Battery case for secondary battery and method for manufacturing pouch type secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12080912-B2
Application number	US-202017626895-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2020
Priority date	Aug 27, 2019
Publication date	Sep 3, 2024
Grant date	Sep 3, 2024

Abstract

A battery case for a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention can include a cup part having an accommodation space configured to accommodate an electrode assembly in which electrodes and separators are stacked; a sealing part extending to the outside of the cup part; a gas discharge part attached to a hole which is formed to be punched in at least one of the cup part or the sealing part from the outside and through which a gas passes; and a coating part applied to an inner circumferential surface of the hole and having electrolyte resistance, wherein the gas discharge part includes: a gas discharge layer through which the gas passes; and an outer functional layer formed on an outer surface of the gas discharge layer and having a hydrophobic property.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A battery case for a secondary battery, comprising
a cup part having an accommodation space configured to accommodate an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including electrodes and separators;
a sealing part extending to the outside of the cup part;
a gas discharge part attached to a hole, the hole formed through at least one of the cup part or the sealing part, the hole extending from a first end at an inside of the battery case to a second end at an outside of the battery case and configured to allow a gas to pass therethrough, the gas discharge part being attached to the first end of the hole and extending into the battery case; and
a coating part applied to an inner circumferential surface of the hole and having electrolyte resistance,
wherein the gas discharge part comprises:
a gas discharge layer configured to allow the gas to pass therethrough; and
an outer functional layer formed on an outer surface of the gas discharge layer, the outer functional layer being hydrophobic and extending across the hole, the gas discharge layer extending continuously across the outer functional layer from a first end of the outer functional layer to a second end of the outer functional layer.

2. The battery case of claim 1 , wherein the coating part comprises at least one of at least one of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), or epoxy.

3. The battery case of claim 1 , wherein the outer functional layer is formed by distributing a plurality of protrusions on an outer surface thereof.

4. The battery case of claim 3 , wherein each of the protrusions have a diameter of 50 nm to 10 μm.

5. The battery case of claim 4 , wherein each of the protrusions have a diameter of 100 nm to 1 μm.

6. The battery case of claim 1 , wherein an inner functional layer of the gas discharge part comprises an oil or wax component.

7. The battery case of claim 6 , wherein the oil comprises at least one of fluorinated carbon oil, silicone oil, carbon-based oil, or fatty acid amide.

8. The battery case of claim 1 , wherein the gas discharge layer comprises at least one of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), or polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).

9. The battery case of claim 1 , wherein the gas discharge part further comprises an inner functional layer formed on an inner surface of the gas discharge layer, the inner functional layer being hydrophobic.

10. The battery case of claim 1 , wherein the sealing part comprises:
an inner area adjacent to the cup part; and
an outer area disposed outside the inner area to provide an edge of the sealing part, the outer area configured to form a seal to seal the cup part,
wherein the hole is formed in the inner area of the sealing part.

11. The battery case of claim 1 , wherein the battery case includes multiple gas discharge parts.

12. A pouch type secondary battery comprising:
an electrode assembly including electrodes and separators; and
a battery case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly therein,
wherein the battery case comprises:
a cup part having an accommodation space configured to accommodate the electrode assembly;
a sealing part extending to the outside of the cup part;
a gas discharge part attached to a hole, the hole formed through at least one of the cup part or the sealing part, the hole extending from a first end at an inside of the battery case to a second end at an outside of the battery case and configured to allow a gas pass therethrough, the gas discharge part being attached to the first end of the hole and extending into the battery case; and
a coating part applied to an inner circumferential surface of the hole and having electrolyte resistance,
wherein the gas discharge part comprises:
a gas discharge layer configured to allow the gas to pass therethrough; and

an outer functional layer formed on an outer surface of the gas discharge layer, the outer functional layer being hydrophobic and extending across the hole, the gas discharge layer extending continuously across the outer functional layer from a first end of the outer functional layer to a second end of the outer functional layer.

13. A battery case for a secondary battery, comprising
a cup part having an accommodation space configured to accommodate an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including electrodes and separators;
a sealing part extending to the outside of the cup part;
a gas discharge part attached to a hole, the hole formed through the sealing part, the hole configured to allow a gas to pass therethrough; and
a coating part applied to an inner circumferential surface of the hole and having electrolyte resistance,
wherein the gas discharge part comprises:
a gas discharge layer configured to allow the gas to pass therethrough; and
an outer functional layer formed on an outer surface of the gas discharge layer, the outer functional layer being hydrophobic and extending across the hole, the gas discharge layer extending continuously across the outer functional layer from a first end of the outer functional layer to a second end of the outer functional layer.

Assignees

• Lg Energy Solution Ltd

Inventors

• Hwang Soo Ji
• Kim Sang Hun
• Choi Yong Su

Classifications

• H01M50/1243

  characterised by the internal coating on the casing · CPC title

• H01M50/105

  Pouches or flexible bags · CPC title

• H01M50/186

  characterised by the disposition of the sealing members · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M2220/30

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