Patent Publication Number: US-11024930-B2

Title: Battery with a buffer layer adhered to separators

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application claims priority to and benefits of Chinese Patent Application No. 201820526120.9, filed on Apr. 13, 2018, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present application relates to the field of battery, in particular, to a battery and an electronic device thereof. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     As energy density of the battery increases, there is an increasing demand for battery safety performance. When the mobile phone is often dropped during use, or there is a similar slight drop during transportation, the top of the electrode assembly is caused to be punched out, the top of the electrode assembly to be impacted and the separator to shrink, etc., further internal short-circuit is caused, which may cause serious startup problems and even safety problems such as fire and explosion. Therefore, battery safety issues cannot be ignored. 
     The structure of the bare electrode assembly  10  currently in common use is shown in  FIG. 1 . The above problems will often occur during the falling process. In order to solve these problems, the existing method is to bond the electrode assembly and the package bag together in a battery assembly process to prevent the electrode assembly from moving in the package bag during the falling process, thereby avoiding the above phenomenon and a further problem of internal short circuit. However, the existing method tends to cause the risk of short circuit caused by tearing the aluminum foil inside the electrode assembly, and this method does not improve the internal short circuit caused by the shrinkage of the separator of the separator protrusion inside the electrode assembly. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In view of the problems in the prior art, the object of the present application is to provide a battery capable of avoiding the risk of short circuit occurring inside the electrode assembly caused by tearing the aluminum foil during the falling process of the battery, and also improving the internal short circuit caused by the shrinkage of the separator of the separator protrusion inside the electrode assembly during the falling process of the battery, further maximizing the drop resistance performance of the battery so as to improve the safety of its use. 
     The technical solution of the present application is implemented as follows: 
     According to an aspect of the present application, a battery is provided comprising: 
     an electrode assembly having at least one separator protrusion; 
     a package bag for accommodating the electrode assembly; and 
     a buffer layer arranged between the electrode assembly and the package bag; 
     wherein the buffer layer is further arranged on the at least one separator protrusion. 
     According to an embodiment of the present application, the battery further comprises an adhesive layer; the buffer layer is adhered to the at least one separator protrusion by the adhesive layer, the at least one separator protrusion includes a first separator protrusion and a second separator protrusion, and the adhesive layer extends between the first separator protrusion and the second separator protrusion. 
     According to an embodiment of the present application, the battery further comprises an electrode tab, and the buffer layer has a notch, the electrode tab passes through the notch. 
     According to an embodiment of the present application, the battery further comprises an electrode tab, and the buffer layer has a through hole, the electrode tab passes through the through hole. 
     According to an embodiment of the present application, the buffer layer has an elastic modulus between 1 MPa and 1000 MPa. 
     According to an embodiment of the present application, the length of the through hole is between 1 mm and 10 mm greater than the width of the electrode tab, and the length direction of the through hole is parallel to the width direction of the electrode tab. 
     According to an embodiment of the present application, the length of the notch is between 1 mm and 10 mm greater than the width of the electrode tab, and the length direction of the notch is parallel to the width direction of the electrode tab. 
     According to an embodiment of the present application, the length of the buffer layer is between 0 mm and 10 mm less than the width of the electrode assembly, and the length direction of the buffer layer is parallel to the width direction of the electrode assembly. 
     According to an embodiment of the present application, a thickness of the buffer layer is between 0.1 mm and 5 mm. 
     According to an embodiment of the present application, the material of the buffer layer includes an elastic substance. 
     According to an embodiment of the present application, the elastic substance may be a rubber pad or a foam. 
     According to an embodiment of the present application, the material of the rubber pad is at least one selected from a group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride, polyethylene, polypropylene, styrene butadiene rubber and organic silica gel. 
     According to an embodiment of the present application, the electrode assembly is a single tab structure or a multi-tab structure. 
     In addition, according to another aspect of the present application, an electronic device is further provided comprising: a case and a battery disposed in the case; the battery includes: 
     an electrode assembly having at least one separator protrusion; 
     a package bag for accommodating the electrode assembly; and 
     a buffer layer arranged between the electrode assembly and the package bag; 
     wherein the buffer layer is further arranged on the at least one separator protrusion. 
     The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: 
     In the battery of the present application, a buffer layer is arranged on the separator protrusion of the electrode assembly. Since the buffer layer has an elastic buffering effect, the buffer layer may absorb the impact kinetic energy of the electrode assembly and the impact force on the electrode assembly during the falling process of the battery, prevent the battery from directly colliding with the separator protrusion (e.g. a separator protrusion at the top seal) of the electrode assembly during the falling process, slow down the impact and wear on the electrode assembly plate and separator, and avoid the risk of internal short circuit caused by displacement between the cathode and anode plates of the electrode assembly and shrinkage of the separator (the improvement at the top seal is especially obvious), thereby enhancing the battery&#39;s impact resistance performance and improving the battery&#39;s drop resistance performance, further improving the battery safety performance. 
     In addition, the buffer layer may also be adhered to the separator protrusion of the electrode assembly through the adhesive layer, and the adhesive layer may overflow when the electrode assembly is forming, then the adhesive layer may extend between the first separator protrusion and the second separator protrusion of the separator protrusion, so that the buffer layer and the separator protrusion may be more firmly bonded together, thereby further enhancing the impact resistance performance of the electrode assembly plate and the separator at the protrusion of the separator, further preventing the separator from shrinking. At the same time, the impact of the electrolytic solution on the separator protrusion may be protected, thereby further avoiding the risk of internal short circuit inside the battery, further enhancing the impact resistance performance of the battery and improving the drop resistance performance of the battery, thereby further improving the safety of the battery, and the head collapse of the package aluminum foil is improved to some extent and the risk of short circuit caused by tearing the aluminum foil inside the electrode assembly is avoided. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       In order to be more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of embodiments of the present application or prior art, the drawings which are required to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that other drawings may be obtained based on the accompanying drawings without inventive effort. 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a view of a bare electrode assembly in prior art; 
         FIG. 2 a    illustrates a front elevational view of an electrode assembly according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 2 b    illustrates a top view of the buffer layer of  FIG. 2   a;    
         FIG. 2 c    illustrates view of the electrode assembly in  FIG. 2 a    added with a buffer layer; 
         FIG. 3 a    illustrates a front elevational view of an electrode assembly according to another embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 3 b    illustrates a top view of the buffer layer of  FIG. 3   a;    
         FIG. 3 c    illustrates view of the electrode assembly in  FIG. 3 a    added with a buffer layer; 
         FIG. 3 d    illustrates a top view of the buffer layer added in  FIGS. 2 c    and  3   c;    
         FIG. 4  illustrates a connection manner between the buffer layer and the separator protrusion; 
         FIG. 5 a    illustrates a front elevational view of an electrode assembly in multi-tab structure according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 5 b    illustrates a side view of the portion of  FIG. 5   a;    
         FIG. 5 c    illustrates a view of the electrode assembly in  FIG. 5 a    added with a buffer layer; 
         FIG. 6  illustrates a view of a single tab on different sides of the electrode assembly, according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 7  illustrates a view of a single tab on different sides of the electrode assembly, according to another embodiment of the present application. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described hereafter in connection with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, but not the whole. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art are within the scope of the present application. 
     In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms “center”, “length”, “lateral”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inner”, “outside”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise”, “axial”, “radial” is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is merely for the convenience of describing the present application and the simplified description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or the element referred to must have a specific orientation and be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore is not to be construed as limiting the application. Furthermore, features defining “first” and “second” may include one or more of the features, either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present application, “a plurality” means two or more unless otherwise stated. 
     In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, terms like “mounted”, “connected”, “coupled” should be comprehended broadly unless otherwise specifically limited, for example, it may be coupled securely, also be coupled removably or integrally; it may be coupled mechanically, also be coupled electrically; it may be connected directly, also through a medium indirectly, may be the internal connection between two elements. The specific meaning of the terms in the present application may be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art due to certain situations. The embodiments of the present application will be specifically described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
     It should be noted that the following embodiments may be combined or partially replaced with each other in any possible manner. 
     With reference to  FIG. 2 a    to  FIG. 4 , the present application provides a battery comprising an electrode assembly  20  and a package bag (not shown) for accommodating the electrode assembly  20 , wherein the electrode assembly  20  has a separator protrusion  28  and the number of the separator protrusion  28  is at least one. The battery provided by the present application further comprises a buffer layer  22  arranged between the electrode assembly  20  and the package bag; wherein the buffer layer  22  is arranged on at least one separator protrusion  28  of the electrode assembly  20 . 
     It should be understood that for the electrode assembly  20  described above, it includes a cathode electrode plate and an anode electrode plate as well as a separator. The cathode electrode plate and the anode electrode plate are separated by a separator, and the portion of the separator that extends beyond the cathode electrode plate and the anode electrode plate is referred to as a separator protrusion  28 . It should also be understood that  FIG. 2 a    shows the case where the buffer layer  22  is located at the top seal of the electrode assembly  20 , but the position of the separator protrusion  28  and the buffer layer  22  is not limited thereto, for example, the buffer layer  22  may be arranged at the separator protrusion  28  of the other side opposite the top seal of the electrode assembly as shown in  FIG. 2 c   ,  FIG. 3 c   , etc., and may also be determined according to other practical needs. 
     In the battery provided by the present application, a buffer layer  22  is arranged on the separator protrusion  28  of the electrode assembly  20 . Since the buffer layer  22  has an elastic buffering effect, the buffer layer  22  may absorb the impact kinetic energy of the electrode assembly  20  and the impact force on the electrode assembly  20  during the falling process of the battery, prevent the battery from directly colliding with the separator protrusion  28  (e.g. a separator protrusion at the top seal) of the electrode assembly  20  during the falling process, slow down the impact and wear on the electrode assembly plate and separator, and avoid the risk of internal short circuit caused by displacement between the cathode and anode electrode plates of the electrode assembly and shrinkage of the separator (the improvement at the top seal is especially obvious), thereby enhancing the battery&#39;s impact resistance performance and improving the battery&#39;s drop resistance performance, further improving the battery safety performance. 
     Further, as shown in conjunction with  FIGS. 2 a    to  4 , wherein, as shown in  FIGS. 2 c , 3 a , 3 b , 3 c , 3 d    and  4 , similar components have the same reference numerals as shown in  FIGS. 2 a  and 2 b   . The electrode assembly  20  further includes an adhesive layer  26 , and the buffer layer  22  is adhered to the separator protrusion  28  by the adhesive layer  26 . Among them, the separator protrusion  28  includes a first separator protrusion  28   a  and a second separator protrusion  28   b , and the adhesive layer  26  extends between the first separator protrusion  28   a  and the second separator protrusion  28   b . It should be understood that, as shown in  FIG. 4 , when the first separator protrusion is  28   a , the second separator protrusion may be at least one of  28   b ,  28   c ,  28   d ,  28   e ,  28   f , and  28   g , and at the same time the adhesive layer  26  may extend between  28   a  and at least one of  28   b ,  28   c ,  28   d ,  28   e ,  28   f  and  28   g ; when the first separator protrusion is  28   b , the second separator protrusion may be at least one of  28   a ,  28   c ,  28   d ,  28   e ,  28   f , and  28   g ; when the first separator protrusion is other, the case for the second separator protrusion can be deduced in this way. That is, the first separator protrusion may be one or more of  28   a ,  28   b ,  28   c ,  28   d ,  28   e ,  28   f , and  28   g  in  FIG. 4 , and the second separator protrusion may be another separator protrusion other than the first separator protrusion of  28   a ,  28   b ,  28   c ,  28   d ,  28   e ,  28   f , and  28   g , for example, when the first separator protrusion is  28   a ,  28   c ,  28   e  or  28   g , the second separator protrusion may be  28   b ,  28   d  or  28   f . In addition, the first separator protrusion and the second separator protrusion may be adjacently distributed or spaced apart, and description about this will not be conducted in detail herein. 
     It should also be understood that the number of separator protrusions is not limited thereto and may be determined according to actual needs. The adhesive layer  26  may overflow when the electrode assembly is forming, then the adhesive layer  26  may extend between the first separator protrusion  28   a  and the second separator protrusion  28   b , so that the buffer layer  22  and the separator protrusion  28  may be more firmly bonded together, thus the impact resistance performance of the electrode assembly plate and the separator at the separator protrusion  28  may be further enhanced and the separator may be further prevented from contracting. At the same time, the impact of the electrolytic solution on the separator protrusion  28  may be protected, thereby further avoiding the risk of internal short circuit inside the battery, further enhancing the impact resistance performance of the battery and improving the drop resistance performance of the battery, thereby further improving the safety of the battery, and the head collapse of the package aluminum foil is improved to some extent and the risk of short circuit caused by tearing the aluminum foil inside the electrode assembly is avoided. 
     With reference to  FIGS. 2 a  and 2 b    again, a front view of an electrode assembly and a top view of a buffer layer of an embodiment of the present application are respectively shown. In the present embodiment, the battery provided by the present application further comprises an electrode tab  24 , and the buffer layer  22  has a notch  221 , the electrode tab  24  passes through the notch  221 . The notch  221  of the buffer layer  22  may be understood as being recessed from one side of the electrode assembly  20  to the other side in the thickness direction T of the electrode assembly  20 , wherein the recessed directions between the notches  221  may be opposite to each other. The position of the notch  221  may be determined based on the actual position of the electrode tab  24  of the electrode assembly  20 . In addition, another buffer layer  22  may be further arranged on the electrode assembly  20 , and the buffer layer  22  and the buffer layer  22  having the notch  221  may be respectively arranged at opposite ends of the electrode assembly  20 , as shown in  FIG. 2   c.    
     Among them, the specific width of the notch  221  may be determined based on the width of the electrode tab  24 . It should be noted that the length direction of the notch  221  is a direction parallel to the width direction W of the electrode tab  24 , and the width direction of the electrode tab  24  is the width direction W of the electrode assembly  20 . In some embodiments, the length of the notch  221  may be between 1 mm and 10 mm greater than the width of the electrode tab  24 , and may include 1 mm and 10 mm. Such an arranging manner and a width of the notch may satisfy the battery with electrode tabs arranged in multiple intervals, and may be convenient for the buffer layer  22  to be fixed and easy to operate. 
     With reference to  FIGS. 3 a  and 3 b   , a front view of an electrode assembly and a top view of a buffer layer of another embodiment of the present application are respectively shown. In the present embodiment, the buffer layer  22  has a through hole  222 , the electrode tab  24  passes through the through hole  222  so that the electrode tab  24  extends outward. As shown in  FIG. 3 b   , the through hole  222  may have a rectangular shape or a rectangular shape with a circular arc shape at four corners, and may have other shapes. It should be understood that the shape may be any one as long as the through hole  222  allows the electrode tab  24  to pass through. Among them, the position of the through hole  222  may be determined based on the actual position of the electrode tab  24  of the electrode assembly  20 . In addition, another buffer layer  22  may be further arranged on the electrode assembly  20 , and the buffer layer  22  and the buffer layer  22  having the through hole  222  may be respectively arranged at opposite ends of the electrode assembly  20 , as shown in  FIG. 3   c.    
     Among them, the specific width of the through hole  222  may be determined based on the width of the electrode tab  24 . It should be noted that the length direction of the through hole  222  is a direction parallel to the width direction W of the electrode tab  24 . In some embodiments, the length of the through hole  222  may be between 1 mm and 10 mm greater than the width of the electrode tab  24 . Such an arranging manner and a width of the through hole may satisfy the battery with electrode tabs arranged in multiple intervals, and may be convenient for the buffer layer  22  to be fixed and easy to operate. 
     It should be understood that the setting of the adhesive layer  26  is not limited by the manner in which the notch  221  of the buffer layer  22  or the through hole  222  is arranged, and the arranging manner for the notch  221  or the through hole  222  illustrated in  FIGS. 2 a  to 3 b   , and other manners. The buffer layer  22  may be fixed to the electrode assembly  20  by arranging the adhesive layer  26 , so that the separator protrusion  28  is firmly bonded to further prevent the separator from contracting. In an embodiment of the present application, the material of the adhesive layer  26  may be a polyurethane or a polyacrylate colloid. In an embodiment of the present application, the thickness of the adhesive layer  26  may range from 5 μm to 100 μm; if the thickness of the adhesive layer  26  is less than 5 μm, the effect of further preventing the shrinkage of the separator may not be obtained, and if the thickness of the adhesive layer  26  is greater than 100 μm, the energy density of the electrode assembly  20  may be affected. 
     In an embodiment of the present application, the material of the buffer layer  22  includes an elastic substance. In an embodiment of the present application, the elastic substance may be a rubber pad or a foam, so that the buffer layer  22  has elasticity and may achieve a good buffering effect during the falling process of the battery. 
     Specifically, the material of the above elastic rubber pad should have the characteristics of softness, insulation, high temperature resistance, electrolyte corrosion resistance, stable electrochemical performance, and the like, and should not be side-reacted with other substances in the battery. In an embodiment of the present application, the material of the rubber pad may be at least one selected from a group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride, polyethylene, polypropylene, styrene butadiene rubber and organic silica gel. In an embodiment of the present application, a thickness of the rubber pad may be between 0.1 mm and 5 mm. It should be understood that in the battery of the present application, the material and thickness of the buffer layer  22  may vary depending on the actual application, and the present application is not limited thereto. 
     In an embodiment of the present application, the buffer layer  22  has an elastic modulus between 1 MPa and 1000 MPa, so that the buffer layer  22  is caused to have an appropriate elastic deformation during the falling process of the battery to buffer the impact force of the battery when the battery is falling down. 
     With reference to  FIGS. 2 a , 2 c , 3 a  and 3 c   , the specific length of the buffer layer  22  may be determined according to the width of the electrode assembly  20 . The length of the buffer layer  22  may be the same as the width of the electrode assembly  20 , or the length of the buffer layer  22  may be less than the width of the electrode assembly  20 . In an embodiment of the present application, the length of the buffer layer  22  may be between 0 mm and 10 mm less than the width of the electrode assembly  20 , and the range includes 0 mm and 10 mm, wherein the length direction of the buffer layer  22  is a direction parallel to the width direction W of the electrode assembly  20 . 
     In an embodiment of the present application, the electrode assembly  20  may be a single tab structure or a multi-tab structure.  FIG. 2 a    illustrates a battery  20  in a single tab structure having the buffer layer  22 . The electrode assembly  20  of the single tab structure refers to an electrode assembly structure having one positive electrode tab and one negative electrode tab.  FIGS. 5 a  and 5 b    illustrates a battery  50  in a multi-tab structure having a buffer layer  52 . The electrode assembly  50  of the multi-tab structure refers to an electrode assembly structure having at least one positive electrode tab and at least one negative electrode tab. In addition, both the electrode assemblies in a single tab structure and in a multi-tab structure may be an electrode assembly in a wound structure, in a laminated structure or an electrode assembly in which the wound structure is combined with the laminated structure. The position for the through hole or notch of the buffer layer  52  of the electrode assembly  50  in a multi-tab structure may be similar to that for the through hole or notch of the buffer layer  22  of the electrode assembly  20  in a single tab structure, and description may not be conducted in detail herein. In addition, another buffer layer  52  may be further arranged on the electrode assembly, and the buffer layer  52  and the buffer layer  52  having the through hole or notch may be respectively arranged at opposite ends of the electrode assembly  50 , as shown in  FIG. 5 c   . By arranging the buffer layer  52  in the electrode assembly  50  in a multi-tab structure, it is possible to prevent the short circuit of the multi-tab inside the electrode assembly  50  caused by direct contact between the electrode tab and the electrode plate during the adapter welding process, thereby improving the safety performance of the battery and omitting the existing protective adhesive on the back of the electrode tab. 
     In an embodiment of the present application, in the case where a single tab  64  is on different sides of the electrode assembly  60  as illustrated in  FIG. 6 , a buffer layer  62  may be provided on the corresponding side of each of the electrode tabs  64 , or a buffer layer  62  may be provided on a side of a corresponding one of the electrode tabs  64 , and the buffer layer  62  has a notch  621  that can accommodate the electrode tabs  64 . 
     In an embodiment of the present application, in the case where a single tab  74  is on different sides of the electrode assembly  70  as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , a buffer layer  72  may be provided on the corresponding side of each of the electrode tabs  74 , or a buffer layer  72  may be provided on a side of a corresponding one of the electrode tabs  74 , and the buffer layer  72  has a through hole  722  that can accommodate the electrode tabs  74 . In addition, the structure shown in  FIGS. 6 and 7  may also be applied to an electrode assembly having a multi-tab structure, and may also be applied to the electrode assembly having a single tab or multi-tab with a wound structure, a laminated structure or a combination of the wound structure and the laminated structure. 
     In order to characterize the technical effects that can be brought about by the technical solution of the present application, the battery of the electrode assembly structure shown in  FIG. 2 a    is selected, and the battery of the electrode assembly structure shown in  FIG. 1  of the prior art is subjected to a drop test. Specifically, the following drop test conditions are adopted: (1) after the electrode assembly is fully charged, the internal resistance and voltage of the electrode assembly are recorded; (2) the electrode assembly is clamped in the corresponding fixture, and it is dropped from a height of 1 m with the 6 sides and 4 corners being dropped once for a total of 10 times, the above is 1 cycle, and 5 cycles are required, for a total of 50 drops; (3) after the drop is completed, the electrode assembly is placed at room temperature for 24 hours, and then the internal resistance and voltage of the electrode assembly are measured. At the same time, the following conditions are used to determine whether the electrode assembly has passed the drop test: (1) whether the electrode assembly does not ignite, does not explode, does not leak liquid; (2) whether the voltage difference A V before and after the dropping of electrode assembly is ≤0.1V, the resistance change rate before and after the dropping of electrode assembly is ≤±5%; When the electrode assembly after dropping 50 times satisfies the above two conditions, it can be judged that the electrode assembly passes the drop test. The specific drop test results are shown in Table 1. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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     It can be concluded from Table 1 that an average of 5/10 of the electrode assemblies using the electrode assembly structure shown in  FIG. 1  of the prior art may pass the drop test, and an average of 9/10 of the battery using the electrode assembly structure of  FIG. 2 a    in the present application may pass the drop test. When the batteries using the electrode assembly structures of  FIGS. 2 c , 3 c , 5 a , 5 c   ,  6  and  7  of the present application is compared with the corresponding batteries with existing electrode assembly structures for the drop test, the same comparison results as above (such as the results of Table 1) may also be obtained. In summary, compared with the prior art, the electrode assembly with the buffer layer protection structure of the present application may effectively improve the drop performance of the battery (such as a soft pack lithium ion battery), thereby improving the safety performance of the battery. 
     In addition, according to another aspect of the present application, an electronic device (not shown) is further provided comprising: a case and a battery disposed in the case; the battery is used to supply power to the electronic device and comprises: 
     an electrode assembly  20  having at least one separator protrusion  28 ; 
     a package bag for accommodating the electrode assembly  20 ; and 
     a buffer layer  22  arranged between the electrode assembly  20  and the package bag; 
     wherein the buffer layer  22  is further arranged on the at least one separator protrusion  28 . The battery provided by the present application may be provided in a variety of electronic devices, which may be any electronic device known in the art. For example, the electronic device may be a smart phone, a digital display, a watch, a monitor, a player, a controller, a drone, a robot, and the like. The individual battery assembly provided by the present application may be assembled into a battery pack and then used in a variety of electronic devices, and the manner of use thereof is not limited. 
     In the description of the present specification, the description with reference to the terms “one embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “illustrative embodiment”, “example”, “specific example”, or “some examples”, etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiments or examples are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. 
     The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Although the preferred embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it can be understood that a person skilled in the art can make various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations to the embodiments without departing from the principle and spirit of the present application; and the scope of the present application is defined by the attached claims and equivalents thereof.