Electrode member, electrode assembly and secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021119303-A1
Application number	US-202017137090-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 29, 2020
Priority date	Aug 2, 2018
Publication date	Apr 22, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electrode member, an electrode assembly and a secondary battery. The electrode member comprises an electrode body and a conductive structure that has a first portion having an active material and a second portion extending from the first portion. The second portion comprises a main portion and a transition portion, the transition portion provided between the main portion and the first portion, and a width of the transition portion larger than a width of the main portion. The conductive structure is welded with the second portion and extends along a direction away from the first portion. At least a part of a welding region formed by the second portion and the conductive structure is positioned at the transition portion, thereby avoiding the overcurrent area being significantly reduced by the main portion and ensuring that every position electric current passes through have a sufficient overcurrent area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electrode member, comprising an electrode body and a conductive structure;
the electrode body being a laminated structure and comprising an insulating substrate and a conducting layer provided on a surface of the insulating substrate; the conducting layer comprising a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, the first portion being coated with an active material, and the second portion being not coated with the active material; the second portion comprising a main portion and a transition portion, the transition portion being provided between the main portion and the first portion, and a width of the transition portion being larger than a width of the main portion; and the conductive structure being welded with the second portion and extending along a direction away from the first portion, and at least a part of a welding region formed by the second portion and the conductive structure being positioned at the transition portion.

2 . The electrode member according to claim 1 , wherein
the welding region comprises a first welding region and a second welding region, the first welding region is positioned at the main portion, the second welding region is positioned at the transition portion; and a width of the second welding region is larger than a width of the first welding region.

3 . The electrode member according to claim 2 , wherein both of two ends of the welding region in a width direction of the second portion extend to edges of the second portion.

4 . The electrode member according to claim 2 , wherein a dimension of the first welding region is smaller than 3 mm, and a height of the second welding region is 0.5 mm-2.5 mm.

5 . The electrode member according to claim 1 , wherein the second portion is a stepped structure, the main portion is provided to a small end of the stepped structure, and the transition portion is provided to a large end of the stepped structure.

6 . The electrode member according to claim 5 , wherein at least at one side of the second portion in a width direction of the second portion, the transition portion and the main portion is connected via a rounded corner.

7 . The electrode member according to claim 1 , wherein a gap is kept between the welding region and the first portion.

8 . The electrode member according to claim 7 , wherein the electrode member further comprises an insulating layer, the insulating layer is provided in the gap.

9 . The electrode member according to claim 1 , wherein
the conductive structure extends beyond the second portion at a side away from the first portion.

10 . An electrode assembly, comprising a first electrode member, a second electrode member and a separator which are stacked, the separator being provided between the first electrode member and the second electrode member;
the first electrode member comprising an electrode body and a conductive structure; the electrode body being a laminated structure and comprising an insulating substrate and a conducting layer provided on a surface of the insulating substrate; the conducting layer comprising a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, the first portion being coated with an active material, and the second portion being not coated with the active material; the second portion comprising a main portion and a transition portion, the transition portion being provided between the main portion and the first portion, and a width of the transition portion being larger than a width of the main portion; and the conductive structure being welded with the second portion and extending along a direction away from the first portion, and at least a part of a welding region formed by the second portion and the conductive structure being positioned at the transition portion.

11 . The electrode assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the electrode assembly is formed by laminating or winding the first electrode member, the second electrode member and separator.

12 . The electrode assembly according to claim 10 , wherein
the first electrode member is provided with a plurality of the second portions and a plurality of the conductive structures, each second portion is connected with the conductive structure; the second portions and the conductive structures of the first electrode member are stacked and form a first electrode tab.

13 . The electrode assembly according to claim 10 , wherein
the welding region comprises a first welding region and a second welding region, the first welding region is positioned at the main portion, the second welding region is positioned at the transition portion; a width of the second welding region is larger than a width of the first welding region.

14 . The electrode assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the second portion is a stepped structure, the main portion is provided to a small end of the stepped structure, and the transition portion is provided to a large end of the stepped structure.

15 . The electrode assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the conductive structure extends beyond the second portion at a side away from the first portion.

16 . A secondary battery, comprising a case, a cap plate, a first electrode terminal, a second electrode terminal and an electrode assembly;
the cap plate covering the case; the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal being provided to the cap plate; the electrode assembly being provided in the case; the electrode assembly comprising a first electrode member, a second electrode member and a separator which are stacked, the separator being provided between the first electrode member and the second electrode member; the first electrode member being connected with the first electrode terminal, and the second electrode member being connected with the second electrode terminal; the first electrode member comprising an electrode body and a conductive structure;
the electrode body being a laminated structure and comprising an insulating substrate and a conducting layer provided on a surface of the insulating substrate;
the conducting layer comprising a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, the first portion being coated with an active material, and the second portion being not coated with the active material;
the second portion comprising a main portion and a transition portion, the transition portion being provided between the main portion and the first portion, and a width of the transition portion being larger than a width of the main portion; and
the conductive structure being welded with the second portion and extending along a direction away from the first portion, and at least a part of a welding region formed by the second portion and the conductive structure being positioned at the transition portion.

17 . The secondary battery according to claim 16 , wherein
the first electrode member is provided with a plurality of the second portions and a plurality of the conductive structures, each second portion is connected with the conductive structure; the second portions and the conductive structures of the first electrode member are stacked and form a first electrode tab; and the first electrode tab is connected with the first electrode terminal.

18 . The secondary battery according to claim 16 , wherein
the secondary battery further comprises a current collecting member, the current collecting member connects the conductive structure and the first electrode terminal.

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xue Qingrui
• Zhang Zige
• Jiang Miao
• Li Jing
• Li Wei
• Yang Xianwei

Classifications

• H01M10/058 Primary

  Construction or manufacture · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/553

  Terminals adapted for prismatic, pouch or rectangular cells · CPC title

• H01M50/55

  on the same side of the cell · CPC title

• H01M50/176

  for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/181 takes precedence) · CPC title