Secondary battery, battery pack and device using battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11114716-B1
Application number	US-202017136786-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 29, 2020
Priority date	May 14, 2020
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A secondary battery, a battery pack and a device using the battery are provided, wherein the end cover assembly includes: an end cover with a through hole for injection of electrolyte and an accommodating part, the accommodating part is arranged on a side far away from a shell of the end cover and is arranged along a circumferential direction of the through hole; a sealing element; and a cover body for covering at least part of the sealing element, the cover body is rotatable and includes a limiting part; when the cover body rotates to a first position, the limiting part is located inside the accommodating part to limit separation of the cover body from the end cover; when the cover body rotates to a second position, the limiting part and the accommodating part are misplaced to realize separation of the cover body from the end cover.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A secondary battery, comprising a shell and an end cover assembly, wherein the end cover assembly covers an opening of the shell to form a housing assembly of the secondary battery, wherein the end cover assembly comprises: an end cover, provided with a through hole for injection of electrolyte and an accommodating part, wherein the accommodating part is arranged on a side, far away from the shell, of the end cover and is arranged along a circumferential direction of the through hole; a sealing element, sealing the through hole; and a cover body, covering at least part of the sealing element, wherein the cover body is rotatable and comprises a limiting part, wherein when the cover body rotates to a first position, the limiting part is located inside the accommodating part to limit separation of the cover body from the end cover, and wherein when the cover body rotates to a second position, the limiting part and the accommodating part are misplaced along the circumferential direction of the through hole, to realize separation of the cover body from the end cover.

2. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover body further comprises a main body part which covers at least part of the sealing element, and
wherein the limiting part is connected to the main body part and extends along a radial direction of the through hole.

3. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 2 , wherein there are a plurality of limiting parts, and the plurality of limiting parts are arranged at intervals along a circumferential direction of the main body part.

4. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the end cover further comprises a guiding part communicated with the accommodating part, and the limiting part is configured to enter the accommodating part via the guiding part, or be detachable from the end cover via the guiding part.

5. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the accommodating part comprises a first limiting wall, a second limiting wall arranged opposite to the first limiting wall, and a side wall which connects the first limiting wall and the second limiting wall.

6. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 5 , wherein when the cover body rotates to the first position, the first limiting wall abuts against the limiting part to limit separation of the cover body from the end cover.

7. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 5 , wherein at least one of the limiting part, the first limiting wall, and the second limiting wall is provided with an inclined surface, and the inclined surface is configured to guide the limiting part to enter the accommodating part.

8. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the end cover comprises a main body of end cover and an installation part, and
wherein the installation part is arranged on a surface of the main body of end cover and is arranged to surround the through hole, and the accommodating part is arranged in the installation part or enclosed by the installation part and the main body of end cover.

9. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 8 , wherein a first groove is arranged on a surface, far away from the shell, of the main body of end cover, and the installation part is fixed in the first groove.

10. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the accommodating part is formed on an inner side of the installation part,
wherein the cover body comprises a main body part which covers at least part of the sealing element,
wherein the main body part is arranged in an opening which is formed in the installation part and surrounds the through hole, and the opening is communicated with the accommodating part, and
wherein the limiting part is connected to an outer side of the main body part and extends along a radial direction of the through hole.

11. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the accommodating part is formed on the outer side of the installation part,
wherein the cover body comprises a main body part which covers at least part of the sealing element, and the main body part is sleeved outside the installation part, and
wherein the limiting part is connected to an inner side of the main body part and extends along a radial direction of the through hole.

12. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the end cover is provided with an opening which surrounds the through hole, and the opening is arranged on a side, far away from the shell, of the through hole,
wherein the accommodating part is formed on a side of the opening,
wherein the cover body comprises a main body part which covers at least part of the sealing element, and the main body part is arranged in the opening, and
wherein the limiting part is connected to the outer side of the main body part and extends along a radial direction of the through hole.

13. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a stopping part is arranged in the accommodating part to limit maximum rotation stroke of the limiting part.

14. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a limiting structure is arranged between the limiting part and the accommodating part, and the limiting structure is configured to limit misplacement and separation between the cover body and the accommodating part when the cover body is arranged in the first position.

15. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the limiting structure comprises:
a limiting opening, arranged on one of the limiting part and the accommodating part; and
a convex part, clamped with the limiting opening, and arranged on the other of the limiting part and the accommodating part.

16. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a rotation angle of the cover body from the first position to the second position is less than 180°.

17. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover body is in contact with the sealing element, and a friction coefficient of a contact surface between the sealing element and the cover body is less than a friction coefficient of a contact surface between the sealing element and the end cover.

18. The secondary battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in an axial direction of the through hole, a protruding part is arranged on a surface at which at least one of the cover body and the end cover is in contact with the sealing element, and the cover body abuts against the sealing element, such that the sealing element abuts against the protruding part.

19. A battery pack, comprising a plurality of secondary batteries as claimed in claim 1 .

20. A device using the battery, comprising the secondary battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the secondary battery is configured to provide electric energy.

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Xinxiang
• Wang Peng
• Chen Yuanbao
• Guo Zhijun
• Zheng Yulian
• Liang Chengdu
• Li Wei

Classifications

• H01M50/251

  specially adapted for stationary devices, e.g. power plant buffering or backup power supplies · CPC title

• H01M50/204

  Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells · CPC title

• H01M10/0525

  Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/147

  Lids or covers · CPC title

• H01M50/609

  Arrangements or processes for filling with liquid, e.g. electrolytes · CPC title