# US 12,224,456 B2 · Connection component, battery cell, battery and electrical device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,224,456 B2 - Document ID: US12224456B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/565,632 - Filed: 2021-12-30 - Published: 2022-11-03 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-04-30 - Assignees: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited - Applicants: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited - Inventors: Lingyu Zhang; Jianxiong Yang; Zhijun Guo; Haibo Ke - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12224456B2 ## CPC - H01M 50/531: Electrode connections inside a battery casing - H01M 10/0404: {Machines for assembling batteries} - H01M 50/533: characterised by the shape of the leads or tabs - 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 application provide a connection component, a battery cell, a battery, and an electric device. The connection component includes a body, a convex portion, a concave portion and a gap control portion, and the body includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof; and the gap control portion is configured to be when the associated connection component is stacked on the other connection component, said gap control portion is in contact with said the other connection component, so as to control a dimension of a gap D between the two connection components to be greater than 0.6H, wherein H is the height of the convex portion protruding from the first surface. According to the connection component provided by the present application, the gap between two adjacent connection components can be controlled when material is stuck. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connection component for connecting an electrode assembly and an electrode terminal, wherein the connection component comprises: a body, comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof; a convex portion, connected to the body and protruding from the first surface; a concave portion, provided on the second surface and corresponding to the position of the convex portion; and a gap control portion, configured to be when the connection component is stacked on another connection component, the gap control portion is in contact with the other connection component, so as to control a dimension of a gap D between the two connection components to be greater than 0.6H, wherein H is the height of the convex portion protruding from the first surface; wherein the gap control portion comprises a first protrusion, and the first protrusion is provided on the body and protrudes from the first surface and/or the second surface, the first protrusion protrudes from the first surface and is obliquely provided towards the convex portion, or, the first protrusion protrudes from the second surface and is obliquely provided towards the concave portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connection component according to claim 1, wherein the convex portion comprises an end wall and a side wall, the side wall is provided surrounding the end wall in the vicinity of the end wall, the side wall is connected to the body, and the concave portion is encircled by the end wall and the side wall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The connection component according to claim 2, wherein an included angle between the side wall and the end wall is greater than 90°. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The connection component according to claim 1, wherein the gap control portion comprises a second protrusion, second protrusion is provided at a connecting portion of the convex portion and the body and is exposed to the second surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The connection component according to claim 4, wherein the second protrusion is an annular protrusion extending in a circumferential direction of the convex portion; or, there are a plurality of second protrusions, and a plurality of second protrusions are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the convex portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The connection component according to claim 2, wherein the gap control portion comprises a groove, the groove is provided on an outer surface of the convex portion and is located at a connection portion of the end wall and the side wall, and the groove is an annular groove provided circling around the end wall. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The connection component according to claim 1, wherein there are a plurality of first protrusions, and the plurality of first protrusions are distributed surrounding the concave portion at intervals. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The connection component according to claim 7, wherein the convex portion is located on a width central line of the connection component, and the plurality of first protrusions are symmetrically distributed with respect to the width central line. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The connection component according to claim 7, wherein at least one of the first protrusions is provided at an edge of the body. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A battery cell comprising: an electrode assembly; an electrode terminal; and the connection component according to claim 1, wherein the body is connected to the electrode assembly, and the convex portion is connected to the electrode terminal. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A battery comprising the battery cell according to claim 10. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) An electrical device comprising the battery cell according to claim 10. ### Claim 13 A method for manufacturing a battery cell, wherein the method comprises: providing an electrode assembly; providing an electrode terminal; providing a connection component, the connection component comprising a body, a convex portion, a concave portion and a gap control portion, wherein the body comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof, the convex portion is connected to the body and protrudes from the first surface, the concave portion is provided on the second surface and corresponds to the position of the convex portion, and the gap control portion is configured to be when the connection component is stacked on another connection component, the gap control portion is in contact with the other connection component, so as to control a dimension of a gap D between the two connection components to be greater than 0.6H, wherein H is the height of the convex portion protruding from the first surface; and connecting the body to the electrode assembly, and connecting the convex portion to the electrode terminal; wherein the gap control portion comprises a first protrusion, and the first protrusion is provided on the body and protrudes from the first surface and/or the second surface, the first protrusion protrudes from the first surface and is obliquely provided towards the convex portion, or, the first protrusion protrudes from the second surface and is obliquely provided towards the concave portion. ### Claim 14 A device for manufacturing a battery cell, wherein the device comprises: a first providing module, used for providing an electrode assembly; a second providing module, used for providing an electrode terminal; a third providing module, used for providing a connection component, the connection component comprising a body, a convex portion, a concave portion and a gap control portion, wherein the body comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof, the convex portion is connected to the body and protrudes from the first surface, the concave portion is provided on the second surface and corresponds to the position of the convex portion, and the gap control portion is configured to be when the connection component is stacked on another connection component, the gap control portion is in contact with the other connection component, so as to control a dimension of a gap D between the two connection components to be greater than 0.6H, wherein H is the height of the convex portion protruding from the first surface; and a mounting module, used for connecting the body with the electrode assembly and used for connecting the convex portion with the electrode terminal; wherein the gap control portion comprises a first protrusion, and the first protrusion is provided on the body and protrudes from the first surface and/or the second surface, the first protrusion protrudes from the first surface and is obliquely provided towards the convex portion, or, the first protrusion protrudes from the second surface and is obliquely provided towards the concave portion.