Illuminating device based on metal fuel cell

By designing air electrode inlet and outlet channels in the metal fuel cell lighting device and combining them with sealed connections, the problem of inconvenient replacement of electrolyte and metal electrodes is solved, realizing convenient operation and efficient operation of the battery.

CN223755211UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02HUBEI JINLV XINYUAN BATTERY TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520065784.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-13
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-13

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Technical Problem

Existing lighting devices based on metal fuel cells are very inconvenient to add electrolyte and clean the reaction products inside the battery. Furthermore, due to the limitations of the cavity structure and space, there is a lot of resistance when adding electrolyte and removing slag.

Method used

A structure including a shell, a liquid storage tank and a lamp cover is designed. The interior is equipped with an air electrode inlet channel, an exhaust channel and a sealing connection. The threaded connection ensures the airtightness and facilitates the replacement of electrolyte and metal electrode.

Benefits of technology

This technology ensures that the air electrode does not lack oxygen during battery operation, allows for rapid replacement of the electrolyte and convenient replacement of the metal electrode, and reduces operational difficulty and resistance.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a lighting device based on a metal fuel cell, which comprises a shell, a liquid storage tank and a lampshade, a cell main body is adhered in the shell, air electrodes are adhered on two sides of the bottom end of the cell main body, air electrode tabs are fixedly connected with the top ends of the air electrodes, air electrode pressing plates are clamped on two sides of the bottom end of the cell main body, and the air electrode tabs are fixedly connected with the air electrode pressing plates. One end of a notch in the battery main body is fixedly connected with an air electrode tab gasket, two ends of the battery main body are clamped with metal electrodes in a penetrating manner, a tab at the top end of each metal electrode is sleeved with a plastic protective sleeve, and the plastic protective sleeve on each metal electrode is clamped with a metal electrode sealing sleeve; the air electrode air inlet channel is arranged in the battery, so that the waterproof layer of the air electrode cannot be soaked by electrolyte, the air electrode cannot be subjected to oxygen deficit, and a small amount of gas generated in the working process of the battery can be exhausted through the reserved exhaust channel.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to lighting equipment technical field, concretely is a kind of lighting device based on metal fuel cell. BACKGROUND

[0002] Metal fuel cell is a kind of power generation device using metal as negative electrode, using air catalytic electrode as positive electrode, wherein the metal that can be used as negative electrode has lithium, calcium, magnesium, aluminum, zinc, iron etc., since the stability of magnesium, aluminum, zinc three kinds of metal is good, energy density is high, therefore it is commonly used metal negative electrode, when using magnesium, aluminum, zinc as negative electrode, it generally uses water-soluble electrolyte as electrolyte, i.e. with water as active substance in electrolyte, according to the different composition, it can be divided into alkaline electrolyte and neutral electrolyte;Among them, aluminum air fuel cell is a metal fuel cell using metal aluminum as negative electrode, in all metal fuel cells, its energy density is only inferior to lithium air cell, and it has the advantages of safety, environmental protection, good environmental adaptability, therefore it is the most metal fuel cell with development advance;In addition, aluminum air fuel is cheap, can be stored for a long time, and battery activation speed is fast, so it is very suitable as lighting power supply or small electric appliance power supply.

[0003] The existing lighting equipment based on metal fuel cell usually designs a battery reaction cavity, air electrode is designed on the outside of reaction cavity, which is convenient for communication with atmosphere, metal electrode is designed in the middle of cavity, which is convenient for contact with electrolyte, when battery needs to react, electrolyte can be injected into reaction cavity, when battery does not work, electrolyte in battery cavity is emptied;But due to the limitation of cavity structure and space, it is very inconvenient when adding electrolyte and cleaning battery internal reaction product, and in order to reduce the volume of electric pile, reaction cavity is usually designed smaller, and pipeline connection is designed between each single battery, the structure design has great resistance when adding electrolyte and discharging slag, which is very inconvenient. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model aims at: in order to solve the existing lighting equipment based on metal fuel cell is limited by cavity structure and space, it is very inconvenient when adding electrolyte and cleaning battery internal reaction product, and in order to reduce the volume of electric pile, reaction cavity is usually designed smaller, and pipeline connection is designed between each single battery, the structure design has great resistance when adding electrolyte and discharging slag, which is very inconvenient, provide a kind of lighting device based on metal fuel cell.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a lighting device based on metal fuel cell, include: shell, liquid storage tank and lamp shade, the shell inside is bonded with battery main body, the both sides of battery main body bottom end are bonded with air electrode, air electrode top end is fixed with air electrode tab, the both sides of battery main body bottom end are clamped with air electrode pressing plate, the one end of battery main body inner notch is fixed with air electrode tab gasket, the both ends of battery main body are equipped with metal electrode and are clamped, the metal electrode top end tab is equipped with plastic protective sleeve, the plastic protective sleeve on the metal electrode is clamped with metal electrode sealing sleeve, the battery main body top cover is equipped with conducting sheet, the one end of battery main body is embedded with nut, the nut is equipped with conducting sheet fastening screw, the both ends of battery main body bottom are all set up with gap, the both sides of gap are all bonded with bubble removing sheet, the bottom end of bubble removing sheet is set up with two groups of air inlet, the top surface of gap is set up with exhaust passage, the shell side and exhaust passage corresponding place are set up with exhaust hole, the shell side is set up with several groups of air inlet.

[0006] As a further scheme of the utility model: the shell is arranged as a ring-shaped cylindrical structure, the battery main body includes a supporting disc structure bonded to the inside of the shell and a supporting frame structure at the center of the bottom end, and the center of the supporting disc is hollowed out, and the supporting frame at the bottom end forms an air electrode air inlet passage.

[0007] As a further scheme of the utility model: the two groups of air electrodes are oppositely arranged on the two sides of the bottom end supporting frame in the battery main body and are fixedly installed on the two sides through the two groups of air electrode pressing plates clamped with the bottom end supporting frame of the battery main body, the top end of the two groups of air electrodes is fixedly connected with air electrode tab structures, and both are arranged on the air electrode tab gasket.

[0008] As a further scheme of the utility model: the plastic protective sleeve is sleeved on the top end tab of the metal electrode, the metal electrode sealing sleeve is embedded in the preformed holes of the supporting disc of the battery main body, and the metal electrode is inserted into the battery main body and is in sealed connection through the plastic protective sleeve and the metal electrode sealing sleeve fixedly connected with each other.

[0009] As a further scheme of the utility model: the top end tab of the metal electrode is in contact with the conducting sheet, and the conducting sheet is arranged in an arc shape on the top end tabs of the two groups of metal electrodes, the two groups of nuts are embedded in the bases symmetrically arranged on the supporting disc of the battery main body, and the two groups of conducting sheet fastening screws are oppositely inserted through the nuts and are in screwing relationship with each other to press the conducting sheet and the metal electrode tab.

[0010] As a further scheme of the utility model: the gap and the bubble removing piece form a reflux cavity, and the exhaust passage and the reflux cavity are in through connection state, the air inlet is provided with two groups of symmetrical setting at the bottom of the bubble removing piece.

[0011] As a further scheme of the utility model: the shell and the liquid storage tank are connected through threads, and a sealing ring is further sleeved between the shell and the liquid storage tank to ensure the connection sealing property, the lampshade is arranged on the top of the shell, the lamp panel, the guide column and the switch button are electrically connected and are arranged in the lampshade.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

[0013] 1、 the air electrode gas inlet passage arranged in the battery in the utility model, the waterproof layer of the air electrode is not soaked by the electrolyte, the air electrode is not oxygen deficient, and a small amount of gas generated in the battery working process can be discharged through the reserved exhaust passage.

[0014] 2、 when the battery needs to replace the electrolyte, only needs to open the liquid storage tank, pours down the electrolyte and reaction product in the inside, then adds fresh electrolyte after washing with a small amount of clean water, when the battery needs to replace the metal electrode, only needs to take down the liquid storage tank first, loosens the conductive sheet fastening screw, then pulls out the residual metal electrode after inserting the new metal electrode assembly, locks the conductive sheet fastening screw after that. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is the whole structure schematic view of the illumination device based on the metal fuel cell.

[0016] Figure 2 It is the structure schematic view in the illumination device based on the metal fuel cell.

[0017] Figure 3 It is the structure schematic view of the shell in the illumination device based on the metal fuel cell.

[0018] Figure 4 It is the structure schematic view of the battery main body explosion view first state in the illumination device based on the metal fuel cell.

[0019] Figure 5 It is the structure schematic view of the battery main body explosion view second state in the illumination device based on the metal fuel cell.

[0020] Figure 6 It is the structure schematic view of the bubble removing piece in the illumination device based on the metal fuel cell.

[0021] In the figure: 1, the shell; 2, the battery body; 3, air electrode; 4, air electrode tab; 5, air electrode pressure plate; 6, air electrode tab gasket; 7, metal electrode; 8, plastic protective sleeve; 9, metal electrode sealing sleeve; 10, conductive sheet; 11, nut; 12, conductive sheet fastening screw; 13, notch; 14, bubble removal piece; 15, air inlet; 16, exhaust passage; 17, exhaust hole; 18, air inlet hole; 19, liquid storage tank; 20, sealing ring; 21, lampshade; 22, lamp board mounting plate; 23, lamp board; 24, guide column; 25, switch button. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0023] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "setting" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication between two elements inside. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances. The embodiments will be described below according to the overall structure of the present application.

[0024] Reference Figures 3 to 6The utility model discloses an illuminating device based on metal fuel cell, include: shell 1, liquid storage tank 19 and lamp shade 21, the inside bonding of shell 1 has battery main part 2, the bottom end both sides bonding of battery main part 2 has air electrode 3, air electrode 3 top fixedly connected with air electrode lug 4, the bottom end both sides of battery main part 2 are clamped with air electrode pressing plate 5, the inside notch one end of battery main part 2 is fixedly connected with air electrode lug gasket 6, the both ends of battery main part 2 are clamped with metal electrode 7, and the top lug of metal electrode 7 is equipped with plastic protective sleeve 8, and the plastic protective sleeve 8 of metal electrode 7 is clamped with metal electrode sealing sleeve 9, and the top cover of battery main part 2 is equipped with conducting sheet 10, and the inside embedding of battery main part 2 one end has nut 11, and the inside of nut 11 is equipped with conducting sheet fastening screw 12, and the both ends of battery main part 2 bottom are all set up gap 13, and the inside of two gaps 13 is all bonded with bubble removing piece 14, and the bottom end of bubble removing piece 14 is set up two groups of air inlet 15, and the top surface of gap 13 is set up exhaust passage 16, and the side of shell 1 is set up exhaust hole 17 with exhaust passage 16 corresponding place, and the side of shell 1 is set up and encircles and sets up several groups of air inlet 18.

[0025] Referring to Figure 3 And Figure 4 , shell 1 is set up as the cylindrical structure of annular, battery main part 2 includes the supporting disc structure of bonding in the inside of shell 1 and the supporting frame structure of bottom end center and is presented plane, and the center of supporting disc is hollowed out, and the air electrode air inlet passage is formed to the supporting frame of bottom end cooperation, and two groups of air electrode 3 are located in the both sides of bottom end supporting frame of battery main part 2 and are oppositely arranged, and are fixedly installed on both sides by two groups of air electrode pressing plate 5 clamped with the bottom end supporting frame of battery main part 2, and the top of two groups of air electrode 3 is fixedly connected with air electrode lug 4 structure, and both are set on air electrode lug gasket 6.

[0026] Adopt the above scheme: two air electrodes 3 are bonded to the bottom end both sides of battery main part 2, and are fixed by air electrode pressing plate 5, so that a sealed cavity, i.e. air electrode air inlet passage, is formed between the two air electrodes 3, and the top opening of the cavity is in communication with the outside, and air can freely enter the air electrode air inlet passage through the air inlet holes 18 on the top of the shell 1, ensuring the oxygen required for the air electrode 3 to generate electricity, and the two air electrode lugs 4 are fixed in parallel to the air electrode lug gasket 6.

[0027] Referring to Figure 4 And Figure 5 , the plastic protective sleeve 8 is sleeved on the top lug of the metal electrode 7, the metal electrode sealing sleeve 9 is embedded in the pre-set holes at both ends of the supporting disc of the battery main part 2, and the metal electrode 7 is inserted into the battery main part 2 and sealedly connected through the plastic protective sleeve 8 and the metal electrode sealing sleeve 9 fixed by mutual clamping.

[0028] Adopt the above scheme: the metal electrode 7 top is connected with the upper conductive sheet 10, through the side of the conductive sheet fastening screw 12 lock, can ensure that the conductive sheet 10 and the metal electrode 7 between good conductive performance, the conductive sheet 10 on the metal electric 7 and air electrode lug 4 are connected out through the wire, and the upper lamp plate 23 forms the conductive connection.

[0029] Referring to Figure 4 And Figure 5 , the metal electrode 7 top lug is connected with the conductive sheet 10, and the conductive sheet 10 is arranged in the form of an arch and covers the top lug of the two groups of metal electrodes 7, and the two groups of nut 11 are embedded in the base symmetrically arranged on the bearing disc of the battery body 2, and the two groups of conductive sheet fastening screw 12 are oppositely arranged and pass through the nut 11 to be close to each other through the screw connection to press the contact of the conductive sheet 10 and the lug of the metal electrode 7.

[0030] Adopt the above scheme: the metal electrode 7 top is connected with the upper conductive sheet 10, through the side of the conductive sheet fastening screw 12 lock, can ensure that the conductive sheet 10 and the metal electrode 7 between good conductive performance, the conductive sheet 10 on the metal electric 7 and air electrode lug 4 are connected out through the wire, and the upper lamp plate 23 forms the conductive connection.

[0031] Referring to Figure 6 , the gap 13 and the defoaming sheet 14 form a reflux cavity, and the exhaust passage 16 is in through connection with the reflux cavity, and the air inlet 15 is provided with two groups of symmetrically arranged air inlets at the bottom of the defoaming sheet 14.

[0032] Adopt the above scheme: the defoaming sheet 14 is bonded on the gap 13 on both sides of the battery body 2 to form a reflux cavity, and the reflux cavity is communicated with the exhaust hole 17 on the shell 1 through the exhaust passage 16, and the two air inlets 15 on the defoaming sheet 14 are arranged to be small, when the battery works, the bubbles will be broken after passing through the air inlet 15 on the defoaming sheet 14, and the gas will be discharged through the reflux cavity and the exhaust passage 16. Because of the design of the reflux cavity, when the battery reaction is more violent and a large amount of bubbles are generated, a small amount of electrolyte will enter the reflux cavity and then flow back to the battery cavity, which can effectively prevent the electrolyte in the battery cavity from overflowing to the outside of the battery.

[0033] Referring to Figure 1 And Figure 2 , the shell 1 and the liquid storage tank 19 are connected through threads, and a sealing ring 20 is further sleeved between the two to ensure the sealing property of the connection, the lampshade 21 is fixedly arranged on the top of the shell 1, the lamp plate 23, the guide column 24 and the switch button 25 are electrically connected and arranged inside the lampshade 21, and are installed on the top of the battery body 2 through the lamp plate mounting plate 22.

[0034] The lower liquid storage tank 19 is used to store electrolyte, and the tank body can be made of hard plastic such as ABS, PET or PC, or soft plastic and rubber material such as PE, TPU, silica gel or rubber, facilitating folding and carrying of the liquid storage tank and reducing the volume.

[0035] The working principle of the utility model is as follows: in use, when the battery works, the lower liquid storage tank 19 is opened first, then proper electrolyte is injected into the tank, and then the battery main body 2 is covered on the liquid storage tank 19, at this time, the air electrode 3 and the metal electrode 7 are immersed in the electrolyte, and the battery starts to work, when the upper lamp plate 23 is connected, it can be illuminated; as the air electrode gas inlet channel is arranged in the battery, the waterproof layer of the air electrode 3 will not be soaked by the electrolyte, and the air electrode 3 will not be oxygen-deficient; a small amount of gas generated in the battery working process can be discharged through the reserved exhaust channel 16; when the battery needs to replace the electrolyte, the liquid storage tank 19 is only needed to be opened, the electrolyte and reaction products in the tank are poured out, then the tank is washed with a small amount of clean water, and then fresh electrolyte is added; when the battery needs to replace the metal electrode 7, the liquid storage tank 19 is only needed to be taken down, the conductive sheet fastening screw 12 is loosened, then the residual metal electrode 7 is pulled out and a new metal electrode assembly is inserted, and then the conductive sheet fastening screw 12 is locked.

[0036] The above is only the preferred specific implementation manner of the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited to this, any skilled person in the art can make equivalent replacement or change according to the technical scheme and the utility model concept of the utility model within the technical range disclosed by the utility model, and all of them should be covered in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A metal fuel cell based lighting device, characterized by, Include: The shell (1), liquid tank (19), lampshade (21), lamp panel (23), guide column (24) and switch button (25), the shell (1) inside bonding has battery body (2), the bottom end both sides of battery body (2) bonding has air electrode (3), the top of air electrode (3) fixedly connected with air electrode tab (4), the bottom end both sides of battery body (2) clamped with air electrode pressing plate (5), the inside slot of battery body (2) one end fixedly connected with air electrode tab gasket (6), the both ends of battery body (2) are provided with metal electrode (7), the top of metal electrode (7) is provided with plastic protective sleeve (8), the plastic protective sleeve (8) on the metal electrode (7) is clamped with metal electrode sealing sleeve (9), the top of battery body (2) is provided with conductive sheet (10), the inside of one end of battery body (2) is embedded with nut (11), the inside of nut (11) is provided with conductive sheet fastening screw (12), the bottom of battery body (2) both ends are provided with notch (13), the inside of two groups of notch (13) is bonded with bubble removing sheet (14), the bottom of bubble removing sheet (14) is provided with two groups of air inlet (15), the top surface of notch (13) is provided with exhaust passage (16), the shell (1) side and exhaust passage (16) corresponding place are provided with exhaust hole (17), the shell (1) side is provided with several groups of air inlet (18).

2. A metal fuel cell based lighting device according to claim 1, characterized in that The shell (1) is provided as a cylindrical structure, the battery body (2) includes a flat supporting disc structure bonded inside the shell (1) and a supporting frame structure at the bottom center, and the center of the supporting disc is hollow, cooperating with the supporting frame at the bottom to form an air electrode air inlet passage.

3. A metal fuel cell based lighting device according to claim 1, wherein, Two groups of air electrodes (3) are oppositely arranged on both sides of the bottom supporting frame of the battery body (2) and are fixedly installed on both sides by two groups of air electrode pressing plates (5) clamped with the bottom supporting frame of the battery body (2), and the top of the two groups of air electrodes (3) is fixedly connected with air electrode tab (4) structure, and both are arranged on the air electrode tab gasket (6).

4. A metal fuel cell based lighting device according to claim 1, wherein, The plastic protective sleeve (8) is sleeved on the top tab of the metal electrode (7), the metal electrode sealing sleeve (9) is embedded in the preformed hole of the supporting disc of the battery body (2), and the metal electrode (7) is inserted and sealed in the battery body (2) through the plastic protective sleeve (8) and the metal electrode sealing sleeve (9) fixed by mutual clamping.

5. A metal fuel cell based lighting device according to claim 1, wherein The top tab of the metal electrode (7) is in contact with the conductive sheet (10), and the conductive sheet (10) is arranged in an arc shape on the top tabs of the two groups of metal electrodes (7), the two groups of nuts (11) are embedded in the symmetrical bases on the supporting disc of the battery body (2), and the two groups of conductive sheet fastening screws (12) are oppositely inserted through the nuts (11) and are close to each other through the screwing relationship to compress the contact between the conductive sheet (10) and the metal electrode (7) tab.

6. A metal fuel cell based lighting device according to claim 1, wherein, The gap (13) and the defoaming piece (14) form a backflow cavity, and the exhaust passage (16) is in through connection with the backflow cavity, and the air inlet (15) is provided with two groups of symmetrically arranged air inlets at the bottom end of the defoaming piece (14).

7. A metal fuel cell based lighting device according to claim 1, wherein, The shell (1) is connected with the liquid storage tank (19) through threads, and a sealing ring (20) is further sleeved between the shell (1) and the liquid storage tank (19) to ensure the sealing property of the connection, the lampshade (21) is fixedly arranged on the top of the shell (1), the lamp plate (23), the guide column (24) and the switch button (25) are electrically connected and are all arranged in the lampshade (21), and the lamp plate (23) is installed on the top of the battery main body (2) through the lamp plate mounting plate (22).