Lithium ion battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018090741-A1
Application number	US-201715818753-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 21, 2017
Priority date	May 25, 2015
Publication date	Mar 29, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a lithium ion battery comprising a base, a winding column, a shell, a cover cap, and a cell. The winding column is disposed on the base. The cell is winded onto an outer surface of the winding column. The shell is sleeved outside an outer surface of the cell, and two ends of the shell are respectively connected to the base and the cover cap to seal the cell. The lithium ion battery further comprises a secure structure body disposed between the winding column and the cell. The secure structure body comprises an elastic layer and a plurality of acicular members disposed in the elastic layer. The plurality of acicular members has a plurality of pointed ends, and the plurality of pointed ends points to the cell.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A lithium ion battery, comprising:
a base; a winding column disposed on the base; a cover cap; a cell winded onto an outer surface of the winding column; a secure structure body disposed between the winding column and the cell; and a shell sleeved outside an outer surface of the cell, wherein two ends of the shell are respectively connected to the base and the cover cap to seal the cell, the secure structure body comprises an elastic layer and a plurality of acicular members disposed in the elastic layer, the plurality of acicular members has a plurality of pointed ends, and the plurality of pointed ends points to the cell.

2 . The lithium ion battery of claim 1 , wherein when an internal expansion of the lithium ion battery reaches a predetermined expansion, or the lithium ion battery is pressed by an external force, the plurality of acicular members is exposed from the elastic layer to puncture the cell and cause a short circuit of the lithium ion battery.

3 . The lithium ion battery of claim 1 , wherein the secure structure body is disposed on at least a part of the outer surface of the winding column.

4 . The lithium ion battery of claim 1 , wherein a number of the secure structure body is one, and the secure structure body is winded onto the whole outer surface of the winding column.

5 . The lithium ion battery of claim 1 , wherein the secure structure body comprises a plurality of secure structure bodies spaced from each other on at least a part of the outer surface of the winding column.

6 . The lithium ion battery of claim 1 , wherein the secure structure body comprises a plurality of secure structure bodies disposed side by side and contacting each other on at least a part of the outer surface of the winding column.

7 . The lithium ion battery of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the elastic layer is disposed between the plurality of acicular members and the cell.

8 . The lithium ion battery of claim 1 , wherein an accommodation space is defined in the elastic layer, and the plurality of acicular members are disposed in the accommodation space.

9 . The lithium ion battery of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of acicular members is fixed on the outer surface of the winding column.

10 . The lithium ion battery of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of acicular members is embedded in the elastic layer.

11 . The lithium ion battery of claim 1 , wherein the cell comprises a cathode plate, a separator, and an anode plate stacked with each other, the cathode plate comprises a cathode blank foil, the cathode blank foil electrically contacts the cover cap, and the cover cap is used as a cathode lug.

12 . The lithium ion battery of claim 11 , wherein the cathode blank foil extends out from one side of the cell along an axial direction of the winding column and contact the cover cap, and the cover cap is made of a conductive material.

13 . The lithium ion battery of claim 11 , wherein the cover cap comprises a head cover and a core column connected with the head cover, the head cover is connected to the shell and electrically contacts the cathode blank foil, and one end of the core column is connected to the winding column.

14 . The lithium ion battery of claim 1 , wherein the winding column is a hollow structure and comprises a cylinder wall, and an opening is defined on the cylinder wall to fix the cell.

15 . The lithium ion battery of claim 14 , wherein the cell comprises a cathode plate, a separator, and an anode plate stacked with each other, the anode plate comprises an anode blank foil, the anode blank foil extends out of one side of the cell along a radial direction of the winding column, and the anode blank foil is fixed on the winding column through the opening.

16 . The lithium ion battery of claim 15 , wherein the anode blank foil is put inside the winding column through the opening, and a snap-fit device is disposed at the opening to fasten the anode blank foil in the winding column.

17 . The lithium ion battery of claim 1 , wherein a pumping hole is defined at the center of the base, the winding column is a hollow structure having two open ends, and one of the two open ends of the winding column is connected to the base corresponding to the pumping hole and communicating with the pumping hole.

18 . The lithium ion battery of claim 1 , wherein the base and the winding column are made of a conductive material and are used as an anode lug.

Assignees

• Jiangsu Huadong Inst Of Li Ion Battery Co Ltd
• Univ Tsinghua

Inventors

• He xiang-ming
• Yang Yong
• Li Jian-Jun
• Wang Li
• Zhang hong-sheng
• Shang yu-ming
• Li Guo-Hua

Classifications

• H01M2/345 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01M2/12

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01M10/0525 Primary

  Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries · CPC title

• H01M2200/20

  Pressure-sensitive devices · CPC title

• H01M10/0587

  of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators · CPC title