Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery

US11387495B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11387495-B2
Application numberUS-201916660097-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 22, 2019
Priority dateNov 6, 2018
Publication dateJul 12, 2022
Grant dateJul 12, 2022

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A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a wound electrode body in which a first and a second separator, and a negative and a positive electrode body are stacked and wound. The wound electrode body has two R portions and is positioned in a flat portion. In a cross section orthogonal to a winding axis, when a distance from a bending end straight line to the winding starting end of the negative electrode body in a reference direction is denoted by A, a distance from the bending end straight line to the winding starting end of the positive electrode body in the reference direction is denoted by B, and X represents a distance from the bending end straight line to the winding end of the negative electrode body in the reference direction in the cross section is denoted by X, A, B, and X satisfy Condition: A<B<X.

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What is claimed is: 1. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising: a wound electrode body in which a first separator, a negative electrode body, a second separator, and a positive electrode body are stacked and wound, wherein the wound electrode body has two R portions which are both end portions in a longitudinal direction orthogonal to a winding axis, wherein outer surfaces of the wound electrode body are formed of curved surfaces, and a flat portion which is a central portion disposed between the two R portions and has two flat surfaces, wherein a winding starting end of the positive electrode body, a winding starting end of the negative electrode body, a winding starting end of the first separator, a winding starting end of the second separator and a winding ending end of the negative electrode body are positioned in the flat portion, and in a cross section orthogonal to the winding axis, the wound electrode body comprises a first bending point which represents a primary bending point from the winding starting ends of the first separator and the second separator, and a second bending point which represents a secondary bending point from the winding starting ends of the first separator and the second separator, and wherein the winding starting end of the negative electrode body is sandwiched by the second separator which is folded back at the second bending point, and is wound together with the second separator, the winding starting end of the positive electrode body is disposed between an outer peripheral side of the second separator which is folded back at the second bending point and the inner peripheral side of the first separator which is folded back at the second bending point, and is wound on the outer peripheral side of the second separator, a distance from a bending end straight line, which is a straight line which passes through the second bending point and is orthogonal to the two flat surfaces, to the winding starting end of the negative electrode body in a reference direction is denoted by A, a distance from the bending end straight line to the winding starting end of the positive electrode body in the reference direction in the cross section is denoted by B, and a distance from the bending end straight line to the winding ending end of the negative electrode body in the reference direction in the cross section is denoted by X, A, B, and X satisfy the following relationship: A<B<X. 2. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein, when a length of the flat portion between the first bending point and the second bending point in the cross section is denoted by L, A, B, X, and L satisfy the following relationships: 0 ≤A/L ≤0.15; 0.025 ≤B/L ≤0.375; and 0.05 ≤X/L. 3. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first separator and the second separator are folded back at the first bending point, and are then folded back to a side opposite to the winding starting ends of the first separator and the second separator at the second bending point and are wound, and when a length of the flat portion between the first bending point and the second bending point in the cross section is denoted by L, a distance from the bending end straight line to the winding starting end of the first separator in the reference direction in the cross section is denoted by C, and a distance from the bending end straight line to the winding starting end of the second separator in the reference direction in the cross section is denoted by D, C, D, L, and X satisfy the following relationships: X≤C<L ; and X≤D<L.

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  • Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

  • of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators · CPC title

  • Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries · CPC title

  • Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte (H01M10/39 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product · CPC title

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What does patent US11387495B2 cover?
A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a wound electrode body in which a first and a second separator, and a negative and a positive electrode body are stacked and wound. The wound electrode body has two R portions and is positioned in a flat portion. In a cross section orthogonal to a winding axis, when a distance from a bending end straight line to the winding starting end of th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M10/0587. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 12 2022 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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