# US 12,224,405 B2 · Electrode assembly, secondary battery, and battery-powered apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,224,405 B2 - Document ID: US12224405B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/552,701 - Filed: 2021-12-16 - Published: 2022-04-07 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2019-08-09 - Assignees: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited - Applicants: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited - Inventors: Tao Liang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12224405B2 ## CPC - H01M 10/0587: of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators - H01M 4/70: characterised by shape or form - H01M 10/0431: {Cells with wound or folded electrodes (H01M10/045 takes precedence)} - H01M 10/052: Li-accumulators - H01M 10/4235: {Safety or regulating additives or arrangements in electrodes, separators or electrolyte (H01M10/4242 takes precedence)} - 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 An electrode assembly, a secondary battery, and a battery-powered apparatus. The electrode assembly includes a negative electrode plate, a positive electrode plate, and a separator, and the negative electrode plate, the separator, and the positive electrode plate are laminated and wound around a winding center, where the negative electrode plate includes a first inner layer section, the positive electrode plate includes a second inner layer section, and the first inner layer section and the second inner layer section are immediately adjacent to the winding center; and the first inner layer section is provided with a notch portion, and the first inner layer section is disposed opposite the second inner layer section through the notch portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A secondary battery, comprising: a housing having an opening and an accommodating cavity; an electrode assembly located in the accommodating cavity, wherein the electrode assembly comprises a negative electrode plate, a positive electrode plate, and a separator, and the negative electrode plate, the separator, and the positive electrode plate are laminated and wound around a winding center; and a top cover assembly covering the opening, wherein the negative electrode plate comprises a first inner layer section, the positive electrode plate comprises a second inner layer section, the first inner layer section comprises a negative electrode active material, the second inner layer section comprises a positive electrode active material, and the first inner layer section and the second inner layer section are immediately adjacent to the winding center; and the first inner layer section is provided with at least one notch portion, the at least one notch portion runs through the first inner layer section in a width direction, the first inner layer section is disposed opposite the second inner layer section, at least one portion the first inner layer section, at least one portion of the second inner layer section, and the at least one notch portion are at least partially aligned in the width direction, the at least one portion of the first inner layer section is exposed to the at least one notch portion and opposite the at least one portion of the second inner layer section through the at least one notch portion in the width direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the first inner layer section comprises a bending center in a length direction, and after winding, the first inner layer section is bent along the bending center; the at least one notch portion comprises a first notch portion and a second notch portion, wherein the first notch portion and the second notch portion are located on two sides of the bending center in the length direction; and the first notch portion and the second notch portion are arranged in a height direction of the electrode assembly. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein the first inner layer section comprises a first winding starting end, and the first notch portion runs through the first winding starting end in the length direction; and in the height direction, the first notch portion runs through one end of the first inner layer section, and the second notch portion runs through the other end of the first inner layer section. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein in the height direction, a sum of the height of the first notch portion and the height of the second notch portion is greater than or equal to a height of the negative electrode plate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein the first inner layer section comprises a first body portion, a second body portion, and a first connection portion, wherein the first body portion is connected to the second body portion through the first connection portion; and the first body portion is at least partially aligned with and exposed to the first notch portion, the first body portion is disposed opposite the at least one portion of the second inner layer section through the first notch portion, and the second body portion is at least partially aligned with and exposed to the second notch portion, the second body portion is disposed opposite the at least one portion of the second inner layer section through the second notch portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The secondary battery according to claim 5, wherein in the length direction, the second body portion comprises a first winding starting end, and there is a first distance between the first winding starting end and the bending center; the second notch portion comprises a side wall away from the bending center, and there is a second distance between the side wall and the bending center; and the first distance is less than or equal to the second distance. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The secondary battery according to claim 5, wherein in the height direction, the first body portion comprises a first edge, the second body portion comprises a second edge, and the first edge and the second edge are close to each other; the second inner layer section is provided with a third notch portion and a fourth notch portion, and the third notch portion and the fourth notch portion are located on two sides of the bending center in the length direction; and at least a part of the first edge is overlapped with the third notch portion in the width direction, and at least part of the second edge is overlapped with the fourth notch portion in the width direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The secondary battery according to claim 7, wherein the second inner layer section comprises a third body portion, a fourth body portion, and a second connection portion, and in the height direction, the third body portion and the fourth body portion are located on two sides of the third notch portion and the fourth notch portion; the third body portion of the second inner layer section is disposed opposite the first body portion of the first inner layer section through the first notch portion, and the fourth body portion of the second inner layer section is disposed opposite the second portion of the first inner layer section through the second notch portion; and the third body portion and the fourth body portion are connected to each other through the second connection portion, and the second connection portion is located between the third notch portion and the fourth notch portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The secondary battery according to claim 8, wherein the first connection portion is symmetric with respect to the bending center, and the second connection portion is symmetric with respect to the bending center; and the length of the first connection portion is greater than the length of the second connection portion in the length direction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The secondary battery according to claim 8, wherein a height of the fourth body portion is less than a height of the second body portion in the height direction; and/or the height of the second body portion is less than or equal to a height of the second notch portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The electrode assembly according to claim 7, wherein the second inner layer section is further provided with a fifth notch portion, and the fifth notch portion communicates with the fourth notch portion; the fifth notch portion extends in the height direction and runs through one end of the second inner layer section in the height direction; and the second notch portion comprises a side wall away from the bending center, at least a part of the side wall is overlapped with the fifth notch portion in the width direction. ### Claim 12 A battery-powered apparatus, comprising: a secondary battery, the secondary battery comprising: a housing having an opening and an accommodating cavity; an electrode assembly located in the accommodating cavity, wherein the electrode assembly comprises a negative electrode plate, a positive electrode plate, and a separator, and the negative electrode plate, the separator, and the positive electrode plate are laminated and wound around a winding center, wherein the negative electrode plate comprises a first inner layer section, the positive electrode plate comprises a second inner layer section, first inner layer section comprises a negative electrode active material, the second inner layer section comprises a positive electrode active material, and the first inner layer section and the second inner layer section are immediately adjacent to the winding center; and the first inner layer section is provided with at least one notch portion, the at least one notch portion runs through the first inner layer section in a width direction, the first inner layer section is disposed opposite the second inner layer section, at least one portion the first inner layer section, at least one portion of the second inner layer section, and the at least one notch portion are at least partially aligned in the width direction, the at least one portion of the first inner layer section is exposed to the at least one notch portion and opposite the at least one portion of the second inner layer section through the at least one notch portion in the width direction; and a top cover assembly covering the opening, wherein the secondary battery is configured to provide electrical energy to the battery-powered apparatus. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The battery-powered apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the first inner layer section comprises a bending center in a length direction, and after winding, the first inner layer section is bent along the bending center; the at least one notch portion comprises a first notch portion and a second notch portion, wherein the first notch portion and the second notch portion are located on two sides of the bending center in the length direction; and the first notch portion and the second notch portion are arranged in a height direction of the electrode assembly. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The battery-powered apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the first inner layer section comprises a first winding starting end, and the first notch portion runs through the first winding starting end in the length direction; and in the height direction, the first notch portion runs through one end of the first inner layer section, and the second notch portion runs through the other end of the first inner layer section. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The battery-powered apparatus according to claim 13, wherein in the height direction, a sum of the height of the first notch portion and the height of the second notch portion is greater than or equal to a height of the negative electrode plate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The battery-powered apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the first inner layer section comprises a first body portion, a second body portion, and a first connection portion, wherein the first body portion is connected to the second body portion through the first connection portion; and the first body portion is at least partially aligned with and exposed to the first notch portion, the first body portion is disposed opposite the at least one portion of the second inner layer section through the first notch portion, and the second body portion is at least partially aligned with and exposed to the second notch portion, the second body portion is disposed opposite the at least one portion of the second inner layer section through the second notch portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The battery-powered apparatus according to claim 16, wherein in the length direction, the second body portion comprises a first winding starting end, and there is a first distance between the first winding starting end and the bending center; the second notch portion comprises a side wall away from the bending center, and there is a second distance between the side wall and the bending center; and the first distance is less than or equal to the second distance. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The battery-powered apparatus according to claim 16, wherein in a height direction, the first body portion comprises a first edge, the second body portion comprises a second edge, and the first edge and the second edge are close to each other; the second inner layer section is provided with a third notch portion and a fourth notch portion, and the third notch portion and the fourth notch portion are located on two sides of the bending center in a length direction; and at least a part of the first edge is overlapped with the third notch portion in the width direction, and at least part of the second edge is overlapped with the fourth notch portion in the width direction. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The battery-powered apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the at least one portion of the second inner layer section further comprises a third body portion, a fourth body portion, and a second connection portion, and in the height direction, the third body portion and the fourth body portion are located on two sides of the third notch portion and the fourth notch portion; the third body portion of the second inner layer section is disposed opposite the first body portion of the first inner layer section through the first notch portion, and the fourth body portion of the second inner layer section is disposed opposite the second portion of the first inner layer section through the second notch portion; and the third body portion and the fourth body portion are connected to each other through the second connection portion, and the second connection portion is located between the third notch portion and the fourth notch portion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The battery-powered apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the first connection portion is symmetric with respect to the bending center, and the second connection portion is symmetric with respect to the bending center; the length of the first connection portion is greater than the length of the second connection portion in the length direction; a height of the fourth body portion is less than a height of the second body portion in the height direction; and the height of the second body portion is less than or equal to a height of the second notch portion.