# US 12,009,483 B2 · Secondary battery cell and winding formation system thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,009,483 B2 - Document ID: US12009483B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/710,936 - Filed: 2022-03-31 - Published: 2022-10-13 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2015-08-31 - Assignees: Ningde Amperex Technology Limited - Applicants: Ningde Amperex Technology Limited - Inventors: Peipei Guo; Yi Zhao; Ping He; Hongxin Fang; Wenqiang Cheng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12009483B2 ## CPC - H01M 10/0585: of accumulators having only flat construction elements, i.e. flat positive electrodes, flat negative electrodes and flat separators - H01M 10/0409: {for cells with wound electrodes} - H01M 10/0431: {Cells with wound or folded electrodes (H01M10/045 takes precedence)} - H01M 10/0525: Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries - H01M 10/0587: of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators - H01M 50/528: Fixed electrical connections, i.e. not intended for disconnection - H01M 50/536: characterised by the method of fixing the leads to the electrodes, e.g. by welding - H01M 50/538: Connection of several leads or tabs of wound or folded electrode stacks - H01M 2220/20: Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - Y02P 70/50: Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product - 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 - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract A secondary battery cell includes an anode electrode plate, an anode electrode tab, a cathode electrode plate, a cathode electrode tab and a separator. The secondary battery cell winding formation system includes a working platform, a winding mechanism, an anode electrode plate unwinding roller, an anode electrode plate cleaning mechanism, an anode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism, an anode electrode tab supply mechanism, an anode electrode tab connection mechanism, an anode electrode plate convey mechanism, a cathode electrode plate unwinding roller, a cathode electrode plate cleaning mechanism, a cathode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism, a cathode electrode tab supply mechanism a cathode electrode tab connection mechanism, a cathode electrode plate convey mechanism, a first separator unwinding roller, a second separator unwinding roller, a first separator convey mechanism and a second separator convey mechanism. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A secondary battery, comprising: a first electrode tab; a first electrode plate, comprising: a first current collector; and a first active substance disposed on a first surface of the first current collector and a second surface of the first current collector, wherein the second surface is opposite to the first surface; a first electrode tab receiving groove defined by an exposed portion of the first surface of the first current collector and the first active substance on a periphery of the first electrode tab receiving groove, the first electrode tab receiving groove receiving the first electrode tab, wherein the first electrode tab is electrically connected with the first current collector through the first electrode tab receiving groove; and a first electrode plate notch disposed on a side edge of the first electrode tab receiving groove and extending through the second surface and the first surface of the first current collector, a first dimension of the first electrode plate notch is greater than a dimension of the first electrode tab, wherein the first dimension of the first electrode plate notch and the dimension of the first electrode tab are defined along a length direction of the first electrode plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The secondary battery according to claim 1, further comprising: a first recess disposed opposite to the first electrode tab receiving groove, defined by a corresponding portion of the second surface of the first current collector and the first active substance on a periphery of the first recess. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The secondary battery according to claim 1, further comprising: a second electrode tab; a second electrode plate, comprising: a second current collector; and a second active substance disposed on a surface of the second current a second electrode tab receiving groove configured to receive the second electrode tab, wherein the second electrode tab is electrically connected with the second current collector through the second electrode tab receiving groove; and a second electrode plate notch disposed on a side edge of the second electrode tab receiving groove and extending through the surface of the second current collector. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein: the first electrode plate is an anode electrode plate; the first current collector is an anode current collector; the first active substance is an anode active substance; the first electrode tab is an anode electrode tab; the first electrode tab receiving groove is an anode electrode tab receiving groove; the first recess is an anode recess; and the first electrode plate notch is an anode electrode plate notch. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The secondary battery according to claim 3, wherein: the second electrode plate is a cathode electrode plate; the second current collector is a cathode current collector; the second active substance is a cathode active substance; the second electrode tab is a cathode electrode tab; the second electrode tab receiving groove is a cathode electrode tab receiving groove; and the second electrode plate notch is a cathode electrode plate notch. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein: the first dimension of the first electrode plate notch is 0.9-1.2 times a length of the first electrode tab receiving groove along the length direction of the first electrode plate; and a width of the first electrode plate notch is 0.2-0.8 times a width of the first electrode tab receiving groove along a width direction of the first electrode plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The secondary battery according to claim 3, further comprising: a first insulating adhesive tape disposed on the second electrode tab receiving groove; and a second insulating adhesive tape disposed on the second active substance and facing the first electrode tab receiving groove. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The secondary battery according to claim 4, further comprising a third insulating adhesive tape disposed on the anode recess. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The secondary battery according to claim 5, further comprising: a fourth insulating adhesive tape; the cathode electrode plate comprising a cathode recess, wherein the cathode recess and the cathode electrode tab receiving groove are disposed on opposite sides of the cathode current collector; and the fourth insulating adhesive tape is disposed on the cathode recess. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The secondary battery according to claim 7, wherein, each of the first insulating adhesive tape and the second insulating adhesive tape is a single-sided insulating adhesive tape. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The secondary battery according to claim 8, wherein, the third insulating adhesive tape is a single-sided insulating adhesive tape. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The secondary battery according to claim 9, wherein, the fourth insulating adhesive tape is a single-sided insulating adhesive tape. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein: the first electrode tab receiving groove is defined by the first active substance and extends to the first surface of the first current collector. ### Claim 14 (depends on 3) The secondary battery according to claim 3, wherein, the second electrode tab receiving groove is defined in the second active substance and extends to the surface of the second current collector. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein, a whole of the first electrode tab is parallel with the first surface of the first current collector. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein a bottom of the first electrode plate notch is located between the first active substance disposed on two opposite sides of the first electrode tab receiving groove in the length direction of the first electrode plate. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein a bottom of the first electrode plate notch is located between two opposite side edges of the first electrode plate in a width direction of the first electrode plate. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the secondary battery is a wound-type secondary battery.