JP2004111155A - Safety device for battery and manufacturing method of the same - Google Patents

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JP2004111155A
JP2004111155A JP2002270481A JP2002270481A JP2004111155A JP 2004111155 A JP2004111155 A JP 2004111155A JP 2002270481 A JP2002270481 A JP 2002270481A JP 2002270481 A JP2002270481 A JP 2002270481A JP 2004111155 A JP2004111155 A JP 2004111155A
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Toshikatsu Miyake
三宅 利勝
Yoshinori Ishikawa
石川 吉紀
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safety device for a battery with high reliability, not generating cracks when the battery is dropped, and to provide a manufacturing method of the same. <P>SOLUTION: The safety device for a battery has a safety valve part 6 comprising a valve part 7 arranged at a part of a lid 3, and a cleavage part 9 formed at the entire peripheral part of the valve part 7 between the valve part 7 and the lid 3. Since the cleavage part 9 is formed by bending and stretching the part jointing the lid part 3 to the valve part 7 to have a wall thickness thinner than that of the valve part 7, work hardening of the cleavage part 9 is smaller than that of a conventional product, and provided with flexibility (stiffness). Accordingly, the wall thickness can be made thicker than that of the conventional product, and easy to obtain a uniform wall thickness, and the cleavage part 9 hardly generates cracks (cracks and fissures) when the battery is dropped. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は繰り返しの再充電が可能な二次電池に使用して好適な電池の安全装置、及びその製造方法に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来の電池の安全装置の図面を説明すると、図10は従来の電池の安全装置を示す電池の要部の斜視図、図11は従来の電池の安全装置を示す要部の拡大断面図、図12は従来の電池の安全装置の製造方法の第1工程を示す説明図、図13は従来の電池の安全装置の製造方法の第2工程を示す説明図である。
【0003】
従来の電池の安全装置の構成を図10,図11に基づいて説明すると、電池(二次電池)51は、内部に電解液(図示せず)が満たされた箱形のケース52と、このケース52の内部を気密に遮蔽する蓋体53と、蓋体53から突出する外部負極54とから構成されている。
【0004】
アルミニウムからなるケース52は、上部が開口した有底の角筒状で形成され、このケース52が外部正極となっている。
蓋体53は、矩形状のアルミニウム製の金属板で形成され、その中央部に設けた貫通孔(図示せず)に外部負極54が差し込まれてカシメ固定されている。
【0005】
蓋体53の片側には、外部負極54と隣接位置に電解液の注入口53aが形成され、安全弁部56は、外部負極54を挟んで注入口53aと反対側に設けられている。
そして、蓋体53は、ケース52の上部の開口部を塞ぐように配置され、溶接等によってケース52に固着されている。
【0006】
なお、電池51の内部は、電解液で満たされており、この電解液は蓋体53の注入口53aからケース52内に注入され、注入後の注入口53aは、カバー55によって塞がれている。
【0007】
そして、前記の安全弁部56は、蓋体53の一部に設けられた円形状で平板状の弁部57と、この弁部57の全外周部に形成され、蓋体53と弁部57とを連結するための薄肉からなる連結部58と、弁部57の全外周部の位置で、弁部57と連結部58との間に設けられ、潰し加工によって形成された薄肉からなる開裂部59とで構成されており、この安全弁部56は、蓋体53に設けられた凹部53b内に配置された状態となっている。
【0008】
また、連結部58は、蓋体53に板厚よりも薄肉で形成されて、更に、開裂部59は、連結部58よりも薄肉で形成されていると共に、蓋体53と弁部57との間に位置する開裂部59は、ゆとりが無く、直線状で蓋体53と弁部57とを結合した状態となっている。
【0009】
このような構成を有する電池の安全装置は、過充電や短絡等により、ケース52内の圧力が所定値以上になると、開裂部59が破断して、ケース52の内部のガスを外部に放出することで電池51の安全性を確保するようになっている。(例えば特許文献1参照)
【0010】
また、電池51が落下した場合、蓋体53に衝撃を受けるが、この時、その衝撃は、ゆとりがなく、且つ、潰し加工によって形成された開裂部59にかかって、開裂部59にクラック(割れやひび)が生じ易いものであった。
【0011】
次に、従来の電池の安全装置の製造方法を図12,図13に基づいて説明すると、先ず、図12に示す第1工程で、上下に配置した金型61,62によって、蓋体53の一部をプレス加工して、蓋体53よりも薄肉で平板状の弁部57と連結部58を形成する。
【0012】
次に、図13に示す第2工程で、下面に凸部63aを有する金型63と、上部に凸部64aを有する金型64とによって、連結部58に潰し加工を行って、薄肉からなる開裂部59を形成すると、安全弁部56が形成されて、電池の安全装置の製造が完了する。
【0013】
そして、開裂部59は、潰し加工によって加工硬化を起こし、脆くなると共に、加工硬化によって強度が増すため、所定値以上の圧力で開裂させるための開裂部59の肉厚を、一層薄肉にする必要がある。
【0014】
その結果、薄肉の開裂部59は、潰し加工による肉厚の精度が要求されて、均一な肉厚を得るのが難しいと共に、開裂部59は、薄さと脆さによって、落下時に、クラック(割れやひび)が生じ易いものであった。
【0015】
【特許文献1】
特開2001−102024号公報
【0016】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
従来の電池の安全装置、及びその製造方法においては、安全弁部56の開裂部59が潰し加工によって形成されるため、開裂部59は、加工硬化による薄さと脆さによって、落下時にクラック(割れやひび)が生じ易く、また、薄肉の開裂部59は、潰し加工による肉厚の精度が要求されて、均一な肉厚を得るのが難しいという問題がある。
【0017】
そこで、本発明は電池の落下時にクラックが生じ難く、信頼性の高い電池の安全装置、及びその製造方法を提供することを目的とする。
【0018】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題を解決するための第1の解決手段として、電池のケースの内部を気密に遮蔽する金属板材からなる蓋体と、この蓋体の一部に形成され、前記ケース内の圧力が所定値以上に上昇すると破壊して、前記ケース内の気体を外部に放出する開裂可能な開裂部を有する安全弁部とを備え、前記安全弁部は、前記蓋体の一部に設けられた弁部と、この弁部と前記蓋体との間で、前記弁部の全外周部に形成された前記開裂部とを有し、前記開裂部は、前記蓋体と前記弁部を繋ぐ肉部が曲げ伸ばしされて、前記弁部よりも薄肉に形成された構成とした。
【0019】
また、第2の解決手段として、前記開裂部は、断面U字状、或いは断面V字状をなして谷部を有する構成とした。
また、第3の解決手段として、前記開裂部の前記谷部の先端部が前記電池の内部側に向けて配置された構成とした。
また、第4の解決手段として、前記開裂部の前記谷部の先端部を前記安全弁部の内で最薄肉とした構成とした。
【0020】
また、第5の解決手段として、前記蓋体は、前記安全弁部が形成された凹部を有し、前記凹部の壁面と前記弁部との間には、前記弁部よりも薄肉の連結部が設けられると共に、前記連結部には、この連結部よりも薄肉の前記開裂部が形成された構成とした。
また、第6の解決手段として、前記弁部は膨出形状を有し、この弁部が前記凹部内に位置して前記蓋体の表面から突出しないように配置された構成とした。
【0021】
また、第7の解決手段として、前記連結部は、前記凹部の前記壁面の厚み中央部よりも前記電池内部側に位置すると共に、膨出形状をなした前記弁部が前記電池の外方に向けて膨出した構成とした。
また、第8の解決手段として、前記開裂部は、前記蓋体が焼き鈍しされた状態で、前記肉部が曲げ伸ばしされて形成された構成とした。
【0022】
また、第9の解決手段として、蓋体の一部に形成され、電池のケース内の圧力が所定値以上に上昇すると破壊して、前記ケース内の気体を外部に放出する開裂可能な安全弁部は、前記蓋体の一部に設けられた弁部と、この弁部と前記蓋体との間で、前記弁部の全外周部に設けられた開裂可能な開裂部とを有し、前記蓋体と前記弁部を繋ぐ肉部が曲げ伸ばし加工によって、前記弁部よりも薄肉の前記開裂部を形成する工程を備えた製造方法とした。
【0023】
また、第10の解決手段として、前記開裂部は、断面U字状、或いは断面V字状の凸部を有する第1の金型によって曲げ伸ばし加工されて形成されて、前記開裂部が断面U字状、或いは断面V字状をなして谷部を有する製造方法とした。
また、第11の解決手段として、前記曲げ伸ばし加工時、前記開裂部の前記谷部の先端部が第2の金型に当接するようにした製造方法とした。
【0024】
また、第12の解決手段として、プレス加工によって前記蓋体よりも薄肉の前記弁部を形成する工程と、前記弁部の全外周部にプレス加工を行って、前記弁部よりも薄肉の連結部を形成する工程と、前記連結部に前記曲げ伸ばし加工を行って、前記連結部よりも薄肉の前記開裂部を形成する工程を有する製造方法とした。
【0025】
また、第13の解決手段として、前記弁部を形成する工程と、前記弁部の全外周部にプレス加工を行って前記連結部を形成する工程を行った後に、焼き鈍し工程を行い、この焼き鈍し工程後において、前記連結部の前記曲げ伸ばし加工によって前記開裂部を形成する工程を有する製造方法とした。
また、第14の解決手段として、前記弁部が凸部を有する第3の金型で膨出加工される際に、第4の金型で前記連結部を形成した製造方法とした。
【0026】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の電池の安全装置の図面を説明すると、図1は本発明の電池の安全装置を示す電池の要部の斜視図、図2は本発明の電池の安全装置を示す要部の拡大斜視図、図3は図2の3−3線における断面図である。
【0027】
また、図4は本発明の電池の安全装置の製造方法に係り、その第1工程を示す説明図、図5は本発明の電池の安全装置の製造方法に係り、その第2工程を示す説明図、図6は本発明の電池の安全装置の製造方法に係り、その第2工程で製造された蓋体の要部の断面図である。
【0028】
また、図7は本発明の電池の安全装置の製造方法に係り、その第3工程の途上を示す説明図、図8は本発明の電池の安全装置の製造方法に係り、その第3工程を示す説明図、図9は図8のA部分における拡大図である。
【0029】
次に、本発明の電池の安全装置の構成を図1〜図3に基づいて説明すると、電池(二次電池)1は、内部に電解液(図示せず)が満たされた箱形のケース2と、このケース2の内部を気密に遮蔽する蓋体3と、蓋体3から突出する外部負極4とから構成されている。
【0030】
ケース2は、アルミニウムからなり、上部が開口した有底の角筒状で形成され、このケース2が外部正極となっている。
蓋体3は、矩形状のアルミニウム製の金属板で形成され、その中央部に設けた貫通孔(図示せず)に外部負極4が差し込まれてカシメ固定されている。
【0031】
蓋体3の片側には、外部負極4と隣接位置に電解液の注入口3aが形成され、安全弁部6は、外部負極4を挟んで注入口3aと反対側に設けられている。
そして、蓋体3は、ケース2の上部の開口部を塞ぐように配置され、溶接等によってケース2に固着されている。
【0032】
なお、電池1の内部は、電解液で満たされており、この電解液は蓋体3の注入口3aからケース2内に注入され、注入後の注入口3aは、カバー5によって塞がれている。
【0033】
そして、前記の安全弁部6は、蓋体3の一部に設けられ、全体が楕円形、又は小判形状で屋根型の膨出形状をなす弁部7と、この弁部7の全外周部に形成され、蓋体3と弁部7とを連結するための薄肉からなる連結部8と、弁部7の全外周部の位置で連結部8に設けられ、曲げ伸ばしされて形成された薄肉からなる開裂部9とで構成されており、この安全弁部6は、蓋体3の上下に設けられた凹部3b内に配置された状態となっている。
なお、開裂部9も連結部8の一部を構成している。
【0034】
また、連結部8は、弁部7よりも薄肉で形成され、蓋体3の凹部3bの壁面3cに連結すると共に、連結部8は、壁面3cの厚みの中央部よりも電池1内部側に連結し、また、この連結部8に連結し、膨出形状をなした弁部7は、凹部3b内において、電池1の外方に向けて膨出した構成となっている。
【0035】
更に、連結部8よりも薄肉で形成された開裂部9は、断面U字状、或いは断面V字状に屈曲して谷部9aが形成されると共に、谷部9aの先端部が電池1の内部側に向けて配置されている。
また、この開裂部9は、断面U字状、或いは断面V字状に屈曲して弛みが存在するように形成されると共に、谷部9aの先端部は、最薄肉状態で形成されている。
即ち、開裂部9は、蓋体3,弁部7,及び連結部8よりも薄肉で、且つ、開裂部9の谷部9aの先端部は、開裂部9の内でも最薄肉となっている。
【0036】
このような構成を有する電池の安全装置は、過充電や短絡等により、ケース2内の圧力が所定値以上になると、開裂部9が破断(開裂)して、ケース2の内部のガスを外部に放出することで電池1の安全性を確保するようになっている。
【0037】
また、電池1が落下した場合、蓋体3に衝撃を受けるが、この時、その衝撃は、断面U字状、或いは断面V字状の弛みのある開裂部9が変形する等して吸収されるため、開裂部9や連結部8にクラック(割れやひび)が生じ難くなっており、また、曲げ伸ばしされて形成された開裂部9は、従来の潰し加工に比して加工硬化が少なく、従って、開裂部9にクラック(割れやひび)が生じることが少なくなる。
【0038】
なお、上記実施例では、連結部8に開裂部9を設けたもので説明したが、連結部8を無くして、開裂部9が蓋体3と弁部7との間に設けられても良い。
また、連結部8を設ける場合の位置は、壁面3cと弁部7との間であれば良く、連結部8が直接、壁面3cと繋がっていなくとも良い。
また、蓋体3は、アルミニウム以外の鉄板等の材料を使用しても良く、更に、蓋体3と弁部7の厚みを同じ厚みにしても良い。
【0039】
次に、本発明の電池の安全装置の製造方法を図4〜図9に基づいて説明すると、先ず、図4に示すように第1工程で、上下に配置した金型11,12によって蓋体3の一部にプレス加工を行って、蓋体3には、上下に凹部3bを設けて、薄肉部3dを形成する。
【0040】
次に、図5に示すような第2工程で、膨出形状の弁部7と、弁部7より薄肉の連結部8を形成する。
図5に示す第2工程では、上面中央部に膨出部13aを有する金型13が薄肉部3dの下部に配置され、下面外周部に凸部14aを有する金型14が薄肉部3dの上部に配置される。
【0041】
そして、第3の金型たる金型13の膨出部13aによって薄肉部3dの中央部が押されると、薄肉部3dの中央部が外方に徐々に膨出すると共に、壁面3c側にある薄肉部3dが引っ張られる状態となる。
このような金型13の加工途上において、上部に配置した第4の金型を構成する金型14を可動し、金型14の凸部14aと下部に配置された金型13とによって、薄肉部3dがプレス加工される。
【0042】
その結果、図6に示すように、外方に膨出した膨出形状を有する弁部7と、弁部7より薄肉の連結部8が形成される。
従って、彼方が13は、弁部7に膨出形状を形成する本発明の第3の金型を構成し、且つ、金型14と共に連結部8を形成する第4の金型にも相当する。
また、連結部8の形成は、金型13によって薄肉部3dの中央部が外方に徐々に押し出されて、壁面3c側にある薄肉部3dが引っ張られながらプレス加工されるため、弁部7の形状が波打つようなことはなく、安定した形状となると共に、プレス加工時における肉部の偏り(肉流れによって肉部の一部が膨らむ)が無くなり、精度の良い連結部8が形成できる。
【0043】
そして、図6に示すように弁部7と連結部8が形成された後、蓋体3が焼き鈍し加工されて、弁部7と連結部8のプレス加工による加工硬化を無くす。
【0044】
次に、図7に示すように第3工程では、上面外周部に凹部15aを有する金型(第2の金型)15が連結部8の下部に配置され、下面外周部に断面U字状、或いは断面V字状の凸部16aを有する金型(第1の金型)16が連結部8の上部に配置される。
【0045】
そして、図8、図9に示すように、金型16の凸部16aによって連結部8の一部が押し出される。
その結果、連結部8が金型16によって曲げ伸ばされて、断面U字状、或いは断面V字状で弛みのあって、連結部8より薄肉の開裂部9が形成される。
【0046】
また、金型16の凸部16aによって形成された開裂部9は、谷部9aの先端部が最も引き伸ばされた状態となって、最薄肉の状態で形成されている。
また、金型16の移動が最下点に達した時、谷部9aの先端部は、金型15の凹部15aに接触(当接)した状態となる。
この当接によって、谷部9aの形状が定まると共に、谷部9aの先端部の肉厚が均一な状態で製造できるようになっている。
なお、谷部9aの先端部と凹部15aとは、金型16が最下点に達する直前で当接するものであり、それまでは、凹部15aと当接することなく、谷部9a(開裂部9)が曲げ伸ばされて加工される。
このような方法によって、電池の安全装置の製造が完了する。
【0047】
そして、曲げ伸ばしによって形成された開裂部9は、従来ものよりも加工硬化が少なく、従って、柔軟性(粘り性)を持たせることができると共に、従来のものより強度が低下して、所定値以上の圧力で開裂させるための開裂部9は、従来のものより肉厚を厚くできる。
【0048】
その結果、薄肉の開裂部9は、均一な肉厚を得るのが容易であると共に、開裂部9は、厚肉と柔軟性によって、落下時に、クラック(割れやひび)が生じ難くなる。
【0049】
また、本発明のように、弁部7より薄肉の連結部8を形成し、しかる後に、連結部8において、連結部8より薄肉の開裂部9を形成すようにした場合は、弁部7から直ちに開裂部9を形成するものに比して、加工性が良好で、厚みの精度の良い開裂部9が得られると共に、加工硬化の少ない開裂部9が得られる。
【0050】
なお、上記実施例では、凹部3bがプレス加工によって形成されたもので説明したが、切削によって凹部3bを形成したものでも良い。
また、凹部3bを設けたもので説明したが、凹部3bが無く、蓋体3と弁部7の厚みが同じ厚みの薄い金属板を使用しても良い。
また、連結部8に開裂部9を設けたもので説明したが、連結部8を無くして、曲げ伸ばしによって開裂部9が蓋体3と弁部7との間に設けられても良い。
【0051】
また、弁部7は、屋根型の膨出形状を有したもので説明したが、円錐台形状、角錐台形状等の凸状形状からなる膨出形状でも良い。
また、焼き鈍し工程を有するもので説明したが、この焼き鈍し工程を無くしたものでも良い。
また、開裂部9の加工時、谷部9aが金型15に当接するもので説明したが、谷部9aが金型15に当接しないようにしても良い。
また、弁部7は、楕円形の他に円形型や瓢箪型等の形状としても良い。
【0052】
【発明の効果】
本発明の電池の安全装置は、電池のケースの内部を気密に遮蔽する金属板材からなる蓋体と、この蓋体の一部に形成され、ケース内の圧力が所定値以上に上昇すると破壊して、ケース内の気体を外部に放出する開裂可能な開裂部を有する安全弁部とを備え、安全弁部は、蓋体の一部に設けられた弁部と、この弁部と蓋体との間で、弁部の全外周部に形成された開裂部とを有し、開裂部は、蓋体と弁部を繋ぐ肉部が曲げ伸ばしされて、弁部よりも薄肉に形成された構成とした。
このような構成によって、曲げ伸ばしによって形成された開裂部は、従来ものよりも加工硬化が少なく、従って、柔軟性(粘り性)を持たせることができて、電池の落下時に、開裂部にクラック(割れやひび)が生じ難くなる。
また、本発明の開裂部は、加工硬化が少ないことから、従来のものより肉厚を厚くでき、均一な肉厚を得ることが容易で、開裂部が破断(開裂)する作動力のバラツキを小さくできると共に、開裂部は、厚肉となって、電池の落下時に、クラック(割れやひび)が生じ難くなる。
【0053】
また、開裂部は、断面U字状、或いは断面V字状をなして谷部を有するため、開裂部に弛みを持たせることができ、電池が落下した場合、蓋体に衝撃を受けるが、この時、その衝撃は、断面U字状、或いは断面V字状の弛みのある開裂部が変形する等して吸収されるため、開裂部にクラック(割れやひび)がより生じ難くなる。
【0054】
また、開裂部の前記谷部の先端部を電池の内部側に向けて配置されたため、電池内部にガスが発生して、開裂部が動作する場合、安全弁部を開裂させる力は、開裂部を伸ばす方向に作用すると共に、開裂部は徐々に引っ張られるようになるため、作動圧力のバラツキを小さくできる。
【0055】
また、開裂部の谷部の先端部が安全弁部の内で最薄肉としたため、電池内部にガスが発生して圧力が高まった場合、谷部の先端部である所定の位置で確実に開裂部を破壊させて、ガスを放出することができる。
【0056】
また、蓋体は、安全弁部が形成された凹部を有し、凹部の壁面と弁部との間には、弁部よりも薄肉の連結部が設けられると共に、連結部には、この連結部よりも薄肉の開裂部が形成された構成とした。
このように、開裂部が弁部よりも薄肉の連結部に形成されることによって、電池の落下した衝撃をケースが受けた場合、連結部によってもその衝撃が吸収されるので、開裂部に伝わる衝撃が緩和されて、開裂部にクラック(割れやひび)が生じ難くなる。
【0057】
また、弁部は膨出形状を有し、この弁部が凹部内に位置して蓋体の表面から突出しないように配置されたため、プレス加工時における肉部の偏り(肉流れによって肉部の一部が膨らむ)が無くなり、精度の良い連結部が形成できると共に、安全弁部が蓋体外部に突出せず、外力が不用意に安全弁部にかからず、組立時の取り扱いが容易で、信頼性の高い安全装置が得られる。
また、弁部の形状が膨出形状を有する安定した形状であるので、開裂部の作動圧力のバラツキが小さいものとなる。
【0058】
また、連結部は、凹部の壁面の厚み中央部よりも電池内部側に位置すると共に、膨出形状をなした弁部が電池の外方に向けて膨出したため、膨出形状を大きくでき、且つ、凹部内に膨出形状を有する弁部を確実に収容できて、信頼性の高い安全装置が得られる。
【0059】
また、開裂部は、蓋体が焼き鈍しされた状態で、肉部が曲げ伸ばしされて形成されたため、開裂部の加工硬化をより小さくでき、従って、開裂部は粘りがあって厚肉にでき、開裂部は、電池の落下時にクラック(割れやひび)が生じ難く、作動圧力のバラツキの小さなものが得られる。
【0060】
また、蓋体の一部に形成され、電池のケース内の圧力が所定値以上に上昇すると破壊して、ケース内の気体を外部に放出する開裂可能な安全弁部は、蓋体の一部に設けられた弁部と、この弁部と蓋体との間で、弁部の全外周部に設けられた開裂可能な開裂部とを有し、蓋体と弁部を繋ぐ肉部が曲げ伸ばし加工によって、弁部よりも薄肉の開裂部を形成する工程を備えたため、開裂部に柔軟性(粘り性)を持たせることができ、且つ、従来のものに比して厚肉で、均一な肉厚を得ることが容易な製造方法が提供できる。
【0061】
また、開裂部は、断面U字状、或いは断面V字状の凸部を有する第1の金型によって曲げ伸ばし加工されて形成されて、開裂部が断面U字状、或いは断面V字状をなして谷部を有するため、簡単な金型で、弛みのある開裂部を容易に製造することができる。
【0062】
また、曲げ伸ばし加工時、開裂部の谷部の先端部が第2の金型に当接するようにしたため、谷部の先端部の肉厚が均一で、厚さの精度の良好な製造を行うことができる。
【0063】
また、プレス加工によって蓋体よりも薄肉の弁部を形成する工程と、弁部の全外周部にプレス加工を行って、弁部よりも薄肉の連結部を形成する工程と、連結部に曲げ伸ばし加工を行って、連結部よりも薄肉の開裂部を形成する工程を有するため、弁部の形成が簡単であると共に、開裂部が薄肉の連結部上に形成されるため、加工性が良く、開裂部の肉厚の精度の良好な製造を行うことができる。
【0064】
また、弁部を形成する工程と、弁部の全外周部にプレス加工を行って連結部を形成する工程を行った後に、焼き鈍し工程を行い、この焼き鈍し工程後において、連結部の曲げ伸ばし加工によって開裂部を形成する工程を有するため、開裂部の加工前において、弁部と連結部の歪みを取り除くことができて、一層粘りがあり、且つ、厚肉で作動圧力のバラツキの小さい開裂部の製造を行うことができる。
【0065】
また、弁部が凸部を有する第3の金型で膨出加工される際に、第4の金型で連結部を形成したため、連結部の形成は、第3の金型によって弁部の中央部が引っ張られながら第4の金型でプレス加工されるため、弁部の形状が波打つようなことはなく、安定した膨出形状に定まると共に、プレス加工時における肉部の偏り(肉流れによって肉部の一部が膨らむ)が無くなり、精度の良い連結部が形成できる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の電池の安全装置を示す電池の要部の斜視図。
【図2】本発明の電池の安全装置を示す要部の拡大斜視図。
【図3】図2の3−3線における断面図。
【図4】本発明の電池の安全装置の製造方法に係り、その第1工程を示す説明図。
【図5】本発明の電池の安全装置の製造方法に係り、その第2工程を示す説明図。
【図6】本発明の電池の安全装置の製造方法に係り、その第2工程で製造された蓋体の要部の断面図。
【図7】本発明の電池の安全装置の製造方法に係り、その第3工程の途上を示す説明図。
【図8】本発明の電池の安全装置の製造方法に係り、その第3工程を示す説明図。
【図9】図8のA部分における拡大図。
【図10】従来の電池の安全装置を示す電池の要部の斜視図。
【図11】従来の電池の安全装置を示す要部の拡大断面図。
【図12】従来の電池の安全装置の製造方法の第1工程を示す説明図。
【図13】従来の電池の安全装置の製造方法の第2工程を示す説明図。
【符号の説明】
1 電池
2 ケース
3 蓋体
3a 注入口
3b 凹部
3c 壁面
3d 薄肉部
4 外部負極
5 カバー
6 安全弁部
7 弁部
8 連結部
9 開裂部
9a 谷部
11 金型
12 金型
13 金型(第3,第4の金型)
13a 膨出部(凸部)
14 金型(第4の金型)
14a 凸部
15 金型(第2の金型)
15a 凹部
16 金型(第1の金型)
16a 凸部
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a battery safety device suitable for use in a secondary battery that can be repeatedly recharged, and a method for manufacturing the same.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Referring to the drawings of the conventional battery safety device, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main part of the battery showing the conventional battery safety device, and FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part showing the conventional battery safety device. 12 is an explanatory view showing a first step of a conventional method for manufacturing a battery safety device, and FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing a second step of a conventional method for manufacturing a battery safety apparatus.
[0003]
The configuration of a conventional battery safety device will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. A battery (secondary battery) 51 includes a box-shaped case 52 filled with an electrolyte (not shown), and a box-shaped case 52. The case 52 includes a lid 53 that hermetically shields the inside of the case 52, and an external negative electrode 54 protruding from the lid 53.
[0004]
The case 52 made of aluminum is formed in the shape of a bottomed square tube with an open top, and the case 52 serves as an external positive electrode.
The lid 53 is formed of a rectangular aluminum metal plate, and an external negative electrode 54 is inserted into a through hole (not shown) provided at the center thereof and is fixed by caulking.
[0005]
On one side of the lid 53, an electrolyte injection port 53a is formed adjacent to the external negative electrode 54, and the safety valve portion 56 is provided on the opposite side of the external negative electrode 54 from the injection port 53a.
The lid 53 is arranged so as to close the upper opening of the case 52, and is fixed to the case 52 by welding or the like.
[0006]
Note that the inside of the battery 51 is filled with an electrolytic solution, and this electrolytic solution is injected into the case 52 from an injection port 53 a of the lid 53, and the injection port 53 a after the injection is closed by a cover 55. I have.
[0007]
The safety valve portion 56 has a circular plate-shaped valve portion 57 provided on a part of the lid 53, and is formed on the entire outer periphery of the valve portion 57. Connecting portion 58 made of thin-walled portion, and a cleavage portion 59 made of thin-walled portion provided between valve portion 57 and connecting portion 58 at the position of the entire outer peripheral portion of valve portion 57 and formed by crushing. The safety valve portion 56 is in a state of being disposed in a concave portion 53b provided in the lid 53.
[0008]
The connecting portion 58 is formed on the lid 53 with a thickness smaller than the plate thickness, and the cleavage portion 59 is formed with a thinner thickness than the connecting portion 58. The cleavage portion 59 located therebetween has no space, and is in a state where the lid 53 and the valve portion 57 are connected linearly.
[0009]
In the battery safety device having such a configuration, when the pressure in the case 52 becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined value due to overcharging, short circuit, or the like, the cleavage portion 59 is broken, and the gas inside the case 52 is released to the outside. Thus, the safety of the battery 51 is ensured. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
[0010]
When the battery 51 falls, the lid 53 receives an impact. At this time, the impact is applied to the cleavage portion 59 formed by the crushing process without any looseness, and the crack ( Cracks and cracks).
[0011]
Next, a method of manufacturing a conventional battery safety device will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. First, in a first step shown in FIG. A part is pressed to form a valve part 57 and a connecting part 58 which are thinner than the lid 53 and are flat.
[0012]
Next, in a second step shown in FIG. 13, the connecting portion 58 is crushed by a mold 63 having a convex portion 63 a on the lower surface and a mold 64 having a convex portion 64 a on the upper portion, and is made thin. When the cleavage portion 59 is formed, the safety valve portion 56 is formed, and the manufacture of the battery safety device is completed.
[0013]
The cleavage portion 59 undergoes work hardening due to the crushing process, becomes brittle, and increases in strength due to the work hardening. Therefore, it is necessary to further reduce the thickness of the cleavage portion 59 for cleavage at a pressure equal to or higher than a predetermined value. There is.
[0014]
As a result, the thickness of the thin cracked portion 59 is required to be uniform due to the crushing process, and it is difficult to obtain a uniform thickness. And cracks) tended to occur.
[0015]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-102424 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional battery safety device and the manufacturing method thereof, since the cleavage portion 59 of the safety valve portion 56 is formed by crushing, the cleavage portion 59 is cracked when dropped due to work-hardening thinness and brittleness. Cracks are likely to occur, and the thin cleavage portion 59 has a problem that the accuracy of the thickness by crushing is required and it is difficult to obtain a uniform thickness.
[0017]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable battery safety device which is less likely to crack when the battery is dropped, and a method of manufacturing the same.
[0018]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As a first means for solving the above-mentioned problems, a lid made of a metal plate material for hermetically shielding the inside of a battery case, and a pressure sensor formed in a part of the lid and having a predetermined pressure in the case are provided. Breaking when rising as described above, comprising a safety valve portion having a cleavable cleavage portion that discharges the gas in the case to the outside, the safety valve portion, a valve portion provided in a part of the lid, Between the valve portion and the lid, the device has the cleavage portion formed on the entire outer periphery of the valve portion, and the cleavage portion is formed by bending and extending a meat portion connecting the lid and the valve portion. Thus, the valve portion is formed to be thinner than the valve portion.
[0019]
Further, as a second solution, the cleavage portion has a U-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section and has a valley.
Further, as a third solution, the tip of the valley of the cleavage portion is arranged toward the inside of the battery.
As a fourth solution, the tip of the valley portion of the cleavage portion is made the thinnest in the safety valve portion.
[0020]
As a fifth solution, the lid has a concave portion in which the safety valve portion is formed, and a thinner connecting portion than the valve portion is provided between a wall surface of the concave portion and the valve portion. The connecting portion is provided with the cleavage portion having a smaller thickness than the connecting portion.
As a sixth solution, the valve portion has a bulging shape, and the valve portion is located in the recess so as not to protrude from the surface of the lid.
[0021]
Further, as a seventh solution, the connecting portion is located closer to the inside of the battery than the center of the thickness of the wall surface of the recess, and the valve portion having a bulging shape is located outside the battery. It is configured to bulge toward.
As an eighth solution, the cleavage portion is formed by bending and extending the meat portion in a state where the lid is annealed.
[0022]
As a ninth solution means, a rupturable safety valve portion formed on a part of the lid body and broken when the pressure in the battery case rises to a predetermined value or more, and releasing the gas in the case to the outside. Has a valve portion provided on a part of the lid, and a cleavable cleavage portion provided on the entire outer peripheral portion of the valve portion between the valve portion and the lid, The manufacturing method includes a step of forming the cleavage portion thinner than the valve portion by bending and extending a meat portion connecting the lid and the valve portion.
[0023]
As a tenth solution, the cleavage portion is formed by bending and stretching using a first mold having a convex portion having a U-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section, and the cleavage portion is formed in a U-shaped cross section. A manufacturing method having a V-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section and having a valley was adopted.
Further, as a eleventh solution, the manufacturing method is such that, at the time of the bending and elongating processing, the tip of the valley of the cleavage portion comes into contact with a second mold.
[0024]
Further, as a twelfth solution means, a step of forming the valve portion thinner than the lid by press working, and performing a press working on the entire outer peripheral portion of the valve portion to connect the thinner than the valve portion A manufacturing method including a step of forming a part and a step of performing the bending and stretching on the connection part to form the cleavage part thinner than the connection part.
[0025]
As a thirteenth solution, an annealing step is performed after performing a step of forming the valve portion and a step of performing press working on the entire outer peripheral portion of the valve portion to form the connection portion. After the step, the manufacturing method includes a step of forming the cleavage part by the bending and stretching of the connection part.
Further, as a fourteenth solution, there is provided a manufacturing method in which the connecting portion is formed by a fourth mold when the valve portion is bulged by a third mold having a convex portion.
[0026]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Referring to the drawings of the battery safety device of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the main part of the battery showing the battery safety device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the main part showing the battery safety device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG.
[0027]
4 is an explanatory view showing a first step of the method for manufacturing a battery safety device of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a second step of the method for manufacturing a battery safety device of the present invention. FIG. 6 and FIG. 6 are cross-sectional views of main parts of a lid manufactured in a second step of the method for manufacturing a battery safety device of the present invention.
[0028]
FIG. 7 relates to a method of manufacturing a battery safety device according to the present invention, and is an explanatory view showing the way of the third step. FIG. 8 relates to a method of manufacturing a battery safety device of the present invention. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG.
[0029]
Next, the configuration of the battery safety device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. The battery (secondary battery) 1 is a box-shaped case in which an electrolyte (not shown) is filled. 2, a lid 3 for hermetically shielding the inside of the case 2, and an external negative electrode 4 protruding from the lid 3.
[0030]
The case 2 is made of aluminum and is formed in the shape of a bottomed rectangular tube with an open top, and this case 2 serves as an external positive electrode.
The cover 3 is formed of a rectangular aluminum metal plate, and an external negative electrode 4 is inserted into a through hole (not shown) provided at the center thereof and fixed by caulking.
[0031]
An electrolyte inlet 3a is formed on one side of the lid 3 at a position adjacent to the external negative electrode 4, and the safety valve section 6 is provided on the opposite side of the external negative electrode 4 from the inlet 3a.
The lid 3 is arranged so as to close the upper opening of the case 2 and is fixed to the case 2 by welding or the like.
[0032]
Note that the inside of the battery 1 is filled with an electrolytic solution, and this electrolytic solution is injected into the case 2 from the injection port 3 a of the lid 3, and the injection port 3 a after the injection is closed by the cover 5. I have.
[0033]
The safety valve portion 6 is provided on a part of the lid body 3, and has a valve portion 7 which is entirely elliptical or oval and has a roof-shaped swelling shape, and is provided on the entire outer peripheral portion of the valve portion 7. A connecting portion 8 formed and made of a thin wall for connecting the lid 3 and the valve portion 7, and a thin portion formed on the connecting portion 8 at the position of the entire outer peripheral portion of the valve portion 7 and formed by bending and stretching. The safety valve portion 6 is arranged in a concave portion 3b provided above and below the lid 3.
Note that the cleavage portion 9 also forms a part of the connection portion 8.
[0034]
The connecting portion 8 is formed to be thinner than the valve portion 7 and is connected to the wall surface 3c of the concave portion 3b of the lid 3, and the connecting portion 8 is closer to the inside of the battery 1 than the center of the thickness of the wall surface 3c. The bulged valve portion 7 connected to and connected to the connecting portion 8 is bulged outward of the battery 1 in the concave portion 3b.
[0035]
Further, the cleavage portion 9 formed thinner than the connecting portion 8 is bent into a U-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section to form a valley portion 9a. It is located facing the inside.
The cleavage portion 9 is formed so as to be bent in a U-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section so as to have slack, and the tip of the valley portion 9a is formed in a thinnest state.
That is, the cleavage portion 9 is thinner than the lid 3, the valve portion 7, and the connecting portion 8, and the tip of the valley portion 9 a of the cleavage portion 9 is the thinnest in the cleavage portion 9. .
[0036]
In the battery safety device having such a configuration, when the pressure in the case 2 becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined value due to overcharge, short circuit, or the like, the cleavage portion 9 is broken (cleaved), and the gas inside the case 2 is discharged to the outside. , The safety of the battery 1 is ensured.
[0037]
When the battery 1 falls, the lid 3 receives an impact. At this time, the impact is absorbed by, for example, deforming the loose U-shaped or V-shaped cross section 9 having slackness. For this reason, cracks (cracks and cracks) are less likely to occur in the cleaved portion 9 and the connecting portion 8, and the cleaved portion 9 formed by bending and stretching has less work hardening as compared with the conventional crushing process. Therefore, the occurrence of cracks (cracks or cracks) in the cleavage portion 9 is reduced.
[0038]
In the above-described embodiment, the description has been made on the case where the cleavage portion 9 is provided in the connection portion 8. However, the connection portion 8 may be eliminated, and the cleavage portion 9 may be provided between the lid 3 and the valve portion 7. .
Further, the position when the connecting portion 8 is provided may be between the wall surface 3c and the valve portion 7, and the connecting portion 8 may not be directly connected to the wall surface 3c.
Further, the lid 3 may be made of a material such as an iron plate other than aluminum, and the lid 3 and the valve portion 7 may have the same thickness.
[0039]
Next, a method of manufacturing the battery safety device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9. First, as shown in FIG. 3 is pressed to form a thin portion 3d in the lid 3 by providing upper and lower concave portions 3b.
[0040]
Next, in a second step as shown in FIG. 5, a bulged valve portion 7 and a connecting portion 8 thinner than the valve portion 7 are formed.
In the second step shown in FIG. 5, a mold 13 having a bulged portion 13a at the center of the upper surface is disposed below the thin portion 3d, and a mold 14 having a convex portion 14a at the outer periphery of the lower surface is located above the thin portion 3d. Placed in
[0041]
When the central portion of the thin portion 3d is pushed by the bulging portion 13a of the mold 13 as the third mold, the central portion of the thin portion 3d gradually bulges outward and is on the wall surface 3c side. The thin portion 3d is pulled.
During the processing of such a mold 13, the mold 14 constituting the fourth mold disposed on the upper side is moved, and the thin wall is formed by the convex portion 14 a of the mold 14 and the mold 13 disposed on the lower side. The part 3d is pressed.
[0042]
As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, a valve portion 7 having a bulging shape bulging outward and a connecting portion 8 thinner than the valve portion 7 are formed.
Therefore, the other side 13 constitutes a third mold of the present invention that forms a bulging shape in the valve portion 7, and also corresponds to a fourth mold that forms the connecting portion 8 together with the mold 14. .
In addition, the connecting portion 8 is formed by pressing the thin portion 3d on the wall surface 3c side while the central portion of the thin portion 3d is gradually pushed outward by the mold 13 while the thin portion 3d is pressed. Does not undulate, the shape becomes stable, and the unevenness of the meat portion during press working (part of the meat portion expands due to the meat flow) is eliminated, so that the connecting portion 8 with high accuracy can be formed.
[0043]
Then, as shown in FIG. 6, after the valve portion 7 and the connecting portion 8 are formed, the cover 3 is annealed to eliminate the work hardening of the valve portion 7 and the connecting portion 8 by pressing.
[0044]
Next, as shown in FIG. 7, in a third step, a mold (second mold) 15 having a concave portion 15a at the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface is disposed below the connecting portion 8, and a U-shaped cross section is formed at the outer peripheral portion of the lower surface. Alternatively, a mold (first mold) 16 having a convex portion 16 a having a V-shaped cross section is arranged above the connecting portion 8.
[0045]
Then, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a part of the connecting portion 8 is pushed out by the convex portion 16 a of the mold 16.
As a result, the connecting portion 8 is bent and stretched by the mold 16, and is loosened in a U-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section, so that a cleaved portion 9 thinner than the connecting portion 8 is formed.
[0046]
In addition, the cleavage portion 9 formed by the convex portion 16a of the mold 16 is formed in a state where the tip of the valley portion 9a is stretched most and the thinnest state.
When the movement of the mold 16 reaches the lowest point, the tip of the valley 9 a comes into contact (contact) with the recess 15 a of the mold 15.
By this contact, the shape of the valley 9a is determined, and the valley 9a can be manufactured with a uniform thickness at the tip.
The tip of the valley 9a and the recess 15a come into contact immediately before the mold 16 reaches the lowest point. Until then, the valley 9a (the cleavage portion 9a) does not come into contact with the recess 15a. ) Is bent and stretched.
By such a method, the manufacture of the battery safety device is completed.
[0047]
The cleavage portion 9 formed by bending and stretching has less work hardening than the conventional one, so that it can have flexibility (stickiness) and has a lower strength than the conventional one, and has a predetermined value. The cleavage portion 9 for cleavage by the above pressure can be thicker than the conventional one.
[0048]
As a result, it is easy for the thin-walled cleavage portion 9 to have a uniform thickness, and the cleavage portion 9 is less likely to crack when dropped due to the thickness and flexibility.
[0049]
Further, as in the present invention, when the connecting portion 8 which is thinner than the valve portion 7 is formed, and thereafter, in the connecting portion 8, a cleavage portion 9 which is thinner than the connecting portion 8 is formed, the valve portion 7 is formed. As compared with the case where the cleaved portion 9 is immediately formed, the cleaved portion 9 having good workability and high thickness accuracy is obtained, and the cleaved portion 9 with less work hardening is obtained.
[0050]
In the above embodiment, the concave portion 3b is formed by press working. However, the concave portion 3b may be formed by cutting.
Further, although the description has been given of the case where the concave portion 3b is provided, a thin metal plate having no concave portion 3b and having the same thickness of the lid 3 and the valve portion 7 may be used.
Further, although the description has been given of the case where the connecting portion 8 is provided with the cleavage portion 9, the connecting portion 8 may be eliminated, and the cleavage portion 9 may be provided between the lid 3 and the valve portion 7 by bending and stretching.
[0051]
Further, the valve portion 7 has been described as having a roof-shaped bulging shape, but may have a bulging shape having a convex shape such as a truncated cone shape or a truncated pyramid shape.
Further, although the description has been given of the one having the annealing step, the one without the annealing step may be used.
Also, while the description has been given of the case where the valley 9a comes into contact with the mold 15 during the processing of the cleavage portion 9, the valley 9a may not be brought into contact with the mold 15.
In addition, the valve portion 7 may have a shape such as a circular shape or a gourd shape in addition to the elliptical shape.
[0052]
【The invention's effect】
The battery safety device of the present invention includes a cover made of a metal plate material that hermetically shields the inside of the battery case, and is formed on a part of the cover, and is broken when the pressure in the case rises to a predetermined value or more. A safety valve part having a cleavable cleavage part for releasing gas in the case to the outside, wherein the safety valve part is provided on a part of the lid, and a valve is provided between the valve and the lid. In this, the valve portion has a cleavage portion formed on the entire outer peripheral portion, and the cleavage portion has a configuration in which a meat portion connecting the lid and the valve portion is bent and stretched to be formed thinner than the valve portion. .
With such a configuration, the cleavage part formed by bending and stretching has less work hardening than the conventional one, and therefore can have flexibility (stickiness). (Cracks and cracks) are less likely to occur.
Further, since the cleavage portion of the present invention has less work hardening, it can be made thicker than conventional ones, it is easy to obtain a uniform thickness, and the variation in the operating force at which the cleavage portion breaks (splits) is reduced. In addition to being able to be made smaller, the cleavage part becomes thicker, and when the battery falls, cracks (cracks and cracks) are less likely to occur.
[0053]
In addition, since the cleaved portion has a valley portion having a U-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section, the cleaved portion can have slack, and when the battery falls, the lid is impacted, At this time, the impact is absorbed by deformation of a loosened cleavage portion having a U-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section, and cracks (cracks or cracks) are less likely to occur in the cleavage portion.
[0054]
Further, since the tip of the valley portion of the cleavage portion is arranged toward the inside of the battery, when gas is generated inside the battery and the cleavage portion operates, the force for cleaving the safety valve portion increases the force of the cleavage portion. Since it acts in the direction in which it is extended, the cleavage portion is gradually pulled, so that the variation in operating pressure can be reduced.
[0055]
In addition, since the tip of the valley of the cleavage portion is the thinnest in the safety valve portion, when gas is generated inside the battery and the pressure is increased, the cleavage portion is surely located at a predetermined position which is the tip of the valley. Can be destroyed and gas can be released.
[0056]
Further, the lid has a concave portion in which a safety valve portion is formed, and a thinner connecting portion than the valve portion is provided between the wall surface of the concave portion and the valve portion, and the connecting portion has the connecting portion. The structure was such that a thinner cleavage portion was formed.
As described above, when the cleavage portion is formed in the thinner connecting portion than the valve portion, when the case receives the impact of the battery falling, the shock is also absorbed by the connecting portion and transmitted to the cleavage portion. The impact is alleviated, and cracks (cracks and cracks) are less likely to occur at the cleavage portion.
[0057]
Further, the valve portion has a bulging shape, and since the valve portion is located in the concave portion and is arranged so as not to protrude from the surface of the lid, the deviation of the meat portion at the time of press working (the meat portion is deformed by the meat flow). (Partially swelled) is eliminated, and a highly accurate connecting part can be formed. Also, the safety valve does not protrude outside the lid, external force does not carelessly apply to the safety valve, and handling during assembly is easy and reliable. A highly reliable safety device can be obtained.
Further, since the shape of the valve portion is a stable shape having a bulging shape, the variation in the operating pressure of the cleavage portion is small.
[0058]
In addition, the connecting portion is located closer to the inside of the battery than the center of the thickness of the wall surface of the concave portion, and the bulging valve portion bulges outward from the battery, so that the bulging shape can be increased, In addition, the valve portion having the bulging shape can be reliably accommodated in the concave portion, and a highly reliable safety device can be obtained.
[0059]
In addition, the cleavage portion is formed by bending and stretching the meat portion in a state where the lid is annealed, so that the work hardening of the cleavage portion can be made smaller, and therefore, the cleavage portion can be made sticky and thick, In the cleaved part, cracks (cracks and cracks) are less likely to occur when the battery falls, and a small variation in operating pressure can be obtained.
[0060]
In addition, a rupturable safety valve that is formed on a part of the lid and breaks when the pressure in the battery case rises to a predetermined value or more and releases gas in the case to the outside is provided on a part of the lid. A valve portion provided, and between the valve portion and the lid, a cleavable cleavage portion provided on the entire outer peripheral portion of the valve portion, and a meat portion connecting the lid and the valve portion is bent and stretched. Since a step of forming a cleavage portion thinner than the valve portion by processing is provided, the cleavage portion can have flexibility (stickiness), and is thicker and more uniform than conventional ones. It is possible to provide a manufacturing method that can easily obtain a wall thickness.
[0061]
The cleavage portion is formed by bending and stretching using a first mold having a convex portion having a U-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section, and the cleavage portion has a U-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section. Because of the presence of the valleys, a loose die can be easily manufactured with a simple mold.
[0062]
Also, at the time of bending and stretching, the tip of the valley of the split portion is made to contact the second mold, so that the thickness of the tip of the valley is uniform, and manufacturing with good thickness accuracy is performed. be able to.
[0063]
Also, a step of forming a valve portion thinner than the lid by pressing, a step of forming a connecting portion thinner than the valve portion by pressing the entire outer peripheral portion of the valve portion, and bending the connecting portion. Since there is a step of performing a stretching process to form a thinner cleavage portion than the connection portion, formation of the valve portion is easy, and since the cleavage portion is formed on the thinner connection portion, workability is improved. In addition, it is possible to perform the manufacturing with good accuracy of the thickness of the cleaved portion.
[0064]
Also, after performing a step of forming a valve portion and a step of performing a press process on the entire outer peripheral portion of the valve portion to form a connection portion, an annealing process is performed, and after the annealing process, a bending and stretching process of the connection portion is performed. Before the processing of the cleavage portion, the distortion of the valve portion and the connection portion can be removed, and the cleavage portion is more sticky, thicker, and has a small variation in the operating pressure. Can be manufactured.
[0065]
Further, when the valve portion is bulged by the third mold having the convex portion, the connecting portion is formed by the fourth mold. Therefore, the connecting portion is formed by the third mold. Since the central portion is pressed by the fourth mold while being pulled, the shape of the valve portion does not undulate, and the stable bulging shape is determined. Therefore, a portion of the meat portion swells) is eliminated, and a highly accurate connecting portion can be formed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a battery showing a battery safety device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a battery safety device of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a first step of the method for manufacturing a battery safety device of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a second step of the method for manufacturing the battery safety device of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a lid manufactured in a second step of the method for manufacturing a battery safety device of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a process in a third step of the method for manufacturing a battery safety device according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a third step of the method for manufacturing a battery safety device of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main part of a battery showing a conventional battery safety device.
FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing a conventional battery safety device.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing a first step of a conventional method for manufacturing a battery safety device.
FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing a second step of the conventional method for manufacturing a battery safety device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Battery 2 Case 3 Lid 3a Injection 3b Depression 3c Wall 3d Thin part 4 External negative electrode 5 Cover 6 Safety valve part 7 Valve part 8 Connecting part 9 Cleavage part 9a Valley part 11 Die 12 Die 13 Die (third, third) 4th mold)
13a bulge (convex)
14. Mold (4th mold)
14a Convex part 15 Mold (second mold)
15a Recess 16 Mold (first mold)
16a convex

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電池のケースの内部を気密に遮蔽する金属板材からなる蓋体と、この蓋体の一部に形成され、前記ケース内の圧力が所定値以上に上昇すると破壊して、前記ケース内の気体を外部に放出する開裂可能な開裂部を有する安全弁部とを備え、前記安全弁部は、前記蓋体の一部に設けられた弁部と、この弁部と前記蓋体との間で、前記弁部の全外周部に形成された前記開裂部とを有し、前記開裂部は、前記蓋体と前記弁部を繋ぐ肉部が曲げ伸ばしされて、前記弁部よりも薄肉に形成されたことを特徴とする電池の安全装置。A cover made of a metal plate material that hermetically shields the inside of the battery case, and is formed on a part of the cover, and breaks when the pressure in the case rises to a predetermined value or more, thereby removing gas in the case. A safety valve portion having a cleavable rupturable portion to be released to the outside, wherein the safety valve portion includes a valve portion provided on a part of the lid, and the valve disposed between the valve portion and the lid. Having the cleavage portion formed on the entire outer peripheral portion of the portion, wherein the cleavage portion is formed such that a meat portion connecting the lid body and the valve portion is bent and stretched to be thinner than the valve portion. A battery safety device comprising: 前記開裂部は、断面U字状、或いは断面V字状をなして谷部を有することを特徴とする請求項1記載の電池の安全装置。The battery safety device according to claim 1, wherein the cleavage portion has a valley portion having a U-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section. 前記開裂部の前記谷部の先端部が前記電池の内部側に向けて配置されたことを特徴とする請求項2記載の電池の安全装置。The battery safety device according to claim 2, wherein a tip portion of the valley portion of the cleavage portion is arranged toward an inside of the battery. 前記開裂部の前記谷部の先端部を前記安全弁部の内で最薄肉としたことを特徴とする請求項2、又は3記載の電池の安全装置。4. The battery safety device according to claim 2, wherein a tip portion of the valley portion of the cleavage portion has the thinnest thickness in the safety valve portion. 5. 前記蓋体は、前記安全弁部が形成された凹部を有し、前記凹部の壁面と前記弁部との間には、前記弁部よりも薄肉の連結部が設けられると共に、前記連結部には、この連結部よりも薄肉の前記開裂部が形成されたことを特徴とする請求項1から4の何れかに記載の電池の安全装置。The lid has a concave portion in which the safety valve portion is formed, and a thinner connecting portion than the valve portion is provided between a wall surface of the concave portion and the valve portion, and the connecting portion has The battery safety device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cleavage portion having a smaller thickness than the connection portion is formed. 前記弁部は膨出形状を有し、この弁部が前記凹部内に位置して前記蓋体の表面から突出しないように配置されたことを特徴とする請求項5記載の電池の安全装置。6. The battery safety device according to claim 5, wherein the valve portion has a swelling shape, and the valve portion is located in the recess so as not to protrude from the surface of the lid. 前記連結部は、前記凹部の前記壁面の厚み中央部よりも前記電池内部側に位置すると共に、膨出形状をなした前記弁部が前記電池の外方に向けて膨出したことを特徴とする請求項6記載の電池の安全装置。The connection portion is located closer to the inside of the battery than the center of the thickness of the wall surface of the recess, and the valve portion having a bulging shape bulges outward from the battery. The battery safety device according to claim 6. 前記開裂部は、前記蓋体が焼き鈍しされた状態で、前記肉部が曲げ伸ばしされて形成されたことを特徴とする請求項1から7の何れかに記載の電池の安全装置。The battery safety device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the cleavage portion is formed by bending and extending the meat portion in a state where the lid is annealed. 蓋体の一部に形成され、電池のケース内の圧力が所定値以上に上昇すると破壊して、前記ケース内の気体を外部に放出する開裂可能な安全弁部は、前記蓋体の一部に設けられた弁部と、この弁部と前記蓋体との間で、前記弁部の全外周部に設けられた開裂可能な開裂部とを有し、前記蓋体と前記弁部を繋ぐ肉部が曲げ伸ばし加工によって、前記弁部よりも薄肉の前記開裂部を形成する工程を備えたことを特徴とする電池の安全装置の製造方法。A rupturable safety valve that is formed on a part of the lid and breaks when the pressure in the battery case rises to a predetermined value or more and releases gas in the case to the outside is provided on a part of the lid. A valve portion provided, and between the valve portion and the lid, a cleavable cleavage portion provided on the entire outer peripheral portion of the valve portion, and meat connecting the lid and the valve portion. A method for manufacturing a battery safety device, comprising a step of forming the cleavage portion thinner than the valve portion by bending and extending a portion. 前記開裂部は、断面U字状、或いは断面V字状の凸部を有する第1の金型によって曲げ伸ばし加工されて形成されて、前記開裂部が断面U字状、或いは断面V字状をなして谷部を有することを特徴とする請求項9記載の電池の安全装置の製造方法。The cleavage portion is formed by bending and stretching using a first mold having a convex portion having a U-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section, and the cleavage portion has a U-shaped cross section or a V-shaped cross section. The method for manufacturing a battery safety device according to claim 9, further comprising a valley. 前記曲げ伸ばし加工時、前記開裂部の前記谷部の先端部が第2の金型に当接するようにしたことを特徴とする請求項10記載の電池の安全装置の製造方法。The method for manufacturing a battery safety device according to claim 10, wherein, at the time of the bending and stretching, the tip of the valley portion of the cleavage portion comes into contact with a second mold. プレス加工によって前記蓋体よりも薄肉の前記弁部を形成する工程と、前記弁部の全外周部にプレス加工を行って、前記弁部よりも薄肉の連結部を形成する工程と、前記連結部に前記曲げ伸ばし加工を行って、前記連結部よりも薄肉の前記開裂部を形成する工程を有することを特徴とする請求項9から11の何れかに記載の電池の安全装置の製造方法。A step of forming the valve portion thinner than the lid by pressing, a step of forming a connecting portion thinner than the valve portion by pressing the entire outer peripheral portion of the valve portion, and The method for manufacturing a battery safety device according to any one of claims 9 to 11, further comprising a step of performing the bending and stretching process on the portion to form the cleavage portion thinner than the connection portion. 前記弁部を形成する工程と、前記弁部の全外周部にプレス加工を行って前記連結部を形成する工程を行った後に、焼き鈍し工程を行い、この焼き鈍し工程後において、前記連結部の前記曲げ伸ばし加工によって前記開裂部を形成する工程を有することを特徴とする請求項12記載の電池の安全装置の製造方法。After performing the step of forming the valve portion and the step of forming the connection portion by performing press working on the entire outer peripheral portion of the valve portion, performing an annealing process, and after the annealing process, The method for manufacturing a battery safety device according to claim 12, further comprising a step of forming the cleavage portion by bending and stretching. 前記弁部が凸部を有する第3の金型で膨出加工される際に、第4の金型で前記連結部を形成したことを特徴とする請求項12、又は13記載の電池の安全装置の製造方法。14. The battery safety according to claim 12, wherein the connecting portion is formed by a fourth mold when the valve portion is bulged by a third mold having a convex portion. Device manufacturing method.
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