This application claims the priority benefit of China application serial no. 202221879355.9, filed on Jul. 20, 2022 and China application serial no. 202221887368.0, filed on Jul. 20, 2022. The entirety of each of the above-mentioned patent applications is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
The disclosure relates to the technical field of batteries, and in particular, relates to a battery, a battery assembly, and an electronic apparatus.
In recent years, the rapid rise of new energy vehicles has brought great impetus to the sustainable development of society and the harmonious coexistence of human beings and the environment. Among various conceptual new energy vehicles, electric vehicles are technically mass-produced and have received increasing attention and become more and more popular with the support of the government. As a solution to energy and environmental problems, the key technology in electric vehicles is the use of rechargeable battery assemblies used to replace the gasoline engines as the power source.
The disclosure aims to provide a battery, a battery assembly, and an electronic apparatus capable of ensuring the overall safety and stability of the battery and further prolonging the service life.
In order to solve the above technical problems, an embodiment of the disclosure provides a battery including a casing, a cell, and a cover plate. The casing has an opening. The cell is disposed in the casing. The cover plate covers the opening of the casing. The cover plate includes a cover plate body and a high temperature resistant sheet. The cover plate body is provided with a first hole. The high temperature resistant sheet is disposed on an upper surface of the cover plate body and covers an upper opening of the first hole. The high temperature resistant sheet has a weak portion, and at least a part of an orthographic projection of the weak portion is located in the first hole in a direction perpendicular to the cover plate body.
Compared to the related art, in the embodiments of the disclosure, since the cover plate body of the battery is further provided with the high temperature resistant sheet and the high temperature resistant sheet covers the cover plate body, high temperature substances from other batteries are prevented from entering the battery from the first hole. In this way, if thermal runaway occurs in one battery, other batteries are prevented from being affected, and cascading thermal runaway is thus prevented from being generating. The probability of thermal runaway propagation is thereby lowered. Further, the weak portion of the high temperature resistant sheet is located above the first hole and can be broken under certain conditions. As such, a channel communicating with the outside atmosphere is formed inside the battery, so that the high pressure or high temperature accumulated inside the battery can be discharged to the outside. It is ensured that the explosion-proof mechanism directly under the high temperature resistant sheet can function normally. That is, by providing such a cover plate provided in the disclosure, the probability of chain propagation of thermal runaway can be further lowered while ensuring the normal operation of the original explosion-proof mechanism. As such, the possibility of explosion or fire of the battery as a whole is lowered, and the safety of the battery is improved.
One or more embodiments are illustrated by the pictures in the corresponding accompanying drawings, and the illustrative description does not constitute limitations to the embodiments. Elements in the accompanying drawings with the same reference numerals represent similar elements. Unless otherwise stated, the figures in the accompanying drawings do not constitute a scale limitation.
To better illustrate the goal, technical solutions, and advantages of the disclosure, the accompanying drawings are included to provide a detailed description of each of the embodiments of the disclosure. However, it can be understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art that, in the various embodiments of the disclosure, numerous technical details are provided in order to provide the reader with a better understanding of the disclosure. However, even without these technical details and various changes and modifications based on the following embodiments, the technical solutions claimed in the disclosure can still be achieved.
In the following description, for the purpose of illustrating various disclosed embodiments, certain specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the various disclosed embodiments. A person having ordinary skill in the art will recognize, however, that the embodiments may be implemented without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known devices, structures, and techniques associated with the disclosure may not have been shown or described in detail, so as not to unnecessarily obscure the description of the embodiments.
Unless the context requires otherwise, throughout the specification and claims, the word “including” and variations thereof such as “comprising” and “having”, should be construed in an open and inclusive sense, i.e., should be construed as “including but not limited to”.
The embodiments of the disclosure will be described in detail in the following paragraphs with reference to the accompanying drawings, so as to more clearly understand the objects, features, and advantages of the disclosure. It should be understood that the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, but are only intended to illustrate the essential spirit of the technical solutions of the disclosure.
Throughout this specification, reference to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Therefore, the presence of “in one embodiment” or “in an embodiment” in various places throughout the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. In addition, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any manner in one or more embodiments.
As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should be noted that the term “or” is generally employed in its sense including “and/or” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
In the following description, in order to clearly demonstrate the structure and operation of the disclosure, various directional words will be used for description. However, words such as “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “outside”, “inside”, “outward”, “inward”, “up”, “down”, and the like should be construed as words of convenience and should not be construed as words of limitation.
In a rechargeable battery assembly currently available on the market, a plurality of batteries are provided, and these batteries are connected in the battery casing through an appropriate series-parallel connection structure. In such a design, the relatively high energy density requirements of electric vehicles can be satisfied. Further, the series-parallel arrangement of the batteries may be flexibly adjusted according to different design requirements of various automobiles, so this design is highly practical. However, when thermal runaway occurs within one battery of the battery assembly, the high temperature substances ejected by this battery will affect other batteries, resulting in thermal runaway of other batteries, which in turn leads to thermal runaway of the entire battery assembly, leading to fires and other situations.
An embodiment of the disclosure provides an electronic apparatus 300. An embodiment of the disclosure provides the electronic apparatus 300, and as shown in
Specific embodiments of the disclosure are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings to solve the abovementioned problems.
It should be noted that when the casing 2 is in the shape of a rectangular box, both ends of the casing 2 may have openings in a length direction, and in this case, the cover plate 1 may cover the openings at both ends.
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When thermal runaway occurs in one of the plurality of batteries, the high temperature substances generated in the battery may be sprayed out from the first hole 111 and may break through a weak portion of the high temperature resistant sheet 12. However, since the cover plate 1 of the battery is also provided with the high temperature resistant sheet 12 to cover the cover plate body 11, the direct contact of the high temperature substances with the cover plate 11 is blocked, and that the structure of the cover plate 11 may not be damaged. Further, since the high temperature resistant sheet 12 covers the first hole 111, the high temperature substances are prevented from entering into the battery from the first hole 111. The probability of thermal runaway propagation is thereby lowered.
Besides, the high temperature resistant sheet 12 has the weak portion, and at least a part of an orthographic projection of the weak portion is located in the first hole 111 in a direction perpendicular to the cover plate body 11. The weak portion includes two intersecting linear structures, and the intersection point of the two linear structures is located at the center of the first hole 111. In
Above the first hole 111 is the weak portion of the high temperature resistant sheet 12, which can be broken under the condition of high temperature and high pressure inside the battery, so that a channel for the high temperature and high pressure inside the battery to be released to the outside is formed, and the battery is thus prevented from exploding or catching fire. That is, in the disclosure, through the arrangement of the high temperature resistant sheet 12, the original pressure relief function of the explosion-proof valve and the first hole 111 of one battery itself can be ensured to function normally, and the chain reaction caused by the thermal runaway of other batteries may be prevented from occurring. The overall safety and stability of the batteries is thus improved.
The implementation details of this embodiment are specifically described below, and the following content is only provided for the convenience of understanding and is not necessary for implementation of this embodiment.
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Further, in other embodiments, the second mounting hole 1231 is a through hole, and the shielding portion 122 is embedded in the through hole.
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Further, a thickness of the shielding portion 122 is less than or equal to a thickness of the body portion 123. To be specific, the thickness of the shielding portion 122 is 0.2 mm to 1 mm, and this thickness range is more suitable for breaking of the shielding portion 122 when the pressure of the battery is released. As such, while the body portion 123 separates the high temperature substances from the cover plate body 11, the shielding portion 122 prevents the high temperature substances from falling into the inside of the battery from the first hole 111, and the safety and reliability of the battery is thus further improved.
Another embodiment of the disclosure relates to the battery assembly 200.
It can be understood that the structure of each battery in the battery assembly 200 is slightly different from that of the battery 100, for example, the structure of the high temperature resistant sheet of the cover plate is different. As shown in
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An edge of the high temperature resistant piece 120 has a folded portion 7, and the folded portion extends towards the bottom of the battery assembly 200. The folded portion 7 may be fixed onto a side wall of an outer casing by bonding, heat riveting, or using screws. The high temperature resistant piece 120 as shown in
It is not difficult to find that this embodiment is a system embodiment corresponding to the abovementioned battery embodiment. This embodiment may be used together with the above battery embodiment to implement the relevant technical details mentioned in the above battery embodiment, which is still valid in this embodiment. Repeated description is not provided herein to avoid repetition. Correspondingly, the relevant technical details mentioned in this embodiment can also be applied to the abovementioned battery embodiment.
In order to solve the technical problems of the battery, an embodiment of the disclosure provides a battery including a casing, a cell, and a cover plate. The casing has an opening. The cell is disposed in the casing. The cover plate covers the opening of the casing. The cover plate includes a cover plate body and a high temperature resistant sheet. The cover plate body is provided with a first hole. The high temperature resistant sheet is disposed on an upper surface of the cover plate body and covers an upper opening of the first hole. The high temperature resistant sheet has a weak portion, and at least a part of an orthographic projection of the weak portion is located in the first hole in a direction perpendicular to the cover plate body.
In an embodiment, a thickness of the high temperature resistant sheet is 0.2 mm to 1 mm, and a depth of the weak portion accounts for ¼ to ¾ of the thickness of the high temperature resistant sheet.
In an embodiment, the weak portion includes a crack or a plurality of holes.
In an embodiment, the weak portion includes a plurality of linear structures, and at least two linear structures intersect or intersect with extension lines.
In an embodiment, the high temperature resistant sheet further has a body portion connected to the cover plate body and a shielding portion separating the body portion from the weak portion. At least a part of the shielding portion is located above the first hole, and the high temperature resistant sheet extends along a length direction of the cover plate body.
In an embodiment, the body portion is provided with a second mounting hole. The shielding portion covers the second mounting hole, and the second mounting hole at least partially overlaps the first hole in a height direction.
In an embodiment, the second mounting hole is a through hole, and the shielding portion is disposed above the body portion.
In an embodiment, the second mounting hole is a through hole, and the shielding portion is embedded in the second mounting hole.
In an embodiment, the shielding portion is an arc-shaped piece protruding in a direction away from the first hole.
In an embodiment, the cover plate body is provided with a boss, and the shielding portion is located above the boss.
In an embodiment, a protective film is disposed between the shielding portion and the boss, the protective film is connected to the boss. A distance between an upper surface of the protective film and a lower surface of the shielding portion is 0.08 mm to 0.1 mm.
In an embodiment, a distance between a lower surface of the shielding portion and an upper surface of the boss is 0.09 mm to 0.3 mm.
In an embodiment, a thickness of the shielding portion is 0.2 mm to 1 mm, and the thickness of the shielding portion is less than or equal to a thickness of the body portion.
In an embodiment, the high temperature resistant sheet is a mica sheet or a glass sheet.
An embodiment of the disclosure further provides a battery assembly including a plurality of batteries stacked along a direction perpendicular to large surfaces of the batteries.
Each of the batteries includes a casing, a cell, and a cover plate. The casing has an opening. The cell is disposed in the casing. The cover plate covers the opening of the casing. The cover plate includes a cover plate body and a high temperature resistant sheet. The cover plate body is provided with a first hole. The high temperature resistant sheet is fixed to an upper surface of the cover plate body and covers an upper opening of the first hole. The high temperature resistant sheet has a weak portion, and at least a part of an orthographic projection of the weak portion is located in the first hole in a direction perpendicular to the cover plate body.
In an embodiment, the high temperature resistant sheets of the batteries are connected together as a single piece structure, or the high temperature resistant sheets of the batteries are separated from one another.
In an embodiment, a thickness of the high temperature resistant sheet is 0.2 mm to 1 mm, and a depth of the weak portion accounts for ¼ to ¾ of the thickness of the high temperature resistant sheet.
In an embodiment, the weak portion includes a crack or a plurality of holes.
In an embodiment, the high temperature resistant sheet further has a body portion connected to the cover plate body and a shielding portion separating the body portion from the weak portion. At least a part of the shielding portion is located above the first hole, and the high temperature resistant sheet extends along a length direction of the cover plate body.
An embodiment of the disclosure further provides an electronic apparatus including the battery as described in the foregoing embodiments. The preferred embodiments of the disclosure have been described above in detail. However, it should be understood that aspects of the embodiments can be modified, if desired, to employ aspects, features, and concepts of various patents, applications, and publications to provide additional embodiments.
These and other changes can be made to the embodiments in light of the above detailed description. Generally, in the claims, the terms used should not be construed as limiting the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification and claims and should be understood to include all possible embodiments along with the full scope of equivalents to which these claims are entitled.
A person having ordinary skill in the art can understand that the above embodiments are specific examples for achieving the disclosure. In practical applications, various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure.
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202221879355.9 | Jul 2022 | CN | national |
202221887368.0 | Jul 2022 | CN | national |