Lead and Nonaqueous Electrolyte Battery Including Same

• US 20080254360A1
• Filed: 09/26/2005
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Kousuke, Miyazawa, Keitaro, Kuroda, Hideo
• Granted Patent: US 7,749,652 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/184
• CPC Class Codes: C08K 3/24 Acids; Salts thereof C08K3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 7/61 inorganic
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/052 Li-accumulators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/119 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/121 Organic material
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/129 with two or more layers of only organic material
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/176 for prismatic or rectangular cells H01M50/181 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/55 on the same side of the cell
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/553 Terminals adapted for prismatic, pouch or rectangular cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/562 characterised by the material
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 6/16 with organic electrolyte H01M6/18 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A lead and a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including the lead that is given a non-chromium surface treatment and have excellent resistance to hydrofluoric acid. The lead includes: (1) a metal lead made of nickel, nickel plated copper, or copper; (2) a composite coating layer that is formed on a portion of the surface of the metal lead that is hermetically attached to the package, the composite coating layer being formed by applying a treatment liquid that contains a salt of zirconium, a salt of titanium, or a salt of molybdenum and a resin component containing polyacrylic acid; and (3) an insulator that is arranged outside the composite coating layer and hermetically attached to the package. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery having the lead connected to positive or negative electrode of the nonaqueous electrolyte battery.

Claims

1. A lead for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution are encapsulated in a package that is made of laminated films containing a metal foil, the lead comprising:

(1) a metal lead made of nickel, nickel plated copper, or copper;

(2) a composite coating layer that is formed on a surface of the metal lead at a portion where the lead is hermetically attached to the package by applying a treatment liquid that includes a salt of zirconium, a salt of titanium, or a salt of molybdenum, and a resin component containing polyacrylic acid and a polyacrylic acid amide; and

(3) an insulator that is arranged outside the composite coating layer and hermetically attached to the package.

3. A lead for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery as recited in claim 1, wherein

the composite coating layer contains 1 to 200 mg/m² of the resin component, and 0.5 to 50 mg/m² of the salt of zirconium, titanium, or molybdenum.

4. A lead for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery as recited in claim 3, wherein

a ratio of the resin component to the salt of zirconium, titanium, or molybdenum is from 1:

3 to 6;

1.

2. (canceled)

5. A nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprising

a package made of laminated films containing a metal foil;

a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution that are encapsulated in the package; and

leads that are respectively connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and arranged to extend to outside of the package,

at least one of said leads including;

(1) a metal lead made of nickel, nickel plated copper, or copper,

(2) a composite coating layer that is formed on a surface of the metal lead at a portion where the metal lead is hermetically attached to the package by applying a treatment liquid that contains a salt of zirconium, a salt of titanium, or a salt of molybdenum, and a resin component containing polyacrylic acid and a polyacrylic acid amide; and

(3) an insulator that is arranged outside the composite coating layer and hermetically attached to the package.

6. (canceled)