BATTERY CELL AND BATTERY, APPARATUS, PREPARATION METHOD AND PREPARATION APPARATUS RELATED TO SAME
A battery cell includes a case having an opening and an end cover configured to cover the opening. The end cover comprises an end cover body and a support body. The end cover body is configured to be welded and fixed to the case. The support body is disposed on a bottom surface of the end cover body and is disposed along an edge of the end cover body in a circumferential direction. The support body is configured to abut against an inner side surface of the case.
1 . A battery cell, comprising:
a case having an opening; and
an end cover configured to cover the opening;
wherein the end cover comprises an end cover body and a support body, the end cover body is configured to be welded and fixed to the case, the support body is disposed on a bottom surface of the end cover body and is disposed along an edge of the end cover body in a circumferential direction, and the support body is configured to abut against an inner side surface of the case.
2 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the end cover body is constructed as a plate structure with a preset thickness, and a peripheral surface of the support body is parallel to a thickness direction of the end cover body and is configured to abut against the inner side surface of the case.
3 . The battery cell according to claim 2 , wherein the support body comprises a plurality of plate-like structures, the plurality of plate-like structures being disposed continuously in the circumferential direction of the end cover body and forming an annular structure configured to abut against the inner side surface of the case.
4 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the support body and the end cover body are of an integrated structure.
5 . The battery cell according to claim 4 , wherein the integrated structure is configured to be formed by stamping forming or injection molding.
6 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein a groove is formed on the peripheral surface of the support body, the groove being configured to be filled with colloid, the colloid being constructed to connect the support body and the case.
7 . The battery cell according to claim 6 , wherein the colloid is configured to seal a gap between the support body and the case.
8 . The battery cell according to claim 6 , wherein the groove is constructed as an annular groove formed on a peripheral surface of the support body, a center line of the annular groove being parallel to a thickness direction of the end cover body.
9 . The battery cell according to claim 8 , wherein the groove is one of a plurality of grooves formed on the peripheral surface of the support body, the plurality of grooves being distributed at intervals in the thickness direction of the end cover body, each of the plurality of grooves being configured to be filled with the colloid.
10 . The battery cell according to claim 6 , wherein the colloid is one selected from polyurethane, polyamide, polyester, and copolyolefin.
11 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly is disposed within the case;
wherein the end cover further comprises an insulating barrier layer, the insulating barrier layer being disposed on the bottom surface of the support body to isolate the support body from a surface of the electrode assembly facing the end cover body.
12 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly is disposed within the case;
wherein the end cover further comprises an insulator, the insulator comprising a first insulator and a second insulator, the first insulator being attached to the bottom surface of the end cover body, the second insulator being connected to the first insulator and attached to the inner side surface of the support body, the second insulator exceeding the support body in a direction facing the electrode assembly.
13 . The battery cell according to claim 12 , wherein the insulator further comprises a third insulator, the third insulator being connected to a peripheral wall of the second insulator and being at least partially located between the support body and a surface of the electrode assembly facing the end cover body.
14 . A battery, comprising the battery cell according to claim 1 .
15 . An apparatus, comprising the battery according to claim 14 , the battery being configured to provide electric energy.
16 . A preparation method for a battery cell, comprising:
providing a case having an opening; and
providing an end cover configured to cover the opening;
wherein the end cover comprises an end cover body and a support body, the end cover body is configured to be welded and fixed to the case, the support body is disposed on a bottom surface of the end cover body and is disposed along an edge of the end cover body in a circumferential direction, and the support body is configured to abut against an inner side surface of the case.
17 . A preparation apparatus for a battery cell, comprising:
a case preparation apparatus configured to prepare a case, the case having an opening; and
an end cover preparation apparatus configured to prepare an end cover, the end cover being configured to cover the opening;
wherein the end cover comprises an end cover body and a support body, the end cover body is configured to be welded and fixed to the case, the support body is disposed on a bottom surface of the end cover body and is disposed along an edge of the end cover body in a circumferential direction, and the support body is configured to abut against an inner side surface of the case.