Lithium ion secondary battery

• US 8,568,916 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2008
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd. (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nakai, Kenji, Tada, Akinori, Arai, Masatsugu, Aota, Kinya
• Primary Examiner(s): Ryan, Patrick
• Assistant Examiner(s): SIDDIQUEE, MUHAMMAD S
• Application Number:
  US12/269,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20090136835A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,812 Days
• Field of Search: 429/129, 429/163, 429/164, 429/161
• US Class Current: 429/161
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0431 Cells with wound or folded electrodes H01M10/045 takes precedence
• 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 10/0587 of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/538 Connection of several leads or tabs of wound or folded electrode stacks
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49108 Electric battery cell making

Abstract

A lithium ion secondary battery comprises a case; a positive electrode foil having a current collector foil on which a positive electrode material is coated; an negative electrode film having a current collector film on which an negative electrode material is coated; a separator sandwiched between the positive electrode film and the negative electrode film, the films and the separator being arranged in multiple layers to form a group of electrodes enclosed in the case, a positive collector disc plate connected to the positive electrode side of the group of the electrodes, and an negative collector disc plate connected to the negative electrode side of the group of the electrodes. Each of the current collector foils has a non-coated portion extended along one side of the foils, a part or the entire of the non-coated portion being exposed from a side of the separator. At least one of the collector disc plate is welded to the side of the exposed non-coated portion of the group of the electrodes. The periphery of the collector disc plate has an annular portion, which is bent towards the group of electrodes.

Claims

1. A lithium ion secondary battery comprising a case;

a positive electrode film;

a negative electrode film;

a separator sandwiched between the positive electrode film and the negative electrode film, the films and the separator being arranged in multiple layers to form a group of electrodes enclosed in the case, the group of electrodes in the case being impregnated with a non-hydrous electrolyte solution, a positive collector disc plate connected to a positive electrode side of the group of the electrodes, and a negative collector disc plate connected to a negative electrode side of the group of the electrodes, wherein each of the electrode films has a non-coated portion extended along one side thereof, a part of the non-coated portion or the entire non-coated portion being exposed from a side of the separator, and wherein at least one of the collector disc plates is welded to the side of the exposed non-coated portion of the group of the electrodes at a welded portion, the periphery of each of the collector disc plates having a projected annular rim, which is bent towards the group of electrodes,

wherein the annular rim of each of the disc plates covers an outer periphery of the group of the electrodes, and wherein an edge of the exposed non-coated portion is bent and included in the annular rim, and a thickness of the annular rim is larger than a width of the welded portion;

wherein each of the positive collector disc plate and the negative collector disc plate has radial projections on one face, the one face being on an opposite side of the collector disc plate from the other face opposing the group of electrodes, the radial projections extending from the center thereof towards the periphery thereof, and each of the projections is formed in a parallel groove extending along the projection.

2. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the edge portion of the exposed non-coated portion is included in the annular rim of the collector plate, and the edge portion of the exposed non-coated portion constitutes welded portions with the collector disc plate.

3. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the welded portion is formed between the edge of the exposed non-coated portion and the collector disc plate.

4. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the welded portion is free from any metal than the foil.

5. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the annular rim is spread outwardly.

6. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein each of the positive collector disc plate and the negative collector disc plate has radial projections on one face, the one face being on an opposite side of the collector disc plate from the other face opposing the group of electrodes, the radial projections extending from the center thereof towards the periphery thereof.

7. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein an entire peripheral edge of the exposed non-coated portion is bent and included in the annular rim.