Battery module, battery pack, and device using secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12334591-B2
Application number	US-202217735511-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2022
Priority date	Apr 3, 2020
Publication date	Jun 17, 2025
Grant date	Jun 17, 2025

Abstract

This application discloses a battery module, a battery pack, and a device using a secondary battery. The battery module includes: a battery cell assembly, including at least two battery cells arranged along a third direction, where each of the battery cells includes electrode terminals; and a first busbar, including a main portion and two connecting portions, where an extension direction of the first busbar tilts against the third direction at a preset angle, the two connecting portions are connected to the electrode terminals of the two battery cells in an identical battery cell assembly respectively, the main portion is connected between the two connecting portions, a deformation inducing portion is disposed on the main portion, and the deformation inducing portion is configured to reduce at least a force required for deforming the main portion along a first direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery module, comprising:
a battery cell assembly, comprising at least two battery cells arranged along a third direction, wherein each of the battery cells comprises electrode terminals; and
a first busbar, comprising a main portion and two connecting portions, wherein an extension direction of the first busbar tilts against the third direction at a preset angle, the two connecting portions are connected to the electrode terminals of the two battery cells in an identical cell assembly respectively, the main portion is connected between the two connecting portions, a deformation inducing portion is disposed on the main portion, and the deformation inducing portion is configured to reduce at least a force required for deforming the main portion along a first direction, and the first direction is parallel to a lateral surface of the battery cell and perpendicular to the third direction, wherein the lateral surface is a surface on which the electrode terminals are disposed;
wherein the deformation inducing portion comprises a gap, and the gap runs through along a thickness direction of the main portion, the gap comprises two transverse grooves, and the two transverse grooves extend along a width direction of the first busbar and are spaced apart along a length direction of the first busbar;
wherein the gap further comprises a longitudinal groove, the longitudinal groove extends along the length direction of the first busbar, and the longitudinal groove communicate with the two transverse grooves.

2. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein two ends of the longitudinal groove communicate with the two transverse grooves respectively.

3. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal groove comprises two longitudinal grooves, the two longitudinal grooves are spaced apart along the length direction of the first busbar, and one end of each longitudinal groove communicates with a corresponding transverse groove.

4. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the deformation inducing portion comprises a recess, and the recess is disposed at a widthwise side of the main portion and is configured to reduce a width of the main portion.

5. The battery module according to claim 4 , wherein the recess is disposed at both widthwise sides of the main portion.

6. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the deformation inducing portion comprises a bend portion, and the bend portion protrudes against the connecting portion along a thickness direction of the first busbar.

7. The battery module according to claim 6 , wherein the bend portion protrudes against the connecting portion away from the battery cell.

8. The battery module according to claim 6 , wherein the bend portion is located at a lengthwise middle position of the main portion;
the deformation inducing portion further comprises a gap, and the gap is disposed symmetrically along a length direction of the first busbar with respect to the bend portion; and/or the deformation inducing portion further comprises a recess, and at least a part of the recess is disposed at a side of the bend portion along a width direction of the first busbar, and is configured to reduce a width of the first busbar.

9. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cell further comprises a first explosion-proof valve, and first explosion-proof valves of the two battery cells connected to the first busbar are located at two widthwise sides of the first busbar respectively.

10. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cell further comprises a first explosion-proof valve, and the first busbar at least partly overlays the first explosion-proof valve of the battery cell connected to the first busbar.

11. The battery module according to claim 1 , further comprising a second busbar and a plurality of battery cell assemblies arranged along the first direction, two adjacent battery cell assemblies are electrically connected by the second busbar, and the second busbar extends along the first direction.

12. A battery pack, comprising:
a box assembly; and
the battery module according to claim 1 , disposed in the box assembly.

13. The battery pack according to claim 12 , wherein the box assembly comprises a box and a beam, and the beam is disposed inside the box and partitions the box into a plurality of accommodation cavities; and
at least one battery module is disposed in each accommodation cavity, the electrode terminals of each battery cell in each battery module are disposed toward the beam, and a preset interval exists between the battery cell and a sidewall of the beam to form an exhaust duct.

14. A device using a secondary battery, comprising:
the battery module according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Hong Kong Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Yongguang
• Chen Xingdi
• Wang Peng
• Tang Yu
• Ji Jinqing
• Sun Zhanyu

Classifications

• H01M2220/20

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

• H01M50/249

  specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains (constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64) · CPC title

• H01M50/543

  Terminals · CPC title

• H01M50/30

  Arrangements for facilitating escape of gases · CPC title

• H01M50/581

  in response to temperature · CPC title