Rectangular battery and rectangular battery manufacturing method
US-2015318517-A1 · Nov 5, 2015 · US
Sealed battery manufacturing method
US10084163B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10084163-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414899050-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Publication date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2018 |
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In a manufacturing method of a sealed battery, a positive terminal is provided on one end portion of a lid and a negative terminal is provided on another end portion of the lid. An end surface on the positive terminal side of the lid is inserted into an opening, and made to contact an inside wall of the opening. Then, an end surface on the negative terminal side of the lid is inserted into the opening, and the battery can and the lid are welded together. Therefore, even if metal foreign bodies get into the battery can at the time of manufacture, they will get in on the negative terminal side, so a decrease in voltage of the sealed battery is able to be suppressed.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A manufacturing method of a sealed battery that includes a battery can and a lid, the battery can having a stepped opening, and the lid including a first end portion provided with a positive terminal and a second end portion provided with a negative terminal, the manufacturing method comprising: (a) a first step of inserting an end surface of the first end portion of the lid into the opening of the battery can while a width of the opening of the battery can is made wider than an outer dimension of the lid, and making the end surface of the first end portion of the lid contact an inside wall of the opening; (b) a second step of inserting an end surface of the second end portion of the lid into the opening, and fitting the lid into the opening; and (c) a third step of welding the battery can and the lid together, wherein in the second step, the end surface of the second end portion of the lid is inserted into the opening while the width of the opening of the battery can is in a state in which the width has been restored to the width before being made wider, wherein the opening and the lid each have a rectangular shape; the first end portion is an end portion on one short side of the lid; the second end portion is an end portion on another short side of the lid; in the first step, the end surface of the first end portion of the lid is inserted into the opening and made to contact the inside wall of the opening while the width of the opening is made wider by two long sides of the opening being deformed in an arc-shape to an outside; and in the second step, the opening of the battery can is returned to the rectangular shape, and the lid is fit into the opening by inserting the end surface of the second end portion of the lid into the opening.
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- H01M50/103Primary
prismatic or rectangular (H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence) · CPC title
by welding, brazing or soldering · CPC title
Terminals adapted for prismatic, pouch or rectangular cells · CPC title
on the same side of the cell · CPC title
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US10084163B2 cover?
- In a manufacturing method of a sealed battery, a positive terminal is provided on one end portion of a lid and a negative terminal is provided on another end portion of the lid. An end surface on the positive terminal side of the lid is inserted into an opening, and made to contact an inside wall of the opening. Then, an end surface on the negative terminal side of the lid is inserted into the …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Suzuki Satoshi, Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01M50/103. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 25 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).