Laminated battery and manufacturing method of laminated battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11515568-B2
Application number	US-201916711437-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2019
Priority date	Dec 13, 2018
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

The disclosure provides a laminated battery that can realize a laminated structure in which electrode composite material portions are not displaced, can simplify the manufacturing process, and has improved production yield, and provides a manufacturing method thereof. A positive electrode structure and a negative electrode structure in comb shapes are respectively produced with electrode composite material layers positioned in advance, and these are fitted to produce a laminate serving as a battery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A laminated battery comprising a positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet, wherein
the positive electrode sheet alternately has positive electrode composite material coated portions and positive electrode composite material uncoated portions on at least one surface of a positive electrode current collector, wherein in the positive electrode composite material coated portions, a positive electrode composite material is laminated, and in the positive electrode composite material uncoated portions, the positive electrode composite material is not laminated,
the positive electrode sheet is folded in a manner of mountain folds and valley folds alternated to form a comb-shaped positive electrode structure, wherein the comb-shaped positive electrode structure comprises
a plurality of positive electrode portion laminates in which the adjacent positive electrode composite material coated portions are disposed on both outer layers and a positive electrode composite material uncoated portion disposed between the adjacent positive electrode composite material coated portions forms a mountain fold portion of the positive electrode portion laminates,
a plurality of positive electrode opening portions formed between the adjacent positive electrode portion laminates, and
positive electrode portion laminate connecting portions for connecting the adjacent positive electrode portion laminates,
wherein the positive electrode composite material uncoated portions of the positive electrode sheet are disposed in the positive electrode portion laminate connecting portions and the mountain fold portions of the positive electrode portion laminates,

the negative electrode sheet alternately has negative electrode composite material coated portions and negative electrode composite material uncoated portions on at least one surface of a negative electrode current collector, wherein in the negative electrode composite material coated portions, a negative electrode composite material is laminated, and in the negative electrode composite material uncoated portions, the negative electrode composite material is not laminated,
the negative electrode sheet is folded in a manner of mountain folds and valley folds alternated to form a comb-shaped negative electrode structure, wherein the comb-shaped negative electrode structure comprises
a plurality of negative electrode portion laminates in which the adjacent negative electrode composite material coated portions are disposed on both outer layers and a negative electrode composite material uncoated portion disposed between the adjacent negative electrode composite material coated portions forms a mountain fold portion of the negative electrode portion laminates,
a plurality of negative electrode opening portions formed between the adjacent negative electrode portion laminates, and
negative electrode portion laminate connecting portions for connecting the adjacent negative electrode portion laminates, and

wherein the negative electrode composite material uncoated portions of the negative electrode sheet are disposed in the negative electrode portion laminate connecting portions and the mountain fold portions of the negative electrode portion laminates,
the negative electrode portion laminates of the negative electrode structure are inserted into the positive electrode opening portions of the positive electrode structure, and the positive electrode portion laminates of the positive electrode structure are inserted into the negative electrode opening portions of the negative electrode structure to form a laminate in which the positive electrode structure and the negative electrode structure are fitted, the mountain fold portions of the positive electrode portion laminates are fitted to the negative electrode portion laminate connecting portions, and the mountain fold portions of the negative electrode portion laminates are fitted to the positive electrode portion laminate connecting portions,
wherein a solid electrolyte sheet is disposed between the positive electrode structure and the negative electrode structure.

2. The laminated battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode composite material uncoated portions are disposed in the positive electrode portion laminate connecting portions.

3. The laminated battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode sheet is a sheet made of a negative electrode active material.

4. The laminated battery according to claim 1 , wherein the area of the negative electrode composite material coated portions is greater than or equal to the area of the positive electrode composite material coated portions.

5. The laminated battery according to claim 1 , wherein a positive electrode tab is connected to the positive electrode portion laminate connecting portions, and
a negative electrode tab is connected to the negative electrode portion laminate connecting portions.

6. The laminated battery according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet has a solid electrolyte layer on a surface.

7. The laminated battery according to claim 1 , wherein an outermost layer of the laminated battery is the solid electrolyte sheet, and the negative electrode portion laminates are disposed on an inner side of the solid electrolyte sheet.

8. The laminated battery according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte sheet is a sheet comprising a solid electrolyte.

9. A manufacturing method of a laminated battery comprising a positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet, the manufacturing method comprising:
a positive electrode sheet forming step of forming a positive electrode sheet alternately having positive electrode composite material coated portions and positive electrode composite material uncoated portions on at least one surface of a positive electrode current collector, wherein in the positive electrode composite material coated portions, a positive electrode composite material is laminated by discontinuously coating the positive electrode composite material, and in the positive electrode composite material uncoated portions, the positive electrode composite material is not laminated;
a positive electrode structure forming step of folding the positive electrode sheet in a manner of mountain folds and valley folds alternated to form a comb-shaped positive electrode structure, wherein the comb-shaped positive electrode structure comprising
a plurality of positive electrode portion laminates in which the adjacent positive electrode composite material coated portions are disposed on both outer layers and a positive electrode composite material uncoated portion disposed between the adjacent positive electrode composite material coated portions forms a mountain fold portion of the positive electrode portion laminates,
a plurality of positive electrode opening portions formed between the adjacent positive electrode portion laminates,
positive electrode portion laminate connecting portions for connecting the adjacent positive electrode portion laminates, and
wherein the positive electrode composite material uncoated portions of the positive electrode sheet are disposed in the positive electrode portion laminate connecting portions and the mountain fold portions of the positive electrode portion laminates,

a negative electrode sheet forming step of forming a negative electrode sheet alternately having negative electrode composite material coated portions and negative electrode composite material uncoated portions on at least one surface of a negative electrode current collector, wherein in the negative electrode composite material coated portions, a negative electrode composi

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shimizu Wataru
• Ohta Masahiro
• Sukigara Toru

Classifications

• H01M50/534

  characterised by the material of the leads or tabs · CPC title

• H01M50/533

  characterised by the shape of the leads or tabs · CPC title

• H01M2004/021

  Physical characteristics, e.g. porosity, surface area · CPC title

• H01M10/0583 Primary

  of accumulators with folded construction elements except wound ones, i.e. folded positive or negative electrodes or separators, e.g. with "Z"-shaped electrodes or separators · CPC title

• H01M10/0459 Primary

  Cells or batteries with folded separator between plate-like electrodes · CPC title