Cap assembly for battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9748531-B2
Application number	US-201514707003-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2015
Priority date	Aug 24, 2010
Publication date	Aug 29, 2017
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017

Abstract

A cap assembly for a battery includes a roll combination member, a terminal combination member, an electrode terminal, a strength reinforcing block, a cap, and a pad assembly. The roll combination member includes at least one opening, so that terminal disposed portions of 2k rolls are capable of passing through the opening and k is an integer greater than 1, wherein one terminal disposed portion is formed by bending portions of central members of two adjacent rolls. The terminal combination member, the electrode terminal, the strength reinforcing block, the cap, and the pad assembly are sequentially combined on the roll combination member, wherein the electrode terminal includes an electrically conductive portion and a thermally conductive portion which surrounds the electrically conductive portion. The cap assembly is electrically connected to the bending portions at the same side of the 2k rolls.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cap assembly for a battery, comprising:
a roll combination member, comprising at least one opening, so that a terminal disposed portion of a roll is capable of passing through the opening, wherein the terminal disposed portion is formed by a bending portion of two ends of a central member of the roll, the roll combination member is located at one of the two ends of the central member of the roll;
a terminal combination member, fixed on the roll combination member and having a recess portion; and
an electrode terminal, a strength reinforcing block, a cap, and a pad assembly;
wherein the electrode terminal, the strength reinforcing block, the cap and the pad assembly are sequentially combined on the terminal combination member,
wherein the electrode terminal comprises an electrically conductive portion and a thermally conductive portion which surrounds the electrically conductive portion, the thermally conductive portion is disposed between the strength reinforcing block and the terminal combination member, and the thermally conductive portion has a flat portion directly connected to the recess portion of the terminal combination member,
wherein the central member comprises:
a main portion, comprising a highly thermally conductive material;
a first electrode convergence member and a second electrode convergence member, disposed at a first end and a second end of the main portion, the first end being opposite to the second end;
a first connection member, formed by a highly thermally conductive and electrically insulative material having a thermal conductivity larger than 10 W/mK, the first connection member being disposed between the main portion and the first electrode convergence member, so as to connect the main portion and the first electrode convergence member, wherein the bending portion is disposed on the first electrode convergence member and the second electrode convergence member; and
a second connection member, formed by a highly thermally conductive and electrically insulative material having a thermal conductivity larger than 10 W/mK, the second connection member being disposed between the main portion and the second electrode convergence member, so as to connect the main portion and the second electrode convergence member.

2. The cap assembly for the battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the terminal combination member is fixed on the roll combination member by way of using screws, riveting, or welding.

3. The cap assembly for the battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pad assembly, the cap, the strength reinforcing block, and the electrode terminal are fixed on the terminal combination member by way of using screws, riveting, or welding.

4. The cap assembly for the battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pad assembly, the cap, and the strength reinforcing block are fixed on the electrode terminal by way of using screws, riveting, or welding.

5. The cap assembly for the battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pad assembly is selected from a group consisting of an electrically insulative pad and an air-tight pad.

6. A cap assembly for a battery, comprising:
a roll combination member, comprising at least one opening, so that terminal disposed portions of 2k rolls are capable of passing through the opening and k is an integer greater than 1, wherein one terminal disposed portion is formed by bending portions of central members of two adjacent rolls, the roll combination member is located at an end of the central members of the two adjacent rolls;
a terminal combination member, fixed on the roll combination member and having a recess portion; and
an electrode terminal, a strength reinforcing block, a cap, and a pad assembly;
wherein the electrode terminal, the strength reinforcing block, the cap and the pad assembly are sequentially combined on the terminal combination member,
wherein the electrode terminal comprises an electrically conductive portion and a thermally conductive portion which surrounds the electrically conductive portion, the thermally conductive portion is disposed between the strength reinforcing block and the terminal combination member, and the thermally conductive portion has a flat portion directly connected to the recess portion of the terminal combination member,
wherein the cap assembly is electrically connected to the bending portions at the same side of the 2k rolls.

7. The cap assembly for the battery as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the terminal combination member is fixed on the roll combination member by way of using screws, riveting, or welding.

8. The cap assembly for the battery as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the pad assembly, the cap, the strength reinforcing block, and the electrode terminal are fixed on the terminal combination member by way of using screws, riveting, or welding.

9. The cap assembly for the battery as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the pad assembly, the cap, and the strength reinforcing block are fixed on the electrode terminal by way of using screws, riveting, or welding.

10. The cap assembly for the battery as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the pad assembly is selected from a group consisting of an electrically insulative pad and an air-tight pad.

Assignees

• Ind Tech Res Inst

Inventors

• Yeh Sheng-Fa
• Lai Chiou-Chu
• Chang Chin-Chuan
• Shieh Deng-Tswen
• Lo Chich-Lun
• Lin Shu-Ping
• Hung Chun-Jui
• Liu Li-Lun

Classifications

• H01M10/0587 Primary

  of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators · CPC title

• H01M50/566

  by welding, soldering or brazing · CPC title

• H01M50/567

  by fixing means, e.g. screws, rivets or bolts · CPC title

• H01M50/562

  characterised by the material · CPC title

• H01M10/654

  located inside the innermost case of the cells, e.g. mandrels, electrodes or electrolytes · CPC title