Battery and battery apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12418073-B2
Application number	US-202217834949-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2022
Priority date	Apr 7, 2022
Publication date	Sep 16, 2025
Grant date	Sep 16, 2025

Abstract

A battery and a battery apparatus are provided. The battery includes a cover plate, an explosion-proof valve arranged on the cover plate, and a protective patch arranged on an outer side of the cover plate. A sealed chamber is formed between the explosion-proof valve and the protective patch, and a notch penetrating through the protective patch is arranged on the protective patch in a thickness direction to form at least one cantilever portion. When a predetermined pressure is applied, the sealed chamber communicates with an outside through the cantilever portion that is opened. The cantilever portion has an area of a mm 2 . The protective patch has a thickness of b mm, where 0.5 mm≤a/b≤20 mm and 0.01 mm≤b≤1.2 mm, and the protective patch has a wetting tension of c, where 20 N/m≤c≤70 N/m.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery, comprising:
a cover plate, wherein an explosion-proof hole is arranged on the cover plate;
an explosion-proof valve, wherein the explosion-proof valve is arranged on the cover plate to shield the explosion-proof hole; and
a protective patch, wherein the protective patch is located on an outer side of the cover plate and shields the explosion-proof hole, a chamber is formed between the explosion-proof valve and the protective patch, and a notch penetrating through the protective patch is arranged on the protective patch in a thickness direction to form at least one cantilever portion, the notch is convertible between a closed state under normal conditions and an opened state when a predetermined pressure is applied, when the notch is in the closed state, the chamber is a sealed chamber, and when the predetermined pressure is applied, the cantilever portion formed by the notch is in the opened state, and the chamber is an unsealed chamber and communicates with an outside through the cantilever portion that is opened,
wherein the cantilever portion comprises a first end point and a second end point, at least a portion of the notch continues from the first end point to the second end point, the at least a portion of the notch is not in a straight line, the cantilever portion has an area of a mm 2 , the area of the cantilever portion is the area jointly enclosed by a connecting line between the first end point and the second end point and the notch between the first end point and the second end point, the protective patch has a thickness of b mm, where 0.5 mm≤a/b≤20 mm and 0.01 mm≤b≤1.2 mm, the protective patch has a wetting tension of c, where 20 N/m≤c≤70 N/m, and a wetting tension test method applied to the protective patch is: GB/T 14216-1993.

2. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the protective patch is configured to be connected to an evacuation device, such that when a vacuum degree of a space where the protective patch is located is g, an opening area of the notch is f, where 1×10 −2 Pa≤g≤4.5×10 −2 Pa and 0.8 mm 2 ≤f≤2 mm 2 .

3. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the protective patch is configured to be connected to an evacuation device, such that when a vacuum degree of a space where the protective patch is located is g, an open angle of the at least one cantilever portion is h, where 1×10 −2 Pa≤g≤4.5×10 −2 Pa and 5°≤h≤50°.

4. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the notch is located in a center of the protective patch, and the notch comprises a first notch segment and a second notch segment,
wherein the first notch segment intersects with the second notch segment to form the at least one cantilever portion, and/or a middle portion of the first notch segment intersects with a middle portion of the second notch segment to form a plurality of the cantilever portions.

5. The battery according to claim 4 , wherein the first notch segment is perpendicular to the second notch segment, and/or a length of the first notch segment and a length of the second notch segment are consistent.

6. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein an identification portion is arranged on the protective patch, the protective patch and the cover plate are connected to each other through an adhesive portion, and at least a portion of the adhesive portion is the identification portion,
wherein the protective patch is a transparent member, and a color of the adhesive portion is not consistent with a color of the protective patch, such that the adhesive portion is revealed through the protective patch.

7. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of an area enclosed by a circumferential edge of the protective patch to an area enclosed by a circumferential edge of the cover plate is d, where 0.05≤d≤0.2.

8. The battery according to claim 7 , wherein the area enclosed by the circumferential edge of the protective patch is e, where 800 mm 2 ≤e≤950 mm 2 .

9. The battery according to claim 7 , wherein the battery has a capacity ranging from 50 Ah to 280 Ah, or the battery has an energy density ranging from 120 wh/kg to 300 wh/kg.

10. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a liquid injection hole is arranged on the cover plate, and a minimum distance between the liquid injection hole and the protective patch is not less than 5 mm.

11. The battery according to claim 10 , wherein a distance between the liquid injection hole and the protective patch is 10 mm to 25 mm.

12. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a reinforcement ring is arranged on the cover plate, the reinforcement ring is arranged on an outer surface of the cover plate and surrounds the explosion-proof hole, the protective patch is arranged on a surface of the reinforcement ring facing away from the cover plate, and a hole wall of the explosion-proof hole, the explosion-proof valve, and the protective patch together enclose the chamber.

13. The battery according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an insulating top cover, wherein the insulating top cover is arranged on an outer surface of the cover plate, and a through hole opposite to the explosion-proof hole is arranged on the insulating top cover,
wherein an upper surface of the insulating top cover is flush with an upper surface of the protective patch.

14. The battery according to claim 13 , wherein a reinforcement ring is arranged on the cover plate, the reinforcement ring is arranged on the outer surface of the cover plate and surrounds the explosion-proof hole, and the reinforcement ring is located in the through hole.

15. The battery according to claim 14 , wherein a gap is provided between the reinforcement ring and a hole wall of the through hole.

16. The battery according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an insulating top cover, wherein the insulating top cover is arranged on an outer surface of the cover plate, and a through hole opposite to the explosion-proof hole is arranged on the insulating top cover,
wherein the protective patch covers a portion of the insulating top cover.

17. The battery according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a shell, wherein the cover plate and the shell are connected to each other;
a cell, wherein the cell is arranged in the cover plate and the shell, and the cell comprises a cell body, a first tab, and a second tab,
a first terminal component, wherein the first terminal component is arranged on the cover plate and is connected to the first tab; and
a second terminal component, wherein the second terminal component is arranged on the cover plate and is connected to the second tab;
wherein the explosion-proof hole is located between the first terminal component and the second terminal component.

18. A battery apparatus, comprising the battery according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Calb Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Jiuling
• Bi Jiyu
• Zhang Lulu

Classifications

• H01M2200/20

  Pressure-sensitive devices · CPC title

• H01M10/052

  Li-accumulators · CPC title

• H01M50/609

  Arrangements or processes for filling with liquid, e.g. electrolytes · CPC title

• H01M50/547

  characterised by the disposition of the terminals on the cells · CPC title

• H01M50/186

  characterised by the disposition of the sealing members · CPC title