# US 12,763,434 B2 · Cover assembly, battery and battery pack > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,763,434 B2 - Document ID: US12763434B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/518,442 - Filed: 2023-11-23 - Published: 2024-09-05 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2023-03-02 - Assignees: AESC Japan Ltd. - Applicants: AESC Japan Ltd. - Inventors: Peipei Che; Jia Qian; Shengrong Cao; Tianqi Lu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12763434B2 ## CPC - H01M 50/474: characterised by their position inside the cells - H01M 50/103: prismatic or rectangular (H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence) - H01M 50/15: for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/153 takes precedence) - H01M 50/184: characterised by their shape or structure - H01M 50/562: characterised by the material - H01M 50/566: by welding, soldering or brazing - H01M 50/567: by fixing means, e.g. screws, rivets or bolts - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY ## Abstract Disclosed are a cover assembly, a battery and a battery pack. The cover assembly includes a cover plate, an electrode plate, a first insulator and a second insulator. The electrode plate is disposed on the cover plate, and the electrode plate includes a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion electrically connected to each other. The first insulator is disposed between the electrode plate and the cover plate, and the second insulator is disposed on one side of the electrode plate away from the cover plate. The area of the first insulator corresponding to the first electrode portion is provided with a first through hole, the area of the second insulator corresponding to the second electrode portion is provided with a second through hole, and the orthographic projections of the first through hole and the second through hole on the cover plate do not overlap each other. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cover assembly, comprising: a cover plate; an electrode plate, which is disposed on the cover plate, wherein the electrode plate comprises a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion electrically connected to each other; a first insulator and a second insulator, wherein the first insulator is disposed between the electrode plate and the cover plate, and the second insulator is disposed on one side of the electrode plate away from the cover plate; an area of the first insulator corresponding to the first electrode portion is provided with a first through hole, an area of the second insulator corresponding to the second electrode portion is provided with a second through hole, and orthographic projections of the first through hole and the second through hole on the cover plate do not overlap each other. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cover assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion are arranged laterally. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cover assembly according to claim 1, wherein a third through hole is provided on an area of the cover plate corresponding to the first electrode portion, and a first annular protrusion extending toward the cover plate is provided on an outer periphery edge of the first through hole of the first insulator, and an outer peripheral surface of the first annular protrusion matches an inner peripheral surface of the third through hole. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cover assembly according to claim 3, wherein the cover plate is a cover substrate, a plastic plate is provided on one side of the cover plate away from the electrode plate, and a through hole corresponding to the third through hole is provided on the plastic plate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The cover assembly according to claim 3, wherein the cover assembly further comprises a sealing ring, the sealing ring comprises a main body portion and a flange provided on an outer peripheral side of one end of the main body portion, two end surfaces of the flange respectively press against the electrode plate and the cover plate, an outer peripheral surface of the main body portion is attached to an inner wall surface of the third through hole. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cover assembly according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion protrudes from a surface of the electrode plate and protrude into corresponding through holes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cover assembly according to claim 1, wherein a groove is provided on the cover plate, and the electrode plate is disposed in the groove. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cover assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cover assembly further comprises a fixing plate, the fixing plate is covered on one side of the electrode plate away from the cover plate, and an area on the fixing plate corresponding to the second electrode portion is provided with a fourth through hole. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The cover assembly according to claim 8, wherein the fixing plate has a receiving groove, an outer peripheral edge of the receiving groove is provided with an extending edge parallel to the cover plate, and the extending edge is welded and fixed to the cover plate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The cover assembly according to claim 8, wherein a second annular protrusion extending toward the fixing plate is provided on an outer peripheral edge of the second through hole of the second insulator, and an outer peripheral surface of the second annular protrusion matches an inner peripheral surface of the fourth through hole. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cover assembly according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first insulator and the second insulator is a plastic plate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The cover assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion are fixed by welding or riveting. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The cover assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion are made of two conductive metals of different materials. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The cover assembly according to claim 13, wherein a material of the first electrode part is copper, and a material of the second electrode portion is aluminum. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The cover assembly according to claim 1, wherein the electrode plate, the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion are made integrally of a same metal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) A battery, comprising the cover assembly according to claim 1; wherein the battery further comprises a housing and a battery cell disposed in the housing, the battery cell has a tab, the cover assembly is covered on the housing, and the first electrode portion is electrically connected to the tab. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) A battery pack, comprising a plurality of the batteries according to claim 16, and the plurality of batteries being connected in series or in parallel through the second electrode portion.