Battery cover plate assembly, single cell battery, battery module, power battery pack, and electric car

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11456512-B2
Application number	US-201816626829-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2018
Priority date	Jun 28, 2017
Publication date	Sep 27, 2022
Grant date	Sep 27, 2022

Abstract

A battery cover plate assembly includes a cover plate, an electrode terminal, a current interrupt structure, and an arc extinguishing portion. The electrode terminal is disposed on the cover plate and includes an electrode inner terminal and an electrode outer terminal. The electrode inner terminal and the electrode outer terminal are electrically connected through the current interrupt structure. The current interrupt structure is capable of disrupting the electrical connection between the electrode inner terminal and the electrode outer terminal under the action of a gas pressure. The arc extinguishing portion is configured to reduce an electric arc generated when the current interrupt structure disrupts the electrical connection between the electrode inner terminal and the electrode outer terminal. When the electrical connection between the electrode inner terminal and the electrode outer terminal is disrupted, an arcing effect is generated due to high voltages at positive and negative electrodes of the battery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery cover plate assembly, comprising a cover plate, an electrode terminal, a current interrupt structure, and an arc extinguishing portion formed as an arc extinguishing coating applied to a surface of the current interrupt structure, wherein:
the electrode terminal is disposed on the cover plate and comprises an electrode inner terminal and an electrode outer terminal;
the electrode inner terminal and the electrode outer terminal are electrically connected through the current interrupt structure;
the current interrupt structure is cut off under the action of a gas pressure to disrupt an electrical connection between the electrode inner terminal and the electrode outer terminal under an action of the gas pressure;
the arc extinguishing portion extinguishes an electric arc generated when the current interrupt structure disrupts the electrical connection between the electrode inner terminal and the electrode outer terminal;
the current interrupt structure comprises a conductive member electrically connected to an outer end surface of the electrode inner terminal, and a flipping member connected between the conductive member and the electrode outer terminal;
an outer peripheral edge of the flipping member is mounted on the cover plate in a sealed manner;
the flipping member and the conductive member disrupt the electrical connection under the action of the gas pressure; and
the arc extinguishing coating comprises a first coating applied to a first surface of the flipping member, and a second coating applied to a second surface of the conductive member, the first surface faces the conductive member and the second surface faces the flipping member.

2. The battery cover plate assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the arc extinguishing coating further comprises a third coating applied to a third surface of the flipping member, the third surface faces the electrode outer terminal.

3. The battery cover plate assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the flipping member is formed as a first sheet structure and comprises a first annular segment, an annular disk structure segment, and a second annular segment that are radially arranged in sequence from inside to outside, the conductive member is formed as a second sheet structure and comprises a circular structure segment, an annular notch segment, and a third annular segment that are radially arranged in sequence from inside to outside, the second annular segment is mounted on the cover plate in a sealed manner, the third annular segment is connected to the electrode inner terminal, so that the conductive member and the electrode inner terminal are electrically connected to each other, the circular structure segment is connected to the first annular segment, so that the conductive member and the flipping member are electrically connected to each other, the first coating is completely applied to the disk structure segment, the second coating is completely applied to the third annular segment, and the third coating is completely applied to the disk structure segment.

4. The battery cover plate assembly according to claim 3 , wherein a boss is formed on the circular structure segment, and the boss is electrically connected to an inner annular surface of the first annular segment through an annular welding spot.

5. The battery cover plate assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the arc extinguishing coating has a mean thickness of 0.01 mm to 0.03 mm.

6. The battery cover plate assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the arc extinguishing portion is high-voltage insulation silicone ester.

7. The battery cover plate assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the flipping member is further covered by a cover member, and the cover member is electrically connected to the flipping member to form the electrode outer terminal.

8. The battery cover plate assembly according to claim 7 , wherein an air vent is formed on the cover member, and a waterproof and breathable film is disposed on the cover member to plug the air vent.

9. The battery cover plate assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode inner terminal ( 301 ) is formed by a pole extending along an internal-external direction.

10. A battery, comprising a case, and a battery cell accommodated in the case, wherein the single battery further comprises the battery cover plate assembly according to claim 1 , and the battery cover plate assembly encapsulates the case.

11. A power battery pack, comprising a pack body and one or more battery modules disposed inside the pack body, wherein the battery module comprises one or more batteries, wherein the battery is the battery according to claim 10 .

Assignees

• Byd Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Xinyue
• Jiang Luxia
• Hu Shichao
• Lu Peng
• Cheng Han
• Yang Keli

Classifications

• H01M50/342 Primary

  Non-re-sealable arrangements · CPC title

• H01M50/574

  Devices or arrangements for the interruption of current · CPC title

• H01M50/543

  Terminals · CPC title

• H01M50/204 Primary

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

• H01M50/147

  Lids or covers · CPC title