IP Library Granted Patent US 12,646,767
Granted Patent B2
US 12,646,767 · App. 17/900,909 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Case of battery, battery, power consuming device, and method and apparatus for manufacturing battery

Inventors: Yu Tang (Ningde City, CN); Haiqi Yang (Ningde City, CN); Zhimin Zeng (Ningde City, CN); Xu Zhang (Ningde City, CN); Peng Wang (Ningde City, CN); Xiaoteng Huang (Ningde City, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M10/6569H01M10/613H01M10/625H01M10/647H01M10/6556H01M10/6567H01M10/6568H01M50/204H01M50/209H01M50/233H01M50/271H01M50/682H01M50/691H01M50/249H01M2220/20Y02E60/10
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Patent No.
US 12,646,767
App. No.
17/900,909
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a case of a battery, a battery, a power consuming device, and a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a battery. The case may comprise: a cooling component, a liquid collection structure being arranged on the cooling component, and the liquid collection structure being configured to gather a condensate generated by the cooling component; and a first wall, a liquid storage structure being arranged on the first wall, the liquid storage structure being arranged corresponding to the liquid collection structure, and the liquid storage structure being configured to collect the condensate gathered by the liquid collection structure.

Claims (21)

1 . A case of a battery, comprising:

a cooling structure configured to be directly and physically attached to a surface of a battery cell accommodated in the case, a liquid collection structure being arranged on the cooling structure, and the liquid collection structure being configured to gather a condensate generated by the cooling structure; and

a first wall, a liquid storage structure being arranged on the first wall, the liquid storage structure being arranged corresponding to the liquid collection structure, and the liquid storage structure being configured to collect the condensate gathered by the liquid collection structure,

wherein the cooling structure comprises a connecting region, a transitional region and a main body region, the connecting region being configured to connect to the first wall, the connecting region and the main body region being located in parallel but different planes, the transitional region connecting the connecting region and the main body region to form two corner structures, and one of the two corner structures close to the liquid storage structure forms the liquid collection structure.

2 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling structure projects toward the liquid storage structure at a position corresponding to the liquid storage structure to form the liquid collection structure.

3 . The case according to claim 2 , wherein the liquid collection structure is a pointed projection or an arc-shaped projection.

4 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein a plane in which the connecting region is located is closer to the liquid storage structure than a plane in which the main body region is located; and the one corner structure formed by connecting the transitional region to the connecting region forms the liquid collection structure.

5 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the first wall comprises a plurality of sub-walls connected to form a cavity of the liquid storage structure, with an opening of the cavity corresponding to the liquid collection structure.

6 . The case according to claim 5 , wherein the opening is provided in the direction of gravity of the liquid collection structure.

7 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid storage structure is isolated from an electrical chamber of the case, and the electrical chamber is configured to accommodate battery cells.

8 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein a moisture adsorption structure is provided in the liquid storage structure for adsorbing the condensate.

9 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein a flow guiding structure is provided in the first wall for discharging the condensate from the case.

10 . A battery, comprising:

battery cells; and

the case according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cells are accommodated in the case.

11 . A power consuming device, comprising: the battery according to claim 10 , the battery being configured to supply electric energy.

12 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the transitional region connects the connecting region and the main body region along a plane that is inclined at a non-vertical angle relative to the planes of the connecting region and the main body region to form the two corner structures.

13 . A case of a battery, comprising:

a cooling structure configured to be directly and physically attached to a surface of a battery cell accommodated in the case, a liquid collection structure being arranged on the cooling structure, and the liquid collection structure being configured to gather a condensate generated by the cooling structure; and

a first wall, a liquid storage structure being arranged on the first wall, the liquid storage structure being arranged corresponding to the liquid collection structure, and the liquid storage structure being configured to collect the condensate gathered by the liquid collection structure,

wherein the cooling structure comprises a connecting region, a transitional region and a main body region, the connecting region being configured to connect to the first wall, the connecting region and the main body region being located in parallel but different planes, the transitional region connecting the connecting region and the main body region along a plane that is inclined at a non-vertical angle relative to the planes of the connecting region and the main body region to form two corner structures, and one of the two corner structures close to the liquid storage structure forming the liquid collection structure.

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 Sep 1, 2022
From: TANG, YU; YANG, HAIQI; ZENG, ZHIMIN; ZHANG, XU; WANG, PENG; HUANG, XIAOTENG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060962/0724 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021109456 · Jul 30, 2021
Related Publication 20230030834A1 · Feb 2, 2023
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