Power battery and battery module
View Patent ↗The disclosure relates to a power battery and a battery module. The power battery includes: a case including an opening; a first cap assembly covering the opening and including a liquid injection hole, and an electrode assembly disposed in the case. An end of the electrode assembly extending out of a tab is disposed opposite to the first cap assembly. The liquid injection hole includes a first inlet and a first outlet, the first cap assembly includes a first blocking member, the first blocking member is disposed between the first outlet and the electrode assembly, and the first blocking member at least partially blocks the first outlet
1. A power battery, wherein the power battery comprises:
a case comprising an opening;
a first cap assembly covering the opening and comprising a liquid injection hole, and
an electrode assembly disposed in the case, wherein an end of the electrode assembly extending out of a tab is disposed opposite to the first cap assembly;
wherein the liquid injection hole comprises a first inlet and a first outlet, the first cap assembly comprises a first blocking member, the first blocking member is disposed between the first outlet and the electrode assembly, and the first blocking member at least partially blocks the first outlet;
the first cap assembly comprises a first cap plate, the liquid injection hole is disposed at the first cap plate, a first guide channel is formed between the first blocking member and the first cap plate, the first guide channel communicates with the first outlet, and an outlet of the first guide channel is oriented towards the central axis of the case in a length direction.
2. The power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first blocking member completely blocks the first outlet of the liquid injection hole.
3. The power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first blocking member and the first cap plate have an integrated structure.
4. The power battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the case comprises two openings opposite to each other,
the power battery further comprises a second cap assembly covering the other of the two openings, the second cap assembly comprises a through hole communicating with the interior of the case.
5. The power battery according to claim 4 , wherein in a length direction, the liquid injection hole and the through hole are located on a same side of a central axis of the case.
6. The power battery according to claim 5 , wherein a projection of the liquid injection hole in a thickness direction of the first cap assembly at least partially overlaps with a projection of the through hole in the thickness direction of the first cap assembly.
7. The power battery according to claim 6 , wherein an axis of the liquid injection hole coincides with an axis of the through hole.
8. The power battery according to claim 6 , wherein the liquid injection hole is disposed at an end of the first cap assembly along the length direction, and the through hole is disposed at an end of the second cap assembly along the length direction.
9. The power battery according to claim 4 , wherein
the through hole comprises a second inlet and a second outlet, the second cap assembly comprises a second blocking member, the second blocking member is disposed between the second outlet and the electrode assembly, and the second blocking member at least partially blocks the second outlet.
10. The power battery according to claim 9 , wherein
the second cap assembly comprises a second cap plate, the through hole and the second blocking member are disposed at the second cap plate, a second guide channel is formed between the second blocking member and the second cap plate, the second guide channel communicates with the second outlet, and an outlet of the second guide channel is oriented towards the central axis of the case.
11. The power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first cap assembly comprises a first vent film, and the first vent film covers a first inlet of the liquid injection hole; an axis of the first inlet is arranged offset from an axis of the first vent film, and the axis of the first vent film is closer than the axis of the first inlet to the central axis of the case.
12. The power battery according to claim 11 , wherein the first vent film is disposed on a top of the first cap plate.
13. The power battery according to claim 12 , wherein the top of the first cap plate comprises a concave portion that is recessed toward a bottom of the first cap plate, the liquid injection hole is in communication with the recess, and the first vent film is accommodated in the recess.
14. The power battery according to claim 11 , wherein the first vent film has a strip-shaped structure or a circle-shaped structure.
15. The power battery according to claim 10 , wherein the second cap assembly comprises a second vent film, and the second vent film covers a second inlet of the through hole; an axis of the second inlet is arranged offset from an axis of the second vent film, and the axis of the second vent film is closer than the axis of the second inlet to the central axis of the case.
16. The power battery according to claim 15 , wherein the second vent film is disposed on a top of the second cap plate.
17. The power battery according to claim 16 , wherein the top of the second cap plate comprises a concave portion that is recessed toward a bottom of the second cap plate, the through hole is in communication with the recess, and the second vent film is accommodated in the recess.
18. The power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode assembly is formed by winding a positive electrode sheet, a negative electrode sheet, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet around a winding axis, and the end of the electrode assembly along the winding axis is disposed opposite to the opening.
19. A battery module, wherein the battery module comprises a plurality of power batteries, and each power battery comprises:
a case comprising an opening;
a first cap assembly covering the opening and comprising a liquid injection hole, and
an electrode assembly disposed in the case, wherein an end of the electrode assembly extending out of a tab is disposed opposite to the first cap assembly;
wherein the liquid injection hole comprises a first inlet and a first outlet, the first cap assembly comprises a first blocking member, the first blocking member is disposed between the first outlet and the electrode assembly, and the first blocking member at least partially blocks the first outlet;
the first cap assembly comprises a first cap plate, the liquid injection hole is disposed at the first cap plate, a first guide channel is formed between the first blocking member and the first cap plate, the first guide channel communicates with the first outlet, and an outlet of the first guide channel is oriented towards the central axis of the case in a length direction.