ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
20230013955 · 2023-01-19
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
Y02E60/10
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
H01M50/188
ELECTRICITY
H01M50/186
ELECTRICITY
H01M50/131
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H01M50/186
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
An electrochemical apparatus includes an electrode assembly, a packaging film, and a first tab, where the first tab is electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the packaging film includes a first packaging film and a second packaging film which are located at two sides of the first tab, the first packaging film includes a first sealing zone, the second packaging film includes a second sealing zone, and the first sealing zone and the second sealing zone are bonded to seal the electrode assembly. The first sealing zone includes a first region and a second region, the first region covers a projection of the first tab on the first sealing zone, the second region connects to the first region, and a width of the second region is less than that of the first region.
Claims
1. An electrochemical apparatus, comprising: an electrode assembly, a packaging film and a first tab, wherein the first tab is electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the packaging film comprises a first packaging film and a second packaging film located at two sides of the first tab respectively, the first packaging film comprises a first sealing zone, the second packaging film comprises a second sealing zone, and the first sealing zone and the second sealing zone are bonded to seal the electrode assembly; wherein the first sealing zone comprises a first region and a second region, the first region covers a projection of the first tab on the first sealing zone, the second region connects to the first region, and a width of the second region is less than a width of the first region.
2. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the width of the second region is 40%-95% of the width of the first region.
3. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first packaging film further comprises a first non-sealing zone, the first non-sealing zone comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, wherein the first connecting portion connects the first sealing zone and the second connecting portion; in a thickness direction of the packaging film, an angle between the first connecting portion and the first sealing zone is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°.
4. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second packaging film further comprises a second non-sealing zone, the second non-sealing zone comprises a third connecting portion and a fourth connecting portion, wherein the third connecting portion connects the second sealing zone and the fourth connecting portion; in the thickness direction of the packaging film, an angle between the third connecting portion and the second sealing zone is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°.
5. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the second region and the second sealing zone together form a thickness T.sub.2 (mm) and a distance between the second connecting portion and the fourth connecting portion is D (mm), wherein T.sub.2<D≤10T.sub.2.
6. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first region and the second sealing zone form a thickness T.sub.1 (mm), wherein T.sub.2<T.sub.1≤4T.sub.2.
7. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a packaging tension between the first sealing zone and the second sealing zone is 1 N/mm-10 N/mm.
8. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first sealing zone further comprises a third region, the third region connects to the first region, and a width of the third region is less than the width of the first region.
9. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the width of the third region is 40%-95% of the width of the first region.
10. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second tab, wherein the second tab is electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the second tab is located on the same side of the electrode assembly as the first tab; and the first sealing zone further comprises a fourth region, wherein the fourth region covers a projection of the second tab on the first sealing zone, the second region connects to the fourth region, and the width of the second region is less than a width of the fourth region.
11. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second tab, wherein the second tab is electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the second tab is located on a different side of the electrode assembly than the first tab; and the first packaging film further comprises a third sealing zone, wherein the third sealing zone comprises a fifth region and a sixth region, the fifth region covers a projection of the second tab on the third sealing zone, the fifth region connects to the sixth region, and a width of the sixth region is less than a width of the fifth region.
12. An electronic apparatus, comprising an electrochemical apparatus, the electrochemical apparatus comprising an electrode assembly, a packaging film and a first tab, wherein the first tab is electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the packaging film comprises a first packaging film and a second packaging film located at two sides of the first tab respectively, the first packaging film comprises a first sealing zone, the second packaging film comprises a second sealing zone, and the first sealing zone and the second sealing zone are bonded to seal the electrode assembly; wherein the first sealing zone comprises a first region and a second region, the first region covers a projection of the first tab on the first sealing zone, the second region connects to the first region, and a width of the second region is less than a width of the first region.
13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the width of the second region is 40%-95% of the width of the first region.
14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the first packaging film further comprises a first non-sealing zone, the first non-sealing zone comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, wherein the first connecting portion connects the first sealing zone and the second connecting portion; in a thickness direction of the packaging film, an angle between the first connecting portion and the first sealing zone is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°.
15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the second packaging film further comprises a second non-sealing zone, the second non-sealing zone comprises a third connecting portion and a fourth connecting portion, wherein the third connecting portion connects the second sealing zone and the fourth connecting portion; in the thickness direction of the packaging film, an angle between the third connecting portion and the second sealing zone is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°.
16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the second region and the second sealing zone together form a thickness T.sub.2 (mm) and a distance between the second connecting portion and the fourth connecting portion is D (mm), wherein T.sub.2<D≤10T.sub.2.
17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the first region and the second sealing zone form a thickness T.sub.1 (mm), wherein T.sub.2<T.sub.1≤4T.sub.2.
18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein a packaging tension between the first sealing zone and the second sealing zone is 1 N/mm-10 N/mm.
19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the electrochemical apparatus further comprises a second tab, wherein the second tab is electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the second tab is located on the same side of the electrode assembly as the first tab; and the first sealing zone further comprises a fourth region, wherein the fourth region covers a projection of the second tab on the first sealing zone, the second region connects to the fourth region, and the width of the second region is less than a width of the fourth region.
20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises a second tab, wherein the second tab is electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the second tab is located on a different side of the electrode assembly than the first tab; and the first packaging film further comprises a third sealing zone, wherein the third sealing zone comprises a fifth region and a sixth region, the fifth region covers a projection of the second tab on the third sealing zone, the fifth region connects to the sixth region, and a width of the sixth region is less than a width of the fifth region.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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TABLE-US-00001 Reference signs of main components: Electrode assembly 10 First tab 11 Second tab 12 Tab sealant 13 Packaging film 20 First packaging film 20a Second packaging film 20b First sealing zone 21 Second sealing zone 22 First non-sealing zone 23 Second non-sealing zone 24 Overflow adhesive groove 25 Third sealing zone 26 Electrochemical apparatus 100 Packaging seal head 200 First seal head 201 Second seal head 202 First region 211, 211′ Second region 212, 212′ Third region 213, 213′ Fourth region 214 First connecting portion 231 Second connecting portion 232 Third connecting portion 241 Fourth connecting portion 242 Fifth region 261 Sixth region 262 Seventh region 263 Electronic apparatus 300 First end face 2010 First end face area 2011 Second end face area 2012 Third end face area 2013 Fourth end face area 2014 Chamfered face 2015 Second end face 2020 Width W.sub.1, W.sub.1′, W.sub.2, W.sub.2′, W3, W3′, W.sub.4, W.sub.5, W.sub.6, W.sub.7 Thickness T.sub.1, T.sub.2, T.sub.3 Distance D
[0043] This application will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the following specific embodiments.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0044] The following clearly and completely describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application. Apparently, the described embodiments are only some rather than all of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the examples of this application without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of this application.
[0045] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein shall have the same meanings as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used herein in the specification of this application are merely intended to describe specific embodiments but not intended to limit this application.
[0046] The following describes in detail some embodiments of this application with reference to the accompanying drawings. In absence of conflicts, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined.
[0047] Referring to
[0048] The first sealing zone 21 includes a first region 211 and a second region 212, where the first region 211 covers a projection of the first tab 11 on the first sealing zone 21 and the second region 212 connects to the first region 211. Also referring to
[0049] The electrochemical apparatus 100 in this application includes all apparatuses capable of electrochemical reactions. Specifically, the electrochemical apparatus 100 includes all kinds of primary batteries, secondary batteries, fuel batteries, solar batteries, and capacitors (for example, super capacitors). Optionally, the electrochemical apparatus 100 may be a secondary lithium battery, including a secondary lithium metal battery, a secondary lithium-ion battery, a secondary lithium polymer battery, or a secondary lithium-ion polymer battery.
[0050] The bonding of the first sealing zone 21 and the second sealing zone 22 may be a press fit of the first packaging film 20a and the second packaging film 20b via a packaging seal head, so that polypropylene layers in the part of first packaging film 20a and the part of second packaging film 20b (that is, the first sealing zone 21 and the second sealing zone 22) located at a press fit position undergo a thermal fusion so as to bond the first sealing zone 21 and the second sealing zone 22 for sealing. Optionally, the manner of bonding the first sealing zone 21 and the second zone 22 for sealing is not limited thereto, but may be thermal fusion of other materials or other forms of fusion.
[0051] The second region 212 may be located on any side of the first region 211 and this application is not limited in this sense. As shown in
[0052] The position where the first tab 11 is located is often a packaging weakness point, and excessive overflow adhesive may cause fatigue cracks in the packaging film 20 at the sealing position under abuse of external force, bringing about electrolyte leakage. According to this application, the width of the second region 212 is set to be less than that of the first region 211, thus retaining the sealing width at the first tab 11 while reducing the sealing width at one side of the first tab 11. In this way, the sealing strength at the first tab 11 remains unchanged while a position where the second region 212 has a width difference with respect to the first region 211 can be a space for accommodating the overflow adhesive, thereby alleviating the problem of adhesive overflow and reducing stress concentration points. Therefore, safety performance and service life of the electrochemical apparatus 100 can be improved.
[0053] In an embodiment, the width W.sub.2 of the second region 212 is 40%-95% of the width W.sub.1 of the first region 211 (that is, 40% W.sub.1≤W.sub.2≤95% W.sub.1). The inventor of this application has found that when the ratio of W.sub.2 to W.sub.1 is less than 40%, the width W.sub.2 of the second region 212 is excessively small, which impacts the packaging strength, thereby impacting life of the package. On the contrary, when the ratio of W.sub.2 to W.sub.1 is greater than 95%, enough space is not available for accommodating the overflow adhesive, so that adhesive overflow is not desirably alleviated.
[0054] In an embodiment, as shown in
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[0056] Furthermore, the width W.sub.3 of the third region 213 may also be 40%-95% of the width of the first region 211 (that is, 40% W.sub.1≤W.sub.3≤95% W.sub.1). The inventor of this application has found that when the ratio of W.sub.3 to W.sub.1 is less 40%, the width of the third region 213 is excessively small, which impacts the packaging strength, thereby impacting life of the package. On the contrary, when the ratio of W.sub.3 to W.sub.1 is greater than 95%, enough space is not available for accommodating the overflow adhesive, so that adhesive overflow is not desirably alleviated.
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[0061] In this way, an overflow adhesive groove 25 is formed between the first non-sealing zone 23 and the second packaging film 20b, where the overflow adhesive groove 25 can be used to accommodate the overflow adhesive. With the overflow adhesive groove 25 accommodating overflow adhesive, if the overflow adhesive exhibits a morphology protruding towards the electrode assembly 10, the packaging film 20 will have stress concentration points at the adhesive overflow locations. The overflow adhesive groove 25 of this application provides enough space for accommodating the overflow adhesive so that the overflow adhesive protrudes towards the first sealing zone 21 (this is, recessed towards the electrode assembly 10), preventing the packaging film 20 from having stress concentration points at the adhesive overflow locations.
[0062] Furthermore, the second packaging film 20b further includes a second non-sealing zone 24. The second non-sealing zone 24 includes a third connecting portion 241 and a fourth connecting portion 242, where the third connecting portion 241 connects the second sealing zone 22 and the fourth connecting portion 242. In the thickness direction of the packaging film 20, an angle between the third connecting portion 241 and the second sealing zone 22 is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°, which means the third connecting portion 241 is not parallel to the second sealing zone 22. In this way, the overflow adhesive groove 25 can have a greater space to accommodate more overflow adhesive.
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[0068] In this embodiment, a packaging tension between the first sealing zone 21 and the second sealing zone 22 is 1 N/mm-10 N/mm. The packaging tension may be used to characterize the packaging strength and effect. The packaging tension being less than 1 N/mm means inadequate packaging strength whereas 10 N/mm is the tension limit of conventional packaging films and the packaging tension being within 10 N/mm means the tension limit of the packaging film 20 is not exceeded.
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[0071] Furthermore, a width of the seventh region 263 may also be less than that of the fifth region 261. The width of the fifth region 261 is defined as W.sub.5, that of the sixth region 262 as W.sub.6, and that of the seventh region 263 as W.sub.7, where at least one of W.sub.6 and W.sub.7 is less than W.sub.5.
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[0073] At least one of the first end face 2010 and the second end face 2020 includes a first end face area 2011 corresponding to the first region 211, a second end face area 2012 corresponding to the second region 212, and a third end face area 2013 corresponding to the third region 213, where the first end face area 2011 is recessed with respect to the second end face area 2012 and the third end face area 2013 (which means a slot is formed). A chamfered face 2015 is included at an edge of the second end face area 2012 facing the electrode assembly 10.
[0074] Furthermore, a chamfered face 2015 may also be included in at an edge of the third end face area 2013 facing the electrode assembly 10
[0075] According to this application, with the second end face area 2012 provided with the chamfered face 2015, after the packaging seal head 200 is applied to seal the electrochemical apparatus 100, the chamfered face 2015 enables the second region 212 of the first sealing zone 21 to have a width difference with respect to the first region 211, so that a space for accommodating the overflow adhesive is formed.
[0076] It can be understood that the shape of the chamfered face 2015 determines an included angle between the first connecting portion 231 and the second connecting portion 232, an included angle between the third connecting portion 241 and the fourth connecting portion 242, shapes of the first connecting portion 231 and the third connecting portion 241, and the like. For example, with the chamfered face 2015 of the second end face area 2012 being an inclined plane, the first connecting portion 231 is also planar. With the chamfered face 2015 of the second end face area 2012 being a curved surface, the first connecting portion 231 is also a curved surface. Certainly, in other embodiments, the chamfered face 2015 may alternatively be in a stepped shape or in other shapes.
[0077] As shown in
[0078] Furthermore, the third end face area 2013 also includes a chamfered face 2015. After the packaging seal head 200 is applied to seal the electrochemical apparatus 100, both the width of the second region 212 and that of the third region 213 are less than that of the first region 211.
[0079] More specifically, the first end face 2010 and the second end face 2020 further both include a fourth end face area 2014 corresponding to the fourth region 214. The fourth end face area 2014 is also recessed with respect to the second end face area 2012 and the third end face area 2013. That is, the first end face 2010 and the second end face 2020 both include two slots, where two slots respectively correspond to the first tab 11 and the second tab 12 of the electrochemical apparatus 100. In this case, the packaging seal head 200 can be used to seal an electrochemical apparatus 100 with the first tab 11 and the second tab 12 located on the same side of the electrode assembly 10. The chamfered faces 2015 of the second end face area 2012 and the third end face area 2013 of the first end face 2010 have equal sizes. Correspondingly, in the electrochemical apparatus 100, the width of the second region 212 is equal to that of the third region 213 (that is, W.sub.2=W.sub.3).
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[0083] An embodiment of this application further provides an electronic apparatus 300, where the electronic apparatus 300 includes an electrochemical apparatus 100. The electronic apparatus 300 may be a consumer electronic product (such as a mobile communications apparatus, a tablet computer, or a laptop computer), an electric tool, an unmanned aerial vehicle, an energy storage apparatus, a traction apparatus, or the like. Referring to
[0084] In conclusion, it should be noted that the foregoing embodiments are merely intended to describe the technical solutions of this application, but not intended to constitute any limitation. Although this application is described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, persons of ordinary skill in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent replacements can be made to the technical solutions of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of this application.