IP Library Granted Patent US 12,706,357
Granted Patent B2
US 12,706,357 · App. 17/951,191 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Electrochemical apparatus and electronic apparatus

Inventor: Jing Jiang (Dongguan City, CN)
Assignee: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
H01M50/557H01M50/533H01M50/54H01M50/548H01M2220/30
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,706,357
App. No.
17/951,191
Filed
Sep 23, 2022
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1725
USPC
429/179
Abstract

An electrochemical apparatus includes an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate and a first tab group electrically connected to the first electrode plate, and an end of the electrode assembly includes a reusable region. The first electrode plate includes a first region located at an end of the first electrode plate and a second region connected to the first region, a thickness of the first region is less than a thickness of the second region, and the first region is disposed within the reusable region. The first tab group includes a first connecting portion located at an end of a first tab and a first bending portion connected to the first connecting portion and located on a side face of the electrode assembly, the first bending portion is disposed within the reusable region.

Claims (29)

1 . An electrochemical apparatus, comprising an electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly comprises a first electrode plate and a first tab group electrically connected to the first electrode plate, wherein

an end of the electrode assembly comprises a reusable region;

the first electrode plate comprises a first region located at an end of the first electrode plate and a second region connected to the first region, wherein a thickness of the first region is less than a thickness of the second region, and the first region is disposed within the reusable region; and

the first tab group comprises a first connecting portion located at an end of a first tab and a first bending portion connected to the first connecting portion and located on a side face of the electrode assembly, wherein the first bending portion is disposed within the reusable region.

2 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode assembly further comprises a second electrode plate and a second tab group electrically connected to the second electrode plate;

the second electrode plate comprises a third region located at an end of the second electrode plate and a fourth region connected to the third region, a thickness of the third region is less than a thickness of the fourth region, and the third region is disposed within the reusable region; and

the second tab group comprises a second connecting portion located at an end of a second tab and a second bending portion connected to the second connecting portion and located on a side face of the electrode assembly, wherein the second bending portion is disposed within the reusable region.

3 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first bending portion and the second bending portion are located on two opposite side faces of the electrode assembly respectively.

4 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein a length of the portion of the first electrode plate disposed within the reusable region is greater than a length of the portion of the second electrode plate disposed within the reusable region.

5 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the first region is not less than a length of the first bending portion.

6 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a thickness direction of the electrochemical apparatus, a thickness of the first bending portion is h1, a total thickness of the first regions is h3, and a total thickness of the second regions is h2, and h1≤(h2−h3).

7 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising an adapting piece, wherein a first end portion of the adapting piece is electrically connected to the first bending portion, and the first end portion is not bent.

8 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein an insulation layer is disposed on surfaces of the first bending portion and the first end portion.

9 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein a thickness of the first end portion is h4, and the number of the first end portions is n4, and h4×n4+h1≤(h2−h3).

10 . An electronic apparatus, comprising an electrochemical apparatus, the electrochemical apparatus comprising an electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly comprises a first electrode plate and a first tab group electrically connected to the first electrode plate, wherein

an end of the electrode assembly comprises a reusable region;

the first electrode plate comprises a first region located at an end of the first electrode plate and a second region connected to the first region, wherein a thickness of the first region is less than a thickness of the second region, and the first region is disposed within the reusable region; and

the first tab group comprises a first connecting portion located at an end of a first tab and a first bending portion connected to the first connecting portion and located on a side face of the electrode assembly, wherein the first bending portion is disposed within the reusable region.

11 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the electrode assembly further comprises a second electrode plate and a second tab group electrically connected to the second electrode plate;

the second electrode plate comprises a third region located at an end of the second electrode plate and a fourth region connected to the third region, a thickness of the third region is less than a thickness of the fourth region, and the third region is disposed within the reusable region; and

the second tab group comprises a second connecting portion located at an end of a second tab and a second bending portion connected to the second connecting portion and located on a side face of the electrode assembly, wherein the second bending portion is disposed within the reusable region.

12 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the first bending portion and the second bending portion are located on two opposite side faces of the electrode assembly respectively.

13 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein a length of the portion of the first electrode plate disposed within the reusable region is greater than a length of the portion of the second electrode plate disposed within the reusable region.

14 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein a width of the first region is not less than a length of the first bending portion.

15 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein in a thickness direction of the electrochemical apparatus, a thickness of the first bending portion is h1, a total thickness of the first regions is h3, and a total thickness of the second regions is h2, and h1≤(h2−h3).

16 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the electrochemical apparatus further comprising an adapting piece, wherein a first end portion of the adapting piece is electrically connected to the first bending portion, and the first end portion is not bent.

17 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein an insulation layer is disposed on surfaces of the first bending portion and the first end portion.

18 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein a thickness of the first end portion is h4, and the number of the first end portions is n4, and h4×n4+h1≤(h2−h3).

19 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first region of the first electrode plate located on the side face of the electrode assembly is bent toward the inside of the electrode assembly.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2025
From: DONGGUAN POWERAMP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
To: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 071644/0566 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2022
From: JIANG, JING
To: DONGGUAN POWERAMP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061190/0291 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020081185 · Mar 25, 2020
Related Publication 20230026628A1 · Jan 26, 2023
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