JP2012134047A - Method of manufacturing secondary battery and electrolyte injection device - Google Patents

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JP2012134047A
JP2012134047A JP2010286114A JP2010286114A JP2012134047A JP 2012134047 A JP2012134047 A JP 2012134047A JP 2010286114 A JP2010286114 A JP 2010286114A JP 2010286114 A JP2010286114 A JP 2010286114A JP 2012134047 A JP2012134047 A JP 2012134047A
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method capable of preventing scattering and wetting of an electrolyte solution onto an adhesion inhibition part where the electrolyte solution of a battery container must not be adhered in a liquid injection process, and capable of injecting a specified quantity of the electrolytic solution quickly.SOLUTION: The method of manufacturing a secondary battery seals an electrode plate group 10 and the electrolyte solution into a battery container 3. In a liquid injection process S3 in which the electrolyte solution is injected into the battery container 3 into which the electrode plate group 10 is inserted, the method includes: a step in which the inside of the battery container 3 is decompressed to keep the pressure thereof to be negative; a step of injecting the amount of electrolyte solution into the battery container 3; and a step in which the inside of the battery container 3 is increased in pressure to keep the pressure thereof to be positive and returned to the ambient atmosphere by a plurality of stepwise decompression from high pressure.

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本発明は、電解液を注入して二次電池を製造する方法に関する。   The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a secondary battery by injecting an electrolytic solution.

電池は正極と負極の間にセパレータで介したものを積層または捲回した極板群を電池容器に挿入した後、電解液を注入し容器の開口部を密閉して製造される。電解液を速やかに電池容器に注入する方法として、特開平9−102443号公報(特許文献1)がある。この公報には、極板群が挿入されたケースを減圧し、電解液を充填して極板群の隙間に浸透させた後、ケース内の圧力を上昇させてさらに浸透させることで、所定量の電解液を速やかに極板群に含浸させることができると記載されている。また、特開2002−33114号公報(特許文献2)がある。この公報には、常圧よりも低い低圧の状態から徐々に圧力を増大して常圧よりも高い高圧の状態に加圧することで、従来に比して短い時間により確実に電解液を充填できると記載されている。さらに前記公報には、高圧の状態から徐々に圧力を減圧して常圧に復帰させる方法も記載されている。   A battery is manufactured by inserting an electrode plate group in which a separator interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode is laminated or wound into a battery container, and then injecting an electrolyte solution and sealing the opening of the container. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-102443 (Patent Document 1) discloses a method for quickly injecting an electrolytic solution into a battery container. In this publication, the case in which the electrode plate group is inserted is decompressed, filled with an electrolytic solution and permeated into the gaps of the electrode plate group, and then the pressure in the case is increased to further infiltrate the predetermined amount. It is described that the electrode plate group can be impregnated quickly. Moreover, there exists Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2002-33114 (patent document 2). In this publication, by gradually increasing the pressure from a low pressure state lower than the normal pressure and pressurizing it to a high pressure state higher than the normal pressure, the electrolyte solution can be reliably charged in a shorter time than in the past. It is described. Further, the publication also describes a method of gradually reducing the pressure from a high pressure state to return to the normal pressure.

特開平9−102443号公報JP-A-9-102443 特開2002−33114号公報JP 2002-33114 A

前記特許文献1には、電解液の注入方法と極板群への浸透方法が記載されている。この方法では、加圧時に極板群の空隙部に残存する空気が押し潰され、大気解放時に押し潰されていた空気が膨張し、極板群から抜けて電解液中を気泡となって浮上し液面で弾ける恐れがある。加圧時の圧力が大気圧よりそれほど高くなければ、膨張量が小さく発泡が穏やかであるため、電解液が付着してはならない部分、例えばガスケットの装着面まで飛散することはない。しかしながら、例えばより高密度な極板群に浸透させる場合、加圧時の圧力が小さいと残存した空気の圧縮量が小さいため、空気が電解液の極板群へ浸透を阻害し注入が完了するまでに時間がかかるという問題がある。一方、加圧の圧力を大きくすれば極板群への浸透は促進されるが、高圧の状態から急激に大気解放すると圧力が急激に変化するので、極板群の空隙部に残存する空気が急激に膨張し気泡となって液面で激しく弾けてしまい、例えば、電池容器のガスケット装着面等の電解液が付着してはならない付着禁止部分まで飛散する。例えば、付着禁止部分であるガスケット装着面に電解液が付着すると、後工程の封止工程の封口時にガスケットとガスケット装着面との間に電解液が存在するため、完全に密閉できなくなるという問題が発生する。この対策として、ガスケット装着直前にガスケット装着面に付着した電解液を拭き取る工程を導入することも可能であるが手間がかかる。   Patent Document 1 describes a method for injecting an electrolytic solution and a method for penetrating into an electrode plate group. In this method, the air remaining in the gap of the electrode plate group is crushed during pressurization, and the air that was crushed when released to the atmosphere expands and escapes from the electrode plate group and floats in the electrolyte as bubbles. There is a risk of playing with the liquid level. If the pressure at the time of pressurization is not so much higher than the atmospheric pressure, the amount of expansion is small and foaming is gentle, so that it does not scatter to the portion where the electrolyte solution should not adhere, for example, the gasket mounting surface. However, for example, when infiltrating into a higher-density electrode plate group, if the pressure at the time of pressurization is small, the compressed amount of the remaining air is small. There is a problem that it takes time until. On the other hand, if the pressure of the pressurization is increased, the penetration into the electrode plate group is promoted. However, if the pressure is suddenly released from the high pressure state, the pressure changes abruptly. It rapidly expands and becomes bubbles, and violently bounces on the liquid surface, for example, it scatters to an adhesion prohibited portion where the electrolytic solution such as a gasket mounting surface of the battery container should not adhere. For example, if electrolyte adheres to the gasket mounting surface, which is a part where adhesion is prohibited, the electrolyte may exist between the gasket and the gasket mounting surface at the time of sealing in the subsequent sealing process, which makes it impossible to seal completely. appear. As a countermeasure, it is possible to introduce a process of wiping off the electrolyte attached to the gasket mounting surface immediately before mounting the gasket, but it takes time.

前記特許文献2には、電解液注入後の浸透方法が記載されている。この方法では工程の最後に加圧状態から徐々に常圧に戻すので、圧力変化が緩やかになり極板群から出た気泡も激しく液面で弾けることはないが、注入後にまず減圧しているので極板群の空隙部に残存する空気が膨張する。膨張した空気は液面で弾ける前に気泡となって液中を浮上するので、気泡の体積分一時的に電解液の液面を押し上げる。このため、電解液注入直後の液面が高い状態で減圧した場合は、ガスケット装着面まで液面が上昇して濡らすため前記と同様の問題が発生する。   Patent Document 2 describes a permeation method after electrolyte injection. In this method, since the pressure state is gradually returned to normal pressure at the end of the process, the pressure change becomes gradual, and the bubbles coming out from the electrode plate group do not violently blow off on the liquid surface, but the pressure is first reduced after injection. Therefore, the air remaining in the gap portion of the electrode plate group expands. The expanded air becomes bubbles before floating on the liquid surface and floats in the liquid, so that the volume of the bubbles temporarily pushes up the electrolyte surface. For this reason, when the pressure is reduced in a state where the liquid level immediately after injection of the electrolytic solution is high, the liquid level rises to the gasket mounting surface and wets, so that the same problem as described above occurs.

本発明は、上記問題に鑑みてなされたものであり、その目的とするところは、電解液が付着してはならない付着禁止部分への電解液の飛散や濡れを防止しかつ迅速に所定量の電解液を電池容器に注入できる二次電池の製造方法および電解液注入装置を提供することである。   The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to prevent scattering and wetting of the electrolytic solution to the adhesion prohibited portion where the electrolytic solution should not adhere and quickly It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a secondary battery and an electrolyte injection device that can inject an electrolyte into a battery container.

上記課題を解決するために、例えば特許請求の範囲に記載の構成を採用する。本願は上記課題を解決する手段を複数含んでいるが、その一例を挙げるならば、電池容器内に極板群と電解液を封入する二次電池の製造方法であって、前記極板群が収容された前記電池容器内に前記電解液を注入する注液工程において、前記電池容器内を減圧して大気圧よりも圧力が低い負圧に保持する工程と、該負圧に保持された電池容器内に前記電解液を注入する工程と、該電解液が注入された前記電池容器内を加圧して大気圧よりも圧力が高い正圧とし、該正圧とされた前記電池容器内の圧力を段階的に減圧して大気圧に戻す工程とを含むことを特徴としている。   In order to solve the above problems, for example, the configuration described in the claims is adopted. The present application includes a plurality of means for solving the above-mentioned problems. To give an example, a method for manufacturing a secondary battery in which an electrode plate group and an electrolyte solution are enclosed in a battery container, the electrode plate group being In the pouring step of injecting the electrolytic solution into the battery container accommodated, a step of reducing the pressure in the battery container to maintain a negative pressure lower than the atmospheric pressure, and a battery maintained at the negative pressure A step of injecting the electrolytic solution into the container, and pressurizing the inside of the battery container into which the electrolytic solution has been injected to obtain a positive pressure higher than the atmospheric pressure, and the positive pressure in the battery container And a step of returning the pressure to atmospheric pressure in a stepwise manner.

本発明によれば、迅速に所定量の電解液を注入することができるので注液工程にかかる時間を短縮できる。そして、電解液の付着禁止部分、例えば電池容器のガスケット装着面への電解液の付着を防ぐことができる。上記した以外の、課題、構成及び効果は、以下の実施形態の説明により明らかにされる。   According to the present invention, it is possible to quickly inject a predetermined amount of the electrolytic solution, so that the time required for the liquid injection process can be shortened. In addition, it is possible to prevent the electrolytic solution from adhering to a portion where the electrolytic solution does not adhere, for example, the gasket mounting surface of the battery container. Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of embodiments.

実施例1における注液工程の圧力プロファイルと電解液注入プロファイルの例を示すグラフ。3 is a graph showing an example of a pressure profile and an electrolyte injection profile in a liquid injection process in Example 1. 円筒型リチウムイオン電池の断面を示す図。The figure which shows the cross section of a cylindrical lithium ion battery. 極板群の断面の一部を拡大して示す図。The figure which expands and shows a part of cross section of an electrode group. 二次電池の製造工程を示すフローチャート。The flowchart which shows the manufacturing process of a secondary battery. 電解液注入装置の構成図。The block diagram of an electrolyte injection device. 注液工程における電池容器の設置状態の例を示す図。The figure which shows the example of the installation state of the battery container in a liquid injection process. 加圧による浸透量の違いを示すグラフ。The graph which shows the difference of the osmosis | permeation amount by pressurization. 実施例1の効果を説明するための圧力プロファイルの例を示すグラフ。6 is a graph showing an example of a pressure profile for explaining the effect of the first embodiment. 実施例2における注液工程の圧力プロファイルと電解液注入プロファイルの例を示すグラフ。The graph which shows the example of the pressure profile of the liquid injection process in Example 2, and an electrolyte injection | pouring profile. 注液工程における電解液の液面高さの例を示す図。The figure which shows the example of the liquid level height of the electrolyte solution in a liquid injection process. 実施例2における注液工程の圧力プロファイルと電解液注入プロファイルの他の例を示すグラフ。9 is a graph showing another example of a pressure profile and an electrolyte injection profile in a liquid injection process in Example 2. 実施例3の圧力プロファイルと電解液注入プロファイルの例を示すグラフ。6 is a graph showing an example of a pressure profile and an electrolyte injection profile of Example 3. 注液工程における電解液の液面高さの例を示す図。The figure which shows the example of the liquid level height of the electrolyte solution in a liquid injection process.

以下、本発明の実施例について図面を用いて詳細に説明する。   Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

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まず、円筒形のリチウムイオン電池の構造と製造方法について図2〜図4を用いて説明する。図2は円筒形のリチウムイオン電池の断面を示す図、図3の(a)は図2の正極タブ9側の極板群10の断面の一部を拡大して示した図、図3(b)は負極タブ12側の極板群10の断面の一部を拡大して示した図、図4は極板群10を形成する工程から電解液を極板群10に完全に含浸させる工程までの製造工程を示したフローチャートである。
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First, the structure and manufacturing method of a cylindrical lithium ion battery will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a cylindrical lithium ion battery, FIG. 3A is an enlarged view of a part of the cross section of the electrode plate group 10 on the positive electrode tab 9 side in FIG. FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of a part of the cross section of the electrode plate group 10 on the negative electrode tab 12 side, and FIG. 4 is a step of completely impregnating the electrode plate group 10 with an electrolytic solution from the step of forming the electrode plate group 10. It is the flowchart which showed the manufacturing process until.

図4の極板群形成工程S1は、帯状で長辺方向の片側(横幅方向一方側)に正極タブ9が形成された正極板16と、同じく帯状で長辺方向の片側(横幅方向他方側)に負極タブ12が形成された負極板17と、2枚のセパレータ15とを互いに重ね合わせた状態で、軸心11に捲回して円筒状の極板群10を形成する工程である。   The electrode plate group forming step S1 of FIG. 4 includes a positive electrode plate 16 in which a positive electrode tab 9 is formed on one side in the long side direction (one side in the horizontal width direction), and one side in the long side direction (the other side in the horizontal width direction). ), The negative electrode plate 17 on which the negative electrode tab 12 is formed and the two separators 15 are overlapped with each other and wound around the shaft center 11 to form the cylindrical electrode plate group 10.

正極板16は正極集電体16bとその両面に層状に塗工された正極活物質16aからなる。正極活物質16aとしては例えばLiCoO2、LiMn2O4、LiNiO2を用いることができ、正極集電体16bとしては例えばアルミニウム箔を用いることができる。 The positive electrode plate 16 is composed of a positive electrode current collector 16b and a positive electrode active material 16a coated in layers on both surfaces thereof. For example, LiCoO 2 , LiMn 2 O 4 , and LiNiO 2 can be used as the positive electrode active material 16a, and an aluminum foil can be used as the positive electrode current collector 16b.

一方、負極板17は負極集電体17bとその両面に層状に塗工された負極活物質17aからなる。負極活物質17aとしては例えばグラファイト、非結晶性炭素を用いることができ、負極集電体17bとしては例えば銅箔を用いることができる。   On the other hand, the negative electrode plate 17 is composed of a negative electrode current collector 17b and a negative electrode active material 17a coated in layers on both surfaces thereof. For example, graphite and amorphous carbon can be used as the negative electrode active material 17a, and copper foil can be used as the negative electrode current collector 17b.

そして、セパレータ15として例えばポリオレフィン樹脂を用いることができる。正極活物質16a、負極活物質17a、セパレータ15は多孔質になっており、電解液が浸透する空隙部が存在する。   For example, a polyolefin resin can be used as the separator 15. The positive electrode active material 16a, the negative electrode active material 17a, and the separator 15 are porous, and there are voids through which the electrolyte solution permeates.

図3に示すように極板群10は正極板16と負極板17の間、負極板17と正極板16の間にそれぞれセパレータ15を介して巻かれており、極板群10が形成されると一端からは正極タブ9が他端から負極タブ12が突き出た状態になる。   As shown in FIG. 3, the electrode plate group 10 is wound between the positive electrode plate 16 and the negative electrode plate 17 and between the negative electrode plate 17 and the positive electrode plate 16 via the separator 15, thereby forming the electrode plate group 10. The positive electrode tab 9 protrudes from one end and the negative electrode tab 12 protrudes from the other end.

正極活物質16aとセパレータ15、負極活物質17aとセパレータ15の間にはわずかに隙間が存在するため、電解液が注入されるとその隙間から極板群10の内部へと浸透して、正極活物質16aと負極活物質17aとセパレータ15の空隙部まで浸透する。   Since there is a slight gap between the positive electrode active material 16a and the separator 15, and between the negative electrode active material 17a and the separator 15, when the electrolyte is injected, the electrolyte penetrates into the electrode plate group 10 through the gap, and the positive electrode It penetrates to the gaps between the active material 16a, the negative electrode active material 17a, and the separator 15.

極板群挿入工程S2は、極板群10に集電部品を接続し電池容器3に挿入する工程である。まず極板群10の一端から突き出た正極タブ9に予め正極リード8が接合されている正極集電リング7を接合し、他端の負極タブ12に予め負極リード14が接合されている負極集電リング13を接合する。次に極板群10を電池容器3に挿入し、負極リード14と電池容器3の底面部を溶接し固定する。したがって、極板群10の正極タブ9は、電池容器3内の上部に配置される。   The electrode plate group insertion step S <b> 2 is a step of connecting the current collecting component to the electrode plate group 10 and inserting it into the battery container 3. First, a positive electrode current collector ring 7 having a positive electrode lead 8 bonded in advance is bonded to a positive electrode tab 9 protruding from one end of the electrode plate group 10, and a negative electrode current collector having a negative electrode lead 14 bonded in advance to a negative electrode tab 12 at the other end. The electric ring 13 is joined. Next, the electrode plate group 10 is inserted into the battery container 3, and the negative electrode lead 14 and the bottom surface of the battery container 3 are welded and fixed. Therefore, the positive electrode tab 9 of the electrode plate group 10 is disposed in the upper part in the battery container 3.

次に、電池容器3の上部の一部を絞って電池容器3の外周に溝をつける。電池容器3内側の絞られた部分上面は封止工程S4でガスケット5を装着するためのガスケット装着面45となる。最後に正極リード8に上蓋4が接合されている上蓋接続板4aを接合して極板群挿入工程S2は終了する。   Next, a part of the upper part of the battery container 3 is squeezed to form a groove on the outer periphery of the battery container 3. The upper surface of the narrowed portion inside the battery container 3 becomes a gasket mounting surface 45 for mounting the gasket 5 in the sealing step S4. Finally, the upper lid connecting plate 4a having the upper lid 4 joined to the positive electrode lead 8 is joined, and the electrode plate group inserting step S2 is completed.

注液工程S3は、所定量の電解液を電池容器3に注入する工程である。注入された電解液は極板群10の正極活物質16aとセパレータ15の間及び負極活物質17aとセパレータ15の間の隙間を通って、正極活物質16a、負極活物質17a、セパレータ15の空隙部に徐々に浸透する。後工程で含浸工程S6を設けているので、注液工程S3では、正極活物質16a、負極活物質17a、セパレータ15の空隙部に電解液を完全に浸透させる必要はなく、所定量の電解液が入る程度まで浸透させればよい。   The liquid injection step S3 is a step of injecting a predetermined amount of electrolyte into the battery container 3. The injected electrolyte passes through the gaps between the positive electrode active material 16a and the separator 15 and the negative electrode active material 17a and the separator 15 in the electrode plate group 10, and passes through the gaps between the positive electrode active material 16a, the negative electrode active material 17a, and the separator 15. It gradually penetrates the part. Since the impregnation step S6 is provided in the subsequent step, in the liquid injection step S3, it is not necessary to completely infiltrate the positive electrode active material 16a, the negative electrode active material 17a, and the gaps of the separator 15; So long as it penetrates.

封止工程S4は、ガスケット5を電池容器3のガスケット装着面45に装着した後、上蓋4で電池容器3の開口部を塞ぎ、電池容器3の開口部周縁を内側に曲げて封口する工程である。封止工程S4を終了すると図2に示す電池容器3が完成し、電池容器3内は密閉状態となる。   The sealing step S4 is a step of sealing the opening of the battery container 3 with the upper cover 4 after the gasket 5 is mounted on the gasket mounting surface 45 of the battery container 3, and bending the periphery of the opening of the battery container 3 inward. is there. When the sealing step S4 is completed, the battery container 3 shown in FIG. 2 is completed, and the inside of the battery container 3 is in a sealed state.

洗浄工程S5は、電池容器3の表面を洗浄する工程である。ここで電池容器3の外壁や上蓋4に付着した電解液は洗い落とされるが、ガスケット装着面45に付着した電解液に関しては、洗浄前にガスケット5が装着されて封口されているので洗い落とすことができない。   The cleaning step S5 is a step for cleaning the surface of the battery container 3. Here, the electrolytic solution adhering to the outer wall of the battery container 3 and the upper lid 4 is washed away, but the electrolytic solution adhering to the gasket mounting surface 45 may be washed off because the gasket 5 is mounted and sealed before cleaning. Can not.

含浸工程S6は、正極活物質16a、負極活物質17a、セパレータ15の空隙部に完全に浸透させるまで電池容器3を静置する工程である。含浸工程S6が終了すると初充電工程へと運ばれる。   The impregnation step S6 is a step in which the battery container 3 is allowed to stand until the positive electrode active material 16a, the negative electrode active material 17a, and the gaps of the separator 15 are completely infiltrated. When the impregnation step S6 is completed, the first charging step is carried.

図5は注液工程S3における本実施例の電解液注入方法を実現するための電解液注入装置の一例を示す構成図である。図5で示した電解液注入装置100はチャンバー29内に電池容器3を収容してから密閉して注液する装置であるが、例えば電池容器3の開口部を直接塞いで密閉して注液する装置でも実現できる。   FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an electrolytic solution injection device for realizing the electrolytic solution injection method of the present embodiment in the injection step S3. The electrolytic solution injection device 100 shown in FIG. 5 is a device in which the battery container 3 is accommodated in the chamber 29 and then sealed and injected. For example, the opening of the battery container 3 is directly closed and sealed and injected. It can also be realized with a device.

電解液注入装置100は、図示していない制御手段を備えており、制御手段からの制御信号に基づいて各部を動作させるようになっている。電解液注入装置100は、電池容器3を起立した姿勢状態で支持する電池容器受け20を有している。電池容器受け20は、チャンバー29の下方位置に配置されており、チャンバー29に対して接近又は離反するように、上下方向に移動可能に設けられている。   The electrolyte solution injection device 100 includes control means (not shown), and operates each part based on a control signal from the control means. The electrolyte injection device 100 has a battery container receiver 20 that supports the battery container 3 in a standing posture. The battery container receiver 20 is disposed at a position below the chamber 29, and is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction so as to approach or separate from the chamber 29.

まず、極板群10が挿入された電池容器3を電池容器受け20に支持させた後、電池容器受け駆動用エアシリンダ21によって電池容器受け20を上昇させてチャンバー29に接触させる。電池容器受け20には、チャンバー29との接触面にOリング19が装着されているので、Oリング19がチャンバー29の底面に押し付けられて、チャンバー29内が密閉状態となる。   First, after the battery container 3 in which the electrode plate group 10 is inserted is supported by the battery container receiver 20, the battery container receiver 20 is raised by the battery container receiver driving air cylinder 21 and brought into contact with the chamber 29. Since the O-ring 19 is attached to the contact surface with the chamber 29 in the battery container receiver 20, the O-ring 19 is pressed against the bottom surface of the chamber 29 and the inside of the chamber 29 is hermetically sealed.

チャンバー29には上部からノズル44が挿入されて設けられていて、電解液用配管34に接続されているノズル44から電解液を注入できるようになっている。電解液用配管34は電解液供給バルブ41と電解液吸引バルブ40を介して、電解液が貯留されている電解液タンク38へと接続されている。電解液供給バルブ41と電解液吸引バルブ40との間にはシリンジ42aとピストン42bとピストン駆動用アクチュエータ42cから成る注液ポンプ42へと分岐するための配管が接続している。注液ポンプ42は、ピストン42bの吸引時のストローク量を制御することで任意の液量を電解液タンク38から注液ポンプ42に吸引し、ピストン42bの押し込み量を制御することで任意の液量をノズル44から吐出できる。また、ピストン42bの押し込み速度を制御することで、任意の吐出速度で電解液を注入できる。   The chamber 29 is provided with a nozzle 44 inserted from above, so that the electrolyte solution can be injected from the nozzle 44 connected to the electrolyte solution pipe 34. The electrolyte solution pipe 34 is connected via an electrolyte solution supply valve 41 and an electrolyte solution suction valve 40 to an electrolyte solution tank 38 in which the electrolyte solution is stored. Between the electrolyte supply valve 41 and the electrolyte suction valve 40, a pipe for branching to a liquid injection pump 42 including a syringe 42a, a piston 42b, and a piston driving actuator 42c is connected. The liquid injection pump 42 sucks an arbitrary liquid amount from the electrolyte tank 38 to the liquid injection pump 42 by controlling the stroke amount at the time of suction of the piston 42b, and controls the push-in amount of the piston 42b. The quantity can be discharged from the nozzle 44. Further, by controlling the pushing speed of the piston 42b, the electrolytic solution can be injected at an arbitrary discharge speed.

チャンバー29には大気解放用配管35と加圧用配管36と真空引き用配管37が接続されている。加圧用配管36の他端は加圧用バルブ23と加圧用レギュレータ(圧力調整手段)24を介して加圧ポンプ(加圧手段)25に接続している。加圧ポンプ25は、圧縮空気を生成して、その圧縮空気をチャンバー29内に供給することにより、チャンバー29内を加圧して、大気圧よりも高い圧力である正圧にすることができる。   Connected to the chamber 29 are an atmospheric release pipe 35, a pressurizing pipe 36, and a vacuuming pipe 37. The other end of the pressurizing pipe 36 is connected to a pressurizing pump (pressurizing means) 25 via a pressurizing valve 23 and a pressurizing regulator (pressure adjusting means) 24. The pressurizing pump 25 can generate compressed air and supply the compressed air into the chamber 29 to pressurize the chamber 29 to a positive pressure that is higher than the atmospheric pressure.

一方、真空引き用配管37は真空用バルブ28と真空用レギュレータ27を介して真空ポンプ(減圧手段)26に接続している。加圧用レギュレータ24は大気圧から例えば1000kPa(ゲージ圧)までの任意の圧力(正圧)に設定可能であり、加圧用レギュレータ24を使用して大気圧以上の範囲で高圧から低圧へ減圧する場合は、所定の圧力になるまで加圧用レギュレータ24の排気口31からチャンバー29内の空気が排気される。真空用レギュレータ27は大気圧から例えば−100kPa(ゲージ圧)までの任意の圧力(負圧)に設定可能であり、真空用レギュレータ27を使用して真空度を下げる(負圧を小さくする)場合は、所定の圧力になるまで吸気口32からチャンバー29へ空気が流入する。真空ポンプ26は、真空引き用配管37を介してチャンバー29内の空気を排出することにより、チャンバー29内を減圧して、大気圧よりも低い圧力である負圧にすることができる。以上の構成によって、例えば−100kPa〜1000kPaまでの任意の圧力で電解液を電池容器3に注入し極板群10に浸透させることができる。   On the other hand, the vacuuming pipe 37 is connected to a vacuum pump (decompression unit) 26 via a vacuum valve 28 and a vacuum regulator 27. The pressurizing regulator 24 can be set to any pressure (positive pressure) from atmospheric pressure to, for example, 1000 kPa (gauge pressure), and when the pressure regulator 24 is used to depressurize from high pressure to low pressure in a range of atmospheric pressure or higher. The air in the chamber 29 is exhausted from the exhaust port 31 of the pressurizing regulator 24 until a predetermined pressure is reached. The vacuum regulator 27 can be set to any pressure (negative pressure) from atmospheric pressure to, for example, −100 kPa (gauge pressure). When the vacuum regulator 27 is used to lower the vacuum degree (decrease the negative pressure) The air flows into the chamber 29 from the air inlet 32 until a predetermined pressure is reached. The vacuum pump 26 can reduce the pressure in the chamber 29 by discharging the air in the chamber 29 through the evacuation pipe 37 to a negative pressure that is lower than the atmospheric pressure. With the above configuration, the electrolytic solution can be injected into the battery container 3 at an arbitrary pressure of, for example, −100 kPa to 1000 kPa and allowed to penetrate into the electrode plate group 10.

本実施例の電解液注入方法を図1と図5と図6を用いて説明する。図1は注液工程S3の開始から終了までのプロファイルを示した図である。図中の実線は圧力プロファイル1を示し、破線は電解液注入プロファイル2を示す。電解液注入プロファイル2の縦軸は所定量(予め設定された規定量)の電解液を注入したときを100%としたときの注入割合を示す。図6はチャンバー29に設置されたときの電池容器3の状態を示す。   The electrolyte solution injection method of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 5, and FIG. FIG. 1 is a view showing a profile from the start to the end of the liquid injection step S3. The solid line in the figure indicates the pressure profile 1 and the broken line indicates the electrolyte injection profile 2. The vertical axis of the electrolyte solution injection profile 2 indicates the injection ratio when a predetermined amount (a predetermined amount set in advance) of the electrolyte solution is injected as 100%. FIG. 6 shows the state of the battery container 3 when installed in the chamber 29.

本実施例では、電池容器が設置されたチャンバー内を真空引きして減圧し、大気圧よりも低い圧力である負圧に保持する工程と、大気開放する工程と、大気圧よりも高い圧力である正圧でかつ比較的高い圧力の高圧まで加圧する工程と、高圧から段階的に複数回減圧して大気圧まで戻す工程と、大気圧を保持する工程からなる圧力プロファイルと、該圧力プロファイルの負圧に保持する工程と大気圧を保持する工程において電池容器に電解液を注入する工程からなる電解液注入プロファイルを有する。   In this example, the chamber in which the battery container is installed is evacuated to reduce the pressure, and the process is maintained at a negative pressure that is lower than atmospheric pressure, the process that is opened to the atmosphere, and the pressure that is higher than atmospheric pressure. A pressure profile comprising a step of pressurizing to a high pressure of a certain positive pressure and a relatively high pressure, a step of depressurizing from the high pressure a plurality of times to return to atmospheric pressure, and a step of maintaining the atmospheric pressure, It has an electrolytic solution injection profile comprising a step of injecting an electrolytic solution into a battery container in a step of maintaining a negative pressure and a step of maintaining an atmospheric pressure.

電池容器3を電池容器受け20に支持させた後、電池容器受け20が上昇してチャンバー29内を密閉状態にしてから注液工程S3が開始される。この時、ノズル44は図6の軸心11の中央部上空に位置する。開始直後に真空用バルブ28を開いてチャンバー29内の負圧が真空用レギュレータ27で設定した真空度になるまで真空ポンプ26で真空引きしてチャンバー29内を減圧する。チャンバー29内の真空度が高いほど(負圧が大きいほど)極板群10の空隙部に存在する空気が多く排気されて、電解液が空隙部に浸透しやすくなるが、真空度が高すぎると電解液に含まれる有機溶剤が揮発しやすくなるため、真空度は、−70kPa〜−90kPaの範囲に設定するのが好ましい。   After the battery container 3 is supported by the battery container receiver 20, the liquid injection process S <b> 3 is started after the battery container receiver 20 is raised and the inside of the chamber 29 is sealed. At this time, the nozzle 44 is located above the central portion of the axis 11 in FIG. Immediately after the start, the vacuum valve 28 is opened, and the vacuum in the chamber 29 is reduced by vacuuming with the vacuum pump 26 until the negative pressure in the chamber 29 reaches the degree of vacuum set by the vacuum regulator 27. The higher the degree of vacuum in the chamber 29 (the higher the negative pressure), the more air present in the gaps of the electrode plate group 10 is exhausted, and the electrolyte easily penetrates into the gaps, but the degree of vacuum is too high. Therefore, the degree of vacuum is preferably set in the range of -70 kPa to -90 kPa.

所定の真空度に達する時間t1までに、電解液吸引バルブ40を開いて注液ポンプ42のピストン42bを吸引し、所定量吸引したら電解液吸引バルブ40が閉じる。注液ポンプ42で吸引される電解液の吸引量は、電池容器3に注入する電解液量と同等にする。   The electrolyte suction valve 40 is opened and the piston 42b of the liquid injection pump 42 is sucked by the time t1 when the predetermined degree of vacuum is reached, and the electrolyte suction valve 40 is closed when a predetermined amount is sucked. The suction amount of the electrolytic solution sucked by the liquid injection pump 42 is made equal to the electrolytic solution amount injected into the battery container 3.

時間t1でチャンバー29内の負圧が所定の真空度に達したら、真空用バルブ28が閉じてチャンバー29内の負圧を保持する。したがって、電池容器3内も減圧されて大気圧よりも圧力が低い負圧に保持される。そして、電解液供給バルブ41とノズル開閉バルブ43を同時に開いて、ピストン駆動用アクチュエータ42cが注液ポンプ42のピストン42bを押し出し、ノズル44から電池容器3へ電解液を注入する。ここで、注入速度を大きくしすぎると、ノズル44から電解液が吐出される時に電解液が飛散し、図6に示すガスケット装着面45に付着するおそれがあるので、飛散しない程度の注入速度として予め設定された上限速度以下の注入速度で注入するのが好ましい。電解液の注入速度が極板群10への浸透速度よりも大きいと、極板群10の空隙部以外の極板群10と電池容器3の隙間や軸心11の内側に電解液が溜まり、電解液の液面46が上昇していく。   When the negative pressure in the chamber 29 reaches a predetermined degree of vacuum at time t1, the vacuum valve 28 is closed to hold the negative pressure in the chamber 29. Therefore, the inside of the battery container 3 is also decompressed and held at a negative pressure lower than the atmospheric pressure. Then, the electrolyte supply valve 41 and the nozzle opening / closing valve 43 are opened simultaneously, and the piston driving actuator 42 c pushes out the piston 42 b of the liquid injection pump 42, and injects the electrolyte from the nozzle 44 into the battery container 3. Here, if the injection rate is increased too much, the electrolyte may scatter when the electrolyte is discharged from the nozzle 44, and may adhere to the gasket mounting surface 45 shown in FIG. It is preferable to inject | pour with the injection | pouring speed | velocity below the preset upper limit speed | rate. When the injection rate of the electrolytic solution is higher than the penetration rate into the electrode plate group 10, the electrolyte solution accumulates in the gap between the electrode plate group 10 and the battery container 3 other than the gap portion of the electrode plate group 10 and the inner side of the shaft center 11, The liquid level 46 of the electrolytic solution rises.

ガスケット装着面45に液面46が到達する直前の時間t2でピストン42bの押し出し動作が一度停止して、電解液供給バルブ41とノズル開閉バルブ43が閉じて1回目の電解液注入を終了する。例えば車載用電池向けで注入量が多い場合や、正極活物質16aや負極活物質17aが高密度化されていて電解液が極板群10に浸透しにくい場合には、一つの電池容器内に対して予め規定されている電解液の総量を、一回の注入で完了するのは難しい。   At a time t2 immediately before the liquid level 46 reaches the gasket mounting surface 45, the pushing operation of the piston 42b is once stopped, the electrolytic solution supply valve 41 and the nozzle opening / closing valve 43 are closed, and the first electrolytic solution injection is completed. For example, when the injection amount is large for an on-vehicle battery, or when the positive electrode active material 16a and the negative electrode active material 17a are densified and the electrolyte does not easily penetrate into the electrode plate group 10, it is contained in one battery container. On the other hand, it is difficult to complete the total amount of the electrolyte defined in advance by a single injection.

また、注入前に真空引きを実施しても極板群10の空隙内の空気の一部は排気されないので、注入後の極板群10の空隙部には電解液が浸透した領域と空気が残存する領域が存在する。その後、大気解放バルブ18を開いてチャンバー29内を大気解放したときに、チャンバー29内の圧力が負圧から大気圧へ上昇して加圧された状態になるので、極板群10の空隙部に残存する空気が圧縮されてより電解液が空隙部へ浸透する。   Further, even if evacuation is performed before injection, part of the air in the gap of the electrode plate group 10 is not exhausted. There are remaining areas. Thereafter, when the atmosphere release valve 18 is opened to release the inside of the chamber 29 to the atmosphere, the pressure in the chamber 29 rises from the negative pressure to the atmospheric pressure, so that the pressure is increased. The remaining air is compressed and the electrolytic solution penetrates into the gap.

時間t3でチャンバー29内の圧力が大気圧に戻ったら、大気解放バルブ18が閉じて加圧用バルブ23が開き、加圧用レギュレータ24で設定した圧力になるまで加圧ポンプ25でチャンバー29内を加圧する。高圧で加圧するほど極板群10の空隙部に残存する空気が圧縮されて小さくなり、電解液が浸透できる領域が拡がるので、圧力は500kPa以上の高圧に設定することが好ましい。   When the pressure in the chamber 29 returns to atmospheric pressure at time t3, the atmospheric release valve 18 is closed and the pressurizing valve 23 is opened, and the pressure in the chamber 29 is increased by the pressurizing pump 25 until the pressure set by the pressurizing regulator 24 is reached. Press. As the pressure is increased at a higher pressure, the air remaining in the gaps of the electrode plate group 10 is compressed and becomes smaller, and the area through which the electrolyte can permeate increases. Therefore, the pressure is preferably set to a high pressure of 500 kPa or more.

時間t4でチャンバー29内が所定の高圧まで達したら、その高圧を保持する。このとき、極板群10の空隙部の非浸透領域に電解液が徐々に浸透していくので電解液の液面46は徐々に下降する。保持時間は電解液の浸透状況によって決めてよい。電解液が極板群10に浸透し難く液面46が下降しにくい場合は保持時間を長くして、逆に極板群10に浸透し易く液面46が下降し易い場合は保持時間を短くする。   When the chamber 29 reaches a predetermined high pressure at time t4, the high pressure is maintained. At this time, since the electrolytic solution gradually permeates into the non-penetrating region of the gap portion of the electrode plate group 10, the liquid level 46 of the electrolytic solution gradually falls. The holding time may be determined according to the state of penetration of the electrolytic solution. If the electrolyte does not easily permeate the electrode group 10 and the liquid level 46 is difficult to descend, the holding time is lengthened. Conversely, if the electrolyte level easily penetrates the electrode plate group 10 and the liquid level 46 tends to descend, the holding time is shortened. To do.

時間t5から時間t11まではチャンバー29内を段階的に減圧する工程である。高圧から低圧へ減圧すると、極板群10の空隙内で圧縮されていた空気が膨張し、膨張した空気は正極活物質16aとセパレータ15の隙間や負極活物質17aとセパレータ15の隙間を通って、極板群10の上下から気泡となって排出される。発生した気泡は軸心11内側や電池容器3と極板群10の隙間にある電解液の液中を上昇して液面46で弾ける。   From time t5 to time t11, the inside of the chamber 29 is decompressed stepwise. When the pressure is reduced from high pressure to low pressure, the air compressed in the gap of the electrode plate group 10 expands, and the expanded air passes through the gap between the positive electrode active material 16a and the separator 15 or the gap between the negative electrode active material 17a and the separator 15. From the top and bottom of the electrode plate group 10, bubbles are discharged. The generated bubbles rise in the electrolyte solution in the axial center 11 and in the gap between the battery container 3 and the electrode plate group 10 and are repelled by the liquid level 46.

したがって、気泡の発生を緩やかにすべく、チャンバー29内の圧力を高圧から大気圧まで段階的に減圧する。各減圧時の圧力と各圧力の保持時間は、気泡の弾け方を見ながら、ガスケット装着面45への電解液の飛散がないように設定する。   Accordingly, the pressure in the chamber 29 is reduced stepwise from high pressure to atmospheric pressure in order to moderate the generation of bubbles. The pressure during each decompression and the holding time of each pressure are set so that the electrolyte does not scatter to the gasket mounting surface 45 while observing how the bubbles bounce.

例えば本実施例では、900kPaまで加圧した場合は、時間t6までに600kPaまで減圧し時間t7まで保持し、時間t8までに400kPaまで減圧し時間t9まで保持し、時間t10までに200kPaまで減圧し時間t11まで保持する設定となっている。   For example, in this embodiment, when the pressure is increased to 900 kPa, the pressure is reduced to 600 kPa by time t6 and held until time t7, the pressure is reduced to 400 kPa by time t8, the pressure is maintained until time t9, and the pressure is reduced to 200 kPa by time t10. It is set to hold until time t11.

時間t11になったら、加圧用バルブ23が閉じて大気解放バルブ18が開く。このとき、チャンバー29内は十分に低圧にしてから大気解放するので、気泡はほとんど発生しない。   At time t11, the pressurizing valve 23 is closed and the air release valve 18 is opened. At this time, since the inside of the chamber 29 is released to the atmosphere after being sufficiently low in pressure, bubbles are hardly generated.

時間t12でチャンバー29内が大気圧に戻ったら、大気解放バルブ18が閉じて電解液供給バルブ41とノズル開閉バルブ43が同時に開く。そしてピストン駆動用アクチュエータ42cが注液ポンプ42のピストン42bを最後まで押し込んで電解液を追加注入し、上記した必要な電解液量の総量をすべて電池容器3に注入する。   When the inside of the chamber 29 returns to atmospheric pressure at time t12, the air release valve 18 is closed, and the electrolyte supply valve 41 and the nozzle opening / closing valve 43 are simultaneously opened. Then, the piston driving actuator 42c pushes the piston 42b of the liquid injection pump 42 to the end to inject additional electrolytic solution, and injects the total amount of the necessary electrolytic solution described above into the battery container 3.

時間t13で電解液の追加注入が終了したら電解液供給バルブ41とノズル開閉バルブ43が同時に閉まって注液工程S3を終了する。その後、電池容器受け駆動用エアシリンダ21が電池容器受け20を下げて電池容器3を排出する。   When the additional injection of the electrolytic solution is completed at time t13, the electrolytic solution supply valve 41 and the nozzle opening / closing valve 43 are simultaneously closed, and the liquid injection step S3 is completed. Thereafter, the battery container receiver driving air cylinder 21 lowers the battery container receiver 20 and discharges the battery container 3.

注液工程S3の最初にチャンバー29内を減圧して負圧にすることで、極板群10の空隙部に存在する空気を除去できるので、その後の電解液注入時に電解液が極板群10の空隙部に浸透しやすくなる。   By reducing the pressure in the chamber 29 to a negative pressure at the beginning of the liquid injection step S3, the air present in the gap of the electrode plate group 10 can be removed. It becomes easy to penetrate into the voids.

しかし、極板群10の空隙内の空気分子の一部は多孔質体と物理吸着しているので最初の真空引きで完全に除去するのは難しく、空隙部に残った空気が電解液の浸透を阻害することとなる。1回目の注入を終了してチャンバー29内を大気解放した後、高圧で加圧することで残存した空気が圧縮されて、電解液が極板群10の空隙部に浸透できる領域が拡がる。このとき、低圧で加圧するよりも高圧で加圧した方が、空気の圧縮量が大きくなるのでその分浸透しやすくなる。   However, since some of the air molecules in the gaps of the electrode plate group 10 are physically adsorbed to the porous body, it is difficult to completely remove them by the first evacuation, and the air remaining in the gaps penetrates the electrolyte. Will be inhibited. After the first injection is completed and the inside of the chamber 29 is released to the atmosphere, the remaining air is compressed by pressurizing with a high pressure, and a region where the electrolytic solution can permeate into the gap portion of the electrode plate group 10 is expanded. At this time, when the pressure is increased at a higher pressure than when the pressure is decreased at a low pressure, the amount of compressed air becomes larger, so that the air can easily penetrate.

図7は実際に電解液を同等量注入した後、500kPaと900kPaで同じ60秒間加圧したときの極板群10への浸透量の比較を示したものである。その結果、900kPaで加圧した方の浸透量が3.6g多くなった。この結果から、高圧で加圧した方が浸透速度が大きいので、同じ量を浸透させる場合は高圧で加圧した方が時間が短くなるといえる。   FIG. 7 shows a comparison of the amount of penetration into the electrode plate group 10 when the same amount of electrolyte is actually injected and then pressurized for 60 seconds at 500 kPa and 900 kPa. As a result, the amount of permeation when pressurized at 900 kPa increased by 3.6 g. From this result, it can be said that since the permeation speed is higher when pressurized at high pressure, the time is shorter when pressurized at high pressure when the same amount is permeated.

電解液の注入直後に負圧から大気圧まで加圧するので、極板群10に残存した空気は圧縮されて、その分電解液が浸透して液面46が下がる。よって、注入直後に減圧する場合とは違って、ガスケット装着面45まで液面が上昇してガスケット装着面45が電解液で濡れてしまうという可能性がない。   Since the pressure is increased from negative pressure to atmospheric pressure immediately after the injection of the electrolytic solution, the air remaining in the electrode plate group 10 is compressed, and the electrolytic solution permeates accordingly and the liquid level 46 is lowered. Therefore, unlike the case where the pressure is reduced immediately after injection, there is no possibility that the liquid level rises to the gasket mounting surface 45 and the gasket mounting surface 45 gets wet with the electrolyte.

また、高圧で加圧してから急激に大気解放した場合は、圧力変化が大きいので空気が急激に膨張する。このとき、大気解放すると空気が急激に膨張し、膨張した空気が極板群10から出てきて一気に気泡となる。すると、大量の気泡が液中を上昇して液面46で激しく弾け、ガスケット装着面45まで電解液が飛散する。   In addition, when the air is rapidly released after being pressurized at a high pressure, the air rapidly expands due to a large pressure change. At this time, when the atmosphere is released, the air rapidly expands, and the expanded air comes out of the electrode plate group 10 and becomes bubbles at once. As a result, a large amount of bubbles rise in the liquid and violently bounce at the liquid level 46, and the electrolytic solution scatters to the gasket mounting surface 45.

そこで、本実施例では、高圧から大気解放する時に段階的に減圧していくことで気泡の弾け方を穏やかにしている。段階的に減圧することで、1回の減圧で変化する圧力を小さくして気泡の発生量を少なくすることができる。これを複数回実施することで、気泡を少しずつ発生させ一気に気泡が発生することを防ぐ。   Therefore, in this embodiment, when the air is released from the high pressure to the atmosphere, the pressure of the bubbles is made gentle by gradually reducing the pressure. By reducing the pressure stepwise, the pressure that changes with a single pressure reduction can be reduced and the amount of bubbles generated can be reduced. By carrying out this multiple times, bubbles are generated little by little to prevent bubbles from being generated at once.

高圧からの大気解放時に電解液の飛散を防ぐ他の方法として、大気解放用配管35に例えば大気解放速度調整バルブを取り付けて、大気解放速度を遅くする方法がある。大気解放速度調整バルブはチャンバー29に流入する空気の流量を調整するだけであり、チャンバー29の圧力を制御することはできない。そのため、チャンバー29内の圧力によって流量が変化し、チャンバー29内が高圧の時は大気圧との差が大きいため流量が大きく、減圧されるにつれて大気圧との差が小さくなるので流量が小さくなる。これをチャンバー内の圧力変化に置き換えると、大気解放用バルブ18が開いた直後は圧力の変化が大きく、減圧されるにつれて圧力変化は緩やかになる。   As another method for preventing the electrolyte from scattering when the atmosphere is released from the high pressure, there is a method of slowing the atmosphere release speed by attaching, for example, an atmosphere release speed adjusting valve to the atmosphere release pipe 35. The air release speed adjustment valve only adjusts the flow rate of the air flowing into the chamber 29 and cannot control the pressure of the chamber 29. Therefore, the flow rate changes depending on the pressure in the chamber 29. When the inside of the chamber 29 is at a high pressure, the flow rate is large because the difference from the atmospheric pressure is large, and as the pressure is reduced, the difference from the atmospheric pressure becomes small. . If this is replaced with a change in pressure in the chamber, the change in pressure is large immediately after the air release valve 18 is opened, and the pressure change becomes gentle as the pressure is reduced.

図8は段階的に減圧していく圧力プロファイル1と大気解放速度調整バルブで大気解放したときの圧力プロファイル50、51を比較したものである。圧力プロファイル50は、大気解放の途中の段階での圧力変化が圧力プロファイル1よりも大きいため、減圧している最中に気泡が多く発生し液面46で弾けてガスケット装着面45に電解液が付着してしまう。   FIG. 8 shows a comparison between the pressure profile 1 in which pressure is gradually reduced and the pressure profiles 50 and 51 when the atmosphere is released by the atmosphere release speed adjusting valve. In the pressure profile 50, the pressure change in the middle of the release to the atmosphere is larger than that of the pressure profile 1, so that many bubbles are generated during the decompression and are repelled at the liquid level 46, so that the electrolyte is applied to the gasket mounting surface 45. It will stick.

一方、圧力プロファイル51は電解液がガスケット装着面45に付着しないように、大気解放速度を調整した場合である。この場合は、大気圧に近づくにつれて圧力変化が小さくなるので、大気圧に戻るまでの時間が圧力プロファイル1よりもかかる。よって、高圧から減圧する時は、大気解放速度を調整するのではなく、段階的に圧力を減圧する方法の方が望ましい。   On the other hand, the pressure profile 51 is obtained when the air release rate is adjusted so that the electrolyte does not adhere to the gasket mounting surface 45. In this case, the pressure change decreases as the pressure approaches the atmospheric pressure, so that it takes longer than the pressure profile 1 to return to the atmospheric pressure. Therefore, when reducing the pressure from a high pressure, it is preferable to reduce the pressure step by step rather than adjusting the air release rate.

以上、本実施例で示した電解液の注入方法によって、ガスケット装着面45等の電解液が付着してはいけない付着禁止部分への電解液の飛散や濡れを発生させることなくかつ迅速に電解液を注入することができる。   As described above, the electrolytic solution injection method shown in the present embodiment quickly and without causing the electrolytic solution to scatter or get wet on the portion where the electrolytic solution such as the gasket mounting surface 45 should not adhere. Can be injected.

例えば、2回目の電解液注入後の液面46の高さがガスケット装着面45の高さより低い場合であっても、電池容器受け20から電池容器3を搬出するときや封止工程S4への搬送途中に電池容器3が振動して電解液がガスケット装着面45まで飛散する可能性がある。したがって、他の例として、図1の時間t3からt12までの圧力プロファイル1を時間t13の後に追加で実施して、電解液の液面46を下げて、電池容器3の振動等によって電解液がガスケット装着面45まで飛散する可能性がない高さ位置にしてから注液工程S3を終了してもよい。   For example, even when the height of the liquid level 46 after the second electrolyte injection is lower than the height of the gasket mounting surface 45, when the battery container 3 is unloaded from the battery container receiver 20 or to the sealing step S4. There is a possibility that the battery container 3 vibrates in the middle of conveyance and the electrolytic solution is scattered to the gasket mounting surface 45. Therefore, as another example, the pressure profile 1 from time t3 to t12 in FIG. 1 is additionally implemented after time t13, the electrolyte level is lowered, and the electrolyte is caused by vibration of the battery container 3 or the like. The liquid injection step S3 may be ended after the height is set such that the gasket mounting surface 45 is not likely to scatter.

この追加で実施される圧力プロファイル1の時間t4からt5までの加圧保持時間や圧力、および、時間t5からt12までの段階的減圧の方法は、最初の圧力プロファイル1と同一である必要はなく、適宜変更することができ、例えば液面46の下降状況を見ながら変えてもよい。   The pressurization holding time and pressure from time t4 to t5 of this additional pressure profile 1 and the method of stepwise pressure reduction from time t5 to t12 do not have to be the same as the first pressure profile 1. For example, it may be changed while watching the descending state of the liquid level 46.

また、電解液が極板群10に浸透しにくい場合、注入回数を2回に分けてもガスケット装着面45を濡らさないように所定量の電解液を注入することが難しくなる。この場合は図1に示す時間t13まで工程が終了したら、さらに時間t3から時間t13までの圧力プロファイル1と、大気圧に戻ったときに液面46がガスケット装着面45に到達する直前の高さ位置まで注入する工程を、所定量(注入割合100%)の電解液を注入できるまで繰り返してもよい。このとき、2回目以降における時間t4からt5までの加圧保持時間や圧力は、液面46の下降状況を見ながら変えてもよい。   Further, when the electrolytic solution is difficult to penetrate into the electrode plate group 10, it is difficult to inject a predetermined amount of the electrolytic solution so as not to wet the gasket mounting surface 45 even if the number of injections is divided into two. In this case, when the process is completed until time t13 shown in FIG. 1, the pressure profile 1 from time t3 to time t13 and the height immediately before the liquid level 46 reaches the gasket mounting surface 45 when the pressure returns to atmospheric pressure. The step of injecting to the position may be repeated until a predetermined amount (100% injection ratio) of the electrolyte can be injected. At this time, the pressurization holding time and pressure from time t4 to t5 in the second and subsequent times may be changed while observing the descending state of the liquid level 46.

[実施例2]
本実施例では、高圧で加圧する時に、より効果的に電解液を極板群10に浸透させる電解液注入方法を説明する。図9は本実施例の注液工程S3のプロファイルを示した例である。図中の実線は圧力プロファイル60、破線は電解液注入プロファイル61を示す。
[Example 2]
In the present embodiment, a method of injecting an electrolyte solution that allows the electrolyte solution to penetrate into the electrode plate group 10 more effectively when pressurized at a high pressure will be described. FIG. 9 is an example showing a profile of the liquid injection step S3 of the present embodiment. The solid line in the figure indicates the pressure profile 60 and the broken line indicates the electrolyte injection profile 61.

チャンバー29内を減圧して大気圧よりも低い圧力である負圧とし、かかる負圧状態を保持した状態で電解液を注入し、電解液の液面46がガスケット装着面45に到達する直前の高さ位置まで電解液を注入した後で、大気解放する工程までは、上記した実施例1と同じである。   The inside of the chamber 29 is depressurized to a negative pressure that is lower than the atmospheric pressure, and the electrolytic solution is injected in a state in which the negative pressure is maintained, and immediately before the electrolytic solution liquid level 46 reaches the gasket mounting surface 45. The process up to the step of releasing the atmosphere after injecting the electrolytic solution up to the height position is the same as in the first embodiment.

本実施例では、時間t3でチャンバー29内が大気圧まで戻ったら、加圧用バルブ23が開いてチャンバー29内を加圧して大気圧よりも高い圧力である正圧でかつ比較的低い圧力の低圧、具体的には、500kPa以下の低圧に保持する。時間t14で所定の低圧に達したら時間t15までその低圧を保持する。そして、所定時間が経過して時間t15になったら、加圧用バルブ23が閉じて大気解放バルブ18が開き、チャンバー29内を大気解放して大気圧に戻す。このときは、500kPa以下の低圧からの大気解放なので、気泡の発生が穏やかであり、液面46で激しく弾けて電解液がガスケット装着面45に飛散するということがない。   In the present embodiment, when the inside of the chamber 29 returns to the atmospheric pressure at time t3, the pressurizing valve 23 is opened to pressurize the inside of the chamber 29 to be a positive pressure that is higher than the atmospheric pressure and a low pressure with a relatively low pressure. Specifically, the pressure is maintained at a low pressure of 500 kPa or less. When a predetermined low pressure is reached at time t14, the low pressure is maintained until time t15. When the predetermined time has elapsed and time t15 is reached, the pressurization valve 23 is closed and the air release valve 18 is opened, and the inside of the chamber 29 is released to the atmosphere to return to atmospheric pressure. At this time, since the atmosphere is released from a low pressure of 500 kPa or less, the generation of bubbles is gentle, and the electrolytic solution does not splash on the gasket mounting surface 45 due to violent bounce at the liquid level 46.

時間t16でチャンバー29内が大気圧に戻ったら、電解液供給バルブ41とノズル開閉バルブ43が開いて、注液ポンプ42のピストン42bを押し出して電解液を追加注入する(2回目の電解液注入)。液面46がガスケット装着面45に到達する直前にピストン42bの動作を停止して、電解液供給バルブ41とノズル開閉バルブ43が閉じる。   When the inside of the chamber 29 returns to atmospheric pressure at time t16, the electrolyte supply valve 41 and the nozzle opening / closing valve 43 are opened, and the piston 42b of the injection pump 42 is pushed out to inject additional electrolyte (second electrolyte injection) ). Immediately before the liquid level 46 reaches the gasket mounting surface 45, the operation of the piston 42b is stopped, and the electrolyte supply valve 41 and the nozzle opening / closing valve 43 are closed.

時間t17以降の圧力プロファイルは、実施例1における圧力プロファイル1の時間t3からt13までと同様である。但し、時間t4からt5までの加圧保持時間は、実施例1のときよりも短くすることが可能である。また、電解液注入プロファイル61の3回目の電解液注入で、ピストン42bを最後まで押し出して所定量の電解液を電池容器3に注入する。   The pressure profile after time t17 is the same as that from time t3 to time t13 of pressure profile 1 in the first embodiment. However, the pressure holding time from the time t4 to the time t5 can be made shorter than that in the first embodiment. Further, in the third electrolyte injection of the electrolyte injection profile 61, the piston 42 b is pushed out to the end, and a predetermined amount of electrolyte is injected into the battery container 3.

電解液注入後に大気解放して加圧する場合に、液面46の高さ位置が図10(a)に示す正極タブ9の位置であって、より正確に定義すると、正極板16の両面に層状に塗工された正極活物質16aの上端縁部の高さ位置よりも上方に位置するときは、極板群10の最外周にあるセパレータ15表面及び正極タブ9側と負極タブ12側の上下から電解液が極板群10に浸透する。   When the pressure is released after the electrolyte is injected and pressurized, the height position of the liquid surface 46 is the position of the positive electrode tab 9 shown in FIG. When the positive electrode active material 16a coated on the upper surface of the positive electrode active material 16a is positioned above the height position, the upper and lower surfaces of the separator 15 on the outermost periphery of the electrode plate group 10 and the positive electrode tab 9 side and the negative electrode tab 12 side The electrolyte solution penetrates into the electrode plate group 10.

さらに加圧して液面46の高さ位置が正極活物質16aの上端縁部の高さ位置以下まで下降すると、正極活物質16aよりも上方には電解液が存在しなくなるので、正極タブ9側からは極板群10に電解液が浸透しなくなる。つまり、液面46が、正極活物質16aの上端縁部の高さ位置よりも上方に位置しているときの方が、正極活物質16aの上端縁部の高さ位置以下にあるときよりも、極板群10への浸透は促進される。   When further pressurized and the height position of the liquid level 46 falls below the height position of the upper edge of the positive electrode active material 16a, the electrolyte no longer exists above the positive electrode active material 16a. Therefore, the electrolytic solution does not penetrate into the electrode plate group 10. That is, when the liquid level 46 is positioned higher than the height position of the upper edge of the positive electrode active material 16a, it is lower than the height position of the upper edge of the positive electrode active material 16a. The penetration into the electrode plate group 10 is promoted.

本実施例では、負圧からの大気解放時に液面46を少し下げて、さらに低圧で加圧して液面46を正極活物質16aの上端縁部の高さ位置以下まで下降させる。その後大気圧に戻して、液面46がガスケット装着面45に到達する直前の高さ位置まで電解液を注入する。時間t17で高圧で加圧を開始するときの液面46は、図10(b)に示すガスケット装着面45の直下の位置にある。よって時刻t3で液面46を少し下げた状態からすぐに高圧で加圧する場合よりも、加圧時に正極活物質16aの上端縁部の高さ位置より上部に存在する電解液量が多く、その分極板群10の上部からの浸透量も多くなるので効率よく浸透させることができる。本実施例は、例えば極板群10に浸透しにくいため3回以上に分けて注入しなければならない電池に対してより迅速かつガスケット装着面45等に電解液を付着させることなく注入できる。   In the present embodiment, the liquid level 46 is slightly lowered when the atmosphere is released from the negative pressure, and is further pressurized at a low pressure to lower the liquid level 46 to a level below the upper edge of the positive electrode active material 16a. Thereafter, the pressure is returned to atmospheric pressure, and the electrolytic solution is injected up to a height just before the liquid level 46 reaches the gasket mounting surface 45. The liquid level 46 when pressurization is started at a high pressure at time t17 is at a position directly below the gasket mounting surface 45 shown in FIG. Therefore, the amount of electrolyte present above the upper edge of the positive electrode active material 16a is higher during pressurization than when the liquid level 46 is slightly lowered at time t3 and immediately pressurized at a high pressure. Since the amount of permeation from the upper part of the polarizing plate group 10 increases, it can be permeated efficiently. In this embodiment, for example, it is difficult to permeate the electrode plate group 10 and can be injected into a battery that has to be injected in three or more times more quickly and without attaching an electrolyte solution to the gasket mounting surface 45 or the like.

他の例として時間t3で大気解放が終了した時点で、液面46が正極活物質16aの上端縁部の高さ位置より下方まで下降している場合は低圧で加圧する工程を省略して、すぐに電解液を注入して図10(b)に示す高さ位置まで液面46を上昇させてもよい。   As another example, when the air release is completed at time t3, if the liquid level 46 is lowered below the height position of the upper edge of the positive electrode active material 16a, the step of pressurizing at a low pressure is omitted. The electrolyte level may be injected immediately to raise the liquid level 46 to the height position shown in FIG.

図11は4回に分けて注入しなければならない時に、実施例2の一部を繰り返すプロファイルの例である。高圧からの大気解放後に真空引きをしてチャンバー29内を減圧し、時間t18で所定の真空度に達したら電解液を注入する。注入後、時間t19から時間t23までは実施例2の圧力プロファイル60の時間t2からt16までと同様のプロファイルを繰り返す。時間t23で大気圧に戻ったら、最後の電解液注入(追加注入)を実施して時間t24で注液工程S3が終了となる。時間t19からt20の真空引きからの大気解放時に液面46が十分下がれば、その後の低圧での加圧を省略してもよい。   FIG. 11 is an example of a profile in which a part of the second embodiment is repeated when it is necessary to inject four times. After releasing the atmosphere from the high pressure, the chamber 29 is evacuated to reduce the pressure in the chamber 29. When a predetermined degree of vacuum is reached at time t18, the electrolyte is injected. After the injection, the same profile as that from the time t2 to t16 of the pressure profile 60 of Example 2 is repeated from time t19 to time t23. When the pressure returns to atmospheric pressure at time t23, the last electrolyte injection (additional injection) is performed, and the injection step S3 is completed at time t24. If the liquid level 46 is sufficiently lowered when the atmosphere is released from the vacuuming from time t19 to t20, the subsequent pressurization at a low pressure may be omitted.

[実施例3]
本実施例は、電解液の注入を複数回に分けずに1回で行う電解液の注入方法の例である。図12は本実施例の注液工程S3のプロファイルである。図中の実線は圧力プロファイル80、破線は電解液の電解液注入プロファイル81を示す。
[Example 3]
The present embodiment is an example of an electrolytic solution injection method in which electrolytic solution injection is performed once without dividing the electrolytic solution into a plurality of times. FIG. 12 is a profile of the liquid injection process S3 of this example. The solid line in the figure indicates the pressure profile 80, and the broken line indicates the electrolyte injection profile 81 of the electrolyte.

チャンバー29内を減圧して大気圧よりも低い圧力である負圧とし、かかる負圧状態を保持した状態で電解液を注入する時間t2までは、上記した実施例1、2と同じである。本実施例は、時間t2から、電池容器3内に電解液を注入しながら電池容器内を加圧して高圧に保持する構成を有している。   The inside of the chamber 29 is depressurized to a negative pressure that is lower than the atmospheric pressure, and the process is the same as in the first and second embodiments up to the time t2 when the electrolyte is injected while maintaining the negative pressure state. The present embodiment has a configuration in which the inside of the battery container is pressurized and held at a high pressure while injecting an electrolyte into the battery container 3 from time t2.

具体的には、時間t2で液面46の高さがガスケット装着面45に到達する直前に大気解放バルブ18を開いてチャンバー29内を大気解放し、時間t25で大気圧に戻ったら大気解放バルブ18を閉じて加圧用バルブ23を開く。時間t26で高圧に達したら時間t28まで圧力を保持する。   Specifically, the atmosphere release valve 18 is opened immediately before the height of the liquid level 46 reaches the gasket mounting surface 45 at time t2 to release the atmosphere in the chamber 29, and the atmosphere release valve is returned to atmospheric pressure at time t25. 18 is closed and the pressure valve 23 is opened. When the high pressure is reached at time t26, the pressure is maintained until time t28.

一方、時間t2から注入が完了する時間t27まで電解液の液面46が図13の液面維持領域82の収まるように、電解液の注入速度を調整する。液面維持領域82は、正極活物質16aの上端縁部の高さ位置を下限とし、ガスケット装着面45の直下の高さ位置を上限とする領域である。極板群10の空隙部へ電解液が浸透し始めてから時間t後の電解液の浸透量Wを表す基本的な理論式は、Lucas−Washburnの式から
[式1]

Figure 2012134047
と表せる。上記した式(1)でAは極板群10の断面積、φは極板群10の体積に対する空隙部の体積を示す空隙率、ρは電解液の密度、rは極板群10の空隙部の半径、γは電解液の表面張力、θは接触角、ηは電解液の粘度、ΔPは極板群10の外部と内部の圧力差を表す。 On the other hand, the injection speed of the electrolytic solution is adjusted so that the liquid level 46 of the electrolytic solution falls within the liquid level maintaining region 82 of FIG. 13 from the time t2 to the time t27 when the injection is completed. The liquid level maintenance region 82 is a region where the height position of the upper edge of the positive electrode active material 16a is the lower limit and the height position directly below the gasket mounting surface 45 is the upper limit. The basic theoretical formula representing the amount of electrolyte penetration W after time t from the start of penetration of the electrolyte into the gap of the electrode plate group 10 is derived from the equation of Lucas-Washburn [Equation 1].
Figure 2012134047
It can be expressed. In the above formula (1), A is the cross-sectional area of the electrode plate group 10, φ is the void ratio indicating the volume of the void relative to the volume of the electrode plate group 10, ρ is the density of the electrolyte, and r is the void of the electrode plate group 10. The radius of the part, γ is the surface tension of the electrolytic solution, θ is the contact angle, η is the viscosity of the electrolytic solution, and ΔP is the pressure difference between the outside and the inside of the electrode plate group 10.

ここで時間t2から時間t26まで時間に比例するように加圧した場合、上記式(1)から時間が経つにつれて浸透量の増加速度がある値まで落ちて、そこからはほぼ一定となる。さらに、時間t26から時間t27の間は高圧に保持されているので、時間の経過とともに増加速度はまた小さくなる。そこで液面46が液面維持領域82内に収まるように、時間t2以降電解液の注入速度がある値まで落ちて、そこから時間t26まで一定となり、時間t26から時間t27の間でさらに落ちる電解液注入プロファイル81のように注入する。この電解液注入プロファイル81は、電池の規格、大きさ、極板群10を形成する各種材料等によって異なり、予め実験等により求めたものを用いる。時間t27の電解液注入完了後、時間t28までしばらく高圧で加圧して液面46を下降させから、段階的に減圧していき最後大気圧まで戻す。これにより減圧していく過程で液面46が上昇してガスケット装着面45を電解液が濡らすのを防止する。   Here, when pressurization is performed in proportion to time from time t2 to time t26, the rate of increase of the permeation amount falls to a certain value with time from the above formula (1), and becomes almost constant from there. Furthermore, since the high pressure is maintained from the time t26 to the time t27, the increasing speed becomes smaller as time passes. Therefore, the electrolytic solution drops to a certain value after time t2 so that the liquid level 46 falls within the liquid level maintaining region 82, then becomes constant from time t26, and further falls between time t26 and time t27. Injection is performed as in the liquid injection profile 81. The electrolyte injection profile 81 differs depending on the standard and size of the battery, various materials forming the electrode plate group 10, and the like, which is obtained in advance through experiments or the like. After completion of the injection of the electrolyte at time t27, the pressure is increased at a high pressure for a while until time t28 to lower the liquid level 46, and then the pressure is reduced stepwise to return to the final atmospheric pressure. As a result, the liquid level 46 rises in the process of depressurization, and the gasket mounting surface 45 is prevented from being wetted by the electrolyte.

上記方法により、時刻t3から時間t27まで液面46の高さ位置を常に液面維持領域82内に収めることで加圧時に常時極板群10の上側からも電解液を浸透させることができるので、浸透が促進されて注液工程S3の時間短縮に繋がる。   By the above method, since the height position of the liquid level 46 is always kept in the liquid level maintaining region 82 from the time t3 to the time t27, the electrolytic solution can be always infiltrated from above the electrode plate group 10 at the time of pressurization. , And the penetration is promoted, which leads to a reduction in time of the liquid injection step S3.

上記した電解液注入方法および装置によれば、負圧に保持された電池容器3内に電解液を注入するので、極板群10の空隙部からより多くの空気を排気して、空隙部に電解液を容易に浸透させることができる。そして、電解液が注入された電池容器3内を加圧して大気圧よりも圧力が高い正圧に保持するので、空隙部に残存した空気を圧縮して、電解液が空隙部に浸透できる領域を拡大でき、更に電解液を浸透させることができる。そして、正圧に保持された電池容器3内の圧力を段階的に減圧して大気圧に戻すので、極板群10の空隙部に残存した空気の急激な膨張を抑制して、大量の気泡が急激に発生するのを防ぐことができる。したがって、電解液の液面における気泡の弾け方を穏やかにすることができ、ガスケット装着面45等の電解液付着禁止部に電解液が付着するのを防ぐことができる。   According to the electrolytic solution injection method and apparatus described above, since the electrolytic solution is injected into the battery container 3 maintained at a negative pressure, more air is exhausted from the gap portion of the electrode plate group 10 to the gap portion. Electrolyte can be easily penetrated. And since the inside of the battery container 3 into which the electrolytic solution has been injected is pressurized and maintained at a positive pressure higher than the atmospheric pressure, the air remaining in the gap can be compressed and the electrolyte can penetrate into the gap And the electrolyte can be further infiltrated. And since the pressure in the battery container 3 held at the positive pressure is gradually reduced to return to the atmospheric pressure, the rapid expansion of the air remaining in the gap portion of the electrode plate group 10 is suppressed, and a large amount of bubbles Can be prevented from occurring suddenly. Accordingly, it is possible to moderate the bubble bounce on the liquid surface of the electrolytic solution, and it is possible to prevent the electrolytic solution from adhering to the electrolytic solution adhesion prohibiting portion such as the gasket mounting surface 45.

なお、本発明は上記した実施例に限定されるものではなく、様々な変形例が含まれる。例えば、上記した実施例は本発明を分かりやすく説明するために詳細に説明したものであり、必ずしも説明した全ての構成を備えるものに限定されるものではない。また、ある実施例の構成の一部を他の実施例の構成に置き換えることが可能であり、また、ある実施例の構成に他の実施例の構成を加えることも可能である。また、各実施例の構成の一部について、他の構成の追加・削除・置換をすることが可能である。   In addition, this invention is not limited to an above-described Example, Various modifications are included. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. In addition, a part of the configuration of a certain embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of a certain embodiment. Further, it is possible to add, delete, and replace other configurations for a part of the configuration of each embodiment.

本実施例では円筒型のリチウムイオン電池を用いて説明したが、角型、ラミネート型のリチウムイオン電池に関しても適用できる。さらには、電解液を注入する工程がある電池全般に適用できる。   In this embodiment, the cylindrical lithium ion battery has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to rectangular and laminate type lithium ion batteries. Further, the present invention can be applied to all batteries having a step of injecting an electrolytic solution.

1、60、70、80 圧力プロファイル
2、61、71、81 電解液注入プロファイル
3 電池容器
10 極板群
24 加圧用レギュレータ(圧力調整手段)
25 加圧ポンプ(加圧手段)
26 真空ポンプ(減圧手段)
27 真空用レギュレータ
42 注入ポンプ(注入ポンプ手段)
45 ガスケット装着面
46 液面
1, 60, 70, 80 Pressure profile 2, 61, 71, 81 Electrolyte injection profile 3 Battery container 10 Electrode plate group 24 Pressure regulator (pressure adjusting means)
25 Pressurizing pump (pressurizing means)
26 Vacuum pump (pressure reduction means)
27 Vacuum Regulator 42 Infusion Pump (Infusion Pump Means)
45 Gasket mounting surface 46 Liquid level

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電池容器内に極板群と電解液を封入する二次電池の製造方法であって、
前記極板群が収容された電池容器内に電解液を注入する注液工程において、
前記電池容器内を減圧して大気圧よりも低い圧力である負圧に保持する工程と、
該負圧に保持された前記電池容器内に前記電解液を注入する工程と、
該電解液が注入された前記電池容器内を加圧して前記大気圧よりも高い圧力である正圧とし、該正圧とされた前記電池容器内の圧力を段階的に減圧して前記大気圧に戻す工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする二次電池の製造方法。
A method of manufacturing a secondary battery in which an electrode plate group and an electrolytic solution are enclosed in a battery container,
In the liquid injection step of injecting the electrolyte into the battery container containing the electrode plate group,
Reducing the pressure inside the battery container and maintaining a negative pressure that is lower than atmospheric pressure; and
Injecting the electrolyte into the battery container maintained at the negative pressure;
The inside of the battery container into which the electrolytic solution has been injected is pressurized to a positive pressure that is higher than the atmospheric pressure, and the pressure inside the battery container that is set to the positive pressure is gradually reduced to reduce the atmospheric pressure. The process of returning to
The manufacturing method of the secondary battery characterized by including.
前記段階的減圧により大気圧に戻された前記電池容器内に前記電解液を追加注入する工程を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の二次電池の製造方法。   The method for manufacturing a secondary battery according to claim 1, further comprising a step of injecting the electrolytic solution into the battery container that has been returned to atmospheric pressure by the stepwise pressure reduction. 前記電解液が追加注入された前記電池容器内を再加圧して前記正圧に保持し、所定時間経過後に、該正圧に保持された前記電池容器内の圧力を段階的に減圧して大気圧に戻す工程を含むことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の二次電池の製造方法。   The inside of the battery container into which the electrolytic solution has been additionally injected is repressurized and maintained at the positive pressure, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the pressure within the battery container maintained at the positive pressure is gradually reduced and increased. The method for producing a secondary battery according to claim 2, further comprising a step of returning to atmospheric pressure. 電池容器内に極板群と電解液を封入する二次電池の製造方法であって、
前記極板群が収容された電池容器内に電解液を注入する注液工程において、
前記電池容器内を減圧して大気圧よりも低い圧力である負圧に保持する工程と、
該負圧に保持された前記電池容器内に前記電解液を注入する工程と、
該電解液が注入された前記電池容器内を加圧して大気圧よりも高い圧力である正圧でかつ比較的低い圧力の低圧に保持し、所定時間経過後に、該低圧に保持された前記電池容器内を大気開放して該電池容器内の圧力を大気圧に戻す工程と、
該大気開放により大気圧に戻された前記電池容器内に前記電解液を追加注入する工程と、
該電解液が追加注入された電池容器内を加圧して大気圧よりも高い圧力である正圧でかつ比較的高い圧力の高圧に保持し、所定時間経過後に、該高圧に保持された前記電池容器内の圧力を段階的に減圧して大気圧に戻す工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする二次電池の製造方法。
A method of manufacturing a secondary battery in which an electrode plate group and an electrolytic solution are enclosed in a battery container,
In the liquid injection step of injecting the electrolyte into the battery container containing the electrode plate group,
Reducing the pressure inside the battery container and maintaining a negative pressure that is lower than atmospheric pressure; and
Injecting the electrolyte into the battery container maintained at the negative pressure;
Pressurizing the inside of the battery container into which the electrolytic solution has been injected to maintain a positive pressure that is higher than the atmospheric pressure and a low pressure of a relatively low pressure, and the battery held at the low pressure after a predetermined time has elapsed. Opening the container to the atmosphere and returning the pressure in the battery container to atmospheric pressure;
A step of additionally injecting the electrolyte into the battery container returned to atmospheric pressure by opening to the atmosphere;
The battery in which the electrolytic solution is additionally injected is pressurized to be held at a positive pressure that is higher than atmospheric pressure and at a relatively high pressure, and the battery is held at the high pressure after a predetermined time. Reducing the pressure in the container stepwise to return it to atmospheric pressure;
The manufacturing method of the secondary battery characterized by including.
前記段階的減圧により大気圧に戻された前記電池容器内を減圧して大気圧よりも低い負圧に保持する工程と、
該負圧に保持された前記電池容器内に前記電解液を追加注入する工程と、
該電解液が注入された前記電池容器内を加圧して大気圧よりも高い圧力である正圧でかつ比較的低い圧力の低圧に保持し、所定時間経過後に、該低圧に保持された前記電池容器内を大気開放して該電池容器内の圧力を大気圧に戻す工程を含むことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の二次電池の製造方法。
Depressurizing the inside of the battery container returned to atmospheric pressure by the stepwise depressurization to maintain a negative pressure lower than atmospheric pressure;
Additionally injecting the electrolyte into the battery container held at the negative pressure;
Pressurizing the inside of the battery container into which the electrolytic solution has been injected to maintain a positive pressure that is higher than the atmospheric pressure and a low pressure of a relatively low pressure, and the battery held at the low pressure after a predetermined time has elapsed. The method for producing a secondary battery according to claim 4, comprising a step of opening the inside of the container to the atmosphere and returning the pressure in the battery container to atmospheric pressure.
前記段階的減圧により大気圧に戻された前記電池容器内に前記電解液を追加注入する工程を含むことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の二次電池の製造方法。   5. The method of manufacturing a secondary battery according to claim 4, comprising a step of additionally injecting the electrolytic solution into the battery container returned to atmospheric pressure by the stepwise pressure reduction. 前記電解液が追加注入された前記電池容器内を再加圧して大気圧よりも高い圧力である正圧でかつ比較的高い圧力の高圧に保持し、所定時間経過後に、該高圧に保持された前記電池容器内の圧力を減圧して大気圧に戻す工程を含むことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の二次電池の製造方法。   The inside of the battery container into which the electrolyte was additionally injected was re-pressurized to maintain a positive pressure that is higher than atmospheric pressure and a relatively high pressure, and after a predetermined time, the pressure was maintained at the high pressure. The method for producing a secondary battery according to claim 6, comprising a step of reducing the pressure in the battery container to return it to atmospheric pressure. 電池容器内に極板群と電解液を封入する二次電池の製造方法であって、
前記極板群が収容された電池容器内に電解液を注入する注液工程において、
前記電池容器内を減圧して大気圧よりも低い圧力である負圧に保持する工程と、
該負圧に保持された前記電池容器内に前記電解液を注入する工程と、
該電池容器内に前記電解液を注入しながら前記電池容器内を加圧して前記電池容器内を大気圧よりも高い圧力である正圧に保持する工程と、
該正圧に保持された前記電池容器内の圧力を段階的に減圧して大気圧に戻す工程と
を含むことを特徴とする二次電池の製造方法。
A method of manufacturing a secondary battery in which an electrode plate group and an electrolytic solution are enclosed in a battery container,
In the liquid injection step of injecting the electrolyte into the battery container containing the electrode plate group,
Reducing the pressure inside the battery container and maintaining a negative pressure that is lower than atmospheric pressure; and
Injecting the electrolyte into the battery container maintained at the negative pressure;
Pressurizing the inside of the battery container while injecting the electrolytic solution into the battery container to maintain the inside of the battery container at a positive pressure that is higher than atmospheric pressure;
And a step of reducing the pressure in the battery container held at the positive pressure stepwise to return to atmospheric pressure.
前記負圧から前記正圧まで一定速度で加圧した場合に、
前記電解液は、前記負圧から前記正圧までの間で徐々に速度を落としながら注入され、次いで、一定の注入速度で注入され、前記正圧に保持する工程でさらに注入速度を落としながら注入されることを特徴とする請求項8に記載の二次電池の製造方法。
When pressurizing at a constant speed from the negative pressure to the positive pressure,
The electrolytic solution is injected while gradually decreasing the speed from the negative pressure to the positive pressure, and then injected at a constant injection speed, and further injected while decreasing the injection speed in the step of maintaining the positive pressure. The method for manufacturing a secondary battery according to claim 8, wherein:
極板群が収容された電池容器内に電解液を注入する電解液注入装置であって、
空気の供給により前記電池容器内を加圧して大気圧よりも高い圧力である正圧にする加圧手段と、
空気の吸引により前記電池容器内を減圧して前記大気圧よりも低い圧力である負圧にする減圧手段と、
空気の排気により前記電池容器内を減圧して前記正圧から前記大気圧までの任意の圧力に調整する圧力調整手段と、
前記電解液を吐出して前記電池容器内に注入する注入ポンプ手段と、
前記減圧手段により前記電池容器内を負圧とし、該負圧とした前記電池容器内に前記注入手段により前記電解液を注入し、該電解液を注入した前記電池容器内を前記加圧手段により加圧して前記大気圧よりも高い圧力である正圧に保持し、所定時間経過後に、前記圧力調整手段により前記電池容器内を前記正圧から前記大気圧まで段階的に減圧させる制御を行う制御手段と、
を有することを特徴とする電解液注入装置。
An electrolyte injection device for injecting an electrolyte into a battery container in which an electrode plate group is housed,
Pressurizing means for pressurizing the inside of the battery container by supplying air to make it a positive pressure that is higher than atmospheric pressure;
Pressure reducing means for reducing the pressure inside the battery container by sucking air to a negative pressure that is lower than the atmospheric pressure;
Pressure adjusting means for reducing the pressure inside the battery container by air exhaust and adjusting the pressure to an arbitrary pressure from the positive pressure to the atmospheric pressure;
Injection pump means for discharging the electrolyte and injecting it into the battery container;
The inside of the battery container is set to a negative pressure by the pressure reducing means, the electrolyte is injected into the battery container at the negative pressure by the injection means, and the inside of the battery container into which the electrolyte is injected is supplied by the pressure means. Control to pressurize and hold at a positive pressure that is higher than the atmospheric pressure, and after a predetermined time elapses, the pressure adjusting means gradually reduces the inside of the battery container from the positive pressure to the atmospheric pressure. Means,
An electrolyte injection device characterized by comprising:
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