Secondary battery and battery module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11088398-B2
Application number	US-201916965415-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 26, 2019
Priority date	Jan 7, 2019
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery includes: a casing including a receiving cavity and an opening which is in communication with the receiving cavity; an electrode assembly housed in the casing; a first top cover plate, which covers the opening and is connected with the casing, the first top cover plate including an insertion portion extending into the casing and an exposed portion disposed outside the casing; and a sealing member; the casing is provided with a first through hole, the insertion portion is provided with a second through hole, the second through hole includes an inlet which is in communication with the first through hole and an outlet which is in communication with the receiving cavity, and the sealing member is connected to the casing and seals the first through hole.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A secondary battery comprising:
a casing, which comprises a receiving cavity and an opening which is in communication with the receiving cavity;
an electrode assembly housed in the casing;
a first top cover plate, which covers the opening and is connected with the casing, the first top cover plate comprising an insertion portion extending into the casing and an exposed portion disposed outside the casing; and
a sealing member, wherein

the casing is provided with a first through hole, the insertion portion is provided with a second through hole, the second through hole comprises an inlet which is in communication with the first through hole and an outlet which is in communication with the receiving cavity, and the sealing member is connected to the casing and seals the first through hole.

2. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a concave portion is provided on a surface of the insertion portion facing the electrode assembly, the concave portion is in communication with the receiving cavity, and the second through hole is in communication with the concave portion through the outlet.

3. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the second through hole comprises a first hole segment and a second hole segment, an axis of the first hole segment intersects with an axis of the second hole segment, the inlet is provided at the first hole segment, the outlet is provided at the second hole segment, the first hole segment is in communication with the first through hole, and the second hole segment is in communication with the receiving cavity.

4. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the insertion portion abuts against the electrode assembly.

5. The secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein the insertion portion comprises two bosses spaced apart from each other, one of the two bosses is disposed corresponding to the first through hole, the insertion portion abuts against the electrode assembly though the two bosses, a gap between the two bosses forms the concave portion, and the second through hole is provided on the boss.

6. The secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein the casing, the first top cover plate, and the sealing member are all made of plastic.

7. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the opening comprised in the casing is two and two openings are oppositely disposed along an axial direction of the casing, the secondary battery further comprises a second top cover plate, the first top cover plate and the second top cover plate respectively closes the two openings, an overflow hole is provided on the second top cover plate, the secondary battery further comprises an explosion-proof membrane for closing the overflow hole, and the first through hole, the second through hole, and the overflow hole are all located on the same side of an axis of the casing.

8. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode assembly is formed by winding a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate around a winding axis, and an end surface of the electrode assembly is disposed corresponding to the opening.

9. The secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the secondary battery further comprises an electrode terminal provided on the first top cover plate, the electrode assembly comprises a tab that extends into the concave portion and is connected with the electrode terminal, the first top cover plate further comprises a protective member connected with the insertion portion, and the protective member is disposed between the tab and an aperture of the second through hole to protect the tab.

10. A battery module, wherein comprising two or more secondary batteries according to claim 1 , the two or more secondary batteries being arranged side by side in the same direction.

11. The secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the second through hole comprises a first hole segment and a second hole segment, an axis of the first hole segment intersects with an axis of the second hole segment, the inlet is provided at the first hole segment, the outlet is provided at the second hole segment, the first hole segment is in communication with the first through hole, and the second hole segment is in communication with the receiving cavity.

12. The secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the insertion portion abuts against the electrode assembly.

13. The secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the insertion portion abuts against the electrode assembly.

14. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the casing, the first top cover plate, and the sealing member are all made of plastic.

15. The secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the number of the opening comprised in the casing is two and two openings are oppositely disposed along an axial direction of the casing, the secondary battery further comprises a second top cover plate, the first top cover plate and the second top cover plate respectively closes the two openings, an overflow hole is provided on the second top cover plate, the secondary battery further comprises an explosion-proof membrane for closing the overflow hole, and the first through hole, the second through hole, and the overflow hole are all located on the same side of an axis of the casing.

16. The secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the number of the opening comprised in the casing is two and two openings are oppositely disposed along an axial direction of the casing, the secondary battery further comprises a second top cover plate, the first top cover plate and the second top cover plate respectively closes the two openings, an overflow hole is provided on the second top cover plate, the secondary battery further comprises an explosion-proof membrane for closing the overflow hole, and the first through hole, the second through hole, and the overflow hole are all located on the same side of an axis of the casing.

17. The secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein the number of the opening comprised in the casing is two and two openings are oppositely disposed along an axial direction of the casing, the secondary battery further comprises a second top cover plate, the first top cover plate and the second top cover plate respectively closes the two openings, an overflow hole is provided on the second top cover plate, the secondary battery further comprises an explosion-proof membrane for closing the overflow hole, and the first through hole, the second through hole, and the overflow hole are all located on the same side of an axis of the casing.

18. The secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein the number of the opening comprised in the casing is two and two openings are oppositely disposed along an axial direction of the casing, the secondary battery further comprises a second top cover plate, the first top cover plate and the second top cover plate respectively closes the two openings, an overflow hole is provided on the second top cover plate, the secondary battery further comprises an explosion-proof membrane for closing the overflow hole, and the first through hole, the second through hole, and the overflow hole are all located on the same side of an axis of the casing.

19. The secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the secondary battery further comprises an electrode terminal provided on the first top cover plate, the electrode assembly comprises a

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhou Yong
• Guo Zhijun
• Zhang Jie
• Wang Peng

Classifications

• H01M50/627 Primary

  Filling ports · CPC title

• H01M50/54

  Connection of several leads or tabs of plate-like electrode stacks, e.g. electrode pole straps or bridges · CPC title

• H01M50/209

  adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/216 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/183

  Sealing members · CPC title

• H01M50/15

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