BATTERY, ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY
A battery includes a battery cell including a pressure relief mechanism configured to be actuated to release an internal pressure when the internal pressure or a temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold value, a firefighting pipeline configured to accommodate a fire extinguishing medium and configured to discharge the fire extinguishing medium when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, and a fixing member arranged between the battery cell and the firefighting pipeline and configured to fix the firefighting pipeline. The fixing member is provided with a flow passage area and a flow guiding structure. The flow passage area is configured to cause the fire extinguishing medium to flow through the flow passage area to the battery cell when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated. The flow guiding structure is configured to guide the fire extinguishing medium towards the flow passage area when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated.
1 . A battery, comprising:
a battery cell, comprising a pressure relief mechanism configured to be actuated to release an internal pressure when the internal pressure or a temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold value;
a firefighting pipeline, configured to accommodate a fire extinguishing medium, wherein the firefighting pipeline is configured to discharge the fire extinguishing medium when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated; and
a fixing member, arranged between the battery cell and the firefighting pipeline, and the fixing member being configured to fix the firefighting pipeline;
wherein:
the fixing member is provided with a flow passage area and a flow guiding structure, the flow passage area covers the pressure relief mechanism, and the flow passage area is configured to cause the fire extinguishing medium to flow through the flow passage area to the battery cell when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated; and
the flow guiding structure is configured to guide the fire extinguishing medium towards the flow passage area when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated.
2 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the flow guiding structure and the flow passage area are arranged along a length direction of the firefighting pipeline.
3 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the flow guiding structure comprises a recess concavely formed along a direction of the fixing member towards the battery cell, and the recess is connected between the flow passage area and a lateral edge of the fixing member.
4 . The battery according to claim 3 , wherein the flow passage area and a lateral edge of the fixing member are arranged along a length direction of the firefighting pipeline.
5 . The battery according to claim 3 , wherein the flow guiding structure comprises a reinforcing rib, and the reinforcing rib is located at one end of the recess close to the flow passage area.
6 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein:
the flow guiding structure comprises a notch, and the notch and the flow passage area are arranged along a length direction of the firefighting pipeline;
the notch is formed by removing material from a lateral edge of the fixing member towards the flow passage area; and
the lateral edge of the fixing member and the flow passage area are located in the length direction of the firefighting pipeline.
7 . The battery according to claim 6 , wherein the notch is constructed as a rectangular notch or an arc-shaped notch.
8 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein two sides of the flow passage area are respectively provided with the flow guiding structure along a length direction of the firefighting pipeline.
9 . An electrical device, comprising a battery configured to provide electrical energy, the battery comprising:
a battery cell, comprising a pressure relief mechanism configured to be actuated to release an internal pressure when the internal pressure or a temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold value;
a firefighting pipeline, configured to accommodate a fire extinguishing medium, wherein the firefighting pipeline is configured to discharge the fire extinguishing medium when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated; and
a fixing member, arranged between the battery cell and the firefighting pipeline, and the fixing member being configured to fix the firefighting pipeline;
wherein:
the fixing member is provided with a flow passage area and a flow guiding structure, the flow passage area covers the pressure relief mechanism, and the flow passage area is configured to cause the fire extinguishing medium to flow through the flow passage area to the battery cell when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated; and
the flow guiding structure is configured to guide the fire extinguishing medium towards the flow passage area when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated.
10 . An apparatus for manufacturing a battery, comprising:
a battery cell mounting device, configured to mount a battery cell, wherein the battery cell comprises a pressure relief mechanism configured to be actuated to release an internal pressure when the internal pressure or a temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold value;
a fixing member mounting device, configured to mount a fixing member; and
a firefighting pipeline mounting device, configured to mount a firefighting pipeline and fix the firefighting pipeline by the fixing member, wherein the firefighting pipeline is configured to accommodate a fire extinguishing medium and configured to discharge the fire extinguishing medium when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated;
wherein:
the fixing member is provided with a flow passage area and a flow guiding structure, the flow passage area covers the pressure relief mechanism, and the flow passage area is configured to cause the fire extinguishing medium to flow through the flow passage area to the battery cell when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated; and
the flow guiding structure is configured to guide the fire extinguishing medium towards the flow passage area when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated.