Manufacturing method and manufacturing device of secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9722274-B2
Application number	US-201314405628-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2013
Priority date	Jun 11, 2012
Publication date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017

Abstract

A manufacturing method of a secondary battery includes a first sealing process that stores a power generation element inside an exterior body formed by overlapped exterior films and that seals the exterior body at a first sealing part, the power generation element being arranged with a space from at least a part of the first sealing part, a conditioning process that performs conditioning, an hole forming process that forms a degassing hole between the first sealing part and the power generation element, and a second sealing process that seals the degassing hole, in which the hole forming process includes a pressing process that presses, from both sides of the exterior body, a portion where the degassing hole is formed in the exterior body so that the overlapped exterior films are brought into contact with each other, before the degassing hole is formed in the exterior body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A manufacturing method of a secondary battery comprising:
a first sealing process that stores a power generation element inside an exterior body formed by overlapped exterior films and that seals the exterior body at a first sealing part, the power generation element being arranged with a space from at least a part of the first sealing part;
a conditioning process that performs conditioning of the power generation element;
a hole forming process that forms a degassing hole between the first sealing part and the power generation element; and
a second sealing process that seals the degassing hole,
wherein the hole forming process comprises a pressing process that presses, from both sides of the exterior body when the exterior body is in a substantially vertical position, a portion where the degassing hole is formed in the exterior body so that the overlapped exterior films are brought into contact with each other, before the degassing hole is formed in the exterior body.

2. The manufacturing method of the secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein, in the pressing process, one side of the portion where the degassing hole is formed is supported by a locking pad, a roller is pressed against another side on a side separated from the power generation element, and the roller is rolled toward a power generation element side, so that an electrolytic solution is moved to the power generation element side.

3. The manufacturing method of the secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein, in the pressing process, the portion where the degassing hole is formed, at a position separated from the power generation element, is sandwiched by a pair of rollers, and the pair of rollers is rolled toward a power generation element side.

4. The manufacturing method of the secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein, in the pressing process, the portion where the degassing hole is formed is sandwiched from both sides by elastic pads having inclined surfaces that are inclined, that come closer to each other on a side separated from the power generation element, and that are separated from each other on a closer side, so that an electrolytic solution is moved to a power generation element side.

5. The manufacturing method of the secondary battery according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a process of separating the pressed exterior films near the degassing hole, between the hole forming process and the second sealing process.

6. A manufacturing device of a secondary battery for manufacturing the secondary battery that stores a power generation element inside an exterior body formed by overlapped exterior films, that degasses, from a degassing hole, gas generated by performing conditioning of the power generation element, and that seals the degassing hole, the manufacturing device comprising:
a pressing device configured to press, from both sides of the exterior body, the exterior films so that the exterior films, in which the degassing hole is formed, are brought into contact with each other; and
a hole forming device configured to form the degassing hole in the exterior films that are brought into contact with each other by the pressing device, wherein the pressing device is configured to support one, side of a portion where the degassing hole is formed by a locking pad, press a roller against another side on a side separated from the power generation element, and roll the roller toward a power generation element side, so that an electrolytic solution is moved to the power generation element side.

7. The manufacturing device of the secondary battery according to claim 6 ,
wherein the hole forming device comprises a cutter,
wherein the cutter is arranged behind the locking pad, and
wherein the locking pad is provided with a through hole through which a cutting edge of the cutter passes so as to introduce the cutting edge of the cutter in the portion where the degassing hole is formed.

8. A manufacturing device of a secondary battery for manufacturing the secondary battery that stores a power generation element inside an exterior body formed by overlapped exterior films, that degasses, from a degassing hole, gas generated by performing conditioning of the power generation element, and that seals the degassing hole, the manufacturing device comprising:
a pressing device configured to press, from both sides of the exterior body, the exterior films so that the exterior films, in which the degassing hole is formed, are brought into contact with each other; and
a hole forming device configured to form the degassing hole in the exterior films that are brought into contact with each other by the pressing device, wherein the pressing device is configured to sandwich a portion where the degassing hole is formed, at a position separated from the power generation element, by a pair of rollers, and roll the pair of rollers toward a power generation element side.

9. A manufacturing device of a secondary battery for manufacturing the secondary battery that stores a power generation element inside an exterior body formed by overlapped exterior films, that degasses, from a degassing hole, gas generated by performing conditioning of the power generation element, and that seals the degassing hole, the manufacturing device comprising:
a pressing device configured to press, from both sides of the exterior body, the exterior films so that the exterior films, in which the degassing hole is formed, are brought into contact with each other; and
a hole forming device configured to form the degassing hole in the exterior films that are brought into contact with each other by the pressing device, wherein the pressing device is configured to sandwich a portion where the degassing hole is formed from both sides by elastic pads having inclined surfaces that are inclined, that come closer to each other on a side separated from the power generation element, and that are separated from each other on a closer side, so that an electrolytic solution is moved to a power generation element side.

10. The manufacturing device of the secondary battery according to claim 9 ,
wherein the hole forming device comprises a cutter,
wherein the cutter is arranged behind the elastic pads, and
wherein each elastic pad is provided with a through hole through which a cutting edge of the cutter passes so as to introduce the cutting edge of the cutter in the portion where the degassing hole is formed.

11. The manufacturing device of the secondary battery according to claim 9 ,
wherein the hole forming device comprises a cutter, and
wherein a cutting edge of the cutter is formed to have double edges that widen from its tip toward both sides, and is configured to enlarge an incision as it moves toward the portion where the degassing hole is formed, so as to form the degassing hole.

Assignees

• Nissan Motor
• Automotive Energy Supply Corp

Inventors

• Akutsu Nobuaki
• Tsukano Masaaki
• Okahata Akira

Classifications

• H01M50/55

  on the same side of the cell · CPC title

• H01M50/105

  Pouches or flexible bags · CPC title

• H01M50/636

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

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M10/0481

  Compression means other than compression means for stacks of electrodes and separators · CPC title