SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
One of the purposes of the utility model lies in: aiming at the defects of the prior art, the anti-explosion combination valve is provided, a thermal runaway prevention material can be released when thermal runaway occurs, the thermal runaway inside the battery is slowed down, and the safety of the battery is improved.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
an explosion-proof combination valve comprises an explosion-proof ring, a valve body and a valve body, wherein the explosion-proof ring is provided with a through hole; the explosion-proof sheet is arranged at the top of the through hole; the opening valve plate is arranged at the bottom of the through hole; the explosion-proof ring, the explosion-proof sheet and the valve opening sheet form a sealed cavity for containing a thermal runaway prevention material, and the thermal runaway prevention material is contained in the sealed cavity; the surface of the explosion-proof piece corresponding to the opening valve plate is provided with a plurality of puncturing parts, and the puncturing parts puncture the opening valve plate under a set condition to release the thermal runaway prevention material to the battery.
Preferably, the explosion-proof ring includes the ring body and sets up the extension of the peripheral edge of ring body, the extension is provided with the step, the step centers on the through-hole sets up, the explosion-proof piece inlay in the step.
Preferably, the bottom of the through hole is provided with a groove, and the opening valve plate is accommodated in the groove.
Preferably, the explosion-proof sheet and the piercing part are of an integrally formed structure, and one end of the piercing part, which is connected with the explosion-proof sheet, is of a hollow structure or a solid structure.
Preferably, the explosion-proof combination valve further comprises a protection film, the protection film is arranged at the top of the explosion-proof piece, and the area of the protection film is larger than or equal to that of the explosion-proof piece.
Preferably, the edge of the explosion-proof sheet is provided with a bulge, the bulge surrounds the explosion-proof sheet, and the top of the bulge abuts against the protective film.
Preferably, a weak area is arranged at the position, corresponding to the puncture part, of the opening valve plate, the thickness of the weak area is thinner than that of other parts of the opening valve plate, and the opening valve plate is punctured by the puncture part when the opening valve plate reaches a set temperature and/or pressure.
Preferably, the piercing portion is conical or pyramidal.
Preferably, the thermal runaway prevention material is a flame retardant or a fire extinguishing agent.
The second objective of the present invention is to provide a top cover, including the above-mentioned explosion-proof combination valve.
The third object of the present invention is to provide a battery, including the above-mentioned top cap.
The utility model has the advantages that the utility model comprises an explosion-proof ring, which is provided with a through hole; the explosion-proof sheet is arranged at the top of the through hole; the opening valve plate is arranged at the bottom of the through hole; the explosion-proof ring, the explosion-proof sheet and the valve opening sheet form a sealed cavity for containing a thermal runaway prevention material, and the thermal runaway prevention material is contained in the sealed cavity; the surface of the explosion-proof piece corresponding to the opening valve plate is provided with a plurality of puncturing parts, and the puncturing parts puncture the opening valve plate under a set condition to release the thermal runaway prevention material to the battery. In the existing large-capacity power battery, various electrochemical reactions or internal short circuits can occur in the lithium ion battery, so that the internal temperature and air pressure of the battery are continuously increased, thermal runaway easily occurs, and even combustion and explosion are caused, in order to improve the safety of the battery, a common method is to change the type of a negative electrode or add a flame retardant into an electrolyte, but the methods can accelerate the attenuation speed of the battery capacity, influence the output power of the battery, deteriorate the low-temperature performance of the battery and the like, therefore, a through hole is arranged in an explosion-proof ring, an explosion-proof sheet is arranged at the top of the through hole, a valve opening sheet is arranged at the bottom of the through hole, the explosion-proof ring, the explosion-proof sheet and the valve opening sheet form a sealed cavity for containing the thermal runaway material, the thermal runaway material is contained in the sealed cavity, the thermal runaway material is isolated from the internal electrolyte environment of the battery and the environment outside the explosion-proof ring, and abnormal or thermal runaway can occur in the battery, when the internal pressure of the battery is higher or the temperature is higher, the middle position of the valve opening plate is greatly deformed, the puncture part of the explosion-proof plate punctures the valve plate, the thermal runaway-proof material is broken from the opening of the valve opening plate, and releases the thermal runaway-proof material to the battery before the flammable and explosive gas, not only playing the role of flame retardance and fire extinguishment, but also blocking the further contact of the combustible substance and oxygen, being beneficial to ensuring that the flammable and explosive gas in the battery can not burn when being discharged into the internal space of the battery through the opening of the valve plate, meanwhile, the thermal runaway prevention material is further vaporized in a high-temperature environment and enters the space at the top of the battery, and a large amount of heat can be taken away, so that the temperature of the single battery is ensured to be rapidly reduced, the thermal runaway of the single battery is avoided, wherein, explosion-proof ring, explosion-proof piece and open the valve piece and fix together, form the better airtight space of gas tightness, play and store the volatile thermal runaway material of preventing. The utility model discloses can release thermal runaway prevention material when thermal runaway, slow down the inside thermal runaway of battery, improve the security of battery.
Detailed Description
As used in the specification and in the claims, certain terms are used to refer to particular components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, manufacturers may refer to a component by different names. This specification and claims do not intend to distinguish between components that differ in name but not function. In the following description and in the claims, the terms "include" and "comprise" are used in an open-ended fashion, and thus should be interpreted to mean "include, but not limited to. "substantially" means within an acceptable error range, and a person skilled in the art can solve the technical problem within a certain error range to substantially achieve the technical effect.
Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed connections, detachable connections, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.
The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to fig. 1 to 7, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
Implementation mode one
An explosion-proof combination valve comprises an explosion-proof ring 1, a valve body and a valve body, wherein the explosion-proof ring 1 is provided with a through hole 10; the explosion-proof sheet 2 is arranged at the top of the through hole 10; the opening valve plate 3 is arranged at the bottom of the through hole 10; the explosion-proof ring 1, the explosion-proof sheet 2 and the opening valve sheet 3 form a sealing cavity 5 for containing a thermal runaway prevention material, and the thermal runaway prevention material is contained in the sealing cavity 5; the surface of the explosion-proof sheet 2 corresponding to the valve plate 3 is provided with a plurality of puncture parts 20, and the puncture parts 20 puncture the valve plate 3 under the set condition to release the thermal runaway-proof material to the battery.
In the conventional large-capacity power battery, various electrochemical reactions or internal short circuits can occur in the lithium ion battery, so that the internal temperature and air pressure of the battery are continuously increased, thermal runaway is easily caused, and even combustion and explosion are caused, in order to improve the safety of the battery, a common method is to change the type of a negative electrode or add a flame retardant into an electrolyte, but the methods can accelerate the attenuation speed of the battery capacity, affect the output power of the battery, deteriorate the low-temperature performance of the battery, and the like, so as shown in fig. 1 to 6, a through hole 10 is formed in an explosion-proof ring 1, an explosion-proof sheet 2 is arranged at the top of the through hole 10, an opening sheet 3 is arranged at the bottom of the through hole 10, a sealed cavity 5 for containing a thermal runaway material is formed by the explosion-proof ring 1, the explosion-proof sheet 2 and the opening sheet 3, the thermal runaway material is contained in the sealed cavity 5, and the thermal runaway material and the internal electrolyte environment of the battery are mixed with the electrolyte, The environment outside the explosion-proof ring is isolated, when the battery is abnormal or thermal runaway, the internal pressure of the battery is larger or the temperature is higher, the middle position of the valve opening plate 3 is greatly deformed, the piercing part 20 of the explosion-proof plate 2 pierces the valve opening plate 3, the thermal runaway-proof material is released from the piercing opening of the valve opening plate 3 and is released to the battery before the flammable and explosive gas, so that the flame-retardant and fire-extinguishing effects are achieved, the further contact between the combustible and the oxygen is blocked, the flammable and explosive gas in the battery is prevented from burning when being released into the internal space of the battery through the piercing opening of the valve opening plate 3, meanwhile, the thermal runaway-proof material is further vaporized in the high-temperature environment and enters the space at the top of the battery, a large amount of heat can be taken away, the temperature of the single battery is ensured to be rapidly reduced, and the thermal runaway of the single battery is avoided, wherein the explosion-proof ring 1, the explosion-proof plate 2 and the valve opening plate 3 are fixed together, and a closed space with better air tightness is formed, and the volatile thermal runaway prevention material is stored.
In addition, the thermal runaway prevention material can be a flame retardant or a fire extinguishing agent, or a mixture of a flame retardant and a fire extinguishing agent, the flame retardant including, but not limited to, fluorocarbon, ketone, etc., having a boiling point of less than or equal to 80 ℃, being heat-absorbable and being a non-flammable liquid; fire extinguishing agents include, but are not limited to, perfluorohexanone, bromotrifluoropropene, hexafluoropropane, heptafluoropropane, and the like.
In the present embodiment, the explosion-proof ring 1, the explosion-proof sheet 2 and the valve opening sheet 3 may be assembled in advance to form an integrated structure, and then the explosion-proof combination valve is mounted on the battery, or the explosion-proof ring 1 may be separately mounted on the top cover of the battery in advance, or the explosion-proof ring 1 and the top cover may be formed into an integrated structure, so that the normal operation of the explosion-proof combination valve is satisfied.
In according to the utility model discloses an among the explosion-proof combination valve, explosion-proof ring 1 includes ring body 11 and sets up extension 12 at the neighboring of ring body 11, and extension 12 is provided with step 121, and step 121 sets up around through-hole 10, and explosion-proof piece 2 inlays in step 121. Specifically, the ring body 11 is as the main part of explosion-proof combination valve, play the effect of fixed explosion-proof piece 2 and the 3 relative positions of valve opening piece, extension 12 can cooperate explosion-proof piece 2, be convenient for install explosion-proof piece 2 of great size on ring body 11, not only help expanding explosion-proof ring 1's suitability, still make explosion-proof piece 2 can cover whole through-hole 10, reduce the probability of taking place gas leakage, and through inlaying explosion-proof piece 2 in step 121, play the effect of injecing explosion-proof piece 2 in explosion-proof ring 1 position, avoid explosion-proof piece 2 to take place the skew, influence explosion-proof combination valve normal work, and simultaneously, explosion-proof piece 2 inlays in step 121, help reducing explosion-proof combination valve overall height, reduce and occupy the battery inner space, thereby improve the space utilization of battery. Wherein, the explosion-proof sheet 2 is welded on the explosion-proof ring 1, but the fixing mode between the explosion-proof sheet 2 and the explosion-proof ring 1 includes but not limited to welding, and also can be at least one of clamping, riveting and bonding,
in the explosion-proof combination valve according to the utility model, the bottom of through-hole 10 sets up recess 111, and the open valve piece 3 holding is in recess 111. Open valve block 3 welding on explosion-proof ring 1's recess 111, through recess 111, can be with opening valve block 3 and imbed explosion-proof ring 1's bottom, can fix the position of opening valve block 3, avoid opening valve block 3 and take place the displacement or rock, simultaneously, help reducing the whole height of explosion-proof combination valve to improve the space utilization of battery, nevertheless the utility model discloses do not regard this as the limit, open the below of valve block 3 and also can set up protection architecture, like the protective layer, can avoid when the installation outside article scratch to open valve block 3, help prolonging the life of opening valve block 3.
In the basis the utility model discloses an among the explosion-proof combination valve, the edge of explosion-proof piece 2 is provided with arch 21, and arch 21 sets up around explosion-proof piece 2, and arch 21's top butt is in protection film 4. Increase protruding 21, play the effect of supporting protection film 4 on the explosion-proof piece 2, avoid protection film 4 to take place to sink, influence the condition of explosion-proof combination valve normal use, in addition for there is certain clearance between explosion-proof piece 2 and the protection film 4, prevent that explosion-proof piece 2 and protection film 4 from overlapping together, be convenient for dismantle and install explosion-proof piece 2 and protection film 4.
The utility model discloses a theory of operation is:
the explosion-proof ring 1 is provided with a through hole 10, the explosion-proof sheet 2 is arranged at the top of the through hole 10, the valve opening sheet 3 is arranged at the bottom of the through hole 10, the explosion-proof ring 1, the explosion-proof sheet 2 and the valve opening sheet 3 form a sealed cavity 5 for containing a thermal runaway prevention material, the thermal runaway prevention material is contained in the sealed cavity 5, the thermal runaway prevention material is isolated from the electrolyte environment in the battery and the environment outside the explosion-proof ring, the thermal runaway prevention material can be greatly deformed when the battery is abnormal or thermally runaway and the internal pressure of the battery is higher or the temperature is higher, the middle position of the valve opening sheet 3 is greatly deformed, the puncture part 20 of the explosion-proof sheet 2 punctures the valve opening sheet 3, the thermal runaway prevention material releases the thermal runaway prevention material to the battery before the inflammable and explosive gas, the flame retardance and fire extinguishment effects are achieved, further contact between the inflammable and oxygen is blocked, and the internal inflammable and explosive gas in the battery can not be combusted when the inflammable and explosive gas in the battery leaks into the internal space of the battery through the explosion-proof sheet 3, meanwhile, the thermal runaway prevention material is further vaporized in a high-temperature environment and enters the space at the top of the battery, and a large amount of heat can be taken away, so that the temperature of the single battery is rapidly reduced, and the thermal runaway of the single battery is avoided.
Second embodiment
The difference from the first embodiment is that: referring to fig. 7, the explosion-proof combination valve of the present embodiment further includes a protection film 4, the protection film 4 is disposed on the top of the explosion-proof sheet 2, the explosion-proof sheet 2 and the piercing portion 20 are integrally formed, one end of the piercing portion 20 connected to the explosion-proof sheet 2 is a hollow structure or a solid structure, the piercing portion 20 is a cone or a pyramid, and the area of the protection film 4 is greater than or equal to the area of the explosion-proof sheet 2. Specifically, the protective film 4 is made of plastic such as PET, PP, PE, and the like, the connection mode between the protective film 4 and the cavity wall of the explosion-proof ring 1 includes but is not limited to gluing or applying a back glue on the top plane of the cavity wall of the explosion-proof ring 1, and the protective film 4 is used for preventing the fragile explosion-proof sheet 2 from being damaged by mistake when the battery contacts the outside, which is beneficial to prolonging the service life of the explosion-proof sheet 2; the method is characterized in that a plurality of conical or pyramid-shaped punctured puncturing parts 20 are extruded or punched on the bottom surface of the explosion-proof sheet 2 by adopting an extrusion or punch forming process, and finally the explosion-proof sheet 2 with the plurality of puncturing parts 20 is formed integrally, one end of the puncturing part 20 connected with the explosion-proof sheet 2 can be designed to be a hollow structure or a solid structure according to the actual product structure and cost requirements, and when the puncturing part 20 is connected with one end of the explosion-proof sheet 2, the hollow structure is adopted, so that the back surface of the explosion-proof sheet 2 corresponding to the puncturing part 20 is sunken downwards, on the premise of ensuring that the puncturing part 20 has enough strength, the puncturing part 20 is conveniently formed by the extrusion or punch forming process, and the production cost is also reduced.
Other structures are the same as those of the first embodiment, and are not described herein again.
Third embodiment
The difference from the first embodiment is that: the valve-opening plate 3 of the present embodiment is provided with a weakened area at a position corresponding to the puncture portion 20, and the thickness of the weakened area is thinner than the thickness of the other portions of the valve-opening plate 3, so that the valve-opening plate 3 is punctured by the puncture portion 20 when the set temperature and/or pressure is reached. The position of the valve opening piece 3 corresponding to the puncture part 20 is additionally provided with a weak area, so that the puncture part 20 can puncture the valve opening piece 3 smoothly, the valve opening piece 3 can generate a breach, the thermal runaway prevention material is released to the battery from the breach of the valve opening piece 3 before the flammable and explosive gas, the effects of inflaming retarding and fire extinguishing are achieved, the combustible substance is blocked from further contacting with oxygen, and the flammable and explosive gas in the battery can not burn when being discharged into the internal space of the battery through the breach of the valve opening piece 3. The thickness of the weak area is thinner than that of other parts of the valve opening plate 3, so that the other parts of the valve opening plate 3 have enough strength, and the service life of the valve opening plate 3 is prolonged.
Other structures are the same as those of the first embodiment, and are not described herein again.
Embodiment IV
A top cover comprising the explosion-proof combination valve of the first embodiment.
Fifth embodiment
A top cover, comprising the explosion-proof combination valve of the second embodiment.
Sixth embodiment
A top cover, comprising the explosion-proof combination valve of the third embodiment.
Seventh embodiment
A battery comprising the cap of embodiment four, embodiment five, or embodiment six.
Variations and modifications to the above-described embodiments may become apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure and teachings of the above description. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and any obvious modifications, replacements or variations made by those skilled in the art on the basis of the present invention belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Furthermore, although specific terms are employed herein, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.