Pouch type lithium secondary battery having tubular passage structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9728766-B2
Application number	US-201514802881-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2015
Priority date	Jul 18, 2014
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a pouch type lithium secondary battery having a tubular passage structure. The pouch type lithium secondary battery having a tubular passage structure includes: a tubular passage structure having a passage of injecting an electrolyte from an outer portion of a pouch and discharging gas from an inner portion of the pouch by communicating the inner portion of the pouch with the outer portion of the pouch.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pouch type lithium secondary battery having a tubular passage structure, comprising:
a tubular passage structure having a passage of injecting an electrolyte from an outer portion of a pouch and discharging gas from an inner portion of the pouch by communicating the inner portion of the pouch with the outer portion of the pouch,
wherein the tubular passage structure includes:
a wing-shaped body part inserted between sealing parts of the pouch to attach both surfaces of the body part to the sealing part; and
a hollow part penetrated through the body part to communicate the inner portion of the pouch with the outer portion of the pouch.

2. The pouch type lithium secondary battery having a tubular passage structure of claim 1 , wherein at least one tubular passage structure is included in a sealing part of the pouch.

3. The pouch type lithium secondary battery having a tubular passage structure of claim 1 , wherein the tubular passage structure is positioned among a plurality of electrode tabs.

4. The pouch type lithium secondary battery having a tubular passage structure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a locking member controlling opening and closing of the tubular passage structure.

5. The pouch type lithium secondary battery having a tubular passage structure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a protruding extension part protruding outwardly of the body part and having an inner hollow communicated with the hollow part.

6. The pouch type lithium secondary battery having a tubular passage structure of claim 5 , wherein the protruding extension part is connected and fixed to an electrolyte injection line that injects an electrolyte into the inner portion of the pouch, or is connected and fixed to a gas discharge line that discharges gas to the outer portion of the pouch.

7. The pouch type lithium secondary battery having a tubular passage structure of claim 6 , wherein the protruding extension part includes fixing protrusions formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof, and the fixing protrusion has a structure in which the protruding extension part inserted into the electrolyte injection line or the gas discharge line is prevented from being separated and detached.

8. The pouch type lithium secondary battery having a tubular passage structure of claim 7 , wherein at least one fixing protrusion is included in a length direction of the protruding extension part, and has cone-shaped steps each longer than an outer diameter of the protruding extension part.

Assignees

• Sk Innovation Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Ju-Young
• Lee Ru-Ri
• Hwang Chang-Mook

Classifications

• H01M10/052 Primary

  Li-accumulators · CPC title

• H01M50/627

  Filling ports · CPC title

• H01M50/55

  on the same side of the cell · CPC title

• H01M50/30 Primary

  Arrangements for facilitating escape of gases · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title