IP Library Granted Patent US 11,870,027
Granted Patent B1
US 11,870,027 · App. 18/065,599 · Granted Jan 9, 2024

Curved battery-pack devices and accessories

Inventors: Jason Howard (Alpharetta, GA); Bryan W Fan (Belmont, CA); Jeffrey Taylor Stellman (Seattle, WA); Karthik Kadirvel (Cupertino, CA); Jonathan Longhitano (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
H01M10/0436G02B27/0176H01M50/107H01M50/247H01M2220/30
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Patent No.
US 11,870,027
App. No.
18/065,599
Granted
Jan 9, 2024
Kind
B1
Abstract

A curved battery cell may include (1) a positive terminal, (2) a negative terminal, (3) one or more curved electrodes, and (4) an outer case encasing the one or more curved electrodes that includes at least one curved surface having a non-uniform radius of curvature. A curved battery pack may include (1) a first curved battery cell with a first outer surface having a first non-uniform curvature and (2) a second curved battery cell with a second outer surface having a second non-uniform curvature. Various other apparatus, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

Claims (64)

1. A curved battery cell comprising:

a positive terminal;

a negative terminal;

one or more curved electrodes comprising at least one curved surface having a non-uniform radius of curvature derived by:

measuring body contours of one or more individuals; and

constructing a model of a body based at least in part on an averaging of the body contours of the one or more individuals, wherein:

the model of the body comprises one or more spline curves; and

the non-uniform radius of curvature of the curved surface substantially matches a non-uniform radius of curvature of the one or more spline curves; and

an outer case encasing the one or more curved electrodes and exposing the positive terminal and the negative terminal.

2. The curved battery cell of claim 1 , wherein the one or more spline curves of the model of the body are defined by:

a starting point;

an ending point;

a midpoint;

a first radius at the starting point;

a second radius at the ending point; and

a third radius at the midpoint, wherein the first radius, the second radius, and the third radius are different.

3. The curved battery cell of claim 1 , wherein the one or more spline curves of the model of the body are defined by:

a first curve segment having a continuously varying radius of curvature; and

a second curve segment having a constant radius of curvature.

4. The curved battery cell of claim 1 , wherein the one or more spline curves of the model of the body are defined by multiple control points.

5. The curved battery cell of claim 1 , wherein:

the model of the body comprises a model of a head; and

the model of the head comprises the one or more spline curves.

6. The curved battery cell of claim 1 , wherein the curved surface of the one or more curved electrodes is shaped to conform to a portion of a strap of a head-mounted display system when the head-mounted display system is worn and the portion of the strap conforms to a user's head.

7. The curved battery cell of claim 1 , wherein:

the curved surface of the one or more curved electrodes comprises at least a first area and a second area;

the first area has a first radius of curvature;

the second area has a second radius of curvature; and

the first radius of curvature and the second radius of curvature are different.

8. The curved battery cell of claim 1 , wherein:

the curved surface of the one or more curved electrodes comprises at least a first area and a second area;

the first area has a constant radius of curvature;

the second area has a varying radius of curvature.

9. The curved battery cell of claim 1 , wherein the curved surface of the one or more curved electrodes is an inner surface having a non-uniform inner radius within a range of 80 millimeters and 95 millimeters.

10. The curved battery cell of claim 1 , wherein the curved surface of the one or more curved electrodes is an inner surface having a non-uniform inner radius within a range of 70 millimeters and 125 millimeters.

11. A curved battery pack comprising:

a first curved battery cell comprising one or more curved electrodes having a first outer surface, wherein the first outer surface of the one or more curved electrodes has a first non-uniform curvature derived by:

measuring body contours of one or more individuals; and

constructing a model of a body based at least in part on an averaging of the body contours of the one or more individuals, wherein:

the model of the body comprises a first one or more spline curves and a second one or more spline curves; and

the first non-uniform curvature of the first outer surface substantially matches a non-uniform curvature of the first one or more spline curves; and

a second curved battery cell comprising one or more additional curved electrodes having a second outer surface, wherein the second outer surface of the one or more additional curved electrodes has a second non-uniform curvature substantially matching a non-uniform curvature of the second one or more spline curves.

12. The curved battery pack of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first one or more spline curves in the model is defined by:

a first curve segment having a continuously varying radius of curvature; and

a second curve segment having a constant radius of curvature.

13. The curved battery pack of claim 11 , wherein the first non-uniform curvature and the second non-uniform curvature are equal.

14. The curved battery pack of claim 11 , wherein the first non-uniform curvature and the second non-uniform curvature are mirrored.

15. The curved battery pack of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first one or more spline curves in the model is defined by multiple control points.

16. The curved battery pack of claim 11 , wherein the first outer surface and the second outer surface are shaped to conform to one or more users' bodies.

17. The curved battery pack of claim 11 further comprising a bendable joining member coupling the first curved battery cell to the second curved battery cell.

18. A method comprising:

placing a flat electrode assembly comprising one or more flat electrodes between matching spline surfaces of an upper jig and a lower jig, the matching spline surfaces being derived by:

measuring body contours of one or more individuals; and

constructing a model of a body based at least in part on an averaging of the body contours of the one or more individuals, wherein:

the model of the body comprises one or more spline curves; and

curvatures of the matching spline surfaces substantially match a non-uniform curvature of the one or more spline curves;

curving the flat electrode assembly, including the one or more flat electrodes, by pressing the flat electrode assembly between the spline surfaces of the upper jig and the lower jig;

separating the upper jig from the lower jig; and

removing the curved electrode assembly, including the one or more curved electrodes, from the upper jig and the lower jig.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

measuring the body contours of the one or more individuals;

constructing the model of the body based at least in part on the averaging of the body contours of the one or more individuals; and

forming the spline surfaces of the upper jig and the lower jig based on the model of the body.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the one or more flat electrodes comprise a plurality of stacked electrodes.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2023
From: HOWARD, JASON; FAN, BRYAN W; STELLMAN, JEFFREY TAYLOR; KADIRVEL, KARTHIK; LONGHITANO, JONATHAN
To: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 065112/0623 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2023
From: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 065115/0334 →