Patents by Inventor Wancai ZHANG

Wancai ZHANG 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: 11909066
    Abstract: The present application discloses a battery end cover assembly, an energy storage apparatus and an electric device. The battery end cover assembly includes an end cover; terminal assemblies connected to the end cover; and a pressure relief mechanism disposed on the end cover, wherein the area of a figure formed by an outer contour of the end cover is a first area S1, the area of a projection of the pressure relief mechanism on the end cover is a second area S2, and the second area S2 accounts for 0.5% to 5% of the first area S1. According to the present application, the probability of untimely pressure relief is reduced, and the safety of a battery is improved. Moreover, the overall structural strength of the battery end cover assembly can be guaranteed, and the probability that the pressure relief mechanism falls off to be invalid is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Shenzhen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinyun Liang, Liangliang Zhang, Wancai Zhang, Ming Yang
  • Patent number: 11901539
    Abstract: A heating sheet and a battery module are provided. The battery module includes multiple battery cells and a heating sheet. The heating sheet includes multiple heating units and multiple connection units, and two adjacent heating units are coupled with each other through a connection unit. One heating unit may be attached to a side wall of one battery cell, and the connection unit corresponds to the gap region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Shenzhen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wancai Zhang, Junmin Feng, Tingting Wu
  • Patent number: 11894569
    Abstract: A fixing assembly for a battery module and a battery pack are provided. The fixing assembly for the battery module includes an end plate, a fixing member, and a first band. The end plate is provided with a limiting member protruding from a surface of the end plate. The fixing member is configured to connect multiple battery modules and abut against the surface of the end plate provided with the limiting member, such that the fixing member, the limiting member, and the end plate can cooperatively define a positioning region. The first band is configured to abut against the surface of the end plate provided with the limiting member to bind the battery module. The first band abuts against the positioning region, such that the fixing member and the limiting member can cooperatively abut against the first band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: Shenzhen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tingting Wu, Junmin Feng, Wancai Zhang
  • Patent number: 11894567
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an end cover assembly, an energy storage device and electrical equipment. The end cover assembly includes an end cover provided with an outlet hole penetrating therethrough, an electrode terminal arranged on one side of the end cover, a sealing member including a first sealing portion and a plastic member including a first plastic portion. A projection, on the end cover of the electrode terminal along a thickness direction of the end cover covers the outlet hole, and a first gap surrounding the outlet hole is formed between the electrode terminal and the end cover. The first sealing portion fills one side of the first gap close to the outlet hole. The first plastic portion fills one side of the first gap away from the outlet hole; and a second gap is formed between the first sealing portion and the first plastic portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: SHENZHEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD., XIAMEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinyun Liang, Liangliang Zhang, Wancai Zhang, Feng Wang
  • Patent number: 11848464
    Abstract: Disclosed are an end cover assembly, an energy storage apparatus and an electric device. The end cover assembly includes an end cover, a terminal assembly and a top adhesive sheet, and the end cover has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other in the thickness direction thereof; the terminal assembly is disposed on the end cover; and the top adhesive sheet is attached to the first surface of the end cover, the top adhesive sheet is provided with a first opening through which the terminal assembly penetrates. According to the present application, the attaching difficulty of the top adhesive sheet on the end cover can be reduced, and the attaching efficiency is improved; and the size of the first opening is more reasonable, an insulation effect is ensured, a probability of foreign matter accumulation is reduced, and the use safety is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Shenzhen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinyun Liang, Liangliang Zhang, Wancai Zhang, Ming Yang
  • Patent number: 11821100
    Abstract: Provided are a conductive plating apparatus, a plating system and a plating method for a conductive film. The conductive plating apparatus is configured to electrically connect the conductive film with a power supply. A first conductive structure includes a first conductive roller and a first press roller. A second conductive structure includes a second conductive roller and a second press roller. The first and second conductive structures are configured to allow the conductive film to sequentially pass between the first conductive roller and the first press roller and between the second the conductive roller and the second press roller. The first and second press rollers are configured to be brought into contact with and apply pressures to two opposite surfaces of the conductive film, respectively, and to be equipotential. The second press roller and the first conductive roller are configured to be equipotential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: XIAMEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wancai Zhang, Junmin Feng, Tingting Wu
  • Patent number: 11791514
    Abstract: A battery box and a battery pack are provided. The battery box includes a box body, a cooling plate, and a stiffener. The cooling plate is connected with an outside of a wall plate of the box body, and the stiffener is connected with the box body and abuts against a side of the cooling plate away from the wall plate. The cooling plate is connected with the box body, the stiffener is connected with the box body, and the stiffener abuts against the side of the cooling plate away from the wall plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Shenzhen Hairun New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junmin Feng, Wancai Zhang, Tingting Wu
  • Patent number: 11777071
    Abstract: Provided are a coating device and a coating method for a non-uniform thickness current collector. The coating device includes a thickness sensor, an offset correction controller, and an offset correction mechanism. The thickness sensor is configured to detect an abrupt thickness change point on the non-uniform thickness current collector and output an abrupt change point signal. The offset correction controller is configured to receive the abrupt change point signal, compare the received abrupt change point signal with a predetermined abrupt thickness change point signal, determine whether the non-uniform thickness current collector is offset and what an offset direction is, and transmit an offset correction signal. The offset correction mechanism is configured to receive the offset correction signal and perform an offset correction action in a direction opposite to the offset direction. This coating device uses the coating method and can accurately coat the coating areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wancai Zhang, Junmin Feng, Tingting Wu
  • Patent number: 11749864
    Abstract: A fixing structure (300) for a battery pack is provided. The battery pack includes a box body (100). The fixing structure (300) is disposed on an outer surface of the box body (100) and includes a first connecting body (301), a second connecting body (302), and a transition body (303). The first connecting body (301) has one end connected with the box body (100). The second connecting body (302) has one end connected with the box body (100). The second connecting body (302) is spaced apart from the first connecting body (301). The transition body (303) has two ends connected with one end of the first connecting body (301) away from the box body (100) and one end of the second connecting body (302) away from the box body (100) respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Shenzhen Hairun New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wancai Zhang, Junmin Feng
  • Publication number: 20230121037
    Abstract: A fixing structure (300) for a battery pack is provided. The battery pack includes a box body (100). The fixing structure (300) is disposed on an outer surface of the box body (100) and includes a first connecting body (301), a second connecting body (302), and a transition body (303). The first connecting body (301) has one end connected with the box body (100). The second connecting body (302) has one end connected with the box body (100). The second connecting body (302) is spaced apart from the first connecting body (301). The transition body (303) has two ends connected with one end of the first connecting body (301) away from the box body (100) and one end of the second connecting body (302) away from the box body (100) respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicants: Shenzhen Hairun New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wancai ZHANG, Junmin FENG
  • Publication number: 20230045268
    Abstract: A heating sheet and a battery module are provided. The battery module includes multiple battery cells and a heating sheet. The heating sheet includes multiple heating units and multiple connection units, and two adjacent heating units are coupled with each other through a connection unit. One heating unit may be attached to a side wall of one battery cell, and the connection unit corresponds to the gap region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicants: Shenzhen Hairun New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wancai ZHANG, Junmin Feng, Tingting Wu
  • Publication number: 20230040254
    Abstract: A battery module fixing assembly includes: an end plate (120) configured to cooperate with an outer side wall of a battery module (110); a fixing member (130) cooperating with the end plate, a part of the fixing member (130) extending to an end of the battery module (110) to be connected to the battery module (110); a first binding tape (140) wrapped around an outside of the battery module (110) and an outside of the end plate (120) to bind the battery module. When the fixing member (130) and the first binding tape (140) are mounted in place, the first binding tape (140) abuts against and is engaged with at least a part of the fixing member (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Junmin FENG, Wancai ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230042419
    Abstract: Provided are a conductive plating apparatus, a plating system and a plating method for a conductive film. The conductive plating apparatus is configured to electrically connect the conductive film with a power supply. A first conductive structure includes a first conductive roller and a first press roller. A second conductive structure includes a second conductive roller and a second press roller. The first and second conductive structures are configured to allow the conductive film to sequentially pass between the first conductive roller and the first press roller and between the second the conductive roller and the second press roller. The first and second press rollers are configured to be brought into contact with and apply pressures to two opposite surfaces of the conductive film, respectively, and to be equipotential. The second press roller and the first conductive roller are configured to be equipotential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Wancai ZHANG, Junmin FENG, Tingting WU
  • Publication number: 20230035561
    Abstract: Provided are a conductive film, a preparation process therefor, an electrical plate, and a battery, relating to the conductive film technology. The conductive film includes a substrate film, a functional layer and a protective layer that are sequentially arranged on the substrate film. The substrate film is a modified bidirectionally oriented polypropylene film. The substrate film has a tensile strength in a mechanical direction greater than or equal to 200 MPa, and an elongation at break in the mechanical direction greater than or equal to 75%. The conductive film adopts the modified bidirectionally oriented polypropylene film as the substrate film, which has a relatively high tensile strength and a suitable elongation at break compared with the conventional bidirectionally oriented polypropylene film (BOPP), and thus the conductive film has a relatively high tensile strength and elongation at break.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Tingting WU, Junmin FENG, Wancai ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230032002
    Abstract: Provided are a lower plastic member and a power battery. The lower plastic member includes a body protruding towards a jelly roll of the power battery to form a protruding portion. The protruding portion has at least one ventilation channel defined thereon. A gas in the power battery flows outside through the ventilation channel. The body has a liquid injection hole and a flow guide shroud provided thereon. The flow guide shroud is arranged at an opening on a side of the liquid injection hole facing towards the jelly roll. The flow guide shroud includes a shielding plate and a plurality of connection posts. The shielding plate has an inclined surface facing towards the body and inclined towards a side away from the body in a radially outward direction of the shielding plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yang TANG, Wancai ZHANG, Nan ZHANG, Weidong XU
  • Publication number: 20230033304
    Abstract: Provided are a conductive film and a preparation method for the same, which relate to the technical field of conductive films. The preparation method for the conductive film includes: forming a metal process layer on a surface of an insulating layer by means of evaporation deposition, wet electroplating or chemical plating; forming a metal transition layer on a surface of the metal process layer facing away from the insulating layer by means of magnetron sputtering; and forming a metal functional layer on a surface of the metal transition layer facing away from the metal process layer. The conductive film obtained by this preparation method can have relatively good conductivity and density while having a relatively thick metal conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Junmin FENG, Wancai ZHANG, Tingting WU
  • Publication number: 20230036936
    Abstract: A fixing assembly for a battery module and a battery pack are provided. The fixing assembly for the battery module includes an end plate, a fixing member, and a first band. The end plate is provided with a limiting member protruding from a surface of the end plate. The fixing member is configured to connect multiple battery modules and abut against the surface of the end plate provided with the limiting member, such that the fixing member, the limiting member, and the end plate can cooperatively define a positioning region. The first band is configured to abut against the surface of the end plate provided with the limiting member to bind the battery module. The first band abuts against the positioning region, such that the fixing member and the limiting member can cooperatively abut against the first band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicants: Shenzhen Hairun New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tingting WU, Junmin FENG, Wancai ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230037055
    Abstract: A battery box and a battery pack are provided. The battery box includes a box body, a cooling plate, and a stiffener. The cooling plate is connected with an outside of a wall plate of the box body, and the stiffener is connected with the box body and abuts against a side of the cooling plate away from the wall plate. The cooling plate is connected with the box body, the stiffener is connected with the box body, and the stiffener abuts against the side of the cooling plate away from the wall plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicants: Shenzhen Hairun New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junmin FENG, Wancai Zhang, Tingting Wu
  • Publication number: 20220384772
    Abstract: Provided are a coating device and a coating method for a non-uniform thickness current collector. The coating device includes a thickness sensor, an offset correction controller, and an offset correction mechanism. The thickness sensor is configured to detect an abrupt thickness change point on the non-uniform thickness current collector and output an abrupt change point signal. The offset correction controller is configured to receive the abrupt change point signal, compare the received abrupt change point signal with a predetermined abrupt thickness change point signal, determine whether the non-uniform thickness current collector is offset and what an offset direction is, and transmit an offset correction signal. The offset correction mechanism is configured to receive the offset correction signal and perform an offset correction action in a direction opposite to the offset direction. This coating device uses the coating method and can accurately coat the coating areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Wancai ZHANG, Junmin FENG, Tingting WU
  • Patent number: 10944097
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a baking apparatus for secondary battery. The baking apparatus for secondary battery comprises: a feeding device, a discharging device spaced from the feeding device in a horizontal direction, a baking device disposed between the feeding device and the discharging device, and a transferring device. The baking device comprises a baking oven including a housing and a cover for connecting hermetically with the housing. The transferring device is configured to put a secondary battery to be baked, which is conveyed by the feeding device, into the baking oven, and take the baked secondary battery out of the baking oven and convey it to the discharging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhen Ye, Guodong Li, Hongwen Chang, Wancai Zhang, Wenqian Huang, Cunquan Wu