IP Library Patent Application 18970556
Patent Application
App. No. 18/970,556

BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE

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18/970,556
Abstract

A battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, and a current collector member, where the housing has an electrode lead-out member. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing and includes tabs. The current collector member is configured to electrically connect the tabs to the electrode lead-out member, where the current collector member is welded to the electrode lead-out member, the current collector member includes a conductive protective layer, and the conductive protective layer is disposed on a side of the current collector member facing away from the electrode lead-out member.

Claims (34)

1 . A battery cell, comprising:

a housing, having an electrode lead-out member;

an electrode assembly, accommodated in the housing and comprising tabs; and

a current collector member, configured to electrically connect the tabs to the electrode lead-out member, wherein the current collector member is welded to the electrode lead-out member, the current collector member comprises a conductive protective layer, and the conductive protective layer is disposed on a side of the current collector member facing away from the electrode lead-out member.

2 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein:

the current collector member further comprises a current collector plate, and the conductive protective layer is disposed on a surface of the current collector plate facing away from the electrode lead-out member; and

a material of the current collector plate comprises a first metal, and a material of the conductive protective layer comprises a second metal, metal activity of the second metal being weaker than metal activity of the first metal.

3 . The battery cell according to claim 2 , wherein:

the current collector plate comprises a plate body and a protrusion portion protruding from the plate body and facing toward the electrode lead-out member, the current collector plate is provided with a recess portion at a position corresponding to the protrusion portion, and the conductive protective layer is disposed on a bottom surface of the recess portion; and

the electrode lead-out member is provided with an accommodating portion at a position opposite the protrusion portion, and the protrusion portion and the accommodating portion fit each other in a concave-convex manner.

4 . The battery cell according to claim 3 , wherein the protrusion portion is a curved structure.

5 . The battery cell according to claim 3 , wherein the protrusion portion comprises a first planar portion disposed in a central region of itself, and a bottom surface of the accommodating portion comprises a second planar portion, the first planar portion and the second planar portion being in abutting fit.

6 . The battery cell according to claim 3 , wherein the protrusion portion comprises a plurality of protruding structures disposed in a central region, the protruding structures protruding in a direction approaching and/or leaving a bottom surface of the accommodating portion.

7 . The battery cell according to claim 6 , wherein the bottom surface of the accommodating portion comprises a third planar portion, and the plurality of protruding structures comprise a plurality of protrusions protruding in the direction approaching the bottom surface of the accommodating portion, the third planar portion abutting against at least part of the plurality of protrusions.

8 . The battery cell according to claim 3 , wherein a surface of the protrusion portion facing away from the electrode lead-out member comprises a storage portion connecting to the bottom surface of the recess portion, the storage portion being in communication with the recess portion.

9 . The battery cell according to claim 8 , wherein the storage portion is disposed around the bottom surface of the recess portion.

10 . The battery cell according to claim 3 , wherein a groove is disposed on a side of the plate body facing away from the electrode lead-out member.

11 . The battery cell according to claim 3 , wherein:

the current collector member and the electrode lead-out member are arranged in a first direction;

a ratio of a maximum dimension by which the protrusion portion protrudes from the plate body along the first direction to a dimension of the plate body in the first direction is 1:1 to 5:1; and

a ratio of a maximum dimension of the accommodating portion in the first direction to a dimension of the electrode lead-out member in the first direction is 1:2 to 1:5.

12 . The battery cell according to claim 3 , wherein the current collector member and the electrode lead-out member are arranged in a first direction, wherein

a ratio of a projected area of the protrusion portion on a first plane in the first direction to a projected area of the current collector plate on the first plane in the first direction is 1:4 to 1:12; and

a ratio of a projected area of the accommodating portion on the first plane in the first direction to a projected area of the electrode lead-out member on the first plane in the first direction is 1:2.5 to 1:6;

the first plane being perpendicular to the first direction.

13 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a welding layer, wherein the welding layer is disposed between the current collector member and the electrode lead-out member and connects the current collector member to the electrode lead-out member.

14 . The battery cell according to claim 13 , wherein a material of the current collector member comprises a first metal, a material of the electrode lead-out member comprises a third metal, and a material of the welding layer comprises a fourth metal, metal activity of the fourth metal being weaker than metal activity of either the first metal or the third metal.

15 . The battery cell according to claim 13 , wherein the welding layer comprises a first welding sub-layer and a second welding sub-layer stacked together, the first welding sub-layer being disposed on the current collector member, and the second welding sub-layer being disposed on the electrode lead-out member.

16 . The battery cell according to claim 15 , wherein:

the current collector member comprises a plate body and the protrusion portion protruding from the plate body and facing toward the electrode lead-out member, the current collector member is provided with a recess portion at the position corresponding to the protrusion portion, and the conductive protective layer is disposed on the bottom surface of the recess portion; the electrode lead-out member is provided with the accommodating portion at the position opposite the protrusion portion, and the protrusion portion and the accommodating portion fit each other in a concave-convex manner; and

the first welding sub-layer is disposed on a surface of the protrusion portion facing the electrode lead-out member, and the second welding sub-layer is disposed on a bottom surface of the accommodating portion.

17 . A battery, comprising the battery cell according to claim 1 .

18 . An electric device, comprising the battery according to claim 17 , wherein the battery is configured to supply electrical energy.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT THE APPLICATION NUMBER FROM 19049075 TO 19049705 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 70813 FRAME: 994. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 14, 2025
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070840/0124 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2025
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070813/0994 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2025
From: NIU, DI; BAI, QINGLIN; MENG, HAO; GUO, XIN; FENG, TAO; LIU, SIQI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070048/0952 →