IP Library Patent Application 18189013
Patent Application
App. No. 18/189,013

BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, ELECTRIC DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DEVICE OF BATTERY CELL

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App. No.
18/189,013
Abstract

A battery cell includes an electrode assembly including a body and a tab, and a connecting part including a terminal connecting portion and a tab connecting portion. The terminal connecting portion is configured to connect an electrode terminal, the tab connecting portion is configured to connect the tab, and the tab connecting portion has a surface facing the body. The tab includes a first section connected to the body, a second section fixed on the surface of the tab connecting portion, and a corner section connected between the first section and the second section. The corner section exceeds the surface of the tab connecting portion in a direction from the body toward the connecting part.

Claims (30)

1 . A battery cell, comprising:

an electrode assembly, comprising a body and a tab; and

a connecting part, comprising a terminal connecting portion and a tab connecting portion, wherein the terminal connecting portion is configured to connect an electrode terminal, the tab connecting portion is configured to connect the tab, and the tab connecting portion has a surface facing the body;

wherein the tab comprises a first section connected to the body, a second section fixed on the surface of the tab connecting portion, and a corner section connected between the first section and the second section, and the corner section exceeds the surface of the tab connecting portion in a direction from the body toward the connecting part.

2 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein:

the surface of the tab connecting portion is a first surface of the tab connecting portion; and

in the direction from the body toward the connecting part, the corner section exceeds a second surface of the tab connecting portion away from the body.

3 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein an included angle between the corner section and the second section is an obtuse angle.

4 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a housing, comprising an accommodating chamber, wherein at least part of the connecting part and the electrode assembly are accommodated in the accommodating chamber;

wherein the connecting part further comprises an end surface in a thickness direction of the electrode assembly, and the corner section is located between the end surface and an inner wall of the housing.

5 . The battery cell according to claim 4 , further comprising:

an end cover, sealing the housing; and

an insulator, wherein at least part of the insulator is disposed between the end cover and the connecting part to isolate the end cover from the connecting part.

6 . The battery cell according to claim 5 , wherein a flange protruding toward the body is formed on an edge of the insulator in the thickness direction of the electrode assembly, and the flange is located between the corner section and the housing.

7 . The battery cell according to claim 6 , wherein a thickness A of the tab and a distance B between the end surface and the flange satisfy 1%≤A/B≤20%.

8 . The battery cell according to claim 5 , wherein the corner section abuts against a side of the insulator facing away from the end cover.

9 . The battery cell according to claim 4 , wherein a round corner or an elastic member is provided at an intersection of the surface of the tab connecting portion and the end surface of the connecting part.

10 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal connecting portion protrudes relative to a side of the tab connecting portion facing away from the body.

11 . A battery, comprising the battery cell according to claim 1 .

12 . An electric device, comprising the battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the battery is configured to supply electric energy.

13 . A manufacturing method of battery cell, comprising:

providing an electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly comprises a body and a tab, and the tab comprises a first section, a second section, and a corner section connected between the first section and the second section;

providing a connecting part comprising a terminal connecting portion and a tab connecting portion, wherein the tab connecting portion has a surface facing the body;

providing an electrode terminal;

fixing the second section on the surface of the tab connecting portion and bending the tab so that the corner section exceeds the surface of the tab connecting portion in a direction from the body toward the connecting part; and

connecting the terminal connecting portion to the electrode terminal.

14 . A manufacturing device of battery cell, comprising:

a providing module, configured to provide an electrode assembly, provide a connecting part, and provide an electrode terminal, wherein the electrode assembly comprises a body and a tab, the tab comprises a first section, a second section, and a corner section connected between the first section and the second section, the connecting part comprises a terminal connecting portion and a tab connecting portion, and the tab connecting portion has a surface facing the body; and

an assembling module, configured to fix the second section on the surface of the tab connecting portion, bend the tab so that the corner section exceeds the surface of the tab connecting portion in a direction from the body toward the connecting part, and connect the terminal connecting portion to the electrode terminal.

Assignments (3)
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 Mar 23, 2023
From: LIN, WENFA; YU, MINGXI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 063081/0301 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 23, 2023
From: HUANG, NING
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 063322/0183 →