A secondary cell is disclosed, comprising a first end plate and a second end plate. The first end plate comprises a contacting tab configured to provide an electrical contact between a first electrode of an electrode assembly and a first terminal, as well as a first spacer arrangement arranged between the first end plate and the electrode assembly and configured to secure the electrode assembly in a length direction. The second end plate comprises a current collector and a second spacer arrangement, wherein the second spacer arrangement is arranged to secure the electrode assembly in the length direction and the current collector to secure the electrode assembly in a direction orthogonal to the length direction. A method for assembling such a cell is also disclosed.

A pouch-shaped secondary battery includes a stacked type electrode assembly configured to have a structure in which one or more intermediate assemblies are stacked and a case configured to receive the stacked type electrode assembly, wherein the case is configured to have a structure in which the width of a central portion of the case is greater than the width of each of the upper surface and the lower surface of the case, whereby the capacity of the battery is large and heat is easily discharged from the battery, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Embodiments of the present application disclose a battery cell, a battery, a power consumption device, a method and an apparatus for producing a battery cell. The power consumption device is equipped with the battery, the battery has one or more battery cells, where the battery cell includes: a housing, with a cylindrical accommodating cavity; and an electrode assembly, arranged in the accommodating cavity, and a projection of the electrode assembly along a height direction of the battery cell is a polygon. Even if the electrode assembly in the battery cell expands after charging and discharging, there is still a remaining space between the electrode assembly and an inner wall of the housing, thereby preventing an outer circumferential surface of the electrode assembly from being pressed by the housing, and the remaining space can allow the electrode assembly to expand to avoid a problem of performance degradation of the battery cell.

A method for manufacturing an energy storage device according to one aspect of the present invention includes inserting an electrode assembly into a case while causing an insulating member having a sheet-like shape to follow a surface of the electrode assembly in which electrodes are layered. The insulating member includes a first portion corresponding to a first surface of the electrode assembly in a first direction which is a direction of a short side surface of the case and a thickness direction of the electrode assembly, a second portion corresponding to a first end surface which is an end surface of the electrode assembly in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a third portion corresponding to a second surface of the electrode assembly in the first direction, and a first extending portion extending from the first portion.

A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; and a shock absorbing portion on at least one side of the electrode assembly to absorb shock. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a bonding force between separators is strengthened by the shock absorbing portion, and, thus, the separators are not separated even by an external shock. In addition, even if the alignment of electrode plates is poor during heat treatment of side surfaces of the electrode assembly, an amount of shrinkage of the separators can be constantly adjusted.

A battery cell may include a housing, an electrode assembly, and a first support structure. The housing may be provided with an accommodating cavity. The electrode assembly may be accommodated in the accommodating cavity, and include a main body portion and a thinned portion. At least one end of the main body portion in a first direction may be connected to the thinned portion. The first support structure may be arranged corresponding to the thinned portion, and configured to support the thinned portion when the electrode assembly is expanded.

A battery cell may include a housing, an electrode assembly, and a first support structure. The housing may be provided with an accommodating cavity. The electrode assembly may be accommodated in the accommodating cavity, and include a main body portion and a thinned portion. At least one end of the main body portion in a first direction may be connected to the thinned portion. The first support structure may be arranged corresponding to the thinned portion, and configured to support the thinned portion when the electrode assembly is expanded.

An object is to provide a battery cell which can prevent current collectors from being damaged and cut. A battery cell is provided which includes a power generation element; a terminal; and an exterior, and in which the exterior includes, on both sides in a stacking direction, holes into which the terminal is inserted, both end portions of the terminal in the stacking direction are extended outside the exterior, a first distance holder is arranged between current collectors and around abutment parts of the current collectors that abut on the terminal, at each end portion in the stacking direction, a second distance holder is arranged between the current collector and the exterior and around an abutment part of the current collector that abuts on the terminal and at least one of the second distance holders is smaller in thickness than the first distance holder in the stacking direction.

An object is to provide a battery cell which can prevent current collectors from being damaged and cut. A battery cell is provided which includes a power generation element; a terminal; and an exterior, and in which the exterior includes, on both sides in a stacking direction, holes into which the terminal is inserted, both end portions of the terminal in the stacking direction are extended outside the exterior, a first distance holder is arranged between current collectors and around abutment parts of the current collectors that abut on the terminal, at each end portion in the stacking direction, a second distance holder is arranged between the current collector and the exterior and around an abutment part of the current collector that abuts on the terminal and at least one of the second distance holders is smaller in thickness than the first distance holder in the stacking direction.

An electrode core assembly includes an encapsulation film, and an electrode core and a spacer that are disposed in an accommodating cavity defined by the encapsulation film. The electrode core includes an electrode core body and two electrode lead-out members that are electrically connected to the electrode core body. The length of the electrode core body extends along a first direction. Each of two opposite ends of the electrode core body in the first direction includes a V-shaped end in a cross-sectional view with a tip protruding outward from the electrode core body. The two electrode lead-out members are connected to the electrode core body at the tips of the two V-shaped ends. The spacer includes an inclined portion disposed on one of the V-shaped ends and has an electrode lead-out hole penetrating through the spacer and being configured to allow the electrode lead-out member to pass through.