Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to provide a battery case which can prevent combustion or explosion when a lithium ion battery is out of control, so that the safety of the lithium ion battery is improved, and the overall performance of the lithium ion battery is not affected.
The technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:
the battery case comprises a case body and a flame-retardant component, wherein the flame-retardant component comprises a body, a first explosion-proof valve and flame-retardant substances, the body is arranged on the inner side wall of the case body, a flame-retardant cavity is formed in the body, and the body is provided with explosion-proof holes communicated with the interior of the body; the first explosion-proof valve is installed in the explosion-proof hole, the first explosion-proof valve is configured to be opened when the gas pressure in the shell is larger than a first preset opening pressure, the flame-retardant substance is arranged in the flame-retardant cavity, and the flame-retardant substance can be discharged out of the flame-retardant cavity through the opened first explosion-proof valve so as to be dispersed in the shell.
Optionally, the body further has an injection hole communicating with the inside thereof, and the flame-retardant assembly further includes a sealing plug sealingly installed in the injection hole.
Optionally, the body extends along a height direction of the housing, and the explosion-proof hole and the injection hole are disposed on two walls opposite to each other in the extending direction of the body.
Optionally, the body is in a triangular prism shape, and the first side of the body is connected to the side wall of the shell, and the first side of the body is connected to the inner side wall of the shell.
Optionally, at least one flame retardant component is respectively arranged on two opposite side walls in the length direction of the shell.
Optionally, the length of the body is greater than 1/3 of the height of the battery case and less than the height of the battery case.
Optionally, an explosion-proof score is provided on a side wall of the body, the explosion-proof score being configured to rupture when a gas pressure within the housing is greater than a first preset cracking pressure, so that the flame retardant substance is ejected from a side of the body.
Optionally, the top end of the shell is connected with a battery top cover in a sealing manner, a second explosion-proof valve is installed on the battery top cover, the second explosion-proof valve is configured to be opened when the pressure of gas in the shell is larger than a second preset opening pressure, and the second preset opening pressure is larger than the first preset opening pressure.
The utility model further aims to provide a lithium ion battery which has good flame retardant property and high safety.
The technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:
the lithium ion battery comprises a winding core assembly and the battery shell, wherein the winding core assembly is arranged in the shell, the winding core assembly comprises two winding cores, the side edges of the winding cores are arc-shaped, after the two winding cores are stacked, the side edges of the two winding cores and the shell enclose to form an accommodating area, and the flame-retardant assembly is arranged in the accommodating area.
The utility model also aims to provide a lithium ion battery with better flame retardant property and higher safety.
The technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:
the lithium ion battery comprises a winding core assembly and the battery shell, wherein the winding core assembly is arranged in the shell, the winding core assembly comprises a plurality of winding cores which are sequentially arranged, the side edges of the winding cores are arc-shaped, two adjacent winding cores are stacked, the side edges of the two adjacent winding cores and the shell enclose to form a containing area, a plurality of flame-retardant assemblies are arranged, each containing area corresponds to one flame-retardant assembly, and the flame-retardant assemblies are respectively arranged in the corresponding containing areas.
The utility model has the beneficial effects that:
according to the battery shell and the lithium ion battery, the flame-retardant component is arranged on the inner wall of the shell and comprises the body, the first explosion-proof valve and the flame-retardant substance, when the lithium ion battery is in thermal runaway and the gas pressure in the shell is greater than or equal to the opening pressure of the first explosion-proof valve, the first explosion-proof valve is opened, so that the flame-retardant substance in the flame-retardant cavity of the body can be discharged into the shell and dispersed in the shell, further, the gas combustion or explosion in the shell can be prevented, the safety of the lithium ion battery applying the battery shell is improved, the inner space of the shell is fully utilized by the arrangement mode of the flame-retardant component, the capacity attenuation speed of the lithium ion battery cannot be interfered, and the lithium ion battery is guaranteed to have good circulation performance and energy density.
Detailed Description
In order to make the technical problems solved, the technical scheme adopted and the technical effects achieved by the utility model more clear, the technical scheme of the utility model is further described below by a specific embodiment in combination with the attached drawings. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the utility model and are not limiting thereof. It should be further noted that, for convenience of description, only some, but not all of the drawings related to the present utility model are shown.
In the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.
In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.
In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", etc. orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of description and simplicity of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used merely for distinguishing between descriptions and not for distinguishing between them.
Example 1
The embodiment provides a battery case, which is applied to a lithium ion battery, can prevent combustion or explosion when the lithium ion battery is out of control, improves the safety of the lithium ion battery, and does not influence the overall performance of the lithium ion battery.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the battery case includes a case 1 and a flame retardant assembly 2 disposed within the case 1.
The flame-retardant component 2 comprises a body 21, a first explosion-proof valve 22 and a flame-retardant substance. The body 21 is located within the housing 1, in particular, the body 21 is disposed on an inner sidewall of the housing 1, and in some embodiments, the body 21 may be fixed to the sidewall of the housing 1 by welding. Illustratively, the wall of the body 21 is thinner than the wall of the housing 1.
In this embodiment, a flame-retardant cavity 20 is formed in the body 21, a flame-retardant substance is disposed in the flame-retardant cavity 20, and the flame-retardant substance can be discharged from the flame-retardant cavity 20 through the opened first explosion-proof valve 22 to be dispersed in the housing 1, so that the combustion or explosion of the gas in the housing 1 can be prevented.
The wall of the body 21 has explosion-proof holes 211 communicating with the inside thereof. The first explosion proof valve 22 is mounted in the explosion proof aperture 211, and in some embodiments, the first explosion proof valve 22 is sealingly mounted in the first explosion proof aperture 211, such as by being fixedly secured to the body 21 by welding or the like. The first explosion proof valve 22 is configured to open when the gas pressure in the housing 1 is greater than a first preset opening pressure, normally the gas in the housing 1 is limited and the pressure does not reach the first preset opening pressure. When the pressure of the gas in the case 1 reaches the first preset opening pressure, it indicates that the lithium ion battery is thermally out of control, and a large amount of gas is generated to be accumulated in the case 1, so that the pressure of the gas in the case 1 is increased. The first preset cracking pressure may be set as desired. When the gas pressure in the housing is greater than the first preset opening pressure, the first explosion-proof valve 22 is opened into the flame-retardant chamber.
The battery case that this embodiment provided sets up fire-retardant subassembly 2 at the inner wall of casing 1, fire-retardant subassembly 2 includes body 21, first explosion-proof valve 22 and fire-retardant material, when the lithium ion battery takes place thermal runaway and the gas pressure in the casing 1 is greater than first default opening pressure, first explosion-proof valve 22 opens for fire-retardant material in fire-retardant chamber 20 that is located body 21 can discharge and spread in casing 1, and then can prevent the gas combustion or the explosion in casing 1, the security of the lithium ion battery of using the battery case has been improved, and fire-retardant subassembly 2's setting mode make full use of the inner space of casing 1, and can not interfere the capacity decay rate of lithium ion battery, guaranteed that lithium ion battery has good circulating property and energy density.
In some alternative embodiments, the body 21 further has an injection hole 212 communicating with the inside thereof, and the flame retardant substance and other substances can be filled into the body 21 through the injection hole 212, thereby facilitating the replacement of the flame retardant substance. The battery case further includes a sealing stopper 23, and the sealing stopper 23 is sealingly mounted in the injection hole 212 for sealing the body 21.
Optionally, an explosion-proof score is provided on the side wall of the body 21, and the explosion-proof score is configured to rupture when the gas pressure in the housing 1 is greater than the first preset opening pressure, so that the flame retardant substance is ejected from the side of the body 21. It should be noted that the purpose of the explosion-proof score is to locally reduce the wall thickness of the body 21, so as to facilitate the rupture of the body 21, but the flame-retardant substance in the flame-retardant cavity 20 will not leak from the explosion-proof score when the body 21 is used normally. The explosion-proof nicks can be formed by stamping, scraping and the like.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the housing 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the housing 1 has a longitudinal direction X, a width direction Y, and a height direction Z.
Further alternatively, as shown in fig. 3, the body 21 extends in the height direction Z of the case 1, that is, the length direction of the body 21 is parallel to the height direction Z of the case 1, and the explosion-proof hole 211 and the injection hole 212 are provided on two walls opposite to each other in the extending direction of the body 21, that is, one of the explosion-proof hole 211 and the injection hole 212 is provided on the top end face of the body 21, and the other is provided on the bottom end face of the body 21. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 to 7, the explosion-proof hole 211 is disposed on the bottom end surface of the body 21, that is, the first explosion-proof valve 22 is located at the bottom end of the body 21, so as to facilitate the discharge of the flame retardant substance, and facilitate the discharge of the flame retardant substance to be distributed over the whole housing 1, thereby improving the flame retardant effect. The injection hole 212 is provided on the top end face of the body 21 so as to inject the flame retardant substance into the body 21 through the injection hole 212 from the top end opening of the case 1.
In some alternative embodiments, the body 21 is triangular prism shaped and the first side of the body 21 is connected to the inner side wall of the housing 1. After a plurality of winding cores 101 are stacked, as shown in fig. 8, the side edges of two adjacent winding cores 101 and the casing 1 enclose to form a containing area 100, and the edges of the body 21 opposite to the first side face extend to the containing area 100. The body 21 can fully utilize the accommodating area 100, so that the arrangement of the flame retardant assembly 2 does not need to additionally increase the volume of the shell 1, i.e. the shell 1 does not need to be redesigned, and the flame retardant cost is reduced.
In this embodiment, the body 21 does not extend from the top end of the housing 1 to the bottom end of the housing 1, but extends from the top end of the housing 1 to the middle of the housing 1, so as to prevent the situation that the flame retardant substance cannot be discharged, that is, the length of the body 21 in this embodiment is greater than 1/3 of the height of the battery case and less than the height of the battery case, on one hand, the body 21 can have a larger space for accommodating the flame retardant substance, so as to have enough flame retardant substance to prevent the combustion and explosion of the gas in the housing 1, and on the other hand, the discharge of the flame retardant substance can be facilitated. The top end of the body 21 extends to the top end of the housing 1 to facilitate injection of the flame retardant substance into the body 21.
Optionally, the fire-retardant substance includes a fire retardant and/or fire extinguishing agent disposed in the fire-retardant chamber 20, the fire retardant and/or fire extinguishing agent being capable of exiting the fire-retardant chamber 20 through the open first explosion-proof valve 22 to be dispersed in the housing 1, the fire retardant being capable of preventing combustion of gas in the housing 1, the fire extinguishing agent being capable of extinguishing a fire upon combustion of gas in the housing 1. The fire extinguishing agent and the fire retardant are all substances in the prior art, and the present embodiment is not limited as long as the fire extinguishing agent and the fire retardant can achieve the corresponding functions. The fire extinguishing agent and the fire retardant in this embodiment are both solid and powdery, and the fire extinguishing agent and the fire retardant can be physically mixed together, so that the substances discharged from the fire-retardant chamber 20 have both a fire-retardant effect and a fire-extinguishing effect. It will be appreciated that the fire retardant may be an aqueous agent, and the fire extinguishing agent may be an aqueous agent, which is not limited in this embodiment.
In some alternative embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the top end of the housing 1 is open, and the top end of the housing 1 is hermetically connected with the battery top cover 3. The battery top cover 3 is provided with a second explosion-proof valve, and the second explosion-proof valve penetrates through the battery top cover 3. And, the second explosion-proof valve is configured to be opened when the pressure of the gas in the housing 1 is greater than a second preset opening pressure so that the gas in the housing 1 can be discharged. The second preset opening pressure is greater than the first preset opening pressure, so that when the first explosion-proof valve 22 is opened, the second explosion-proof valve can not be opened, so that the fire retardant and the fire extinguishing agent can fully play a role to ensure that the gas in the shell 1 can not burn or explode as much as possible, and further, when the second explosion-proof valve is opened, the unburned gas is discharged by the second explosion-proof valve and can not be a flame. In some embodiments, the second preset cracking pressure is slightly greater than the first preset cracking pressure. It should be noted that, the first preset opening pressure and the second preset opening pressure are both smaller than the critical pressure value when the battery burns or explodes, that is, are both smaller than the minimum pressure value required by the battery burning or exploding. The battery top cover 3 is further provided with a pole and other components, and the present embodiment is not limited thereto, as may be seen from the prior art.
In this embodiment, one or more flame retardant assemblies 2 may be disposed according to actual needs, and for example, two opposite side walls in the length direction X of the housing 1 are respectively provided with at least one flame retardant assembly 2, so as to have a better flame retardant effect.
According to the battery case provided by the embodiment, the flame retardant assembly 2 is fixed on the side wall of the aluminum case 1 in a welding mode, so that the space utilization rate of the battery case is effectively improved. The flame-retardant substance is placed in the flame-retardant cavity 20, so that the safety of the lithium ion battery is improved, the width of the lower plastic can be reduced, and the space utilization rate of the shell 1 can be improved under the condition of fixed volume. The side wall welding body 21 of the housing 1 has a large welding space, so that the production efficiency is relatively high. Due to the existence of the flame-retardant substance, the flame-retardant substance can be discharged in time when thermal runaway occurs, so that the intensity of the thermal runaway is effectively reduced, the explosion of the lithium ion battery is further prevented, and the safety of the battery is improved.
In this embodiment, the pressure release principle of the first explosion-proof valve 22 is applied, when the internal pressure of the casing 1 reaches a certain threshold (i.e., a first preset opening pressure), the first explosion-proof valve 22 at the bottom of the body 21 cracks in advance to release a flame retardant substance, thereby effectively preventing or reducing the occurrence or explosion of thermal runaway and improving the space utilization rate of the battery case and the safety of the lithium ion battery.
Example two
The present embodiment provides a lithium ion battery, as shown in fig. 8, the lithium ion battery includes a winding core assembly 10 and a battery case in the first embodiment, and the winding core assembly 10 is disposed in the case 1. The winding core assembly 10 comprises two winding cores 101, the two winding cores 101 are attached to each other along the width direction Y of the shell 1, the side edge of each winding core 101 is arc-shaped, after the two winding cores 101 are stacked, the side edges of the two winding cores 101 and the shell 1 are enclosed to form a containing area 100, and the flame-retardant assembly 2 is arranged in the containing area 100. Specifically, there are two accommodation areas 100, two corresponding accommodation areas 100 of the flame retardant assemblies 2, and the body 21 of each flame retardant assembly 2 is disposed toward its corresponding accommodation area 100.
The lithium ion battery provided by the embodiment has higher flame retardant characteristics, and can reduce the probability of combustion or explosion. And the electrolyte of the lithium ion battery is not additionally doped with flame retardant substances, so that the capacity attenuation speed of the lithium ion battery can be ensured, the output power of the lithium ion battery can not be influenced, and the low-temperature performance of the lithium ion battery is ensured.
Example III
The present embodiment provides a lithium ion battery, as shown in fig. 9, which includes a winding core assembly 10 and a battery case in the first embodiment. The winding core assembly 10 is disposed in the housing 1, and the winding core assembly 10 includes a plurality of winding cores 101 sequentially arranged along the width direction of the housing 1. The side of every core 101 is convex, and after two adjacent core 101 stacks, two adjacent core 101's side encloses with casing 1 and establishes and form accommodation area 100, and fire-retardant subassembly 2 is equipped with a plurality ofly, and every accommodation area 100 all corresponds fire-retardant subassembly 2, and a plurality of fire-retardant subassemblies 2 set up respectively in the accommodation area 100 that corresponds. Specifically, each body 21 is disposed toward the accommodation region 100 corresponding thereto, and by providing a plurality of flame retardant assemblies 2, the flame retardant effect of the battery case can be improved to further improve the safety of the lithium ion battery.
The above embodiments merely illustrate the basic principle and features of the present utility model, and the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, but may be varied and altered without departing from the spirit and scope of the present utility model. The scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.