IP Library Granted Patent US 12,308,463
Granted Patent B2
US 12,308,463 · App. 17/750,668 · Granted May 20, 2025

Battery, power consumption device, and method and device for producing battery

Inventors: Zhanyu Sun (Ningde, CN); Chao Long (Ningde, CN); Peng Wang (Ningde, CN); Xingdi Chen (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M50/293H01M50/291H01M2220/20
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,308,463
App. No.
17/750,668
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for producing a battery. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, the first wall being a wall of the battery cell that has a largest surface area, a surface of the spacer plate being provided with an insulating layer, a size of the spacer plate in a second direction being less than 0.5 mm, and the second direction being perpendicular to the first wall. According to technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, performance of the battery could be improved.

Claims (26)

1. A battery, comprising:

a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and

a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, the first wall being a wall of the each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells that has a largest surface area, and a surface of the spacer plate being provided with an insulating layer;

wherein a size T 1 of the spacer plate in a second direction is less than 0.5 mm, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first wall;

wherein a voltage U of the battery and a size T 2 of the insulating layer in the second direction satisfy: 0.01×10 −3 mm/V≤T 2 /U≤3×10 −3 mm/V.

2. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the size T 1 of the spacer plate in the second direction is not less than 0.05 mm.

3. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein an area S 1 of a surface of the spacer plate that is connected to first walls of the plurality of battery cells and a total area S 2 of the first walls of the plurality of battery cells that are connected to a same side of the spacer plate satisfy: 0.25≤S 1 /S 2 ≤4.

4. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein in a third direction, a size H 1 of the spacer plate and a size H 2 of the first wall of the each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells satisfy: 0.2≤H 1 /H 2 ≤2, and the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

5. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein in the first direction, a size L 1 of the spacer plate and a size L 2 of the plurality of battery cells satisfy: 0.5≤L 1 /L 2 ≤2.

6. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a size T 2 of the insulating layer in the second direction satisfies: 0.01 mm≤T 2 ≤0.3 mm.

7. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells comprises two first walls disposed opposite to each other in the second direction and two second walls disposed opposite to each other in the first direction, wherein in the first direction, the second walls of two adjacent battery cells are opposite to each other.

8. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery comprises multiple columns of the plurality of battery cells arranged in the first direction and a plurality of spacer plates, wherein the multiple columns of the plurality of battery cells and the plurality of spacer plates are alternately disposed in the second direction.

9. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery comprises a plurality of battery modules, a battery module comprises at least one column of the plurality of battery cells arranged in the first direction and at least one spacer plate, and the at least one column of the plurality of battery cells and the at least one spacer plate are alternately disposed in the second direction.

10. The battery according to claim 9 , wherein the battery module comprises N columns of the plurality of battery cells and N−1 spacer plate(s), the spacer plate is disposed between two adjacent columns of the plurality of battery cells, and N is an integer greater than 1.

11. The battery according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of battery modules are arranged in the second direction, and a gap is provided between adjacent battery modules.

12. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer plate is bonded to the first wall.

13. A power consumption device, comprising: the battery according to claim 1 , the battery being configured to provide electric energy.

14. A method for producing a battery, comprising:

providing a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and

providing a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, the first wall being a wall of the each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells that has a largest surface area, and a surface of the spacer plate being provided with an insulating layer;

wherein a size T 1 of the spacer plate in a second direction is less than 0.5 mm, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first wall;

wherein a voltage U of the battery and a size T 2 of the insulating layer in the second direction satisfy: 0.01×10 −3 mm/V≤T 2 /U≤3×10 −3 mm/V.

15. A device for producing a battery, comprising:

a providing module configured to provide a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction and a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, the first wall being a wall of the each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells that has a largest surface area, and a surface of the spacer plate being provided with an insulating layer;

wherein a size T 1 of the spacer plate in a second direction is less than 0.5 mm, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first wall;

wherein a voltage U of the battery and a size T 2 of the insulating layer in the second direction satisfy: 0.01×10 −3 mm/V≤T 2 /U≤3×10 −3 mm/V.

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 May 23, 2022
From: SUN, ZHANYU; LONG, CHAO; WANG, PENG; CHEN, XINGDI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059983/0082 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022077152 · Feb 21, 2022
Related Publication 20230268604A1 · Aug 24, 2023
References Cited (25)
US 7147963B2 · Kimoto et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 20040201366A1 · Kimoto et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 20130022856A1 · Michelitsch et al. · 2013 [cited by applicant]
US 20210265679A1 · Wang et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20220416343A1 · He · 2022 [cited by examiner]
CN 1328705A · 2001 [cited by applicant]
CN 110380151A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
CN 110993845A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
CN 111009629A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
CN 112072008A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
DE 102018216833A1 · 2020 [cited by examiner]
JP 2006244756A · 2006 [cited by applicant]
JP 2018120790A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
JP 2022523847A · 2022 [cited by applicant]
JP 2023503414A · 2023 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020200066421A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
KR 20200066421A · 2020 [cited by examiner]
WO WO2020207230A1 · 2020 [cited by applicant]
WO 2020252846A1 · 2020 [cited by applicant]
WO WO2021098440A1 · 2021 [cited by applicant]
Extended European Search Report dated Jun. 21, 2023 received in European Patent Application No. EP 22719768.8. [cited by applicant]
Notice of Reasons for Refusal dated Mar. 25, 2024 received in Japanese Patent Application No. JP 2022-529361. [cited by applicant]
International Search report and Written opinion dated Oct. 25, 2022 received in International Application No. PCT/CN2022/077152. [cited by applicant]
Korean Office Action dated Oct. 17, 2024 received in the Korean Intellectual Property Office for Patent Application No. KR 10-2022-7016437. [cited by applicant]
Decision to Reject dated Oct. 7, 2024 received in Japanese Patent Application No. JP 2022-529361. [cited by applicant]