IP Library Patent Application 18225685
Patent Application
App. No. 18/225,685

END CAP, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND POWER CONSUMING DEVICE

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App. No.
18/225,685
Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide an end cap, a battery cell, a battery and a power consuming device, which relate to the technical field of batteries. The end cap may include a cap body and a groove. The cap body may have a first surface. The groove may be provided in the cap body to form a pressure relief zone in a region of the cap body where the groove is provided. The groove may be recessed from the first surface in a thickness direction of the cap body, and groove side faces of the groove may include corner faces at corners of the groove. Each corner face may be connected to the first surface via a first chamfer face.

Claims (29)

1 . An end cap, comprising:

a cap body having a first surface; and

a groove provided in the cap body to form a pressure relief zone in a region of the cap body where the groove is provided, the groove being recessed from the first surface in a thickness direction of the cap body, and groove side faces of the groove comprising corner faces at corners of the groove;

wherein each corner face is connected to the first surface via a first chamfer face.

2 . The end cap according to claim 1 , wherein in a circumferential direction of the groove, the first chamfer face has a radius gradually increasing from two ends to the middle.

3 . The end cap according to claim 1 , wherein the groove side faces further comprise a first side face connected to the corner face, the first side face being connected to the first surface via a second chamfer face;

wherein the maximum radius of the second chamfer face is smaller than that of the first chamfer face.

4 . The end cap according to claim 3 , wherein in the circumferential direction of the groove, two ends of the second chamfer face are connected to the first chamfer faces, and the second chamfer face has a radius gradually decreasing from the two ends to the middle.

5 . The end cap according to claim 3 , wherein the first chamfer face is connected to the second chamfer face at a first connection position, and the radius of the first chamfer face at the first connection position is equal to that of the second chamfer face at the first connection position.

6 . The end cap according to claim 3 , wherein the groove side faces further comprise a second side face, the second side face and the first side face are located in different orientations of the groove, the second side face is connected to the first side face via the corner face, and the second side face is connected to the first surface via a third chamfer face;

wherein the maximum radius of the third chamfer face is smaller than that of the first chamfer face.

7 . The end cap according to claim 6 , wherein in the circumferential direction of the groove, two ends of the third chamfer face are connected to the first chamfer faces, and the third chamfer face has a radius gradually decreasing from the two ends to the middle.

8 . The end cap according to claim 6 , wherein the first chamfer face is connected to the third chamfer face at a second connection position, and the radius of the first chamfer face at the second connection position is equal to that of the third chamfer face at the second connection position.

9 . The end cap according to claim 6 , wherein the groove side faces comprise two first side faces and two second side faces, the two first side faces are arranged opposite each other in a first direction, and the two second side faces are arranged opposite each other in a second direction, the first direction being perpendicular to the second direction.

10 . The end cap according to claim 9 , wherein a distance between the two first side faces in the first direction is a first distance, and a distance between the two second side faces in the second direction is a second distance, the first distance being less than the second distance.

11 . The end cap according to claim 10 , wherein the first direction is a length direction of the cap body, and the second direction is a width direction of the cap body.

12 . The end cap according to claim 1 , wherein the cap body is provided with a pressure relief indentation located in the pressure relief zone.

13 . The end cap according to claim 12 , wherein the pressure relief indentation is a closed groove extending along an end-to-end closed trajectory.

14 . The end cap according to claim 1 , further comprising a protective member, wherein the protective member is connected to the cap body and covers the groove.

15 . The end cap according to claim 14 , wherein the protective member is connected to the first surface.

16 . The end cap according to claim 14 , wherein the cap body is provided with an exhaust passage which is in communication with the inside of the groove and the outside of the cap body.

17 . A battery cell, comprising:

a housing provided with an opening;

an end cap of claim 1 , wherein the cap body closes the opening.

18 . A battery, comprising:

a case; and

a battery cell of claim 17 , wherein the battery cell is received in the case.

19 . The battery according to claim 18 , wherein the case has a bottom wall, and the end cap is arranged on the side of the battery cell facing the bottom wall.

20 . A power consuming device, comprising the battery of claim 18 .

Assignments (2)
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 Jul 25, 2023
From: ZHOU, WENLIN; CHEN, SHENGWANG; LI, QUANKUN; WANG, PENG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064365/0879 →