Patents by Inventor Chengyou Xing

Chengyou Xing 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: 11923551
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a battery cell, a battery, an electric apparatus, and a manufacturing method and system of battery cell. In those embodiments, the battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, and an end cover assembly. The housing provides an opening. The electrode assembly is disposed in the housing. The electrode assembly includes a body portion and a tab. The tab extends from an end of the body portion to the opening. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator. The first electrode plate and the second electrode plate each have a coated area and an uncoated area. A part of the electrode assembly corresponding to the coated areas of the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate is the body portion. The uncoated area of the first electrode plate or the second electrode plate forms the tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuqun Zeng, Chengyou Xing, Wenlong Kang, Huasheng Su, Quankun Li
  • Publication number: 20240063482
    Abstract: An end cap assembly applicable to a battery cell includes a cover plate configured to close a housing, a terminal plate located on a side of the cover plate away from the housing, a first insulation component at least partially located between the terminal plate and the cover plate, an electrode terminal penetrating the cover plate and the first insulation component and connected to the terminal plate, and a sealing element including a sealing portion and a connecting portion connected to the sealing portion. The sealing portion is disposed between a first insulation component and the cover plate to form a sealing region around the electrode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Huasheng SU, Quankun LI, Chengyou XING, Peng WANG, Haizu JIN
  • Publication number: 20230395931
    Abstract: An end cover assembly includes an end cover and a pressure relief member. The pressure relief member is provided in the end cover, and the pressure relief member is provided with an indentation groove. The pressure relief member is configured to crack along the indentation groove to release internal pressure of a battery cell when internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold. Hardness of the pressure relief member is lower than hardness of the end cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Haibo KE, Quankun LI, Peng WANG, Chengyou XING, Ningsheng WU, Kaihuan YANG, Xiang MEI, Lili WU
  • Publication number: 20230395958
    Abstract: The present application provides an end cover assembly, a secondary battery, a battery module, a device, a liquid-injection method and a device thereof. The end cover assembly for the secondary battery includes: an end cover, provided with a through hole for injecting electrolyte, and including a connecting portion; a sealing assembly, configured to seal the through hole; a locking-fixing member, configured to be movable relative to the connecting portion in a radial direction of the through hole, so as to realize switching between a locked state and an unlocked state of the locking-fixing member and the connecting portion. In the locked state, the locking-fixing member presses against the sealing assembly to restrict the end cover to be separated from the sealing assembly; in the unlocked state, the end cover and the sealing assembly are separable to allow electrolyte to be injected from the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Qichang Cai, Chengyou Xing, Libin Zhong, Wenwei Chen, Quankun Li, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20230387558
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of battery, and in particular, to a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical device. The battery cell may include an adapter, the adapter may be formed by connecting a first adapter portion and a second adapter portion by a first insulating portion, and the first insulating portion may be located between the first adapter portion and the second adapter portion to prevent the first adapter portion and the second adapter portion from being electrically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Huasheng SU, Chengyou XING, Quankun LI, Peng WANG
  • Patent number: 11824286
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes a battery core and a connection member. The connection member includes a guide plate and a first connecting plate integrally formed on the guide plate and connected to a tab of the battery core. 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. The tab extends from a side of a core body of the battery core in a width direction. At least a portion of the guide plate protrudes, relative to the first connecting plate, towards the core body of the battery core to form a protrusion, and the protrusion abuts against the battery core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Chengyou Xing, Yulian Zheng, Taosheng Zhu, Peng Wang, Zhijun Guo
  • Patent number: 11824285
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes a battery core, a connection member, and a gasket. The connection member includes a guide plate and a first connecting plate integrally formed on the guide plate and connected to a tab of the battery core. 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. The gasket is fastened to the first connecting plate and the tab. The tab is sandwiched between the first connecting plate and the gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Chengyou Xing, Yulian Zheng, Taosheng Zhu, Peng Wang, Zhijun Guo
  • Patent number: 11811155
    Abstract: A connection member includes a guide plate and a first connecting plate integrally formed on the guide plate. 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. A portion, of the guide plate except a part corresponding to the at least one indentation, connected to the first connecting plate becomes gradually thinner in a direction from the guide plate to the first connecting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Chengyou Xing, Yulian Zheng, Taosheng Zhu, Peng Wang, Zhijun Guo
  • Publication number: 20230344044
    Abstract: Provided are an end cover assembly, a battery, an electric device, a battery cell, and a manufacturing method thereof, pertaining to the technical field of batteries. The end cover assembly includes an end cover, a first electrode terminal, a second electrode terminal, a connecting member, and a pressure relief mechanism. The first electrode terminal is installed on the end cover; and the second electrode terminal is installed on the end cover. The connecting member is configured to be connected to the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal, where the connecting member is on a side of the end cover farther away from inside of the battery cell in a first direction. The pressure relief mechanism is disposed on the end cover, the pressure relief mechanism is at least partially located between the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Huasheng Su, Chengyou Xing, Yichen Wu
  • Patent number: 11777184
    Abstract: The present application provides an end cover assembly, a secondary battery, a battery module, a device, a liquid-injection method and a device thereof. The end cover assembly for the secondary battery includes: an end cover, provided with a through hole for injecting electrolyte, and including a connecting portion; a sealing assembly, configured to seal the through hole; a locking-fixing member, configured to be movable relative to the connecting portion in a radial direction of the through hole, so as to realize switching between a locked state and an unlocked state of the locking-fixing member and the connecting portion. In the locked state, the locking-fixing member presses against the sealing assembly to restrict the end cover to be separated from the sealing assembly; in the unlocked state, the end cover and the sealing assembly are separable to allow electrolyte to be injected from the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Qichang Cai, Chengyou Xing, Libin Zhong, Wenwei Chen, Quankun Li, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 11757161
    Abstract: A battery cell is provided. The battery cell includes a tab, an electrode terminal, an adapter for electrical connection between the electrode terminal and the tab. The adapter includes a first connecting portion for electrical connection with the electrode terminal; a second connecting portion for electrical connection with the tab; a third connecting portion for connecting the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion; and a bending portion, the third connecting portion is connected with the first connecting portion by the bending portion and the third connecting portion is connected with the second connecting portion by the bending portion; the third connecting portion includes a reinforcing portion, and the reinforcing portion is located at the connection of the third connecting portion and the bending portion; the minimum distance L from an edge of the reinforcing portion to a center line of the bending portion satisfies: R<L<(R+2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Huasheng Su, Chengyou Xing, Kun Fang, Quankun Li, Wenlong Kang, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 11742526
    Abstract: Provided is a rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly comprising an electrode assembly body and an electrode tab protruding from the electrode assembly body, and a connecting member comprising a guiding plate and a first connecting plate connected to the guiding plate. The guiding plate extends in a width direction and the first connecting plate extends away from a plate surface of the guiding plate along the width direction or extends toward the plate surface of the guiding plate along the width direction. The electrode tab has a stacked multi-layer structure, the electrode tab protrudes from a portion of an end surface of the electrode assembly body in a longitudinal direction at a side of a split of the electrode assembly body perpendicular to the width direction, and the electrode tab is bent with respect to a longitudinal direction and is connected to the first connecting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Chengyou Xing, Zhijun Guo, Peng Wang, Taosheng Zhu, Yulian Zheng
  • Publication number: 20230246223
    Abstract: A cylindrical battery cell, a battery, an electricity consuming device, a manufacturing method and a manufacturing system are provided. The cylindrical battery cell includes a shell, including an opening; and an electrode assembly, disposed in the shell, the electrode assembly including a separator and a tab, and along an axial direction of the electrode assembly, the tab being located at one end of the electrode assembly and extending toward the opening, the tab including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion surrounding a periphery of the first portion, and the separator wrapping the second portion to isolate the second portion from the shell, wherein along the axial direction, the first portion extends beyond the second portion and the separator, and the second portion does not extend beyond the separator. The battery cell of the present application solves a problem of short circuit in the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Kai Wu, Chengyou Xing, Wenlong Kang, Huasheng Su, Quankun Li
  • Patent number: 11715867
    Abstract: The embodiments of the application provides an end cover assembly, a battery cell, a battery module and a device, the end cover assembly is used for the battery cell, the end cover assembly includes an end cover; an electrode terminal disposed on the end cover; an insulating member for insulating the electrode terminal and the end cover and disposed to surround the electrode terminal; wherein the insulating member abuts the electrode terminal, at least one of the insulating member and the electrode terminal is provided with a stress relief groove, the stress relief groove is configured to absorb stress generated by the electrode terminal's abutting the insulating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Ningsheng Wu, Chengyou Xing, Yuanbao Chen, Peng Wang, Quankun Li
  • Patent number: 11695190
    Abstract: The present application provides a secondary battery, which includes a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly, a case, and a top cap assembly. The top cap assembly includes a top cap plate and a first electrode terminal, the top cap plate is connected to the case, and the first electrode terminal is arranged on the top cap plate. The first electrode assembly includes a first body and first tabs extending from the first body, and the first tabs are multiple and stacked. The second electrode assembly includes a second body and second tabs extending from the second body, and the second tabs are multiple and stacked. An end of each of the second tabs that is away from the second body is a second end portion. Each of the first tabs includes a first connecting portion extending beyond the second end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yuyong Lei, Chengyou Xing, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 11688914
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery top cover assembly, a secondary battery and a vehicle. The top cover assembly includes: a top cover plate; an electrode terminal; and a short-circuit component including a deformable plate and a conductive plate disposed above the deformable plate. The deformable plate is connected to the top cover plate, and the conductive plate is connected to the electrode terminal. The conductive plate includes a body portion and a protrusion portion protruding upwardly from the body portion, the conductive plate is provided with a gas hole, and the gas hole cuts through the protrusion portion and the body portion, an inner wall of the gas hole includes an arc-shaped smooth transition portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventor: Chengyou Xing
  • Patent number: 11688907
    Abstract: An end cap assembly includes an end cap configured to close a housing of a battery cell, an adapting member configured to electrically connect an electrode assembly of the battery cell to an electrode terminal of the battery cell, and a supporting member between the adapting member and the end cap. An explosion-proof mechanism provided at the end cap is configured to be actuated to release an internal pressure of the battery cell when thermal runaway occurs in the battery cell. The supporting member is made of a high-temperature-resistant material. An orthographic projection of the adapting member on a first surface of the end cap at least partially overlaps an orthographic projection of the explosion-proof mechanism on the first surface of the end cap and an orthographic projection of the supporting member on the first surface. The first surface is a surface of the end cap facing the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Huasheng Su, Chengyou Xing, Wenlong Kang, Quankun Li, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20230138054
    Abstract: A connection member includes a guide plate and a first connecting plate integrally formed on the guide plate. 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. A portion, of the guide plate except a part corresponding to the at least one indentation, connected to the first connecting plate becomes gradually thinner in a direction from the guide plate to the first connecting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Chengyou XING, Yulian ZHENG, Taosheng ZHU, Peng WANG, Zhijun GUO
  • Publication number: 20230140187
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes a battery core and a connection member. The connection member includes a guide plate and a first connecting plate integrally formed on the guide plate and connected to a tab of the battery core. 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. The tab extends from a side of a core body of the battery core in a width direction. At least a portion of the guide plate protrudes, relative to the first connecting plate, towards the core body of the battery core to form a protrusion, and the protrusion abuts against the battery core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Chengyou XING, Yulian ZHENG, Taosheng ZHU, Peng WANG, Zhijun GUO
  • Publication number: 20230136854
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes a battery core, a connection member, and a gasket. The connection member includes a guide plate and a first connecting plate integrally formed on the guide plate and connected to a tab of the battery core. 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. The gasket is fastened to the first connecting plate and the tab. The tab is sandwiched between the first connecting plate and the gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Chengyou XING, Yulian ZHENG, Taosheng ZHU, Peng WANG, Zhijun GUO