Patents by Inventor Quankun Li

Quankun Li 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: 20240120608
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide an end cap, a battery cell, a battery and a power consuming device, which relate to the technical field of batteries. The end cap may include a cap body and a groove. The cap body may have a first surface. The groove may be provided in the cap body to form a pressure relief zone in a region of the cap body where the groove is provided. The groove may be recessed from the first surface in a thickness direction of the cap body, and groove side faces of the groove may include corner faces at corners of the groove. Each corner face may be connected to the first surface via a first chamfer face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Wenlin ZHOU, Shengwang CHEN, Quankun LI, Peng WANG
  • Patent number: 11949119
    Abstract: A cover assembly of a secondary battery and a secondary battery. The cover assembly includes: a cover plate including a gas vent; a gas exhaust valve configured to seal the gas vent and deform in response to an increase in temperature to get out of a state of sealing the gas vent; and a protective part at least partially covering the gas vent and having a gas permeability coefficient smaller than a gas permeability coefficient of the gas exhaust valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Quankun Li, Shiyao Zhang, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20240097249
    Abstract: Battery cell and a device and a method for manufacturing the same, a battery, and a power consumption device are provided. The battery cell includes: a shell; an end cap patch; an end cap patch; an insulating film, including a main body portion and a flanging portion, wherein the flanging portion is provided between the end cap and the end cap patch; and a first glue layer, comprising a first portion and a second portion which are provided continuously. The first portion is provided around the second portion, and the first portion is provided between the flanging portion and the end cap patch. The first portion bonds the flanging portion and the end cap patch. The second portion is provided between the end cap and the end cap patch, and the second portion bonds the end cap and the end cap patch. The first portion is thinner than the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Wenlin ZHOU, Liangfan XU, Quankun LI, Peng WANG, Haizu JIN
  • Patent number: 11936049
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery unit and a battery module, the battery unit includes an electrode assembly, including a main body portion and a tab; two electrode terminals; and two current collecting members respectively connecting the tabs on both sides of the main body portion with the respective electrode terminals; the current collecting member includes a guiding plate and a supporting plate, the guiding plate is located on one side of the main body portion along the length direction, a reinforcement portion is arranged on the guiding plate and is configured to reduce the deformation of the guiding plate towards the main body portion; and the supporting plate is connected to an end of the guiding plate along the width direction, the tab is bent relative to the length direction and connected to the supporting plate. The battery unit can reduce the bending deformation of the guiding plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Xing Li, Xiangyan Bu, Qingyuan Jiang, Guijiu Qu, Xiaowen Zhang, Quankun Li, Lingbo Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240079693
    Abstract: Provided are an end cover assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical apparatus. The end cover assembly is for a battery cell and comprises: an end cover provided with a pressure relief through hole; a pressure relief mechanism connected to the end cover and covering the pressure relief through hole, and configured to be actuated to release the pressure inside the battery cell when the pressure reaches a threshold; and a reinforcing mechanism, located on a side of the end cover facing away from an electrode assembly of the battery cell, and covering at least a part of the pressure relief through hole. The reinforcing mechanism is at least connected to a portion of the end cover at two sides of the pressure relief through hole along a first direction to enhance the strength of the end cover at the pressure relief through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Wenlin Zhou, Quankun Li, Daowei Yang, Peng Wang
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11916249
    Abstract: This application relates to a cover assembly of a secondary battery. The cover assembly includes a cover plate with an air hole; a blocker inserted into and blocking the air hole; a sealing member disposed between the blocker and the cover plate configured to seal a gap between the blocker and the cover plate; and a fastener disposed inside the air hole. The fastener is connected to the cover plate, the blocker is connected to the cover plate through the fastener. The fastener is configured to deform in response to a temperature rise, so that the blocker stops blocking the air hole. The blocker stops blocking the air hole as a temperature inside a housing rises, to discharge gas from the housing through the air hole. In this way, the secondary battery can be prevented from an explosion, while partial heat is taken away through gas discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Quankun Li, Shiyao Zhang, Peng Wang, Zhanyu Sun, Siying Huang, Jinmei Xu
  • 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: 20240055693
    Abstract: Provided are a battery cell, a battery, a power consuming apparatus, and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the battery cell, relating to the technical field of batteries. The battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, an end cap, an insulator and a thermally conductive member. The housing is provided with an opening. The electrode assembly is configured to be accommodated in the housing. The end cap is configured to cover the opening. The insulator is located on the side of the end cap facing the electrode assembly, and the insulator is configured to isolate the end cap from the electrode assembly. The thermally conductive member is embedded in the insulator, and the thermally conductive member is configured to be attached to the end cap. Heat generated by the electrode assembly may be transferred to the end cap through the thermally conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Wenlin Zhou, Liangfan Xu, Wenwei Chen, Xing Li, Quankun Li
  • Publication number: 20240055705
    Abstract: A battery cell, a battery, a power consuming apparatus, and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the battery cell are described. The battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, and an end cap. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing. The end cap includes a first body portion and a first protrusion. The first body portion surrounds an edge of the first protrusion and is configured to be connected to the housing, the first protrusion protrudes relative to the first body portion in a direction away from the electrode assembly in a thickness direction of the end cap, and a first accommodating space is formed inside the first protrusion and is configured to accommodate at least a part of a tab of the electrode assembly. The first body portion is provided with a reinforcement portion being configured to enhance the stiffness of the first body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Wenlin ZHOU, Shengwang CHEN, Ningsheng WU, Lulu BAI, Quankun LI, Peng WANG
  • Patent number: 11891997
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a two-dimensional motor piston pump, including a two-dimensional motor and a two-dimensional piston pump. The two-dimensional motor and the two-dimensional piston pump are nested with each other and arranged coaxially. The two-dimensional motor includes a stator and an outer rotor, and the outer rotor is coaxial with the stator and is sleeved outside the stator. The two-dimensional piston pump includes: a flow distribution mechanism including a flow distribution rotor and a pump body, a piston mechanism including a left cam and a right cam; a roller assembly including a roller and a roller shaft, and a pump housing, a left end cover, and a right end cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY, HANGZHOU CITY UNIVERSITY, WENZHOU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qiang Zuo, Longlong Leng, Qilin Jin, Yan Ren, Zhuhua Deng, Wei Shao, Quankun Li, Pengfei Wang, Zheng Wang, Liying Lou, Yanwei Zhao
  • Patent number: 11885318
    Abstract: A two-dimensional motor combination piston pump by combining two independent two-dimensional piston pumps into one structure is provided. The combination piston pump includes a two-dimensional motor and a two-dimensional piston pump. The outer rotator serves as the piston and the flow distribution mechanism of the two-dimensional piston pump. While operating, outer rotator rotates and moves axially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: HANGZHOU CITY UNIVERSITY, ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY, WENZHOU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Longlong Leng, Qiang Zuo, Qilin Jin, Yan Ren, Zhuhua Deng, Wei Shao, Quankun Li, Pengfei Wang, Zheng Wang, Liying Lou, Yanwei Zhao
  • Patent number: 11881588
    Abstract: The present application relates to a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery comprises: a casing, which is provided with an accommodating hole with an opening; a top cover assembly, which is in sealed connection with the casing to close the opening; an electrode assembly, which is arranged in the accommodating hole, and comprises two end faces opposite to a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the accommodating hole, and tabs extending from the end faces, the electrode assembly comprises two or more electrode units, wherein two or more electrode units are stacked in the axial direction, and in a second direction perpendicular to the axial direction and the first direction, the size of the tabs is smaller than that of the end faces; and a current collector, which comprises a body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yuanbao Chen, Rui Yang, Haizu Jin, Dongyang Shi, Ning Chen, Quankun Li
  • Publication number: 20240021930
    Abstract: An end cap includes a cap body, a pressure relief boss, and an insulating member. The cap body has a pressure relief region and an outer surface. In a thickness direction of the cap body, the pressure relief boss is arranged on the outer surface in a protruding manner and surrounds the pressure relief region. The insulating member is attached to the outer surface. In the thickness direction, the pressure relief boss does not extend beyond, in a direction facing away from the outer surface, an end of the insulating member that faces away from the outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Wenlin ZHOU, Quankun LI, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20230420793
    Abstract: A pressure relief apparatus includes a pressure relief portion provided with a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite to each other in a thickness direction of the pressure relief portion, and at least one stage of depressed groove and an indented groove. The at least one stage of depressed groove and the indented groove are formed in the pressure relief portion in sequence in a direction from the first surface to the second surface. A groove bottom wall of the stage of depressed groove farthest away from the first surface among the at least one stage of depressed groove is provided with an opening area. The indented groove is formed along an edge of the opening area. The opening area is configured to be openable with the stage of indented groove farthest away from the first surface as a boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Wenlin ZHOU, Ting ZHENG, Wenzhong LIU, Kaihuan YANG, Quankun LI, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20230411744
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cap assembly and a secondary battery. The cap assembly includes a cap plate provided with an electrode lead-out hole; an electrode terminal, covering the electrode lead-out hole and including a main body, wherein the main body is provided with a recess on a side wall; an isolating member including a receiving portion, wherein the main body is received in the receiving portion; and a protrusion, connected to an inner wall of the isolating member and extending towards an axis of the electrode lead-out hole, wherein the protrusion is received in the recess so as to prevent the main body from rotating relative to the isolating member. The cap assembly according to the embodiments of the present application can improve an overcurrent capacity and stability of the electrode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Fenggang Zhao, Yuqun Zheng, Jian Guo, Quankun LI, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20230395894
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an end cap assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical device. The end cap assembly may be applicable to the battery cell. The end cap assembly may include: an end cap; and an end cap patch attached to the end cap. At least one through-hole may be made on the end cap patch. The through-hole may be configured to be filled with a heat transfer structure. The end cap may exchange heat with the outside through the heat transfer structure so as to regulate a temperature inside the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Wenlin ZHOU, Xiangyan BU, Quankun LI
  • Publication number: 20230395906
    Abstract: An end cap includes a cap body and a reinforcing portion. The cap body is provided with a pressure relief region arranged on a side of the cap body in a protruding manner in a thickness direction. The reinforcing portion is arranged around the pressure relief region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Wenlin ZHOU, Shengwang CHEN, Quankun LI, Peng WANG
  • 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