Shell, Battery Cell, Battery, and Power Consumption Device

1 . A shell for accommodating an electrode assembly, comprising:

a peripheral wall, extending in a first direction and configured to enclose an outer side of the electrode assembly; and

pressure relief grooves, arranged on the peripheral wall, wherein the peripheral wall is configured to crack along the pressure relief grooves when a pressure or a temperature inside the shell reaches a threshold, so as to release the pressure inside the shell;

wherein a length L 1 of the peripheral wall along the first direction and a distance L 2 between the pressure relief groove adjacent to an end of the peripheral wall and the end satisfy L 2 ≤L 1 /3.

2 . The shell according to claim 1 , wherein 300 mm≤L 1 ≤600 mm and L 2 ≤100 mm.

3 . The shell according to claim 1 , wherein the peripheral wall is provided with at least one pressure relief groove group, and the pressure relief groove group comprises a plurality of pressure relief grooves arranged at intervals along a circumferential direction of the peripheral wall.

4 . The shell according to claim 3 , wherein:

the at least one pressure relief groove group comprises a first pressure relief groove group and a second pressure relief groove group; and

the first pressure relief groove group and the second pressure relief groove group are arranged, along the first direction, at intervals on the peripheral wall, and the pressure relief grooves in the first pressure relief groove group and the pressure relief grooves in the second pressure relief groove group are adjacent to two ends of the peripheral wall, respectively.

5 . The shell according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one pressure relief groove group further comprises a third pressure relief groove group, wherein the third pressure relief groove group is located, along the first direction, between the first pressure relief groove group and the second pressure relief groove group.

6 . The shell according to claim 5 , wherein the third pressure relief groove group is located, along the first direction, in a middle position of the peripheral wall.

7 . The shell according to claim 4 , wherein 300 mm≤L 1 ≤600 mm.

8 . The shell according to claim 1 , wherein the peripheral wall is provided with pressure relief portions, and each of the pressure relief portions is defined by the pressure relief groove, wherein the pressure relief portions are configured to flip outward and open when the pressure or the temperature inside the shell reaches a threshold, so as to release the pressure inside the shell.

9 . The shell according to claim 8 , wherein each of the pressure relief grooves comprises a first groove portion, a second groove portion, and a third groove portion, wherein the first groove portion and the third groove portion are arranged opposite to each other in the first direction, and the first groove portion, the second groove portion, and the third groove portion are sequentially connected to define the pressure relief portion.

10 . The shell according to claim 9 , wherein the second groove portion comprises a straight groove segment extending in the first direction, wherein a length L 3 of the straight groove segment and a residual thickness H of the peripheral wall at a position of the straight groove segment satisfy ⅕H+½L 3 >0.55.

11 . The shell according to claim 10 , wherein L 3 ≤10 mm, and H≤0.4 mm.

12 . The shell according to claim 10 , wherein the second groove portion further comprises a first arc chamfer segment and a second arc chamfer segment, wherein the first arc chamfer segment is configured to connect the first groove portion and the straight groove segment, and the second arc chamfer portion is configured to connect the second groove portion and the straight groove segment.

13 . The shell according to claim 12 , wherein:

a radius R 1 of the first arc chamfer segment satisfies R 1 ≤5 mm; and/or

a radius R 2 of the second arc chamfer segment satisfies R 2 ≤5 mm.

14 . The shell according to claim 1 , wherein the peripheral wall is a cylinder.

15 . The shell according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure relief grooves are arranged on an outer surface of the peripheral wall.

16 . A battery cell, comprising:

an electrode assembly; and

the shell according to claim 1 , wherein the shell is configured to accommodate the electrode assembly.

17 . A battery, comprising:

the battery cells according to claim 16 ; and

a case, configured to accommodate the battery cells.

18 . A power consumption device, comprising the battery according to claim 17 .

19 . A manufacturing method for a shell, comprising:

providing a shell, wherein the shell is provided with a peripheral wall extending in a first direction; and

processing pressure relief grooves on the peripheral wall;

wherein the peripheral wall is configured to crack along the pressure relief grooves when a pressure or a temperature inside the shell reaches a threshold, so as to release the pressure inside the shell, and wherein a length L 1 of the peripheral wall along the first direction and a distance L 2 between the pressure relief groove adjacent to an end of the peripheral wall and the end satisfy L 2 ≤L 1 /3.

20 . A manufacturing device for a shell, comprising:

a providing apparatus, configured to provide a shell, wherein the shell is provided with a peripheral wall extending in a first direction; and

a processing apparatus, configured to process pressure relief grooves on the peripheral wall;

wherein the peripheral wall is configured to crack along the pressure relief grooves when a pressure or a temperature inside the shell reaches a threshold, so as to release the pressure inside the shell, wherein a length L 1 of the peripheral wall along the first direction and a distance L 2 between the pressure relief groove adjacent to an end of the peripheral wall and the end satisfy L 2 ≤L 1 /3.