Patents by Inventor Yulian ZHENG

Yulian ZHENG 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: 20250015441
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a shell, an electrode assembly, and a first insulating member. The shell has an opening and a bottom wall opposite to the opening. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the shell. The first insulating member is used for separating the electrode assembly and the bottom wall. The first insulating member is provided with a first through hole, and projections of the electrode assembly and the first through hole on the bottom wall partially overlap or do not overlap in a thickness direction of the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Lulu BAI, Xinxiang CHEN, Ningsheng WU, Ting ZHENG, Wenlin ZHOU, Yulian ZHENG, Quankun LI
  • Publication number: 20240429547
    Abstract: The present application provides an end cap assembly, a battery cell, a battery and a power consuming device, and relates to the field of batteries. The end cap assembly comprises an end cap and a pressure relief mechanism. The end cap is provided with a pressure relief hole, and the pressure relief mechanism covers the pressure relief hole. The pressure relief mechanism is made of a polymer material. The pressure relief mechanism is provided with a weakened portion configured to crack when pressure is relieved from the battery cell. Due to the pressure relief mechanism made of a polymer material, not only can gas be steadily discharged from the battery cell when pressure is relieved from the battery cell, but external moisture can also be blocked from penetrating into the battery cell when the battery cell is in normal use, reducing the risk of short circuit of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Long Chen, Denghua Lin, Yulian Zheng, Peng Wang, Haizu Jin
  • Patent number: 12176571
    Abstract: An exhaust apparatus, a battery cell, a battery, and an electric apparatus, are provided. The exhaust apparatus includes an exhaust body and an exhaust mechanism, where the exhaust mechanism includes a connection member and a ventilation member that are provided on the exhaust body, the connection member is configured to connect the exhaust body, the connection member is provided with a plurality of first through holes, the ventilation member covers the plurality of first through holes, and the ventilation member is configured to, when a pressure of gas inside a battery cell reaches a first threshold, exhaust the gas to the outside of the battery cell through the plurality of first through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Wanqiu Meng, Qian Liu, Yonghuang Ye, Yulian Zheng, Longfei Xue, Xiaoxi Zhang, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20240421450
    Abstract: A battery cell, a battery and an electricity-consuming device are provided by the present application. The battery cell includes a casing and a connecting terminal. The casing includes a mounting hole. The connecting terminal is at least partially arranged in the mounting hole, insulated from the casing, and configured for information exchange between an interior and an exterior of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Long CHEN, Denghua LIN, Yulian ZHENG, Peng WANG, Haizu JIN
  • Publication number: 20240421371
    Abstract: The present application discloses a battery cell, a battery, and an electricity consuming apparatus. The battery cell includes a shell and a first detection assembly. The first detection assembly is disposed on the shell, and the first detection assembly is configured to detect status information of the battery cell. In the technical solution of embodiments of the present application, the first detection assembly is disposed in the battery cell, which can obtain the operating status information of the battery cell, monitor the battery cell, and find abnormal conditions of the battery cell during operation in a timely manner, thereby improving the operational stability of the battery cell and the safety of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Long CHEN, Denghua LIN, Xinxiang CHEN, Shoujun HUANG, Yulian ZHENG, Peng WANG, Haizu JIN
  • Publication number: 20240421457
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, and a sealing member. The housing is provided with an electrolyte injection hole for injecting an electrolyte. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing. The sealing member includes a main body portion, a transition portion surrounding an outer side of the main body portion, and a connecting portion surrounding an outer side of the transition portion. The connecting portion is located on a side of the housing back away from the electrode assembly, at least part of the main body portion protrudes from a first surface of the connecting portion facing the housing and is accommodated in the electrolyte injection hole, and the connecting portion is connected to the housing to seal the electrolyte injection hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Shengyun SHI, Zhijun GUO, Yulian ZHENG, Chengyou XING, Congsheng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240413508
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery cell, a battery, an electrical device, and a method and device for manufacturing a battery cell. The battery cell comprises: a housing, a first wall of the housing being provided with a liquid injection hole; a first electrode assembly and a second electrode assembly; an insulating structure arranged between the two electrode assemblies and comprising a second wall and a third wall; a first surface of the insulating structure facing the first wall is provided with a third through hole, the third through hole being used for guiding into the insulating structure an electrolyte injected through the liquid injection hole, so that the electrolyte in the insulating structure flows through the first through hole towards the first electrode assembly and flows through the second through hole towards the second electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Long Chen, Denghua Lin, Shoujun Huang, Xinxiang Chen, Yulian Zheng, Peng Wang, Haizu Jin
  • Patent number: 12155084
    Abstract: A battery cell, a cover assembly, a battery, an electricity-consuming apparatus, a method and a device of manufacturing the battery cell are provided by the present application. The battery cell includes an electrode assembly; a casing accommodating the electrode assembly, in which the casing includes a wall portion, the wall portion includes a stepped hole, the stepped hole includes a first hole segment, a second hole segment and a first stepped face; a sealing member, in which a first sealing interface is formed between the sealing member and the first stepped face, the first sealing interface surrounds the first hole segment, and the sealing member includes a ventilating hole communicating with the first hole segment; a gas-ventilating film including a body and a convex portion, in which the body covers the ventilating hole, a second sealing interface is formed between the body and the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Yanyu Liu, Yulian Zheng, Xiaoxi Zhang, Shoujun Huang, Xinxiang Chen, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20240380039
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery top cover, a top cover assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and a power consuming device. The battery top cover includes: a cover body and at least one mounting hole formed on the cover body. The mounting hole is configured to receive a hot melt of an insulating member, the mounting hole has a bottom wall and a side wall connected to the bottom wall, an end of the side wall away from the bottom wall has an opening, and the bottom wall is provided with a first protrusion protruding toward the opening. The first protrusion is configured to contact with the hot melt in the insulating member, so that energy may be concentrated to the first protrusion during an ultrasonic hot melting process, enabling the hot melt to be melted quickly and filled into the mounting hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Denghua LIN, Xinxiang CHEN, Long CHEN, Yulian ZHENG, Peng WANG, Haizu JIN
  • Publication number: 20240363984
    Abstract: Some embodiments of this application provide a battery cell, a battery cell manufacturing method and equipment, a battery, and an electrical device. The battery cell includes: a housing, where an opening is created at each of two ends of the housing in a first direction; an end cap, configured to cover the opening at either end of the housing; a first electrode assembly and a second electrode assembly, accommodated in the housing, where the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly are arranged along the first direction and insulated from each other; and an insulation structure, at least partially disposed between the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly, and configured to electrically isolate the first electrode assembly from the second electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Long CHEN, Xinxiang CHEN, Denghua LIN, Shoujun HUANG, Yulian ZHENG, Peng WANG, Haizu JIN
  • Patent number: 12126054
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery cell to alleviate the problem of impurities falling into an electrode assembly. Wherein, the battery cell includes: an electrode assembly including a tab and a cell body, wherein the tab is connected to the cell body; a cover plate assembly including an electrode terminal and a cover plate, wherein the electrode terminal is disposed on the cover plate; a connecting sheet connected between the tab and the electrode terminal, the connecting sheet includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, wherein the first connecting portion is connected to the tab, and the second connecting portion is connected to the electrode terminal; an insulating pallet disposed between the cell body and the connecting sheet; and an insulation member disposed between the insulating pallet and the second connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Yulian Zheng, Xiaoping Zhang, Peng Wang, Zhanyu Sun
  • Patent number: 12119502
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a battery column, a battery module, and an apparatus. The battery column includes a housing, and first battery cells and second battery cells that are alternately distributed side by side along a first direction in the housing, where the first battery cell includes a first metal case and a first insulating film, the first metal case has two first side surfaces disposed opposite each other along the first direction, and the first insulating film covers at least the two first side surfaces; and the second battery cell includes a second metal case, which is exposed in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Xinxiang Chen, Yulian Zheng, Shoujun Huang, Huasheng Su, Xiang Li, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20240313340
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, and a pressure relief mechanism. The electrode assembly is accommodated inside the housing. The pressure relief mechanism is arranged in the housing. The pressure relief mechanism includes a weakened portion, a body portion, and a connecting portion. The weakened portion is configured to be damaged to release a pressure inside the housing when the pressure reaches a threshold. The body portion is located in a region enclosed by the weakened portion, and the connecting portion is located on an outer side of the weakened portion and is configured to be welded to the housing. The body portion is provided with a first groove, and the first groove is configured to release a stress when the connecting portion is welded to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Xinxiang CHEN, Yulian ZHENG, Shoujun HUANG, Yanyu LIU, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20240313303
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical device. The battery cell includes a shell, an electrode assembly, and a first insulating member. The shell has a wall. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the shell and includes a main body and a tab. The tab protrudes from one end of the main body in a thickness direction of the wall. The first insulating member is accommodated in the shell, the first insulating member includes an insulating body and a limit portion, the insulating body is disposed between the wall and the electrode assembly in the thickness direction of the wall, the limit portion is connected to the insulating body, and at least a portion of the limit portion is located between the main body and the shell in a first direction, where the first direction is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Denghua LIN, Long CHEN, Xinxiang CHEN, Yulian ZHENG, Haizu JIN, Peng WANG, Shoujun HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240304965
    Abstract: Some embodiments of this application provide a battery cell, a battery, an electrical device, and a method and equipment for manufacturing a battery cell. The battery cell includes: a shell, where the shell includes an accommodation cavity and a first wall, and an injection port is created on the first wall; an electrode assembly, accommodated in the accommodation cavity; and a flow guide, disposed between the first wall and the electrode assembly. The flow guide includes a liquid collection tank. An opening of the liquid collection tank is oriented toward the first wall. A through-hole is created on a bottom wall of the liquid collection tank. The liquid collection tank is configured to collect an electrolyte solution injected through the injection port. The electrolyte solution in the liquid collection tank flows to the electrode assembly through the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Long CHEN, Denghua LIN, Shoujun HUANG, Xinxiang CHEN, Yulian ZHENG, Peng WANG, Haizu JIN
  • Publication number: 20240304959
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an end cover assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electric device. The end cover assembly includes: an electrode terminal; a first fastener, where the first fastener encloses an accommodating space with openings at two ends in a first direction, at least a portion of the electrode terminal is accommodated in the accommodating space, and a surface of the first fastener facing the accommodating space is provided with a first insulating layer; a second fastener, where the second fastener connects at least a portion of a surface of the electrode terminal facing the first fastener and the first fastener; and an end cover plate, where a first end of the first fastener in the first direction is fixedly connected to the end cover plate to fix the electrode terminal to the end cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Long CHEN, Denghua LIN, Yulian ZHENG, Peng WANG, Haizu JIN
  • Patent number: 12057606
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery cell to alleviate the problem of impurities falling into an electrode assembly. Wherein, the battery cell includes: an electrode assembly including a tab and a cell body, wherein the tab is connected to the cell body; a cover plate assembly including an electrode terminal and a cover plate, wherein the electrode terminal is disposed on the cover plate; a connecting sheet connected between the tab and the electrode terminal, the connecting sheet includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, wherein the first connecting portion is connected to the tab, and the second connecting portion is connected to the electrode terminal; an insulating pallet disposed between the cell body and the connecting sheet; and an insulation member disposed between the insulating pallet and the second connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yulian Zheng, Xiaoping Zhang, Peng Wang, Zhanyu Sun
  • Publication number: 20240222818
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a housing, a first electrode component, a second electrode component, a first electrode terminal, and a second electrode terminal. The first electrode component and the second electrode component are accommodated within the housing and arranged along a first direction, and the first electrode component is insulated from the second electrode component. The first electrode terminal is arranged within the housing and electrically connected to the first electrode component to lead out electrical power from the first electrode component. The second electrode terminal is arranged within the housing and electrically connected to the second electrode component to lead out electrical power from the second electrode component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Denghua LIN, Long CHEN, Shoujun HUANG, Xinxiang CHEN, Yulian ZHENG, Peng WANG, Haizu JIN
  • Publication number: 20240204358
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a case, a first battery cell, and a second battery cell, the first battery cell being arranged inside the case, the first battery cell including a first main body part, a first electrode lead-out component extending from a first side of the first main body part, and a second electrode lead-out component extending from a second side of the first main body part, the first side and the second side being arranged oppositely, the second battery cell being arranged inside the case, the second battery cell including a second main body part, a third electrode lead-out component extending from a third side of the second main body part, and a fourth electrode lead-out component extending from a fourth side of the second main body part, and the third side and the fourth side being arranged oppositely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Denghua LIN, Xinxiang CHEN, Shoujun HUANG, Long CHEN, Yulian ZHENG, Peng WANG, Haizu JIN
  • Publication number: 20240204341
    Abstract: A battery cell includes: a housing; a plurality of electrode assemblies, accommodated in the housing; and a pressure relief mechanism, disposed on a first wall of the housing and located at a position on the first wall, where the position is opposite to a middle region between two adjacent electrode assemblies among the plurality of electrode assemblies, and the pressure relief mechanism is configured to release an internal pressure of the battery cell when the internal pressure of the battery cell exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Xinxiang CHEN, Long CHEN, Denghua LIN, Shoujun HUANG, Yulian ZHENG, Peng WANG, Haizu JIN