# US 12,603,399 B2 · Battery and electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,603,399 B2 - Document ID: US12603399B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/003,847 - Filed: 2022-01-28 - Published: 2023-08-17 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2021-02-09 - Assignees: Honor Device Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Honor Device Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Wei Chen; Hua Zhu; Yufei Chen; Lun Lu; Bin Deng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603399B2 ## CPC - H01M 50/247: specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers - H01M 50/538: Connection of several leads or tabs of wound or folded electrode stacks - H01M 10/0436: {Small-sized flat cells or batteries for portable equipment} - H01M 10/425: {Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00)} - H01M 10/4257: {Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries} - H01M 50/102: characterised by their shape or physical structure - H01M 50/103: prismatic or rectangular (H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence) - H01M 50/14: for protecting against damage caused by external factors - H01M 50/176: for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/181 takes precedence) - H01M 50/204: Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells - H01M 50/267: having means for adapting to batteries or cells of different types or different sizes - H01M 50/269: Mechanical means for varying the arrangement of batteries or cells for different uses, e.g. for changing the number of batteries or for switching between series and parallel wiring (methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance H01M6/50, H01M10/42) - H01M 50/557: Plate-shaped terminals - H01M 50/574: Devices or arrangements for the interruption of current - H02J 7/70: characterised by the mechanical construction - H01M 2010/4271: {Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing} - H01M 2220/30: Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A battery and an electronic device are disclosed. The battery includes: a first bare cell portion and a second bare cell portion. The first bare cell portion has a first surface and a side surface connected to the first surface, the first surface is configured to face towards a same direction as that of an opening of a battery compartment of an electronic device when the battery is installed in the battery compartment, and the side face is configured to face towards an inner side surface of the battery compartment of the electronic device when the battery is installed in the battery compartment. The second bare cell portion is located on a side that the first surface faces, and an orthographic projection of the second bare cell portion on the first surface overlaps the first surface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A battery, comprising: a first bare cell portion, wherein the first bare cell portion has a first surface and a side surface connected to the first surface, the first surface is configured to face towards a same direction as that of an opening of a battery compartment of an electronic device when the battery is installed in the battery compartment, and the side surface is configured to face towards an inner side surface of the battery compartment of the electronic device when the battery is installed in the battery compartment; and a second bare cell portion, wherein the second bare cell portion is located on a side that the first surface faces, and an orthographic projection of the second bare cell portion on the first surface overlaps the first surface, and/or the second bare cell portion is located on a side that the side surface faces, and an orthographic projection of the second bare cell portion on the side surface overlaps the side surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein the first bare cell portion is a high-energy bare cell portion, and the second bare cell portion is a fast-charge bare cell portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of a negative electrode sheet of the second bare cell portion is smaller than that of a negative electrode sheet of the first bare cell portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein the second bare cell portion comprises a first sub-portion, the first sub-portion is located on the side that the first surface faces towards, and an orthographic projection of the first sub-portion on the first surface overlaps the first surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein the side surface comprises a first side surface and a second side surface, and the second side surface and the first side surface are arranged on the circumferential direction of the first surface and connected to each other; and tabs of the first bare cell portion are arranged on the first side surface, the second bare cell portion comprises a second sub-portion, the second sub-portion is located on a side that the second side surface faces towards, and an orthographic projection of the second sub-portion on the second side surface overlaps the second side surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The battery according to claim 5, wherein the side surface further comprises a third side surface, and the third side surface is opposite to the second side surface; and the second bare cell portion further comprises a third sub-portion, the third sub-portion is located on a side that the third side surface faces towards, and an orthographic projection of the third sub-portion on the third side surface overlaps the third side surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The battery according to claim 5, wherein the side surface further comprises a fourth side surface, and the fourth side surface is opposite to the first side surface; and the second bare cell portion further comprises a fourth sub-portion, the fourth sub-portion is located on a side that the fourth side surface faces towards, and an orthographic projection of the fourth sub-portion on the fourth side surface overlaps the fourth side surface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The battery according to claim 4, wherein the side surface comprises a first side surface and a fourth side surface, and the first side surface is opposite to the fourth side surface; and tabs of the first bare cell portion are arranged on the first side surface, the second bare cell portion further comprises a fourth sub-portion, the fourth sub-portion is located on a side that the fourth side surface faces towards, and an orthographic projection of the fourth sub-portion on the fourth side surface overlaps the fourth side surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein the first bare cell portion further has a second surface, and the second surface is opposite to the first surface; and the battery further comprises: a third bare cell portion, wherein the third bare cell portion is located on a side that the second surface faces towards, and an orthographic projection of the third bare cell portion on the second surface overlaps the second surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of a positive electrode sheet of the first bare cell portion ranges from 80 μm to 120 μm; and a thickness of a negative electrode sheet of the first bare cell portion ranges from 110 μm to 160 μm. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of a positive electrode sheet of the second bare cell portion ranges from 40 μm to 80 μm; and a thickness of a negative electrode sheet of the second bare cell portion ranges from 70 μm to 110 μm. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The battery according to claim 1, further comprising: a housing, wherein the first bare cell portion and the second bare cell portion are located in the housing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The battery according to claim 12, wherein an accommodation cavity is formed in the housing, and the first bare cell portion and the second bare cell portion are both located in the accommodation cavity. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The battery according to claim 12, wherein the housing comprises a first housing unit and a second housing unit; a first accommodating cavity is formed in the first housing unit, and the first bare cell portion is accommodated in the first accommodating cavity; and the second housing unit is located outside the first housing unit and is fastened relative to the first housing unit, a second accommodating cavity is formed in the second housing unit, and the second bare cell portion is accommodated in the second accommodating cavity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The battery according to claim 12, wherein tabs of the first bare cell portion and tabs of the second bare cell portion penetrate through the housing to extend out of the housing, the tabs of the first bare cell portion form a first charge and discharge port, and the tabs of the second bare cell portion form a second charge and discharge port; the battery further comprises a protection board, and the protection board has a first charge and discharge circuit, a second charge and discharge circuit, a third charge and discharge port, and a fourth charge and discharge port; the first charge and discharge circuit is electrically connected to the first bare cell portion through the first charge and discharge port, the third charge and discharge port is located on the first charge and discharge circuit, and the protection board is configured to electrically connect to a power management module, a charge management module, and a charger through the third charge and discharge port, to form a charge and discharge link; and the second charge and discharge circuit is electrically connected to the second bare cell portion through the second charge and discharge port, the fourth charge and discharge port is located on the second charge and discharge circuit, and the protection board is configured to electrically connect to the power management module, the charge management module, and the charger through the fourth charge and discharge port, to form another charge and discharge link. ### Claim 16 An electronic device, comprising: a housing, wherein a battery compartment is arranged in the housing, and the battery compartment has an opening; and a battery, comprising: a first bare cell portion, wherein the first bare cell portion has a first surface and a side surface connected to the first surface, the first surface is configured to face towards a same direction as that of the opening of the battery compartment of the electronic device when the battery is installed in the battery compartment, and the side surface is configured to face towards an inner side surface of the battery compartment of the electronic device when the battery is installed in the battery compartment; and a second bare cell portion, wherein the second bare cell portion is located on a side that the first surface faces, and an orthographic projection of the second bare cell portion on the first surface overlaps the first surface, and/or the second bare cell portion is located on a side that the side surface faces, and an orthographic projection of the second bare cell portion on the side surface overlaps the side surface, wherein the battery is installed in the battery compartment, the first surface of the first bare cell portion in the battery faces a same direction as that of the opening of the battery compartment, and the side surface of the first bare cell portion faces towards the inner side surface of the battery compartment. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device according to claim 16, further comprising: a power management module, wherein the power management module is electrically connected to the battery, and the power management module is configured to discharge power of the second bare cell portion of the battery to a first preset threshold and then discharge the first bare cell portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The electronic device according to claim 17, wherein a value interval of the first preset threshold is [0, 80% SOC]. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The electronic device according to claim 16, further comprising: a charge management module, wherein the charge management module is electrically connected to the battery, and the charge management module is configured to charge power of the second bare cell portion of the battery to a second preset threshold and then charge the first bare cell portion of the battery. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The electronic device according to claim 19, wherein a value interval of the second preset threshold is [60% SOC, 100% SOC].