Patents by Inventor Yuqian WEN

Yuqian WEN 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: 20250136400
    Abstract: The present application discloses a winding method and a winding system, and relates to the technical field of battery fabrication. The winding method includes: obtaining a first parameter and a second parameter of each electrode assembly on a winding needle in real time, the first parameter being any one of a number of winding layers, a sheet length and a winding roll diameter, and the second parameter being one or both of the remaining two of the number of winding layers, the sheet length and the winding roll diameter; comparing the second parameters respectively with corresponding preset parameter ranges, the preset parameter ranges being the ranges of the second parameters corresponding to the first parameters of preset standard models corresponding to the electrode assemblies; and adjusting, in response to the second parameter exceeding the corresponding preset parameter range, sheets to be wound of the corresponding electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Hui Wei, Xiang Wu, Guoda Huang, Yuqian Wen, Minghao Tang, Shengwu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250112307
    Abstract: This application discloses a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical device. The battery cell includes: a housing, an electrode assembly, and a current collecting component. The current collecting component includes a body portion and a first turned edge disposed around the body portion. The first turned edge extends away from the electrode assembly from the body portion. The first turned edge is welded to an inner peripheral wall of the housing. By disposing the first turned edge around the body portion and extending the first turned edge away from the electrode assembly from the body portion, the battery cell disclosed herein can increase a distance between a weld joint and the electrode assembly, thereby preventing the electrode assembly from being damaged by heat, and in turn, effectively improving the yield rate of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Hao Meng, Wenqi Zhu, Yuqian Wen
  • Publication number: 20250070405
    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 a shell, an electrode terminal, and a first blocking piece. The electrode terminal is disposed on a wall portion of the shell. A sidewall of a receptacle of the electrode terminal includes a first weld face. The first blocking piece is at least partially accommodated in the receptacle. The first blocking piece includes a second weld face. A welding clearance is formed between the second weld face and the first weld face. The first blocking piece is welded to the electrode terminal to form a welding portion. The welding portion is at least partially located within the welding clearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Zhixin LUO, Wenqi ZHU, Yuqian WEN
  • Patent number: 12140413
    Abstract: A cell winding calibration method includes: obtaining a first reference distance between first and second reference lines; obtaining a reference number of pixels included in the first reference distance, and determining, based on the first reference distance and the reference number of pixels included in the first reference distance, an actual distance corresponding to a single pixel; obtaining an actual number of pixels included in a distance between an edge of a winding substrate and the first or second reference line, and determining real-time position information of the edge of the winding substrate based on the actual number of pixels included in the distance between the edge of the winding substrate and the first or second reference line and the actual distance corresponding to a single pixel; and calibrating the winding substrate based on the real-time position information of the edge of the winding substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Zhiwen Wang, Wei Zhang, Yuqian Wen, Minghao Tang, Shengwu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12121833
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the field of lithium battery production technologies and disclose a slurry filtering apparatus and a coating system. The slurry filtering apparatus may include a rotating filter element and a gravity filter. The gravity filter may be provided with a feed port and a first discharge port. A height of the feed port on the gravity filter may be greater than that of the first discharge port on the gravity filter. The rotating filter may be connected to the feed port and is configured to provide a positive-pressure filtered slurry to the gravity filter. The first discharge port may be configured to convey a slurry filtered by the gravity filter to a coating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Shengyun Yan, Biao Huang, Yuqian Wen, Jianxin Dou, Zhengshan Guo
  • Publication number: 20240317528
    Abstract: Provided are a winding mandrel, a winding machine, and a battery cell winding method. The winding mandrel includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member configured to be combined with the first connecting member. The second connecting member and the first connecting member are arranged coaxially, and length of the combined first connecting member and second connecting member is greater than length of the first connecting member or the second connecting member. Changing a structure of a winding mandrel improves stiffness of the winding mandrel and improves the efficiency and quality of a winding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Qinglin Bai, Yuqian Wen, Minghao Tang, Shengwu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240313253
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the field of electrode assembly winding technologies and specifically to a winding device and a winding method. The device includes: a winding mandrel configured to wind a roll material, where the winding mandrel includes a magnetic portion, the magnetic portion being disposed along an axial direction of the winding mandrel; and a magnetism supply assembly configured to provide a magnetic field, where the magnetism supply assembly is disposed in correspondence with the magnetic portion, and the magnetic field interacts with the magnetic portion to generate a magnetic force so as to resist deformation of the winding mandrel. The winding device decreases the deformation of the winding mandrel and reduces the risk of displacement or wrinkles of electrode assemblies during winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Zhiwen Wang, Xiang Wu, Wei Zhang, Yuqian Wen, Minghao Tang, Shengwu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240313310
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a housing having an opening, an end cap assembly for closing the opening and including an end cap body and an electrode terminal connected to the end cap body in an insulating manner, and an electrode assembly arranged in the housing and being of a wound structure and including: a wound main body, a first tab and a second tab, the first tab and the second tab having opposite polarities and being connected to the same side of the wound main body along a winding axis of the wound structure. The first tab is electrically connected to the electrode terminal, and the second tab is electrically connected to the end cap body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Yuqian WEN, Wei ZHANG, Meng LI, Wenqi ZHU, Qinglin BAI, Minghao TANG, Xiaowei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240261845
    Abstract: A necking and flanging apparatus includes: an inner mold; a necking piece, disposed around the inner mold, where the necking piece is movable along a radial direction of the inner mold, and the necking piece is configured to coordinate with the inner mold to form a necked portion on a housing; and a press-fit piece, disposed around the inner mold, where the press-fit piece is movable along an axial direction of the inner mold, and the press-fit piece is configured to fit the necking piece to press and flatten the flanged portion of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hao MENG, Youcheng PAN, Zhixin LUO, Yuqian WEN, Wenqi ZHU
  • Publication number: 20240250310
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes: a first electrode plate layer, a first separator, a second electrode plate layer and a second separator. A winding start end of the first electrode plate layer, a winding start end of the first separator, and a winding start end of the second separator are substantially aligned with one another. The first electrode plate layer includes a first insulating section and a first electrode plate connected to each other, and the end of the first insulating section away from the first electrode plate is the winding start end of the first electrode plate layer. Along a winding direction of the electrode assembly, the winding start end of the second electrode plate layer is substantially aligned with the winding start end of the first electrode plate layer, or is located downstream of the winding start end of the first electrode plate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaowei ZHANG, Wei ZHANG, Xiang WU, Guoda HUANG, Yuqian WEN, Minghao TANG, Shengwu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240243337
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a first separator, a first electrode plate, and a second separator that are stacked. The first electrode plate is sandwiched between the first separator and the second separator. Along a width direction of the first electrode plate, partial edges of two sides of starting sections of the first separator and second separator are fixedly connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaowei ZHANG, Zhiwen WANG, Wei ZHANG, Yuqian WEN, Minghao TANG, Shengwu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240240935
    Abstract: A cell winding calibration method includes: obtaining a first reference distance between first and second reference lines; obtaining a reference number of pixels included in the first reference distance, and determining, based on the first reference distance and the reference number of pixels included in the first reference distance, an actual distance corresponding to a single pixel; obtaining an actual number of pixels included in a distance between an edge of a winding substrate and the first or second reference line, and determining real-time position information of the edge of the winding substrate based on the actual number of pixels included in the distance between the edge of the winding substrate and the first or second reference line and the actual distance corresponding to a single pixel; and calibrating the winding substrate based on the real-time position information of the edge of the winding substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaowei ZHANG, Zhiwen WANG, Wei ZHANG, Yuqian WEN, Minghao TANG, Shengwu ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11996508
    Abstract: A winding shaft structure includes a winding shaft holder rotatable around an axial direction of the winding shaft structure, a first shaft group connected to one side of the winding shaft holder in the axial direction and configured to rotate together with the winding shaft holder, a second shaft group disposed on a side of the first shaft group in a radial direction of the winding shaft structure, a connecting member connected between the first shaft group and the second shaft group such that the second shaft group is movable with respect to the first shaft group in the radial direction via the connecting member, and a piezoelectric adjustment member disposed between the first shaft group and the second shaft group and deformable in the radial direction to adjust a distance between the first shaft group and the second shaft group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Jun Ni, Zhiwen Wang, Yuqian Wen, Minghao Tang, Chao Xie
  • Publication number: 20240145876
    Abstract: A battery cell, a manufacturing method and manufacturing device thereof, a battery, and an electric apparatus are described. The battery cell includes a housing assembly, an electrode assembly, and a current collecting member. The housing assembly includes an electrode lead-out portion for inputting or outputting electrical energy. The electrode assembly is provided in the housing assembly, and the electrode assembly has a tab. The current collecting member is provided in the housing assembly, and the current collecting member is configured to electrically connect the tab and the electrode lead-out portion. The current collecting member includes a body and an elastic portion connected to the body, one of the body and the elastic portion is welded to the tab, and the other is electrically connected to the electrode lead-out portion, and the elastic portion is configured to cushion vibrations between the electrode assembly and the housing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Wenqi ZHU, Yuqian Wen, Rui Yang
  • Publication number: 20240128604
    Abstract: Provided are a battery cell, a battery, an electrical device, and a manufacturing method and device for a battery cell, which belong to the field of battery technologies. The battery cell includes a case, an electrode assembly, an end cover, and a current collecting member. The case has an opening. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the case. The end cover covers the opening and is sealed and connected to the case. The current collecting member is accommodated in the case and located at a side of the electrode assembly facing the end cover. The current collecting member is configured to connect the case and the electrode assembly to electrically connect the electrode assembly to the case. The battery cell with such structure realizes an electrical connection between the electrode assembly and the case through the current collecting member. During assembling of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Wenqi Zhu, Yuqian Wen, Kun Fang, Rui Yang
  • Publication number: 20240097287
    Abstract: A battery cell, a method and system for manufacturing the battery cell, a battery, and a power consuming device are disclosed. The battery cell includes: a shell including an electrode draw-out portion; and an electrode assembly accommodated in the shell. The end of the electrode assembly facing toward the electrode draw-out portion is provided with a first tab, the first tab is wound around a winding axis of the electrode assembly and includes a plurality of turns of tab layers, and at least some of the plurality of turns of tab layers are welded to form a first welded portion. Some of the plurality of turns of tab layers are welded to the electrode draw-out portion to form a second welded portion; and among the tab layers connected to the first welded portion, at least one turn of tab layer is not welded to the electrode draw-out portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhenfei YANG, Yuqian Wen, Wenqi Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240088395
    Abstract: An electrode plate includes an active material layer, a current collector including an insulating layer and first and second conductive layers sandwiching the insulating layer, and a conductive structure. The conductive structure includes a first conductive member including a first section arranged along a side of the first conductive layer and a second section extending from the first section and beyond the current collector in a direction away from the active material layer, and a second conductive member including a first connecting section connected to the second conductive layer, a bent section connected to the first connecting section and bent towards the first conductive member relative to the first connecting section, and a second connecting section bent backward relative to the bent section to be sandwiched between the first section and the first conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Zige ZHANG, Wei LI, Jing LI, Qingrui XUE, Miao JIANG, Yuqian WEN, Long WANG
  • Publication number: 20240088396
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including current collecting sections, an electrode terminal, and an adapter sheet connecting the current collecting sections to the electrode terminal. The electrode assembly includes active material layer(s), current collector(s) each including an insulating layer and first and second conductive layers sandwiching the insulating layer, and conductive structures each including first and second conductive members. A portion of the first conductive member extending beyond the second conductive member forms a current collecting section. The current collecting sections are laminated with each other, with one of the current collecting sections directly contacting the adapter sheet. Neighboring ones of the current collecting sections directly contact each other, without any second conductive member arranged therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Zige ZHANG, Wei LI, Jing LI, Qingrui XUE, Miao JIANG, Yuqian WEN, Long WANG
  • Publication number: 20240072295
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery cell manufacturing device and method. The battery cell comprises an electrode sheet and a separator. The electrode sheet has a free end in its own extension direction. The battery cell manufacturing device includes a winding pin and a lamination assembly. The winding pin is configured to wind the electrode sheet and separator into a battery cell. The lamination assembly is disposed upstream of the winding pin, and configured to connect the free end of the electrode sheet to the separator. The battery cell manufacturing device and method provided in the embodiments of the present application solve the problem that the free end of the electrode sheet is prone to shift relative to the separator during the battery cell production process, thus ensuring the safety of the battery cell produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaowei ZHANG, Yuqian WEN, Minghao TANG, Shengwu ZHANG, Wei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240047836
    Abstract: A battery cell, a battery, an electrical device, and a device and method for manufacturing a battery cell are described. The battery cell includes a shell, an electrode assembly, and a current collecting member, where the electrode assembly is accommodated in the shell, and the electrode assembly is provided with a tab; the current collecting member includes a first connecting part and a second connecting part which are connected, the first connecting part is used to be welded to the tab, and the second connecting part is used to be welded to the shell; and the first connecting part and the second connecting part are made of different materials, the first connecting part and the tab are made of the same material, and the second connecting part and the shell are made of the same material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhen LI, Xiangyun BAI, Wenqi ZHU, Yuqian WEN