Intracell Assembly Having Cell Electrode Connector Patents (Class 429/161)
  • Patent number: 11777179
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode assembly, which can reduce resistance and improve a process property, a secondary battery including same, and a method for manufacturing same. For example, disclosed is an electrode assembly comprising: a first electrode plate having a first electrode tab attached thereto: a plurality of second electrode plates having second electrode tabs attached thereto, respectively, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the plurality of second electrode plates, wherein the first electrode plate, the separator, and the plurality of second electrode plates are wound in a state of being stacked on one another, and the second electrode tabs are formed to be symmetrical to each other on the basis of a winding center thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Ki Jeong, Min Yeol Choi
  • Patent number: 11769907
    Abstract: An all solid battery includes: a multilayer chip in which each of solid electrolyte layers and each of electrodes are alternately stacked, a main component of the solid electrolyte layers being phosphoric acid salt-based solid electrolyte, the plurality of electrodes being alternately exposed to a first end face and a second end face of the multilayer chip, a first external electrode provided on the first end face; a second external electrode provided on the second end face; and wherein L/W is 0.2 or more and 1.1 or less, when a length of the multilayer chip in a first direction in which the first end face faces with the second end face is L, and a width of the multilayer chip in a second direction that is vertical to the first direction and a stacking direction of the multilayer chip is W.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chie Kawamura, Masashi Sekiguchi, Daigo Ito, Takato Satoh, Sachie Tomizawa
  • Patent number: 11742552
    Abstract: The embodiments describe a system and the corresponding assembly techniques of a battery submodule top cover. The battery submodule top cover has at least one electrical hybrid interconnect coupled to a substrate. The hybrid interconnect comprises at least a first portion made of a first metal type, and a second portion made of a second metal type. The first portion and the second portion of the hybrid interconnect are joined together such that an electrical connection may be made between two battery cell tabs where each battery cell tab is made of a different type of metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventor: John Melack
  • Patent number: 11688877
    Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly in which a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator are rolled up; and a support plate which is coupled to one end surface of the electrode assembly where the rolled first electrode plate, second electrode plate, and separator are exposed, so as to support the electrode assembly. A secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a support plate coupled to the lower end of an electrode assembly, whereby, when the secondary battery falls, movements of the electrode assembly can be prevented, and deformation of the electrode assembly due to an external impact can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shin Gun Kang
  • Patent number: 11641033
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a storage in which at least one or more programs are stored, a power management circuit, a controller controlling the storage and the power management circuit, a first battery cell connected to the power management circuit, and a second battery cell connected to the storage. At least one of the first battery cell or the second battery cell includes a solid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Mi Kim, Chang Sung Park, Tai Young Kim, Kwang Wook Bae
  • Patent number: 11611110
    Abstract: A method for producing an all-solid-state battery, comprising the following steps (a) to (d), which are performed in the order of (a), (b), (c), and (d) or in the order of (a), (b), (d), and (c): (a) introducing the all-solid-state battery laminate into the metal case, (b) welding a protruding part of the positive electrode current collector layer or the negative electrode current collector layer and the folding margin part of the metal case, (c) folding the folding margin part, and the protruding part of the positive electrode collector layer or the negative electrode current collector layer, which has been welded to the folding margin part toward the inside of the metal case together, and (d) injecting a sealing resin into the metal case from the opening part of the metal case and then curing the sealing resin to seal the all-solid-state battery laminate in the metal case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yushi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11387495
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a wound electrode body in which a first and a second separator, and a negative and a positive electrode body are stacked and wound. The wound electrode body has two R portions and is positioned in a flat portion. In a cross section orthogonal to a winding axis, when a distance from a bending end straight line to the winding starting end of the negative electrode body in a reference direction is denoted by A, a distance from the bending end straight line to the winding starting end of the positive electrode body in the reference direction is denoted by B, and X represents a distance from the bending end straight line to the winding end of the negative electrode body in the reference direction in the cross section is denoted by X, A, B, and X satisfy Condition: A<B<X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junpei Terashima, Kazuma Abe
  • Patent number: 11335978
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery comprises: a case comprising a receiving hole having an opening; a cap assembly sealingly connected with the case to close the opening; an electrode assembly disposed in the receiving hole, wherein the electrode assembly comprises two end surfaces opposite to each other in a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the receiving hole and tabs extending from respective end surfaces, and the electrode assembly comprises two or more electrode units which are stacked in the axial direction; and a current collecting unit comprising a first sheet and a first current collecting sheet connected to the first sheet, wherein both the first sheet and the first current collecting sheet extend in the axial direction, and the tab is bent with respect to the first direction and is electrically connected to the first current collecting sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yuanbao Chen, Rui Yang, Dongyang Shi, Ning Chen, Fei Hu, Zhenhua Li
  • Patent number: 11316158
    Abstract: The present application provide a secondary battery and related battery module, battery pack and apparatus. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator and an electrolyte, wherein the secondary battery includes a positive active material selected from one or more of layered lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide and layered lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide, and a negative active material including graphite and silicon-oxygen compound; the delithiation capacity A of the negative electrode film in the voltage range of 0.005V to the delithiation platform voltage and the delithiation capacity B of the negative electrode film in the voltage range of the delithiation platform voltage to 1.2V satisfy: 1A/B2; and when the secondary battery is discharged to a voltage of 2.5V, the voltage U of the negative electrode plate relative to a lithium metal reference electrode satisfies: 0.5VU0.7V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yingjie Guan, Yuzhen Zhao, Yan Wen, Qisen Huang, Xin Liu
  • Patent number: 11289780
    Abstract: To provide a square secondary battery with a high reliability. A square secondary battery (20) including an electrode body (3) having a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, a square outer package (1) that includes an opening and that houses the electrode body (3), and a sealing plate (2) that seals the opening of the square outer package (1), in which an inner side insulating member (12) serving as a first insulating member is disposed between the sealing plate (2) and a negative electrode collector member (8) and is fixed to the sealing plate (2), and in which a second insulating member (80) disposed between the sealing plate (2) and the electrode body (3) is connected to the inner side insulating member (12) serving as the first insulating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Wakimoto, Hiroyuki Yamada
  • Patent number: 11276905
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery cell including: two or more electrode groups having a structure in which electrodes including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode are stacked, wherein each of the electrode groups includes an electrode tab junction on one side and is electrically connected to an electrode lead drawn to an outside of a battery case via a conductive connecting member, and has a structure including a first welding junction formed between one end of the conductive connecting member and the electrode tab junction and a second welding junction formed between the other end of the conductive connecting member and the electrode lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventor: Jong Pil Park
  • Patent number: 11264635
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer; a negative electrode having a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer; a separator interposed between the electrodes; a electrolyte; a positive electrode lead; and an insulating tape that covers part of the positive electrode. The positive electrode current collector has an exposed portion connected to the positive electrode lead. The positive electrode lead has an extending portion that projects from the exposed portion and an overlapping portion that overlaps the exposed portion. At least part of the exposed portion and at least part of the overlapping portion are covered with the insulating tape. The insulating tape has a substrate layer and an adhesive layer. The substrate layer contains a polyimide. The adhesive layer has an electrical resistance of 1 k?/mm2 or more at 500° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Oura, Tomoki Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 11217827
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a battery is provided. The method includes suctioning a part of a strip-shaped separator in a plurality of holes of a winding core in a peripheral surface of the winding core; preparing a wound body by winding strip-shaped positive and negative electrodes along with the strip-shaped separator around the winding core; and preparing an electrode body by releasing the suction in the holes and pulling out the winding core from the wound body, in which the battery includes a battery container configured to accommodate the electrode body, the holes are communicated inside with the winging core having a hollow structure, and the winding core has an outside diameter of 2 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Shibata, Akira Sasaki, Takeshi Honda
  • Patent number: 11211657
    Abstract: A battery pack for a handheld power tool has a battery pack housing, at least one cell holder having at least one battery cell, and a battery pack electronics unit that includes at least one flexible, in particular bendable, circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Marcin Rejman, Christoph Klee, Mickael Segret
  • Patent number: 11211660
    Abstract: A battery for an electric drive of a motor vehicle, having a number of battery modules, which are arranged one above the other in the respective layers and accommodated in an assigned housing. The battery is optimized regarding production engineering aspects, and is also optimized regarding the requirements of tightness and accident properties, each of the layers of the battery modules arranged one above the other is accommodated in a respectively assigned, separate battery housing, which are arranged one above the other in a stack and connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Markus Thurmeier
  • Patent number: 11201379
    Abstract: The secondary battery includes a body part provided in a pillar shape on an outer wall and including a passage, through which the electrolyte flows, therein, a pin switch extending in a longitudinal direction of the body part, wherein, when a pressure is applied to an end of the pin switch, the pin switch linearly moves toward the inside, and when the pressure is removed, the pin switch linearly moves toward the outside, a manipulation part to move in a direction that is parallel to the pin switch, a pressure apply part protruding from a central portion of the manipulation part to apply a pressure an end of the pin switch, and a switching part disposed on the other end of the pin switch to open and close the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Keon Yoon, Dae Soo Kim, Dong Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 11196118
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage module comprising a plurality of electrochemical cells for storing electric energy and comprising at least one contacting device for electrically contacting the plurality of electrochemical cells. Each of the plurality of electrochemical cells has a first flat connection lug for contacting a first electrode of the respective electrochemical cell and a second flat connection lug for contacting a second electrode of the respective electrochemical cell. The plurality of electrochemical cells are arranged in a stacked formation and form a cell pack such that the first and second flat connection lugs extend outwards from two opposing sides of the cell pack in an at least substantially perpendicular manner. According to the invention, the at least one contacting device is substantially comb-shaped in particular and has a plurality of teeth which are formed and arranged such that a first or second connection lug is received or can be received between two adjacent teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: CLARIOS ADVANCED SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Henning Eisermann, Benjamin Schwarzien, Joerg Birkholz, Marco Jansen, Ralf Joswig
  • Patent number: 11139519
    Abstract: A sealed cell includes a bottomed cylindrical outer casing can. The outer casing can is formed by nickel-plated iron, and a lead connected to one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and the outer casing can, are welded by a welding part formed from the outside surface of the outer casing can toward the lead. The welding part is formed by molten traces and has a first layer and a second layer having a higher nickel concentration than the first layer. The first layer is formed from the lead through to the inside of the outer casing can, the second layer is formed so as to adjoin the first layer on the outside surface side of the outer casing can, and the whole of the first layer is covered with the second layer when the welding part is viewed from the outside of the outer casing can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Tominaga, Kazumichi Shimizu, Shota Ikeda, Kyosuke Miyata, Atsushi Ueda, Sadahiro Hattori, Shinya Mori, Ryunosuke Yokoo, Koji Funami, Takaaki Kassai
  • Patent number: 11127981
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery cell having an electrode assembly mounted in a battery case, the battery cell including an electrode assembly configured to have a stepped structure in which two or more electrodes or unit cells have different planar sizes and a battery case, wherein a receiving part of the battery case is provided on the inner surface thereof with at least one protrusion protruding toward the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seungmin Ryu, Ki Woong Kim, Dong-Myung Kim
  • Patent number: 11121439
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a case composed of a metal containing aluminum as a main component, a stacked electrode assembly arranged in the case, a negative electrode current collector electrically connecting negative electrodes of the stacked electrode assembly to a negative electrode terminal, a positive electrode current collector electrically connecting positive electrodes of the stacked electrode assembly to a positive electrode terminal, a first metal plate arranged between the case and the stacked electrode assembly, and a spacer arranged between the case and the first metal plate, the spacer being composed of an insulating material. The positive electrodes are electrically connected to the case or a second metal plate arranged on the first metal plate with an insulating member provided between the first metal plate and the insulating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kozo Watanabe, Isao Fujiwara, Kaori Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11114729
    Abstract: An energy storage device including: an electrode assembly and a positive electrode current collector, wherein the positive electrode current collector includes an electrode connecting portion connected to the electrode assembly, the electrode connecting portion includes a first portion and a second portion which has a smaller wall thickness than the first portion and is joined to the electrode assembly, and either one of the second portion or the electrode assembly includes a first convex portion projecting toward the other in a joined portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kambayashi, Kazuto Maeda
  • Patent number: 11114727
    Abstract: A power storage device includes a case, an electrode body, and an electrolyte. The electrode body is located in the case and has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator located between the positive and negative electrodes. The electrolytefills the case 2. A principal surface of the electrode body is connected to an inner surface of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidetaka Shibata
  • Patent number: 11081763
    Abstract: To counteract the potentially destructive effects of temperature increases in primary batteries during short circuit conditions, a current interrupt may be positioned within an anode conductive path. The current interrupt may comprise a thermoplastic substrate having a low glass transition temperature, and having a conductive coating thereon to form a portion of the anode conductive path. During a short circuit, the temperature within the battery increases above the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic substrate, thereby causing the current interrupt to deform, thereby degrading the portion of the anode conductive path defined by the current interrupt, decreasing the amount of current flowing through the anode conductive path, and effectively limiting the temperature increase within the battery interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventor: Frederick Whitestone Marcaly
  • Patent number: 11065446
    Abstract: Provided is a cochlear implant device with a glasses shape. The disclosed cochlear implant device improves body wearability and aesthetic effects by designing the cochlear implant device to have a glasses shape, and achieves alignment of a receiver coil implanted into the body and a transmission coil outside the body without using a magnet because the transmission coil is integrally provided at an end of a glasses temple such that a region of a body with which the transmission coil comes into contact is changed according to a bending degree of the glasses temple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignees: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation, Todae Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Ha Oh, Sung June Kim, Jin Ho Kim, Jeong Hoan Park, Tae Mok Gwon, Chae Bin Kim
  • Patent number: 11069945
    Abstract: A battery that includes collectors with tabs that are wide with respect to the area of the collector. The wide tabs present a low electrical and thermal resistance to improve the flow of current and/or heat to and from the collector thereby improving electrical and thermal performance of the battery. The battery further includes terminals with a channel that supports the flow of medium (e.g., liquid) to heat and/or cool the battery. The terminals may include fins or pins to increase the surface area of the terminal to improve thermal transfer to and from the battery and collectors of the battery. The batteries may be formed into a battery module that includes a system for monitoring and regulating the temperature of the batteries of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Atlis Motor Vehicles, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Hanchett
  • Patent number: 11038247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electrode lead including: arranging a plurality of lead pieces between a first lead film and a second lead film in a length direction of a lead film including the first lead film and the second lead film; first sealing the first lead film and the second lead film; bending the lead film to form a lead piece laminate in which the plurality of lead pieces are stacked in a height direction with respect to a plane of the lead film; and second sealing the bent lead film overlapping the plurality of lead pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventors: Na Yoon Kim, Yong Su Choi, Sanghun Kim, Hyungkyun Yu, Sooji Hwang, Minhyeong Kang, Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 10930917
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods of powering electric vehicles. A battery pack can be disposed in an electric vehicle to power the electric vehicle. A housing can be arranged in the battery pack and can have a first polarity terminal. A capping element can be mechanically coupled with the housing and can have a second polarity terminal. A battery cell array can be arranged within a cavity in the housing. The battery cell array can have a first polarity terminal electrically coupled with the housing. The battery cell array can have a second polarity terminal electrically coupled with the capping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SF Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Brennan Campbell, Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Derek Nathan Wong, Yifan Tang, Ying Liu
  • Patent number: 10930918
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing the case; an injection opening in the cap plate; and an exhaustion opening in the cap plate and being spaced from the injection opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sehwan Moon, Sangeun Cheon, Sangwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 10916756
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery which comprises: a cap plate provided with a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal; an electrode assembly comprising a main body, a first electrode tab and a second electrode tab; a first connecting piece connected between the first electrode tab and the first electrode terminal. The second electrode tab is electrically connected with the second electrode terminal. The first connecting piece includes a first electrode terminal connecting portion, a first electrode tab connecting portion and a first fusing portion. The secondary battery further comprises an insulating piece adhered on a surface of the first connecting piece which is connected with the first electrode tab, and the insulating piece at least covers an edge of the first electrode terminal connecting portion close to the first electrode tab, so as to isolate the first electrode tab from the first electrode terminal connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiang Li, Jiajun Wang, Rulai Cai, Peng Wang, Wei Yang
  • Patent number: 10903471
    Abstract: A battery pack has a plurality of unit cells, a bus bar and a plate portion. The unit cells each includes a cell body having a power-generating element and being formed in a flat shape. Each unit cell has an electrode tab that extends out from a corresponding one of the cell bodies. The unit cells are stacked in a thickness direction of the cell bodies. The bus bar is electrically connected to the electrode tabs by laser welding. The plate portion forms a stacked structure together with the electrode tabs along an irradiation direction of the laser. Each electrode tab includes an anode-side electrode tab and a cathode-side electrode tab. The cathode-side electrode tabs have a different thickness than the anode-side electrode tabs. The plate portion is only provided on the ones of the anode-side electrode tabs and the cathode-side electrode tabs that have a smaller thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Envision AESC Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Onodera, Yuta Motohashi, Yusuke Tsuji
  • Patent number: 10833295
    Abstract: An aspect of the present application provides a battery cell including an electrode assembly and a package bag accommodating the electrode assembly, the electrode assembly includes a first end surface and a second end surface disposed opposite to the first end surface, and the battery cell further includes a support assembly disposed between the electrode assembly and the package bag, and the support assembly has a cavity disposed opposite to the first end surface or the second end surface. Another aspect of the present application provides a battery. The purpose of the present application is to increase the storage amount of the electrolyte in the battery cell and the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
    Inventors: Suochen Li, Wei Liang
  • Patent number: 10826073
    Abstract: A separator layer of the all-solid-state battery disclosed herein has a protruding portion protruding outward beyond end portions of opposed portions of a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and at least a part of the protruding portion layer is formed of a dense structure portion that is dense enough to prevent contact between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The dense structure portion is formed at a position satisfying A<B, where A denotes a shortest distance from the end portion of the opposed portions of the positive electrode and the negative electrode to the dense structure portion, and B denotes a shortest distance from a surface of the negative electrode active material layer at the end portion of the opposed portions of the positive electrode and the negative electrode to the positive electrode current collector at the end portion of the opposed portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaharu Senoue
  • Patent number: 10818958
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery cell (2), comprising a prismatically designed cell housing with a cover surface (31), on which a negative terminal (11) and a positive terminal (12) are arranged, and an electrode coil (10) arranged within the cell housing and comprising a cathode (14) and an anode (16). The electrode coil (10) is fixed to the cover surface (31) by means of an electrically insulating holder (70), and the holder (70) is connected to at least one electrically insulating spacer (67, 68) which is fastened to the cover surface (31). The invention also relates to a battery system which comprises at least one battery cell (2) according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Schubert, Holger Reinshagen, Martin Gerlach, Michael Austen, Silvan Poller
  • Patent number: 10790544
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium-ion battery, including: a housing and a separator located inside the housing, where the separator separates internal space of the housing into a plurality of accommodation cavities, battery core sets are disposed inside the accommodation cavities, the battery core sets each include at least one pole shank, and the battery core sets are connected in series; and at least one separator is provided with a liquid injection hole, and the liquid injection hole is used to connect two adjacent accommodation cavities on two sides of the separator; and a block mechanism, where the block mechanism is located inside the housing, the block mechanism enables the liquid injection hole to be in a predetermined state, and the predetermined state includes an open state and a closed state. The battery provided in the present invention ensures isolation and safety of each battery core set while facilitating liquid injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chuanfu Wang, Long He, Huajun Sun, Jianhua Zhu, Zhipei Lu, Yan Zhu, Shichao Hu
  • Patent number: 10784489
    Abstract: Provided is an electrode assembly. According to the present invention, a separator or an electrode may be prevented from being damaged by an electrode tab when an external impact is applied to a secondary battery or the electrode assembly to prevent short circuit from occurring in the secondary battery. To achieve the above object, the electrode assembly according to the present invention may include at least one electrode tab, and the electrode tab may include a conductive part and a non-conductive part (or a ductile part).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Min Kim, Joo Hwan Sung
  • Patent number: 10784483
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode including a first electrode plate, a plurality of first electrode uncoated regions protruded from the first electrode plate, a base member, and a coupled member formed at at least one lateral side of the base member, a separator overlapping the first electrode, and a second electrode including a second electrode plate overlapping the separator, a plurality of second electrode uncoated regions protruded from the second electrode plate, a base member, and a coupled member formed at at least one lateral side of the base member, wherein a ratio of a thickness (T2*2) of one of the coupled members to a thickness (T1) of one of the base members is between about 3 and about 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Da-Woon Han, Jan-Dee Kim, Seong-Gi Choo, Sung-Hwa Eo
  • Patent number: 10770695
    Abstract: A battery includes an outer package including a laminated film including one or more resin layers, a terminal, and a melt-bonding assisting member including a thermoplastic resin and extending along the terminal. The outer package includes a melt-bonded region at which the terminal is sandwiched between the one or more resin layers via the melt-bonding assisting member. The terminal includes an inner part, a sandwiched part, and an outer part arranged in a first direction. The battery has a discharge capacity of 10 Ah or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yoshida, Keita Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10725119
    Abstract: A method of evaluating a power storage device includes at least [a] to [f] below. [a] A power storage device is prepared. [b] A charge level of the power storage device is adjusted to produce a first potential difference between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. [c] The positive electrode or the negative electrode is selected as a reference electrode. [d] After the charge level is adjusted, an operation to insert a conductive rod-shaped member into a stack portion along a direction of stack of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is performed while a second potential difference between the reference electrode and the rod-shaped member is measured. [e] The rod-shaped member is stopped. [f] The power storage device is evaluated based on a state of the power storage device after the rod-shaped member is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kensaku Miyazawa, Shinichi Hamasaki, Yuya Ishihara, Tetsuya Kaneko
  • Patent number: 10727469
    Abstract: A secondary battery capable of achieving a higher capacity than a related art jelly-rolled electrode assembly is provided, the secondary battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate, each having an uncoated portion protruding from a respective one of laterally opposite sides of the electrode assembly; a current collector at a region corresponding to the uncoated portion of the electrode assembly; and a ductile sub-tab electrically connecting the uncoated portion of the electrode assembly to the current collector, wherein the uncoated portion and the sub-tab are connected to each other and bent together in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung Jae Jang, Seung Ho Kwak, Hyun Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 10727454
    Abstract: A battery includes a case having a feedthrough port, a feedthrough assembly disposed in the feedthrough port, and a cell stack disposed within the case. The feedthrough port includes an inner conductor and an insulator core separating the inner conductor from the case. The cell stack includes an anode, a cathode, and a separator insulating the anode from the cathode, wherein the anode and cathode are offset from one another. An insulating boot surrounding the cell stack insulates the cell stack from the case. The insulating boot has an opening configured to receive therein the feedthrough assembly, which may include overmolded insulation. The interior surfaces and interior walls of the battery case may be thermal spray-coated with a dielectric material to prevent lithium dendrite formation between cathode and anode surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Bruch, Joseph Beauvais, Jeffrey Armstrong, Del Charles Brooks, III, Christopher Hallmark, John Duggan
  • Patent number: 10718816
    Abstract: (a) A power storage device is prepared. (b) An evaluation jig is prepared. The evaluation jig includes an insulating tubular member and a conductive needle-shaped member. (c) A charge level of the power storage device is adjusted. (d) A positive electrode or a negative electrode is selected as a reference electrode. (e) An operation to insert the evaluation jig into the power storage device is performed. (f) The insertion operation is controlled to stop the tubular member when a tip end of the needle-shaped member comes in contact with an electrode different from the reference electrode. (g) Short-circuiting through the needle-shaped member is caused. (h) The power storage device is evaluated based on a state of the short-circuiting power storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuya Ishihara, Kensaku Miyazawa, Tetsuya Kaneko
  • Patent number: 10720671
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a wound electrode assembly in which a positive electrode having, at its one end in a width direction, a positive electrode exposed portion provided without a positive electrode mixture layer on a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode are wound together, with a separator interposed therebetween. The positive electrode exposed portion protrudes outward in an axial direction of the wound electrode assembly relative to the separator and the negative electrode at one end in the axial direction of the wound electrode assembly. The negative electrode exposed portion protrudes outward in the axial direction of the wound electrode assembly relative to the separator and the positive electrode at the other end in the axial direction. The positive electrode exposed portion has a cutout portion at least in an outermost circumferential portion of the positive electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroya Umeyama, Yukiyoshi Ueno, Kaoru Inoue, Hideki Sano
  • Patent number: 10707516
    Abstract: A sheet layering jig of the present invention include a sheet holding portion that includes a sheet holding side face to hold sheets and is arranged on a stage so that the sheet holding side face faces a work space; an electrode holding portion that includes an electrode holding side face to hold electrodes and is arranged on the stage so that the electrode holding side face faces the work space, a sheet holding guide that holds the sheets along the sheet holding side face, an electrode holding guide that holds the electrodes along the electrode holding side face, and a magnetic circuit that generates magnetic force to generate a gap between the sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICS
    Inventors: Hidenori Ando, Makoto Kikuta, Gouichi Iwao
  • Patent number: 10673048
    Abstract: A secondary battery has an electrode assembly including a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate and a battery case accommodating the electrode assembly. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode core body and first and second negative electrode active material mix layers disposed on the respective surfaces of the negative electrode core body. A first separator is bonded to the first negative electrode active material mix layer, and a second separator is bonded to the second negative electrode active material mix layer. In at least one side edge portion of the negative electrode plate, the first separator has a first bent portion bent toward the second separator, the negative electrode core body has a second bent portion bent toward the second separator, and the second negative electrode active material mix layer includes a region having a thickness less than the thickness of the central portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahide Maruyama
  • Patent number: 10644298
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery cell including: an electrode assembly including an electrode tab protruding toward at least one external side; a battery case including a receiving portion on which the electrode assembly is received; and an electrode lead connected to the electrode tab to be connected to an external device, wherein the electrode lead may include: a tab connecting portion electrically connected to the electrode tab; and a protruding extension protruding outside of the battery case in a state of extending from the tab connecting portion to be electrically connected to the external device, and the tab connecting portion may be formed so that a length of a width direction perpendicular to a protruding direction of the electrode tab may be relatively larger than that of the electrode tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Jun Kim, Seok Koo Kim, Chae Ah Kim, Se Mi Park, Seung Hyun Chung
  • Patent number: 10644293
    Abstract: An energy storage device comprising: electrode terminals; an electrode assembly formed by stacking a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate; and current collectors which connect the electrode terminals and the electrode assembly to each other, wherein at least one of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate has a plurality of tab groups which are joined to the current collector, each tab group being formed by stacking one or more tabs projecting toward the electrode terminal, and at least one tab group among the tab groups and the current collector has a swaged joint portion, the swaged joint portion projecting from either one of the tab group or the current collector to the other of the tab group or the current collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuto Maeda, Hirokazu Kambayashi
  • Patent number: 10629940
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery cell including an electrode assembly configured to have a structure in which two or more electrode rolls are stacked in a height direction on the basis of a plane, wherein the electrode rolls have the same size or at least two of the electrode rolls have different sizes, and the electrode rolls having different sizes are stacked to form one or more stepped structures in width and/or height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Tae Kim, Dong Myung Kim
  • Patent number: 10601018
    Abstract: Provided is an electrode lead for a secondary battery that is less susceptible to cracks and has improved insulation, and a pouch type secondary battery and a battery module comprising the same. The electrode lead for a secondary battery according to the present disclosure is an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode assembly, and the electrode lead includes a flat metal conductor and a coverlay type insulating film having an exposed shape at an electrically connected part of the metal conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Uk Ryu, Jeong-O Mun, Dal-Mo Kang, Su-Chang Kim, Ji-Su Yoon
  • Patent number: 10601002
    Abstract: A cylindrical battery in an aspect of the present invention includes an electrode body formed by winding a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate with a separator interposed therebetween; an electrolyte; a bottomed cylindrical outer can; and a sealing body crimped to an opening of the outer can via a gasket. The sealing body includes a valve body having an annular protrusion part, an insulating member disposed on an inner circumference of the protrusion part of the valve body and having a skirt portion, and a metal plate disposed on an inner circumference of the skirt portion of the insulating member and connected to a center portion of the valve body. The metal plate is crimped with the protrusion part of the valve body via the insulating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Sugimoto, Kyosuke Miyata, Oose Okutani, Kazutoshi Kohira, Tomohiko Yokoyama, Shinya Geshi
  • Patent number: 10581035
    Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery pack including: a cell assembly including a secondary battery, and a stacking frame supporting the secondary battery and stacked in a direction; a pack case having an internal space for accommodating the cell assembly, and having a through hole in internal and external directions; an electrode terminal electrically connected to the cell assembly and protruding to an outer part of the pack case by passing through the through hole; a bonding part filling a gap between the through hole and the electrode terminal in order to form an adhesive layer; and a bonding cover attached to the through hole of the pack case while surrounding a boundary of the electrode terminal above the bonding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Chun Yu, Do-Hyeon Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong