Patents by Inventor Qichang Cai

Qichang Cai 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: 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220320642
    Abstract: Embodiments of the application provide an end cover assembly, a battery cell, a battery and a method and device for manufacturing the battery cell. The end cover assembly includes an end cover, an insulating part, a blocking part and a separating part. The end cover is provided with an injection hole. The insulating part is configured to be arranged on a side of the end cover in the thickness direction and is provided with a through hole. The blocking part is provided with a liquid outlet and is configured to change a flow direction of a fluid medium passing through the injection hole and the through hole, and the fluid medium after changing the flow direction entering inside of the battery cell through the liquid outlet. The separating part is configured to separate a tab from the end cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Qichang CAI, Huasheng SU, Xiaoping ZHANG, Peng WANG, Quankun LI, Chengyou XING
  • Publication number: 20220294093
    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: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Qichang Cai, Chengyou Xing, Libin Zhong, Wenwei Chen, Quankun Li, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20220085445
    Abstract: A secondary battery is disclosed, including: an electrode unit, including an electrode body and a tab extending from the electrode body, where the tab includes a first part and a second part that are spaced apart along a height direction of the secondary battery; and a top cover assembly, disposed on one side of the electrode body toward the tab, where the top cover assembly includes a top cover body and a hold-down beam, and a positioning bulge is disposed on a first surface of the top cover body toward the electrode unit, a positioning chute is disposed on the positioning bulge, and the hold-down beam is located between the first part and the second part, and is detachably disposed in the positioning chute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yuyong LEI, Chengyou XING, Peng Wang, Jianxiong YANG, Lulu BAI, Qichang CAI
  • 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: 20190386263
    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: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Lulu Bai, Yulian Zheng, Peng Wang, Zhijun Guo, Chengyou Xing, Jianxiong Yang, Qichang Cai