IP Library Granted Patent US 12,202,328
Granted Patent B2
US 12,202,328 · App. 18/508,731 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Battery, power consumption apparatus, and method for producing battery

Inventors: Wenhui Zhang (Ningde, CN); Kangyu Wang (Ningde, CN); Mu Qian (Ningde, CN); Wencai Xu (Ningde, CN); Zengzhong Wang (Ningde, CN); Jinqing Ji (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
B60K1/04B60L50/64H01M50/209H01M50/244H01M50/26H01M50/264H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,202,328
App. No.
18/508,731
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a battery, a power consumption apparatus, and a method for producing a battery. The battery includes a box body, a battery module and a mounting plate, the battery module is disposed in the box body and includes a battery cell arrangement structure and a first end plate, the battery cell arrangement structure includes a plurality of battery cells stacked and is disposed on one side of the battery cell arrangement structure, the first end plate is fixedly connected to the battery cell arrangement structure, the mounting plate is disposed between the first end plate and the box body and is fixedly connected to the box body; the first end plate has a first elastic support part configured to be capable of abutting the mounting plate, being squeezed by the battery cell arrangement structure and deforming when the battery cell arrangement structure expands.

Claims (39)

1. A battery, comprising:

a box body;

a battery module disposed in the box body and comprising a battery cell arrangement structure and a first end plate, the battery cell arrangement structure comprising a plurality of battery cells stacked along a first direction, the first end plate being disposed on one side of the battery cell arrangement structure, and the first end plate being fixedly connected to the battery cell arrangement structure; and

a mounting plate disposed between the first end plate and the box body, the mounting plate being fixedly connected to the box body;

wherein the first end plate has a first elastic support part, and the first elastic support part is configured to be capable of abutting the mounting plate, being squeezed by the battery cell arrangement structure and deforming when the battery cell arrangement structure expands to provide expansion space for the battery cell arrangement structure.

2. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the box body comprises a first wall and a second wall, the second wall is connected to the first wall and extends upward, the battery module is located above the first wall, and the mounting plate is disposed between the first end plate and the second wall.

3. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the mounting plate is connected to the second wall through a first fastener.

4. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein a restraint groove with an opening facing upward is disposed in the box body, and a lower end of the mounting plate is plugged into the restraint groove;

wherein a restraint member is disposed in the box body, the restraint member has an upright part, and the restraint groove is restricted between the upright part and the second wall.

5. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the mounting plate comprises a mounting plate body and a first extending part, the first extending part extends from the mounting plate body toward the second wall, and the first extending part is fixedly connected to the second wall;

wherein the first extending part is fixedly connected to an upper surface of the second wall.

6. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the mounting plate further comprises a second extending part, the second extending part extends from the mounting plate body toward the second wall and abuts the second wall, and the second extending part and the first extending part are spaced apart in an up-down direction.

7. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein a height of the mounting plate is not smaller than a height of the battery cell arrangement structure, and the height of the mounting plate is greater than a height of the second wall.

8. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the first elastic support part obliquely extends upward toward the mounting plate.

9. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the box body further comprises a third wall, the third wall is connected to the first wall and extends upward, the third wall is disposed opposite to the second wall along the first direction, and the first elastic support part abuts the mounting plate when the battery cell arrangement structure does not expand to realize locating of the battery module in the first direction;

wherein the battery module is in an interference fit with the box body, and the first elastic support part is configured to absorb a magnitude of interference in the first direction through generation of elastic deformation.

10. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the box body further comprises a pair of fourth walls, the pair of fourth walls are both connected to the first wall and extend upward, the pair of fourth walls are disposed opposite to each other along a second direction, and the second direction intersects with the first direction; and

the first end plate further comprises a second elastic support part, and the second elastic support part is configured to abut the fourth wall to realize locating of the battery module in the second direction.

11. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the first end plate further comprises an end plate body, the end plate body has a first surface facing the battery cell arrangement structure and a second surface facing away from the battery cell arrangement structure, and the first elastic support part is disposed on the second surface.

12. The battery according to claim 11 , wherein an orthographic projection of the first elastic support part on a horizontal plane is in a long strip shape, a face on which one long side of the long strip shape is located is connected to the second surface, and a face on which the other long side of the long strip shape is located abuts the mounting plate.

13. The battery according to claim 11 , wherein the first elastic support part is multiple in quantity, and the multiple first elastic support parts are arranged at intervals on the second surface along an up-down direction.

14. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery further comprises a second end plate, the second end plate is disposed opposite to the first end plate along the first direction, the battery cell arrangement structure is located between the first end plate and the second end plate, and the second end plate is fixedly connected to both the battery cell arrangement structure and the box body.

15. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting plate is provided with a first restraint face, and the first restraint face is configured to abut the first end plate to limit the first end plate to move upward;

wherein a face of the mounting plate facing the first end plate is partially recessed to form a groove, and an upper side wall of the groove is the first restraint face.

16. The battery according to claim 15 , wherein the first end plate is provided with a first restraint protrusion, and an upper surface of the first restraint protrusion is configured to abut the first restraint face to limit the first end plate to move upward;

wherein the first restraint protrusion horizontally extends toward the mounting plate.

17. The battery according to claim 16 , wherein a gap is provided between the upper surface of the first restraint protrusion and the first restraint face in an up-down direction when the battery cell arrangement structure does not expand.

18. The battery according to claim 16 , wherein the first end plate further comprises an end plate body, the end plate body has a first surface facing the battery cell arrangement structure and a second surface facing away from the battery cell arrangement structure, and the first restraint protrusion is disposed on the second surface.

19. A power consumption apparatus, comprising a battery, the battery comprising:

a box body;

a battery module disposed in the box body and comprising a battery cell arrangement structure and a first end plate, the battery cell arrangement structure comprising a plurality of battery cells stacked along a first direction, the first end plate being disposed on one side of the battery cell arrangement structure, and the first end plate being fixedly connected to the battery cell arrangement structure; and

a mounting plate disposed between the first end plate and the box body, the mounting plate being fixedly connected to the box body;

wherein the first end plate has a first elastic support part, and the first elastic support part is configured to be capable of abutting the mounting plate, being squeezed by the battery cell arrangement structure and deforming when the battery cell arrangement structure expands to provide expansion space for the battery cell arrangement structure.

20. A method for producing a battery, wherein the method comprises:

providing a box body;

providing a mounting plate;

providing a battery module, the battery module comprising a battery cell arrangement structure and a first end plate, the battery cell arrangement structure comprising a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other, the first end plate being disposed on one side of the battery cell arrangement structure and fixedly connected to the battery cell arrangement structure, the first end plate having a first elastic support part, and the first elastic support part being configured to be capable of abutting the mounting plate, being squeezed by the battery cell arrangement structure and deforming when the battery cell arrangement structure expands to provide expansion space for the battery cell arrangement structure;

fixedly connecting the mounting plate to the box body; and

mounting the battery module in the box body, and allowing the first end plate to be located between the mounting plate and the battery cell arrangement structure.

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 Nov 14, 2023
From: ZHANG, WENHUI; WANG, KANGYU; QIAN, MU; XU, WENCAI; WANG, ZENGZHONG; JI, JINQING
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 065558/0285 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17532284 · Nov 22, 2021
Continuation PCTCN2020135944 · Dec 11, 2020
Related Publication 20240083234A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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