Power storage cell

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024421444-A1
Application number	US-202418659120-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 9, 2024
Priority date	Jun 14, 2023
Publication date	Dec 19, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A power storage cell includes an electrode assembly, an insulating plate, and a cell case. The electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes and a separator. The electrodes include respective current collector foils and active material layers. The electrode assembly includes: an electrode assembly body where respective parts of the current collector foils provided with the active material layers are arranged side by side in one direction with the separator interposed therebetween; and a plurality of current collector tabs formed by respective parts of the current collector foils not provided with the active material layers. The current collector tabs are bent with a part of one current collector tab superposed on an adjacent current collector tab. The insulating plate includes a base portion and a thickness adjusting portion located on an end of the base portion in a second direction. The thickness adjusting portion tapers inward in the second direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A power storage cell comprising:
an electrode assembly; an insulating plate disposed in contact with the electrode assembly; and a cell case containing the electrode assembly and the insulating plate, wherein the electrode assembly includes:
a plurality of electrodes arranged side by side in one direction; and
a separator insulating the plurality of electrodes from each other, the plurality of electrodes include:
respective current collector foils; and
respective active material layers provided on the current collector foils,
the electrode assembly includes:
an electrode assembly body in which respective parts of the current collector foils are arranged side by side in the one direction with the separator interposed therebetween, the parts being parts provided with the respective active material layers; and
a plurality of current collector tabs formed by respective parts of the current collector foils, the parts being parts that are not provided with the respective active material layers, the plurality of current collector tabs protrude from the electrode assembly body in a first direction orthogonal to the one direction, and the plurality of current collector tabs are arranged side by side in a second direction orthogonal to both the one direction and the first direction,
the plurality of current collector tabs are bent in a state where a part of one current collector tab is superposed on another current collector tab adjacent to the one current collector tab, the insulating plate includes:
a base portion located between the electrode assembly body and the plurality of current collector tabs, and
a thickness adjusting portion located on an end of the base portion in the second direction, and
the thickness adjusting portion tapers toward an inside in the second direction.

2 . The power storage cell according to claim 1 , wherein
the cell case includes:
a case body having an opening that opens in a direction in which the plurality of current collector tabs protrude from the electrode assembly body; and
a lid closing the opening of the case body, and
the plurality of current collector tabs are welded to the lid.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kakishita Kenichi
• Sugihara Atsushi
• Izumi Jun
• Mimura Tetsuya
• Ohata Kota
• Kurashita Nana
• Takahashi Yuki

Classifications

• H01M50/528

  Fixed electrical connections, i.e. not intended for disconnection · CPC title

• H01M50/533 Primary

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

• H01M50/54 Primary

  Connection of several leads or tabs of plate-like electrode stacks, e.g. electrode pole straps or bridges · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/147

  Lids or covers · CPC title