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Granted Patent B2
US 12,567,629 · App. 17/791,333 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Sealed battery

Inventor: Masayoshi Yoshida (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD.
H01M50/171H01M50/188H01M50/325H01M50/533
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Patent No.
US 12,567,629
App. No.
17/791,333
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sealed battery as an example of an embodiment is provided with an electrode body to which an electrode tab is connected, a closed-end cylindrical exterior housing can which houses the electrode body, and a sealing body that seals an opening of the exterior housing can. The sealing body includes a rupture disk. The rupture disk has a curved first thin-walled portion and a first valve portion surrounded by a straight-line portion connecting both ends of the first thin-walled portion. The first valve portion has a protruding section protruding toward the electrode body, the electrode tab is joined to a side surface of the protruding section, and at least a part of a joint surface between the electrode tab and the protruding section is disposed on a plane crossing the straight-line portion.

Claims (31)

1 . A sealed battery, comprising an electrode assembly having an electrode tab connected thereto, a bottomed tubular exterior housing can that houses the electrode assembly, and a sealing assembly that closes an opening of the exterior housing can, wherein

the sealing assembly includes a rupture plate,

the rupture plate has a first valve part surrounded by a first portion having a shape of a curved line and that ruptures when an internal pressure of the sealed battery reaches a predetermined operating pressure, and a straight-line portion connecting between both ends of the first portion,

the first valve part has a projecting portion projecting toward the electrode assembly, and opens toward an outside of the sealed battery with the straight-line portion serving as a rotational axis when the internal pressure of the sealed battery reaches the operating pressure,

the electrode tab is joined to a side face of the projecting portion facing a direction intersecting a face direction of the rupture plate,

a plane including a joint area formed through joining of the electrode tab and the side face of the projecting portion intersects the straight-line portion,

the rupture plate has an annular portion formed with the first portion and a second portion having a shape of a curved line connected to both ends of the first portion, and

a remaining thickness of the first portion is less than a remaining thickness of the second portion.

2 . The sealed battery according to claim 1 , wherein the plane including the joint area is orthogonal to the straight-line portion.

3 . The sealed battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion has a shape of a curved line convex to a peripheral portion of the rupture plate.

4 . A sealed battery, comprising

an electrode assembly having an electrode tab connected thereto, a bottomed tubular exterior housing can that houses the electrode assembly, and a sealing assembly that closes an opening of the exterior housing can, wherein

the sealing assembly includes a rupture plate,

the rupture plate has a first valve part surrounded by an annular portion formed with a first portion having a shape of a curved line and a second portion having a shape of a curved line connected to both ends of the first portion, and a straight-line portion connecting between both ends of the first portion,

a remaining thickness of the first portion is less than a remaining thickness of the second portion,

the first valve part has a projecting portion projecting toward the electrode assembly,

the electrode tab is joined to a side face of the projecting portion, and

at least a part of a joint area between the electrode tab and the projecting portion is located in a plane intersecting the straight-line portion.

5 . The sealed battery according to claim 4 , wherein the plane including the joint area is orthogonal to the straight-line portion.

6 . The sealed battery according to claim 4 , wherein the first portion has a shape of a curved line convex to a peripheral portion of the rupture plate.

7 . A sealed battery, comprising

an electrode assembly having an electrode tab connected thereto, a bottomed tubular exterior housing can that houses the electrode assembly, and a sealing assembly that closes an opening of the exterior housing can, wherein

the sealing assembly includes a rupture plate and a connecting member interposed between the rupture plate and the electrode tab,

the rupture plate has a first valve part surrounded by an annular portion formed with a first portion having a shape of a curved line and a second portion having a shape of a curved line connected to both ends of the first portion, and a straight-line portion connecting between both ends of the first portion,

a remaining thickness of the first portion is less than a remaining thickness of the second portion,

the first valve part has a projecting portion projecting toward the electrode assembly,

the connecting member is joined to a side face of the projecting portion,

the electrode tab is joined to a side face of the connecting member, and

at least a part of at least one of a first joint area between the projecting portion and the connecting member or a second joint area between the electrode tab and the connecting member is located in a plane intersecting the straight-line portion.

8 . The sealed battery according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plane including the first joint area or the plane including the second joint area is orthogonal to the straight-line portion.

9 . The sealed battery according to claim 7 , wherein the first portion has a shape of a curved line convex to a peripheral portion of the rupture plate.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2023
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063632/0538 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2022
From: YOSHIDA, MASAYOSHI
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061868/0878 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-005611 · Jan 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230064158A1 · Mar 2, 2023
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