Lower plastic member and power battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023032002-A1
Application number	US-202217962554-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 10, 2022
Priority date	Dec 10, 2020
Publication date	Feb 2, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided are a lower plastic member and a power battery. The lower plastic member includes a body protruding towards a jelly roll of the power battery to form a protruding portion. The protruding portion has at least one ventilation channel defined thereon. A gas in the power battery flows outside through the ventilation channel. The body has a liquid injection hole and a flow guide shroud provided thereon. The flow guide shroud is arranged at an opening on a side of the liquid injection hole facing towards the jelly roll. The flow guide shroud includes a shielding plate and a plurality of connection posts. The shielding plate has an inclined surface facing towards the body and inclined towards a side away from the body in a radially outward direction of the shielding plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A lower plastic member for a power battery, the lower plastic member comprising:
a body protruding towards a jelly roll of the power battery to form a protruding portion, wherein the protruding portion has at least one ventilation channel defined thereon, wherein gas in the power battery flows outside through the at least one ventilation channel, wherein the body has a liquid injection hole and a flow guide shroud provided thereon, the flow guide shroud being arranged at an opening on a side of the liquid injection hole facing towards the jelly roll, wherein the flow guide shroud has a flow guide hole defined on and penetrating the flow guide shroud, wherein an electrolyte flows into an interior of the power battery through the liquid injection hole, an interior space of the flow guide shroud, and the flow guide hole; and wherein the flow guide shroud comprises a shielding plate opposite to and spaced apart from the liquid injection hole, and a plurality of connection posts connected between the body and the shielding plate and arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the shielding plate, wherein the flow guide hole is defined between any two adjacent connection posts, and wherein the shielding plate has an inclined surface facing towards the body and inclined towards a side away from the body in a radially outward direction of the shielding plate.

2 . The lower plastic member for the power battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein an opening of the at least one ventilation channel is defined on an end surface of a free end of the protruding portion; or wherein the opening of the at least one ventilation channel is defined on a side wall surface of the protruding portion.

3 . The lower plastic member for the power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one ventilation channel comprises a plurality of ventilation channels arranged at intervals in an array.

4 . The lower plastic member for the power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding portion has a groove defined thereon, and wherein the at least one ventilation channel is in communication with the interior of the power battery through the groove.

5 . The lower plastic member for the power battery according to claim 4 , wherein the groove is open to the jelly roll of the power battery.

6 . The lower plastic member for the power battery according to claim 5 , wherein the groove penetrates two opposite side surfaces of the protruding portion.

7 . The lower plastic member for the power battery according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one ventilation channel comprises at least one first through hole penetrating a bottom wall of the groove, and wherein the gas in the power battery flow outside through the groove and the first through hole.

8 . The lower plastic member for the power battery according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one ventilation channel further comprises a second through hole having an end located on an outer side wall surface of the groove and another end located on an inner side wall surface of the groove.

9 . The lower plastic member for the power battery according to claim 7 , wherein a plurality of first through holes in a shape of an oblong racetrack is provided, the plurality of first through holes being arranged at intervals in such a manner that one is surrounded by another in an order from small to large in size.

10 . The lower plastic member for the power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the body has an accommodation groove defined on a side thereof away from the protruding portion, the accommodation groove being configured to accommodate an explosion-proof valve, and wherein the at least one ventilation channel has one end in communication with the accommodation groove and another end in communication with the interior of the power battery.

11 . The lower plastic member for the power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the body has a plurality of flow guide channels arranged thereon in an array and spaced apart from each other.

12 . The lower plastic member for the power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the body has a plurality of bosses arranged on a side surface thereof facing towards the jelly roll and spaced apart from each other.

13 . The lower plastic member for the power battery according to claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of bosses is in an elongated shape, and wherein the boss is located at and extends along an edge of the body.

14 . A power battery, comprising a lower plastic member, the lower plastic member comprising:
a body protruding towards a jelly roll of the power battery to form a protruding portion, wherein the protruding portion has at least one ventilation channel defined thereon, wherein gas in the power battery flows outside through the at least one ventilation channel, wherein the body has a liquid injection hole and a flow guide shroud provided thereon, the flow guide shroud being arranged at an opening on a side of the liquid injection hole facing towards the jelly roll, wherein the flow guide shroud has a flow guide hole defined on and penetrating the flow guide shroud, wherein an electrolyte flows into an interior of the power battery through the liquid injection hole, an interior space of the flow guide shroud, and the flow guide hole; and wherein the flow guide shroud comprises a shielding plate opposite to and spaced apart from the liquid injection hole, and a plurality of connection posts connected between the body and the shielding plate and arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the shielding plate, wherein the flow guide hole is defined between any two adjacent connection posts, and wherein the shielding plate has an inclined surface facing towards the body and inclined towards a side away from the body in a radially outward direction of the shielding plate.

15 . The power battery according to claim 14 ,
wherein an opening of the at least one ventilation channel is defined on an end surface of a free end of the protruding portion; or wherein the opening of the at least one ventilation channel is defined on a side wall surface of the protruding portion.

16 . The power battery according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one ventilation channel comprises a plurality of ventilation channels arranged at intervals in an array.

17 . The power battery according to claim 14 , wherein the protruding portion has a groove defined thereon, and wherein the at least one ventilation channel is in communication with the interior of the power battery through the groove.

18 . The power battery according to claim 17 , wherein the groove is open to the jelly roll of the power battery.

19 . The power battery according to claim 18 , wherein the groove penetrates two opposite side surfaces of the protruding portion.

20 . The power battery according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one ventilation channel comprises at least one first through hole penetrating a bottom wall of the groove, and wherein the gas in the power battery flow outside through the groove and the first through hole.

Assignees

• Shenzhen Hairun New Energy Tech Co Ltd
• Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tang Yang
• Zhang Wancai
• Zhang Nan
• Xu Weidong

Classifications

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/325

  comprising deformable valve members, e.g. elastic or flexible valve members · CPC title

• H01M50/627 Primary

  Filling ports · CPC title

• H01M50/593

  Spacers; Insulating plates · CPC title

• H01M50/586

  inside the batteries, e.g. incorrect connections of electrodes · CPC title