Patents by Inventor Baisong Chen

Baisong 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).

  • Publication number: 20230012596
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery includes: a shell having an opening; an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator; a cap assembly including a cap plate and a first electrode terminal; a lower insulator located at a side of the cap plate away from the terminal board; and a wiring board including a main body portion and an extension portion, wherein the main body portion is located at a side of the lower insulator away from the cap plate and connected to the first electrode plate, the extension portion extends into the electrode lead-out hole and connected to the first electrode terminal, the first electrode plate is electrically connected to the first electrode terminal through the wiring board, and the first electrode terminal does not extend beyond a lower surface of the lower insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Quankun LI, Peng WANG, Taosheng ZHU, Baisong CHEN
  • Patent number: 11482761
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery includes: a shell having an opening; an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator; a cap assembly including a cap plate and a first electrode terminal; a lower insulator located at a side of the cap plate away from the terminal board; and a wiring board including a main body portion and an extension portion, wherein the main body portion is located at a side of the lower insulator away from the cap plate and connected to the first electrode plate, the extension portion extends into the electrode lead-out hole and connected to the first electrode terminal, the first electrode plate is electrically connected to the first electrode terminal through the wiring board, and the first electrode terminal does not extend beyond a lower surface of the lower insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Quankun Li, Peng Wang, Taosheng Zhu, Baisong Chen
  • Patent number: 11367917
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes a cap assembly including a cap plate provided with an electrode lead-out hole, an electrode terminal covering the electrode lead-out hole, a sealing ring disposed between the cap plate and the electrode terminal, and a lower insulating member including a base portion and a protruding portion connected to each other, the base portion is located at a lower side of the cap plate and the protruding portion is at least partially located in the electrode lead-out hole; a current collecting member including a body portion and an extending portion connected to each other, the body portion is located below the base portion, and the extending portion extends into the electrode lead-out hole and is connected to the electrode terminal; and a support member disposed between the body portion and the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventor: Baisong Chen
  • Publication number: 20210234220
    Abstract: The top cover assembly provided in the present application includes a top cover plate, a sealing member and a lower insulting piece, the sealing member includes a first sealing part arranged on an upper surface of the top cover plate; the lower insulating member is provided with a first insulating part and a second insulating part which are connected with each other, the first insulating part is arranged below the top cover plate, the second insulating part extends upwards from the first insulating part and at least part of the second insulating part is arranged in an electrode lead-out hole of the top cover plate, one of the second insulating part and the sealing member is provided with a groove, and the other includes a first matching part, and the first matching part is embedded into the groove and is sealed with a bottom wall of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Shoujun HUANG, Baisong CHEN, Huasheng SU, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20210234219
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a top cover assembly of a secondary battery and a secondary battery, wherein the top cover assembly includes a top cover plate, provided with a through hole; an electrode terminal, covering the through hole; an insulating plate, wherein at least part of the insulating plate is arranged on a side of the top cover plate away from the electrode terminal; a seal, wherein at least part of the seal is arranged between the top cover plate and the electrode terminal; and an insulator, wherein at least part of the insulator is arranged between the top cover plate and the insulating plate; wherein the insulator and the seal at least jointly enclose a side wall of the through hole and an area, close to the through hole, on an upper surface of the top cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Chengdu LIANG, Kai WU, Xinxiang CHEN, Shoujun HUANG, Baisong CHEN, Huasheng SU, Guowei LI
  • Publication number: 20210043887
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes a cap assembly including a cap plate provided with an electrode lead-out hole, an electrode terminal covering the electrode lead-out hole, a sealing ring disposed between the cap plate and the electrode terminal, and a lower insulating member including a base portion and a protruding portion connected to each other, the base portion is located at a lower side of the cap plate and the protruding portion is at least partially located in the electrode lead-out hole; a current collecting member including a body portion and an extending portion connected to each other, the body portion is located below the base portion, and the extending portion extends into the electrode lead-out hole and is connected to the electrode terminal; and a support member disposed between the body portion and the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventor: Baisong CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200365838
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes a cap assembly including a cap plate provided with an electrode lead-out hole, an electrode terminal covering the electrode lead-out hole, a sealing ring disposed between the cap plate and the electrode terminal, and a lower insulating member including a base portion and a protruding portion connected to each other, wherein the base portion is located at a lower side of the cap plate and the protruding portion is at least partially located in the electrode lead-out hole; a current collecting member including a body portion and an extending portion connected to each other, wherein the body portion is located below the base portion, and the extending portion extends into the electrode lead-out hole and is connected to the electrode terminal; and a support member disposed between the body portion and the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventor: Baisong Chen
  • Patent number: 10818886
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes a cap assembly including a cap plate provided with an electrode lead-out hole, an electrode terminal covering the electrode lead-out hole, a sealing ring disposed between the cap plate and the electrode terminal, and a lower insulating member including a base portion and a protruding portion connected to each other, wherein the base portion is located at a lower side of the cap plate and the protruding portion is at least partially located in the electrode lead-out hole; a current collecting member including a body portion and an extending portion connected to each other, wherein the body portion is located below the base portion, and the extending portion extends into the electrode lead-out hole and is connected to the electrode terminal; and a support member disposed between the body portion and the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventor: Baisong Chen
  • Publication number: 20200328384
    Abstract: The present disclosure relate to the technical field of secondary batteries, and in particular, to a secondary battery and a top cover component thereof. The top cover component provided by the present disclosure includes a top cover plate having an electrode lead-out hole, and a second sealing portion and a second insulating portion stretching into the electrode lead-out hole, and the second sealing portion and the second insulating portion are at least partially staggered to each other on the radial direction of the electrode lead-out hole and are at least partially overlapped on the height direction. Based on this, a direct discharge clearance can be effectively blocked, and the creepage distance can be prolonged, thereby being conducive to reducing the risk of on fire or explosion and other problems of the secondary battery while withstanding a high voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Chengdu Liang, Kai Wu, Baisong Chen
  • Patent number: 10770696
    Abstract: Provided are a top cover assembly and a secondary battery containing the same. The top cover assembly includes a first electrode terminal, a conduction member, a second electrode terminal, and a top cover plate insulated from the first electrode terminal and electrically connected to the second electrode terminal, the secondary battery further comprises a contact plate which is attached to the top cover plate, the conduction member is insulated from the top cover plate and comprises an electrode terminal connection portion, a first fuse member, a contact plate connection portion, and a connection layer, the first fuse member has a melting point lower than the electrode terminal connection portion and the contact plate connection portion; the first fuse member is connected to the electrode terminal connection portion via the connection layer, and/or the first fuse member is connected to the contact plate connection portion via the connection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Baisong Chen, Peng Wang, Kai Wu, Zhiyu Wang, Xiaobo Chen, Taosheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 10763466
    Abstract: A top cap assembly of a secondary battery and second battery is provided. The top cap assembly may comprise: a top cap plate comprising an electrode extraction hole; an electrode terminal comprising a terminal plate, the terminal plate may be located on a side of the top cap plate and cover the electrode extraction hole; a first fixing component, the first fixing component may at least partially surround the terminal plate to fix the electrode terminal to the first fixing component; and a second fixing component comprising a main body and a first connection portion connected to the main body and extends away from the terminal plate, the main body may be fixedly connected to the first fixing component, and the first connection portion may be fixedly connected to the top cap plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Baisong Chen, Quankun Li, Peng Wang, Chengyou Xing, Yulian Zheng
  • Publication number: 20200203699
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery includes: a shell having an opening; an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator; a cap assembly including a cap plate and a first electrode terminal; a lower insulator located at a side of the cap plate away from the terminal board; and a wiring board including a main body portion and an extension portion, wherein the main body portion is located at a side of the lower insulator away from the cap plate and connected to the first electrode plate, the extension portion extends into the electrode lead-out hole and connected to the first electrode terminal, the first electrode plate is electrically connected to the first electrode terminal through the wiring board, and the first electrode terminal does not extend beyond a lower surface of the lower insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Quankun LI, Peng WANG, Taosheng ZHU, Baisong CHEN
  • Patent number: 10665827
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cap assembly for a secondary battery and a secondary battery. The cap assembly for the secondary battery includes a cap plate having an electrode lead-out hole; and a terminal assembly including a terminal board, a fixing member, a deformable sheet, a conductive sheet and an isolator, wherein the deformable sheet is attached to the terminal board; the conductive sheet includes a first portion provided between the terminal board and the cap plate; the terminal board is fixed to a side of the cap plate through the fixing member and covers the electrode lead-out hole, and the terminal board is electrically connected with the first portion through the deformable sheet; the deformable sheet is configured to deform to be electrically disconnected from the first portion in response to an increase in a pressure inside the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Quankun Li, Baisong Chen, Jian Guo, Peng Wang, Taosheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 10658647
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery includes: a shell having an opening; an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator; a cap assembly including a cap plate and a first electrode terminal; a lower insulator located at a side of the cap plate away from the terminal board; and a wiring board including a main body portion and an extension portion, wherein the main body portion is located at a side of the lower insulator away from the cap plate and connected to the first electrode plate, the extension portion extends into the electrode lead-out hole and connected to the first electrode terminal, the first electrode plate is electrically connected to the first electrode terminal through the wiring board, and the first electrode terminal does not extend beyond a lower surface of the lower insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Quankun Li, Peng Wang, Taosheng Zhu, Baisong Chen
  • Patent number: 10651435
    Abstract: A top cover assembly for secondary battery, including: first and second electrode terminals; a top cover plate insulated from the first electrode terminal and electrically connected with the second electrode terminal; a contact piece attached to the top cover plate; and a thermo-deformable piece opposite to the contact piece, one end being electrically connected with the first electrode terminal, the other end being a free end; when a temperature at which the thermo-deformable piece deforms is not reached and internal pressure of the secondary battery exceeds a reference pressure, the contact piece deforms to be electrically connected with the thermo-deformable piece so that the first electrode terminal is electrically connected with the second electrode terminal, and when the temperature at which the thermo-deformable piece deforms is reached, the free end deforms away from the contact piece, and the thermo-deformable piece is kept insulated from the contact piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Baisong Chen, Peng Wang, Zhiyu Wang, Quankun Li, Taosheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 10608232
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery includes: a shell having an opening; an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator; a cap assembly including a cap plate and a first electrode terminal; a lower insulator located at a side of the cap plate away from the terminal board; and a wiring board including a main body portion and an extension portion, wherein the main body portion is located at a side of the lower insulator away from the cap plate and connected to the first electrode plate, the extension portion extends into the electrode lead-out hole and connected to the first electrode terminal, the first electrode plate is electrically connected to the first electrode terminal through the wiring board, and the first electrode terminal does not extend beyond a lower surface of the lower insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Quankun Li, Peng Wang, Taosheng Zhu, Baisong Chen
  • Patent number: 10601001
    Abstract: A secondary battery, including a first terminal assembly, a second terminal assembly, a top cover plate, an electrode assembly and a first sealing piece; at least one of the first and second terminal assemblies is electrically insulated from the top cover plate; the first terminal assembly includes a connecting plate and deformable plate, the connecting plate is located at a side of the top cover plate away from the electrode assembly, the deformable plate is attached to the connecting plate; the first sealing piece is connected between the connecting plate and the top cover plate; in normal state, the first electrode plate is electrically connected with the connecting plate via the deformable plate, the second plate is electrically connected with the second terminal assembly; when internal pressure of the secondary battery exceeds reference pressure, the deformable plate can deform to electrically disconnect from the first electrode plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY, CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Baisong Chen, Zhiyu Wang, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 10529974
    Abstract: The present application provides a secondary battery including a first terminal component, a second terminal component, a cap plate, an electrode component and a resistance element. One of the first and second terminal components is electrically connected to the cap plate through the resistance element, while the other is insulated from the cap plate. The first terminal component includes a connecting plate and a turnable plate, and the connecting plate is attached to the turnable plate. When the secondary battery is in a normal state, a first electrode plate is electrically connected to the connecting plate through the turnable plate, and the second electrode plate is electrically connected to the second terminal component. When a pressure inside the secondary battery exceeds a reference pressure, the turnable plate can turn over to cut off an electrical connection between the turnable plate and the first electrode plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhiyu Wang, Baisong Chen, Peng Wang, Rulai Cai
  • Patent number: 10418618
    Abstract: The present application relates to a top cover structure for a power battery and a power battery, the top cover structure includes a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly, a first resistor, a second resistor, a top cover plate, a first short circuit component and a second short circuit component, the first electrode assembly is electrically connected with the top cover plate through the first resistor for all time, the first short circuit component and the second short circuit component are both attached onto the top cover plate, when an internal pressure of the power battery exceeds a reference pressure, the first short circuit component and the second short circuit component deform by effect of pressure, so as to form a first electrical connecting path and a second electrical connecting path, the second resistor is connected into the first electrical connecting path in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiyu Wang, Peng Wang, Rulai Cai, Baisong Chen
  • Publication number: 20190280257
    Abstract: A top cap assembly of a secondary battery and second battery is provided. The top cap assembly may comprise: a top cap plate comprising an electrode extraction hole; an electrode terminal comprising a terminal plate, the terminal plate may be located on a side of the top cap plate and cover the electrode extraction hole; a first fixing component, the first fixing component may at least partially surround the terminal plate to fix the electrode terminal to the first fixing component; and a second fixing component comprising a main body and a first connection portion connected to the main body and extends away from the terminal plate, the main body may be fixedly connected to the first fixing component, and the first connection portion may be fixedly connected to the top cap plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Baisong CHEN, Quankun LI, Peng WANG, Chengyou XING, Yulian ZHENG