Top cover assembly for power battery and power battery having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018159095-A1
Application number	US-201715657625-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 24, 2017
Priority date	Dec 2, 2016
Publication date	Jun 7, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a top cover structure for power battery, including a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly, a top cover plate electrically connected with the first electrode assembly, and a deformable plate attached to the top cover plate; the second electrode assembly includes a second electrode terminal, a second connecting block, a second insulating piece in which a via-hole and an gas-guide hole are defined, an upper sealing piece arranged between the second insulating piece and the second connecting block and including a sealing area for deforming space and a sealing area for electrode terminal, and a lower sealing piece arranged between the second insulating piece and the top cover plate and enclosing the via-hole for deformable plate. The sealing area for deforming space encloses the via-hole and the gas-guide hole, the sealing area for electrode terminal enclose the second electrode terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A top cover assembly for power battery, comprising a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly, a top cover plate and a deformable plate, wherein
the first electrode assembly is electrically connected with the top cover plate, the deformable plate is attached to the top cover plate, the second electrode assembly comprises a second electrode terminal, a second connecting block, a second insulating piece, an upper sealing piece and a lower sealing piece, a through-hole and a gas-guide hole are defined in the second insulating piece, the second electrode terminal penetrates through the top cover plate and the second insulating piece, and is insulated from the top cover plate, the second connecting block is located over the top cover plate and extends until the second connecting block faces the deformable plate, the second connecting block is electrically connected with the second electrode terminal, the second insulating piece is located between the second connecting block and the top cover plate, the through-hole faces the deformable plate, the upper sealing piece is arranged between the second insulating piece and the second connecting block and comprises a sealing area for deforming space and a sealing area for electrode terminal, both the through-hole and the gas-guide hole are enclosed by the sealing area for deforming space, the second electrode terminal is enclosed by the sealing area for electrode terminal, the lower sealing piece is arranged between the second insulating piece and the top cover plate and encloses the through-hole, the gas-guide hole is located outside the lower sealing piece, and the deformable plate is configured to deform to electrically connect with the second connecting block when an internal pressure of the power battery exceeds a reference pressure.

2 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the deformable plate is enclosed by the lower sealing piece.

3 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the second insulating piece is provided with a side wall, and the second connecting block is enclosed by the side wall.

4 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the upper sealing piece is structured as a rectangular frame, and the sealing area for deforming space is separated from the sealing area for electrode terminal by a common edge thereof.

5 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the second insulating piece is provided with an upper clamping slot, and the upper sealing piece is clamped into the upper clamping slot.

6 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 5 , wherein position limiting areas are provided within the upper clamping slot, position limiting blocks are provided on the upper sealing piece, and the position limiting blocks are clamped into the position limiting areas in one-to-one correspondence.

7 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 6 , wherein both the sealing area for deforming space and the sealing area for electrode terminal are provided with the position limiting area.

8 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 7 , wherein a plurality of position limiting blocks are provided, at least two of the position limiting blocks are different from each other in orientation, size or shape.

9 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 1 , wherein a lower surface of the second insulating piece is provided with a lower clamping slot, and the lower sealing piece is clamped into the lower clamping slot.

10 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 1 , wherein two gas-guide holes are provided, and the two gas-guide holes are symmetrically arranged.

11 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 1 , wherein a lower surface of the second insulating piece is provided with a lower gas-guide slot, and the lower gas-guide slot extends from the gas-guide hole to an edge of the second insulating piece along a length direction of the top cover plate.

12 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 11 , wherein the lower gas-guide slot comprises a meandering structure.

13 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 12 , wherein the lower gas-guide slot comprises three corners.

14 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the second insulating piece is provided with an upper gas-guide slot, and the upper gas-guide slot extends from the through-hole to the gas-guide hole.

15 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 14 , wherein the upper gas-guide has a cross section decreasing in a direction from the through-hole to the gas-guide hole.

16 . The top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 15 , wherein the upper gas-guide slot is structured in a ladder shape which is gradually elevated in a direction from the through-hole to the gas-guide hole.

17 . A power battery, comprising the top cover assembly for power battery according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xing Chengyou
• Guo Jian

Classifications

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