BATTERY, ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY
A battery, an electrical device, and a method and device for manufacturing a battery are provided. In some embodiments, the battery includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction, where a plate-like electrode terminal is disposed on each end face of each of the battery cells along a first direction, so that two electrode terminals of two battery cells are disposed between two end faces opposite to each other along the first direction; and the two electrode terminals are configured to be at least partly stacked and fixedly connected between the two end faces along a thickness direction of the electrode terminal to enable electrical connection between the two battery cells. By fixedly connecting the electrode terminals of the battery cells directly, electrical connection is implemented between the two battery cells.
1 . A battery, characterized in that the battery comprises:
a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction, wherein a plate-like electrode terminal is disposed on each end face of each of the battery cells along a first direction, so that two electrode terminals of two battery cells are disposed between two end faces opposite to each other along the first direction; and
the two electrode terminals are configured to be at least partly stacked and fixedly connected between the two end faces along a thickness direction of the electrode terminal to enable electrical connection between the two battery cells.
2 . The battery according to claim 1 , characterized in that the electrode terminal comprises:
a stack portion, configured to enable stacking of the two electrode terminals; and
an extension portion, configured to be connected to the stack portion, wherein the extension portion protrudes from the end face by a preset length.
3 . The battery according to claim 2 , characterized in that a ratio of the preset length to a length of the stack portion along the first direction is 0.25 to 1.
4 . The battery according to claim 2 , characterized in that the electrode terminal further comprises a connecting portion, configured to connect the stack portion and the extension portion, so that the stack portion is staggered from the extension portion along the thickness direction.
5 . The battery according to claim 4 , characterized in that a distance by which the stack portion is staggered from the extension portion is not greater than ½ of a thickness of the electrode terminal.
6 . The battery according to claim 4 , characterized in that a cross section of the connecting portion is linear or arcuate in shape.
7 . The battery according to claim 1 , characterized in that the electrode terminal is in a flat plate shape, and the two electrode terminals of the two battery cells, which are disposed opposite to each other along the first direction, are staggered from each other along the thickness direction.
8 . The battery according to claim 2 , characterized in that the stack portion comprises a first stack portion and a second stack portion that are separated from each other along a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the thickness direction.
9 . The battery according to claim 8 , characterized in that, along the second direction, a ratio of a width of a gap between the first stack portion and the second stack portion to a width of the stack portion is 0 to ⅓.
10 . The battery according to claim 8 , characterized in that the first stack portion is staggered from the second stack portion along the thickness direction.
11 . The battery according to claim 10 , characterized in that a distance by which the first stack portion is staggered from the second stack portion is not less than a thickness of the electrode terminal.
12 . The battery according to claim 2 , characterized in that two adjacent stack portions are configured to enable stacking of the two electrode terminals by snap-fitting into each other.
13 . The battery according to claim 12 , characterized in that one of the two adjacent stack portions comprises a plug portion, the other of the two adjacent stack portions comprises a receptacle portion, and the receptacle portion is configured to hold the plug portion so that the two adjacent stack portions snap-fit into each other.
14 . The battery according to claim 13 , characterized in that the stack portion is configured to be bent toward the end face along the first direction to form the plug portion and the receptacle portion.
15 . The battery according to claim 14 , characterized in that the stack portion further comprises a body portion configured to connect the extension portion and the plug portion, and the body portion is disposed opposite to, and spaced apart from, the plug portion along the thickness direction to form the receptacle portion.
16 . An electrical device, characterized in that the electrical device comprises the battery according to claim 1 , and the battery is configured to provide electrical energy.
17 . The electrical device according to claim 16 , characterized in that the electrode terminal of the battery comprises:
a stack portion, configured to enable stacking of the two electrode terminals; and
an extension portion, configured to be connected to the stack portion, wherein the extension portion protrudes from the end face by a preset length.
18 . The electrical device according to claim 16 , characterized in that two adjacent stack portions are configured to enable stacking of the two electrode terminals by snap-fitting into each other.
19 . A method for manufacturing a battery, characterized in that the method comprises:
providing a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction, wherein a plate-like electrode terminal is disposed on each end face of each of the battery cells along a first direction, so that two electrode terminals of two battery cells are disposed between two end faces opposite to each other along the first direction; and
stacking at least partly and connecting fixedly the two electrode terminals between the two end faces along a thickness direction of the electrode terminal to enable electrical connection between the two battery cells.
20 . The method for manufacturing the battery according to claim 19 , characterized in that the electrode terminal of the battery comprises:
a stack portion, configured to enable stacking of the two electrode terminals; and
an extension portion, configured to be connected to the stack portion, wherein the extension portion protrudes from the end face by a preset length.