# US 12,183,931 B2 · Current collecting member, secondary battery, and method for manufacturing secondary battery > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,183,931 B2 - Document ID: US12183931B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/230,988 - Filed: 2021-04-14 - Published: 2021-07-29 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-22 - Assignees: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited - Applicants: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited - Inventors: Yuanbao Chen; Quankun Li; Peng Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12183931B2 ## CPC - H01M 4/70: characterised by shape or form - H01M 10/052: Li-accumulators - H01M 4/78: Shapes other than plane or cylindrical, e.g. helical - H01M 10/04: Construction or manufacture in general (H01M10/058, H01M10/12, H01M10/28, H01M10/38 take precedence) - H01M 10/0431: {Cells with wound or folded electrodes (H01M10/045 takes precedence)} - H01M 50/103: prismatic or rectangular (H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence) - H01M 50/296: characterised by terminals of battery packs (terminals of batteries H01M50/543) - H01M 50/50: Current conducting connections for cells or batteries - H01M 50/533: characterised by the shape of the leads or tabs - H01M 50/536: characterised by the method of fixing the leads to the electrodes, e.g. by welding - 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 This application provides a current collecting member, a secondary battery, and a method for manufacturing a secondary battery. The current collecting member includes a substrate and a support plate, the substrate is disposed on a side of a body of the electrode assembly in the transverse direction and extends in a direction perpendicular to the transverse direction, the support plate extends from an outer end of the substrate in the longitudinal direction and folds back to a side of the substrate farther from the body. The support plate includes a bending portion and a connecting portion, the bending portion is connected to the substrate and bent into an arc shape, and the connecting portion extends from an end of the bending portion farther from the substrate; and a first tab of the electrode assembly is connected to the connecting portion and bent along a surface of the bending portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A current collecting member, wherein the current collecting member comprises a substrate and a support plate, the substrate extends in a direction perpendicular to a transverse direction, and the support plate extends from an outer end of the substrate in a longitudinal direction and folds back to a side of the substrate in the transverse direction; and the support plate comprises a bending portion and a connecting portion, the bending portion is connected to the substrate and bent into an arc shape, and the connecting portion extends from an end of the bending portion farther from the substrate; a first gap is reserved between the connecting portion and the substrate, and a first gap is gradually narrowed in a direction extending away from the bending portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The current collecting member according to claim 1, wherein an end of the connecting portion farther from the bending portion comes in contact with the substrate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The current collecting member according to claim 1, wherein there are two support plates, the two support plates respectively extend from both ends of the substrate in the longitudinal direction, and the two support plates are bent opposite to each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The current collecting member according to claim 3, wherein a second gap is reserved between connecting portions of the two support plates in the longitudinal direction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The current collecting member according to claim 1, wherein the current collecting member further comprises a terminal connecting plate, and the terminal connecting plate is perpendicular to the substrate and connected to the substrate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The current collecting member according to claim 1, wherein a cross section of the bending portion is sector-shaped. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The current collecting member according to claim 1, wherein the substrate and the support plate are integrally formed. ### Claim 8 A secondary battery, comprising an electrode assembly, a housing, a top cover assembly, and a current collecting member, wherein the current collecting member comprises a substrate and a support plate, the substrate extends in a direction perpendicular to a transverse direction, and the support plate extends from an outer end of the substrate in a longitudinal direction and folds back to a side of the substrate in the transverse direction; the support plate comprises a bending portion and a connecting portion, the bending portion is connected to the substrate and bent into an arc shape, and the connecting portion extends from an end of the bending portion farther from the substrate; a first gap is reserved between the connecting portion and the substrate, and a first gap is gradually narrowed in a direction extending away from the bending portion; the electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing and comprises a body and a first tab, and the first tab extends from an end of the body in the transverse direction; the top cover assembly comprises a top cover plate and a first electrode terminal disposed on the top cover plate, the top cover plate is connected to the housing, and the current collecting member is connected to the first tab and the first electrode terminal; the substrate is disposed on a side of the body in the transverse direction, and the support plate folds back to a side of the substrate farther from the body; and the first tab is connected to the connecting portion and bent along a surface of the bending portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The secondary battery according to claim 8, wherein the first tab comprises a first part, a second part, and a third part, the first part extends from an end of the body in the transverse direction, the second part extends from an end of the first part farther from the body and is bent along the surface of the bending portion, and the third part extends from an end of the second part farther from the first part and is fastened to the connecting portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The secondary battery according to claim 8, wherein an end of the connecting portion farther from the bending portion comes in contact with the substrate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The secondary battery according to claim 8, wherein there are two support plates, the two support plates respectively extend from both ends of the substrate in the longitudinal direction, and the two support plates are bent opposite to each other. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The secondary battery according to claim 11, wherein a second gap is reserved between connecting portions of the two support plates in the longitudinal direction. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The secondary battery according to claim 8, wherein the current collecting member further comprises a terminal connecting plate, and the terminal connecting plate is perpendicular to the substrate and connected to the substrate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The secondary battery according to claim 8, wherein a cross section of the bending portion is sector-shaped. ### Claim 15 A method for manufacturing a secondary battery, wherein the secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly and a current collecting member, the electrode assembly comprises a body and a first tab, and the first tab extends from an end of the body in a transverse direction; and the manufacturing method comprises: bending a current collecting plate to form a bending structure, wherein the bending structure comprises a substrate and a support plate that are bent toward each other, and the support plate extends from an outer end of the substrate in a longitudinal direction; connecting the first tab to the support plate; and bending the first tab and the support plate that are connected, wherein during bending, a bending portion and a connecting portion are formed in the support plate, the bending portion is located at a bending position of the support plate and is arc-shaped, the connecting portion extends from an end of the bending portion farther from the substrate, and the substrate, the bending portion, and the connecting portion from the current collecting member; and wherein a first gap is reserved between the connecting portion and the substrate, and a first gap is gradually narrowed in a direction extending away from the bending portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method for manufacturing a secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein during bending of the first tab and the support plate that are connected, the manufacturing method further comprises: bending the first tab and the support plate that are connected, until an end of the connecting portion farther from the bending portion abuts against the substrate.