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US 12,469,937 · App. 18/013,953 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Cylindrical lithium-ion battery

Inventors: Liming Huang (Hubei, CN); Liangliang Yue (Hubei, CN); Jing Liu (Hubei, CN); Yuebin Xu (Hubei, CN); Wei He (Hubei, CN)
Assignee: EVE POWER CO., LTD.
H01M50/538H01M10/0431H01M10/0525H01M50/107H01M50/152H01M50/169H01M50/186H01M50/474
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Patent No.
US 12,469,937
App. No.
18/013,953
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a cylindrical lithium-ion battery including a negative cap and a cylindrical case. A jellyroll and a negative current collector are arranged inside the case. A sidewall of an end of the case is provided with an annular inwardly-concaved groove arranged circumferentially around a central axis of the case, and forms an annular protrusion at the inside of the case. The negative current collector is connected to a negative electrode of the jellyroll. A portion, located below the annular inwardly-concaved groove, of the case is bent to form an annular engaging groove, an opening of the annular engaging groove faces the interior of the case, the periphery of the negative cap is arranged in the annular engaging groove, and a bottom surface of the negative cap and the annular engaging groove are connected in a sealed manner by laser welding.

Claims (11)

1 . A cylindrical lithium-ion battery, comprising a negative cap, a case, a jellyroll, and a negative current collector, wherein the case is cylindrical;

the jellyroll and the negative current collector are arranged inside the case, a sidewall of a bottom of the case is provided with an annular inwardly-concaved groove, the annular inwardly-concaved groove is arranged circumferentially around a central axis of the case, and the annular inwardly-concaved groove forms an annular protrusion inside the case, the negative current collector is connected to a negative electrode of the jellyroll, a portion of the case located below the annular inwardly-concaved groove is bent to form an annular engaging groove, an opening of the annular engaging groove faces towards the interior of the case, a periphery of the negative cap is arranged in the annular engaging groove, and a bottom surface of the negative cap and the annular engaging groove are connected in a sealed manner by laser welding.

2 . The cylindrical lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative cap is arranged at the bottom of the case.

3 . The cylindrical lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative current collector is electrically connected to the negative cap through the case.

4 . The cylindrical lithium-ion battery according to claim 3 , wherein the annular protrusion supports the negative current collector.

5 . The cylindrical lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a top surface and a bottom surface of the negative cap are each in contact with an inner sidewall of the annular engaging groove.

6 . The cylindrical lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , further comprising a positive pole and an insulation sealing member, wherein a through hole is provided in a central portion of a top of the case, and the through hole is configured for mounting the positive pole and the insulation sealing member.

7 . The cylindrical lithium-ion battery according to claim 6 , further comprising a positive current collector connected to a positive electrode of the jellyroll, and the positive current collector is electrically connected to a side of the positive pole facing an inner side of the case.

8 . The cylindrical lithium-ion battery according to claim 3 , wherein the negative current collector comprises a supporting block arranged to be electrically connected to the case.

9 . The cylindrical lithium-ion battery according to claim 8 , wherein the negative current collector comprises three to six supporting blocks.

10 . The cylindrical lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein an electrolyte is filled in the case.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2022
From: HUANG, LIMING; YUE, LIANGLIANG; LIU, JING; XU, YUEBIN; HE, WEI
To: EVE POWER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062242/0974 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202121100873.1 · May 21, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240106089A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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