Battery Cell and Battery Module Comprising Same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024266652-A1
Application number	US-202318580932-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 20, 2023
Priority date	Feb 14, 2022
Publication date	Aug 8, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A battery cell including a case and an electrode assembly. The case having an accommodation portion in which the electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof. An electrode tab of the electrode assembly is electrically connected to an electrode lead that protrudes out of the case through the sealing portion. A lead film is located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in at least one of an upper portion or a lower portion of the electrode lead. The lead film has a dented portion recessed in an outer direction of the case and that is open toward the inside of the case. The sealing portion has an indented sealing portion that does not overlap with at least a part of the gas discharge portion on a plane.

First claim

1 . A battery cell, comprising:
a battery case having an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof; an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab included in the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery case through the sealing portion; and a lead film located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in at least one of an upper portion or a lower portion of the electrode lead, wherein the lead film has a dented portion recessed in an outer direction of the battery case, the dented portion is open toward the inside of the battery case, the sealing portion located on a gas discharge portion of the dented portion has an indented sealing portion recessed inward at an outer side of the battery case, and the indented sealing portion does not overlap with at least a part of the gas discharge portion on a plane.

2 . The battery cell according to claim 1 ,
wherein the gas discharge portion of the dented portion is exposed to the outside of the battery case.

3 . The battery cell according to claim 1 ,
wherein the indented sealing portion is provided in plurality, and the plurality of indented sealing portions are spaced apart from each other.

4 . The battery cell according to claim 1 ,
wherein the dented portion includes a first dented portion and a second dented portion, the first dented portion extends along a protruding direction of the electrode lead, and the second dented portion extends along a longitudinal direction of the sealing portion.

5 . The battery cell according to claim 4 ,
wherein one end of the first dented portion is open toward the inside of the battery case, and the other end of the first dented portion communicates with the second dented portion.

6 . The battery cell according to claim 4 ,
wherein the indented sealing portion is located on the second dented portion.

7 . The battery cell according to claim 6 ,
wherein the indented sealing portion extends along the longitudinal direction of the second dented portion.

8 . The battery cell according to claim 7 ,
wherein a length of the indented sealing portion is equal to or greater than a length of the second dented portion.

9 . The battery cell according to claim 6 ,
wherein a width of the indented sealing portion is equal to or greater than a width of the second dented portion.

10 . The battery cell according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lead film has gas permeability of 20 Barrer to 60 Barrer at 60° C.

11 . The battery cell according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lead film has a moisture penetration amount of 0.02 g to 0.2 g for 10 years at 25° C., 50% RH.

12 . The battery cell according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lead film includes a polyolefin-based material.

13 . The battery cell according to claim 1 ,
wherein a ventilation layer is inserted into the dented portion, and the ventilation layer includes a material with higher air permeability than an air permeability of the lead film.

14 . The battery cell according to claim 13 ,
wherein the ventilation layer has a thickness of 50 μm to 150 μm.

15 . The battery cell according to claim 13 ,
wherein the ventilation layer has gas permeability of 1.6 e 5 Barrer to 1.6 e 7 Barrer.

16 . The battery cell according to claim 13 ,
wherein the ventilation layer includes a polyolefin-based resin, a fluorine-based resin, a natural material, a glass fiber, a ceramic fiber, a metal fiber, or a combination thereof.

17 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an inner layer configured to cover at least one inner surfaces of the dented portion of the lead film.

18 . The battery cell according to claim 17 ,
wherein a material of the inner layer has a higher melting point than a material of the lead film and does not react with an electrolyte.

19 . The battery cell according to claim 18 ,
wherein the inner layer includes at least one material among polyolefin-based, fluorine-based, or porous ceramic-based materials.

20 . (canceled)

21 . (canceled)

22 . A battery module, comprising the battery cell according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Lg Energy Solution Ltd

Inventors

• Kang Min-Hyeong
• Kim Sang-Hun
• Song Dae-Woong
• Yu Hyung-Kyun
• Lim Hun-Hee
• Hwang Soo-Ji

Classifications

• H01M50/184

  characterised by their shape or structure · CPC title

• H01M50/3425

  in the form of rupturable membranes or weakened parts, e.g. pierced with the aid of a sharp member · CPC title

• H01M50/121

  Organic material · CPC title

• H01M50/131

  characterised by physical properties, e.g. gas permeability, size or heat resistance · CPC title

• H01M50/186

  characterised by the disposition of the sealing members · CPC title