Battery cell, manufacturing method and manufacturing system thereof, battery, and powered device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12548837-B2
Application number	US-202318155037-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2023
Priority date	Jul 21, 2021
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

Examples of the present application relate to a battery cell, a manufacturing method and a manufacturing system thereof, a battery, and a powered device. The battery cell includes: a shell, where the shell has a wall portion; an electrode assembly accommodated in the shell; and a pressure relief mechanism. The pressure relief mechanism is provided on the wall portion, the pressure relief mechanism includes a weak portion, a body portion, and a connecting portion. The weak portion is configured to be damaged when pressure inside the shell reaches a threshold so as to relieve the pressure. The body portion is located in a region defined by the weak portion. The connecting portion is located on an outer side of the weak portion and configured to connect the wall portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A battery cell, comprising:
a shell, wherein the shell has, a wall portion; an electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly is accommodated in the shell; and a pressure relief mechanism, wherein the pressure relief mechanism is provided on the wall portion, the pressure relief mechanism comprises a weak portion, a body portion, and a connecting portion, wherein the weak portion encircles the body portion and is configured to be damaged when pressure inside the shell reaches a threshold so as to relieve the pressure, the body portion is located in a region defined by the weak portion and has an outer surface away from the electrode assembly along a thickness direction of the pressure relief mechanism, the outer surface of the body portion extends flatly across the entire region in a first direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the pressure relief mechanism, and the connecting portion is located on an outer side of the weak portion and configured to connect the wall portion; and, wherein the body portion protrudes relative to the connecting portion in a direction away from the electrode assembly, and a first concave portion is formed in the pressure relief mechanism at a position corresponding to the body portion on a side facing the electrode assembly, the connecting portion has a first outer surface and a first inner surface along the thickness direction of the pressure relief mechanism, and the first inner surface faces the electrode assembly, the first concave portion has a bottom wall and is recessed in a direction from the first inner surface of the connecting portion to the bottom wall away from the electrode assembly, the bottom wall of the first concave portion extends flatly across the entire region defined by the weak portion in the first direction, wherein the weak portion is formed by providing a groove on the pressure relief mechanism, wherein projections of the groove and the first concave portion in the first direction at least partially overlap.

2 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the body portion and a thickness of the connecting portion are both greater than a thickness of the weak portion.

3 . The battery cell according to claim 2 , wherein the thickness of the connecting portion is B1, and the thickness of the weak portion is W1, wherein 0.1≤W1/B1≤0.5.

4 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion has a first outer surface and a first inner surface along the thickness direction of the pressure relief mechanism, and the first inner surface faces the electrode assembly; and
the groove is recessed relative to the first inner surface in a direction away from the electrode assembly; and/or the groove is recessed relative to the first outer surface in a direction toward the electrode assembly.

5 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion has a first outer surface and a first inner surface along the thickness direction of the pressure relief mechanism, and the first inner surface faces the electrode assembly; and
the first concave portion is recessed relative to the first inner surface in a direction away from the electrode assembly, and at least a part of the body portion protrudes from the first outer surface.

6 . The battery cell according to claim 5 , wherein, in a thickness direction of the pressure relief mechanism, the thickness of the connecting portion is B1, and a height of the body portion is H, wherein H/B1≤2.

7 . The battery cell according to claim 5 , wherein the bottom wall does not extend beyond the first outer surface in a direction away from the electrode assembly.

8 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure relief mechanism further comprises a transition portion, the transition portion is provided around the connecting portion and configured to connect the wall portion and the connecting portion, and a thickness of the transition portion is greater than that of the connecting portion.

9 . The battery cell according to claim 8 , wherein the thickness of the connecting portion is B1, and the thickness of the transition portion is B2, wherein B1/B2≤⅔.

10 . The battery cell according to claim 8 , wherein,
the transition portion has a second outer surface and a second inner surface along the thickness direction of the pressure relief mechanism, and the second inner surface faces the electrode assembly; and the second outer surface protrudes from the first outer surface in a direction away from the electrode assembly; and/or the second inner surface protrudes from the first inner surface in a direction close to the electrode assembly.

11 . The battery cell according to claim 8 , wherein the body portion protrudes relative to the transition portion in a direction away from the electrode assembly.

12 . The battery cell according to claim 8 , wherein a minimum dimension of the connecting portion along the first direction is greater than 0.1 mm.

13 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cell further comprises a protective sheet, and the protective sheet is attached to an outer surface of the wall portion and covers the pressure relief mechanism.

14 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the shell comprises an end cap and a case, the case is provided with an opening, and the end cap is configured to cover the opening,
wherein the wall portion is the end cap.

15 . A battery, comprising: the battery cell according to claim 1 .

16 . A powered device, comprising the battery according to claim 15 , wherein the battery is configured to provide electric energy.

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Hong Kong Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Xinxiang
• Zheng Yulian

Classifications

• H01M50/15 Primary

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

• H01M50/103

  prismatic or rectangular (H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/24 Primary

  adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from corrosion (thermal insulation H01M10/658) · CPC title

• H01M50/557

  Plate-shaped terminals · CPC title

• H01M50/55

  on the same side of the cell · CPC title