Cylindrical secondary cell lid comprising multiple recessed contact portions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12512540-B2
Application number	US-202318321482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2023
Priority date	Aug 31, 2022
Publication date	Dec 30, 2025
Grant date	Dec 30, 2025

Abstract

This disclosure presents a cylindrical secondary cell lid (1) for a cylindrical secondary cell (10), the cylindrical secondary cell lid (1) comprising a number of recessed contact portions (2) to be arranged in direct electrical contact with an electrode roll (20) arranged inside the cylindrical secondary cell (10), the area of the recessed contact portions (2) being 50 to 80 percent of the total area of the cylindrical secondary cell lid (1).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) for a cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ) containing an electrode roll ( 20 ) positioned therein, the cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) comprising a number of recessed contact portions ( 2 ) configured to be arranged in direct electrical contact with the electrode roll ( 20 ) and welded to the electrode roll ( 20 ), an area of the recessed contact portions ( 2 ) being 50 to 80 percent of a total area of the cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ), the number of recessed contact portions ( 2 ) consisting of three to four recessed contact portions ( 2 ) each being positioned and aligned relative to one another at a single radial position other than a center of the cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ), an area other than that of the recessed contact portions ( 2 ) being spaced apart from and configured to not be in direct electrical contact with the electrode roll ( 20 ).

2 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 1 , wherein the area of each of the two to six recessed contact portions ( 2 ) is 5 to 15 percent of the total area of the cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ).

3 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 1 , wherein the area of each of the two to six recessed contact portions ( 2 ) is 7 to 11 percent of the total area of the cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ).

4 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 2 , wherein the two to six recessed contact portions ( 2 ) are six recessed contact portions ( 2 ).

5 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 1 , wherein the area of each of the two to six recessed contact portions ( 2 ) is 10 to 30 percent of the total area of the cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ).

6 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 1 , wherein the area of each of the two to six recessed contact portions ( 2 ) is 15 to 20 percent of the total area of the cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ).

7 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 5 , wherein the two to six recessed contact portions ( 2 ) are three recessed contact portions ( 2 ).

8 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 1 , wherein the lid has an outer region (la), an inner region ( 1 c ), and an intermediate region ( 1 b ), the intermediate region ( 1 b ) containing the two to six recessed contact portions ( 2 ).

9 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 8 , wherein the outer region (la) is configured to be attached to a cylindrical enclosure ( 11 ) of the cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ).

10 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 8 , wherein the inner region ( 1 c ) is recessed in relation to the intermediate region ( 1 b ).

11 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 8 , wherein the inner region ( 1 c ) comprises a fill opening ( 3 ).

12 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 1 , further comprising a groove or notch ( 4 ) configured to provide an opening in the cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) if a pressure to which the lid ( 1 ) is subjected reaches a threshold value.

13 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 12 , wherein the groove or notch ( 4 ) is provided in an intermediate region ( 1 b ).

14 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 1 , wherein an outer region (la), an intermediate region ( 1 b ) and an inner region ( 1 c ) do not overlap.

15 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 1 , further comprising a flange ( 6 ) to be arranged in direct physical contact with a cylindrical enclosure ( 11 ) of the cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ), wherein an extension (Z 2 ) of the recessed contact portions ( 2 ) in a longitudinal direction (Z) of the cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ) essentially equals an extension (Z 6 ) of the flange ( 6 ) in the longitudinal direction (Z) of the cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ).

16 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 15 , wherein the recessed contact portions ( 2 ) and the flange ( 6 ) extend in the same axial direction.

17 . The cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of claim 16 , wherein the extension (Z 2 ) of the recessed contact portions ( 2 ) in the longitudinal direction (Z) of the cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ) exceeds the extension (Z 6 ) of the flange ( 6 ) in the longitudinal direction (Z) of the cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ).

18 . A cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ) comprising an end ( 10 b ) comprising a number of recessed contact portions ( 2 ) arranged in direct electrical contact with an electrode roll ( 20 ) positioned inside the cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ) and welded to the electrode roll ( 20 ), an area of the recessed contact portions ( 2 ) being 50 to 80 percent of a total area of a cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) of the cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ), the number of recessed contact portions ( 2 ) consisting of three to four recessed contact portions ( 2 ) each being positioned and aligned relative to one another at a single radial position other than a center of the cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ), an area other than that of the recessed contact portions ( 2 ) being spaced apart from and not in direct electrical contact with the electrode roll ( 20 ).

19 . The cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ) of claim 18 , wherein the two to six recessed contact portions ( 2 ) are evenly spaced at the single radial position around a circumference of the cylindrical secondary cell end ( 10 b ).

20 . A cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ) comprising:
a cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ); and an electrode roll ( 20 ) positioned within the cylindrical secondary cell ( 10 ), wherein:
the cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ) comprises of a number of recessed contact portions ( 2 ) and a number of non-recessed contact portions,
the number of recessed contact portions are arranged in direct physical contact with the electrode roll ( 20 ), an area of the recessed contact portions ( 2 ) being 50 to 80 percent of a total area of the cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ),
the number of recessed contact portions ( 2 ) consisting of three to four recessed contact portions ( 2 ) each being positioned and aligned relative to one another at a single radial position other than a center of the cylindrical secondary cell lid ( 1 ), and
the number of non-recessed contact portions define an area other than that of the recessed contact portions, wherein the entire area of each non-recessed contact portions is spaced apart from and configured to not be in direct physical contact with the electrode roll ( 20 ).

Assignees

• Northvolt Ab

Inventors

• Shatani Kenya
• Shaughnessy Michael

Classifications

• H01M50/538

  Connection of several leads or tabs of wound or folded electrode stacks · CPC title

• H01M50/107 Primary

  having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic (H01M50/103, H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/536

  characterised by the method of fixing the leads to the electrodes, e.g. by welding · CPC title

• H01M50/169

  by welding, brazing or soldering · CPC title

• H01M50/627

  Filling ports · CPC title