Button cell and method for welding electrode tabs to a pole shell of the button cell
The present disclosure discloses a button cell, and a method for welding electrode tabs to a pole shell of the button cell. The button cell includes the pole shell and an electric core. The pole shell consists of an anode shell and a cathode shell. The button cell further comprises at least one metal sheet. A cathode tab and/or an anode tab of the electric core is/are welded to the metal sheet, and the metal sheet is then welded to the cathode shell and/or the anode shell. The button cell manufactured by the invention has a complete surface, and can avoid phenomena such as electrolyte leakage and surface bulging caused by the rupture of the polar shell.
1. A button cell, comprising:
a pole shell formed by buckling an anode shell and a cathode shell to each other;
an electric core provided in the pole shell, and
an insulating seal ring provided between overlapped portions of the anode shell and the cathode shell, wherein
the electric core is composed of an anode piece, a diaphragm and a cathode piece which are laminated and then coiled;
the anode piece and the cathode piece are electrically connected to the anode shell and the cathode shell through an anode tab and a cathode tab;
the button cell further comprises at least one metal shell;
the cathode tab and/or the anode tab of the electric core is/are welded to a metal sheet; and
the metal sheet is then welded to the cathode shell and/or the anode shell.
2. The button cell according to claim 1 , wherein the cathode tab of the electric core is welded to the metal sheet to form a first welding point, and the metal sheet is welded to the cathode shell to form at least a pair of second welding points.
3. The button cell according to claim 1 , comprising at least two metal sheets, wherein the anode tab and the cathode tab of the electric core are welded to respective metal sheets respectively to form first welding points, and the two metal sheets are welded to the anode shell and the cathode shell respectively to form at least a pair of second welding points.
4. The button cell according to claim 1 , wherein the metal sheet on the anode shell side covers the electric core, and the edge of the metal sheet is vertically bent toward one side of the electric core to form an annular flange.
5. The button cell according to claim 4 , wherein the top of the annular flange is vertically bent outward to form an annular edge, and the annular edge abuts against the bottom of the insulating seal ring between the anode shell and the cathode shell.
6. A method for welding the pole shell to the electrode tabs of the button cell according to claim 1 , comprising the following steps:
S1, preparing a metal sheet, and welding one end, which extends out of the electric core, of an electrode tab to the metal sheet to form a first welding point between the electrode tab and the metal sheet; and
S2, placing the metal sheet horizontally in the pole shell and pressing the metal sheet onto the inner surface of the pole shell, pressing two needle electrodes respectively onto the metal sheet or the outer surface of the pole shell and keeping the welding positions of the metal sheet and the electrode tab staggered, and then electrifying the needle electrodes, thereby realizing a fixed connection between the pole shell and the metal sheet, wherein
the step S1 and the step S2 are exchangeable.
7. The welding method according to claim 6 , wherein the step S2 is operated for 1 to 3 times to form multiple pairs of second welding points between the metal sheet and the pole shell.
8. The welding method according to claim 7 , wherein the second welding points are evenly distributed around the axis of the pole shell.
9. The welding method according to claim 6 , wherein the cathode tab of the electric core is welded to the metal sheet; the two resistance-welded needle electrodes are pressed onto the metal sheet respectively, and the metal sheet is pressed onto the inner surface of the cathode shell and welded.
10. The welding method according to claim 6 , wherein in the step S1, the metal sheet and the electrode tab are subjected to spot welding in a manner of laser welding or resistance welding.
11. The welding method according to claim 6 , wherein in the step S1, the electrode tab and the metal sheet are welded in a manner of parallel resistance welding to form a pair of first welding points.
12. The welding method according to claim 6 , wherein in the step S2, after the metal sheet is pressed onto the inner surface of the pole shell, the pole shell is overturned to keep the outer surface upward, the two needle electrodes are then pressed onto the outer surface of the pole shell, and the metal sheet and the pole shell are welded together.
13. A method for welding the pole shell to the electrode tabs of the button cell according to claim 2 , comprising the following steps:
S1, preparing a metal sheet, and welding one end, which extends out of the electric core, of an electrode tab to the metal sheet to form a first welding point between the electrode tab and the metal sheet; and
S2, placing the metal sheet horizontally in the pole shell and pressing the metal sheet onto the inner surface of the pole shell, pressing two needle electrodes respectively onto the metal sheet or the outer surface of the pole shell and keeping the welding positions of the metal sheet and the electrode tab staggered, and then electrifying the needle electrodes, thereby realizing a fixed connection between the pole shell and the metal sheet, wherein
the step S1 and the step S2 are exchangeable.
14. A method for welding the pole shell to the electrode tabs of the button cell according to claim 3 , comprising the following steps:
S1, preparing a metal sheet, and welding one end, which extends out of the electric core, of an electrode tab to the metal sheet to form a first welding point between the electrode tab and the metal sheet; and
S2, placing the metal sheet horizontally in the pole shell and pressing the metal sheet onto the inner surface of the pole shell, pressing two needle electrodes respectively onto the metal sheet or the outer surface of the pole shell and keeping the welding positions of the metal sheet and the electrode tab staggered, and then electrifying the needle electrodes, thereby realizing a fixed connection between the pole shell and the metal sheet, wherein
the step S1 and the step S2 are exchangeable.
15. A method for welding the pole shell to the electrode tabs of the button cell according to claim 4 , comprising the following steps:
S1, preparing a metal sheet, and welding one end, which extends out of the electric core, of an electrode tab to the metal sheet to form a first welding point between the electrode tab and the metal sheet; and
S2, placing the metal sheet horizontally in the pole shell and pressing the metal sheet onto the inner surface of the pole shell, pressing two needle electrodes respectively onto the metal sheet or the outer surface of the pole shell and keeping the welding positions of the metal sheet and the electrode tab staggered, and then electrifying the needle electrodes, thereby realizing a fixed connection between the pole shell and the metal sheet, wherein
the step S1 and the step S2 are exchangeable.
16. A method for welding the pole shell to the electrode tabs of the button cell according to claim 5 , comprising the following steps:
S1, preparing a metal sheet, and welding one end, which extends out of the electric core, of an electrode tab to the metal sheet to form a first welding point between the electrode tab and the metal sheet; and
S2, placing the metal sheet horizontally in the pole shell and pressing the metal sheet onto the inner surface of the pole shell, pressing two needle electrodes respectively onto the metal sheet or the outer surface of the pole shell and keeping the welding positions of the metal sheet and the electrode tab staggered, and then electrifying the needle electrodes, thereby realizing a fixed connection between the pole shell and the metal sheet, wherein
the step S1 and the step S2 are exchangeable.