IP Library Patent Application 18428727
Patent Application
App. No. 18/428,727

TAB WELDING METHOD, WELDING TOOL, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE

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App. No.
18/428,727
Abstract

A tab welding method includes performing a first welding on a plurality of stacked layers of positive tabs and negative tabs using a toothed welding head, to form a tab body having a first weld spot region, in such a manner that a solid-phase connection is performed on the plurality of stacked layers of positive tabs and negative tabs; and performing a second welding on the tab body using a toothless welding head, to form a second weld spot region, in such a manner that after the first welding, a formed uneven region is shaped and flattened.

Claims (30)

1 . A tab welding method, comprising:

forming tabs, comprising forming a plurality of stacked layers of positive tabs and negative tabs by sequentially stacking a plurality of layers of positive electrode sheets and a plurality of layers of negative electrode sheets;

performing a first welding, comprising performing welding on the plurality of stacked layers of positive tabs and negative tabs using a toothed welding head, to form a tab body having a first weld spot region; and

performing a second welding, comprising performing the second welding on the tab body using a toothless welding head, to form a second weld spot region.

2 . The tab welding method according to claim 1 , wherein the toothed welding head has a size of 5 mm×30 mm.

3 . The tab welding method according to claim 1 , wherein the toothed welding head has a weld tooth height of 0.45 mm.

4 . The tab welding method according to claim 1 , wherein the toothed welding head has a weld tooth radius of 0.8 mm and a weld tooth pitch of 0.32 mm.

5 . The tab welding method according to claim 1 , wherein the toothless welding head has a welding surface formed as a smooth surface.

6 . The tab welding method according to claim 1 , wherein the toothless welding head has a size of 4 mm×20 mm.

7 . The tab welding method according to claim 5 , wherein the toothless welding head has an arc chamfer with a radius of 1 mm.

8 . The tab welding method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the second weld spot region is smaller than the first weld spot region; and

the first weld spot region has a center point coinciding with a center point of the second weld spot region.

9 . The tab welding method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first welding and the second welding is ultrasonic welding.

10 . A tab welding tool for performing the tab welding method according to claim 1 , the tab welding tool comprising the toothless welding head, the toothless welding head having a welding surface formed as a smooth surface.

11 . The tab welding tool according to claim 10 , wherein the toothless welding head has a size of 4 mm×20 mm.

12 . The tab welding tool according to claim 10 , wherein the toothless welding head has an arc chamfer with a radius of 1 mm.

13 . The tab welding tool according to claim 10 , further comprising the toothed welding head, the toothed welding head having a welding region formed as the first weld spot region, and the toothless welding head having a welding region formed as the second weld spot region, wherein:

the second weld spot region is smaller than the first weld spot region; and

the first weld spot region has a center point coinciding with a center point of the second weld spot region.

14 . The tab welding tool according to claim 13 , wherein the toothed welding head has a size of 5 mm×30 mm.

15 . The tab welding tool according to claim 13 , wherein the toothed welding head has a weld tooth height of 0.45 mm.

16 . The tab welding tool according to claim 13 , wherein the toothed welding head has a weld tooth radius of 0.8 mm and a weld tooth pitch of 0.32 mm.

17 . A battery cell, the battery cell being prepared by the tab welding method according to claim 1 .

18 . A battery, comprising:

a housing; and

the battery cell according to claim 17 , the battery cell being disposed in the housing.

19 . An electric device, comprising:

an electrical body; and

the battery according to 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 Feb 7, 2024
From: LIN, CHUANDONG; LIN, JIANG; XUE, FEI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066404/0013 →