Granted Patent B2

US 12,500,242 · App. 17/665,953 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Inventors: Hu Xu (Fujian, CN); Miaomiao Ren (Fujian, CN); Yongshou Lin (Fujian, CN); Long Xu (Fujian, CN); Youlei Lai (Fujian, CN); Haizu Jin (Fujian, CN); Lingbo Zhu (Fujian, CN)

Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED

H01M4/667

Abstract

Claims (34)

1 . An electrode assembly, comprising a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate; wherein

the first electrode plate comprises a first current collector and a first active material layer, the first current collector comprises a first main body and a first tab, the first tab extends from one end of the first main body in a longitudinal direction, and a size of the first tab in a lateral direction is smaller than a size of the first main body in the lateral direction, the lateral direction being parallel to the first current collector and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;

the first main body comprises a first coated region and a first transition region, the first transition region is disposed between the first tab and the first coated region, the first active material layer is applied on a surface of the first coated region, the first active material layer is not applied on both the first transition region and the first tab, and a size of the first transition region in the lateral direction is same as a size of the first coated region in the lateral direction and greater than the size of the first tab in the lateral direction;

the second electrode plate comprises a second current collector and a second active material layer, the second current collector comprises a second main body and a second tab, the second tab extends from one end of the second main body in the longitudinal direction, and the second active material layer is applied on a surface of the second main body; and

in a direction of the first main body toward the first tab, an edge of the first transition region farther away from the first coated region does not extend beyond an edge of the second active material layer, and the edge of the first transition region farther away from the first coated region is a cutting edge for cutting the first tab.

2 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode plate is a positive electrode plate, the second electrode plate is a negative electrode plate, and in the direction of the first main body toward the first tab, the edge of the second active material layer extends beyond an edge of the first active material layer.

3 . The electrode assembly according to claim 2 , wherein in the direction of the first main body toward the first tab, the edge of the first transition region extends at least 0.5 millimeters beyond the edge of the first active material layer.

4 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode plate further comprises an insulation layer, and the insulation layer is at least partially applied on a surface of the first transition region.

5 . The electrode assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the insulation layer comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is applied on the surface of the first transition region, and the second portion extends from the first portion and is applied on a surface of the first tab.

6 . The electrode assembly according to claim 5 , wherein in the direction of the first main body toward the first tab, an edge of the second portion farther away from the first portion extends beyond the edge of the second active material layer.

7 . The electrode assembly according to claim 6 , wherein in the direction of the first main body toward the first tab, the edge of the second portion farther away from the first portion extends 0.3 millimeters to 14 millimeters beyond the edge of the second active material layer.

8 . The electrode assembly according to claim 4 , wherein a hardness of the insulation layer is greater than a hardness of the first current collector.

9 . The electrode assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the insulation layer comprises an inorganic filler and a binder, and a weight ratio of the inorganic filler to the binder is 4.1 to 9.6.

10 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first tab and the second tab are located on a same side of the electrode assembly in the longitudinal direction;

the second active material layer comprises a substrate region and a thinned region extending from the substrate region, and a thickness of the thinned region is less than a thickness of the substrate region;

in the longitudinal direction, the thinned region is connected to a side of the substrate region close to the second tab;

the second electrode plate further comprises a third active material layer, wherein the third active material layer is applied on a surface of the second tab and connected to the thinned region; and

in a direction of the thinned region toward the third active material layer, a size of the third active material layer is greater than a size of the thinned region.

11 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:

the second main body comprises a second coated region and a second transition region, and the second transition region is disposed between the second tab and the second coated region; and

the second active material layer is applied on a surface of the second coated region, and the second active material layer is not applied on the second transition region.

12 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode assembly further comprises a separator, wherein the separator is used to isolate the first electrode plate from the second electrode plate.

13 . A battery cell, comprising the electrode assembly according to claim 1 .

14 . The electrode assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the insulation layer does not overlap with the first active material layer in a normal direction perpendicular to the first current collector.

15 . An electrode assembly, comprising a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate; wherein

the first electrode plate comprises a first current collector and a first active material layer, the first current collector comprises a first main body and a first tab, the first tab extends from one end of the first main body in a longitudinal direction, and a size of the first tab in a lateral direction is smaller than a size of the first main body in the lateral direction, the lateral direction being parallel to the first current collector and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;

the first main body comprises a first coated region and a first transition region, the first transition region is disposed between the first tab and the first coated region, the first active material layer is applied on a surface of the first coated region, the first active material layer is not applied on both the first transition region and the first tab, and a size of the first transition region in the lateral direction is same as a size of the first coated region in the lateral direction and greater than the size of the first tab in the lateral direction;

the second electrode plate comprises a second current collector and a second active material layer, the second current collector comprises a second main body and a second tab, the second tab extends from one end of the second main body in the longitudinal direction, and the second active material layer is applied on a surface of the second main body;

in a direction of the first main body toward the first tab, an edge of the first transition region farther away from the first coated region does not extend beyond an edge of the second active material layer;

the first tab and the second tab are located on a same side of the electrode assembly in the longitudinal direction;

the second active material layer comprises a substrate region and a thinned region extending from the substrate region, and a thickness of the thinned region is less than a thickness of the substrate region;

in the longitudinal direction, the thinned region is connected to a side of the substrate region close to the second tab; and

in a direction of the second main body toward the second tab, a boundary between the substrate region and the thinned region is beyond an edge of the first coated region.

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