside of the battery cell through the liquid outlet; and

a separating part, configured to separate the tab from the end cover so as to prevent the tab from penetrating through the through hole to be in contact with the end cover;

wherein at least one side of the blocking part in a first direction is provided with the separating part, the first direction being perpendicular to the thickness direction, wherein in the first direction and along a direction of the separating part departing from the blocking part, a part of a wall of the through hole exceeds the separating part.

2. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein in the thickness direction, a projection of the separating part on the insulating part covers a part of the through hole.

3. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein in the thickness direction, a projection of the blocking part on the insulating part covers a part of the through hole.

4. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein in the thickness direction, the separating part is closer to the end cover than the liquid outlet.

5. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein two sides of the blocking part in the first direction are both provided with the separating part.

6. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein in the first direction, at least one side of the blocking part is provided with the liquid outlet, and the tab is configured to be arranged on one side of the blocking part and face the liquid outlet.

7. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the first direction is consistent with a width direction of the end cover.

8. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein along the direction of the separating part departing from the blocking part, the through hole is provided with an exceeding portion that exceeds the separating part; and

the battery cell further comprises a current collecting member, the current collecting number configured to connect the tab with an electrode terminal mounted on the end cover and a projection of the current collecting member in the thickness direction at least partially covering the exceeding portion.

9. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the blocking part comprises a first side surface, and the separating part and the liquid outlet both are arranged on the first side surface.

10. The battery cell according to claim 9 , wherein the separating part comprises a second side surface opposite to the blocking part, and the second side surface is parallel to the first side surface.

11. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the blocking part is configured to be connected to the insulating part.

12. The battery cell according to claim 11 , wherein the blocking part comprises a connecting portion and a resisting portion, the connecting portion is configured to connect the resisting portion with the insulating part, the resisting portion is arranged facing the through hole in the thickness direction, and the liquid outlet is arranged at the connecting portion.

13. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the end cover is provided with a protruding portion at a position corresponding to the injection hole, and the protruding portion is at least partially accommodated in the through hole.

14. The battery cell according to claim 13 , wherein in the thickness direction, a projection of the protruding portion on the end cover is at least partially overlapped with a projection of the separating part on the end cover.

15. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cell further comprises a current collecting member, the current collecting member is configured to connect the tab with an electrode terminal mounted on the end cover, the current collecting member comprises a connecting surface opposite to the end cover, and the connecting surface is configured to be connected to the tab; and

in the thickness direction, the connecting surface is located farther away from the end cover compared with the separating part.

16. An end cover assembly for a battery cell, the battery cell comprising an electrode assembly provided with a tab, wherein the end cover assembly comprises:

an end cover, provided with an injection hole, the injection hole penetrating through the end cover in a thickness direction of the end cover and the end cover being configured to cover the opening;

an insulating part, configured to be arranged on a side of the end cover in the thickness direction, the insulating part being provided with a through hole and the through hole penetrating through the insulating part in the thickness direction;

a blocking part, provided with a liquid outlet, the blocking part being configured to change a flow direction of a fluid medium passing through the injection hole and the through hole, and the fluid medium after changing the flow direction entering inside of the battery cell through the liquid outlet; and

a separating part, configured to separate the tab from the end cover so as to prevent the tab from penetrating through the through hole to be in contact with the end cover;

wherein at least one side of the blocking part in a first direction is provided with the separating part, the first direction being perpendicular to the thickness direction, wherein in the first direction and along a direction of the separating part departing from the blocking part, a part of a wall of the through hole exceeds the separating part.

17. A battery, comprising:

a box body; and

a battery cell, the battery cell being accommodated in the box body and wherein the battery cell comprises:

a shell, provided with an opening;

an electrode assembly, accommodated in the shell, the electrode assembly comprising a tab; and

an end cover assembly, wherein the end cover assembly comprises:

an end cover, provided with an injection hole, the injection hole penetrating through the end cover in a thickness direction of the end cover and the end cover being configured to cover the opening;

an insulating part, configured to be arranged on a side of the end cover in the thickness direction, the insulating part being provided with a through hole and the through hole penetrating through the insulating part in the thickness direction;

a blocking part, provided with a liquid outlet, the blocking part being configured to change a flow direction of a fluid medium passing through the injection hole and the through hole, and the fluid medium after changing the flow direction entering inside of the battery cell through the liquid outlet; and

a separating part, configured to separate the tab from the end cover so as to prevent the tab from penetrating through the through hole to be in contact with the end cover;

wherein at least one side of the blocking part in a first direction is provided with the separating part, the first direction being perpendicular to the thickness direction, wherein in the first direction and along a direction of the separating part departing from the blocking part. a part of a wall of the through hole exceeds the separating part.

18. An electric device, comprising the battery cell according to claim 1 .

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 Dec 22, 2021
From: CAI, QICHANG; SU, HUASHENG; ZHANG, XIAOPING; WANG, PENG; LI, QUANKUN; XING, CHENGYOU
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 058455/0590 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021085426 · Apr 2, 2021
Related Publication 20220320642A1 · Oct 6, 2022
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