Secondary battery and method of manufacturing the secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020144584-A1
Application number	US-201916666749-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 29, 2019
Priority date	Nov 7, 2018
Publication date	May 7, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a manufacturing method of the secondary battery, and the secondary battery includes a case; an electrode assembly, accommodated in the case and including a main body and a tab connected to the main body; a cap plate, coupled to the case; an electrode terminal, located on an outer side of the cap plate and provided with a through hole; and a current collecting member, including an extending portion and a connecting portion connected to the extending portion, wherein the connecting portion is located on an inner side of the cap plate and is directly connected to the tab, and the extending portion is adapted to extend toward the electrode terminal and protrude into the through hole, and is connected to the electrode terminal. The configuration of the secondary battery of the present disclosure is conducive to improving an energy density.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A secondary battery, comprising:
a case; an electrode assembly, accommodated in the case and comprising a main body and a tab connected to the main body; a cap plate, coupled to the case; an electrode terminal, located on an outer side of the cap plate and provided with a through hole; and a current collecting member, comprising an extending portion and a connecting portion connected to the extending portion, wherein the connecting portion is located on an inner side of the cap plate and is directly connected to the tab, and the extending portion is adapted to extend toward the electrode terminal and protrude into the through hole, and is connected to the electrode terminal.

2 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the extending portion comprises a projection and a recess, wherein the projection is connected to the connecting portion, and the recess is formed on a side of the projection facing away from the electrode terminal by forming the projection.

3 . The secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the projection comprises a base portion and a side portion, wherein the side portion is connected to the connecting portion and is adapted to extend toward the electrode terminal, and the base portion is connected to one end of the side portion away from the connecting portion, and is adapted to protrude into the through hole and is connected to the electrode terminal.

4 . The secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the side portion is formed in a cylindrical shape and is connected to the base portion in a sealed manner, and the base portion is directly connected to the electrode terminal.

5 . The secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the base portion is welded to the electrode terminal, by which an annular welding seam is formed to connect the base portion and the electrode terminal in a sealed manner.

6 . The secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein the base portion is welded to the electrode terminal, by which an annular welding seam is formed to connect the base portion and the electrode terminal in a sealed manner.

7 . The secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the base portion comprises a base body and an annular flange connected between the side portion and the base body, wherein the base body is adapted to protrude into the through hole, and is directly connected to the electrode terminal with the annular flange abutting against the electrode terminal.

8 . The secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein the base portion comprises a base body and an annular flange connected between the side portion and the base body, wherein the base body is adapted to protrude into the through hole, and is directly connected to the electrode terminal with the annular flange abutting against the electrode terminal.

9 . The secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein the base portion comprises a base body and an annular flange connected between the side portion and the base body, wherein the base body is adapted to protrude into the through hole, and is directly connected to the electrode terminal with the annular flange abutting against the electrode terminal.

10 . The secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the projection comprises a base portion and a side portion, wherein the side portion is connected to the connecting portion and is adapted to extend toward the electrode terminal, and the base portion is connected to one end of the side portion away from the connecting portion; and
the extending portion further comprises a connecting member, wherein the base portion is provided with a perforation hole, the connecting member is adapted to pass through the perforation hole and connect to the base portion, and is further adapted to protrude into the through hole and is directly connected to the electrode terminal.

11 . The secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the connecting member comprises a support portion and a column body connected to the support portion, wherein the support portion is received in the recess of the extending portion and is adapted to extend beyond an inner wall of the perforation hole in a radial direction of the perforation hole, and the column body is adapted to pass through the perforation hole and protrude into the through hole, and is directly connected to the electrode terminal.

12 . The secondary battery according to claim 11 , wherein the base portion is in direct contact with the electrode terminal, and in direct contact with the support portion.

13 . The secondary battery according to claim 11 , wherein the column body is welded to the electrode terminal, by which an annular welding seam is formed to connect the column body and the electrode terminal in a sealed manner.

14 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is formed as a sheet-like member, and is connected to the tab by ultrasonic welding; and the extending portion is connected to the electrode terminal by laser welding.

15 . The secondary battery according to claim 14 , wherein the tab comprises a weld portion and a bent portion, wherein the bent portion is connected between the main body of the electrode assembly and the weld portion, and is bent downward with respect to the weld portion; and
the secondary battery comprises two groups of electrode assemblies, wherein each weld portion of the two groups of electrode assemblies is welded to the connecting portion of the current collecting member by ultrasonic welding, and the weld portion of either one of the two groups of electrode assemblies is adapted to extend toward the weld portion of the other group of the electrode assembly.

16 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein,
the electrode terminal comprises a second metal layer and a first metal layer stacked on the second metal layer, and the through hole is formed as a stepped hole comprising a first hole and a second hole, wherein the first hole has an aperture larger than that of the second hole, the first hole is disposed in the first metal layer, and the second hole is disposed in the second metal layer; and the extending portion and the second metal layer are made of the same material, the first metal layer and the second metal layer are made of different materials, and the extending portion is adapted to protrude into the second hole and is connected to the second metal layer.

17 . The secondary battery according to claim 16 , wherein the through hole comprises a stepped surface, and a top surface of the extending portion is flush with the stepped surface.

18 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode terminal comprises a first metal layer and a second metal layer, wherein the first metal layer is provided with a groove on an upper surface, and the second metal layer is disposed in the groove and connected to the first metal layer; and the first metal layer and the second metal layer are made of different materials, and the extending portion is connected to the second metal layer and has the same material as the second metal layer.

19 . The secondary battery according to claim 16 , wherein the first metal layer is made of aluminum, the second metal layer is made of copper, and the extending portion is made of copper.

20 . A method of manufacturing a secondary battery, comprising the steps of:
providing an electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly comprises a main body and a tab connected to the mai

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zeng Yuqun
• Zhao Fenggang
• Zhou Yong
• Guo Zhijun
• Wang Peng

Classifications

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M2/30 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01M2/06

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01M2/26

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01M50/536 Primary

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