CN218385655U - Battery with a battery cell - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a battery, which comprises a shell body, a battery cover and a battery cover, wherein the shell body is enclosed into a cavity; the housing comprises a first side plate; the battery cell is positioned in the cavity and provided with a first tab; the first adapter is electrically connected with the first tab; the first adapter is arranged between the first side plate and the battery cell, and the projection of the first adapter on the first side plate is not overlapped with the projection of the first tab on the first side plate. The utility model discloses can improve the performance such as energy density of battery.

Description

Battery with a battery cell

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an electrochemistry energy memory field, concretely relates to battery.

Background

At present, electrochemical devices represented by batteries are widely applied, for example, lithium ion batteries have the advantages of large capacity, small volume, light weight, environmental protection and the like, and are widely applied to industries such as digital electronic products and electric automobiles.

With the development of technology, the requirements for the performance of batteries, such as energy density, are also increasing, and therefore, it is urgent to improve the performance of batteries, such as energy density.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a battery can improve the performance such as energy density of battery.

The utility model provides a battery, include: the shell is enclosed into a cavity; the housing comprises a first side plate; the battery cell is positioned in the cavity and provided with a first tab; the first adapter is electrically connected with the first tab; the first adapter is arranged between the first side plate and the battery cell, and the projection of the first adapter on the first side plate is not overlapped with the projection of the first tab on the first side plate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the casing includes a second side plate connected to the first side plate, the projection of the first adapter on the second side plate overlaps at least partially with the projection of the first tab on the second side plate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an end surface of the side of the electrical core, where the first tab is disposed, is parallel to a thickness direction of the electrical core; and/or the distance from one side of the first lug departing from the battery cell to the side of the first lug connected with the battery cell is not greater than the length of the first adapter along the direction from the first side plate to the first lug; and/or the length of the first adapter is 1mm-3mm along the direction from the first side plate to the first tab.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the battery is still including setting up first curb plate deviates from the external piece of one side of cavity, outer piece includes the utmost point post that outside arch formed, first switching piece include with utmost point post corresponds the first through-hole that sets up, utmost point post pierces through first curb plate, and pass through first through-hole with first switching piece meets.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first through hole of the first adaptor includes a first hole section and a second hole section connected to each other, and the second hole section is located at a side of the first hole section close to the battery cell; one end, close to the battery cell, of the pole extends outwards to form an extending portion corresponding to the second hole section.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, a terminal surface that is close to electric core of utmost point post with being close to of first adaptor a side surface of electric core flushes.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, utmost point post is close to stretch out the one end of electric core first through-hole and edge the circumference of first through-hole is outwards extended be formed with first adaptor is close to the epitaxial portion that a side surface of electric core meets.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a first insulating sheet is further disposed between the outer connecting sheet and the first side plate, a second insulating sheet is further disposed between the first connecting sheet and the first side plate, and the pole penetrates through the first insulating sheet and the second insulating sheet; and/or a first insulating layer is arranged between the pole and the first side plate; and/or a second insulating layer is arranged between the first adapter piece and the battery core.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a projection of the first insulating sheet on the first side plate covers a projection of the outer connecting sheet on the first side plate; and/or the projection of the second insulation sheet on the first side plate covers the projection of the first adapter on the first side plate.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the battery includes the electrode slice of a plurality of range upon range of settings, the electric core has relative first face and the second face that sets up, wherein, the second insulating layer extends to the first face of electric core and with be located the electrode slice bonding of the first face of electric core, and/or, the second insulating layer extends to the second face of electric core and with be located the electrode slice bonding of the second face of electric core.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the battery is still including being located electric core with first connecting piece between the first curb plate, first connecting piece respectively with first utmost point ear with first adaptor connects.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, first connecting piece including with first connecting piece that first switching piece is connected, with deviating from of first utmost point ear the fourth connecting piece that one side of electric core meets.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first connecting member further includes a connecting member respectively connected to the first connecting piece and the fourth connecting piece; the connecting component comprises a second connecting piece and a third connecting piece; the second connecting piece is positioned between the first adapter and the battery cell; the third connecting piece is positioned between the first tab and the first adapter in the direction from the first adapter to the first tab; the first connecting sheet, the second connecting sheet, the third connecting sheet and the fourth connecting sheet are connected in sequence.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, first connecting piece include with the first connecting portion that first adaptor meets and follow the second connecting portion that the extending direction of first curb plate extends, the second connecting portion with the fourth connecting piece links to each other.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a sixth insulating layer is further disposed on a side of the first connecting piece away from the first connecting piece; and/or a first included angle is formed between one surface of the first connecting piece, which is connected with the first connecting piece, and one surface of the fourth connecting piece, which is connected with the first pole lug, and the range of the first included angle is 80-120 degrees; and/or the first connecting piece is welded with the first adapter; and/or the battery cell comprises a plurality of electrode plates which are arranged in a stacked mode, and one surface, connected with the first adapter, of the first connecting piece is parallel to the surface of each electrode plate.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the battery still includes the third insulating layer, the third insulating layer is located first connecting piece with between the first curb plate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the third insulating layer includes a first portion located on one side of the fourth connecting piece facing away from the first tab.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the battery cell includes a plurality of electrode plates stacked one on another; the battery cell is provided with a first surface and a second surface which are oppositely arranged; the third insulating layer further includes a second portion formed by extending from one end of the first portion close to the first surface of the cell in a direction close to the cell, and a third portion formed by extending from one end of the first portion close to the second surface of the cell in a direction close to the cell.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a projection of the first tab in the thickness direction of the cell is located within a projection of the second portion of the third insulating layer in the thickness direction of the cell, and/or,

a projection of the first tab in the thickness direction of the battery cell is located within a projection of a third portion of the third insulating layer in the thickness direction of the battery cell; and/or the projection of the first tab in the length direction of the battery cell is positioned in the projection of the first part of the third insulating layer in the length direction of the battery cell.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second portion of the third insulating layer extends to the first surface of the electrical core and is bonded to the electrode sheet located on the first surface of the electrical core; and/or the third part of the third insulating layer extends to the second surface of the battery cell and is bonded with the electrode plate positioned on the second surface of the battery cell.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the battery cell includes a plurality of electrode plates stacked in layers, the electrode plates include a first current collector, and the first tab is disposed on the first current collector; along the direction of first adaptor to the electricity core, the distance between first adaptor and the first mass flow body is less than 1 millimeter.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the battery cell further has a second tab, and the polarity of the second tab is opposite to that of the first tab; the battery further comprises a second adaptor, the second adaptor is electrically connected with the second electrode lug, the second adaptor is arranged between the first side plate and the battery core, and the projection of the second adaptor on the first side plate is not overlapped with the projection of the second electrode lug on the first side plate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the housing includes a second side plate connected to the first side plate, and a projection of the first tab on the second side plate at least partially overlaps a projection of the second tab on the second side plate; and/or the projection of the second adapter piece on the second side plate is at least partially overlapped with the projection of the second pole ear on the second side plate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first tab and the second tab are located between the first adaptor and the second adaptor; and/or the second adaptor is welded with the first side plate; and/or the distance from one side of the second pole lug, which is away from the battery cell, to one side of the second pole lug, which is connected with the battery cell, is not greater than the length of the second adapter piece along the direction from the first side plate to the second pole lug; and/or the length of the second adaptor is 1mm-4mm along the direction from the first side plate to the second tab; and/or the length of the second adaptor is equal to or greater than that of the first adaptor along the direction from the first side plate to the second tab.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the casing include with the fifth curb plate that first curb plate meets, the fifth curb plate is equipped with the portion of reducing the thinness, the mechanical strength of the portion of reducing the thinness is less than the casing is except the mechanical strength of other parts of the portion of reducing the thinness.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, electric core includes the electrode slice of a plurality of range upon range of settings, the surface of fifth curb plate is on a parallel with the surface of electrode slice.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first tab is a positive tab or a negative tab; and/or the battery cell comprises a laminated battery cell or a winding battery cell.

The utility model discloses in, first utmost point ear and the first adaptor piece of being connected with first utmost point ear electricity are in projection on the first curb plate is not overlapped, and the two distributes along the direction of perpendicular to from first curb plate to the direction of electric core, can save the space between first curb plate to the electric core like this, and the make full use of casing encloses the space of establishing the cavity that forms, increases electric core volume, improves the performance such as energy density of battery.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a connection structure between a first adapter and a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a connection structure between a first adapter and a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a connection structure between a first adapter and a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of an outer tab and a terminal post according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a connection structure between a first adapter and a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of a connection structure between a first adapter and a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a second insulation sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of a connection structure between a cell tab and an adaptor according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic view illustrating a connection structure of a first tab and a first adaptor according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic view illustrating a connection structure of a first tab and a first connecting member and a third insulating layer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic view of a cell packaging structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is a schematic view of a cell packaging structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of a battery structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals: 1: a housing; 11: a first side plate; 12: a second side plate; 13: a third side plate; 14: a fourth side plate; 15: a fifth side plate; 16: a sixth side plate; 17: a circular arc transition portion; 100: a liquid injection hole; 110: a second through hole; 151: a thinning portion; 2: an electric core; 21: a first tab; 22: a second tab; 31: a first adapter; 310: a first through hole; 32: a second adaptor; 41: an outer tab; 42: a pole column; 43: an extension portion; 51: a first connecting piece; 511: a first connection portion; 512: a second connecting portion; 52: a second connecting sheet; 53: a third connecting sheet; 54: a fourth connecting sheet; 55: a fifth connecting sheet; 551: a third connecting portion; 552: a fourth connecting portion; 56: a sixth connecting sheet; 57: a seventh connecting sheet; 58: an eighth connecting sheet; 6: a first insulating sheet; 60: a third through hole; 7: a second insulating sheet; 70: a fourth via hole; 71: a first insulating portion; 72: a second insulating section; 81: a first insulating layer; 82: a second insulating layer; 83: a third insulating layer; 84: a fourth insulating layer; 85: a fifth insulating layer; 86: a sixth insulating layer; 9: a protective adhesive layer; 90: and a fifth through hole.

Detailed Description

The present invention is described in further detail below in order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present invention. The following detailed description is merely illustrative of the principles and features of the present invention, and the examples are intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Based on the embodiment of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and the like are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; mechanical connection, electrical connection, and communication connection (network connection); the two elements may be connected directly or indirectly through an intermediate medium, or the two elements may be connected to each other. The above-described meaning of what is specifically intended in the present invention can be understood in specific instances by those of ordinary skill in the art. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", "fifth", "sixth", "seventh", "eighth", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only, such as to distinguish various components, to more clearly explain/explain the technical solution, and are not to be interpreted as indicating or implying any number or order of the indicated technical features, etc. In addition, the terms "parallel", "perpendicular", "equal", and the like are approximate, and the numerical values and numerical ranges involved are approximate, and some errors may exist due to the influence of specific operation processes such as measurement, manufacturing process, and the like, and the errors can be considered to be ignored by those skilled in the art.

The battery is a commonly used electrochemical energy storage device, which generally includes a casing, an electric core encapsulated in a cavity surrounded by the casing, and the like, wherein the electric core is provided with a tab (a first tab as described below), and the electrical property of the tab in the cavity needs to be led out through an adapter electrically connected with the tab to form an electrode of the battery, however, a connection structure of a conventional adapter and the tab can occupy a larger cavity space, for example, a relatively common connection structure is to set the adapter between the casing and the tab, which can lead to a lower energy density of the electric core.

In view of the above problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a battery, as shown in fig. 1 to 13, including: the shell 1 is enclosed into a cavity; the housing 1 comprises a first side plate 11; the battery cell 2 is positioned in the cavity, and the battery cell 2 is provided with a first tab 21; a first adaptor 31 electrically connected to the first tab 21; the first adapter 31 is disposed between the first side plate 11 and the electric core 2, and a projection of the first adapter 31 on the first side plate 11 does not overlap with a projection of the first tab 21 on the first side plate 11 (that is, a projection of the first adapter 31 parallel to the extending direction of the first side plate 11 does not overlap with a projection of the first tab 21 parallel to the extending direction of the first side plate 11).

Thus, the first tab 21 and the first adaptor 31 do not extend along the battery cell 2 to the first terminalThe direction of the side plate 11 is distributed, specifically, in the direction from the first side plate 11 to the electric core 2, the distance from the first side plate 11 to the electric core 2 is a ₁ The distance from the side of the first tab 21 connected to the battery cell 2 to the side of the first tab 21 away from the battery cell 2 (i.e. the side facing the first side plate 11) is b ₁ A length from a side of the first conversion member 31 facing the electric core 2 (i.e., a side facing away from the first side plate 11) to a side of the first conversion member 31 facing the first side plate 11 (i.e., a length of the first conversion member 31 in a direction from the first side plate 11 to the electric core 2) is c ₁ ，a ₁ ＜b ₁ +c ₁ From this, compare in utmost point ear and the prior art that the adaptor arranged along the length direction of casing, the technical scheme of this embodiment can make the space between electric core and the first curb plate obtain abundant utilization, can practice thrift the cavity space to can increase the size of electric core, improve the performance such as energy density of battery.

In this embodiment, the extending direction of the first side plate 11 is parallel to the surface of the first side plate 11, the direction from the first side plate 11 to the electric core 2 may be parallel to the length direction of the casing 1, and the extending direction of the first side plate 11 may be the width direction of the casing 1 or the thickness direction of the casing 1. Exemplarily, as shown in fig. 13, the extending direction of the first side plate 11 is the width direction of the housing 1.

In general, the longitudinal direction of the casing 1 is also the longitudinal direction of the cell 2, the width direction of the casing 1 is also the width direction of the cell 2, and the thickness direction of the casing 1 is also the thickness direction of the cell 2. In addition, the battery cell 2 may include a plurality of electrode sheets stacked in a thickness direction of the battery cell 2, that is, the thickness direction of the battery cell 2 is also the thickness direction of the electrode sheets.

As shown in fig. 11 to 13, the housing 1 includes a second side plate 12 connected to the first side plate 11, a projection of the first adapter 31 on the second side plate 12 at least partially overlaps a projection of the first tab 21 on the second side plate 12 (i.e., a projection of the first adapter 31 perpendicular to the extending direction of the first side plate 11 at least partially overlaps a projection of the first tab 21 perpendicular to the extending direction of the first side plate 11), that is, the first adapter 31 and the first tab 21 are distributed along the extending direction of the first side plate 11, thereby facilitating connection between the first adapter 31 and the first tab 21, further saving cavity space, and improving performances such as energy density of the battery.

Specifically, the surface of the second side plate 12 may be perpendicular to the surface of the first side plate 11, the electric core 2 may include a plurality of electrode sheets stacked one on another, the surface of the second side plate 12 is perpendicular to the surface of the electrode sheets (parallel to the thickness direction of the electrode sheets), and the surface of the first side plate 11 is perpendicular to the surface of the electrode sheets.

In some specific embodiments, as shown in fig. 11 to 13, a projection of the first adapter 31 perpendicular to the width direction of the battery cell 2 at least partially overlaps a projection of the first tab 21 perpendicular to the width direction of the battery cell 2, that is, the first adapter 31 and the first tab 21 are distributed along the width direction of the battery cell 2.

In some embodiments, a distance from one side of the first tab 21 away from the battery cell 2 to one side of the first tab 21 connected to the battery cell 2 is not greater than a length of the first adapter 31 along a direction from the first side plate 11 to the first tab 21 (i.e., a length of the first adapter 31 along a direction from the first side plate 11 to the first tab 21), that is, an overlapping region between a projection of the first adapter 31 on the second side plate 12 and a projection of the first tab 21 on the second side plate 12 is increased, so that protection of the first tab 21 in a width direction of the battery cell is achieved, the first tab 21 is prevented from falling off in a falling or collision process of the battery, meanwhile, an area of an electrode sheet of the battery cell can be further enlarged, and performance such as battery energy density is further improved.

In some embodiments, the length c1 of the first adapter 31 in the direction from the first side plate 11 to the first tab 21 is 1mm-3mm, such as 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, etc.

Specifically, the first adapter 31 may be a block (or first adapter), and a thickness direction of the block may be parallel to a direction from the first side plate 11 to the first tab 21, that is, a length of the first adapter 31 in the direction from the first side plate 11 to the first tab 21 is a thickness of the first adapter 31.

As shown in fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 4 and fig. 5, the battery further includes an external tab 41 disposed on a side of the first side plate 11 of the housing 1 departing from the cavity, the external tab 41 includes a post 42 protruding outwards, and the post 42 penetrates through the first side plate 11 and is connected with the second adaptor. The pole 42 is generally formed to protrude outward along the thickness direction of the external tab 41, i.e. the axial direction of the pole 42 is parallel to the thickness direction of the external tab 41.

Specifically, the first side plate 11 is provided with a second through hole 110 disposed corresponding to the pole 42, and the pole 42 passes through the second through hole 110 to connect with the first adapter 31 by penetrating through the first side plate 11.

In addition, the first adapter 31 includes a first through hole 310 disposed corresponding to the pole 42, the pole 42 penetrates through the first side plate 11 and is connected to the first adapter 31 through the first through hole 310, and the second through hole 110 and the first through hole 310 may be disposed coaxially.

In general, the cross section of the pole 42 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole 42 is circular, as shown in fig. 6, the pole 2 may be cylindrical, or, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the pole has a conical structure, that is, the diameter of the pole 42 tends to increase or decrease along the direction away from the outer tab 41 (or the direction from the outer tab 41 to the first side plate 11/first adapter 31), and the diameter of the pole 42 is the diameter of the cross section of the pole 42 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole 42.

Specifically, when the pole 42 is in a conical structure, the diameter of the pole 42 tends to change (i.e., increase or decrease) along a direction from the first side plate 11 to the first adapter 31, and the change may be gradual, i.e., increase or decrease uniformly with substantially the same magnitude. The diameters (diameters) of the second through hole 110 and the first through hole 310 are changed correspondingly with the diameter of the pole 42, for example, in the direction from the first side plate 11 to the first adapter 31, the diameter of the pole 42 is gradually increased, and at this time, the diameters of the second through hole 110 and the first through hole 310 are also gradually increased; in the direction from the first side plate 11 to the first adapter 31, the diameter of the pole 42 gradually decreases, and at this time, the hole diameters of the second through hole 110 and the first through hole 310 also gradually decrease.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the first through hole 310 of the first adapter 31 includes a first hole section and a second hole section connected to each other, and the second hole section is located on a side of the first hole section close to the battery cell 2; one end of the pole 42 close to the electric core 2 extends outwards to form an extending part 43 corresponding to the second hole section.

Specifically, the first hole section and the second hole section may be coaxially disposed, the first hole section and the second hole section are both circular through holes, the diameter of the second hole section is greater than the diameter of the end, where the first hole section and the second hole section are connected, of the second hole section, preferably, the diameter of the second hole section is greater than the diameter of the first hole section, and the axial projection, perpendicular to the first through hole 310, of the second hole section may cover the axial projection, perpendicular to the first through hole 310, of the first hole section.

In addition, the cross-sectional area of the external tab 41 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole post 42 may be larger than the cross-sectional area of the pole post 42 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole post 42, the projection of the external tab 41 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole post 42 covers the projection of the pole post 42 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole post 42, the cross-sectional area of the external tab 43 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole post 42 is larger than the cross-sectional area of the external tab 43 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole post 42, the projection of the external tab 41 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole post 42 covers the projection of the external tab 43 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole post 42, the cross-sectional area of the external tab 41 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole post 42 is larger than the cross-sectional area of the external tab 43 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole post 42, the cross-sectional area of the external tab 43 perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole post 42 is substantially equal to the cross-sectional area of the second hole section perpendicular to the axial direction of the pole post 42, and the external tab 43 is clamped in the second hole section and connected with the side wall of the second hole section.

As shown in fig. 5 and fig. 6, an end surface of the terminal 42 close to the battery cell 2 may be flush with a side surface of the first adapter 31 close to the battery cell 2, which may not only ensure the bonding strength between the terminal 42 and the first adapter 31, but also prevent the terminal 42 from interfering with the connection between the first tab 21 or the first connection plate 51 and the first adapter 31. Specifically, the thickness of the outer extension portion 43 in the axial direction of the first through hole 310 (also in the axial direction of the pole 42) is substantially equal to the depth of the second hole section in the axial direction of the first through hole 310, so that the outer extension portion 43 is snapped into the second hole section, and one end surface of the outer extension portion 43 close to the battery cell 2 is flush with one side surface of the first adapter 31 facing the battery cell 2.

In addition, one end of the pole 42 close to the battery cell 2 may also extend out of the first through hole 310, and an outer extension portion 43 connected to one side surface of the first adapter 31 close to the battery cell 2 is formed by extending outwards along the circumferential direction of the first through hole 310, that is, one end surface of the pole 42 close to the battery cell 2 is not flush with one side surface of the first adapter 31 facing the battery cell 2, but is located between the first adapter 31 and the battery cell 2.

Wherein, epitaxial wafer, utmost point post 42, extension portion 43 can integrated into one piece, and it can be the metal material, during the concrete implementation, can make first adaptor 31 rivet through the rivet with first curb plate 11, and after the riveting, the rivet is located the one end that first curb plate 11 deviates from the cavity and forms outer splicing 41, and the other end forms extension portion 43, and the part between its both ends forms utmost point post 42, and the utmost point post 42 that forms is the toper structure for example.

In one embodiment, the first tab 21 may be electrically connected to the housing 1, and the outer tab 41, the pole 42, and the first adapter 31 may be in direct contact with the housing 1.

In another specific embodiment, the first tab 21 is insulated from the casing 1, and may be insulated by providing an insulating sheet (insulating layer).

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, 5, 6 and 13, a first insulating sheet 6 is further disposed between the external connecting sheet 41 and the first side plate 11, and a second insulating sheet 7 is further disposed between the first connecting member 31 and the first side plate 11, that is, the external connecting sheet 41, the first insulating sheet 6, the first side plate 11, the second insulating sheet 7 and the first connecting member 31 are sequentially stacked, and the pole 42 penetrates through the first insulating sheet 6 and the second insulating sheet 7; a first insulating layer 81 is disposed between the pole 42 and the first side plate 11, so that the external tab 41, the pole 42, the first adapter 31 and the first tab 21 are electrically connected, and are connected to the first side plate 11 (the housing 1) in an insulating manner.

In the circumferential direction of the first through hole 310, the difference between the aperture of the first through hole 310 and the diameter of the pole 42 is substantially equal to the width of the first insulating layer 81 in the circumferential direction of the first through hole 310, and the circumferential direction of the first through hole 310 is perpendicular to the axial direction of the first through hole 310. Specifically, the first insulating layer 81 may be integrally formed with the first insulating sheet 6, the first insulating layer 81 being formed by a side of the first insulating sheet 6 close to the first side plate 11 protruding outward (protruding inward of the second through hole 110); or the first insulating layer 81 may be integrally formed with the second insulating sheet 7, the first insulating layer 81 being formed by the second insulating sheet 7 protruding outward (protruding into the second through hole 110) on the side close to the first side plate 11.

Correspondingly, the first insulating sheet 6 is provided with a third through hole 60, and the pole 42 passes through the third through hole 60 to penetrate the first insulating sheet 6; the second insulating sheet 7 is provided with a fourth through hole 70, and the pole 42 passes through the fourth through hole 70 to realize penetration of the second insulating sheet 7. Specifically, the pole 42 sequentially passes through the third through hole 60, the second through hole 110, the fourth through hole 70 and the first through hole 310 to be connected with the first adapter 31. The third through hole 60, the second through hole 110, the fourth through hole 70, and the first through hole 310 may be coaxially disposed.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, 5, 6 and 13, the projection of the first insulating sheet 6 on the first side plate 11 may cover the projection of the outer connecting sheet 41 on the first side plate 11 (i.e. the projection of the outer connecting sheet 41 on the first side plate 11 is within the projection of the first insulating sheet 6 on the first side plate 11), so as to prevent the outer connecting sheet 41 from contacting the casing 1, and ensure the insulation of the casing. In addition, the projection of the second insulating sheet 7 on the first side plate 11 can cover the projection of the first adapter 31 on the first side plate 11 (i.e. the projection of the first adapter 31 on the first side plate 11 is in the projection of the second insulating sheet 7 on the first side plate 11), so as to prevent the first adapter 31 from contacting the casing 1, and ensure the insulation of the casing. This can further improve the safety and stability of the battery.

As shown in fig. 5 and 7, the housing 1 further includes a sixth side plate 16 connected to the first side plate 11, the second insulating sheet 7 may be an L-shaped structure, and includes a first insulating portion 71 and a second insulating portion 72 connected to each other, the first insulating portion 71 is located between the first adapting member 31 and the first side plate 11, the terminal 42 penetrates through the first insulating portion 71, that is, the first insulating portion 71 is provided with a fourth through hole 70 corresponding to the terminal 42, and the second insulating portion 72 is located between the first adapting member 31 and the sixth side plate 16, so that, through the second insulating portion 72, a supporting function can be provided for the first adapting member 31, and the first adapting member 31 and the sixth side plate 16 of the housing 1 can be insulated from each other, thereby improving the safety, stability, and other performances of the battery.

The projection of the first insulating portion 71 onto the first side plate 11 may cover the projection of the first adapter 31 onto the first side plate 11 (that is, the projection of the first adapter 31 onto the first side plate 11 onto the projection of the first insulating portion 71 onto the first side plate 11), and the projection of the second insulating portion 72 onto the sixth side plate 16 may cover the projection of the first adapter 31 onto the sixth side plate 16 (that is, the projection of the first adapter 31 onto the sixth side plate 16 onto the projection of the second insulating portion 72 onto the sixth side plate 16), so as to prevent the first adapter 31 from contacting the first side plate 11 or the sixth side plate 16.

Wherein, the surface of the sixth side plate 16 is parallel to the surface of the electrode sheet; the sixth side plate 16 is not parallel, e.g. perpendicular, to the surface of the first side plate 11; the sixth side panel 16 is non-parallel, e.g., perpendicular, to the surface of the second side panel 12; the sixth side plate 16 may be, for example, a bottom side plate (or bottom plate).

In addition, an included angle is formed between the surface of the first insulating portion 71, which is in contact with the first junction element 31, and the surface of the second insulating portion 72, which is in contact with the first junction element 31, and the included angle may range from 80 ° to 140 °, such as 80 °, 90 °, 100 °, 110 °, 120 °, 130 °, 140 °, and the like, that is, the included angle is not parallel, such as perpendicular. The included angle formed between the plane of the first insulating portion 71 and the plane of the second insulating portion 72 may be in a range of 80 ° to 140 °, for example, 80 °, 90 °, 100 °, 110 °, 120 °, 130 °, 140 °, etc., i.e., they are not parallel, for example, perpendicular.

In addition, the battery may further include a first connecting member located between the electric core 2 and the first side plate 11, where the first connecting member is connected to the first tab 21 and the first adapting member 31 respectively (that is, the first adapting member 31 is connected to the first tab 21 through the first connecting member), and specifically, the first adapting member 31, the first connecting member, and the first tab 21 may be welded in sequence.

In particular, the first connecting element may include a first connecting piece 51 connected to the first switch 31, and a fourth connecting piece 54 connected to a side of the first tab 21 facing away from the battery cell 2.

As shown in fig. 8 to 11, the first connecting member may have a bent structure, the first connecting piece 51 is connected to the first connecting member 31, the fourth connecting piece 54 is connected to the first tab 21, and may be welded, and a first included angle is formed between a surface of the first connecting member 31 connected to the first connecting piece 51 and a surface of the fourth connecting piece 54 connected to the first tab 21, where the first included angle ranges from 80 ° to 140 °, such as 80 °, 90 °, 100 °, 120 °, 130 °, 140 °, and so on, i.e., a surface of the first connecting member 31 connected to the first connecting piece 51 and a surface of the fourth connecting piece 54 connected to the first tab 21 are not parallel, such as perpendicular. Therefore, the connection surface of the first connecting piece 31 and the first connecting piece 51 and the connection surface of the fourth connecting piece 54 and the first tab 21 are staggered, so that the two connection surfaces are basically arranged along the width direction of the battery cell, the occupation space of the first connecting piece 31 and the first connecting piece 51 in the cavity can be reduced, meanwhile, the connection of the first connecting piece 31 and the first connecting piece 51 and the connection of the fourth connecting piece 54 and the first tab 21 are not interfered with each other, the stability of the first connecting piece 31 connected with the first tab 21 through the first connecting piece can be further improved, and the quality of the battery, such as stability, safety, service life and the like, can be further improved.

Furthermore, a third angle is formed between the surface of the first connecting element 31, which is connected to the first connecting tab 51, and the surface of the first connecting element 31, which faces the first side plate 11, and the third angle is in the range of 80-140 °, for example, 80 °, 90 °, 100 °, 120 °, 130 °, 140 °, i.e., they are not parallel, for example, they may be perpendicular. The surface of the first connecting member 31 that meets the first connecting piece 51 is, for example, the top surface of the first connecting member 31.

In addition, the battery cell 2 includes a plurality of electrode plates stacked in layers, and a surface of the first connection piece 51, which is connected to the first adapter 31, may be parallel to a surface of the electrode plate.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, the first connecting member further includes a first connecting assembly connected to the first connecting piece 51 and the fourth connecting piece 54, the first connecting assembly includes a second connecting piece 52 and a third connecting piece 53, and the second connecting piece 52 is located between the first connecting member 31 and the battery cell 2; the third connecting piece 53 is located between the first joint member 31 and the first tab 21 in the direction from the first joint member 31 to the first tab 21; the first connecting piece 51, the second connecting piece 52, the third connecting piece 53 and the fourth connecting piece 54 are connected in sequence.

Specifically, the first connection member has a multiple-bending structure, the first connection piece 51 is connected with the fourth connection piece 54 sequentially through the second connection piece 52 and the third connection piece 53, the surface of the first connection piece 51 is not parallel, for example, perpendicular, to the surface of the second connection piece 52, but not parallel to the surface of the third connection piece 53, and may be perpendicular or not, and the surface of the fourth connection piece 54 may be parallel to the surface of the second connection piece 52, so that the first connection member is prevented from swinging in the left-right direction and the front-back direction by arranging the multiple-bending first connection piece 51, the second connection piece 52, the third connection piece 53 and the fourth connection piece 54, and the stability of connection of the first connection member 31 and the first tab 21 can be further improved.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 9 to 12, the first connecting piece 51 includes a first connecting portion 511 connected to the first connecting piece 31, and a second connecting portion 512 extending along the extending direction of the first side plate 11 (e.g., the direction from the first connecting piece 31 to the first tab 21), and the second connecting portion 512 is connected to the fourth connecting piece 54.

The first connection portion 511 and the second connection portion 512 are located on the same side of the first adaptor 31 and also located on the same side of the first tab 21, the first connection portion 511 may be specifically located on a side of the first adaptor 31 facing away from the sixth side plate 16 (a side facing the fifth side plate 15), the second connection portion 512 may be specifically located on a side of the first tab 21 facing away from the sixth side plate 16, and an included angle formed between a surface of the second connection portion 512 facing the first tab 21 and a surface of the fourth connection piece 54 contacting the first tab 21 may range from 80 ° to 140 °, such as 80 °, 90 °, 100 °, 120 °, 130 °, and 140 °, that is, the two are not parallel, such as perpendicular.

Specifically, the first connection portion 511 and the second connection portion 512 may be integrally formed to form the first connection piece 51, and the surfaces of the first connection portion 511 and the second connection portion 512 may be substantially flush, that is, the first connection piece 51 may be a straight structure without being bent to a large degree, but is not limited thereto. The surface of the first connecting piece 51 is not parallel, e.g. perpendicular, to the surface of the fourth connecting piece 54.

Furthermore, the first connecting piece 51 and the first connecting piece 31 may be welded, and a welding mark is formed on a side of the first connecting piece 51 facing away from the first connecting piece 31. When the first connecting portion 51 includes the first connecting portion 511 and the second connecting portion 512, the first connecting portion 511 and the first connecting member 31 may be welded, and a welding seal is formed on a side of the first connecting portion 511 facing away from the first connecting member 31. Specifically, there is an overlapping region where the projection of the first junction piece 31 in the thickness direction of the battery cell 2 and the projection of the first connection piece 51 in the thickness direction of the battery cell 2 overlap, and the welding region of the two is located in the overlapping region.

As shown in fig. 13, a sixth insulating layer 86 is further provided on the side of the first connecting piece 51 (or the first connecting portion 511 of the first connecting piece 51) facing away from the first connecting member 31.

As shown in fig. 10 to 13, the battery may further include a third insulating layer 83, and the third insulating layer 83 is located between the first connecting member and the first side plate 11. In particular, the third insulating layer 83 may include a first portion on a side of the fourth connecting piece 54 facing away from the first tab 21.

In some embodiments, the battery cell 2 includes a plurality of electrode sheets stacked in layers, the battery cell 2 has a first face and a second face opposite to each other, and the third insulating layer 83 further includes a second portion extending from an end of the first portion close to the first face of the battery cell 2 to a direction close to the battery cell 2, and a third portion extending from an end of the first portion close to the second face of the battery cell 2 to a direction close to the battery cell 2.

As shown in fig. 10 to 13, the second portion, the first portion and the third portion of the third insulating layer 83 are sequentially connected and enclosed to form a first groove, the bottom wall of the first groove is the first portion of the third insulating layer 83, the side walls are the second portion and the third portion of the third insulating layer 83, respectively, the first tab 21 and the portion of the first connecting member connected to the first tab 21 (e.g., the fourth connecting piece 54 and the second connecting portion 512 of the first connecting piece 51 located on the side of the first tab 21) are located in the first groove and covered by the third insulating layer 83, so as to prevent the first tab 21 or the first connecting piece 51 from contacting the casing, and simultaneously protect the first tab 21 and the first connecting member, so as to prevent the first tab 21 and the first connecting member from colliding with the casing in the battery dropping process, and thus further improve the stability, safety and other performances of the battery.

Specifically, the first tab 21 has a first side surface and a second side surface which are opposite to each other, and the first side surface of the first tab 21 and the second side surface of the first tab 21 are respectively located on two opposite sides of a surface (i.e., a surface of the first tab 21 facing away from the battery cell 2) where the first tab 21 is connected to the fourth connecting piece 54. When the first connecting piece 51 and the fourth connecting piece 54 of the first connecting member are connected by the first connecting assembly (i.e., the second connecting piece 52 and the third connecting piece 53) (as shown in fig. 8), the third insulating layer 83 includes a first portion located on a side of the fourth connecting piece 54 facing away from the first tab 21, a second portion located on a first side of the first tab 21, and a third portion located on a second side of the first tab 21; when the first connecting piece 51 of the first connecting member includes the first connecting portion 511 and the second connecting portion 512 (as shown in fig. 9 to 12), the second connecting portion 512 extends to the first side surface of the first tab 21, and the third insulating layer 83 includes a first portion located on a surface of the fourth connecting piece 54 facing away from the first tab 21, a second portion located on a surface of the second connecting portion 512 facing away from the first tab 21, and a third portion located on a surface (second side surface) of the first tab 21 facing away from the second connecting portion 512.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 10 to 13, a projection of the first tab 21 in the thickness direction of the battery cell 2 (i.e., the projection is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the battery cell 2) is located in a projection of the second portion of the third insulating layer 83 in the thickness direction of the battery cell 2, a projection of the first tab 21 in the thickness direction of the battery cell 2 is located in a projection of the third portion of the third insulating layer 83 in the thickness direction of the battery cell 2, and a projection of the first tab 21 in the length direction of the battery cell 2 (i.e., the projection is perpendicular to the length direction of the battery cell 2) is located in a projection of the first portion of the third insulating layer 83 in the length direction of the battery cell 2, that is, the third insulating layer 83 completely covers the first tab 21 and a portion where the first connecting member meets the first tab 21. The direction from the second portion to the first tab 21, the direction from the third portion to the first tab 21, the direction from the second portion to the third portion, and the thickness direction of the battery cell 2 may be parallel, and the direction from the first portion to the first tab 21 is parallel to the length direction of the battery cell 2.

In some preferred embodiments, as shown in fig. 12, a second portion of the third insulating layer 83 extends to the first side of the battery cell 2 and is adhered to an electrode sheet (an electrode sheet close to the casing 1) located on the first side of the battery cell 2, and a third portion of the third insulating layer 83 extends to the second side of the battery cell 2 and is adhered to an electrode sheet (an electrode sheet close to the casing 1) located on the second side of the battery cell 2, so that the third insulating layer 83 is wrapped on the side of the battery cell 2, and the stability of the battery cell 2 can be further improved.

As shown in fig. 8, 11, and 12, a second insulating layer 82 may be further disposed between the first adapter 31 and the battery cell 2 to prevent the first adapter 31 from contacting and short-circuiting electrode pads of opposite polarities in the battery cell 2. Specifically, when the first connecting member 31 has the second connecting piece 52, the second insulating layer 82 is located between the second connecting piece 52 of the first connecting member and the battery cell 2.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8 and 12, the second insulating layer 82 extends to the first surface of the battery cell 2 and is bonded to the electrode sheet located on the first surface of the battery cell 2, and the second insulating layer 82 extends to the second surface of the battery cell 2 and is bonded to the electrode sheet located on the second surface of the battery cell 2, so that the second insulating layer 82 wraps the side surface of the battery cell 2 and can also fix the battery cell 2, thereby improving the stability of the battery cell 2.

In some embodiments, the battery cell 2 includes a plurality of electrode sheets stacked in layers, where each electrode sheet includes a first electrode sheet including a first current collector, and the first tab 21 is disposed on the first current collector; along the direction of first adaptor 31 to electricity core 2, the distance between first adaptor 31 and the first mass flow body is less than 1 millimeter, and first adaptor 31 is less than 1 millimeter with the first mass flow body distance in the direction from first adaptor 31 to electricity core 2 promptly to further shorten the shared space of first adaptor 31 and first utmost point ear 21, improve the space utilization of cavity, enlarge the area occupied of electrode slice, strengthen the energy density of electricity core.

The battery cell 2 is further provided with a second tab 22, and the polarity of the second tab 22 is opposite to that of the first tab 21; the battery further comprises a second adaptor 32, the second adaptor 32 is electrically connected with the second lug 22, the second adaptor 32 is disposed between the first side plate 11 and the battery cell 2, and a projection of the second adaptor 32 on the first side plate 11 is not overlapped with a projection of the second lug 22 on the first side plate 11 (i.e., a projection of the second adaptor 32 parallel to the extending direction of the first side plate 11 is not overlapped with a projection of the second lug 22 parallel to the extending direction of the first side plate 11).

Therefore, the second lugs 22 and the second adaptor 32 are not distributed along the direction from the electric core 2 to the first side plate 11, specifically, the distance from the first side plate 11 to the electric core 2 is a along the direction from the first side plate 11 to the electric core 2 ₁ The distance from the side of the second electrode tab 22 connected to the electric core 2 to the side of the second electrode tab 22 away from the electric core 2 (i.e., the side facing the first side plate 11) is b ₂ The length from the side of the second adaptor 32 facing the electric core 2 (i.e., the side facing away from the first side plate 11) to the side of the second adaptor 32 facing the first side plate 11 (i.e., the length of the second adaptor 32 in the direction from the first side plate 11 to the electric core 2) is c ₂ ，a ₁ ＜b ₂ +c ₂ Therefore, the cavity space can be further saved, and the energy density and other performances of the battery can be improved.

Wherein, b ₂ And b ₁ May be equal or different, c ₂ And c ₁ May be equal or different.

Specifically, the projections of the first tab 21, the second tab 22, the first adapter 31 and the second adapter 32 on the first side plate do not overlap each other.

As shown in fig. 11 to 13, a projection of the second adaptor 32 on the second side plate 12 is at least partially overlapped with a projection of the second pole ear 22 on the second side plate 12 (that is, a projection of the second adaptor 32 perpendicular to the extending direction of the first side plate 11 is at least partially overlapped with a projection of the second pole ear 22 perpendicular to the extending direction of the first side plate 11), that is, the second adaptor 32 and the second pole ear 22 are arranged along the extending direction of the first side plate, and may be specifically arranged in the width direction of the battery cell, thereby facilitating the connection between the second adaptor 32 and the second pole ear 22, further saving the cavity space, and improving the energy density and other performances of the battery.

Furthermore, the projection of the first tab 21 on the second side plate 12 at least partially overlaps the projection of the second tab 22 on the second side plate 12 (i.e. the projection of the first tab 21 perpendicular to the extension direction of the first side plate 11 at least partially overlaps the projection of the second tab 22 perpendicular to the extension direction of the first side plate 11). The projection of the first adapter 31 on the second side plate 12 at least partially overlaps the projection of the second adapter 32 on the second side plate 12.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 11 to 13, a projection of the first tab 21 perpendicular to the width direction of the battery cell 2 at least partially overlaps a projection of the second tab 22 perpendicular to the width direction of the battery cell 2, and a projection of the second adaptor 32 perpendicular to the width direction of the battery cell 2 at least partially overlaps a projection of the second tab 22 perpendicular to the width direction of the battery cell 2.

In addition, the first tab 21 and the second tab 22 may be located between the first adaptor 31 and the second adaptor 32, so that a space between the first adaptor 31 and the second adaptor 32 is fully utilized, and the size of the electrode plate of the battery cell 2 in the length direction is further enlarged to improve the energy density of the battery cell. For example, in a direction parallel to the first tab 21 from the first adapter 31, the first tab 21 and the second tab 22 are located between the first adapter 31 and the second adapter 32, that is, the first adapter 31, the first tab 21, the second tab 22, and the second adapter 32 may be arranged in sequence, for example, the first adapter 31, the first tab 21, the second tab 22, and the second adapter 32 may be arranged in sequence in the width direction of the battery cell 2, and the first adapter 31, the first tab 21, the second tab 22, and the second adapter 32 may be arranged substantially coaxially.

But not limited thereto, in other embodiments, the first adaptor 31 and the second adaptor 32 may be located between the first tab 21 and the second tab 22.

In addition, the first adaptor 31, the first tab 21, the second tab 22, and the second adaptor 32 generally do not protrude outside the outer edge of the end surface of the electrical core 2 (the end surface of the electrical core 2 facing the first side plate 11), and do not protrude outside the outer edge of the electrical core 2 in the thickness direction or the width direction of the electrical core 2, that is, the projection of the electrical core 2 on the first side plate 11 covers the projection of the first adaptor 31 on the first side plate 11, the projection of the electrical core 2 on the first side plate 11 covers the projection of the first tab 21 on the first side plate 11, the projection of the electrical core 2 on the first side plate 11 covers the projection of the second tab 22 on the first side plate 11, and the projection of the electrical core 2 on the first side plate 11 covers the projection of the second adaptor 32 on the first side plate 11.

In some embodiments, a distance from a side of the second pole lug 22 facing away from the battery cell 2 to a side of the second pole lug 22 connected to the battery cell 2 is not greater than a length of the second adaptor 32 in a direction from the first side plate 11 to the second pole lug 22, which is beneficial to further improving performances of the battery, such as energy density.

Specifically, the second adaptor 32 may be a block (or called a second adaptor block), and a thickness direction of the second adaptor 32 may be parallel to a direction from the first side plate 11 to the second tab 22, that is, a length of the second adaptor 32 in the direction from the first side plate 11 to the second tab 22 is a thickness of the second adaptor 32.

Generally, the direction from the first side plate 11 to the first tab 21, the direction from the first side plate 11 to the second tab 22, and the direction from the first side plate 11 to the electric core 2 are parallel.

In some embodiments, the length c of the second interposer 32 in the direction from the first side plate 11 to the second pole ear 22 ₂ From 1mm to 4mm, for example 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm, etc.

In particular, c ₂ May be greater than, equal to, or less than c ₁ Preferably c ₂ ≥c ₁ Further preferably c ₂ ＞c ₁ . Specifically, when the first tab 21 is connected to the housing 1 in an insulating manner, the second insulating sheet 7 is disposed between the first adaptor 31 and the first side plate 11, and the second adaptor 32 can be welded to the first side plate 11, at this time c ₂ ＞c ₁ The difference between them (c) ₂ -c ₁ ) May be substantially equal to the thickness of the second insulating sheet 7; when the first tab 21 is electrically connected to the housing 1 and the second tab 22 is electrically connected to the housing 1, the second insulating sheet 7 may not be disposed between the first adaptor 31 and the first side plate 11, but the first adaptor 31 and the first side plate 11 are in direct contact with each other, and the second insulating sheet 7 may be disposed between the second adaptor 32 and the first side plate 11 (the connection structure between the second adaptor 32 and the housing 1 may be similar to the connection structure between the first adaptor 31 and the housing 1 via the terminal 42No longer described) at this time c ₂ ＜c ₁ The difference in thickness between the two (c) ₁ -c ₂ ) May be substantially equal to the thickness of the second insulating sheet 7; when the first tab 21 and the second tab 22 are both connected to the casing 1 in an insulating manner, the second insulating sheets 7 are respectively disposed between the first adaptor 31 and the first side plate 11 and between the second adaptor 32 and the first side plate 11 (the connection structure of the second adaptor 32 and the casing 1 may be similar to the connection structure of the first adaptor 31 and the casing 1 connected through the terminal 42, which is not repeated here), and at this time c ₂ ＝c ₁ . Therefore, the cavity space can be further saved, and the energy density and other performances of the battery can be improved.

The second lug 22 may be electrically connected to the housing 1, that is, the housing 1, the second adaptor 32, and the second lug 22 are electrically connected, and the second adaptor 32 may be welded to the second lug 22 and the housing 1, specifically, may be welded to the first side plate 11 of the housing 1.

The battery may further include a second connecting member located between the electric core 2 and the first side plate 11, and the second connecting member is connected to the second pole lug 22 and the second adaptor 32 respectively (that is, the second adaptor 32 is connected to the second pole lug 22 through the second connecting member), specifically, the second adaptor 32, the second connecting member, and the second pole lug 22 may be welded in sequence.

In particular, the second connector may include a fifth connection piece 55 connected to the second adapter 32, and an eighth connection piece 58 connected to a side of the second pole lug 22 facing away from the battery cell 2. As shown in fig. 8 to 12, the second connecting member may have a bent structure, the fifth connecting piece 55 is connected to the second adaptor 32, the eighth connecting piece 58 is connected to the second electrode lug 22, and may be welded, a second included angle is formed between a surface of the second adaptor 32 connected to the fifth connecting piece 55 and a surface of the eighth connecting piece 58 connected to the second electrode lug 22, where the second included angle is in a range of 80-140 °, for example, 80 °, 90 °, 100 °, 120 °, 130 °, 140 °, and the like, that is, the second included angle is not parallel to, for example, perpendicular to, the first included angle and the second included angle, so that the stability of the second adaptor 32 connected to the second electrode lug 22 through the second connecting member can be further improved, and further the quality of the battery, such as stability, safety, and service life, can be improved.

The side of the first connecting plate 51 that contacts the first adapter 31 and the side of the fifth connecting plate 55 that contacts the second adapter 32 may be parallel, and the side of the fourth connecting plate 54 that contacts the first tab 21 and the side of the eighth connecting plate 58 that contacts the second tab 22 may be parallel.

In addition, a fourth included angle is formed between a surface of the second adaptor 32, which is connected to the fifth connecting piece 55, and a surface of the second adaptor 32, which faces the first side plate 11, where the fourth included angle ranges from 80 ° to 140 °, such as 80 °, 90 °, 100 °, 120 °, 130 °, 140 °, and the like, that is, the fourth included angle is not parallel, such as may be perpendicular.

In addition, the battery cell 2 includes a plurality of electrode plates arranged in a stacked manner, and a surface of the fifth connecting piece 55, which is connected to the second adaptor 32, is parallel to a surface of the electrode plate.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, the second connector further includes a second connection assembly connected to the fifth connection piece 55 and the eighth connection piece 58, respectively, the second connection assembly includes a sixth connection piece 56 and a seventh connection piece 57, and the sixth connection piece 56 is located between the second adaptor 32 and the battery cell 2; in the direction from the second adapter 32 to the second pole lug 22, the seventh connection piece 57 is located between the second adapter 32 and the second pole lug 22; the fifth connecting piece 55, the sixth connecting piece 56, the seventh connecting piece 57, and the eighth connecting piece 58 are connected in sequence.

Specifically, the second connector has a multiple-bending structure, the fifth connecting piece 55 is sequentially connected with the eighth connecting piece 58 through the sixth connecting piece 56 and the seventh connecting piece 57, the surface of the fifth connecting piece 55 is not parallel to, for example, perpendicular to, the surface of the sixth connecting piece 56 is not parallel to, and may be perpendicular or not, the surface of the eighth connecting piece 58 may be parallel to the surface of the sixth connecting piece 56, and thus, the stability of the connection between the second adaptor 32 and the second pole lug 22 may be further improved.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 9 to 12, the fifth connecting plate 55 includes a third connecting portion 551 connected to the second adaptor 32, and a fourth connecting portion 552 extending along the extending direction of the first side plate 11 (e.g., the direction from the second adaptor 32 to the second tab 22), and the fourth connecting portion 552 is connected to the eighth connecting plate 58. The third connecting portion 551 and the fourth connecting portion 552 are located on the same side of the second adaptor 32 and also located on the same side of the second pole lug 22, the third connecting portion 551 may be specifically located on a side of the second adaptor 32 away from the sixth side plate 16, the fourth connecting portion 552 may be specifically located on a side of the second pole lug 22 away from the sixth side plate 16, and a surface of the fourth connecting portion 552 facing the second pole lug 22 and a surface of the eighth connecting piece 58 connected to the second pole lug 22 are not parallel, for example, perpendicular.

Specifically, the third connecting portion 551 and the fourth connecting portion 552 may be integrally formed to form the fifth connecting piece 55, and the surfaces of the third connecting portion 551 and the fourth connecting portion 552 may be flush, that is, the fifth connecting piece 55 may be a straight structure without being bent to a large degree, but is not limited thereto. The surface of the fifth connecting piece 55 is not parallel, e.g. perpendicular, to the surface of the eighth connecting piece 58, i.e. the side of the fifth connecting piece 55 that meets the second adapter 32 and the side of the eighth connecting piece 58 that meets the second pole lug 22 are not parallel, e.g. perpendicular.

Furthermore, the fifth connecting piece 55 can be welded to the second adapter 32, and a weld is formed on the side of the fifth connecting piece 55 facing away from the second adapter 32. When the fifth connecting piece 55 includes the third connecting portion 551 and the fourth connecting portion 552, the third connecting portion 551 and the second adaptor 32 may be welded, and a welding mark is formed on a side of the third connecting portion 551 facing away from the second adaptor 32. Specifically, there is an overlapping region between the projection of the second adaptor 32 in the thickness direction of the battery cell 2 and the projection of the fifth connecting piece 55 in the thickness direction of the battery cell 2, and the welding region of the two is located in the overlapping region.

In addition, a sixth insulating layer 86 is further disposed on a side of the fifth connecting piece 55 (or the third connecting portion 551 of the fifth connecting piece 55) facing away from the second adaptor 32, as shown in fig. 13, the sixth insulating layer 86 may extend from the first connecting piece 51 to the fifth connecting piece 55, and specifically may extend from an end of the first connecting piece 51 facing away from the fifth connecting piece 55 to an end of the fifth connecting piece 55 facing away from the first connecting piece 51, and cover the first connecting piece 51 and the fifth connecting piece 55.

In addition, as shown in fig. 10 to 13, a fourth insulating layer 84 may be further included, and the fourth insulating layer 84 is located between the second connector and the first side plate 11. Specifically, the fourth insulating layer 84 can include a fourth portion on a side of the eighth connecting tab 58 facing away from the second pole ear 22.

In some embodiments, the fourth insulating layer 84 further includes a fifth portion formed by extending from one end of the fourth portion close to the first surface of the cell 2 in the direction close to the cell 2, and a sixth portion formed by extending from one end of the fourth portion close to the second surface of the cell 2 in the direction close to the cell 2.

As shown in fig. 10 to 13, the fifth portion, the fourth portion, and the sixth portion of the fourth insulating layer 84 are sequentially connected and are enclosed to form a second groove, the bottom wall of the second groove is the fourth portion of the fourth insulating layer 84, the side walls are the fifth portion and the sixth portion of the fourth insulating layer 84, respectively, and the second tab 22 and the portion of the second connecting member connected to the second tab 22 (e.g., the eighth connecting tab 58 and the fourth connecting portion 552 of the fifth connecting tab 55 located on the side of the second tab 22) are located in the second groove and are covered by the fourth insulating layer 84, thereby further improving the stability, safety, and other properties of the battery.

Specifically, the second tab 22 has a first side and a second side opposite to each other, and the first side of the second tab 22 and the second side of the second tab 22 are respectively located on two opposite sides of a surface of the second tab 22 connected to the eighth connecting pad 58. When the fifth and eighth connection pads 55, 58 of the second connector are connected by the second connection assembly (i.e., the sixth and seventh connection pads 56, 57) (as shown in fig. 8), the fourth insulation layer 84 includes a fourth portion on a side of the eighth connection pad 58 facing away from the second pole ear 22, a fifth portion on a first side of the second pole ear 22, and a sixth portion on a second side of the second pole ear 22; when the fifth connecting piece 55 of the second connector includes the third connecting portion 551 and the fourth connecting portion 552 (as shown in fig. 9 to 12), the fourth connecting portion 552 extends to the first side surface of the second pole ear 22, and the fourth insulating layer 84 includes a fourth portion located on a surface of the eighth connecting piece 58 facing away from the second pole ear 22, a fifth portion located on a surface of the fourth connecting portion 552 facing away from the second pole ear 22, and a sixth portion located on a surface (second side surface) of the second pole ear 22 facing away from the fourth connecting portion 552.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 10 to 13, a projection of the second pole ear 22 in the thickness direction of the battery cell 2 is located in a projection of a fifth portion of the fourth insulating layer 84 in the thickness direction of the battery cell 2, a projection of the second pole ear 22 in the thickness direction of the battery cell 2 is located in a projection of a sixth portion of the fourth insulating layer 84 in the thickness direction of the battery cell 2, and a projection of the second pole ear 22 in the length direction of the battery cell 2 is located in a projection of a fourth portion of the fourth insulating layer 84 in the length direction of the battery cell 2, that is, the fourth insulating layer 84 completely covers the second pole ear 22 and a portion where the second connecting member meets the second pole ear 22. The direction from the fifth portion to the second pole ear 22, the direction from the sixth portion to the second pole ear 22, the direction from the fifth portion to the sixth portion, and the thickness direction of the battery cell 2 may be parallel, and the direction from the fourth portion to the second pole ear 22 is parallel to the length direction of the battery cell 2.

In some preferred embodiments, as shown in fig. 12, a fifth portion of the fourth insulating layer 84 extends to the first side of the battery cell 2 and is bonded to an electrode sheet located on the first side of the battery cell 2, and a sixth portion of the fourth insulating layer 84 extends to the second side of the battery cell 2 and is bonded to an electrode sheet located on the second side of the battery cell 2, so that the fourth insulating layer 84 is wrapped on the side surface of the battery cell 2, which may further improve the stability of the battery cell 2.

As shown in fig. 8, 11, and 12, a fifth insulating layer 85 may be further disposed between the second adaptor 32 and the battery cell 2 to prevent the second adaptor 32 from contacting and short-circuiting the electrode plates of opposite polarity in the battery cell 2. Specifically, when the second adaptor 32 has the sixth connecting piece 56, the fifth insulating layer 85 is located between the sixth connecting piece 56 of the second connector and the battery cell 2.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8 and fig. 12, the fifth insulating layer 85 extends to the first surface of the battery cell 2 and is bonded to the electrode sheet located on the first surface of the battery cell 2, and the fifth insulating layer 85 extends to the second surface of the battery cell 2 and is bonded to the electrode sheet located on the second surface of the battery cell 2, so that the fifth insulating layer 85 wraps the side surface of the battery cell 2 and can also fix the battery cell 2, thereby improving the stability of the battery cell 2.

In some embodiments, the electric core 2 includes a plurality of electrode sheets stacked one on another, where each electrode sheet includes a second electrode sheet including a second current collector, and the second electrode tab 22 is disposed on the second current collector; along the direction from the second adaptor 32 to the battery cell 2, the distance between the second adaptor 32 and the second current collector is less than 1mm, that is, the distance between the second adaptor 32 and the second current collector along the direction from the second adaptor 32 to the battery cell 2 is less than 1 mm.

Generally, the direction from the second adaptor 32 to the battery cell 2, the direction from the first adaptor 31 to the battery cell 2, and the direction from the first side plate 11 to the battery cell 2 are parallel.

As shown in fig. 11 and 12, the battery cell 2 has a side surface located between the first surface of the battery cell 2 and the second surface of the battery cell 2, and a protective adhesive layer 9 is provided on at least a partial area of at least one side surface of the battery cell 2.

Specifically, the side surface of the battery cell 2 is a side surface where the outer edge of the electrode sheet in the battery cell 2 is exposed, and is formed by end surfaces of a plurality of electrode sheets arranged in a stacked manner, which are perpendicular to the thickness direction of the battery cell 2, that is, the side surface of the battery cell 2 is parallel to the thickness direction of the battery cell 2 (also, the thickness direction of the electrode sheet).

As shown in fig. 11 and 12, the side surfaces of the battery cell 2 include a first side surface, a second side surface, a third side surface, and a fourth side surface that are sequentially connected, where the first side surface is an end surface of the battery cell 2 facing the first side plate 11 (i.e., a surface of the battery cell 2 provided with the first tab 21 and the second tab 22), the second side surface and the fourth side surface are located on two opposite sides of the first side surface (or the third side surface), and the first side surface and the third side surface are located on two opposite sides of the second side surface (or the fourth side surface). The first side surface and the third side surface may be parallel to each other, the second side surface and the fourth side surface may be parallel to each other, the first side surface (or the third side surface) and the second side surface (or the fourth side surface) may be perpendicular to each other, a direction from the first side surface to the third side surface may be a length direction of the battery cell 2, and a direction from the second side surface to the fourth side surface may be a width direction of the battery cell 2, or a direction from the first side surface to the third side surface may also be a width direction of the battery cell 2, and a direction from the second side surface to the fourth side surface may be a length direction of the battery cell 2.

At least one of the second side surface, the third side surface, and the fourth side surface is provided with the protective adhesive layer 9, that is, one or more (e.g., all) of the second side surface, the third side surface, and the fourth side surface are provided with the protective adhesive layer 9, but the invention is not limited thereto, and the first side surface may also be provided with the protective adhesive layer 9.

In addition, the number of the protective adhesive layers 9 on any one side of the battery core 2 may be one or more, and when the number of the protective adhesive layers 9 on any one side is 1, the length of the protective adhesive layers 9 on the side along the length direction of the side may not be greater than the length of the side, for example, substantially equal; when the number of the protection glue layers 9 on any one side is multiple, the multiple protection glue layers 9 are arranged on the side of the battery core 2 at intervals, so that a gap exists between any two adjacent protection glue layers 9, electrolyte is favorably infiltrated into a pole piece in the battery core through the gap, and the performance of the battery is further optimized.

Taking the second side as an example, when the number of the protective adhesive layers 9 on the second side is one, the length of the protective adhesive layers 9 in the length direction of the second side may not be greater than the length of the second side, for example, substantially equal to the length of the second side; when the number of the protective adhesive layers 9 on the second side is plural, the plural protective adhesive layers 9 may be distributed at intervals on the second side.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 11 and 12, the protective adhesive layer 9 extends to the first surface of the battery cell 2 and is bonded to the electrode sheet located on the first surface of the battery cell 2 and/or extends to the second surface of the battery cell 2 and is bonded to the electrode sheet located on the second surface of the battery cell 2, so that the electrode sheet exposed at the side surface of the battery cell 2 can be prevented from contacting the casing 1, and the battery cell 2 can be fixed, thereby improving the safety and stability of the battery.

Furthermore, as shown in fig. 12, the protective adhesive layer 9 may be provided with one or more fifth through holes 90, preferably with a plurality of fifth through holes 90, and the plurality of fifth through holes 90 may be uniformly or non-uniformly distributed on the portion of the protective adhesive layer 9 opposite to the side surface of the battery cell (the portion of the protective adhesive layer 9 is stacked on the side surface (e.g., the second side surface) of the battery cell 2), so that the wettability of the electrolyte to the battery cell 2 can be improved through the fifth through holes 90, the electrolyte can be better infiltrated into the electrode sheet, and the battery performance can be further optimized. In particular, when the number of the protective adhesive layers 9 on any one side of the electric core 2 is one, the protective adhesive layers 9 on that side may be provided with one or more fifth through holes 90.

The protective adhesive layer 9 may be specifically an adhesive paper, generally having insulation and adhesion, which may be an adhesive paper conventional in the art, and is not particularly limited.

First adaptor 31, first utmost point ear 21, second utmost point ear 22, second adaptor 32 is located electric core 2 and faces the terminal surface of first curb plate 11, the first face of electric core 2 and the second face of electric core 2 are located electric core 2 and face the relative both sides of the terminal surface of first curb plate 11 respectively, the first face of electric core 2 is the thickness direction of electric core 2 (also be the thickness direction of electrode slice) to the direction of the second face of electric core 2, first face (surface) of electric core 2, the second face (surface) of electric core 2 can be parallel (perpendicular with the thickness direction of electrode slice) with the surface of electrode slice, and can be perpendicular with the terminal surface of electric core 2 facing first curb plate 11.

The electrode plates located on the first surface of the battery cell 2 and the electrode plates located on the second surface of the battery cell 2 are the electrode plates on the outermost side of the battery cell 2, namely, the rest of the electrode plates are stacked between the electrode plates located on the first surface of the battery cell 2 and the electrode plates located on the second surface of the battery cell 2. The polarity of the electrode sheet located on the first surface of the battery cell 2 may be the same as or different from the polarity of the electrode sheet located on the second surface of the battery cell 2, and may be a positive electrode sheet or a negative electrode sheet, and may be a first electrode sheet or a second electrode sheet, and it is generally preferable that the electrode sheet located on the first surface of the battery cell 2 and the electrode sheet located on the second surface of the battery cell 2 are negative electrode sheets.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8 to 12, the battery cell 2 includes a plurality of electrode sheets stacked in layers, where the electrode sheets include a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet, the first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet are separated by a separator, the polarities of the first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet are opposite, the first electrode sheet may be a positive electrode sheet or a negative electrode sheet, and correspondingly, the second electrode sheet may be a negative electrode sheet or a positive electrode sheet. The end surface of one side of the electric core 2 provided with the tabs (the first tab and the second tab) (i.e. the end surface of one side of the electric core 2 facing the first side plate 11) is parallel to the thickness direction of the electric core 2. Specifically, the electrode plates in the battery cell 2 include current collectors, the tabs (the first tab 21 and the second tab 22) are disposed on the current collectors (the first current collector and the second current collector), and may be specifically disposed at end portions of the current collectors, and the end surface of one side of the battery cell 2 facing the first side plate 11 is formed by end surfaces of one sides of the plurality of electrode plates disposed in a stacked manner, where the tabs are disposed (end surfaces of the electrode plates parallel to the thickness direction).

The battery cell 2 may include a laminated battery cell 2 and/or a wound battery cell 2, where the wound battery cell 2 is formed by stacking a plurality of electrode sheets and then winding the electrode sheets, and specifically is formed by sequentially stacking a first electrode sheet, a diaphragm, and a second electrode sheet and then winding the electrode sheets; the laminated battery cell 2 is specifically formed by sequentially stacking a first electrode plate, a diaphragm and a second electrode plate. The battery may specifically include a lithium ion battery, but is not limited thereto.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the casing 1 may include a first side plate 11, a second side plate 12, a third side plate 13, a fourth side plate 14, a fifth side plate 15, and a sixth side plate 16, where the first side plate 11, the second side plate 12, the third side plate 13, and the fourth side plate 14 are sequentially connected to each other and are respectively located between the sixth side plate 16 (or referred to as a bottom plate) and the fifth side plate 15 (or referred to as a cover plate), so as to form a closed cavity, and the battery cell 2 is located in the cavity. The first side plate 11 and the third side plate 13 are located on two opposite sides of the second side plate 12 (or the fourth side plate 14), the second side plate 12 and the fourth side plate 14 are located on two opposite sides of the first side plate 11 (or the third side plate 13), and the fifth side plate 15 and the sixth side plate 16 are located on two opposite sides of the first side plate 11 (or the second side plate 12, or the third side plate 13, or the fourth side plate 14), respectively. The direction of the fifth side plate 15 to the sixth side plate 16 is the thickness direction of the housing 1, the direction of the first side plate 11 to the third side plate 13 may be the length direction of the housing 1, and the direction of the second side plate 12 to the fourth side plate 14 is the width direction of the housing 1, or the direction of the first side plate 11 to the third side plate 13 is the width direction of the housing 1, and the direction of the second side plate 12 to the fourth side plate 14 is the length direction of the housing 1. One of the first surface of the battery cell 2 and the second surface of the battery cell 2 is a surface of the battery cell 2 facing the fifth side plate 15, the other is a surface of the battery cell 2 facing the sixth side plate 16, and the sixth insulating layer 86 is located between the first connecting piece 51 and the fifth side plate 15 and/or between the fifth connecting piece 55 and the fifth side plate 15.

The first side plate 11 and the second side plate 12, the second side plate 12 and the third side plate 13, and the third side plate 13 and the fourth side plate 14 may be connected by an arc transition portion 17, that is, the connection portion of two adjacent side plates is in arc transition. Specifically, the side of the circular arc transition portion 17 that faces away from the cavity and the side that faces the cavity are respectively arc lines in cross section perpendicular to the first direction that is parallel to the direction from the fifth side plate 15 to the sixth side plate 16 (i.e., the thickness direction of the housing 1), which form a groove that opens toward the cavity.

The case 1 may further include a thinned portion 151, and the mechanical strength of the thinned portion 151 is lower than that of the other portions of the case 1 except for the thinned portion 151, so that when the internal pressure of the battery is too high, the pressure may be preferentially released through the thinned portion 151 to prevent the battery from exploding. Specifically, the thinned portion 151 may be provided on the fifth side plate 15 (the surface of the fifth side plate 15 may be parallel to the surface of the electrode sheet). Specifically, the thickness of the thinned portion 151 is smaller than the thickness of the other portions of the housing 1 except for the thinned portion 151.

In addition, still be equipped with on casing 1 and annotate liquid hole 100 and be used for sealed sealing plate of annotating liquid hole 100, annotate liquid hole 100 and be used for annotating the electrolyte into the cavity, after pouring into the electrolyte, seal annotating liquid hole 100 with the sealing plate, this sealing plate can include the sheetmetal, and it can weld with casing 1 around annotating liquid hole 100 to seal annotating liquid hole 100.

Specifically, the liquid injection hole 100 may be disposed on the first side plate 11, specifically, the sealing sheet may be located between a portion where the first side plate 11 meets the second connector and a portion where the first side plate 11 meets the first connector 31 (or the external sheet 41), the sealing sheet may be welded to a side of the first side plate 11 away from the cavity, and specifically, the sealing sheet may be welded to a portion of the first side plate 11 located at the periphery of the liquid injection hole 100, so as to seal the liquid injection hole 100.

The welding may be laser welding, for example, the first connecting piece 51 of the first connecting member may be connected to the first adapter 31 by laser welding, the liquid filling hole 100 may be sealed by laser welding using a sealing sheet, and the like.

The first tab 21 may be a positive tab or a negative tab, i.e. one of the first tab 21 and the second tab 22 is a positive tab and the other is a negative tab, preferably the first tab 21 is a positive tab.

The housing 1 may be a metal packaging case, that is, it may be made of metal, that is, the first side plate 11, the second side plate 12, the third side plate 13, the fourth side plate 14, the fifth side plate 15, and the sixth side plate 16 may be made of metal, such as aluminum, aluminum alloy, nickel, iron, or nickel-iron alloy.

Generally, when the housing 1 is electrically connected to the positive tab, the housing 1 may be made of a material having the same polarity as the positive tab, such as aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and the specific material types of the two may be the same or different (the material of the two is different, such as the material of the positive tab is aluminum, and the material of the housing 1 is an aluminum alloy); when the casing 1 is electrically connected to the negative electrode tab, the casing 1 and the negative electrode tab are made of the same polarity material, such as nickel, iron or nickel-iron alloy, and the specific material types of the casing 1 and the negative electrode tab may be the same or different.

In addition, the material of the first adapter 31, the material of the first connector, and the material of the first tab 21 may be the same polarity material, for example, the first tab 21 is a positive tab, the material of the first adapter 31, the material of the first connector, and the material of the first tab 21 may be aluminum or aluminum alloy, and the specific material types may be the same or different. The material of the second adaptor 32, the material of the second connector, and the material of the second tab 22 may be the same polarity material, for example, the second tab 22 is a negative tab, the material of the second adaptor 32, the material of the second connector, and the material of the second tab 22 may be nickel, iron, or nickel-iron alloy, and the specific material types thereof may be the same or different.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (27)

1. A battery, comprising:

the shell is enclosed into a cavity; the housing comprises a first side plate;

the battery cell is positioned in the cavity and provided with a first tab;

the first adapter is electrically connected with the first tab; the first adapter is arranged between the first side plate and the battery cell, and the projection of the first adapter on the first side plate is not overlapped with the projection of the first tab on the first side plate.

2. The battery of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a second side plate connected to the first side plate, a projection of the first adapter onto the second side plate at least partially overlapping a projection of the first tab onto the second side plate.

3. The battery according to claim 1 or 2,

the end surface of one side of the battery cell, which is provided with the first lug, is parallel to the thickness direction of the battery cell; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the distance from one side, away from the battery cell, of the first tab to one side, connected with the battery cell, of the first tab is not greater than the length of the first adapter along the direction from the first side plate to the first tab; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the length of the first adapter is 1mm-3mm along the direction from the first side plate to the first tab.

4. The battery of claim 1, further comprising an external tab disposed on a side of the first side plate facing away from the cavity, wherein the external tab includes a pole protruding outward, the first adapter includes a first through hole corresponding to the pole, and the pole penetrates the first side plate and is connected to the first adapter through the first through hole.

5. The battery of claim 4, wherein the first through hole of the first adapter comprises a first hole section and a second hole section which are connected with each other, and the second hole section is located on one side of the first hole section, which is close to the battery cell;

one end of the pole column, which is close to the battery core, extends outwards to form an extending part which is arranged corresponding to the second hole section.

6. The battery of claim 4 or 5, wherein an end surface of the pole close to the cell is flush with a side surface of the first rotating member close to the cell.

7. The battery of claim 4, wherein one end of the pole close to the battery cell extends out of the first through hole and extends outward along the circumferential direction of the first through hole to form an outward extension part connected with one side surface of the first rotating member close to the battery cell.

8. The battery according to claim 4,

a first insulating sheet is further arranged between the outer connecting sheet and the first side plate, a second insulating sheet is further arranged between the first adapter and the first side plate, and the pole column penetrates through the first insulating sheet and the second insulating sheet; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

a first insulating layer is arranged between the polar post and the first side plate; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

and a second insulating layer is arranged between the first adapter piece and the battery cell.

9. The battery according to claim 8,

the projection of the first insulation sheet on the first side plate covers the projection of the outer connecting sheet on the first side plate; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the projection of the second insulation sheet on the first side plate covers the projection of the first adapter on the first side plate.

10. The battery of claim 8, wherein the battery comprises a plurality of electrode sheets stacked one on top of the other, and the cell has a first side and a second side opposite to each other, wherein the second insulating layer extends to the first side of the cell and is bonded to the electrode sheet on the first side of the cell, and/or extends to the second side of the cell and is bonded to the electrode sheet on the second side of the cell.

11. The battery of claim 1, further comprising a first connector located between the cell and the first side plate, wherein the first connector is connected to the first tab and the first adapter, respectively.

12. The battery of claim 11, wherein the first connecting member comprises a first connecting tab connected to the first connecting member, and a fourth connecting tab connected to a side of the first tab facing away from the cell.

13. The battery of claim 12, wherein the first connector further comprises a connection assembly connected to the first and fourth connection tabs, respectively;

the connecting component comprises a second connecting piece and a third connecting piece;

the second connecting piece is positioned between the first adapter piece and the battery cell;

the third connecting piece is positioned between the first tab and the first adapter in the direction from the first adapter to the first tab;

the first connecting sheet, the second connecting sheet, the third connecting sheet and the fourth connecting sheet are connected in sequence.

14. The battery according to claim 12,

the first connecting piece comprises a first connecting portion connected with the first conversion piece and a second connecting portion extending along the extending direction of the first side plate, and the second connecting portion is connected with the fourth connecting piece.

15. The battery according to claim 12,

a sixth insulating layer is further arranged on one side, away from the first connecting piece, of the first connecting piece; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

a first included angle is formed between one surface of the first connecting piece, which is connected with the first connecting piece, and one surface of the fourth connecting piece, which is connected with the first pole lug, and the range of the first included angle is 80-120 degrees; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the first connecting piece is welded with the first connecting piece; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the battery cell comprises a plurality of electrode plates which are stacked, and one surface of the first connecting piece, which is connected with the first adapter, is parallel to the surface of each electrode plate.

16. The battery of claim 12, further comprising a third insulating layer between the first connector and the first side plate.

17. The cell defined in claim 16, wherein the third insulating layer comprises a first portion on a side of the fourth connecting tab facing away from the first tab.

18. The battery of claim 17,

the battery cell comprises a plurality of electrode plates which are arranged in a stacked mode;

the battery cell is provided with a first surface and a second surface which are oppositely arranged;

the third insulating layer further comprises a second portion formed by extending from one end, close to the first surface of the battery cell, of the first portion to the direction close to the battery cell, and a third portion formed by extending from one end, close to the second surface of the battery cell, of the first portion to the direction close to the battery cell.

19. The battery of claim 18,

a projection of the first tab in the thickness direction of the cell is located within a projection of the second portion of the third insulating layer in the thickness direction of the cell, and/or,

a projection of the first tab in the thickness direction of the battery cell is located within a projection of a third portion of the third insulating layer in the thickness direction of the battery cell; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

the projection of the first tab in the length direction of the battery cell is located in the projection of the first part of the third insulating layer in the length direction of the battery cell.

20. The battery according to claim 18 or 19,

the second part of the third insulating layer extends to the first surface of the battery cell and is bonded with the electrode plate positioned on the first surface of the battery cell; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

and the third part of the third insulating layer extends to the second surface of the battery cell and is bonded with the electrode plate positioned on the second surface of the battery cell.

21. The battery according to claim 1,

the battery cell comprises a plurality of electrode plates which are arranged in a stacked mode, each electrode plate comprises a first current collector, and a first tab is arranged on the first current collector;

and along the direction from the first adapter piece to the battery core, the distance between the first adapter piece and the first current collector is less than 1 millimeter.

22. The battery according to claim 1,

the battery cell is also provided with a second tab, and the polarity of the second tab is opposite to that of the first tab;

the battery further comprises a second adaptor, the second adaptor is electrically connected with the second lug, the second adaptor is arranged between the first side plate and the battery core, and the projection of the second adaptor on the first side plate is not overlapped with the projection of the second lug on the first side plate.

23. The battery of claim 22 wherein the housing includes a second side plate connected to the first side plate, a projection of the first tab on the second side plate at least partially overlapping a projection of the second tab on the second side plate; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the projection of the second adapter on the second side plate at least partially overlaps the projection of the second pole ear on the second side plate.

24. The battery according to claim 22 or 23,

the first pole lug and the second pole lug are positioned between the first adapter and the second adapter; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

the second adaptor is welded with the first side plate; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

the distance from one side, away from the battery cell, of the second lug to the side, connected with the battery cell, of the second lug is not greater than the length of the second adaptor along the direction from the first side plate to the second lug; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the length of the second adaptor is 1mm-4mm along the direction from the first side plate to the second tab; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

and the length of the second adapter piece is equal to or greater than that of the first adapter piece along the direction from the first side plate to the second tab.

25. The battery according to claim 1,

the shell comprises a fifth side plate connected with the first side plate, the fifth side plate is provided with a thinning part, and the mechanical strength of the thinning part is smaller than that of the other parts of the shell except the thinning part.

26. The battery of claim 25, wherein the cell comprises a plurality of electrode sheets stacked one on top of the other, and wherein a surface of the fifth side plate is parallel to a surface of the electrode sheets.

27. The battery according to claim 1,

the first tab is a positive tab or a negative tab; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

the battery cell comprises a laminated battery cell or a winding battery cell.

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