IP Library Granted Patent US 12,500,310
Granted Patent B2
US 12,500,310 · App. 17/842,114 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Cover assembly, battery cell, battery, electric device, method and apparatus

Inventors: Wanqiu Meng (Ningde, CN); Qian Liu (Ningde, CN); Yonghuang Ye (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M50/375H01M50/15H01M50/342
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Patent No.
US 12,500,310
App. No.
17/842,114
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the application provide a cover assembly, a battery cell, a battery, an electric device, a method and an apparatus. The cover assembly includes a cover plate, a fixing member, a breathable film and a support, the cover plate being provided with a first through hole, the fixing member being used for being connected to the cover plate and provided with a second through hole, where the second through hole is configured to be in gas communication with the first through hole, the breathable film being connected to the fixing member and used for covering the second through hole, the second through hole being filled with the support, and the support being connected to the fixing member. According to the application, a release requirement of gas in the battery cell can be met, and meanwhile, safety performance of the battery cell can be improved.

Claims (24)

1 . A cover assembly of a battery cell, comprising:

a cover plate provided with a first through hole,

a breathable film disposed on a top of the first through hole to cover the first through hole, a size of the breathable film being greater than a cross-sectional size of the first through hole,

a support disposed on a top surface of the breathable film and configured to support the breathable film, a size of the support being smaller than the size of the breathable film, a cross section of the support along a vertical direction is a trapezoid, and

a fixing member being connected to the cover plate and being disposed on the top surface and side surfaces of the breathable film and on side surfaces of the support, a bottom surface of the fixing member being coplanar with a bottom surface of the breathable film, a top surface of the fixing member being coplanar with a top surface of the support, and the breathable film and the support being configured to be in gas communication with the first through hole.

2 . The cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a difference value between the melting point of the support and the melting point of the breathable film is greater than or equal to 10° C.

3 . The cover assembly according to claim 2 , wherein a shear strength at a joint between the support and the fixing member is greater than or equal to 0.3 MPa.

4 . The cover assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the breathability of the support is greater than that of the breathable film.

5 . The cover assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the fixing member is a metal ring provided with a second through hole, the support comprises a hydrophobic breathable material, and the support is connected to the fixing member by means of a chemical bond or a metal bond.

6 . The cover assembly according to claim 5 , wherein a difference value between a maximum size of the breathable film and a maximum size of the support is greater than or equal to 8 mm in a radial direction of the first through hole, and an orthographic projection of a geometric center of the breathable film coincides with an orthographic projection of a geometric center of the support in an axial direction of the first through hole.

7 . The cover assembly according to claim 6 , wherein a diameter of the second through hole remains unchanged in a direction away from the breathable film.

8 . The cover assembly according to claim 6 , wherein a diameter of at least part, in a length direction, of the second through hole tends to be reduced in a direction away from the breathable film.

9 . The cover assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the diameter of the second through hole is gradually reduced in the direction away from the breathable film;

or the diameter of the second through hole is reduced section by section in the direction away from the breathable film;

or the diameter of the second through hole is firstly reduced and then increased in the direction away from the breathable film.

10 . The cover assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the first through hole comprises an accommodation section and an extension section extending from the accommodation section, a diameter of the accommodation section being greater than that of the extension section, and the fixing member and the support are at least partially accommodated in the accommodation section.

11 . The cover assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the accommodation section is provided with a bottom wall surrounding the extension section, the breathable film is at least partially sandwiched between the fixing member and the bottom wall to separate the second through hole from the extension section, and the support is arranged on one side, away from the extension section, of the breathable film.

12 . The cover assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the fixing member is provided with a groove arranged around the second through hole, and the breathable film is at least partially accommodated in the groove.

13 . A battery cell, comprising:

a casing provided with an opening;

an electrode assembly accommodated in the casing; and

the cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the cover assembly is connected to the casing and covers the opening of the casing, and the breathable film is positioned between the electrode assembly and the support.

14 . A battery, comprising the battery cell according to claim 13 .

15 . An electric device, comprising the battery according to claim 14 , wherein the battery is used for providing electrical energy.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2022
From: MENG, WANQIU; LIU, QIAN; YE, YONGHUANG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060228/0118 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020124528 · Oct 28, 2020
Related Publication 20220311087A1 · Sep 29, 2022
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