Cover assembly and battery comprising the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10333131-B2
Application number	US-201314137696-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2013
Priority date	Jun 28, 2011
Publication date	Jun 25, 2019
Grant date	Jun 25, 2019

Abstract

A cover assembly and a battery comprising the same are provided. The cover assembly comprises: a cover plate body formed with at least a via hole penetrating therethrough; a cover plate connecting member hermetically connected with the cover plate body at the via hole, which is formed with an electrode receiving hole therein; and an electrode terminal penetrating through the electrode receiving hole to be hermetically connected with and insulated from the cover plate connecting member for leading out a current.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cover assembly, comprising:
a cover plate body formed with at least one via hole penetrating therethrough;
a cover plate connecting member disposed in a via hole of the cover plate body and hermetically connected with the cover plate body at the via hole, wherein the cover plate connecting member includes:
an electrode receiving hole, and
a mounting groove with the electrode receiving hole penetrating through a bottom of the mounting groove;

an electrode terminal penetrating through the electrode receiving hole to be hermetically connected with and insulated from the cover plate connecting member for leading out a current; and
an insulation sealing member between the electrode terminal and the cover plate connecting member and spaced apart from the cover plate body by the cover plate connecting member, wherein the electrode terminal and the insulation sealing member are mounted onto the mounting groove.

2. The cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the cover plate connecting member comprises:
a flanging portion formed at a periphery of the mounting groove, which is connected with the cover plate body.

3. The cover assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the via hole is configured as a stepped hole, and the flanging portion is disposed on a step portion of the stepped hole and connected with the cover plate body.

4. The cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the insulation sealing member is a ceramic sealing member between the electrode terminal and the cover plate connecting member, and is hermetically connected with and insulated from the electrode terminal and the cover plate connecting member respectively.

5. The cover assembly according to claim 4 , wherein a central hole is formed at the center of the ceramic sealing member, and the electrode terminal penetrates through the central hole.

6. The cover assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the ceramic sealing member comprises:
a sealing portion penetrating through the electrode receiving hole; and
a connecting portion having an outer diameter larger than that of the sealing portion and connected with the cover plate connecting member.

7. The cover assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the cover plate connecting member comprises:
a flanging portion formed at a periphery of the mounting groove, which is connected with the cover plate body.

8. The cover assembly according to claim 7 , wherein
a first metal welding layer is formed between the connecting portion and an inner surface of the bottom of the mounting groove, and
the first metal welding layer is formed by surface metallizing the connecting portion and welding the connecting portion with the inner surface of the bottom of the mounting groove.

9. The cover assembly according to claim 8 , wherein a transition metal ring is further provided between the connecting portion and the inner surface of the bottom of the mounting groove.

10. The cover assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the transition metal ring is made of a nickel-cobalt ferrous alloy.

11. The cover assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the electrode terminal comprises:
a terminal pole portion; and
a pole cap portion connected with an end of the terminal pole portion,
wherein the terminal pole portion penetrates through the central hole in the ceramic sealing member, and the other end of the terminal pole portion extends out of the ceramic sealing member.

12. The cover assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the ceramic sealing member comprises:
a sealing portion penetrating through the electrode receiving hole; and
a connecting portion having an outer diameter larger than that of the sealing portion, which is connected with the cover plate connecting member,
wherein the pole cap portion is connected with an external end surface of the connecting portion facing thereto.

13. The cover assembly according to claim 12 , wherein a second metal welding layer is disposed between the pole cap portion and the external end surface of the connecting portion, and the second metal welding layer is formed by metallizing the external end surface of the connecting portion and welding the external end surface of the connecting portion with the pole cap portion.

14. The cover assembly according to claim 12 , wherein a transition metal ring is further disposed between the pole cap portion and the external end surface of the connecting portion.

15. The cover assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the pole cap portion is further formed with a buffering structure, which is disposed on the external end surface of the connecting portion.

16. The cover assembly according to claim 15 , wherein the buffering structure is configured as a support ring, which is supported on the external end surface of the connecting portion.

17. The cover assembly according to claim 11 , wherein an electrode connecting piece is connected with the other end of the terminal pole portion, which is extended out of the ceramic sealing member, and a sealing member is disposed between the cover plate connecting member and the electrode connecting piece.

18. The cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein there are a plurality of electrode terminals, and a plurality of electrode receiving holes corresponding to the electrode terminals are formed in the cover plate connecting member.

19. The cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of via holes are formed in the cover plate body, and there are a plurality of cover plate connecting members each hermetically connected with the cover plate body at a corresponding via hole.

20. A battery, comprising:
a shell having at least an opening end;
a cover assembly, comprising:
a cover plate body formed with at least one via hole penetrating therethrough;
a cover plate connecting member disposed in a via hole of the cover plate body and is hermetically connected with the cover plate body at the via hole, wherein the cover plate connecting member includes:
an electrode receiving hole, and
a mounting groove with the electrode receiving hole penetrating through a bottom of the mounting groove;

an electrode terminal penetrating through the electrode receiving hole to be hermetically connected with and insulated from the cover plate connecting member for leading out a current; and
an insulation sealing member between the electrode terminal and the cover plate connecting member and spaced apart from the cover plate body by the cover plate connecting member, wherein the electrode terminal and the insulation sealing member are mounted onto the mounting groove; and

an electric core and an electrolyte which are received in a sealed space formed by the shell and the cover assembly, wherein the electrode terminal is electrically connected with the electric core.

Assignees

• Shenzhen Byd Auto R&D Co Ltd
• Byd Co Ltd

Inventors

• Deng Qisi
• Wang Lujian
• He Yuchen
• Wu Qiang

Classifications

• H01M50/186 Primary

  characterised by the disposition of the sealing members · CPC title

• H01M50/15

  for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/153 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/562

  characterised by the material · CPC title

• H01M50/184

  characterised by their shape or structure · CPC title

• H01M50/553

  Terminals adapted for prismatic, pouch or rectangular cells · CPC title