COMPOSITE EXPLOSION-PROOF VALVE, COVER PLATE ASSEMBLY, AND BATTERY

• US 20200136111A1
• Filed: 07/24/2017
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BYD Company Limited
• Original Assignee: BYD Company Limited
• Inventors: JIANG, Luxia, HU, Shichao, YANG, Keli, CHENG, Han, ZHU, Jianhua, ZHU, Yan
• Application Number:
  US16/321,416
• Publication Number:
  US 20200136111A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 17/003 reacting to pressure and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 7/12 with flat, dished, or bowl-shaped diaphragm
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4235 Safety or regulating additives or arrangements in electrodes, separators or electrolyte H01M10/4242 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2200/00 Safety devices for primary or secondary batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2200/20 Pressure-sensitive devices
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/147 Lids or covers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/3425 in the form of rupturable membranes or weakened parts, e.g. pierced with the aid of a sharp member
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/383 Flame arresting or ignition-preventing means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a composite explosion-proof valve mounted on a battery cover plate assembly, a cover plate assembly containing the explosion-proof valve, and a battery. The composite explosion-proof valve includes at least two layers of explosion-proof membranes and a flame-retardant structure located between the at least two layers of explosion-proof membranes. When the battery (such as internal temperature or internal pressure) is abnormal, the first layer of explosion-proof membrane is opened. Under the action of the flame-retardant structure, the composite explosion-proof valve is in a local oxygen-deficient state, and it is difficult for a high-temperature combustible matter ejected from the battery to ignite under the local oxygen-deficient condition. Therefore, the composite explosion-proof valve is capable of reliving pressure in time when the battery is abnormal and effectively preventing external oxygen from entering, thereby preventing occurrence of battery combustion and explosion and avoiding secondary disasters and larger abnormity.

Claims

1. An explosion-proof valve, comprising at least two layers of explosion-proof membranes and a flame-retardant structure located between the at least two layers of explosion-proof membranes.

2. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 1, further comprising a base body, wherein the base body is provided with a pressure relief hole, and the at least two layers of explosion-proof membranes are respectively mounted at two ends of the pressure relief hole;

and the flame-retardant structure is arranged in the pressure relief hole between the at least two layers of explosion-proof membranes.

3. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 1, wherein the explosion-proof membranes are pressure-controlled explosion-proof membranes.

6. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 1, wherein the explosion-proof membranes are temperature-controlled explosion-proof membranes.

9. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 2, wherein the at least two layers of explosion-proof membranes comprise a pressure-controlled explosion-proof membrane mounted at an outer end of the pressure relief hole and a temperature-controlled explosion-proof membrane mounted at an inner end of the pressure relief hole.

10. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 2, wherein the at least two layers of explosion-proof membranes comprise a pressure-controlled explosion-proof membrane mounted at an inner end of the pressure relief hole and a temperature-controlled explosion-proof membrane mounted at an outer end of the pressure relief hole.

11. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 2, wherein a stepped bottom mounting step is formed at a lower end of the base body, and one layer of the explosion-proof membranes is mounted in the bottom mounting step;

and a stepped top mounting step is formed at an upper end of the base body, and one other layer of explosion-proof membrane is mounted in the top mounting step.

12. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 6, wherein a mounting part is formed at a peripheral edge of the temperature-controlled explosion-proof membranes, a framework is embedded in the mounting part, and a central part of the temperature-controlled explosion-proof membranes is provided with an opening region.

15. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 12, wherein the material of the temperature-controlled explosion-proof membrane is one of PP, PE, PPO, PET, or PVDF;

and the framework is a carbon fiber framework or a memory alloy framework.

22. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 1, wherein the flame-retardant structure contains a flame-retardant agent.

23. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 22, wherein the flame-retardant agent is in a form of solid powder, and the flame-retardant structure is a microcapsule containing the flame-retardant agent and formed by compressing and ramming the flame-retardant agent in the form of solid powder.

25. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 22, wherein the flame-retardant agent is configured as an organic flame-retardant agent, an inorganic flame-retardant agent, or a mixed flame-retardant agent formed by mixing the inorganic flame-retardant agent with the organic flame-retardant agent.

26. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 25, wherein the organic flame-retardant agent comprises one or more of a halogen-based flame-retardant agent, a phosphorus-based flame-retardant agent, a nitrogen-based flame-retardant agent, and a phosphorus-halogen-based flame-retardant agent.

27. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 25, wherein the inorganic flame-retardant agent comprises one or more of antimonous oxide, magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, or silicon-based oxide.

28. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 25, wherein the mixed flame-retardant agent comprises red phosphorus, aluminum hydroxide, and expanded graphite.

29. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 11, wherein the explosion-proof membranes are pressure-controlled explosion-proof membranes, the pressure-controlled explosion-proof membranes comprise a welding part at a peripheral edge and a pressure opening part in the middle, and the welding part is welded in the top mounting step.

30. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 29, wherein the pressure opening part of the pressure-controlled explosion-proof membrane is provided with an explosion-proof notch and a flexible buffer structure arranged between a welding seam and the explosion-proof notch, wherein the welding seam is between the welding part and the top mounting step.

34. The explosion-proof valve according to claim 30, wherein the flexible buffer structure comprises one or more wave crests and/or or wave troughs.

36. A cover plate assembly, comprising a cover plate body, wherein the explosion-proof valve according to claim 1 is mounted on the cover plate body.

37. A battery, comprising a shell, an electrode core and a cover plate assembly, wherein the cover plate assembly and the shell form a sealed space, and the electrode core is mounted in the sealed space;

and the cover plate assembly is the cover plate assembly according to claim 36.

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