A technology for improving molding properties while minimizing curling after molding in a battery packaging material comprising a laminate that is provided with a barrier layer, a heat-sealable resin layer positioned on one surface side of the barrier layer, and a polyester film positioned on the other surface side of the barrier layer. This battery packaging material is configured from at least a laminate provided with a barrier layer, a heat-sealable resin layer positioned on one surface side of the barrier layer, and a polyester film positioned on the other surface side of the barrier layer. The birefringence of the polyester film is in the range of 0.016-0.056.

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a pouch-type secondary battery. According to embodiment of the present invention, the pouch-type secondary battery includes: an case configured to house an electrode assembly from which electrode tab are drawn out; sealing parts formed by adhering the case along outer peripheries of the electrode assembly; and folding parts formed by folding the sealing parts of surfaces on which the electrode tab drawn to an outside of the case is not formed, wherein a length of the folding part has a relationship with a thickness of the electrode assembly as the following equation: H≤T/2 (wherein, H is the height of the folded folding part, T is the thickness of the electrode assembly, based on a cross-section perpendicular to a direction in which the electrode tabs of the electrode assembly are drawn out).

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a pouch-type secondary battery. According to embodiment of the present invention, the pouch-type secondary battery includes: an case configured to house an electrode assembly from which electrode tab are drawn out; sealing parts formed by adhering the case along outer peripheries of the electrode assembly; and folding parts formed by folding the sealing parts of surfaces on which the electrode tab drawn to an outside of the case is not formed, wherein a length of the folding part has a relationship with a thickness of the electrode assembly as the following equation: H≤T/2 (wherein, H is the height of the folded folding part, T is the thickness of the electrode assembly, based on a cross-section perpendicular to a direction in which the electrode tabs of the electrode assembly are drawn out).

At one edge of a positive electrode plate in a winding axis direction of an electrode body, two positive electrode tabs per turn are provided to protrude from the edge. At the other edge of a negative electrode plate in the winding axis direction of the electrode body, two negative electrode tabs per turn are provided to protrude from the edge. The multiple positive electrode tabs provided to protrude from the positive electrode plate include multiple types of positive electrode tabs having different protrusion lengths and proximal end widths, and the multiple negative electrode tabs provided to protrude from the negative electrode plate include multiple types of negative electrode tabs having different protrusion lengths and base end widths.

A tray for a battery pack, includes a bottom plate, a frame, an external connecting tube and an adapter piece. The frame is connected to the bottom plate and defines an accommodating cavity with the bottom plate, and includes a first side beam, where a first accommodating groove is formed on the first side beam. An inner end of the external connecting tube extends into the first side beam. The adapter piece is disposed on the bottom plate and comprises a joining flow channel, and includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, where the first connecting portion is connected to the bottom plate, and the second connecting portion is connected to the inner end of the external connecting tube. The adapter piece is disposed in the first accommodating groove, and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are buried in first side beam.

Proposed is a pouch cutter for a secondary battery. The pouch cutter includes a bottom knife (20) having a blade and a top knife (30) having a blade disposed to be adjacent to the blade of the bottom knife (20), wherein the blade of the bottom knife (20) and/or the blade of the top knife (30) are formed at an acute angle, the bottom knife (20) and the top knife (30) are cutters having a square cross section, and at least the top knife (30) from among the top knife (30) and the bottom knife (20) has a first top knife blade (35A), a second top knife blade (35B), a third top knife blade (35C), and a fourth top knife blade (35D), which are formed at an acute angle so as to be adjacent to four corners of the top knife.

Embodiments of the present application provide a case of a battery, a battery, and a power consumption device. The case of the battery includes: an electrical chamber configured to accommodate a plurality of battery cells of which at least one battery cell includes a pressure relief mechanism; a thermal management component configured to accommodate a fluid to adjust the temperature of the plurality of battery cells; and a collection chamber configured to collect emissions from the battery cell provided with the pressure relief mechanism when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, wherein the thermal management component is configured to isolate the electrical chamber from the collection chamber, and a support member is provided in the collection chamber, the support member being configured to increase the compressive strength of collection chamber. According to the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the safety of the battery can be enhanced.

The present application provides a battery cell, including a cover plate, a housing, and a gas-permeable film. The housing has an opening, and the cover plate covers the opening of the housing. The cover plate and/or housing have/has at least one through hole, and the inside and the outside of the battery cell are in communication with each other via the through hole; and the gas-permeable film is connected to the inside of the cover plate and/or housing and covers the at least one through hole. According to the battery cell of the present application, gas inside a battery can be discharged to prevent the gas from accumulating inside the housing, thereby improving performance of an electrode assembly, prolonging service life of a secondary battery, and ensuring safety performance of the battery cell.

Disclosed is a battery comprising a cover; a housing having a base, two side walls, and two end walls; a cell wall spanning between the first and second side walls defining two cells; a battery element provided within a cell, the battery element having a bottom; an element bottom gap, the element bottom gap defined in a first and second dimension by the cell width and length, and a third dimension by the distance between the base and bottom of the battery element.

Disclosed is a battery comprising a cover; a housing having a base, two side walls, and two end walls; a cell wall spanning between the first and second side walls defining two cells; a battery element provided within a cell, the battery element having a bottom; an element bottom gap, the element bottom gap defined in a first and second dimension by the cell width and length, and a third dimension by the distance between the base and bottom of the battery element.