Battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12308465-B2
Application number	US-202217903036-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2022
Priority date	Jun 20, 2022
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

A battery includes a battery casing and an explosion-proof valve. The battery casing includes a first casing member and a second casing member, and the first casing member and the second casing member are welded to form a welded connection region between the first casing member and the second casing member. The welded connection region includes a first region, a second region, and a corner region, and two ends of the corner region are respectively connected to the first region and the second region. The explosion-proof valve is disposed at a corner position of a surface of the first casing member and adjacent to the welded connection region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery, comprising:
a battery casing, including a first casing member and a second casing member, the first casing member and the second casing member are welded to form a welded connection region between the first casing member and the second casing member, the welded connection region comprises a first region, a second region, and a corner region, and two ends of the corner region are respectively connected to the first region and the second region; and
an explosion-proof valve, disposed at a corner position of a surface of the first casing member and adjacent to the welded connection region, wherein a maximum vertical distance between a side of the explosion-proof valve facing the welded connection region and the first region is a, a maximum vertical distance between the side of the explosion-proof valve facing the welded connection region and the second region is b, and a minimum vertical distance between the side of the explosion-proof valve facing the welded connection region and the corner region is c,
wherein 0.8≤a/b≤1.2, a<c, and b<c.

2. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a≤20 mm.

3. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein c≤35 mm.

4. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the corner region extends in a curve direction.

5. The battery according to claim 4 , wherein the first region and the second region extend respectively in a first straight line direction and a second straight line direction, and the first straight line direction is perpendicular to the second straight line direction.

6. The battery according to claim 5 , wherein a=b.

7. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the explosion-proof valve comprises a first straight line segment, a second straight line segment, and a middle segment, two ends of the middle segment are respectively connected to the first straight line segment and the second straight line segment, an included angle between the first straight line segment and the second straight line segment is f, wherein 45°≤f≤135°, and at least one of the first straight line segment, the second straight line segment, and the middle segment is able to be broken through,
wherein a maximum vertical distance between the first straight line segment and the first region is a, a maximum vertical distance between the second straight line segment and the second region is b, and a minimum vertical distance between the middle segment and the corner region is c.

8. The battery according to claim 7 , wherein the middle segment comprises a curve segment.

9. The battery according to claim 8 , wherein the first straight line segment is connected to the curve segment, and/or the second straight line segment is connected to the curve segment.

10. The battery according to claim 9 , wherein the middle segment is a circular arc segment.

11. The battery according to claim 9 , wherein the middle segment comprises a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment, two ends of the third segment of the middle segment are respectively connected to the first segment of the middle segment and the second segment of the middle segment, and the first segment of the middle segment and the second segment of the middle segment are respectively connected to the first straight line segment and the second straight line segment,
wherein both the first segment of the middle segment and the second segment of the middle segment are circular arc segments, and the third segment of the middle segment is a straight line segment.

12. The battery according to claim 7 , wherein the battery casing comprises two opposite first surfaces and four second surfaces surrounding the first surfaces, an area of each first surface is greater than an area of each second surface, and the explosion-proof valve is disposed in a corner region of one of the first surfaces of the first casing member,
wherein the first straight line segment and the second straight line segment are respectively parallel to adjacent two of the second surfaces.

13. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery casing comprises two opposite first surfaces and four second surfaces surrounding the first surfaces, an area of each first surface is greater than an area of each second surface, and the explosion-proof valve is disposed in a corner region of one of the first surfaces of the first casing member.

14. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the explosion-proof valve comprises a fragile portion, such that when an internal pressure of the battery casing reaches a predetermined value, the fragile portion is able to be broken through,
wherein a maximum vertical distance between a side of the fragile portion facing the welded connection region and the first region is a, a maximum vertical distance between the side of the fragile portion facing the welded connection region and the second region is b, and a minimum vertical distance between the side of the fragile portion facing the welded connection region and the corner region is c.

15. The battery according to claim 14 , wherein the explosion-proof valve is provided with a notch, such that the explosion-proof valve forms the fragile portion.

16. The battery according to claim 15 , wherein a width of the notch ranges from 0.1 mm to 1 mm.

17. The battery according to claim 15 , wherein a thickness of the battery casing is d, and a depth of the notch is e, wherein 0.04 mm≤d-e≤1 mm.

18. The battery according to claim 15 , wherein the notch has a gradually expanding structure, and a width of the notch gradually increases from a bottom end of the notch to a top end of the notch.

19. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the explosion-proof valve and at least a portion of the battery casing are an integrally-formed structure.

20. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a number of the explosion-proof valve is at least two, and the at least two explosion-proof valves are located on a same surface of the battery casing.

21. The battery according to claim 20 , wherein the at least two explosion-proof valves are center-symmetrical about an intersection of a first diagonal direction and a second diagonal direction of the battery casing.

22. The battery according to claim 1 , further comprising a pole assembly and a cell, wherein the cell is disposed in the battery casing, the pole assembly is disposed in the battery casing, and the pole assembly is connected to the cell,
wherein the pole assembly is spaced apart from the explosion-proof valve, and the pole assembly and the explosion-proof valve are disposed in a width direction of the battery casing.

23. The battery according to claim 22 , wherein the battery casing is provided with a liquid injection hole, the liquid injection hole is spaced apart from the pole assembly, and the pole assembly is located between the explosion-proof valve and the liquid injection hole.

24. The battery according to claim 22 , wherein the battery casing is provided with a recess, the pole assembly is located in the recess, or the pole assembly and the recess are respectively located on two opposite surfaces of the battery casing, and the recess is configured to accommodate a pole assembly of another battery.

25. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first casing member and the second casing member form a flange structure, and the flange structure comprises the welded connection region.

Assignees

• Calb Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhao Hao
• Xu Jiuling
• Zhang Yongjie
• Zhang Lulu

Classifications

• H01M50/102

  characterised by their shape or physical structure · CPC title

• H01M50/169

  by welding, brazing or soldering · CPC title

• H01M2200/20

  Pressure-sensitive devices · CPC title

• H01M50/155

  characterised by the material · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title