Patents by Inventor Xingdi CHEN

Xingdi CHEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11955655
    Abstract: This application relates to the field of energy storage components, and in particular, to a protective plate, a battery unit assembly, a battery module group, and a vehicle. The protective plate is provided with a guide groove. The protective plate is configured to shield an explosion-proof valve of a battery cell. The guide groove is configured to be disposed corresponding to the explosion-proof valve, and is configured to guide a flow direction of a flame ejected from the explosion-proof valve. In this application, the guide groove is disposed on the protective plate to guide the flame to a direction away from passengers, thereby protecting the passengers from injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xingdi Chen, Kaijie You, Haizu Jin, Linggang Zhou, Peng Wang, Dongyang Shi
  • Patent number: 11955654
    Abstract: The present application discloses a battery, and a related device, preparation apparatus thereof. The battery includes a battery cell, the battery cell including a pressure relief mechanism and at least two walls, the at least two walls including a first wall and a second wall that intersect with each other, the pressure relief mechanism being disposed at the first wall and being configured to, when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, be actuated to release the internal pressure; a thermal management component attached to the first wall and being configured to accommodate a fluid to cool the battery cell; and a support component attached to the second wall, and configured to support the battery cell; wherein the thermal management component is configured such that when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, emissions discharged from the battery cell pass through the thermal management component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuqun Zeng, Pengcheng Yao, Zhimin Zeng, Kai Wu, Xingdi Chen, Peng Wang, Xiaobo Chen
  • Patent number: 11949079
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a casing for a battery pack and a battery pack. The casing has a receiving space and an opening in communication with the receiving space, the receiving space is formed by a wall portion of the casing, and the wall portion is formed from two or more stacked base plates, between which a plurality of cavities are formed. By forming a plurality of cavities in the wall portion, the casing for a battery pack provided by the present disclosure not only can improve the bearing capacity and the impact resistance of the casing, but also can achieve a thermal management of the battery assembly by filling the plurality of cavities with a phase change material or cooling liquid, which can further improve the mechanical property of the casing with a relatively light weight and relatively high reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Linggang Zhou, Xingdi Chen, Peng Wang, Derong Wang
  • Publication number: 20240097267
    Abstract: This application provides a battery and an electric device. The battery provided in this application is provided with a blocking member between two adjacent rows of battery cells along the length direction of the battery cell. In the process of assembling the battery cells in the box, the adhesive at the bottom of the battery cell, when spreading under compressing from the gap created by the housing chamfers to the end cover, will be blocked by the blocking member, thus preventing the adhesive from overflowing to the end cover, improving the safety performance of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Laijuan YU, Xingdi Chen, Ning Zhang, Anwei Wu, Ye Xu, Renyu Chen
  • Patent number: 11936024
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery pack, a method for producing a battery pack and a vehicle. The vehicle includes a vehicle body and a battery pack, the battery pack being disposed in the vehicle body. The battery pack includes a battery module and a case. The case has a containing chamber, and the battery module is located in the containing chamber. The battery module includes a plurality of battery units arranged in a horizontal direction, and each battery unit at least includes one battery cell. A size of the battery module in the horizontal direction is larger than a size of the battery module in a vertical direction. The size of the battery module in the vertical direction is L1, and a size of the battery pack in the vertical direction is L2, where 70%?L1/L2?95%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Peng Wang, Kaijie You, Mu Qian, Haizu Jin, Xingdi Chen, Jun Ma
  • Patent number: 11923556
    Abstract: A battery pack for optimizing the structure of the battery pack includes a case, a battery module and a blocking member. The case includes an accommodating cavity and a drain hole in communication with the accommodating cavity. The battery module is contained inside the accommodating cavity. The blocking member is mounted to the case, and located between the drain hole and the battery module to block a binder for fixing the battery module from entering the drain hole. In the above-described technical solution, the blocking member can produce the effect of reducing or even avoiding binder for fixing the battery module from clogging in the drain hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Xingdi Chen, Kaijie You, Yongguang Wang, Yu Tang, Yanbo Chen, Long Li
  • Patent number: 11923559
    Abstract: A battery assembly includes a protection member and a battery module including at least two batteries arranged side by side along a first direction and having a first outer surface and a second outer surface opposite to each other along a second direction. The protection member is in the form of a letter U with two vertical portions having different lengths, wherein a first protection section covers the end covers of batteries in the battery module, a part of a second protection section covers the first outer surface, and a third protection section abuts against an end cover of a battery corresponding to the second outer surface. The protection member can prevent the airflow, the flame and the like sprayed during thermal runaway, and control a thermal diffusion range during thermal runaway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yu Tang, Yanbo Chen, Peng Wang, Kaijie You, Xingdi Chen, Yongguang Wang
  • Publication number: 20240055695
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery pack, a method for manufacturing a battery pack and a vehicle. The battery pack includes a case assembly including a case, a thermally conductive beam and a temperature control component, the thermally conductive beam being disposed in the case and connected to the case, and the temperature control component being disposed in a bottom region of the case; a thermally conductive cover connected to the thermally conductive beam and located above the thermally conductive beam along a height direction of the battery pack, where the thermally conductive cover, the case and the thermally conductive beam enclose and form a first chamber; and a plurality of battery cells integrally forming a battery assembly, the battery assembly being disposed in the first chamber and located above the temperature control component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Kaijie YOU, Yongguang WANG, Peng WANG, Linggang ZHOU, Xingdi CHEN
  • Patent number: 11848456
    Abstract: This application discloses a battery pack and a vehicle, including: a case assembly, including an accommodating cavity; a battery module, disposed in the accommodating cavity, wherein the battery module includes a battery cell assembly, where the battery cell assembly includes an output current collector and a plurality of battery cells arranged side by side along a first direction of the battery pack, and the output current collector is configured to output electric energy of the battery cell assembly; and an end plate assembly, including a body plate and a protective cover, where the body plate is located at an end of the battery cell assembly along the first direction, the protective cover is rotatably connected to the body plate, and at least a part of the output current collector is located between the body plate and the protective cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yu Tang, Yanbo Chen, Zhichao Wang, Yongguang Wang, Peng Wang, Kaijie You, Xingdi Chen
  • Patent number: 11831036
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery pack and an apparatus using the battery pack as a power supply, and relates to the technical field of batteries, to optimize performance of the battery pack. The battery pack includes a box body, a battery module, a module electrical connection piece, and a first protecting assembly. The battery module is mounted in the box body, and the battery module includes an anti-explosion assembly. The module electrical connection piece is mounted on the battery module. The first protecting assembly is mounted in the box body and is configured to protect the module electrical connection piece when an ejecta discharged from the anti-explosion assembly impacts the module electrical connection piece. The above technical scheme reduces probability of secondary short circuit of the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yongguang Wang, Yu Tang, Xingdi Chen, Peng Wang, Jinqing Ji, Mu Qian
  • Patent number: 11824177
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery pack, a method for manufacturing a battery pack and a vehicle. The battery pack includes a case assembly including a case, a thermally conductive beam and a temperature control component, the thermally conductive beam being disposed in the case and connected to the case, and the temperature control component being disposed in a bottom region of the case; a thermally conductive cover connected to the thermally conductive beam and located above the thermally conductive beam along a height direction of the battery pack, where the thermally conductive cover, the case and the thermally conductive beam enclose and form a first chamber; and a plurality of battery cells integrally forming a battery assembly, the battery assembly being disposed in the first chamber and located above the temperature control component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Kaijie You, Yongguang Wang, Peng Wang, Linggang Zhou, Xingdi Chen
  • Publication number: 20230327264
    Abstract: A battery module includes N battery cell columns and N?1 spacer plates. Each of the N battery cell columns includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction. The N battery cell columns are arranged in a second direction. N is an integer greater than 1, and the first direction being perpendicular to the second direction. A spacer plate extends in the first direction and is disposed between two adjacent battery cell columns of the N battery cell columns. The spacer plate is fixedly coupled to each battery cell in the two adjacent battery cell columns. An end part of the spacer plate in the first direction is provided with a fixing structure, and the fixing structure is configured to fix the spacer plate to a box body configured to accommodate the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Zhanyu SUN, Lei WANG, Xingdi CHEN, Peng WANG
  • Patent number: 11780645
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery box and a vehicle, the battery box comprises an upper box body, a lower box body, a connecting member, a fixing member. The upper box body comprises a first eave portion, the lower box body comprises a second eave portion. The first eave portion is provided with a first connecting hole, the second eave portion is provided with a second connecting hole and a mounting hole. The connecting member passes through the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole to connect the upper box body and the lower box body. The fixing member passes through the mounting hole to make the lower box body mounted to external equipment, compared with the conventional battery box, the lower box body is equivalent to the arrangement of eliminating the third eave portion, it simplifies the structure and reduces the weight, thereby improving the energy density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuqun Zeng, Fenggang Zhao, Xingdi Chen, Lei Wang, Linggang Zhou, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20230275287
    Abstract: Provided are a battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for producing a battery. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction, the battery cell including a first wall and a second wall, the first wall being a wall of the battery cell that has a largest surface area; a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and connected to the first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells; and a mounting wall, the mounting wall being connected to the second wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, where when the battery cell is disposed in a power consumption device, and the mounting wall is configured to mount the battery cell. Technical solutions of embodiments of the present application can improve performance of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhanyu SUN, Chao LONG, Xingdi CHEN, Peng WANG, Xiaoteng HUANG
  • Publication number: 20230275296
    Abstract: A battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for producing a battery are provided. The battery incudes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and a mounting wall, the mounting wall being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, where when the battery cell is disposed in a power consumption device, the battery cell is located below the mounting wall, and the mounting wall is configured to mount the battery cell; where a relationship between a size H of the mounting wall in a second direction and a weight M of the battery cell satisfies: 0.04 mm/kg?H/M?100 mm/kg, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first wall. Technical solutions of embodiments of the present application could improve performance of a battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhanyu SUN, Xingdi CHEN, Chao LONG, Peng WANG, Chenling ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20230268601
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for producing a battery. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, and the first wall being a wall of the battery cell that has a largest surface area, where a size T1 of the spacer plate in a second direction is greater than 5 mm, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first wall. According to technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, performance of the battery could be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhanyu SUN, Chao LONG, Peng WANG, Xingdi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230268579
    Abstract: Provided are a battery, a power consumption device, a method and a device for producing a battery. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction; a heat conducting member extending along the first direction and connected to a first wall of each battery cell in the plurality of battery cells, the first wall being a wall with the largest surface area in the battery cell, the heat conducting member being configured to conduct heat of the battery cell, and a surface of the heat conducting member connected to the first wall being an insulating surface; and where a dimension of the heat conducting member in a second direction is 0.1˜100 mm, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first wall. The technical solution of embodiments of the present application may enhance performance of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhanyu SUN, Xingdi CHEN, Peng WANG, Feng QIN, Xiaoteng HUANG, Chenling ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20230268604
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for producing a battery. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, the first wall being a wall of the battery cell that has a largest surface area, a surface of the spacer plate being provided with an insulating layer, a size of the spacer plate in a second direction being less than 0.5 mm, and the second direction being perpendicular to the first wall. According to technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, performance of the battery could be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhanyu SUN, Chao LONG, Peng WANG, Xingdi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230231255
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery, an electric device, a method for preparing a battery, and a device for preparing a battery. The battery comprises: a battery cell; a case, configured to accommodate the battery cell; and a protective member, provided in the case, wherein an end portion of the protective member is fixed to the case in a first direction, an electrode terminal is formed at at least one end of the battery cell in a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction; the protective member has a protective portion, the protective portion is supported on the case in the second direction, and the protective portion protrudes beyond the electrode terminal in the second direction, so that the electrode terminal and the case have a gap in the second direction, so as to protect the electrode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Chao LONG, Xingdi CHEN, Peng WANG
  • Patent number: 11705604
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery module including at least one battery unit array structure, an upper cover, a lower cover and a fireproof component disposed vertically. Each battery unit array structure includes a plurality of battery units and a plurality of busbars electrically connected to the plurality of battery units. The battery unit array structure is disposed between the upper cover and the lower cover. Each battery unit of each battery unit array structure is provided with a vent facing towards the fireproof component. Different from the related art, when thermal runaway occurs in a battery unit according to the present disclosure, flame and high-temperature particles ejected from a vent of a battery unit are blocked by the fireproof component from burning adjacent battery units, thereby preventing the thermal runaway in the other battery units from being triggered by the existing thermal runaway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xingdi Chen, Kaijie You, Weilong Lin, Jun Ma, Yuepan Hou, Ziyuan Li