# US 10,873,066 B2 · Vent for secondary battery top cover, top cover assembly, and secondary battery

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- Number: US 10,873,066 B2
- Document ID: US10873066B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/058,510
- Filed: 2018-08-08
- Published: 2019-07-11
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2018-01-09
- Assignees: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Applicants: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Inventors: Xiang Li; Peng Wang; Chengyou Xing; Rulai Cai
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873066B2

## CPC

- H01M 50/3425: {in the form of rupturable membranes or weakened parts, e.g. pierced with the aid of a sharp member}
- H01M 10/0525: Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
- H01M 50/30: Arrangements for facilitating escape of gases
- H01M 2220/20: Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
- Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries
- H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a vent for a secondary battery top cover, a top cover assembly, a secondary battery and a vehicle. The vent includes a flat base and a protrusion protruding outward with respect to flat base. The protrusion has a main nick and at least one branch nick connected to at least one end of the main nick. An angle formed between the main nick and the branch nick is more than zero. When the pressure inside the case increases excessively, gas causes stress concentration at the protrusion such that the vent is torn along the main nick and the at least one branch nick, thereby releasing the gas in the case, reducing explosion risk of the secondary battery, and improving safety of the secondary battery.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vent for a secondary battery, comprising a flat base and a protrusion protruding outwardly from the flat base in a direction facing away from the secondary battery with respect to the flat base,
wherein the protrusion is provided with a main nick and at least one branch nick connected to at least one end of the main nick, and an angle formed between the main nick and the at least one branch nick is more than zero, the protrusion has a ridge-shaped sharp corner, and an inner surface of the protrusion forms a recessed portion having a shape corresponding to the protrusion, and
the main nick and the at least one branch nick are provided on an outer surface and an inner surface of the ridge-shaped sharp corner,
wherein the vent further comprises a transition part, the protrusion is connected to the flat base via the transition part, and the transition part is inclined relative to the flat base; wherein an inclined angle of the transition part is within a range of 2°-15°.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The vent according to claim 1, wherein there are two branch nicks connected to one of the end of the main nick, and the main nick and the two branch nicks are in a Y-shape.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The vent according to claim 2, wherein the two branch nicks are symmetrical with respect to the main nick.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The vent according to claim 2, wherein each of two ends of the main nick is connected to the two branch nicks.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The vent according to claim 1, wherein the angle formed between the main nick and the at least one branch nick is within a range of 120°-150°.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The vent according to claim 1, wherein a length of the main nick is 1.5-2.5 times a length of each of the at least one branch nick.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A secondary battery top cover assembly, comprising a top cover plate and a vent connected to the top cover plate, wherein the vent is the vent according to claim 1.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A secondary battery, comprising:
an electrode assembly;
a case having an opening; and
the secondary battery top cover assembly according to claim 7,
wherein the secondary battery top cover assembly is connected to the opening of the case to form an enclosed space, in which the electrode assembly is enclosed, and the protrusion protrudes toward a direction away from the electrode assembly.