JP2008053133A - Packing material for battery - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packing material for a battery which has an excellent shock resistance and piercing resistance and moldability. <P>SOLUTION: The packing material for a battery includes a lamination at least in order of a base material layer 6, a metallic foil layer 7 at least one side of which is provided a chemical treated layer 7a and a heat-welding resin layer 8. The metallic foil layer is made of aluminum foil of 30% or less of an elongation at break, and the base material layer is made of polymer film of a breaking strength of 130 N/15 mm or more and an elongation at break 30% or more and 200% or less. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a battery packaging material that exhibits stable moldability, resistance to electrolytes and acids, impact resistance, and puncture resistance.

The lithium ion battery is also referred to as a lithium secondary battery, and includes a liquid, gel-like, or polymer polymer electrolyte, and a positive electrode / negative electrode active material made of a polymer polymer. In this lithium ion battery, the lithium atom (Li) in the lithium transition metal oxide, which is the positive electrode active material, is charged as lithium ion (Li ⁺ ) during charging and enters the carbon layer of the negative electrode (intercalation). This is a battery in which charge / discharge reaction proceeds when ions (Li ⁺ ) are separated from the carbon layer (deintercalation) and move to the positive electrode to become the original lithium compound. From the nickel-cadmium battery and the nickel-hydrogen battery The output voltage is high, the energy density is high, and the apparent discharge capacity is reduced by repeating shallow discharge and recharging, so that there is no so-called memory effect.

  The lithium ion battery is composed of a positive electrode current collector / positive electrode active material layer / electrolyte layer / negative electrode active material layer / negative electrode current collector and an outer package that wraps them. Metallic cans that have been formed into a cylindrical shape or a rectangular parallelepiped shape have been used.

  However, since the outer wall of the container is rigid, the shape of the battery itself is limited, and there is no freedom of shape because the hardware side needs to be designed to match the battery. Therefore, a multilayer film tends to be used as an exterior body.

  This multilayer film is composed of at least a base material layer, a metal foil, and a heat-adhesive resin layer. The multilayer film is formed into a bag shape and pressed into a pouch type or multilayer film containing the battery body to form a recess. It can be divided roughly into an embossed type in which the battery body is housed in the recess.

  FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the embossed type lithium ion battery 1, and as shown in FIG. 7B, lithium ion is used by using an outer package 10 including a tray 10t and a sheet 10s on which an embossed portion is formed. The battery body 2 is hermetically stored. Reference numeral 4 denotes a metal terminal connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the lithium ion battery body 2. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the molding process of the tray 10t using the male 13a and female 13b presses. As shown in FIG. 8A, a concave tray 10t is formed by sandwiching the outer package 10 between the male mold 13a and the female mold 13b and pressing the male mold 13a.

  At this time, in the side wall portion 10a of the tray 10t, the exterior body 10 itself is stretched, and a predetermined depth is formed while the exterior body 10 near the inner edge of the female die 13b is drawn into the female die (FIG. 8 ( b), see arrow).

  In recent years, lithium ion batteries are desired to have a high capacity and a small size, and attempts have been made to accommodate the battery body 2 having a large capacity by providing a large side wall portion 10a of the tray 10t in emboss molding. However, when a large molding depth is provided, during press molding, if a certain amount of the outer body 10 is not secured from the vicinity of the inner edge of the female die 13b, the outer body 10 itself is greatly stretched and exceeds the limit value. Break occurs.

  In addition, when a metal foil having excellent rigidity is used for the metal foil layer in order to improve the impact resistance and the puncture resistance of the outer package 10, the breaking elongation of the metal foil is lowered and breakage is more likely to occur.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a battery packaging material having excellent moldability even when a metal foil having excellent rigidity is used.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first configuration of the present invention is for a battery in which a base material layer, a metal foil layer having a chemical conversion treatment layer on at least one side, and a thermal adhesive resin layer are sequentially laminated. In the packaging material, the metal foil layer is made of an aluminum foil having a breaking elongation of 30% or less, and the base material layer is made of a polymer film having a breaking strength of 130 N / 15 mm or more and a breaking elongation of 30% to 200%. The battery packaging material.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the battery packaging material, the polymer film includes a chemical resistant resin film.

  According to a third configuration of the present invention, in the battery packaging material, the chemical-resistant resin film is made of polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate.

  According to the first configuration of the present invention, by using an aluminum foil having a breaking elongation of 30% or less for the metal foil layer, impact resistance and puncture resistance can be improved, and the base layer has a breaking strength of 130 N. By using a polymer film having a thickness of 15% or more and a breaking elongation of 30% or more and 200% or less, a certain amount of film is drawn in the vicinity of the inner edge of the female die in press molding. Thereby, a predetermined molding depth can be formed without breaking the metal foil layer.

  According to the second configuration of the present invention, in the battery packaging material, the polymer film includes the chemical-resistant resin film, so that the exterior body is whitened even when the electrolytic solution or the acid adheres to the exterior body surface. Can be prevented.

  According to the third configuration of the present invention, in the battery packaging material described above, by using a polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate for the chemical-resistant resin film, the battery packaging material has resistance to an electrolytic solution and acid, and is also puncture-resistant. It is possible to provide a battery packaging material that is excellent in durability and impact resistance.

  The present invention is a battery packaging material excellent in moldability, impact resistance, and puncture resistance. This packaging material will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which is common in FIG. 7, FIG. 8 of a prior art example, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  First, the material etc. which comprise each layer of the battery packaging material of this invention are demonstrated with reference to FIG. The battery packaging material according to the present invention comprises a base material layer 6 as an outermost layer, a heat-adhesive resin layer 8 as an innermost layer, and a metal foil layer 7 disposed therebetween, and the heat-adhesive resin layer 8 and the metal foil. The layer 7 is bonded via the acid-modified polyolefin layer 9. At this time, by providing the chemical conversion treatment layer 7 a on the surface of the metal foil layer 7, the interlayer adhesive strength between the base material layer 6 and the heat-adhesive resin layer 8 and the metal foil layer 7 is further stabilized.

  The base material layer 6 is composed of a multilayer film and is generally made of a stretched polyester or nylon film. Examples of the polyester include polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polybutylene naphthalate, copolymerized polyester, and polycarbonate. It is done. Examples of nylon include polyamide resin, that is, nylon 6, nylon 6,6, a copolymer of nylon 6 and nylon 6,6, nylon 6,10, polymetaxylylene adipamide (MXD6), and the like.

Here, by disposing and laminating the polyester film on the outer layer side of the nylon film, the insulation of the exterior body in chemical resistance, impact resistance, and puncture resistance can be improved. Specific examples of the laminated base material layer 6 include the following 1) to 7). The same effect can be obtained when stretched polybutylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate is used instead of the stretched polyethylene terephthalate described below.
1) Stretched polyethylene terephthalate / stretched nylon 2) Stretched nylon / stretched polyethylene terephthalate 3) Fluorine-based resin / stretched polyethylene terephthalate (Fluorine-based resin is formed into a film or dried after liquid coating)
4) Silicone resin / stretched polyethylene terephthalate (silicone resin is a film or formed by drying after liquid coating)
5) Fluorine resin / stretched polyethylene terephthalate / stretched nylon 6) Silicone resin / stretched polyethylene terephthalate / stretched nylon 7) Acrylic resin / stretched nylon

  As shown in 3) to 7), by providing a fluorine-based resin layer, an acrylic resin layer, a silicone-based resin layer, a polyester-based resin layer, a blended material layer thereof, and the like on the surface of the base material layer 6, it is for a battery. Improving mechanical suitability of packaging materials (stability of conveyance in packaging machines and processing machines) and surface protection (heat resistance, electrolyte resistance), or secondary processing and press molding for lithium ion batteries At this time, the frictional resistance between the mold and the base material layer 6 can be reduced, and the moldability can be improved.

  Further, the amount of film drawn into the female die 13 b in the press molding shown in FIG. 8 depends on the breaking strength and breaking elongation of the base material layer 6. That is, by configuring the base material layer 6 to have a certain elongation at break and strength at break, a force for contracting the base material layer 6 during press molding acts so that the base material layer 6 is in the vicinity of the female inner edge. The entire exterior body 10 is pulled into the female die 13b.

  As a result, the metal foil layer 7 is not stretched as it breaks in the side wall portion 10a, and a predetermined molding depth is formed together with the retracted outer body 10.

  Specifically, when aluminum having a breaking elongation of 30% or less is used for the metal foil layer 7, the base material layer 6 having a breaking elongation of 30% to 200% and a breaking strength of 130 N / mm or more is used. Thereby, the limit formability in press molding can be stabilized. Moreover, the molding depth can be increased as the breaking strength of the base material layer 6 increases. Here, the breaking elongation and breaking strength of the base material layer 6 are values of the entire base material layer 6 laminated, and can be adjusted by changing the material and thickness of the film constituting the base material layer 6. .

  Moreover, when the thickness of the base material layer 6 is increased, the breaking strength of the base material layer 6 is improved. However, when the thickness of the base material layer 6 is too large, the corner portion of the outer package 10 cannot be sharply formed at the time of molding. . In addition, the volume of the battery itself increases and the battery performance also decreases. Therefore, it is desirable that the base material layer 6 has a total thickness of 35 μm or more and 75 μm or less and has a predetermined breaking elongation and breaking strength.

  Moreover, the base material layer 6 and the metal foil layer 7 are bonded together by the adhesive layer 12 using the dry lamination method, and the adhesive layer 12 needs to have sufficient adhesiveness which can endure the press at the time of embossing. .

  Next, the metal foil layer 7 will be described. The metal foil layer 7 is a layer for preventing water vapor from entering the inside of the lithium ion battery from the outside, and stabilizes the pinhole and processability (pouching, embossing formability) of the metal foil layer alone, In addition, in order to provide pinhole resistance, a metal such as aluminum or nickel having a thickness of 15 μm or more, or a film on which an inorganic compound such as silicon oxide or alumina is deposited can be cited. The foil layer 7 is preferably made of aluminum having a thickness of 20 to 80 μm. However, aluminum having a thickness of 80 to 120 μm can also be used in order to further improve the performance of impact resistance and puncture resistance.

  Here, when the thickness of the aluminum foil is set to 80 μm to 120 μm, along with the strain due to the thickness of the aluminum foil, the elongation at break decreases in proportion to the thickness of the aluminum foil, and the aluminum foil is stretched during press forming and easily breaks. Become. However, as described above, by forming the base material layer 6 with a predetermined multilayer film, a certain amount of film drawing in the vicinity of the inner edge of the female die 13b is secured, so that the aluminum foil does not break without being broken. A concave tray 10t having a depth can be formed. Therefore, by providing the base material layer 6, it is possible to provide a battery packaging material that is excellent in formability while increasing the thickness of the aluminum foil and improving the impact resistance and puncture resistance as a battery packaging material. It becomes possible.

  The elongation at break of the aluminum foil also depends on the weight of iron contained in the aluminum material, and the aluminum material used as the metal foil layer 7 has an iron content of 0.3 to 9.0% by weight, preferably Is preferably 0.7 to 2.0% by weight.

  By containing iron, aluminum is excellent in spreadability, the generation of pinholes due to bending as an exterior body is reduced, and the side wall 10a can be formed more easily when an embossed exterior body is formed. In addition, when the iron content is less than 0.3% by weight, effects such as prevention of pinholes and improvement of embossing formability are not recognized, and the iron content of the aluminum is 9.0% by weight. When exceeding, the softness | flexibility as aluminum is inhibited and bag-making property worsens as an exterior body.

  In addition, aluminum produced by cold rolling changes its flexibility, waist strength and hardness under annealing (so-called annealing treatment) conditions, but the aluminum used in the present invention is harder than the non-annealed hard-treated product. Aluminum which tends to be soft with some or complete annealing is preferred.

  That is, the annealing conditions may be appropriately selected according to the processing suitability. For example, in order to prevent wrinkles and pinholes during emboss molding, soft aluminum annealed according to the degree of molding can be used.

  Moreover, the adhesive strength with the adhesive 15 improves by performing the chemical conversion treatment 7a on the front and back surfaces of the aluminum that is the metal foil layer 7.

  Next, the chemical conversion treatment layer 7a will be described. The chemical conversion treatment layer 7 a is formed on at least the surface of the metal foil layer 7 on the heat-adhesive resin layer 8 side. The chemical conversion treatment layer 7a can stably bond the acid-modified polyolefin layer 9 and the metal foil layer 7 and prevent delamination of the metal foil layer 7 and the heat-adhesive resin layer 8. It also has the function of preventing aluminum corrosion.

  Specifically, delamination between the metal foil layer 7 and the heat-adhesive resin layer 8 at the time of embossing by forming an acid-resistant film such as phosphate, chromate, fluoride, triazine thiol compound, etc. And hydrogen fluoride produced by the reaction between the electrolyte and water in the lithium ion battery prevents the aluminum surface from being dissolved and corroded, especially the aluminum oxide present on the aluminum surface from being dissolved and corroded. Surface adhesion (wetting) can be improved.

  The chemical conversion treatment layer 7a is made of metal by chromium-based chemical conversion treatment such as chromate chromate treatment, phosphoric acid chromate treatment, and coating-type chromate treatment, or non-chromium (coating-type) chemical conversion treatment such as zirconium, titanium, and zinc phosphate. Although it is formed on the surface of the foil layer 7, it is firmly bonded to the fluororesin 15, and a continuous process is possible and a water washing step is unnecessary and the processing cost can be reduced. It is most preferable to treat with a treatment solution containing a coating type chemical conversion treatment, particularly an aminated phenol polymer, a trivalent chromium compound and a phosphorus compound.

  Moreover, as a formation method of the chemical conversion treatment layer 7a, a known coating method such as a barcode method, a roll coating method, a gravure coating method, a dipping method, or the like may be selected to form the processing liquid. Moreover, before forming the chemical conversion treatment layer 7a, the surface of the metal foil layer 7 is previously treated by a known degreasing method such as an alkali dipping method, an electrolytic cleaning method, an acid cleaning method, an acid activation method, or the like. However, it is preferable in that the function of the chemical conversion treatment layer 7a is maximized and can be maintained for a long time.

  In addition, for each of the above layers, corona treatment, blast treatment, and oxidation treatment are appropriately performed for the purpose of improving and stabilizing film forming properties, lamination processing, and final product secondary processing (pouching, embossing). Surface activation treatment such as ozone treatment may be performed.

  Next, the acid-modified polyolefin layer 9 will be described. The acid-modified polyolefin layer 9 is a layer provided for bonding the metal foil layer 7 and the heat-adhesive resin layer 8 that is the inner layer of the outer package 10, and is appropriately selected depending on the resin type used for the heat-adhesive resin layer 8. Although it is necessary to use an acid-modified polyolefin resin, a polyolefin resin graft-modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid, a copolymer of ethylene or propylene and acrylic acid, or methacrylic acid, or a metal-crosslinked polyolefin resin 5% or more of a butene component, an ethylene-propylene-butene copolymer, an amorphous ethylene-propylene copolymer, a propylene-α-olefin copolymer, etc. may be added as necessary. It is.

  Moreover, the acid-modified polyolefin layer 9 can provide the exterior body 10 which was further excellent in content resistance and adhesive strength by using acid-modified polypropylene.

When using acid-modified polypropylene,
(1) A homotype having a bigat softening point of 115 ° C or higher and a melting point of 150 ° C or higher,
(2) A copolymer of ethylene-propylene having a bigat softening point of 105 ° C or higher and a melting point of 130 ° C or higher (random copolymer type)
(3) A simple substance or a blended product obtained by acid-modified polymerization using an unsaturated carboxylic acid having a melting point of 110 ° C. or higher can be used.

  Here, by adding a resin containing a propylene-based elastomer resin to the acid-modified polypropylene, the adhesive strength of the heat-adhesive resin layer 8 is enhanced and the metal foil layer 7 and the heat-adhesive resin layer 8 are debonded. Effective in preventing lamination. Further, the flexibility and durability of the entire exterior body 10 are further improved, and the role of improving the bending resistance and preventing cracks during molding is also achieved.

  Next, the thermal adhesive resin layer 8 will be described. The thermal adhesive resin layer 8 is sandwiched between the thermal adhesive resin layer 8 and the metal terminal 4 when the metal terminal 4 (see FIG. 7) of the lithium battery main body 2 is sandwiched in a protruding state and thermally bonded. The type of the polypropylene layer is different depending on whether or not the metal terminal sealing adhesive film is interposed. When an adhesive film for sealing metal terminals is interposed, a film made of a propylene-based resin alone or a mixture may be used. When an adhesive film for sealing metal terminals is not interposed, graft modification with unsaturated carboxylic acid is performed. It is necessary to use a film made of the acid-modified olefin resin.

  Polypropylene is preferably used as the heat-adhesive resin layer 8, but a single layer or a multilayer of linear low density polyethylene or medium density polyethylene, or a single resin composed of a blend resin of linear low density polyethylene or medium density polyethylene. Films consisting of layers or multilayers can also be used.

  Further, the heat-adhesive resin layer 8 can be formed by additionally processing a polypropylene layer melt-extruded on the innermost surface of the outer package 10. By additionally processing the melt-extruded polypropylene layer, the heat seal temperature can be lowered while ensuring a predetermined seal strength. This is presumably because the melt-extruded polypropylene layer has a lower melting point and higher fluidity than other polypropylene layers that are not melt-extruded and constitute the heat-adhesive resin layer 8.

  Usually, when heat-sealing a polypropylene layer, it is necessary to apply heat and pressure near the melting point (about 190 ° C.) of the polypropylene layer to the seal portion. However, by providing a melt-extruded polypropylene layer having a melting point of 120 to 150 ° C. on the surface of the polypropylene layer, heat sealing can be performed at a temperature lower than the melting point of the unstretched polypropylene layer.

  Further, it has been found that if the polypropylene layer melt-extruded at this time has a melt index of 5 g / 10 min or more and 30 g / 10 min or less, sufficient seal strength can be secured at the seal temperature.

  Further, when the lithium ion battery main body is sealed in the outer casing 10 and the metal terminal 4 of the battery main body is sandwiched in a state of protruding outward and hermetically sealed, the melt-extruded polypropylene layer has high fluidity, so that the metal terminal 4 The opening of the exterior body 10 can be hermetically sealed so as to cover the entire sandwiched portion (see FIG. 7). Therefore, the external water vapor | steam which permeate | transmits from the metal terminal 4 clamping part can be interrupted | blocked, and the production | generation of hydrofluoric acid by reaction of electrolyte and water vapor | steam can be suppressed.

  Each of the above types of polypropylene, ie, random polypropylene, homopolypropylene, and block polypropylene, includes a low crystalline ethylene-butene copolymer, a low crystalline propylene-butene copolymer, and a three-component copolymer of ethylene, butene, and propylene. An antiblocking agent (AB agent) such as a polymer terpolymer, silica, zeolite, or acrylic resin beads, a fatty acid amide slip agent, or the like may be added.

  In addition to the base material layer 6, the metal foil layer 7, and the thermoadhesive resin layer 8, an intermediate layer made of a biaxially stretched film such as polyimide or polyethylene terephthalate is used as the metal foil layer 7 and the thermoadhesive resin layer 8. You may provide between. An intermediate | middle layer can prevent the short circuit by contact with the tab and barrier layer at the time of the heat sealing of a lithium ion battery exterior body at the time of the heat | fever improvement of the strength as a packaging material for batteries, and improvement of barrier property.

  The heat-adhesive resin layer 8 according to the present invention is multilayered by combining the above-mentioned types of polypropylene layers in a timely manner.

  Next, a laminating method for laminating each of the above-mentioned layers will be specifically described. The method of laminating the metal foil layer 7 and the heat-adhesive resin layer 8 in the outer package 10 according to the present invention can be roughly classified into a dry lamination method and a thermal lamination method. The dry lamination method is excellent in productivity because it is laminated using an adhesive, but has high moisture permeability from the cross section of the adhesive layer, and moisture that has penetrated from the cross section permeates the inner layer and reacts with the electrolyte to fluorinate. Generates hydrogen acid. This hydrofluoric acid causes the metal foil layer 7 and the thermoadhesive resin layer 8 to peel off over time and cause liquid leakage.

  The thermal lamination method includes a method of laminating a co-pressing film composed of the acid-modified polyolefin layer 9 and the heat-adhesive resin layer 8 on the metal foil layer 7 by the thermal lamination method, and the molten acid-modified polyolefin layer 9 as a metal foil. There is a sandwich lamination method in which the layer 7 and the heat-adhesive resin layer 8 are sandwiched and laminated, and each method is a lamination method that is superior in content resistance and durability as compared to the dry lamination method.

  Specifically, in the thermal lamination method, the surface of the acid-modified polyolefin layer 9 of the co-extruded film composed of the acid-modified polyolefin layer 9 and the heat-adhesive resin layer 8 is subjected to chemical conversion treatment of a metal foil layer such as aluminum. The sandwich lamination method is a method in which the acid-modified polyolefin layer 9 is extruded as an adhesive resin on the chemical conversion surface of the metal foil layer 7 and adhered to the heat-adhesive resin layer 8. Here, when the acid-modified polyolefin layer 9 is extrusion laminated, the resulting laminate is heated to the softening point or higher of the acid-modified polyolefin (post-heating), or in the extrusion process of the acid-modified polyolefin, the aluminum surface is By heating above the softening point of the acid-modified olefin (preheating), a laminate having an adhesive strength that can withstand content resistance and moldability can be used as the outer package.

  As this heating method, there are methods such as a hot roll contact method, a hot air method, a near or far-infrared method, and any heating method may be used in the present invention, and as described above, the adhesive resin has a temperature higher than its softening point. What is necessary is just to be able to heat.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible. Embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments are also included in the present invention. Included in the technical scope.

  Hereinafter, the operation and effect of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to examples. This example evaluates the relationship between the breaking strength of the multilayer film constituting the base material layer and the limit formability in the press molding of the battery packaging material.

  First, chemical conversion treatment was performed on both surfaces of aluminum having a breaking elongation of 25% (manufactured by Toyo Aluminum Co., Ltd., 3004-O material: thickness 80 μm), and a biaxially stretched nylon film (thickness) 25 μm) was bonded by a dry laminating method through a two-component curable polyurethane adhesive. Next, acid-modified polypropylene (hereinafter abbreviated as acid-modified PP) is applied and baked on the other chemical conversion treatment surface by a roll coating method, and two layers of random polypropylene film (hereinafter abbreviated as random PP) are applied to the acid-modified PP surface. A three-layer coextruded film (thickness: 30 μm) sandwiched between block polypropylene films (hereinafter abbreviated as block PP) was laminated by a thermal laminating method to obtain a battery packaging material of Comparative Example 1. In addition, the base material layer which concerns on the comparative example 1 means the said biaxially-stretched nylon film whose thickness is 25 micrometers.

In this example, the chemical conversion treatment layer was applied with a treatment liquid composed of a phenol resin, a chromium fluoride compound, and phosphoric acid by a roll coating method, and baked under a condition that the film temperature was 90 ° C. or higher. Here, the application amount of chromium is 10 mg / m ² (dry weight), and the acid-modified PP is baked under the condition that the aluminum temperature is 140 ° C. or higher, and the application amount of the acid-modified PP is 3 g / m ² (dry). Weight).

  Next, the same biaxially stretched nylon film (thickness 15 μm) was laminated on the biaxially stretched nylon film (thickness 25 μm) by the same laminating method as the battery packaging material obtained in Comparative Example 1 above. A battery packaging material according to the present invention 1 was obtained. In addition, the base material layer which concerns on this invention 1 means the film which laminated | stacked two biaxially-stretched nylon films whose thickness is 25 micrometers and 15 micrometers.

  Next, in the method for laminating the battery packaging material obtained in Comparative Example 1, the biaxially stretched nylon film (thickness 25 μm) is laminated with the same biaxially stretched nylon film (thickness 25 μm). A battery packaging material according to the present invention 2 was obtained. In addition, the base material layer which concerns on this invention 2 means the film which laminated | stacked two biaxially-stretched nylon films whose thickness is 25 micrometers.

  Next, in the present invention 3, which is constituted by laminating polyethylene naphthalate (thickness 12 μm) on the biaxially stretched nylon film (thickness 25 μm) in the method for laminating battery packaging materials obtained in Comparative Example 1 above. The battery packaging material was obtained. The base material layer according to the present invention 3 refers to a film obtained by laminating two biaxially stretched nylon films having a thickness of 25 μm and polyethylene naphthalate having a thickness of 12 μm.

  Next, in the method of laminating the battery packaging material obtained in Comparative Example 1 above, Comparative Example 2 constituted by laminating polyethylene terephthalate (thickness 9 μm) on the biaxially stretched nylon film (thickness 25 μm) A battery packaging material was obtained. The base material layer according to Comparative Example 2 refers to a film obtained by laminating two biaxially stretched nylon films having a thickness of 25 μm and polyethylene terephthalate having a thickness of 9 μm.

  Next, according to the present invention 4, which is constituted by laminating polyethylene terephthalate (thickness 12 μm) on the biaxially stretched nylon film (thickness 25 μm) in the method for laminating battery packaging materials obtained in Comparative Example 1 above. A battery packaging material was obtained. The base material layer according to the present invention 4 refers to a film obtained by laminating two biaxially stretched nylon films having a thickness of 25 μm and polyethylene terephthalate having a thickness of 12 μm.

  Next, in the method for laminating the battery packaging material obtained in Comparative Example 1 above, aluminum (8021-O material: 80 μm in thickness, manufactured by Toyo Aluminum Co., Ltd.) having an elongation at break of 35% was used. A battery packaging material according to Comparative Example 3 constituted by laminating a homogenous biaxially stretched nylon film (thickness 25 μm) on an axially stretched nylon film (thickness 25 μm) was obtained.

Next, battery packaging materials according to Comparative Examples 1 and 2 and Inventions 1 to 4 were prepared, and a slip agent was applied to the surface of the base material layer of the battery packaging material to form a slip layer. At this time, the coating amount of the slip agent was 0.15 g / m ² (dry weight), the coating area was 100% of the entire base material layer, and a polydimethylsiloxane block copolymer was used as the slip agent.

  Next, samples of battery packaging materials according to Comparative Examples 1 and 2 and Inventions 1 to 4 in which the slip agent was applied to the surface of the base material layer were cut into 80 mm (TD direction) × 120 mm (MD direction) angles, A sample is formed with a molding die (female die) having a diameter of 30 mm (TD direction) × 50 mm (MD direction) and a corresponding molding die (male die) of 5.5 mm, 6.0 mm, 6.5 mm, 7 A single-sided embossed type exterior body was press-molded while changing the depth by 0.0 mm and 0.5 mm. Next, the presence or absence of breakage in the aluminum layer of each molded sample was visually observed and summarized in FIG. In this evaluation method, the number of times that fracture was confirmed after four evaluations at each forming depth is shown.

  Next, only the base material layer which comprises the packaging material for batteries which concerns on the comparative examples 1 and 2 and this invention 1-4 is prepared, these samples are cut out in 15 mm width strip shape, and it puts into a 25 degreeC heat retention box, After unifying the environmental conditions of the sample, the sample was pulled at a speed of 300 mm / min with a tensioner (manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation, AGS-50D (trade name)), and the breaking strength (N / 15 mm) and breaking elongation in the MD and TD directions. (%) Was measured and summarized in FIG.

  Next, in the method for laminating the battery packaging material according to Comparative Example 1, Inventions 1 and 2 and the battery packaging material obtained in Comparative Example 1, three biaxially stretched nylon films (thickness 25 μm) are used as the base material layer. A battery packaging material constituted without providing a base material layer in the method for laminating the battery packaging material constituted by using the laminated film and the battery packaging material obtained in Comparative Example 1 was prepared. Cut into a strip of width, put it in a 25 ° C heat insulation chamber, unify the environmental conditions of each sample, and then pull it at a rate of 300 mm / min with a tensioner (manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation, AGS50D (trade name)), MD The breaking strength (N / 15 mm) and breaking elongation (%) in the direction were measured and summarized in FIGS.

  Next, the battery packaging materials according to Comparative Examples 1, 2, and 3 and Inventions 1 to 4 were prepared, and the rigidity was evaluated by the following method. First, the sample was cut into a rectangular shape of 25 mm × 150 mm, and the short sides were overlapped and bonded with a width of 25 mm to produce a cylinder with a circumference of 100 mm. Next, the adhesive part is fixed downward, a surface of 40 mm × 30 mm is pressed against the center of the cylinder from above, and the load pressure at the time when the cylinder is bent to a height of 25 mm is measured. Summarized.

  As described above, in the battery packaging materials according to Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2 (see FIG. 3) in which the breaking strength of the base material layer is 130 (N / 15 mm) or less, the molding depth is 6.0 mm as shown in FIG. In the case of the battery packaging material according to the present inventions 1 to 4 having a breaking strength of 130 (N / 15 mm) or more, the forming depth was 6.5 mm. No breakage was confirmed in the press molding.

  In addition, the battery packaging material according to the present invention 4 was confirmed to be fractured in press molding with a molding depth of 7.0 mm, but the fracture strength was greater than those of the battery packaging material according to the present invention 4 according to the present invention 1 to 3. In the battery packaging material, no breakage was confirmed even in press molding with a molding depth of 7.0 mm. From this, it was found that as the breaking strength of the base material layer is increased, the limit forming of the battery packaging material is improved.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, by providing a thick base material layer, the breaking strength (N / 15 mm) and breaking elongation (%) of the battery packaging material are improved. Further, it was found that the breaking strength was improved in proportion to the thickness of the biaxially stretched nylon film, whereas the breaking elongation was not so improved even when the thickness of the biaxially stretched nylon film was increased.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the battery packaging material according to Comparative Example 3 using thin aluminum having a breaking elongation of 30% or more for the metal foil layer uses aluminum having a breaking elongation of 30% or less for the metal foil layer. It was found to be less rigid than the other samples. Moreover, when each sample was hand-held and the tactile sensation was compared with the other samples, the sample according to Comparative Example 3 was clearly easily lost.

  From these, by increasing the breaking strength of the base material layer, the molding depth can be increased, and the breaking strength of the base material layer should be adjusted by the combination and thickness of the multilayer film constituting the base material layer. I found out that It was also found that when aluminum having a high elongation at break was provided on the metal foil layer, the formability was improved but the rigidity was lowered.

It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the layer structure of the packaging material for batteries which concerns on this invention. It is a table | surface shown about the limiting shaping | molding depth of the battery packaging material which concerns on this invention in an Example. It is a table | surface shown about the breaking strength and breaking elongation of the base material layer which comprises the battery packaging material of this invention in an Example. It is a graph shown about the relationship between the breaking strength of the battery packaging material of this invention in an Example, and the thickness of a base material layer. It is a graph shown about the relationship between the breaking elongation of the battery packaging material of this invention in an Example, and the thickness of a base material layer. It is a table | surface shown about the relationship between the breaking elongation of the metal foil layer which comprises the battery packaging material of this invention in an Example, and rigidity. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a conventional embossed type lithium ion battery in an exploded manner. It is sectional drawing of the packaging material for batteries at the time of press molding.

Explanation of symbols

1 Lithium ion battery 2 Lithium ion battery body 4 Metal terminal (tab)
6 Base material layer 7 Metal foil 7a Chemical conversion layer 8 Thermal adhesive resin 9 Acid-modified polyolefin 10 Exterior body (battery packaging material, multilayer film)
10a Side wall part 10t Tray 10s Sheet 11 Base material layer 12 Adhesive layer 13a Male press machine 13b Female press machine

Claims (3)

In a battery packaging material in which a base material layer, a metal foil layer provided with a chemical conversion treatment layer on at least one side, and a thermal adhesive resin layer are sequentially laminated,
The metal foil layer is made of an aluminum foil having a breaking elongation of 30% or less,
A battery packaging material, wherein the base material layer is made of a polymer film having a breaking strength of 130 N / 15 mm or more and a breaking elongation of 30% to 200%.   The battery packaging material according to claim 1, wherein the polymer film includes a chemical-resistant resin film.   The battery packaging material according to claim 2, wherein the chemical-resistant resin film is made of polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate.