Secondary battery, and electrode sheet cutting apparatus

US9548483B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9548483-B2
Application numberUS-201113981673-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 28, 2011
Priority dateJan 28, 2011
Publication dateJan 17, 2017
Grant dateJan 17, 2017

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A secondary battery 100 comprises a positive electrode current collector 221 and a positive electrode active material layer 223 applied on the positive electrode current collector 221 and containing at least a positive electrode active material. The lithium-ion secondary battery 100 further comprises a negative electrode current collector 241 provided so as to oppose the positive electrode current collector 221 and a negative electrode active material layer 243 applied on the negative electrode current collector 241 and containing at least a negative electrode active material. The lithium-ion secondary battery 100 is also formed with a porous insulating layer 245 which contains stacked resin particles having insulating properties and is formed so as to cover at least one of the positive electrode active material layer 223 and the negative electrode active material layer 243 (in this case, negative electrode active material layer 243 ). The lithium-ion secondary battery 100 further comprises, on the edge of the insulating layer 245 , a molten part 246 where the resin particles are melted.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for producing a secondary battery comprising: preparing an electrode sheet including a current collector, an active material layer formed on the surface of the current collector and containing an electrode active material, and a porous insulating layer, containing stacked resin particles of insulation, formed so as to cover the active material layer; melting the resin particles in the insulating layer of the electrode sheet, along a predetermined line; and cutting the electrode sheet along the predetermined line upon the resin particles being solidified. 2. The method for producing a secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein in the melting, the resin particles in the insulating layer are melted by irradiating a laser onto the insulating layer. 3. The method for producing a secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the laser is a CO 2 laser. 4. The method for producing a secondary battery according to claim 1 , further comprising cooling the electrode sheet between the melting and the cutting. 5. A method for producing a secondary battery comprising: preparing an electrode sheet including a current collector, an active material layer formed on the surface of the current collector and containing an electrode active material, and a porous insulating layer, containing stacked resin particles of insulation, formed so as to cover the active material layer; melting the resin particles in the insulating layer of the electrode sheet, along a predetermined line; and cutting the electrode sheet along the predetermined line upon the resin particles, being solidified, wherein the electrode sheet contains, in the insulating layer, an inorganic filler having insulating properties. 6. A method for producing a secondary battery, comprising: preparing an electrode sheet including a current collector, an active material layer formed on the surface of the current collector and containing an electrode active material, and a porous insulating layer, containing stacked resin particles of insulation, formed so as to cover the active material layer; melting the resin particles in the insulating layer of the electrode sheet, along a predetermined line; and cutting the electrode sheet along the predetermined line upon the resin particles, being solidified, wherein the electrode sheet contains, in the insulating layer, rubber particles having insulating properties.

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

  • Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries · CPC title

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • as layered products · CPC title

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

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What does patent US9548483B2 cover?
A secondary battery 100 comprises a positive electrode current collector 221 and a positive electrode active material layer 223 applied on the positive electrode current collector 221 and containing at least a positive electrode active material. The lithium-ion secondary battery 100 further comprises a negative electrode current collector 241 provided so as to oppose the positive el…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Umehara Masakazu, Toyota Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M2/168. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 17 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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