Secondary battery

• US 10,573,872 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2018
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zheng, Yulian, Xing, Chengyou, Wang, Peng, Zhu, Taosheng, Zhao, Fenggang
• Primary Examiner(s): Rhee, Jane J
• Application Number:
  US15/917,296
• Publication Number:
  US 20180294467A1
• Time in Patent Office: 718 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0431 Cells with wound or folded electrodes H01M10/045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/15 for prismatic or rectangular cells H01M50/153 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/176 for prismatic or rectangular cells H01M50/181 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/50 Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/529 Intercell connections through partitions, e.g. in a battery casing
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/55 on the same side of the cell
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/553 Terminals adapted for prismatic, pouch or rectangular cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/588 outside the batteries, e.g. incorrect connections of terminals or busbars
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/59 characterised by the protection means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a secondary battery which comprises a cap plate, an electrode assembly and a first connecting piece. The cap plate comprises a first electrode terminal; the electrode assembly comprises a main body, a first electrode tab; the first connecting piece is connected between the first electrode tab and the first electrode terminal. The first electrode tab includes a first connecting portion provided below the first connecting piece and a first bending portion connecting the main body and the first connecting portion. The secondary battery further comprises a first protecting piece fixed to a bottom of the first connecting portion. The first protecting piece includes a main portion and a first curve portion connected with an outer end of the main portion and curved relative to the main portion; the first bending portion is bent downwardly along a curved outer wall of the first curve portion.

Claims

1. A secondary battery, comprising:

a cap plate comprising a first electrode terminal;

an electrode assembly comprising a main body, a first electrode tab provided to the main body and a second electrode tab provided to the main body; and

a first connecting piece connected between the first electrode tab and the first electrode terminal;

wherein

the first electrode tab includes a first connecting portion and a first bending portion, the first connecting portion is provided below the first connecting piece, and the first bending portion connects the main body of the electrode assembly and the first connecting portion;

the secondary battery further comprises a first protecting piece fixed to a bottom of the first connecting portion;

the first protecting piece includes a main portion and a first curve portion, the first curve portion is connected with an outer end of the main portion in a width direction and is curved relative to the main portion;

the first bending portion is bent downwardly along a curved outer wall of the first curve portion;

the first protecting piece further includes a first folding portion folded back onto the main portion, and the first curve portion connects the main portion and the first folding portion, the first folding portion, the first curve portion and the main portion form a U-shaped structure;

the first protecting piece further includes a second curve portion and a second folding portion, the second curve portion is connected with an inner end of the main portion in the width direction and is curved relative to the main portion;

the second folding portion is folded back onto the main portion, and the second curve portion connects the main portion and the second folding portion;

the second folding portion, the second curve portion and the main portion form a U-shaped structure, the second folding portion and the first folding portion are positioned at a side of the main portion in an up-down direction.

2. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

a width of the first folding portion is equal to a width of the main portion in the width direction.

3. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the first folding portion and the second folding portion are symmetric about a plane formed by the up-down direction and a length direction;

the first curve portion and the second curve portion are symmetric about the plane formed the up-down direction and the length direction.

4. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the secondary battery further comprises a case and an insulating frame, the case receives the electrode assembly and is assembled with the cap plate, the insulating frame is received in the case and provided below the cap plate, the insulating frame includes a base portion;

the main body of the electrode assembly comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator provided between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate,

the positive electrode plate, the negative electrode plate and the separator are wound to a flat shape, and an upper surface of the main body formed by winding faces the insulating frame;

two ends of the base portion in a length direction are provided with first side edges extending downwardly, each first side edge abuts on the upper surface of the main body of the electrode assembly.

5. The secondary battery according to claim 4, wherein

a ratio of an area of the upper surface contacted with the first side edges to a total area of the upper surface ranges from 0.1 to 0.4.

6. The secondary battery according to claim 4, wherein

the base portion is provided with a second side edge extending downwardly, the second side edge is positioned at an outer side of the first curve portion in the width direction, and the second side edge is positioned between the first electrode tab and the case, at least a part of the first bending portion is positioned between the second side edge and the first curve portion in the width direction.

7. The secondary battery according to claim 6, wherein

a rounded corner is provided in a connecting portion between the base portion and the second side edge, and the rounded corner is formed in an inner wall of the insulating frame.

8. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the first protecting piece, the first connecting portion and the first connecting piece are fixed together by ultrasonic welding;

an insulating adhesive is adhered on a surface of the first protecting piece facing the main body.