Patent Application
20240106093
The present application relates to the technical field of batteries, in particular, to a battery and an electronic product.
With the development of lithium-ion battery technology, especially the appearance of button batteries with the advantages of high safety and high energy density, it brings great convenience to the power supply of electronic products. Button batteries are widely used in all aspects of life, especially in computer motherboards, wearable devices, calculators, electronic scales, toys and other electronic products. The demand for button batteries is increasing, and the quality improvement of button batteries has become a hot topic for research.
At present, a button battery generally includes a housing and a cover assembly, where the housing is used for holding a cell body and an electrolyte solution, and the cover assembly is welded on the housing. In the structure of the button battery, a positive tab of the cell body needs to be electrically connected with a conductive part in the cover assembly, and the conductive part is usually used as a positive electrode of the battery to supply power to the outside. However, due to the limitations of the existing battery structures, the welding flatness and the welding reliability of the tab on the conductive part are affected, thereby adversely affecting the welding effect of the tab.
The present application provides a battery and an electronic product for at least improving the flatness and reliability of welding a tab on a conductive part.
In order to achieve the above objective, the present application provides a battery, including:
According to the battery provided by the present application, the top cover is in insulated connection with the conductive part, the center of the top cover is provided with the through hole, the boss portion of the conductive part extends upwards into the through hole of the top cover, and the boss portion is used as a positive electrode end of the battery. Since the conductive part has a larger lower surface for welding the first tab, the welding area is increased, thereby facilitating the welding operation of the first tab and the conductive part. Therefore, it is not easy to generate a cold joint, and the welding can be ensured stable, thereby improving the flatness and reliability of the welding connection of the first tab and the conductive part, and improving the quality of the battery and the yield of the battery.
In one possible implementation, one surface of the top cover facing away from the conductive part is a first surface, one surface of the top cover facing the conductive part is a second surface, an edge of the second surface is provided with a step, and the step is recessed from the second surface to the first surface; an upper end of the sidewall is provided with an opening, and a top wall of the step abuts against the upper end of the sidewall.
In one possible implementation, the step encircles the edge of the second surface; the step is recessed from the second surface to the first surface at a depth H1 in a range of 0.05 mm to 0.15 mm; and/or a distance D between an inner wall of the step and an edge of the first surface ranges from 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm.
In one possible implementation, a thickness T of the cover ranges from 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm; and/or a diameter of the flattening portion is smaller than a diameter of the second surface of the top cover.
In one possible implementation, an inner diameter of the through hole is larger than a diameter of the boss portion, and the inner diameter of the through hole is smaller than a diameter of the flattening portion.
In one possible implementation, a top end of the boss portion is flush with the first surface; or the top end of the boss portion is lower than the first surface.
In one possible implementation, the first tab is connected to the flattening portion, and the second tab is connected to the bottom wall of the housing.
In one possible implementation, the first tab is connected to the flattening portion by laser welding, and a welding spot for laser welding is located at a center of the flattening portion;
In one possible implementation, the bottom wall is provided with a liquid injection hole communicating with the holding cavity, a lower end of the bottom wall is further provided with a sealing piece, and the sealing piece is in sealed connection with the liquid injection hole.
In one possible implementation, the top cover is a stainless steel top cover; the top cover is plated with a nickel layer having a thickness of 0.5 μm to 5 μm; and/or the top cover is in insulated connection with the conductive part through an insulating part.
The present application further provides an electronic product including the above battery.
According to the battery provided by the present application, the conductive part and the top cover have simple structure, and a liquid injection hole is not required to be formed in the conductive part, so that the molding process of the conductive part and the top cover is simplified, the equipment for processing the conductive part and the top cover is simplified, and a sealing nail is not required to be welded on the cover assembly, thereby reducing the processing difficulty and the production cost, improving the yield of battery production and ensuring the stability of battery during operation.
According to the battery provided by the present application, the step is disposed to encircle the edge of the second surface, so that the inner wall of the step is abutted against the inner wall surface of the sidewall, this is convenient to realize the sealed connection between the top cover and the housing through welding.
According to the battery provided by the present application, through providing the step, the energy required for the laser welding connection between the top cover and the housing can be effectively reduced, the influence of the laser welding on the cell body can be reduced, thereby improving the quality of the battery.
According to the battery provided by the present application, the inner diameter of the through hole is larger than the diameter of the boss portion, so that the boss portion can conveniently pass through the through hole; and the inner diameter of the through hole is smaller than the diameter of the flattening portion, so that the flattening portion can be prevented from falling upward out of the through hole, thereby ensuring convenient installation and stable use of the cover assembly.
According to the battery provided by the present application, the liquid injection hole is formed in the bottom wall of the housing, so that compared with the prior art in which the liquid injection hole is formed in the top cover, the processing technology of the top cover can be simplified; and the sealing piece is sealed at the lower end of the liquid injection hole, so that the leakage of electrolyte can be prevented, and the sealing effect can be ensured.
In addition to the technical problems solved by embodiments of the present application, the technical features constituting the technical solutions, and the beneficial effects brought by the technical features of these technical solutions as described above, other technical problems that can be solved by the battery and electronic product provided by embodiments of the present application, other technical features contained in the technical solutions, and the beneficial effects brought by these technical features, will be further described in detail in the description of embodiments.
To describe the technical solutions in embodiments of the present application or in the prior art more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings needed for describing the embodiments or the prior art. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description illustrate merely some embodiments of the present application, and persons of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from these accompanying drawings without creative effort.
To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of embodiments of the present application clearer, the following clearly and comprehensively describes the technical solutions in embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings in embodiments of the present application. Apparently, the described embodiments are merely a part rather than all embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on embodiments of the present application without creative effort shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
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In addition, in this battery structure, the cover assembly 30 needs to be processed to form a liquid injection hole, so that the structure of the conductive part 31 and the housing cover 80 is complicated, thereby increasing the difficulty of the manufacturing process of battery. In addition, the housing cover 80 and a sealing nail 70 are usually made of aluminum, so that it is difficult to achieve good welding of the sealing nail 70, which affects the yield of battery.
In view of the above background, as shown in
In addition, such a structure does not need to process a liquid injection hole in the cover assembly 30, and does not need to weld a sealing nail on the cover assembly 30, which can effectively reduce the processing difficulty of the cover assembly 30, thereby improving the yield of the battery.
A battery and an electronic product provided by embodiments of the present application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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According to the battery provided by the embodiment, since the flattening portion 311 connected with the boss portion 312 is used for welding the first tab 40, the larger lower surface of the flattening portion 311 can increase the welding area, thereby facilitating the welding operation of the first tab 40 and the conductive part 31. Therefore the occurrence of cold joint is reduced, and the welding strength is ensured, thereby improving the welding flatness and the welding firmness of the first tab 40, and thereby improving the quality of the battery.
According to the battery provided by the embodiment, the conductive part 31 and the top cover 32 have simple structure, and a liquid injection hole is not required to be formed in the conductive part 31, so that the molding process of the conductive part 31 and the top cover 32 is simplified, the equipment for processing the conductive part 31 and the top cover 32 is simplified, the production cost can be saved, and the yield of the battery can be improved. In addition, according to the battery provided by the embodiment, as shown in
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In one possible implementation, the conductive part 31 is circular, the top cover 32 is ring-shaped, and the boss portion 312 of the conductive part 31 is provided coaxially with the top cover 32. Since the top cover 32 is ring-shaped, the insulating part 33 is also ring-shaped, ensuring that the top cover 32 is connected to the conductive part 31 in all directions.
In one possible implementation, as shown in
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The step 322 encircles an edge of the second surface 324, the step 322 is recessed from the second surface 324 to the first surface 323 at a depth H1 in a range of 0.05 mm to 0.15 mm, and/or a distance D between an inner wall of the step 322 and an edge of the first surface 323 ranges from 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm. That is, the distance D between the edge of the second surface 324 and the edge of the first surface 323 ranges from 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm. In this way, the inner wall of the step 322 abuts against an inner wall surface of the sidewall 13, and it is convenient to realize the sealed connection between the top cover 32 and the housing 10 through welding.
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In one possible implementation, referring to
The provision of the step 322 can achieve the thinning of the edge of the second surface 324. When the cover assembly 30 is welded to the housing 10, the energy consumption required for welding can be reduced, which is conductive to the smooth welding, and the influence of the welding on the cell body 20 accommodated in the housing 10 can be reduced, thereby improving the quality of the battery.
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In one possible implementation, referring to
In one possible implementation, a top end of the boss portion 312 is flush with the first surface 323, or in another possible implementation, the top end of the boss portion 312 is lower than the first surface 323. Such a structure can effectively avoid increasing the overall height of the battery, so that the battery is more compact, thereby being conductive to improving the energy density of the battery.
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It can be easily understood that the thickness T of the top cover 32 is greater than the depth H1 at which the step 322 is recessed from the second surface 324 to the first surface 323. For example, the thickness T of the top cover 32 is 0.2 mm, and the depth H1 at which the step 322 is recessed from the second surface 324 to the first surface 323 is 0.15 mm.
In one possible implementation, the conductive part 31 is a metallic aluminum conductive part.
In one possible implementation, the top cover 32 is a stainless steel top cover; the top cover 32 is plated with a nickel layer having a thickness of 0.5 μm to 5 μm. In one possible implementation, the nickel layer has a thickness of 0.5 μm, 1 μm, 4 μm or 5 μm. The electroplating of the nickel layer to the top cover 32 facilitates the insulation connection of the top cover 32 to the conductive part 31, especially facilitates the insulation connection of the top cover 32 to the conductive part 31 through the PP adhesive.
In one possible implementation, the thickness of the nickel layer is 2 μm to 3 μm. For example, the thickness of the nickel layer is 2 μm, 2.5 μm or 3 μm.
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In one possible implementation, the cell body 20 includes a plurality of positive plates and a plurality of negative plates which are alternately stacked, the positive plates are spaced from the negative plates, and a separator is provided between the positive plates and the negative plates to space the positive plates and the negative plates so as to prevent the positive plates and the negative plates from contacting to cause short circuit. In addition, the separator further has a function of allowing electrolyte ions in the electrolyte solution to pass through.
In one possible implementation, the first tab 40 is a positive tab, and the second tab 50 is a negative tab. A positive plate is connected to the positive tab, and a negative plate is connected to the negative tab. The first tab 40 is connected to the flattening portion 311 by laser welding, so that the boss portion 312 of the conductive part 31 serves as the positive electrode of the battery provided by the embodiment. The second tab 50 is connected to the bottom wall 12 of the housing 10 by laser welding or resistance welding, so that the bottom wall 12 of the housing 10 serves as the negative electrode of the battery provided by the embodiment.
The conductive part 31 may be made of a metal material or other materials. The electric energy generated by the cell body 20 is output to the outside through the housing 10 and the conductive part 31 so as to provide electric energy for an external electric device. Or, when the battery is a rechargeable battery and an external charging device charges the battery, the electric energy is transmitted to the cell body 20 through the housing 10 and the conductive part 31 for charging.
In one possible implementation, referring to
One end of the first tab 40 is connected to the cell body 20, and the other end of the first tab 40 extends to the outside of the cell body 20, and the first tab 40 extending to the outside of the cell body 20 is covered with a tab adhesive. In particular, a portion of the first tab 40 that is connected to the flattening portion 311 by laser welding is not covered with the tab adhesive.
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The bottom wall 12 is provided with a liquid injection hole 121 communicated with the holding cavity 11, and a lower end of the bottom wall 12 is further provided with a sealing piece 14 which is in sealed connection with the liquid injection hole 121.
The liquid injection hole 121 is used for injecting an electrolyte solution into the holding cavity 11, and the sealing piece 14 abuts against the liquid injection hole 121 to seal the liquid injection hole 121, so as to improve the safety of the battery.
In one possible implementation, the sealing piece 14 may be a thin sheet, the sealing piece 14 may be embedded in the bottom wall 12, the sealing piece 14 is connected to the bottom wall 12 by welding, and the sealing piece 14 blocks one end of the liquid injection hole 121 to prevent the electrolyte solution from leaking outward from the liquid injection hole 121.
In another possible implementation, the sealing piece 14 is provided with a blocking plug adapted to the liquid injection hole 121. For example, the liquid injection hole 121 is a circular hole, the blocking plug is a cylindrical plug, the blocking plug can be inserted into the liquid injection hole 121 to block the liquid injection hole 121, and the sealing piece 14 blocks a lower end surface of the liquid injection hole 121. In this example, the electrolyte solution can be prevent from leaking by the blocking of the blocking plug in the liquid injection hole 121 and the blocking of the sealing piece 14 at the lower end surface of the liquid injection hole 121, thereby achieving the sealing effect.
The sealing piece 14 may be embedded within the bottom wall 12, and a lower surface of the sealing piece 14 is flush with the lower surface of the bottom wall 12, so as to prevent the lower end of the sealing piece 14 from protruding to take up the installation space for the battery.
After the electrolyte solution is completely injected into the holding cavity 11 from the liquid injection hole 121, a joint position between the sealing piece 14 and the liquid injection hole 121 can be welded to improve the sealing effect.
According to the battery provided by the embodiment, the liquid injection hole 121 is formed in the bottom wall 12, so that compared with the prior art in which the liquid injection hole 121 is formed in the top cover 32, the processing technology of the top cover 32 can be simplified, the production cost of the battery can be saved, and the beauty of the battery can be improved.
In one possible implementation, the battery provided by the embodiment is a button battery.
The present application further provides an electronic product including the above battery. The battery is connected and conducted with a positive electrode of the electronic product through the boss portion 312 of the conductive part 31, and is connected and conducted with a negative electrode of the electronic product through the housing 10, so as to supply power to the electronic product.
The electronic product provided by the present application includes, but is not limited to, a computer motherboard, an electronic watch, an electronic dictionary, an electronic scale, a remote controller, an electric toy, a cardiac pacemaker, an electronic hearing aid, a counter, a camera, and the like including the above battery.
In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms “mounted to”, “connected to”, “coupled to”, “fixed to” and the like should be understood broadly. For example, the connection can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; the connection can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection or communication with each other; the connection can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediary, an interconnection between two components or an interactive relationship between two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present application can be understood through specific situations.
Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, not to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments can still be modified, or some or all of the technical features thereof can be equivalently replaced; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021217781846 | Jul 2021 | CN | national |
The present application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2022/108782, filed on Jul. 29, 2022, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202121778184.6, entitled with “BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT,” filed on Jul. 30, 2021. The disclosures of the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | PCT/CN2022/108782 | Jul 2022 | US |
| Child | 18525643 | US |
