# US 12,113,247 B2 · Shell for battery cell, battery cell, battery, and power consuming device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,113,247 B2 - Document ID: US12113247B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/604,186 - Filed: 2024-03-13 - Published: 2024-07-04 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2022-04-24 - Assignees: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited - Applicants: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited - Inventors: Xiaobo Chen; Mingguang Gu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113247B2 ## CPC - H01M 50/578: in response to pressure - H01M 50/147: Lids or covers - H01M 50/30: Arrangements for facilitating escape of gases - H01M 50/3425: {in the form of rupturable membranes or weakened parts, e.g. pierced with the aid of a sharp member} - H01M 50/375: Vent means sensitive to or responsive to temperature - H01M 50/581: in response to temperature - H01M 2200/20: Pressure-sensitive devices - 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 A shell for a battery cell includes a pressure relief mechanism that includes: a body; a first weakened portion arranged on the body, the first weakened portion having two first free ends, and a line connecting the two first free ends not completely overlapping with the first weakened portion and jointly defining a pressure relief portion; and a second weakened portion arranged on the body, a first projection of the first weakened portion on a plane perpendicular to a first direction not intersecting a second projection of the second weakened portion on the plane, the first direction being a thickness direction of the pressure relief portion. The pressure relief portion is configured to be opened with the first weakened portion as a boundary and flip toward one side where the second weakened portion is located when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A shell for a battery cell, comprising a pressure relief mechanism, wherein the pressure relief mechanism comprises: a body; a first weakened portion arranged on the body, the first weakened portion having two first free ends, and a straight line connecting the two first free ends not completely overlapping with the first weakened portion and jointly defining a pressure relief portion; and a second weakened portion arranged on the body, a first projection of the first weakened portion on a plane perpendicular to a first direction not intersecting a second projection of the second weakened portion on the plane, the first direction being a thickness direction of the pressure relief portion, wherein the pressure relief portion is configured to, when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, open with the first weakened portion as a boundary and flip toward one side where the second weakened portion is located. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The shell according to claim 1, wherein a first pressure relief groove and a second pressure relief groove are formed in the body, the first weakened portion is a bottom wall of the first pressure relief groove, and the second weakened portion is a bottom wall of the second pressure relief groove. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The shell according to claim 2, wherein the first pressure relief groove is located in a first surface of the body, and the second pressure relief groove is located in a second surface of the body opposite to the first surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The shell according to claim 2, wherein the first surface is an outer surface of the body, and the second surface is an inner surface of the body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The shell according to claim 2, wherein the depth of the first pressure relief groove is greater than that of the second pressure relief groove, and the thickness of the first weakened portion is less than that of the second weakened portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The shell according to claim 2, wherein the first pressure relief groove comprises a plurality of first groove portions, which are sequentially arranged in a depth direction of the first pressure relief groove and have widths gradually decreasing in the depth direction of the first pressure relief groove. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The shell according to claim 2, wherein the second pressure relief groove comprises a plurality of second groove portions, which are sequentially arranged in a depth direction of the second pressure relief groove and have widths gradually decreasing in the depth direction of the second pressure relief groove. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The shell according to claim 1, wherein the straight line connecting the two first free ends has a third projection on the plane, and an extension direction of the second projection is consistent with that of the third projection. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The shell according to claim 8, wherein the second projection at least partially overlaps with the third projection in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the second projection. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The shell according to claim 8, wherein the second projection is located on one side of the third projection close to the first projection, and is spaced apart from the third projection. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The shell according to claim 8, wherein the second projection is located on one side of the third projection that faces away from the first projection, and is spaced apart from the third projection. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The shell according to claim 8, wherein a perpendicular bisector of the third projection overlaps with a perpendicular bisector of the second projection. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The shell according to claim 8, wherein the first projection is symmetrical with respect to the perpendicular bisector of the third projection. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The shell according to claim 8, wherein: the second projection has two second free ends, and the minimum gap between one of the second free ends and the first projection is not greater than one third of a length of the third projection; and/or the minimum gap between the other second free end and the first projection is not greater than one third of the length of the third projection. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The shell according to claim 14, wherein: the minimum gap between one of the second free ends and the first projection is less than 10 mm, and/or the minimum gap between the other second free end and the first projection is less than 10 mm. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The shell according to claim 1, wherein the first projection is in the form of an arc, a fold line, or a combination of an arc and a fold line. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The shell according to claim 1, further comprising: a shell body with an opening and an end cap covering the opening; wherein an accommodating cavity for accommodating the battery cell is formed between the shell body and the end cap; and wherein: the pressure relief mechanism is arranged on at least one of side walls of the shell body, and/or the pressure relief mechanism is arranged on the end cap. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The shell according to claim 1, wherein a recess is formed in the shell, and the body of the pressure relief mechanism is a recess bottom of the recess. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The shell according to claim 18, wherein side walls of the recess include a first side wall and a second side wall opposite to each other, an extension direction of a projection of the first side wall on the plane is consistent with an extension direction of the first projection, and an extension direction of a projection of the second side wall on the plane is consistent with the extension direction of the second projection. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The shell according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the body is less than a portion of the shell other than the pressure relief mechanism.