End cover assembly, secondary battery, battery module, appratus, liquid-injection method and device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12100867-B2
Application number	US-202318234496-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2023
Priority date	May 19, 2020
Publication date	Sep 24, 2024
Grant date	Sep 24, 2024

Abstract

The present application provides an end cover assembly, a secondary battery, a battery module, a device, a liquid-injection method and a device thereof. The end cover assembly for the secondary battery includes: an end cover, provided with a through hole for injecting electrolyte, and including a connecting portion; a sealing assembly, configured to seal the through hole; a locking-fixing member, configured to be movable relative to the connecting portion in a radial direction of the through hole, so as to realize switching between a locked state and an unlocked state of the locking-fixing member and the connecting portion. In the locked state, the locking-fixing member presses against the sealing assembly to restrict the end cover to be separated from the sealing assembly; in the unlocked state, the end cover and the sealing assembly are separable to allow electrolyte to be injected from the through hole.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An end cover assembly for a secondary battery, comprising
an end cover, provided with a through hole for injecting electrolyte therethrough and comprising a connecting portion;
a sealing assembly, configured to seal the through hole;
a locking-fixing member, configured to be movable relative to the connecting portion in a radial direction of the through hole, so as to realize switching between a locked state and an unlocked state of the locking-fixing member and the connecting portion, wherein in the locked state, the locking-fixing member presses against the sealing assembly to restrict the end cover from being separated from the sealing assembly; in the unlocked state, the end cover and the sealing assembly are separable to allow the electrolyte to be injected from the through hole;
wherein the locking-fixing member is snap-fitted with the connecting portion, so that the locking-fixing member and the connecting portion are in the locked state;
wherein the sealing assembly comprises a position-limiting member and a sealing member, the sealing member seals the through hole, and the sealing member is arranged between the position-limiting member and the end cover;
the position-limiting member comprises a pressing-against portion and a position-limiting portion, the pressing-against portion is connected to the position-limiting portion and covers at least a part of the sealing member, and the locking-fixing member presses against the position-limiting portion to restrict the end cover from being separated from the sealing assembly;
wherein the end cover further comprises a body portion, and the connecting portion is a boss protruding from a surface of the body portion; wherein the through hole is located outside the connecting portion and penetrates the body portion in its own axial direction; each of the position-limiting member and the sealing member has an annular structure and is sleeved and connected to the connecting portion.

2. The end cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the locking-fixing member comprises an opening and an accommodating space communicating with each other, and the connecting portion is configured to enter the accommodating space through the opening, or the connecting portion is configured to be separated from the accommodating space through the opening.

3. The end cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is provided with a snapping slot, and at least part of the locking-fixing member is located in the snapping slot to restrict the locking-fixing member from moving in an axial direction of the through hole;
wherein the snapping slot comprises a position-limiting wall configured to resist against the locking-fixing member in the axial direction.

4. The end cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the end cover comprises a concave slot, the through hole is communicated with the concave slot, and at least part of the sealing member is accommodated in the concave slot.

5. A liquid-injection method for a secondary battery, comprising
providing an end cover that comprises a through hole and a connecting portion, injecting electrolyte through the through hole;
providing a sealing assembly;
mounting the sealing assembly to the end cover;
providing a locking-fixing member, and moving the locking-fixing member toward a direction close to the connecting portion in a radial direction of the through hole, so that the locking-fixing member locks the connecting portion to restrict the end cover from being separated from the sealing assembly;
wherein the locking-fixing member is snap-fitted with the connecting portion, so that the locking-fixing member and the connecting portion are in the locked state;
wherein the sealing assembly comprises a position-limiting member and a sealing member, the sealing member seals the through hole, and the sealing member is arranged between the position-limiting member and the end cover;
the position-limiting member comprises a pressing-against portion and a position-limiting portion, the pressing-against portion is connected to the position-limiting portion and covers at least a part of the sealing member, and the locking-fixing member presses against the position-limiting portion to restrict the end cover from being separated from the sealing assembly;
wherein the end cover further comprises a body portion, and the connecting portion is a boss protruding from a surface of the body portion; wherein the through hole is located outside the connecting portion and penetrates the body portion in its own axial direction; each of the position-limiting member and the sealing member has an annular structure and is sleeved and connected to the connecting portion.

6. The liquid-injection method according to claim 5 , further comprising moving the locking-fixing member toward a direction away from the connecting portion in the radial direction of the through hole, so as to unlock the locking-fixing member and the connecting portion, and separate the locking-fixing member from the end cover,
wherein after the moving the locking-fixing member in the direction away from the connecting portion in the radial direction of the through hole, the method further comprising removing the sealing assembly from the end cover.

7. A liquid-injection device applying a liquid-injection method for a secondary battery, comprising
providing an end cover that comprises a through hole and a connecting portion, injecting electrolyte through the through hole;
providing a sealing assembly;
mounting the sealing assembly to the end cover;
providing a locking-fixing member, and moving the locking-fixing member toward a direction close to the connecting portion in a radial direction of the through hole, so that the locking-fixing member locks the connecting portion to restrict the end cover from being separated from the sealing assembly;
wherein the locking-fixing member is snap-fitted with the connecting portion, so that the locking-fixing member and the connecting portion are in the locked state;
wherein the sealing assembly comprises a position-limiting member and a sealing member, the sealing member seals the through hole, and the sealing member is arranged between the position-limiting member and the end cover;
the position-limiting member comprises a pressing-against portion and a position-limiting portion, the pressing-against portion is connected to the position-limiting portion and covers at least a part of the sealing member, and the locking-fixing member presses against the position-limiting portion to restrict the end cover from being separated from the sealing assembly;
wherein the end cover further comprises a body portion, and the connecting portion is a boss protruding from a surface of the body portion; wherein the through hole is located outside the connecting portion and penetrates the body portion in its own axial direction; each of the position-limiting member and the sealing member has an annular structure and is sleeved and connected to the connecting portion,
the liquid-injection device comprising a liquid injection component, configured to inject the electrolyte into the through hole; and
a dismounting-and-mounting component of the locking-fixing member, configured to move the locking-fixing member toward a direction close to the connecting portion in the radial direction of the through hole in the unlocked state, so that the locking-fixing member locks the connecting portion to restrict the end cover from being separated from the sealing assembly; or configured to move the locking-fixing member toward a direction away from the connecting portion in the radial direction of the through hole, so that the locking-fixing member and the connecting portion are unlocked,
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Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cai Qichang
• Xing Chengyou
• Zhong Libin
• Chen Wenwei
• Li Quankun
• Wang Peng

Classifications

• H01M50/636

  Closing or sealing filling ports, e.g. using lids · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/15

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

• H01M50/60

  Arrangements or processes for filling or topping-up with liquids; Arrangements or processes for draining liquids from casings · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title