Patents by Inventor Zhijun Guo

Zhijun Guo 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).

  • Publication number: 20210074963
    Abstract: A secondary battery including: a case including an opening; a top cover assembly including a top cover plate covering the opening and an electrode terminal, the top cover plate including an electrode lead-out hole corresponding to the electrode terminal; an electrode assembly received in the case and including a main body and a tab, the tab being bent relative to a thickness direction of the top cover plate to form a bent portion; and a current collecting wiring board disposed between the top cover plate and the main body and including a first connection portion, a second connection portion, and a transition portion, the first connection portion and the second connection portion extending along a width direction of the top cover plate and being provided opposite to each other, the first connection portion being connected with the electrode terminal, and the second connection portion being connected with the bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Jie ZHANG, Zhijun GUO, Peng WANG, Guowei LI, Taosheng ZHU
  • Publication number: 20210074961
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a power battery and a battery module. The power battery includes: a case including two openings opposite to each other; an electrode assembly formed by winding a positive electrode sheet, a negative electrode sheet, and a separator disposed around a winding axis, the electrode assembly being disposed in the case, and two opposite ends of the electrode assembly along the winding axis being respectively disposed corresponding to the two openings; a first cap assembly covering one of the two openings, the first cap assembly including a liquid injection hole communicating with an interior of the case; a second cap assembly covering the other opening, the second cap assembly including a through hole communicating with the interior of the case; in a length direction, the liquid injection hole and the through hole are located on a same side of a central axis of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology co., Limited
    Inventors: Yong ZHOU, Zhijun GUO, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20210041317
    Abstract: A pressure sensor assembly, which includes a pressure sensing element having a diaphragm, a plurality of piezoresistors connected to the diaphragm, and at least one layer of sealing glass connected to the diaphragm. The pressure sensor assembly also includes a base, a layer of sealing glass is connected to the base, and is configured to maximize the sensitivity of the plurality of piezoresistors via tailoring the side surfaces of the glass surface to control the deformable diaphragm. The layer of sealing glass includes a first recess portion, and a second recess portion formed as part of the layer of sealing glass on the opposite side of the layer of sealing glass as the first recess portion. One of the plurality of piezoresistors is partially surrounded by the first recess portion, and another of the plurality of piezoresistors is partially surrounded by the second recess portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Continental Powertrain USA, LLC
    Inventors: Zhijun Guo, Jeffrey Frye, Paul Haack, Richard Cronin
  • Publication number: 20210036379
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery includes: a casing including a receiving cavity and an opening which is in communication with the receiving cavity; an electrode assembly housed in the casing; a first top cover plate, which covers the opening and is connected with the casing, the first top cover plate including an insertion portion extending into the casing and an exposed portion disposed outside the casing; and a sealing member; the casing is provided with a first through hole, the insertion portion is provided with a second through hole, the second through hole includes an inlet which is in communication with the first through hole and an outlet which is in communication with the receiving cavity, and the sealing member is connected to the casing and seals the first through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong ZHOU, Zhijun GUO, Jie ZHANG, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20210005867
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a rechargeable battery, including an electrode assembly and a connecting member. The electrode assembly includes an electrode assembly body and an electrode tab extending from an end surface of the electrode assembly body. The connecting member includes a guiding plate, a first connecting plate and a second connecting plate respectively connected to the guiding plate. The first connecting plate, the second connecting plate and the guiding plate extend along a width direction. The electrode tab is bent with respect to a longitudinal direction to form a bending part and the bending part of the electrode tab is connected to the first connecting plate. The width direction is to a thickness direction of the rechargeable battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhijun Guo, Jie Zhang, Peng Wang, Taosheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200411834
    Abstract: The present application discloses a secondary battery including a cap plate, an electrode terminal, an electrode assembly, and a connection member which includes a first connecting plate connected to a tab, a second connecting plate, and a support plate, at least a part of the support plate protrudes, relative to the first connecting plate, towards a side close to a body, and the protruding part of the support plate is attached to the body; a minimum distance between the support plate and a bottom surface of the electrode assembly in a height direction of the secondary battery is a bare height H of the body on its side, a size of the body in a length direction of the secondary battery is a body length L, and the bare height H and the body length L satisfy the following relationship: 0.1?H/L?0.8. A vehicle is further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Bing CHEN, Zhijun GUO, Peng WANG, Jie ZHANG, Yong ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20200381695
    Abstract: This application provides embodiments including a connection member and a rechargeable battery. The connection member includes a guide plate and a first connecting plate integrally formed on the guide plate, where the first connecting plate is disposed in a bendable manner relative to the guide plate, and at least one indentation is present between the first connecting plate and the guide plate. In the embodiments, a bending position is more accurate when the first connecting plate is bent relative to the guide plate. This is conducive to an accurate size of the connection member being bent, and is also helpful for the rechargeable battery to successfully assemble a battery core, the connection member, and a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Chengyou XING, Yulian ZHENG, Taosheng ZHU, Peng WANG, Zhijun GUO
  • Patent number: 10826047
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a rechargeable battery, including an electrode assembly and a connecting member. The electrode assembly includes an electrode assembly body and an electrode tab extending from the electrode assembly body. The connecting member includes a guiding plate, a first connecting plate and a second connecting plate respectively connected to the guiding plate. The guiding plate extends along a width direction. The first connecting plate extends away from the guiding plate along the width direction. The electrode tab is bent with respect to a longitudinal direction and is connected to the first connecting plate. At least a part of the guiding plate protrudes toward the electrode assembly body with respect to the first connecting plate so as to form a protrusion, which abuts against the electrode assembly. The rechargeable battery of the present disclosure can improve the energy density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhijun Guo, Jie Zhang, Peng Wang, Taosheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 10818882
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery comprises: a case having an accommodation space and a first opening in communication with the accommodation space; an electrode component disposed in the accommodation space; a cover plate being installed at the first opening; wherein a connection slot is formed at a joint between the cover plate and the case, and the connection slot extends in a direction away from the accommodation space and throughout a top surface of the cover plate; and a first connection member being disposed in the connection slot, wherein the cover plate and the case are hermetically connected via the first connection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Xiaorong Liu, Zhijun Guo, Peng Wang, Guowei Li
  • Patent number: 10818889
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery cap assembly, a secondary battery and a battery module. The battery cap assembly comprises: a cap plate, including a second terminal hole; a first electrode terminal, at least a part of which protruding above the cap plate; a second electrode terminal, including a second protruding portion protruding above the cap plate and a second base portion connected with the second protruding portion. The first electrode terminal is provided with a protrusion used for welding with a first connecting piece; the second protruding portion is used for welding with a second connecting piece to form a welding portion, and a projection of the welding portion in an up-down direction is positioned in a cross-section of the second base portion. The secondary battery comprises a case, an electrode assembly and the battery cap assembly. The battery module comprises the first connecting piece and the secondary batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhijun Guo, Jie Zhang, Taosheng Zhu, Peng Wang, Guowei Li
  • Patent number: 10811643
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery cap assembly, a secondary battery and a battery module. The battery cap assembly comprises a cap plate, a first electrode terminal and a first sealing member. The cap plate includes a first terminal hole. The first electrode terminal includes a first protruding portion and a first base portion, a cross-sectional area of the first protruding portion is larger than a cross-sectional area of the first terminal hole. The first sealing member includes a first main portion, the first main portion includes a first through-hole. The first protruding portion is used for welding with a first connecting piece to form a welding portion, a projection of the welding portion is positioned in the first through-hole. The secondary battery comprises a case, the battery cap assembly and an electrode assembly. The battery module comprises the first connecting piece and the secondary batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhijun Guo, Jie Zhang, Taosheng Zhu, Peng Wang, Guowei Li
  • Patent number: 10790483
    Abstract: A top cap structure for a power battery is provided. The power battery top cap structure includes a first and second electrode assemblies, and a top cap piece. The first electrode assembly includes a first electrode column having an upper and lower sections, a first seal member and a first connection block. The upper section and the first connection block are formed from a first base metal. The lower section is formed from a second base metal different from the first base metal. The upper section includes a step portion, and the lower section is joined with a bottom surface of the upper section below the top cap piece. The first seal member includes a horizontal extending portion. The horizontal extending portion is disposed between a lower surface of the top cap piece and the step portion. The top portion of the upper section connects with the first connection block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Chengyou Xing, Quankun Li, Peng Wang, Zhijun Guo
  • Patent number: 10749163
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cap assembly and a power battery. The cap assembly comprises a cap plate including a top surface, a bottom surface opposed to the top surface in a thickness direction and a liquid injection hole penetrating through the cap plate from the top surface to the bottom surface, the liquid injection hole having an inlet provided on the top surface and an outlet provided on the bottom surface; and a blocking member provided on the bottom surface, a projection of the blocking member in the thickness direction at least partially covers the outlet, wherein a fluid channel is formed between the blocking member and the cap plate, and the fluid channel communicates with the outlet of the liquid injection hole. The cap assembly can be applied to the power battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yong Zhou, Zhijun Guo, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20200243896
    Abstract: A battery unit and a battery module, where the battery unit includes an electrode assembly, including a first electrode and a second electrode, which have opposite polarities, each of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a coated portion and an uncoated portion, and the uncoated portion is located at an end part of a coated portion along the length direction of the electrode assembly and forms a tab; two terminals, arranged at the top of the electrode assembly; and two current collectors for electrically connecting the tabs on both sides of the electrode assembly with the terminals on the same side respectively. At least one end of at least one current collector along the width direction of the electrode assembly is a flat plate structure, and the tab covers the flat plate structure from the outer side after being bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jie ZHANG, Zhijun GUO, Peng WANG
  • Patent number: 10673032
    Abstract: A top cap structure for a power battery includes a first electrode assembly and a top cap piece. The first electrode assembly includes a first electrode column and a first connection block. The first connection block includes a main body and a compound portion that are bonded together. A base metal material of the main body is different from the base metal materials of the first electrode column and the compound portion. The compound portion includes a first connection hole and the main body includes a second connection hole. A top portion of the first electrode column includes a connection section. The connection section passes through the top cap piece, the second connection hole, and the first connection hole, and extends from the first connection hole. The connection section and the compound portion are welded together. The connection section is riveted to the second connection hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhijun Guo, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20200144584
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a manufacturing method of the secondary battery, and the secondary battery includes a case; an electrode assembly, accommodated in the case and including a main body and a tab connected to the main body; a cap plate, coupled to the case; an electrode terminal, located on an outer side of the cap plate and provided with a through hole; and a current collecting member, including an extending portion and a connecting portion connected to the extending portion, wherein the connecting portion is located on an inner side of the cap plate and is directly connected to the tab, and the extending portion is adapted to extend toward the electrode terminal and protrude into the through hole, and is connected to the electrode terminal. The configuration of the secondary battery of the present disclosure is conducive to improving an energy density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yuqun Zeng, Fenggang Zhao, Yong Zhou, Zhijun Guo, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 10644300
    Abstract: A power battery and a power battery top cap structure for a power battery are provided. The power battery top cap structure includes first and second electrode assemblies, a lower insulation member, a top cap piece, and an abutment member. Both the first and second electrode assemblies are fixed on the top cap piece. The lower insulation member is fixed below the top cap piece. The lower insulation member includes, along an X axis, a snapping portion and a connecting portion. The abutment member extends along a Y axis and abuts between the connecting portion and the top cap piece so that a minimum distance between the connecting portion and the top cap piece along the Z axis is G3, where G3>0. G3 may be greater than a minimum distance between the connecting portion and the top cap piece when the lower insulation member is fixed without the abutment member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Chengyou Xing, Yulian Zheng, Peng Wang, Jian Guo, Zhijun Guo
  • Patent number: 10644272
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cap assembly and a secondary battery. The cap assembly comprises: a cap plate having an electrode lead-out hole; an electrode terminal including a terminal plate which is located at a side of the cap plate and covers the electrode lead-out hole, and an outer peripheral surface of the terminal panel protrudes from an inner wall of the electrode lead-out hole; a first fixing member at least partly surrounding the terminal plate to fix the electrode terminal to the first fixing member; and a second fixing member connected with the cap plate and including a main portion, the second fixing member being separated from the electrode terminal by the first fixing member. One of the first fixing member and the main portion is provided with an engaging hole and the other is provided with an inserting portion to be inserted into the engaging hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Lulu Bai, Yulian Zheng, Peng Wang, Zhijun Guo, Chengyou Xing, Jianxiong Yang, Qichang Cai
  • Publication number: 20200119327
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery which comprises a cap plate, an electrode assembly, a first connecting piece and a first welding protecting piece. The cap plate is provided with a first electrode terminal. The electrode assembly comprises a main body and a first electrode tab provided to the main body, the first electrode tab comprises a first connecting portion. The first connecting piece is connected between the first connecting portion and the first electrode terminal. The first welding protecting piece is provided on the first connecting portion, the first connecting portion is positioned between the first welding protecting piece and the first connecting piece, and the first welding protecting piece, the first connecting portion and the first connecting piece are securely connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yulian ZHENG, Chengyou Xing, Zhijun Guo, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 10586971
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery which comprises: a cap plate provided with a first electrode terminal and a second 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; a first connecting piece connected between the first electrode tab and the first electrode terminal. The second electrode tab is connected with the second electrode terminal. The first electrode tab includes a first connecting portion welded with the first connecting piece and a first bending portion bent downwardly and connected between the main body of the electrode assembly and the first connecting portion. A first insulating adhesive is adhered on weld zones which are formed during welding of the first connecting portion and the first connecting piece and face the main body of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yulian Zheng, Chengyou Xing, Zhijun Guo, Peng Wang