Patents by Inventor Wenlin ZHOU

Wenlin ZHOU 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: 20240396173
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a shell, an electrode assembly, and an insulator; the shell includes a bottom wall and a side wall disposed at a periphery of the bottom wall; the electrode assembly is accommodated in the shell; the insulator includes a first insulating portion and a second insulating portion that are connected, the first insulating portion is used for separating the electrode assembly from the bottom wall, the first insulating portion is provided with a through hole, and the second insulating portion is used for separating the electrode assembly from the side wall; and the insulator further includes a folding portion, which is disposed on the first insulating portion in a foldable manner, and is configured to be stacked with the first insulating portion to cover the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Lulu BAI, Xinxiang CHEN, Ningsheng WU, Quankun LI, Ting ZHENG, Wenlin ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20240396127
    Abstract: The present application provides an end cover assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical device, relating to the field of batteries. The end cover assembly includes an end cover, an electrode terminal, and an insulating member. The end cover is used for closing an opening of a shell. The end cover has a mounting portion, which confines a mounting hole. The electrode terminal at least partially passes through the mounting hole. The insulating member includes a first insulating portion, a second insulating portion, and a third insulating portion connected sequentially. The second insulating portion is at least partially located in the mounting hole, and the first insulating portion and the third insulating portion are separately located on two sides of the mounting portion in a thickness direction of the end cover to cover the mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Wenlin Zhou, Quankun Li, Yongfeng Xie, Wenzhong Liu, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20240372234
    Abstract: Provided are an end cover assembly, a battery unit, a battery, and an electricity consuming apparatus. The end cover assembly includes an end cover, a pressure relief mechanism, and a protective sheet. The end cover includes a main body part and a protruding part which protrudes from the main body part along the thickness direction of the end cover. The end cover is provided with a through hole which passes through the main body part and the protruding part. The pressure relief mechanism is disposed on a side of the main body part away from the protruding part and covers the through hole. The protective sheet is attached to a surface of the protruding part away from the main body part and covers the through hole. The protruding part includes a first convex part and a second convex part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Wenlin Zhou, Yade Zhu, Quankun Li, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20240363956
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an anti-explosion valve patch for battery, an end cover assembly, a battery, and an electric apparatus. The anti-explosion valve patch has an exhaust hole and includes: a patch body; and a closed convex ring disposed on the patch body, protruding from a surface of the patch body to a same side, where the exhaust hole is located on the closed convex ring or in a region enclosed by the closed convex ring. The anti-explosion valve patch of this disclosure is conducive to maintaining the protection capability of the anti-explosion valve. The end cover assembly of this disclosure includes such anti-explosion valve patch. The battery of this disclosure includes such end cover assembly. The electric apparatus of this disclosure includes such battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Shengwang CHEN, Wenlin ZHOU, Zhijun GUO
  • Patent number: 12132230
    Abstract: A battery cell includes electrode assemblies arranged in a first direction, where an end part of each electrode assembly along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is provided with a tab; and a connection member configured to connect tabs of the electrode assemblies and an electrode terminal of the battery cell. The connection member includes a main body portion and a pin, the main body portion extends along the first direction, and includes a first surface and a second surface perpendicular to the second direction, the main body portion is provided with a plurality of through grooves passing through the first surface and the second surface, and the plurality of through grooves are respectively configured to accommodate the tabs of the plurality of electrode assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Lulu Bai, Quankun Li, Ningsheng Wu, Wenlin Zhou, Ting Zheng
  • Publication number: 20240347824
    Abstract: Provided are an end cover assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical device, relating to the field of batteries. The end cover assembly includes an end cover, a groove, and a reinforcing portion. The end cover has a first surface and a second surface opposite in its thickness direction. The groove is recessed from the first surface in a direction towards the second surface. The reinforcing portion protrudes from the first surface and/or the second surface, and surrounds the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Wenlin Zhou, Liangfan Xu, Daowei Yang, Jian Zhou, Quankun Li, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20240332762
    Abstract: A battery cell, a battery and an electricity-consuming apparatus are provided by the present application. The battery cell includes an electrode assembly including an electrode main body that includes an electrode sheet and a separator stacked with each other, and an electrode tab extending from an end face of the electrode main body; and an infiltrating film including a first end and a second end arranged opposite to each other in a length direction thereof, in which the second end is connected to the separator, and the first end extends beyond the electrode main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Liangfan Xu, Wenlin Zhou, Qianqian Zhang, Xing Li, Quankun Li, Shaojun Niu, Haizu Jin
  • Publication number: 20240322375
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a shell; an electrode assembly; and an end cap assembly, including an end cap, a first insulating member and a second insulating member, where the first insulating member is arranged between the electrode assembly and the end cap, so as to insulate and isolate the electrode assembly from the end cap, the second insulating member includes a main body portion and a first flanging portion, the first flanging portion is connected to one end of the main body portion, the main body portion is arranged between the shell and the electrode assembly, so as to insulate and isolate the shell from the electrode assembly, and the first flanging portion is connected to a side of the first insulating member facing the end cap or a side of the first insulating member away from the end cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Wenlin ZHOU, Liangfan XU, Ningsheng WU, Quankun LI, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20240313338
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a shell and an electrode assembly accommodated in the shell. The shell includes a wall portion, the wall portion includes a main body, a connecting portion and a reinforcing portion, the connecting portion surrounds an outer side of the reinforcing portion, and the main body surrounds an outer side of the connecting portion. The connecting portion is provided with a weakened region, and the battery cell is configured to rupture along the weakened region when an internal pressure of the battery cell reaches a threshold, so as to release the internal pressure. The maximum thickness of the reinforcing portion is greater than the maximum thickness of the main body so as to reduce deformation of the reinforcing portion under the internal pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Wenlin ZHOU, Quankun LI, Peng WANG, Haizu JIN
  • Patent number: 12091552
    Abstract: Disclosed are reactive dyes and preparation methods thereof. The reactive dye may be prepared using heterocyclic primary amine as a diazo component, 4,4?-diamino-2,2?-stilbenedisulfonic acid, s-triazine, or ethylenediamine as a bridging group, and a dimonochlortriazine group as an active group. The color-changing compound is covalently bonded into the fiber chemical structure by nucleophilic substitution reaction between monochlorotriazine and the hydroxyl group in a textile structure, and the size of the conjugated system and the range of electron delocalization of the dye are changed by a reversible isomerization reaction of the hydroxyl group adjacent to the diazo group and the diazo group under different pH regulations. Moreover, the dye has a double color changing structure, which improves the capability of the dye combined with —H/—OH. The pH value range that can cause color changes in the dye is effectively expanded to include weak alkali, weak acid or even neutral conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: NANTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Min Li, Wujun Ma, Jialiang Zhou, Wenlin Qu, Ting Ding, Lifen Mao, Shiyu Li
  • Publication number: 20240304931
    Abstract: An end cap includes a cap body and a groove. The cap body contains a first surface. The groove is created on the cap body to form a pressure relief region at a position of the groove on the cap body. The groove is recessed from the first surface along a thickness direction of the cap body. Lateral faces of the groove include a corner face located at a corner position of the groove. The corner face is connected to the first surface by a first chamfered face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Wenlin ZHOU, Liangfan XU, Quankun LI, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20240297422
    Abstract: A battery cell includes electrode assemblies arranged in a first direction, where an end part of each electrode assembly along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is provided with a tab; and a connection member configured to connect tabs of the electrode assemblies and an electrode terminal of the battery cell. The connection member includes a main body portion and a pin, the main body portion extends along the first direction, and includes a first surface and a second surface perpendicular to the second direction, the main body portion is provided with a plurality of through grooves passing through the first surface and the second surface, and the plurality of through grooves are respectively configured to accommodate the tabs of the plurality of electrode assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Lulu BAI, Quankun LI, Ningsheng WU, Wenlin ZHOU, Ting ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20240283115
    Abstract: A safety mechanism includes a connecting piece and an expanding layer. The connecting piece includes a first connecting portion, a fusing portion, and a second connecting portion that are connected in sequence. The expanding layer is disposed on a side of the first connecting portion or the second connecting portion in a first direction and located at a position of the first connecting portion or the second connecting portion close to the fusing portion. The first direction is a thickness direction of the connecting piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Shengwang CHEN, Wenlin ZHOU, Zhijun GUO
  • Patent number: 12009547
    Abstract: The embodiments of this application provide a battery cell, a battery, an electrical device, and a battery cell manufacturing method and device, which pertains to the technical field of batteries. The battery cell includes an electrode assembly, a housing, an end cover assembly, and a support piece. The electrode assembly includes a main body and tabs. The housing has an opening and is used to accommodate the electrode assembly. The end cover assembly is used to cover the opening. The support piece is located between the main body and the end cover assembly, the tabs are bent around the support piece, and the support piece is configured to prevent the main body from moving along a direction facing the end cover assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Wenlin Zhou, Yulian Zheng, Xinxiang Chen, Liangfan Xu, Peng Wang, Haizu Jin
  • Publication number: 20240154240
    Abstract: A pressure relief apparatus may include a pressure relief portion and a plurality of stages of indented grooves. The pressure relief portion may be provided with a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof. The plurality of stages of indented grooves may be formed in the pressure relief portion in sequence in a direction from the first surface to the second surface, and among two adjacent stages of indented grooves, the stage of indented groove away from the first surface may be formed in a bottom surface of the stage of indented groove close to the first surface. The pressure relief portion may be provided with an opening area, and the indented grooves may be formed along an edge of the opening area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Wenlin ZHOU, Kaihuan YANG, Ting ZHENG, Wenzhong LIU, Quankun LI, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20240154282
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a battery cell, a battery, a power consumption device, and a battery cell manufacturing method and device. The battery cell includes: a shell, including a first wall provided with a medium injection hole; an electrode assembly, disposed inside the shell; and an insulating member, disposed between the first wall and the electrode assembly to insulate and isolate the first wall and the electrode assembly, where a guide structure is disposed on a side, facing the first wall, of the insulating member, and the guide structure is configured to guide a medium injected from the medium injection hole to an edge of the insulating member, so that the medium enters the interior of the battery cell from the edge of the insulating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Ningsheng WU, Lulu BAI, Wenlin ZHOU, Haibo KE, Quankun LI, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20240154218
    Abstract: Provided are a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical apparatus. The battery cell includes a case, an electrode assembly, a first electrode terminal, and a cover plate. The case includes a cylinder and a cover body that are integrally formed, and the cylinder has an opening at the end facing away from the cover body. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the case and includes a first tab. The first electrode terminal is arranged on the cover body and is configured for electrical connection with the first tab. The cover plate is connected to the cylinder and covers the opening. The first electrode terminal is mounted to the cover body, which can increase a distance between a joint between the cylinder and the cover plate and the first electrode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Wenlin Zhou, Long Chen, Yulian Zheng, Quankun Li, Peng Wang, Zhijun Guo
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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