Box body applied to battery, battery assembly, electric apparatus, and method and device for preparing battery assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11894583-B2
Application number	US-202218054314-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2022
Priority date	Oct 19, 2020
Publication date	Feb 6, 2024
Grant date	Feb 6, 2024

Abstract

A box body includes a carrying plate configured to carry a battery and a one-way gravity valve disposed at the carrying plate. The one-way gravity valve is configured to be closed in response to a gravity of liquid in the box body being less than a threshold, and to be open in response to the gravity of the liquid in the box body reaching the threshold.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A box body comprising:
a carrying plate;
a one-way gravity valve disposed at the carrying plate, wherein:
the one-way gravity valve is configured:
to be closed in response to a gravity of liquid in the box body being less than a threshold, and
to be open in response to the gravity of the liquid in the box body reaching the threshold; and

the one-way gravity valve comprises:
a liquid discharge member provided with a through hole and configured to discharge the liquid through the through hole in response to the gravity of the liquid in the box body reaching the threshold; and

a bottom plate arranged below and connected to the carrying plate;
wherein:
the carrying plate is configured to carry a battery comprising a battery cell, the battery cell comprising:
a housing body;
an electrode assembly disposed in the housing body; and
an end cover assembly comprising:
an end cover plate connected to the housing body to form a housing of the battery cell; and
an electrode terminal coupled to the electrode assembly;

the carrying plate is configured to be between a bottom of the housing body of the battery cell and the bottom plate; and
a water storage chamber communicating with the through hole is formed between the carrying plate and the bottom plate.

2. The box body according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a wall connected to the carrying plate to form an accommodating chamber for accommodating the battery, the wall being a side wall of the box body approximately perpendicular to the carrying plate, the wall being provided with a liquid discharge hole configured to discharge a portion of the liquid that is above the liquid discharge hole in response to a height of a liquid surface of the liquid in the box body in a direction of gravity being greater than or equal to a height of the liquid discharge hole.

3. The box body according to claim 2 , wherein the wall comprises a first sub-wall and a second sub-wall, a hollow chamber is formed between the first sub-wall and the second sub-wall, the first sub-wall is an inner wall of the box body, the second sub-wall is an outer wall of the box body, and the first sub-wall is provided with the liquid discharge hole.

4. The box body according to claim 3 ,
wherein the wall further comprises a vent hole communicating with inside and outside of the box body;
the box body further comprising:
a condensing part configured to block the vent hole.

5. The box body according to claim 4 , wherein the condensing part is provided at an inner surface of the box body.

6. The box body according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a thermal management component configured to adjust a temperature of the battery and intersecting the wall;
wherein:
a first portion of the condensing part extends along the thermal management component and is attached to the thermal management component; and
a second portion of the condensing part extends along the wall and blocks the vent hole.

7. The box body according to claim 4 , wherein the condensing part comprises a cover structure, and the cover structure blocks the vent hole.

8. The box body according to claim 7 , wherein the cover structure is attached to a region of wall that surrounds the vent hole, and is provided with an opening.

9. The box body according to claim 8 , wherein the opening is provided in a direction of the cover structure that is opposite the direction of gravity.

10. The box body according to claim 8 , wherein the opening is configured to collect fluid leaked from a pipe joint of a fire prevention system in a case of fluid leakage at the joint.

11. The box body according to claim 7 , wherein a projection of the cover structure on the wall has a U shape, a V shape, or a rectangular shape.

12. The box body according to claim 7 , wherein the condensing part further comprises a flow channel configured to guide a condensate on the cover structure to the one-way gravity valve.

13. The box body according to claim 12 , wherein portions of the condensing part on two sides of the flow channel are attached to the wall.

14. The box body according to claim 12 , wherein the cover structure is provided with an opening corresponding to the flow channel and configured to guide the condensate on the cover structure to the flow channel.

15. A battery assembly comprising the box body according to claim 1 and the battery accommodated in the box body.

16. An electric apparatus comprising the battery assembly according to claim 15 , wherein the battery is configured to supply electrical energy.

17. A method for installing a battery in the box body of claim 1 , comprising:
installing the battery on the carrying plate; and
disposing the one-way gravity valve on the carrying plate.

18. A device for installing a battery in the box body of claim 1 , comprising:
a first apparatus configured to install the battery on the carrying plate; and
a second apparatus configured to dispose the one-way gravity valve on the carrying plate.

19. The box body according to claim 1 , wherein the one-way gravity valve further comprises:
a movable assembly installed at the liquid discharge member and configured to move relative to the through hole to:
seal the through hole in response to the gravity of the liquid in the box body being less than the threshold, and
open the through hole in response to the gravity of the liquid in the box body reaching the threshold.

Assignees

• Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Tech Ltd

Inventors

• Liang Chengdu
• Hong Jiarong
• Huang Xiaoteng
• Wang Wenli
• Yang Haiqi
• Hu Langchao
• Xu Chenyi

Classifications

• H01M50/691 Primary

  Arrangements or processes for draining liquids from casings; Cleaning battery or cell casings · CPC title

• H01M10/0404

  Machines for assembling batteries · CPC title

• H01M10/613

  Cooling or keeping cold · CPC title

• H01M10/625

  Vehicles · CPC title

• H01M50/24

  adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from corrosion (thermal insulation H01M10/658) · CPC title