Liquid injection device and liquid injection method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022285806-A1
Application number	US-202117645593-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 22, 2021
Priority date	Mar 3, 2021
Publication date	Sep 8, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a liquid injection device includes a liquid injection chamber, a liquid injector, a pressure regulator and a controller. The liquid injection chamber accommodates a battery, including an exterior container provided with a liquid injection port, in an initial state. The liquid injector injects an electrolytic solution into the exterior container through the liquid injection port, in the liquid injection chamber. The controller controls an action of the pressure regulator to bring the liquid injection chamber to a depressurized state, where the pressure is lower than in the initial state, and then bring the liquid injection chamber to a pressurized state, where the pressure is higher than in the initial state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A liquid injection device comprising:
a liquid injection chamber configured to accommodate a battery in an initial state, the battery including an exterior container provided with a liquid injection port; a liquid injector configured to inject an electrolytic solution into the exterior container through the liquid injection port in the liquid injection chamber; a pressure regulator configured to adjust a pressure inside the liquid injection chamber; and a controller configured to control an action of the pressure regulator to bring the liquid injection chamber to a depressurized state, in which the pressure inside the liquid injection chamber is lower than in the initial state, and then bring the liquid injection chamber to a pressurized state, in which the pressure inside the liquid injection chamber is higher than in the initial state.

2 . The liquid injection device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the action of the pressure regulator to bring the liquid injection chamber to the depressurized state while injecting the electrolytic solution into the exterior container through the liquid injector.

3 . The liquid injection device according to claim 2 , wherein the controller controls the action of the pressure regulator to bring the liquid injection chamber to the initial state and maintain the liquid injection chamber in the initial state for a predetermined period of time, after injecting the electrolytic solution into the exterior container before bringing the liquid injection chamber to the pressurized state.

4 . The liquid injection device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the action of the pressure regulator to cause the liquid injection chamber to change from the depressurized state after maintaining the pressure inside the liquid injection chamber in the depressurized state at a predetermined pressure for a predetermined period of time.

5 . The liquid injection device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the action of the pressure regulator based on information on the electrolytic solution in the liquid injector.

6 . The liquid injection device according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure regulator includes a pressurizer to bring the liquid injection chamber to the pressurized state and a depressurizer to bring the liquid injection chamber to the depressurized state, the depressurizer being separate from the pressurizer.

7 . A liquid injection method comprising:
accommodating a battery in an initial state, the battery including an exterior container provided with a liquid injection port; injecting an electrolytic solution into the exterior container through the liquid injection port in the liquid injection chamber; bringing the liquid injection chamber to a depressurized state in which a pressure inside the liquid injection chamber is lower than in the initial state; and bringing the liquid injection chamber to a pressurized state in which the pressure inside the liquid injection chamber is higher than in the initial state, after bringing the liquid injection chamber to the depressurized state.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Naka Tomomichi

Classifications

• H01M50/609

  Arrangements or processes for filling with liquid, e.g. electrolytes · CPC title

• H01M50/618 Primary

  Pressure control · CPC title

• H01M50/673

  Containers for storing liquids; Delivery conduits therefor · CPC title

• H01M50/627

  Filling ports · CPC title

• H01M50/636

  Closing or sealing filling ports, e.g. using lids · CPC title