Apparatus for Sealing Battery Case and Secondary Battery Manufactured Using the Same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024030481-A1
Application number	US-202118028838-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 12, 2021
Priority date	Oct 12, 2020
Publication date	Jan 25, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An apparatus for sealing a battery case includes: a sealing tool configured to seal a side of a pouch-type secondary battery, wherein the sealing tool includes: a body; and a sealing part formed at one side of the body and configured to directly press the side so as to seal the side, wherein the sealing part includes: a weak sealing part configured to seal an inner portion of the side and formed to be recessed inward; and a pattern part configured to seal an outer portion of the side and formed by regularly repeating a rib formed to protrude outward and a groove formed to be recessed inward.

First claim

1 . An apparatus for sealing a battery case, the apparatus comprises:
a first sealing tool configured to seal a side of a pouch-type secondary battery, wherein the first sealing tool comprises:
a body; and
a first sealing part formed at one side of the body and configured to directly press the side so as to seal the side,
wherein the first sealing part comprises:
a first weak sealing part configured to seal an inner portion of the side and formed to be recessed inward; and
a first pattern part configured to seal an outer portion of the side and formed by regularly repeating a first rib formed to protrude outward and a first groove formed to be recessed inward.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first groove comprises a longitudinal groove formed in a longitudinal direction of the pattern part.

3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first groove comprises a width formed in a width direction of the first pattern part.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first groove of the first pattern part is recessed deeper than the first weak sealing part.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the first weak sealing part is recessed inward by a thickness of 10 m to 20 km.

6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein, in the first pattern part, the first groove is recessed inward by a thickness of 40 m to 60 km.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first rib and the first groove have a same width.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first weak sealing part has a rounded edge.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein, in the first weak sealing part, the edge (R1) is rounded at a curvature radius of 0.7 mm to 0.8 mm.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first pattern part has a rounded edge.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein, in the first pattern part, the edge (R3) is rounded at a curvature radius of 0.2 mm to 0.3 mm.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprises:
a second sealing tool configured to be in contact with the first sealing tool with the side therebetween to press the other surface of the side,
a second sealing part of the second sealing tool comprises:
a second weak sealing part configured to seal the inner portion of the side and formed to be recessed inward; and
a second pattern part configured to seal the outer portion of the side and formed by regularly repeating a second rib formed to protrude outward and a second groove formed to be recessed inward.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein, in the first pattern part and the second pattern part, the first rib and the second groove are in contact with each other with the side therebetween, and
the second rib and the first groove are in contact with each other with the side therebetween.

14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, the first sealing part comprises a second groove formed to be recessed inwardly, wherein an electrode lead of the secondary battery is configured to be inserted into the second groove.

15 . A secondary battery manufactured by using the apparatus for sealing the battery case of claim 1 , the secondary battery comprising:
an electrode assembly formed by alternately stacking electrodes and separators; and a battery case in which the electrode assembly is accommodated and sealed, wherein the battery case comprises:
a first case in which a cup part that is a space, in which the electrode assembly is accommodated, is formed;
a second case configured to cover the first case from above; and
a side extending to an outside of the cup part to have an area on which the first case and the second case are sealed to each other,
wherein the side has an unevenness in a shape protruding from or recessed into an outer surface of the sealed area of the side.

16 . The secondary battery of claim 15 , wherein the side has an unevenness having a shape protruding from or recessed into an inner surface of the sealed area, and
wherein the unevenness formed on the inner surface has the protruding or recessed shape opposite to that of the unevenness formed on the outer surface.

17 . The secondary battery of claim 15 , wherein the unevenness has a length in a longitudinal direction of the side.

18 . The secondary battery of claim 15 , wherein the unevenness has a plurality of protruding or recessed shapes, and
wherein the plurality of protruding or recessed shapes are formed at regular intervals.

19 . The secondary battery of claim 15 , wherein the unevenness is formed in at least one of a rectangular shape or a rhombus shape in a cross-section of the protruding or recessed shape.

Assignees

• Lg Energy Solution Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Geun Hee
• Oh Se Young
• Ha Jeong Min

Classifications

• H01M50/183

  Sealing members · CPC title

• H01M10/0404

  Machines for assembling batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/557

  Plate-shaped terminals · CPC title

• H01M50/178

  for pouch or flexible bag cells · CPC title

• H01M50/105

  Pouches or flexible bags · CPC title