Secondary battery comprising the opening

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11626637-B2
Application number	US-202016783205-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2020
Priority date	May 23, 2014
Publication date	Apr 11, 2023
Grant date	Apr 11, 2023

Abstract

In the case where a film, which has lower strength than a metal can, is used as an exterior body of a secondary battery, a current collector provided in a region surrounded by the exterior body, an active material layer provided on a surface of the current collector, or the like might be damaged when force is externally applied to the secondary battery. A secondary battery which is resistant to external force is obtained. An opening is provided in a central portion of the secondary battery; and a terminal is formed in the opening. An outer edge of the secondary battery is fixed by thermocompression bonding. In addition, the central portion of the secondary battery is fixed by thermocompression bonding, so that the amount of bending is limited even when the outer edge portion of the secondary battery is bent.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A secondary battery comprising:
a first current collector electrically connected to a first lead line;
a second current collector electrically connected to a second lead line, the second current collector overlapping with the first current collector; and
an exterior body comprising a film, the exterior body comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface,
wherein an opening defined thorough the first current collector, the second current collector, and the exterior body permits passing of an object through the opening,
wherein the first lead line is led out to the first surface and the second lead line is led to the second surface from the opening, and
wherein a part of the first current collector and a part of the second current collector are protruded into the opening so that protruding directions of the part of the first current collector and the part of the second current collector are not overlap with each other in a top view.

2. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , further comprising a separator between the first current collector and the second current collector.

3. The secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first current collector comprises a plurality of first openings arranged in point-symmetric with respect to the opening,
wherein the second current collector comprises a plurality of second openings each overlapping with one of the plurality of first openings, and
wherein the opening positions inside a region surrounded by the plurality of second openings.

4. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary battery is flexible.

5. A secondary battery comprising:
a first current collector electrically connected to a first lead line via a first tab portion;
a second current collector electrically connected to a second lead line via a second tab portion, the second current collector overlapping with the first current collector; and
an exterior body comprising a film,
wherein a through-hole defined through the first current collector, the second current collector, and the exterior body permits passing of an object through the through-hole,
wherein each of the first tab portion and the second tab portion protrudes into the through-hole, and
wherein the first tab portion and the second tab portion are arranged so that the first tab portion, a protruding direction of the first tab portion, the second tab portion, and a protruding direction of the second tab portion do not overlap in the through-hole when seeing from a top view.

6. The secondary battery according to claim 5 , further comprising a separator between the first current collector and the second current collector.

7. The secondary battery according to claim 5 ,
wherein the first current collector comprises a plurality of first openings arranged in point-symmetric with respect to the through-hole,
wherein the second current collector comprises a plurality of second openings each overlapping with one of the plurality of first openings, and
wherein the through-hole positions inside a region surrounded by the plurality of second openings.

8. The secondary battery according to claim 5 ,
wherein the exterior body includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and
wherein the first lead line is led out to the first surface and the second lead line is led out to the second surface from the through-hole.

9. The secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein the secondary battery is flexible.

10. A secondary battery comprising:
a positive electrode comprising a first opening, a first tab portion protruding into the first opening, and a plurality of second openings arranged in point-symmetric with respect to the first opening;
a negative electrode overlapping with the positive electrode, the negative electrode comprising a third opening, a second tab portion protruding into the third opening, and a plurality of fourth openings arranged in point-symmetric with respect to the third opening;
an exterior body comprising a fifth opening overlapping with the first opening and the third opening,
wherein each of the plurality of second openings has a slit shape,
wherein the first tab portion and the second tab portion are arranged so that the first tab portion, a protruding direction of the first tab portion, the second tab portion, and a protruding direction of the second tab portion do not overlap in the fifth opening when seeing from a top view,
wherein the plurality of fourth openings each overlapping with one of the plurality of second openings,
wherein the first tab portion protrudes into the fifth opening, and
wherein the second tab portion protrudes into the fifth opening.

11. The secondary battery according to claim 10 , further comprising a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

12. The secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the fifth opening is provided in a central portion of the exterior body.

13. The secondary battery according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a first lead line connected to the first tab portion; and
a second lead line connected to the second tab portion.

14. The secondary battery according to claim 13 ,
wherein the exterior body includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and
wherein the first lead line is led out to the first surface and the second lead line is led out to the second surface from the fifth opening.

15. The secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the secondary battery is flexible.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Takahashi Minoru
• Goto Yuugo
• Yoneda Yumiko
• Miwa Takuya
• Tajima Ryota

Classifications

• H01M10/058

  Construction or manufacture · CPC title

• Y02P70/50

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

• H01M50/121

  Organic material · CPC title

• H01M2220/30

  Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop · CPC title

• H01M50/124

  having a layered structure · CPC title