CN107326416B - A kind of generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector - Google Patents

A kind of generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector Download PDF

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CN107326416B
CN107326416B CN201710462230.3A CN201710462230A CN107326416B CN 107326416 B CN107326416 B CN 107326416B CN 201710462230 A CN201710462230 A CN 201710462230A CN 107326416 B CN107326416 B CN 107326416B
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Abstract

The present invention is suitable for lithium battery production technical field, a kind of generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector are provided, in the present apparatus, corrosion resistant rubber ring is closely cased among titanium roller, titanium roller both ends are also cased with serum cap, and a slide bar is fixed between two sunpenders of door-shaped hanging bracket, and the present apparatus further includes two cleaning parts, the circular arc cleaning brush for sweeping component, the titanium roller surface being tightly attached between rubber ring and serum cap.In the present invention, titanium roller is divided into two sections by rubber ring, every section and electrolyte contacts, and the copper foil that can carry out two groups of width simultaneously generates, and the copper foil of different size is produced, and the titanium roller of no replacement is required different length reduces cost;In addition, rubber disc is arranged at titanium roller both ends, burr can be generated to avoid copper foil edge;In addition, being also provided with cleaning part, the surface of two sections of titanium rollers is uninterruptedly cleaned in realization with water, keeps titanium roller surface clean and tidy, copper foil surface is avoided impurity occur.

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A kind of generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector
Technical field
The invention belongs to a kind of generation of lithium battery production technical field more particularly to negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector dresses It sets.
Background technique
It is positive electrode, negative electrode material, isolation film and electrolyte at four big major parts of lithium ion battery.But it removes Main four is most of outer, and the collector for being used to store positive and negative pole material is also the important component of lithium battery.For lithium For ion battery, usually used plus plate current-collecting body is aluminium foil, and negative current collector is copper foil, in order to guarantee collector in battery Internal stability, the two purity are required 98% or more.With the continuous development of lithium power technology, it to be either used for digital product Lithium battery or electric car battery, the energy density that we are intended to battery is high as far as possible, and the weight of battery is more and more lighter, And main in collector this block is exactly the thickness and weight for reducing collector, intuitively reduces the volume and again of battery Amount.
As lithium electricity was grown rapidly in recent years, lithium battery collector develops also quickly.Positive pole aluminium foil is by several years ago 16um is reduced to 14um, then arrives 12um, and volume production uses the aluminium foil of 10um to many cell production companies now, or even uses To 8um.And cathode copper foil, since copper foil flexibility itself is preferable, thickness is reduced to 10um by 12um before, then arrives 8um, To at present have significant portion battery producer volume production 6um and part of the manufacturer 5um/4um being developed be all possible to using 's.Since lithium battery is high for the copper aluminium foil purity requirement used, the density of material is substantially in same level, with exploitation thickness Reduction, surface density also accordingly reduces, the weight of battery be naturally also it is smaller and smaller, meet us for the need of lithium battery It asks.
Aluminium foil is mainly prepared with calendering process, and copper foil preparation method, mainly there is rolled copper foil and electrolytic copper foil two Kind.The early stage of battery invention, due to the limitation of copper foil preparation process equipment and technology etc., the calendering copper of main higher operating costs Foil, rolled copper foil are by copper sheet by rolling being repeated several times and manufactured former foil (being also hair foil), according to requiring to carry out at roughening Reason.
At present in copper foil electrolysis process, first copper-bath is made through dissolution in copper first, then in dedicated electrolysis installation It is middle by copper sulfate electrolyte under the action of direct current, electro-deposition and former foil is made, then according to require to former foil carry out surface The a series of surface treatments such as processing, refractory layer processing and anti-oxidation processing.Electrolysis installation includes mainly titanium roller and anode plate, Titanium roller segment is immersed in copper sulfate electrolyte, one layer of copper foil is generated in titanium roller surface by electrolysis process, then by subsequent It handles and winds, when Faradaic current is constant, the velocity of rotation of titanium roller determines that copper foil generates thickness.Titanium roller continuous rotation is received Winding apparatus is continuously wound, and can form continuously copper foil volume.But after titanium roller works long hours, titanium roller surface again is understood There are contaminant particles or air floating layers, so that impurity is distributed in the copper foil surface generated, influence copper foil electric conductivity.In addition it gives birth to At there are also flash phenomenons at copper foil edge.In addition, the length of titanium roller is certain, when needing to produce the titanium roller of different in width, need The titanium roller of corresponding size length is replaced, it is very inconvenient.
Summary of the invention
In view of the above problems, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector, purports In the skill that the copper foil surface that the existing copper foil generating means of solution obtain has impurity, has flash and can only produce fixed dimension copper foil Art problem.
The present invention adopts the following technical scheme:
The generating means of the negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector, including anode plate and titanium roller, the anode plate and titanium roller it Between have a copper sulfate electrolyte, the copper foil outlet port of the titanium roller rotation is additionally provided with copper foil processing mechanism and reversing roller, institute Stating device further includes wind-up roll, and door-shaped hanging bracket is equipped between the face of titanium roller rear and front end, is closely cased among the titanium roller Corrosion resistant rubber ring, titanium roller both ends are also cased with serum cap, and the door-shaped hanging bracket includes that two sunpenders and one are located at Crossbeam between at the top of two sunpenders is fixed with a slide bar between two sunpenders, and the crossbeam is formed with T-type along its length Block, there are two cleaning parts for installation in the T-block, and the cleaning part includes the groove follower being mounted in T-block, described Fixture nut is screwed in groove follower, the groove follower bottom also shaft is connected with rotating plate, the connection of rotating plate end shaft There is circular arc cleaning brush, one of circular arc cleaning brush is tightly attached to the titanium roller surface between rubber ring and one piece of serum cap, another Circular arc cleaning brush is tightly attached to the titanium roller surface between rubber ring and another piece of serum cap, is further fixed on arc below the rotating plate Plate, the arc panel are provided with arc groove, and the slide bar is located in the arc groove, and it is small that the arc panel is also equipped with one piece of connection Plate, on the slide bar, the other end is fixed with screw and passes through after the screw passes through arc groove one end cap of connection platelet Locking nut is locked.
Further, the rotating plate is trapezoidal, trapezoidal sliding sleeve is cased on the rotating plate, the rotating plate is up-narrow and down-wide, is divided into The upper plate and lower plate of shaft connection, the width of the link position of upper and lower plates is in the trapezoidal sliding sleeve upper port internal diameter and lower port Between diameter.
Further, the circular arc cleaning brush includes shell and is arranged in the intracorporal sponge brush of the shell.
The beneficial effects of the present invention are: rubber ring of the present invention by the one circle variable-width of setting among titanium roller, by titanium Roller is divided into two sections, and every section and electrolyte contacts, the copper foil that can carry out two groups of width simultaneously generate, raw for the copper foil of different size It produces, the titanium roller of no replacement is required different length reduces cost;In addition, rubber disc is set at titanium roller both ends, it can be to avoid copper foil edge Generate burr;In addition, being also provided with cleaning part, the surface of two sections of titanium rollers is uninterruptedly cleaned in realization with water, keeps titanium roller table Face is clean and tidy, and copper foil surface is avoided impurity occur.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the side view of the generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector;
Fig. 2 is the front view of the generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector;
Fig. 3 is the location diagram of arc panel and connection platelet.
Specific embodiment
In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, right The present invention is further elaborated.It should be appreciated that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present invention, and It is not used in the restriction present invention.
In order to illustrate technical solutions according to the invention, the following is a description of specific embodiments.
Fig. 1 shows the side view structure of the generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector provided in an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 The facing structure of the generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector is shown, illustrates only implement with the present invention for ease of description The relevant part of example.
As shown in Figure 1, 2, the generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector provided in this embodiment include anode plate 1 and titanium Roller 2, there is copper sulfate electrolyte between the anode plate 1 and titanium roller 2, the copper foil outlet port that the titanium roller 2 rotates is additionally provided with Copper foil processing mechanism 3 and reversing roller 4, the copper foil processing mechanism generally comprise acid dip pickle, water washing device, squeeze roll, do Dry pipe etc..The present embodiment generating means further include wind-up roll 5, and after energization, the copper ion in electrolyte can be heavy in titanium roller surface Product forms copper foil, then finally winds on wind-up roll by a series of processing finally by reversing roller.In the present embodiment, institute It states and door-shaped hanging bracket 6 is installed between 2 rear and front end face of titanium roller, be closely cased with corrosion resistant rubber ring 7, institute among the titanium roller 2 It states 2 both ends of titanium roller and is also cased with serum cap 8, the door-shaped hanging bracket 6 includes that two sunpenders 61 and one are located at the top of two sunpenders Between crossbeam 62, be fixed with a slide bar 63 between two sunpenders 62, the crossbeam is formed with T-block 64 along its length, There are two cleaning part 9, the cleaning part 9 includes the groove follower 91 being mounted in T-block for installation in the T-block 64, Fixture nut 92 is screwed in the groove follower 91,91 bottom of groove follower also shaft is connected with rotating plate 93, the rotating plate 93 end shafts are connected with circular arc cleaning brush 94, circular arc cleaning brush 94 in total there are two, one of circular arc cleaning brush is tightly attached to Titanium roller surface between rubber ring and one piece of serum cap, another circular arc cleaning brush be tightly attached to rubber ring and another piece of serum cap it Between titanium roller surface.As shown in connection with fig. 3, it is further fixed on arc panel 95 below the rotating plate 93, the arc panel is provided with arc groove 96, the slide bar 63 is located in the arc groove 96, and the arc panel 95 is also equipped with one piece of connection platelet 97, the connection platelet On the slide bar 63, the other end is fixed with screw 98 and passes through locking screw after the screw 98 passes through arc groove 96 97 1 end caps Mother is locked.
In use, selecting the rubber ring of suitable width as needed first, rubber ring is closely surrounded on titanium roller, by titanium roller It is divided into two sections, the both ends titanium roller width of exposing is exactly the width of copper foil to be generated, can generate two sections of copper foils simultaneously.Then quasi- For electrolytic cell, there is anode plate in electrolytic cell, place the titanium roller above anode plate.In existing apparatus, titanium roller generally uses vertical Bracket is fixed, and dismounts and move inconvenience, and in the present embodiment, titanium roller is fixed by door-shaped hanging bracket, but also can pass through mobile door Type hanger realizes roll change, assembling and maintenance.
Two cleaning parts are installed on the crossbeam of door-shaped hanging bracket, specifically, the groove follower of cleaning part is through T-type On block, groove follower is then moved, so that the circular arc cleaning brush of cleaning part is placed exactly in the surface of one section of titanium roller, is then tightened Fixture nut fixes cleaning part.Rotation rotating plate is pressed then under, so that circular arc cleaning brush is affixed on titanium roller with certain pressure Then the locking nut on connection platelet is tightened on surface, so that connection platelet and arc panel are fixed as one, due to connecting platelet One end is through on slide bar, therefore is fixed by connecting platelet, what arc panel and slide bar were just fixed as one, and opposite move will not occur It is dynamic, it keeps circular arc cleaning brush to the pressure of titanium roller surface, the cleaning works of titanium roller surface impurity and floating layer can be efficiently accomplished.This In embodiment, the circular arc cleaning brush includes shell and is arranged in the intracorporal sponge brush of the shell.
In the present embodiment, since titanium roller is divided into two sections by setting rubber ring, and according to the position of rubber ring and width Degree, allows to design while generating two sections of copper foils, is not necessarily to roll change, reduces cost;And the width of two sections of copper foils can be voluntarily Setting, effect are far superior to existing titanium roller.And rubber disc is set at titanium roller both ends, the spacing between rubber disc and rubber ring is just It is to generate the width of copper foil, and burr can be generated to avoid copper foil edge.
In the present embodiment, circular arc cleaning brush is replaceable, is working after a certain period of time, can be by circular arc cleaning brush disassembly, cleaning. When installing circular arc cleaning brush, the titanium roller equivalent width of circular arc cleaning brush length and leakage is selected, guarantees to clean effect.And this In structure, cleaning part is designed to bascule, is also convenient for changing the titanium roller of different-diameter.
As a kind of preferred structure, replace for convenience or cleaning circular arc cleaning brush, the rotating plate 93 be it is trapezoidal, it is described Trapezoidal sliding sleeve 99 is cased on rotating plate 93, the rotating plate 93 is up-narrow and down-wide, is divided into the upper plate and lower plate of shaft connection, the company of upper and lower plates The width of position is connect between the trapezoidal sliding sleeve upper port internal diameter and lower port internal diameter.Replacement or cleaning circular arc cleaning brush When, sliding sleeve is pushed up, then lower plate and circular arc cleaning brush can integrally be turned, be replaced or clean and is very convenient. After replacement or cleaning, lower plate is turned round, sliding sleeve is pushed down on, sliding sleeve just covers upper plate and connects with the shaft of lower plate Position, so that lower plate will not be rotated further by, overall structure is very simple.
The foregoing is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, is not intended to limit the invention, all in essence of the invention Made any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements etc., should all be included in the protection scope of the present invention within mind and principle.

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1. a kind of generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector, including anode plate and titanium roller, between the anode plate and titanium roller There is copper sulfate electrolyte, the copper foil outlet port of the titanium roller rotation is additionally provided with copper foil processing mechanism and reversing roller, described Device further includes wind-up roll, which is characterized in that door-shaped hanging bracket is equipped between the face of titanium roller rear and front end, among the titanium roller Closely be cased with corrosion resistant rubber ring, titanium roller both ends are also cased with serum cap, the door-shaped hanging bracket include two sunpenders and A piece crossbeam being located between at the top of two sunpenders is fixed with a slide bar between two sunpenders, and the crossbeam is along its length It is formed with T-block, there are two cleaning parts for installation in the T-block, and the cleaning part includes the groove being mounted in T-block Sliding block is screwed with fixture nut in the groove follower, and the groove follower bottom also shaft is connected with rotating plate, the rotating plate end Shaft is connected with circular arc cleaning brush, and one of circular arc cleaning brush is tightly attached to the titanium roller table between rubber ring and one piece of serum cap Face, another circular arc cleaning brush are tightly attached to the titanium roller surface between rubber ring and another piece of serum cap, and the rotating plate lower section is also solid Surely there is arc panel, the arc panel is provided with arc groove, and the slide bar is located in the arc groove, and the arc panel is also equipped with one piece Platelet is connected, for one end cap of connection platelet on the slide bar, the other end is fixed with screw, and the screw passes through arc groove Afterwards, it is locked by locking nut.
2. the generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the rotating plate be it is trapezoidal, Trapezoidal sliding sleeve is cased on the rotating plate, the rotating plate is up-narrow and down-wide, is divided into the upper plate and lower plate of shaft connection, between upper and lower plates The width of shaft link position is between the trapezoidal sliding sleeve upper port internal diameter and lower port internal diameter.
3. the generating means of negative electrodes for lithium batteries collector as claimed in claim 2, which is characterized in that the circular arc cleaning brush packet It includes shell and is arranged in the intracorporal sponge brush of the shell.
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