SECONDARY BATTERY

• US 20110250485A1
• Filed: 04/13/2011
• Published: 10/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: TSUKUDA, Yoshihiro
• Application Number:
  US13/085,705
• Publication Number:
  US 20110250485A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/153
• CPC Class Codes: B30B 7/02 having several platens arranged one above the other
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0481 Compression means other than compression means for stacks of electrodes and separators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0525 Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0585 of accumulators having only flat construction elements, i.e. flat positive electrodes, flat negative electrodes and flat separators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/13 Electrodes for accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte, e.g. for lithium-accumulators; Processes of manufacture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/103 prismatic or rectangular H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/119 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/121 Organic material
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/124 having a layered structure
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/15 for prismatic or rectangular cells H01M50/153 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/159 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/164 having a layered structure
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/627 Filling ports
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Abstract

Provided is a reliable secondary battery with improved life characteristics. The lithium-ion secondary battery (secondary battery) has: a positive electrode which includes a positive electrode active material layer; a negative electrode which includes a negative electrode active material layer and which is arranged to face the positive electrode; a housing container in which the positive and negative electrodes are housed; and a lid member which seals the opening of the housing container. The positive and negative electrodes have edge portions respectively, and are housed in the housing container with a pressing force applied to a region of the positive and negative electrode active material layers excluding at least part of the edge portions.

Claims

1. A secondary battery comprising:

a positive electrode which includes a positive electrode active material layer;

a negative electrode which includes a negative electrode active material layer and which is arranged to face the positive electrode;

a housing container in which the positive and negative electrodes are housed; and

a lid member which seals an opening of the housing container, wherein

the positive and negative electrodes have edge portions respectively, and are housed in the housing container with a pressing force applied to a region of the positive and negative electrode active material layers excluding at least part of the edge portions.

2. The secondary battery according to claim 1, further comprising a swelling resin that swells when soaked with an electrolyte liquid.

3. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein a swelling resin that swells when soaked with an electrolyte liquid is dispersed.

4. The secondary battery according to claim 1, further comprising a swelling resin that swells when soaked with an electrolyte liquid, wherein the swelling resin is formed in a shape of a plate.

5. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the positive and negative electrodes have the pressing force applied to a region thereof excluding edge portions of the positive and negative electrode active material layers respectively.

6. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the positive and negative electrodes have the pressing force applied to a region of the positive and negative electrode active material layers by the housing container and the lid member.

7. The secondary battery according to claim 1, further comprising a separator which is arranged between the positive and negative electrodes, wherein a stacked member is formed by sequentially stacking the positive electrode, the separator, and the negative electrode, and

the stacked member has the pressing force applied thereto in a stack direction by the housing container and the lid member.

8. The secondary battery according to claim 7, wherein

the stacked member has a plurality of positive electrodes as the positive electrode and a plurality of negative electrodes as the negative electrode, and

the positive and negative electrodes are stacked alternately.

9. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the region of the positive and negative electrodes to which the pressing force is applied is a region 1 mm or more inward of edges of the positive electrode active material layer or 1 mm or more inward of edges of the negative electrode active material layer.

10. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the positive electrode active material layer has a smaller planar area than the negative electrode active material layer, and

the region of the positive and negative electrodes to which the pressing force is applied is a region 1 mm or more inward of edges of the positive electrode active material layer.

11. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the pressing force is applied to a region of the positive and negative electrode active material layers 5 mm or more inward of edges thereof.

12. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein an area of the region of the positive and negative electrodes to which the pressing force is applied is 10% or more but 99% or less of a planar area of the positive electrode active material layer.

13. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein an area of the region of the positive and negative electrodes to which the pressing force is applied is 20% or more but 98% or less of a planar area of the positive electrode active material layer.

14. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the housing container and the lid member are each formed of a metal material.

15. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the positive and negative electrodes are arranged to face the lid member,

the lid member has a first protruding portion which protrudes toward the positive and negative electrodes, and

the first protruding portion applies the pressing force to the positive and negative electrodes.

16. The secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein, as the first protruding portion, a plurality of first protruding portions are formed on the lid member.

17. The secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein the first protruding portion is formed integrally with the lid member.

18. The secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein the first protruding portion has a substantially flat pressing surface which applies the pressing force to the positive and negative electrodes.

19. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the housing container has a bottom face portion which faces the positive and negative electrodes,

the bottom face portion of the housing container has a second protruding portion which protrudes toward the positive and negative electrodes, and

the second protruding portion applies the pressing force to the positive and negative electrodes.

20. The secondary battery according to claim 19, wherein, as the second protruding portion, a plurality of second protruding portions are formed on the bottom face portion of the housing container.

21. The secondary battery according to claim 19, wherein the second protruding portion is formed integrally with the bottom face portion of the housing container.

22. The secondary battery according to claim 19, wherein the second protruding portion has a substantially flat pressing surface which applies the pressing force to the positive and negative electrodes.

23. The secondary battery according to claim 19, wherein

the positive and negative electrodes are arranged to face the lid member,

the lid member has a first protruding portion which protrudes toward the positive and negative electrodes, and

the second protruding portion is formed in a position corresponding to the first protruding portion.

24. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the positive and negative electrodes are arranged to face the lid member,

the housing container has a bottom face portion which faces the positive and negative electrodes, and

a pressing member which applies the pressing force to the positive and negative electrodes is arranged either or both between the positive and negative electrodes and the lid member or/and between the positive and negative electrodes and the bottom face portion of the housing container.

25. The secondary battery according to claim 24, wherein the pressing member is formed of an insulating material.

26. The secondary battery according to claim 24, wherein the pressing member is formed of a high-polymer material.

27. The secondary battery according to claim 24, wherein, as the pressing member, pressing members are arranged respectively between the positive and negative electrodes and the lid member and between the positive and negative electrodes and the bottom face portion of the housing container.

28. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the positive and negative electrodes are arranged to face the lid member, and

on a side of the lid member facing an inside of the battery, a first receding portion is formed to cover edge portions of the positive and negative electrode active material layers respectively as seen in a plan view.

29. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the housing container has a bottom face portion which faces the positive and negative electrodes, and

on a side of the bottom face portion of the housing container facing an inside of the battery, a second receding portion is formed to cover edge portions of the positive and negative electrode active material layers respectively as seen in a plan view.

30. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the housing container and the lid member has a surface thereof facing an inside of the battery coated with a high-polymer-laminated material.

31. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the housing container is formed in a shape of a box, a face thereof with a greatest area being the bottom face portion, and

the positive and negative electrodes are housed in the housing container so as to face the bottom face portion.

32. A secondary battery comprising:

a positive electrode which includes a positive electrode active material layer;

a negative electrode which includes a negative electrode active material layer and which is arranged to face the positive electrode;

a stacked member which has the positive and negative electrodes stacked alternately;

a package container including

a housing container in which the stacked member is housed, and

a lid member which seals an opening of the housing container; and

a swelling resin that swells when soaked with an electrolyte liquid, the swelling resin being arranged in the package container, wherein

the stacked member has a pressing force applied thereto in a stack direction by the swelling resin swelling when an electrolyte liquid is injected into the package container.

33. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein the positive and negative electrodes have edge portions respectively, and have the pressing force applied to a region of the positive and negative electrode active material layers excluding at least part of the edge portions.

34. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein the positive and negative electrodes have the pressing force applied to a region thereof excluding edge portions of the positive and negative electrode active material layers respectively.

35. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein at least one of the positive and negative electrode active material layers has the swelling resin dispersed therein.

36. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein a plate-shaped member formed of the swelling resin is arranged either or both between the lid member and the stacked member or/and between the housing container and the stacked member.

37. The secondary battery according to claim 36, wherein the plate-shaped member is formed in a size corresponding to a region of the positive and negative electrode active material layers excluding the edge portions thereof.

38. The secondary battery according to claim 32, further comprising a separator which is arranged between the positive and negative electrodes, wherein the separator is formed of the swelling resin.

39. The secondary battery according to claim 38, wherein

the stacked member has a plurality of positive electrodes as the positive electrode, a plurality of separators as the separator, and a plurality of negative electrodes as the negative electrode,

the stacked member is formed by sequentially stacking the positive electrodes, the separators, and the negative electrodes, and

at least part of the separators have a different thickness than other separators.

40. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein the positive and negative electrodes in the stacked member have the pressing force applied thereto in a stack direction by the lid member and the housing container.

41. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein the swelling resin contains at least one substance selected from the group consisting of nitrile butadiene rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene oxide, propylene oxide, polystyrene, and polymethyl methacrylate.

42. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein

before injection of the electrolyte liquid, a gap is left between the lid member and the stacked member or between the housing container and the stacked member, and

the gap has an interval C in a range of 0 mm<

C<

5 mm.

43. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein the region of the positive and negative electrodes to which the pressing force is applied is a region 1 mm or more inward of edges of the positive electrode active material layer or 1 mm or more inward of edges of the negative electrode active material layer.

44. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein

the positive electrode active material layer has a smaller planar area than the negative electrode active material layer, and

the region of the positive and negative electrodes to which the pressing force is applied is a region 1 mm or more inward of edges of the positive electrode active material layer.

45. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein the pressing force is applied to a region of the positive and negative electrode active material layers 5 mm or more inward of edges thereof.

46. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein the housing container and the lid member are each formed of a metal material.

47. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein

the positive and negative electrodes are arranged to face the lid member,

the housing container has a bottom face portion which faces the positive and negative electrodes, and

a protruding portion which protrudes toward the positive and negative electrodes is formed on at least one of the lid member and the bottom face portion of the housing container.

48. The secondary battery according to claim 47, wherein the protruding portion has a substantially flat pressing surface corresponding to a region of the positive and negative electrode active material layers excluding the edge portions thereof.

49. The secondary battery according to claim 47, wherein the protruding portion is formed on the at least one of the lid member and the bottom face portion of the housing container integrally therewith.

50. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein at least one of the lid member and the housing container has a surface thereof facing an inside of the battery coated with a high-polymer-laminated material.

51. The secondary battery according to claim 32, wherein

the housing container is formed in a shape of a box, a face thereof with a greatest area being the bottom face portion, and

the positive and negative electrodes are housed in the package container so as to face the bottom face portion.