Secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11050116-B2
Application number	US-201916267073-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 4, 2019
Priority date	Sep 18, 2018
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a secondary battery, which comprises an electrode assembly, a case and a cap assembly. The electrode assembly comprises a first electrode member, a second electrode member and a separator. The case has an opening and receives the electrode assembly. The cap assembly comprises a cap plate and a first electrode terminal, the cap plate covers the opening of the case; the cap plate has an electrolyte injection hole. The first electrode member comprises a main portion, a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion, the first protruding portion is connected with an end of the main portion close to the cap plate, the second protruding portion connects the first protruding portion and the first electrode terminal. The first protruding portion extends to a lower side of the electrolyte injection hole, and a first end of the first protruding portion is beyond the second protruding portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A secondary battery, comprising an electrode assembly, a case and a cap assembly;
the electrode assembly comprising a first electrode member, a second electrode member and a separator, the separator being provided between the first electrode member and the second electrode member;
the case having an opening and receiving the electrode assembly;
the cap assembly comprising a cap plate and a first electrode terminal provided to the cap plate, the cap plate covering the opening of the case;
the cap plate having an electrolyte injection hole;
the first electrode member comprising a main portion, a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion, the first protruding portion being connected with an end of the main portion under the cap plate, the second protruding portion electrically connecting the first protruding portion and the first electrode terminal;
in a width direction, the first protruding portion extending to a lower side of the electrolyte injection hole, the first protruding portion having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end being positioned at opposite sides of the electrolyte injection hole in the width direction, the first end being closer to the electrolyte injection hole than the second end, the first end being beyond the second protruding portion; and
wherein the second protruding portion comprises a first connecting region and a second connecting region, the first connecting region is electrically connected with the first electrode terminal and extends to the lower side of the electrolyte injection hole, the second connecting region bends relative to the first connecting region and connects the first protruding portion and the first connecting region.

2. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein
in the width direction, the second end of the first protruding portion is beyond the second protruding portion.

3. The secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein
in the width direction, a length of the first end beyond the second protruding portion is L1, a length of the second end beyond the second protruding portion is L2, L1 is greater than L2.

4. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the first protruding portion extends from the end of the main portion along a direction approaching the cap plate;
a third end of the first protruding portion away from the main portion faces the cap plate and is connected with the second protruding portion.

5. The secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein
the third end of the first protruding portion is not beyond the separator;
a stiffness of the first protruding portion is greater than a stiffness of the separator.

6. A secondary battery comprising an electrode assembly, a case and a cap assembly;
the electrode assembly comprising a first electrode member, a second electrode member and a separator, the separator being provided between the first electrode member and the second electrode member;
the case having an opening and receiving the electrode assembly;
the cap assembly comprising a cap plate and a first electrode terminal provided to the cap plate, the cap plate covering the opening of the case;
the cap plate having an electrolyte injection hole;
the first electrode member comprising a main portion, a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion, the first protruding portion being connected with an end of the main portion under the cap plate, the second protruding portion electrically connecting the first protruding portion and the first electrode terminal;
in a width direction, the first protruding portion extending to a lower side of the electrolyte injection hole, the first protruding portion having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end being positioned at opposite sides of the electrolyte injection hole in the width direction, the first end being closer to the electrolyte injection hole than the second end, the first end being beyond the second protruding portion;
wherein
the first electrode member comprises a current collector, an active material layer and a conductive structure, the current collector is a multi-layer structure and comprises an insulating substrate and a conducting layer provided on a surface of the insulating substrate;
the conducting layer comprises a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, a surface of the first portion away from the insulating substrate is covered by the active material layer, and a surface of the second portion away from the insulating substrate is not covered by the active material layer;
the conductive structure is welded with the second portion to form a first welding region, and the conductive structure extends in a direction away from the first portion;
the main portion comprises the active material layer, the first portion and a region of the insulating substrate covered by the first portion; the first protruding portion comprises the second portion, a region of the insulating substrate covered by the second portion and a region of the conductive structure overlapped with the second portion; the second protruding portion comprises a region of the conductive structure beyond the second portion;
and wherein
the conducting layer further comprises a third portion, the third portion is connected with an end of the second portion away from the first portion, and a surface of the third portion away from the insulating substrate is not covered by the active material layer;
in the width direction, a width of the third portion is smaller than a width of the second portion;
the conductive structure is welded with the third portion to form a second welding region, the second welding region is connected with the first welding region.

7. The secondary battery according to claim 6 , wherein
a surface of the first welding region has a plurality of recess portions.

8. The secondary battery according to claim 7 , wherein
the number of the recess portions is 0.4-0.9 in per square millimeter with respect to distribution density, and a depth of the recess portion is 8 μm-16 μm.

9. The secondary battery according to claim 6 , wherein
a gap is provided between the first welding region and the first portion, and an insulating layer is provided in the gap.

10. The secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein
the first electrode member comprises a current collector, an active material layer and a conductive structure, the current collector is a multi-layer structure and comprises an insulating substrate and a conducting layer provided on a surface of the insulating substrate;
the conducting layer comprises a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, a surface of the first portion away from the insulating substrate is covered by the active material layer, and a surface of the second portion away from the insulating substrate is not covered by the active material layer;
the conductive structure is welded with the second portion to form a first welding region, and the conductive structure extends in a direction away from the first portion;
the main portion comprises the active material layer, the first portion and a region of the insulating substrate covered by the first portion; the first protruding portion comprises the second portion, a region of the insulating substrate covered by the second portion and a region of the conductive structure overlapped with the second portion; the second protruding portion comprises a region of the conductive structure beyond the second portion.

11. The secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein
a surface of the first welding region has a plurality

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Zige
• Xue Qingrui
• Li Jing
• Wang Pengxiang
• Li Wei

Classifications

• H01M10/05 Primary

  Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte (H01M10/39 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/593

  Spacers; Insulating plates · CPC title

• H01M50/176

  for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/181 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/627 Primary

  Filling ports · CPC title

• H01M50/553

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