End cover assembly, energy-storage apparatus, and electricity-consumption device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025309421-A1
Application number	US-202519090335-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 25, 2025
Priority date	Mar 27, 2024
Publication date	Oct 2, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An end cover assembly, an energy-storage apparatus, and an electricity-consumption device are provided. The end cover assembly includes an end cover, an upper plastic member, and a terminal post. The end cover has a first surface. The terminal post includes a terminal-post body and a flange connected to one end of the terminal-post body. The end cover further defines a mounting hole. The protrusion portion protruding from the first surface surrounds the mounting hole and has an end surface. The upper plastic member includes an upper-plastic-member body and a lug. The lug protrudes from an edge of a step surface of the upper-plastic-member body away from a center of the upper plastic member. The upper-plastic-member body and the lug cooperatively define a terminal-post through-hole for the terminal post to pass through. A surface of the flange positioned facing towards the terminal-post body abuts against the step surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An end cover assembly, comprising:
an end cover, an upper plastic member, and a terminal post, wherein the end cover has a first surface and a second surface positioned facing away from the first surface in a thickness direction of the end cover assembly, and the terminal post comprises a terminal-post body and a flange connected to one end of the terminal-post body; wherein the end cover further defines a mounting hole, the mounting hole extends through the first surface and the second surface, a protrusion portion protrudes from the first surface, the protrusion portion surrounds the mounting hole, and the protrusion portion has an end surface; wherein the upper plastic member comprises an upper-plastic-member body and a lug, the upper-plastic-member body has a step surface and an abutting surface, the step surface is positioned facing away from the abutting surface in a height direction of the upper plastic member, the lug protrudes from an edge of the step surface away from a center of the upper plastic member, and the upper-plastic-member body and the lug cooperatively define a terminal-post through-hole; and wherein the terminal post passes through the terminal-post through-hole, a surface of the flange positioned facing towards the terminal-post body abuts against the step surface, the lug surrounds an outer periphery of the flange, the upper plastic member and the terminal post are accommodated in the mounting hole, the lug exceeds the first surface, and the abutting surface abuts against the end surface in the thickness direction of the end cover assembly.

2 . The end cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lug has an inner side surface and an inclined surface, the inclined surface is connected between the inner side surface and an outer peripheral surface of the lug, the inclined surface is inclined away from the inner side surface, and the inclined surface is positioned facing away from the upper-plastic-member body.

3 . The end cover assembly of claim 2 , wherein a flat surface is connected between the inner side surface and the inclined surface, and the flat surface has a width greater than or equal to 0.05 mm and less than or equal to 0.4 mm.

4 . The end cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lug comprises a sub-lug and an extension lug, the sub-lug protrudes from the edge of the step surface away from the center of the upper plastic member, the extension lug protrudes from an edge of the abutting surface away from the center of the upper plastic member, the extension lug is spaced apart from an outer peripheral surface of the upper-plastic-member body to define a clamping gap; and the protrusion portion extends into the clamping gap and is limited between the extension lug and the outer peripheral surface of the upper-plastic-member body.

5 . The end cover assembly of claim 4 , wherein a surface of the sub-lug positioned facing away from the upper-plastic-member body is coplanar with a surface of the extension lug positioned facing away from the upper-plastic-member body.

6 . The end cover assembly of claim 4 , wherein a gap is defined between an end surface of the extension lug positioned facing towards the first surface of the end cover and the first surface.

7 . The end cover assembly of claim 4 , further comprising a lower plastic member, wherein the lower plastic member comprises a lower-plastic-member body, the lower-plastic-member body has a third surface and a fourth surface, and the third surface is positioned facing away from the fourth surface in a thickness direction of the lower plastic member;
wherein the lower plastic member defines an avoidance recess and an assembly hole, the avoidance recess is recessed from the fourth surface towards the third surface, and the assembly hole extends through the third surface and a recess bottom-wall of the avoidance recess; and wherein the lower plastic member and the end cover are laminated, the third surface is positioned facing towards the second surface, the mounting hole is positioned facing towards the assembly hole, and the terminal-post body passes through the assembly hole.

8 . The end cover assembly of claim 7 , wherein the end cover defines a mounting recess, the mounting recess is recessed from the second surface towards the first surface; and the lower plastic member further comprises a protrusion, the avoidance recess is recessed from the fourth surface towards the third surface and protrudes from the third surface to form the protrusion, the protrusion is accommodated in the mounting recess, and a surface of the protrusion positioned facing towards the end cover abuts against a recess bottom-wall of the mounting recess.

9 . The end cover assembly of claim 6 , further comprising a lower plastic member, a sealing ring, and a pressing block, wherein the lower plastic member is laminated on the second surface, the terminal-post body passes through the lower plastic member, the sealing ring and the pressing block are sequentially sleeved at one end of the terminal-post body positioned facing away from the flange, the pressing block abuts against the lower plastic member, and the sealing ring is clamped between the pressing block and the end cover.

10 . The end cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein the terminal post further comprises a first metal portion and a second metal portion, the first metal portion covers the second metal portion at one side of the second metal portion positioned facing away from the flange, a connection interface is defined between the first metal portion and the second metal portion, and the connection interface is a curved surface.

11 . An end cover assembly, comprising:
an end cover, an upper plastic member, and a terminal post, wherein the end cover has a first surface and a second surface positioned facing away from the first surface in a thickness direction of the end cover assembly, and the terminal post comprises a terminal-post body and a flange connected at one end of the terminal-post body; wherein the end cover further defines a mounting hole, the mounting hole extends through the first surface and the second surface, a protrusion portion protrudes from the first surface, and the protrusion portion surrounds the mounting hole; wherein the protrusion portion comprises a first boss and a second boss, the first boss is connected to the first surface, the first boss has an end surface positioned facing away from the first surface, and the second boss protrudes from an edge of the end surface positioned facing away from an axis of the mounting hole; wherein the upper plastic member comprises an upper-plastic-member body and a lug, and the upper-plastic-member body and the lug cooperatively define a terminal-post through-hole; the upper-plastic-member body has a step surface and an abutting surface, the step surface is positioned facing away from the abutting surface in an axial direction of the terminal-post through-hole, the lug comprises a sub-lug and an extension lug, and the sub-lug protrudes from an edge of the step surface away from a center of the upper plastic member; wherein the extension lug is formed by bending and extending from one end of the sub-lug and further bending and extending in a direction parallel to the axial direction of the terminal-post through-hole, and the extension lug is spaced apart from each of the sub-lug and the upper-plastic-member body in a radial direction of the terminal-post through-hole; and wherein the terminal post passes through the terminal-post through-hole, a surface of the flange positioned facing towards the terminal-post body abuts against the step surface, the sub-lug surrounds an outer periphery of the

Assignees

• Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xiao Hepan
• Tan Jiben
• Xu Weidong

Classifications

• H01M50/147

  Lids or covers · CPC title

• H01M50/186

  characterised by the disposition of the sealing members · CPC title

• H01M50/103

  prismatic or rectangular (H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/193

  Organic material · CPC title

• H01M50/296

  characterised by terminals of battery packs (terminals of batteries H01M50/543) · CPC title