Patents by Inventor Qingkui Chi

Qingkui Chi 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: 20240154268
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a shell, an end cover, an electrode assembly, and a current collector component. The shell has an opening, and the inner surface of the shell is provided with a first limit part in a protruding manner. The end cover covers the opening. The electrode assembly and the end cover are respectively located on both sides of the first limit part, and the electrode assembly has a tab on the side facing the end cover. The current collector component includes a body part and a connecting part, and the connecting part is connected to the first limit part. The body part includes a first welding region and a second welding region, the first welding region is located on the periphery of the second welding region, the first welding region and the second welding region are separated by the connection position between the connecting part and the body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Qingkui CHI, Tao PU, Yang ZOU, Wenjie YU, Zhisheng CHAI, Haizu JIN
  • Publication number: 20240145828
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, and an end cap. The housing includes a sidewall and a bottom wall. The sidewall encloses the bottom wall on all sides. The sidewall and the bottom wall jointly form an accommodation cavity with an opening made at one end. The electrode assembly is disposed in the accommodation cavity. The end cap is configured to cover the opening. The sidewall includes a body portion and an end portion. The body portion is connected to the bottom wall. The end portion is connected to an end of the body portion, the end being away from the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Zhisheng CHAI, Yang ZOU, Qingkui CHI
  • Publication number: 20240120624
    Abstract: This application provides a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical device, and relates to the technical field of batteries. The battery cell includes an electrode assembly. A plurality of weld portions are disposed on one side of a first electrode plate of the electrode assembly along a width direction. The plurality of weld portions are spaced apart along a length direction of the first electrode plate. The first electrode plate includes a winding start end and a winding termination end. The first electrode plate includes a body section from a first weld portion to a second weld portion. The body section is equally divided into a plurality of subsections, each subsection being L in length. A total length of the weld portions of each subsection is not less than 5%×L, where 200 mm?L?1200 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Dongsheng SUN, Qingkui CHI, Hui GU, Zhisheng CHAI, Guanghao ZHU
  • Publication number: 20230395929
    Abstract: A top cover assembly includes a top cover, a connecting element, and a pressure relief valve. The top cover is configured to be connected to a case of the battery cell and provided with a through hole. The connecting element is arranged on the top cover and provided with an installation hole communicating with the through hole and a first channel extending to the outside from a hole wall of the installation hole. An opening, communicating with the outside, of the first channel is provided with a first gas permeable membrane. The pressure relief valve is arranged in the installation hole, is configured to slide in the installation hole under a pressure, and is provided with a second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Guangda SHI, Ying LI, Jinghao GUO, Yazhi CAI, Qingkui CHI, Libin ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20230361439
    Abstract: This application discloses a battery cell and a method and equipment for manufacturing same, a battery, and an electrical device, and relates to the technical field of battery manufacturing. This application discloses a battery cell, which may include: a shell, including a first wall; an electrode terminal, dielectrically mounted on the first wall; an electrode assembly, accommodated in the shell, where the electrode assembly may include a center hole, and a first tab may be disposed on the electrode assembly; and a current collection component, disposed between the first wall and the electrode assembly. The current collection component may include a center portion and a periphery portion. The center portion may positionally correspond to the center hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Ying LI, Chao LIU, Qingkui CHI
  • Publication number: 20230291040
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, an end cover, and a current collecting member. The housing has an opening, the electrode assembly has a tab, the electrode assembly is configured to be accommodated in the housing, the end cover is configured to cover the opening, and the current collecting member is configured to connect the end cover to the tab to implement electrical connection between the end cover and the tab. The current collecting member is welded to the tab to form a first welded portion and a second welded portion, the current collecting member is welded to the end cover to form a third welded portion, the first welded portion is on an inner peripheral side of the third welded portion, and the second welded portion is on an outer peripheral side of the third welded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Zhisheng CHAI, Kun FANG, Qingkui CHI, Dongsheng SUN, Hui GU, Zhijun GUO
  • Publication number: 20230207954
    Abstract: A battery cell, a battery, an electric device, and a manufacturing device and method of battery cell are described. The battery cell includes a metal housing, an electrode assembly, and a conductive member, where the metal housing has an accommodating cavity; the electrode assembly is accommodated in the accommodating cavity, the electrode assembly includes a first tab, and the first tab is electrically connected to the metal housing; and the conductive member is disposed on an outer surface of the metal housing, and resistance of the conductive member is lower than that of the metal housing. In the charging and discharging process, current passes through the conductive member or passes through both the conductive member and the metal housing, in whichever cases, the resistance in the charging and discharging process of the battery cell is lower than that in the case of current passing through the metal housing only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Dongsheng SUN, Kun FANG, Hui GU, Qingkui CHI
  • Publication number: 20230012207
    Abstract: The embodiments of this application provide a battery cell, a battery, a power consumption device, and a battery cell manufacturing method and device, which pertain to the technical field of batteries. The battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, an end cover, and a current collecting member. The housing has an opening. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing. The end cover covers the opening and is connected to the housing in a sealed manner. The current collecting member is accommodated in the housing and is located on a side of the electrode assembly facing the end cover, and the current collecting member is configured to be connected to the housing and the electrode assembly, so that the electrode assembly is electrically connected to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhisheng CHAI, Kun FANG, Linlin ZHU, Zhijun GUO, Qingkui CHI
  • Publication number: 20220344698
    Abstract: Embodiments of the application provide a battery cell, a manufacturing method and a manufacturing system therefor, a battery and an electric device. According to the embodiments of the application, the battery cell includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode piece; a housing, configured to accommodate the electrode assembly and including an electrode lead-out portion; an adapter, configured to electrically connect the electrode lead-out portion and the first electrode piece. The first electrode piece is configured such that the first electrode piece is at least partially wound around the adapter and affixed to the adapter. The first electrode piece is wound around the adapter, such that a part of the first electrode piece can be affixed to the adapter by its own tension to ensure electrical connection between the first electrode piece and the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Dongsheng SUN, Linlin Zhu, Kun Fang, Zhisheng Chai, Qingkui Chi
  • Publication number: 20220320644
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell, a battery, a power consumption apparatus and a method and an apparatus for producing a battery cell. The battery cell includes: a housing, with a first opening; an electrode assembly, arranged in the housing; an end cover assembly, including an end cover, a pressure relief mechanism and a first insulating member, the end cover covers the first opening, the pressure relief mechanism is arranged on the end cover, the pressure relief mechanism is configured, when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, to be actuated, the first insulating member is located on a side of the end cover close to the electrode assembly to isolate the electrode assembly and the end cover, and the first insulating member is configured that a projection on the end cover along a thickness direction of the end cover covers the pressure relief mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Dongsheng SUN, Kun FANG, Zhisheng CHAI, Qingkui CHI, Haizu JIN
  • Publication number: 20210408625
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a secondary battery, including: a case; an electrode assembly disposed within the case and including a main body and two tabs; a cap assembly including a cap plate, a lower insulating member and an explosion-proof valve, the explosion-proof valve being disposed on the cap plate, the lower insulating member being disposed on a side of the cap plate close to the electrode assembly and including an inner side surface, an outer side surface, and a concave portion recessed from the inner side surface toward the outer side surface, the concave portion being in position corresponding to the explosion-proof valve, and the concave portion being used to buffer an expansion amount of the main body; and an insulating plate located on a side of the lower insulating member close to the electrode assembly and including a shielding segment which at least partially shields the concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Xiangyan BU, Qingkui CHI, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20210028425
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of energy storage devices, and in particular, to a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes a case, an electrode assembly, and a top cover assembly. The case has an opening, and the electrode assembly is received in the case. The top cover assembly includes a top cover plate and an electrode terminal disposed on the top cover plate. The top cover plate is disposed at the opening. The connection sheet is connected between the electrode assembly and the electrode terminal. The secondary battery provided by the present disclosure further includes an insulation thermal-dissipation member disposed between the top cover plate and the connection sheet. The insulation thermal-dissipation member has a thermal conductivity larger than 1 W/(m·k).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Haihe XIAO, Qingkui CHI, Zhisheng CHAI
  • Patent number: 10763465
    Abstract: The present application relates to a secondary battery, including a naked battery core and a secondary battery head cover assembly. The secondary battery head cover assembly includes a head cover and an insulation structure. The insulation structure includes a top connection sheet and two naked battery core insulation sheets, and the two naked battery core insulation sheets are connected to two long sides of the top connection sheet, respectively. The top connection sheet is located below the head cover. The naked battery core is located below the top connection sheet. The head cover is provided with an explosion-proof valve, the top connection sheet is provided with an explosion-proof valve air hole, and the explosion-proof valve air hole is provided correspondingly below the explosion-proof valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Qingkui Chi, Kaifu Zhong
  • Patent number: 10700314
    Abstract: The present application relates to a secondary battery head cover assembly, a secondary battery including the same and an assembling method thereof. The secondary battery head cover assembly includes a head cover and an insulation structure, the insulation structure includes a top connection sheet and two naked battery core insulation sheets, an electrode pole is provided on the head cover, and an electrode pole through hole is provided at a position on the top connection sheet corresponding to the electrode pole, the top connection sheet is located below the head cover and is connected to the head cover. The secondary battery includes the secondary battery head cover assembly and the naked battery core, the naked battery core is located below the top connection sheet, and the two naked battery core insulation sheets wrap the side and bottom surfaces of the naked battery core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOG CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Qingkui Chi, Kaifu Zhong
  • Patent number: 10629866
    Abstract: The secondary battery of the present invention includes: a top cover, a first electrode terminal, a second electrode terminal, an electrode-tab pad-plate, an electrode assembly, a first electrode-tab and a second electrode-tab; the first and second electrode terminal are arranged on the top cover, the electrode-tab pad-plate is a strip-plate shaped structure, and is located between the top cover and electrode assembly, the first electrode-tab includes a connecting part, a folding part and a welding part, the connecting part is beneath the electrode-tab pad-plate, the welding part is above is the electrode tab pad plate, and the connecting part is connected with the electrode assembly, the welding part is connected with the first electrode terminal, the folding part is connected with the connecting part and welding part bypassing the electrode-tab pad-plate; the second electrode terminal is connected with the electrode assembly through the second electrode-tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jian Guo, Quankun Li, Pinghua Deng, Peng Wang, Lingbo Zhu, Qingkui Chi
  • Patent number: 10476048
    Abstract: The secondary battery of the present invention includes: a top cover, a first electrode terminal, a second electrode terminal, an electrode-tab pad-plate, an electrode assembly, a first electrode-tab and a second electrode-tab; the first and second electrode terminal are arranged on the top cover, the electrode-tab pad-plate is a strip-plate shaped structure, and is located between the top cover and electrode assembly, the first electrode-tab includes a connecting part, a folding part and a welding part, the connecting part is beneath the electrode tab pad plate, the welding part is above the electrode tab pad plate, and the connecting part is connected with the electrode assembly, the welding part is connected with the first electrode terminal, the folding part is connected with the connecting part and welding part bypassing the electrode-tab pad-plate; the second electrode terminal is connected with the electrode assembly through the second electrode-tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jian Guo, Quankun Li, Pinghua Deng, Peng Wang, Lingbo Zhu, Qingkui Chi
  • Publication number: 20190123313
    Abstract: The secondary battery of the present invention includes: a top cover, a first electrode terminal, a second electrode terminal, an electrode-tab pad-plate, an electrode assembly, a first electrode-tab and a second electrode-tab; the first and second electrode terminal are arranged on the top cover, the electrode-tab pad-plate is a strip-plate shaped structure, and is located between the top cover and electrode assembly, the first electrode-tab includes a connecting part, a folding part and a welding part, the connecting part is beneath the electrode tab pad plate, the welding part is above the electrode tab pad plate, and the connecting part is connected with the electrode assembly, the welding part is connected with the first electrode terminal, the folding part is connected with the connecting part and welding part bypassing the electrode-tab pad-plate; the second electrode terminal is connected with the electrode assembly through the second electrode-tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jian GUO, Quankun LI, Pinghua DENG, Peng WANG, Lingbo ZHU, Qingkui CHI
  • Publication number: 20190074487
    Abstract: The secondary battery of the present invention includes: a top cover, a first electrode terminal, a second electrode terminal, an electrode-tab pad-plate, an electrode assembly, a first electrode-tab and a second electrode-tab; the first and second electrode terminal are arranged on the top cover, the electrode-tab pad-plate is a strip-plate shaped structure, and is located between the top cover and electrode assembly, the first electrode-tab includes a connecting part, a folding part and a welding part, the connecting part is beneath the electrode-tab pad-plate, the welding part is above is the electrode tab pad plate, and the connecting part is connected with the electrode assembly, the welding part is connected with the first electrode terminal, the folding part is connected with the connecting part and welding part bypassing the electrode-tab pad-plate; the second electrode terminal is connected with the electrode assembly through the second electrode-tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jian GUO, Quankun LI, Pinghua DENG, Peng WANG, Lingbo ZHU, Qingkui CHI
  • Publication number: 20190058169
    Abstract: The present application relates to a secondary battery, including a naked battery core and a secondary battery head cover assembly. The secondary battery head cover assembly includes a head cover and an insulation structure. The insulation structure includes a top connection sheet and two naked battery core insulation sheets, and the two naked battery core insulation sheets are connected to two long sides of the top connection sheet, respectively. The top connection sheet is located below the head cover. The naked battery core is located below the top connection sheet. The head cover is provided with an explosion-proof valve, the top connection sheet is provided with an explosion-proof valve air hole, and the explosion-proof valve air hole is provided correspondingly below the explosion-proof valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Qingkui CHI, Kaifu ZHONG
  • Patent number: 10205141
    Abstract: The secondary battery of the present invention includes: a top cover, a first electrode terminal, a second electrode terminal, an electrode-tab pad-plate, an electrode assembly, a first electrode-tab and a second electrode-tab; the first and second electrode terminal are arranged on the top cover, the electrode-tab pad-plate is a strip-plate shaped structure, and is located between the top cover and electrode assembly, the first electrode-tab includes a connecting part, a folding part and a welding part, the connecting part is beneath the electrode-tab pad-plate, the welding part is above the electrode-tab pad-plate, the connecting part is connected with the electrode assembly, the welding part is connected with the first electrode terminal, the folding part is connected with the connecting part and welding part bypassing the electrode-tab pad-plate; the second electrode terminal is connected with the electrode assembly through the second electrode-tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jian Guo, Quankun Li, Pinghua Deng, Peng Wang, Lingbo Zhu, Qingkui Chi