This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202221141895.7, filed on May 12, 2022. The aforementioned application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to the field of battery technology, for example, relates to a battery.
In a manufacturing process of a cylindrical battery, a positive terminal is integrated after a top central area of a housing of the battery is perforated, and a positive current collector plate of a jellyroll is welded with the positive terminal. That is, a welding equipment is used to extend into a middle hole of the jellyroll to weld the positive current collector plate to a pole, or the positive terminal is provided with a through hole, and a middle protrusion of the positive current collector plate is extended into the through hole and welded with the positive terminal. Meanwhile, a negative current collector plate is connected to a cover board, and the cover board is connected to the housing, which realizes a positive output and a negative output of the cylindrical battery.
A positive output and a negative output of a battery in related technologies are disposed on a top and a bottom of the battery respectively. When a plurality of batteries are assembled into a module, the top and the bottom of the battery are needed to be installed respectively, which not only increases a workload for assembling the batteries into the module, but also increases a total volume of the batteries after being assembled. It is not conducive to later installation and use of the battery.
Therefore, a battery is urgently needed to solve the above problems.
To solve the above problems, a battery is provided to realize a positive output and a negative output on a same side of the battery, optimizing a way batteries are assembled into a module, thereby providing a compact structure of the batteries after being assembled.
A battery is provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The battery includes:
In an embodiment, a portion of a side wall of the housing close to the bottom of the housing is contracted inwardly to define a necking, an installation platform is formed in the housing, and the second current collector plate is disposed on the installation platform and connected to an inner wall of the housing.
In an embodiment, a bottom edge of the side wall of the housing is crimped inwardly and coupled with the necking to define a U-shaped groove, and an outer edge of the cover board is clamped in the U-shaped groove.
In an embodiment, a ratio of an area of a crimped portion of the housing to an area of a cross section of the housing ranges from 0.05 to 0.5.
In an embodiment, the battery further includes:
In an embodiment, the explosion-proof valve is shaped as a circular ring, an outer ring diameter of the explosion-proof valve ranges from 33 mm to 44 mm, and an inner ring diameter of the explosion-proof valve ranges from 8 mm to 14 mm.
In an embodiment, a height of the housing ranges from 80 mm to 120 mm, and a height of the battery ranges from 81 mm to 124 mm.
In an embodiment, a ratio of an area of a vertical section of the housing to an area of a cross section of the housing ranges from 0.25 to 0.65.
In an embodiment, an outer diameter of the housing ranges from 10 mm to 50 mm.
In an embodiment, an inner diameter of the through hole ranges from 3 mm to 20 mm, and a distance between the through hole and the output terminal ranges from 0.5 mm to 7.5 mm.
In an embodiment, a top of the output terminal is provided with a first counterbore in a taper shape, a diameter of a large-diameter end of the first counterbore ranges from 2.4 mm to 14 mm, a bottom of the output terminal is provided with a second counterbore in a ring shape, an inner ring diameter of the second counterbore ranges from 2.1 mm to 11 mm, and an outer ring diameter of the second counterbore ranges from 2.4 mm to 14 mm.
In an embodiment, a ratio of a projection area of a top of the output terminal on a cross section of the housing to an area of a cross section of the housing ranges from 0.015 to 0.45.
A battery is provided in the present disclosure. An output terminal is disposed on a top wall of a housing and connected to a first tab, and a second tab is connected to an inner wall of the housing via a second current collector plate, so that the output terminal and the top wall of the housing are respectively defined as a positive terminal and a negative terminal of the battery. As such, a positive output and a negative output are provided on a same side of the battery. When batteries are assembled into a module, the positive outputs and the negative outputs are only needed to be connected on one side of the batteries, which reduces a workload for assembling the batteries into the module, optimizes a way the batteries are assembled into a module, and is conducive to reducing a total volume of the batteries after being assembled.
In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified and limited, the term “connected to each other”, “connected” or “fixed” is to be construed in a broad sense, for example, as fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrated; mechanically connected or electrically connected; directly connected to each other or indirectly connected to each other via an intermediary; or internally connected between two elements or interactional between two elements. Meanings of the preceding terms in the present application may be understood according to situations.
In the present application, unless otherwise specified and limited, when a first feature is described as “on” or “below” a second feature, the first feature and the second feature may be in direct contact or be in contact via another feature between the two features instead of being in direct contact. Moreover, when the first feature is described as “on”, “above” or “over” the second feature, the first feature is right on, above or over the second feature or the first feature is obliquely on, above or over the second feature, or the first feature is simply at a higher level than the second feature. When the first feature is described as “under”, “below” or “underneath” the second feature, the first feature is right under, below or underneath the second feature or the first feature is obliquely under, below or underneath the second feature, or the first feature is simply at a lower level than the second feature.
In the description of the embodiment, terms indicating orientation or location relationships such as “up”, “down”, “left”, and “right” are based on orientation or location relationships shown in drawings, which are only for a convenience of description and simplified operation, rather than indicating or implying that devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, so it cannot be understood as a limitation of the present disclosure. In addition, terms “first” and “second” are only used to distinguish in terms of description and have no special meanings.
The technical solution of the present disclosure is further described with reference to drawings and embodiments.
At present, a positive terminal and a negative terminal of a cylindrical battery are disposed on a top and a bottom of the cylindrical battery respectively. When a plurality of cylindrical batteries are assembled into a module, the top and the bottom of the cylindrical battery are needed to be installed respectively. As such, a workload for assembling the cylindrical batteries into the module is increased, and a total volume of the cylindrical batteries after being assembled is increased as well, thus, it is not conducive to an installation and a use of the cylindrical battery.
A battery is provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The battery is a cylindrical battery. The battery may also be other types of battery, which is not limited here.
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In the embodiment, the output terminal 5 is disposed on the top wall of the housing 1 and connected to the first tab 21, and the second tab 22 is connected to the inner wall of the housing 1 via the second current collector plate 4. It should be understood that one of the first tab 21 and the second tab 22 is a positive tab and the other is a negative tab, so that the output terminal 5 and the top wall of housing 1 function respectively as a positive terminal and a negative terminal of the battery, thereby providing a positive output and a negative output on a same side of the battery. When batteries are assembled into a module, the positive outputs and the negative outputs are only needed to be connected on one side of the batteries, which reduces a workload for assembling the batteries into the module, optimizes a way the batteries are assembled into the module, and is conducive to reducing a total volume of the batteries after being assembled.
The housing 1 in the embodiment is a cylindrical housing. A center of the top wall of the housing 1 is provided with a through hole to facilitate an installation of the output terminal 5. The bottom of the housing 1 is open and sealed by the cover board 6. It should be noted that the output terminal 5 in the embodiment is a positive terminal, the first tab 21 is a positive tab, and the second tab 22 is a negative tab. Correspondingly, the first current collector plate 3 is a positive current collector plate, and the second current collector plate 4 is a negative current collector plate. The second current collector plate 4 is connected to a side wall of the housing 1, and the top wall and the side wall of the housing 1 are integrally formed, so that the output terminal 5 is a positive pole, and other areas of the top wall of the housing 1 are a negative pole, which realizes that a positive pole and a negative pole of the battery are output on a same side. In other embodiments, the output terminal 5 may also be a negative terminal, the first tab 21 is a negative tab, and the second tab 22 is a positive tab. Correspondingly, the first current collector plate 3 is a negative current collector plate, the second current collector plate 4 is a positive current collector plate, so that the output terminal 5 is a negative pole, and other areas of the top wall of the housing 1 are a positive pole, which can also realize that a positive pole and a negative pole of the battery are output on a same side.
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It should be noted that the terminal insulation part 7 and the internal insulation part 8 are both plastic parts. The plastic parts have good insulation performance and elastoplasticity, which facilitate extrusion and installation.
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For example, an external diameter φ-1 of the housing 1 ranges from 10 mm to 50 mm. For example, the external diameter φ-1 may be 10 mm, 20 mm, 30 mm, 40 mm or 50 mm, etc. An inner diameter φ-11 of the through hole of the housing 1 ranges from 3 mm to 20 mm, for example, the inner diameter φ-11 may be 3 mm, 10 mm, 15 mm, 18 mm or 20 mm, etc. A distance W0 between the through hole and the output terminal 5 ranges from 0.5 mm to 7.5 mm, for example, the distance W0 may be 0.5 mm, 1 mm, 3 mm, 5 mm or 7.5 mm, etc. A diameter of a part of the output terminal 5 protruding from the housing 1 is φ-12. A difference between a diameter φ-13 of the terminal insulation part 7 and the diameter φ-12 of the part of the output terminal 5 protruding from the housing 1 is W1, and the difference W1 ranges from 0.8 mm to 10 mm, for example, the difference W1 may be 0.8 mm, 2 mm, 4 mm, 8 mm or 10 mm, etc.
For example, a ratio of an area of a vertical section of the housing 1 to an area of a cross section of the housing 1 ranges from 0.25 to 0.65. For example, the ratio of the area of the vertical section of the housing 1 to the area of the cross section of the housing 1 may be 0.25, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 or 0.65, etc. It should be understood that the vertical section of the housing 1 is a section perpendicular to the cross section of the housing 1 and passes through an axis of the housing 1.
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The battery in the embodiment further includes an explosion-proof valve, and the cover board 6 is provided with the explosion-proof valve. A ratio of a projection area S1 of the explosion-proof valve on the cross section of the housing 1 to the area of the cross section of the housing 1 ranges from 0.03 to 0.99, which optimizes the ratio of the projection area of the explosion-proof valve on the cross section of the housing 1 and is conducive to improving a pressure relief efficiency of the explosion-proof valve when a thermal runaway in the battery occurs. For example, the ratio of the projection area S1 to the area of the cross section of the housing 1 may be 0.03, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 or 0.99, etc.
For example, the explosion-proof valve is shaped as a circular ring, an outer ring diameter φ3-1 of the explosion-proof valve ranges from 33 mm to 44 mm, and an inner ring diameter φ3-2 of the explosion-proof valve ranges from 8 mm to 14 mm. For example, the outer ring diameter φ3-1 may be 33 mm, 35 mm, 38 mm, 40 mm or 44 mm, etc, and the inner ring diameter φ3-2 may be 8 mm, 10 mm, 11 mm, 13 mm or 14 mm, etc.
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For example, a ratio of a projection area of a top of the output terminal 5 on the cross section of the housing 1 to the area of the cross section of the housing 1 ranges from 0.015 to 0.45. That is, a ratio of an area of a part of the output terminal 5 protruding from the top wall of the housing 1 to an area of the top wall of the housing 1 ranges from 0.015 to 0.45. For example, the ratio of the area of the part of the output terminal 5 protruding from the top wall of the housing 1 to the area of the top wall of the housing 1 may be 0.015, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.45, etc.
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A thickness t0 of the top wall of the housing 1 ranges from 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm, for example, the thickness to may be 0.5 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.7 mm, 1 mm or 1.2 mm, etc. A thickness t1 of the side wall of the housing 1 ranges from 0.25 mm to 1.2 mm, for example, the thickness t1 may be 0.25 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.7 mm, 1 mm or 1.2 mm, etc. A filleted corner R1 at the top of the housing 1 ranges from 0.6 mm to 3.6 mm, for example, the filleted corner R1 may be 0.6 mm, 1.5 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm, or 3.6 mm, etc. It should be noted that a length of the filleted corner R1 at the top of housing 1 transitioning along the top wall of the housing 1 ranges from 0.6 mm to 5.4 mm, for example, the length of the filleted corner R1 at the top of housing 1 transitioning along the top wall of the housing 1 may be 0.6 mm, 1.5 mm, 2 mm, 4 mm or 5.4 mm, etc. A length of the filleted corner R1 at the top of housing 1 transitioning along the side wall of the housing 1 ranges from 0.48 mm to 5.4 mm, for example, the length of the filleted corner R1 at the top of the housing 1 transitioning along the side wall of the housing 1 may be 0.48 mm, 1.5 mm, 2 mm, 4 mm or 5.4 mm, etc.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202221141895.7 | May 2022 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2022/125352 | 10/14/2022 | WO |