US 12,362,433 B2
Battery cell, battery, power consumption device, and battery cell manufacturing device and method with folding insulator
Lulu Bai, Ningde (CN); Xinxiang Chen, Ningde (CN); Ningsheng Wu, Ningde (CN); Quankun Li, Ningde (CN); Ting Zheng, Ningde (CN); and Wenlin Zhou, Ningde (CN)
Assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED, Hong Kong (CN)
Filed by CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED, Hong Kong (CN)
Filed on Aug. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/795,695.
Application 18/795,695 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2022/078492, filed on Feb. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0396173 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H01M 50/463 (2021.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01); H01M 50/593 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/463 (2021.01) [H01M 10/045 (2013.01); H01M 50/593 (2021.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery cell, comprising:
a shell, comprising a bottom wall and a side wall disposed at a periphery of the bottom wall;
an electrode assembly, accommodated in the shell; and
an insulator, comprising:
a first insulating portion and a second insulating portion that are connected, wherein the first insulating portion is configured to separate the electrode assembly from the bottom wall, the first insulating portion is provided with a through hole, and the second insulating portion is configured to separate the electrode assembly from the side wall; and
a folding portion, wherein the folding portion is disposed on the first insulating portion in a foldable manner, and the folding portion is configured to be stacked with the first insulating portion to cover the through hole, the folding portion is disposed between the first insulating portion and the electrode assembly to cover the through hole and separate the electrode assembly from the first insulating portion.