JP2012190758A - Flat type battery - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a construction in a flat type battery having a gasket sandwiched between a sealing can and an outer can, which makes it possible for the sealing can to be held in place by a molding tool when a gasket is molded in the sealing can, thereby improving the sealing performance by the gasket.SOLUTION: A flat type battery (1) comprises a cathode can (10) (outer can) and an anode can (20) (sealing can) and a gasket (30) which is integrally molded on a peripheral wall part (22) of the anode can (20). The gasket (30) has a gasket tip part (33) which functions as a seal between the anode can (20) and the cathode can (10) and a gasket outside part (32) which presses the gasket tip part (33) against a bottom part (11) of the cathode can (10) when the cathode can (10) is fitted to the anode can (20). The gasket outside part (32) has a projection (32a) provided therein at a position where an opening end of a peripheral wall part (12) of the cathode can (10) is engaged.

Description

  The present invention relates to a flat battery such as a coin battery.

  Conventionally, a flat battery including a bottomed cylindrical outer can and a sealing can which is disposed so as to cover the opening of the outer can and is joined to the outer can on the outer peripheral side is known. In such a flat battery, for example, as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, airtightness inside the battery is maintained and electrical insulation between the battery case (outer can) and the sealing plate (sealing can) is ensured. In order to do this, a gasket is arranged at the fitting portion between the battery case and the sealing plate.

  Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose a configuration in which a gasket is integrally formed with a sealing plate.

JP-A-4-341756 JP-A-4-34837

  By the way, in the case of a configuration in which a gasket is integrally formed with a sealing can, as in the configurations disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is necessary to provide a space for molding the gasket between the sealing can and the mold. is there. In such a case, for example, it is conceivable to hold the sealing portion in which the gasket is not formed in contact with the flat portion side of the sealing mold, but in order to hold the flat portion of the sealing can with the forming die, It is necessary to bring the molding die into contact with a part of the cylindrical portion constituting the side wall of the can. Then, since the gasket cannot be molded at the portion of the cylindrical portion that contacts the molding die, the height of the gasket that can be formed on the cylindrical portion of the sealing can (the length corresponding to the cylindrical axis direction of the cylindrical portion). Becomes shorter. As a result, when the open end of the outer can is fitted so as to sandwich the gasket between the cylindrical portion of the sealed can, the pressure with which the gasket presses the bottom of the outer can is reduced, and the sealing performance is improved. There is a risk of lowering.

  Therefore, in the flat battery in which the gasket is sandwiched between the sealing can and the outer can, the present invention realizes a configuration capable of holding the sealing can by a molding die when molding the gasket into the sealing can. It aims at improving the sealing performance by this gasket.

  A flat battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a bottomed cylindrical outer can, a cylindrical portion having an outer shape smaller than a side wall of the outer can, and a flat portion that closes one opening of the cylindrical portion. In addition, in the state where the sealing can arranged in an inverted dish shape with respect to the outer can so as to form a space between the outer can and the outer can and the sealing can, the outer can A gasket molded on the cylindrical portion of the sealing can so as to be sandwiched between the side wall of the sealing can and the cylindrical portion of the sealing can, and the cylindrical portion of the sealing can has an opening end of the cylindrical portion The outer can is provided with a step portion that expands in a step shape, and the opening end portion of the side wall of the outer can is fitted into the step portion of the sealing can, and the gasket is a tube portion of the sealing can. It is formed on the open end side and seals between the cylindrical portion of the sealed can and the bottom of the outer can in a state where the sealed can is fitted to the sealed can A gasket tip functioning as a function, and formed on the outside of the sealed can from the opening end side of the cylindrical portion to the stepped portion, and compressed when the sealed can is fitted to the sealed can And a gasket outer portion that presses the gasket front end against the bottom of the outer can, and the outer portion of the gasket is externally attached to the outer end of the gasket at a position where the opening end of the side wall of the outer can is fitted. A protruding portion is provided that protrudes in the tube axis direction of the tube portion of the sealed can before the can is fitted (first configuration).

  With the above configuration, when the opening end portion of the side wall of the outer can is fitted to the step portion provided in the cylindrical portion of the sealed can, the outer portion of the gasket provided on the outer side of the cylindrical portion is The gasket tip that is compressed by the opening end of the side wall is positioned on the opening end side of the cylindrical portion and is pressed against the bottom of the outer can. Thereby, a gasket front-end | tip part functions as a seal | sticker between the bottom part of an exterior can and the opening edge part of the cylinder part of a sealing can. And it protrudes in the cylinder axial direction of the cylinder part of this sealing can in the state before fitting an exterior can to a sealing can in the position where the opening edge part of the side wall of an exterior can is fitted among the gasket outside parts. By providing the protruding portion, a concave portion can be formed on the surface side of the cylindrical portion of the sealing can at the outer side of the gasket. When the gasket is molded, the sealing can can be more reliably held by the molding die by holding the cylindrical portion of the sealing can by the molding die so that the concave portion is formed by a part of the molding die. .

  Moreover, since the protruding portion is formed on the outer side of the gasket at the position where the opening end of the side wall of the outer can is fitted, when the opening end of the outer can is fitted to the step portion of the sealing can The open end of the outer can compresses the protrusion. As a result, the height of the gasket outer portion pressed by the opening end of the outer can (the length corresponding to the tube axis direction of the tube portion) becomes larger than the configuration in which no protrusion is provided. However, it is possible to increase the pressure with which the gasket tip is pressed against the bottom of the sealing can, and the sealing performance can be improved by the gasket tip.

  Furthermore, by providing the gasket with a protruding portion as described above, the gap between the opening end of the outer can and the sealing can formed when the outer can is fitted to the sealed can is filled with the protruding portion. Can do. Thereby, it can prevent that a dent is formed between the opening edge part of an exterior can and a sealing can. Therefore, with the above-described configuration, it is possible to prevent moisture and the like from being accumulated in the recess and causing a liquid junction between the outer can and the sealed can.

  In the first configuration, the protruding portion of the protruding portion is positioned closer to the flat portion side of the sealing can than the other portion of the gasket outer portion (second configuration).

  As a result, the portion other than the protruding portion on the outer side of the gasket is lower than the protruding portion, and the recess is more reliably formed on the outer side of the gasket. Therefore, the mold can be sealed so as to form the recess. It becomes possible to make it contact reliably by the cylinder part. Therefore, the sealing can can be more reliably held by the mold.

  Moreover, since the projecting portion can be easily deformed when the opening end portion of the outer can is fitted to the step portion of the sealing can, the opening end portion of the outer can and the sealing portion are sealed. The gap with the can can be more reliably filled with the protrusion.

  In the first or second configuration, the projecting portion is an opening in which the side surface located on the cylindrical portion side of the sealing can has an enlarged diameter of the cylindrical portion when viewed in a cross section along the cylindrical axis of the sealing can. It is located on the inner side of the sealing can from the outer surface on the end side (third configuration).

  Thus, when the opening end of the outer can is fitted to the step portion of the sealing can, the opening end of the outer can presses the protruding portion, so that the outer can is positioned on the outer side of the cylindrical portion of the sealing can. The outer side of the gasket to be pressed can be pressed more reliably. Therefore, with the above-described configuration, since the surface pressure when the gasket tip is pressed against the bottom of the outer can increases, the sealing performance can be improved.

  Moreover, if the position of the side surface on the outer side of the sealing can of the protruding portion is not changed by the above-described configuration, the side surface positioned on the cylindrical portion side of the protruding portion is larger than the outer surface on the opening end side where the diameter of the cylindrical portion is expanded. Compared with the case where it is located outside the sealing can, the volume of the protruding portion can be increased. Thereby, when the exterior can is fitted to the sealed can, the projecting portion is deformed, and the gap between the open end of the exterior can and the sealed can can be more reliably filled. Therefore, it can prevent more reliably that a liquid junction generate | occur | produces between an exterior can and a sealing can.

  In any one of the first to third configurations, the protruding portion is formed between the sealing can and the opening end of the side wall of the outer can in a state where the outer can is fitted to the sealing can. It has a volume that fills the gap between the sealing can and the open end of the side wall of the outer can so that no dent is formed between them (fourth configuration).

  In this way, when the opening end of the side wall of the outer can is fitted to the stepped portion of the sealing can, the gap between the opening end of the outer can and the sealing can can be filled with a protrusion, It can prevent that a dent is formed between the opening edge part of an exterior can and a sealing can. Therefore, according to the above-described configuration, it is possible to prevent moisture and the like from being accumulated between the outer can and the sealed can and causing a liquid junction.

  In any one of the first to fourth configurations, the outer side of the gasket is in a state before the outer can is fitted into the sealed can, and outside the cylindrical portion of the sealed can. The thickness of the portion located on the opening end side is smaller than the thickness of the portion located on the outer side of the tubular portion and on the stepped portion side (fifth configuration).

  Of the outer portion of the gasket, the portion located on the opening end side of the cylindrical portion of the sealed can is located between the sealed can and the outer can, but the degree to which the sealed can and the outer can are compressed is different. Small compared to the part. Therefore, with the above-described configuration, the amount of resin used in the gasket can be reduced without impairing the function as a gasket.

  According to the flat battery of one embodiment of the present invention, in the configuration in which the gasket is molded into the sealing can, the protruding portion is located at the position where the opening end of the side wall of the outer can is fitted in the gasket outer portion. Was provided. As a result, when molding the gasket, it is possible to hold the cylindrical portion of the sealing can with the molding die so that a concave portion is formed on the cylindrical portion side of the sealing can on the outer side of the gasket by a part of the molding die. become. Therefore, the sealing can can be more reliably held by the mold.

  In addition, when the outer can is fitted to the sealing can, the protruding portion is pressed by the opening end of the outer can so that the outer surface of the gasket presses the front end of the gasket against the bottom of the outer can. The pressure can be increased. Thereby, the sealing performance by a gasket can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a flat battery according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing a gasket molded on a sealing can (negative electrode can) in a flat battery. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state when the outer can (positive electrode can) is fitted to the sealed can (negative electrode can). FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a gasket is molded on the peripheral wall portion of the sealing can (negative electrode can). FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a part in which a gasket is molded on the peripheral wall portion of the sealing can (negative electrode can) is turned upside down. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the power generation element is disposed in the sealed can (negative electrode can). FIG. 7 is a view showing a state where an outer can (positive electrode can) is covered with a sealing can (negative electrode can).

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or equivalent parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is not repeated.

(overall structure)
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a flat battery 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The flat battery 1 includes a bottomed cylindrical positive electrode can 10 (exterior can), a negative electrode can 20 (sealing can) covering the opening of the positive electrode can 10, an outer peripheral side of the positive electrode can 10, and an outer periphery of the negative electrode can 20. And a power generation element 40 housed in a space formed between the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20. The flat battery 1 is formed in a flat coin shape as a whole by combining the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20 together. In the space formed between the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20 of the flat battery 1, in addition to the power generation element 40, a non-aqueous electrolyte (not shown) is also enclosed.

  The positive electrode can 10 is made of a metal material such as stainless steel, and is formed into a bottomed cylindrical shape by press molding. The positive electrode can 10 includes a circular bottom portion 11 and a cylindrical peripheral wall portion 12 (side wall) formed continuously with the bottom portion 11 on the outer periphery thereof. The peripheral wall portion 12 is provided so as to extend substantially perpendicular to the bottom portion 11 in a longitudinal sectional view. As described later, the positive electrode can 10 is crimped to the outer peripheral portion of the negative electrode can 20 by bending the opening end side of the peripheral wall portion 12 inward with the gasket 30 sandwiched between the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20. ing.

  Similarly to the positive electrode can 10, the negative electrode can 20 is made of a metal material such as stainless steel and is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape by press molding. The negative electrode can 20 includes a circular plane portion 21 and a cylindrical peripheral wall portion 22 (tubular portion) formed continuously with the plane portion 21 on the outer periphery thereof. Similar to the positive electrode can 10, the peripheral wall portion 22 is also provided so as to extend substantially perpendicular to the plane portion 21 in a longitudinal sectional view. The peripheral wall portion 22 has an enlarged diameter portion 22b whose diameter increases stepwise with respect to the base end portion 22a of the peripheral wall portion 22. That is, the peripheral wall portion 22 is formed with a step portion 22c between the base end portion 22a and the diameter-expanded portion 22b. As shown in FIG. 1, the peripheral wall of the positive electrode can 10 with respect to the step portion 22c. The opening end of the portion 12 is bent and crimped. Thereby, the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20 are connected on the outer peripheral side thereof.

  The gasket 30 is made of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). The gasket 30 is molded on the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20 so as to be sandwiched between the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20. The detailed configuration of the gasket 30 will be described later. The material of the gasket 30 is not limited to PPS, and polypropylene (PP), polytetrafluoroethylene (PFA), polyamide resin, or the like may be used.

  The power generation element 40 includes a positive electrode material (electrode material) 41 in which a positive electrode active material or the like is formed into a disk shape, a negative electrode material 42 in which metal lithium or a lithium alloy as a negative electrode active material is formed in a disk shape, a nonwoven fabric separator 43, It has. As shown in FIG. 1, the positive electrode material 41 is positioned inside the positive electrode can 10, while the negative electrode material 42 is positioned inside the negative electrode can 20. A separator 43 is disposed between the positive electrode material 41 and the negative electrode material 42.

  The positive electrode material 41 contains manganese dioxide as a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode material 41 is formed as follows. First, graphite, tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer and hydroxypropylcellulose are mixed with manganese dioxide to prepare a positive electrode mixture. After a positive electrode ring 44 (described later) is set in a predetermined mold, the positive electrode mixture is filled in the mold and subjected to pressure molding, and the molded member is heated to form a disk shape. Thereby, the positive electrode material 41 is obtained.

  A positive electrode ring 44 is attached to the positive electrode material 41 so as to hold each of the bottom surface and side surfaces of the positive electrode material 41 so as to hold the positive electrode material 41. The positive ring 44 is made of stainless steel or the like having predetermined rigidity and conductivity. The positive electrode ring 44 includes a cylindrical portion 44 a that contacts the side surface of the positive electrode material 41, and an annular flange portion 44 b that extends from one end side of the cylindrical portion 44 a toward the inside of the cylindrical portion 44 a and contacts the bottom surface of the positive electrode material 41. Are integrally formed. With the positive electrode ring 44 having such a configuration, the deformation of the positive electrode material 41 in the positive electrode ring 44 in the radial direction and one end side can be restricted. The positive electrode material 41 can be freely expanded to the other end side of the cylindrical portion 44a of the positive electrode ring 44 during discharge by adopting a configuration in which the flange portion is not provided on the other end side of the cylindrical portion 44a of the positive electrode ring 44. Can do. Therefore, even when the thickness of the negative electrode material 42 is reduced during discharge, the positive electrode material 41 expands toward the negative electrode material 42 along the positive electrode ring 44, thereby preventing the positive electrode material 41 and the negative electrode material 42 from separating. it can.

  The separator 43 is configured using a non-woven fabric made of a polybutylene terephthalate fiber. The separator 43 is impregnated with a non-aqueous electrolyte in the flat battery 1. In addition, the thickness of the separator 43 is about 0.3-0.4 mm, for example.

The non-aqueous electrolyte is, for example, a solution in which LiClO ₄ is dissolved in a solution in which propylene carbonate and 1,2-dimethoxyethane are mixed.

(Gasket configuration)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gasket 30 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape so as to wrap around the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20. Specifically, the gasket 30 covers a part of the base end portion 22a in the peripheral wall portion 22, the outer side of each of the stepped portion 22c and the enlarged diameter portion 22b, and each of the stepped portion 22c and the enlarged diameter portion 22b. The negative electrode can 20 is molded so as to cover the inner side of the negative electrode can. That is, the gasket 30 is positioned on the distal end side of the opening end portion of the peripheral wall portion 22, the gasket inner portion 31 covering the inner side of the negative electrode can of the peripheral wall portion 22, the gasket outer portion 32 covering the outer side of the peripheral wall portion 22. And a gasket tip 33 to be used.

  The gasket inner portion 31 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape from the step portion 22 c of the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20 to the opening end side of the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20. The gasket inner portion 31 is formed so that the inner peripheral side thereof is substantially flush with the inner peripheral surface of the base end portion 22 a of the peripheral wall portion 22. Further, the gasket inner portion 31 is tapered as a whole so that the inner diameter becomes larger toward the opening end side of the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20, that is, the inner surface approaches the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20. Is formed.

  The gasket outer portion 32 is provided so as to cover the enlarged diameter portion 22b and the step portion 22c of the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20, and to cover a part of the base end portion 22a on the step portion 22c side. The gasket outer portion 32 has a thickness that decreases toward the opening end of the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20 in a state before the positive electrode can 10 is caulked against the negative electrode can 20. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the thickness (X in FIG. 2) of the gasket outer side portion 32 located on the opening end side on the peripheral wall portion 22 is positioned on the step portion 22 c side on the peripheral wall portion 22. This is smaller than the thickness (Y in FIG. 2).

  Of the gasket outer portion 32, the portion located on the side of the step portion 22 c on the peripheral wall portion 22, when the positive electrode can 10 is caulked against the negative electrode can 20, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, It is compressed by the open end of the peripheral wall 12 of the can 10. Thus, the gap between the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20 is sealed by the portion of the gasket outer portion 32 that is located on the side of the step portion 22 c of the peripheral wall portion 22. On the other hand, the portion of the gasket outer portion 32 located on the opening end side on the peripheral wall portion 22 is located between the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20. Is not compressed between the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20 so as to function as a seal. Therefore, by reducing the thickness of the portion of the gasket outer portion 32 located on the opening end side on the peripheral wall portion 22 to the extent that it functions as an insulation, the material cost of the gasket 30 can be reduced correspondingly, and the flatness is reduced. If the external dimensions of the battery 1 are not changed, the capacity of the battery can be increased.

  Moreover, the gasket outer side part 32 has the protrusion part 32a bulged in the annular | circular shape as a whole toward the plane part 21 side so that the plane part 21 of the negative electrode can 20 may be enclosed. The protruding portion 32a is formed on a portion of the gasket outer portion 32 located on the side of the step portion 22c on the peripheral wall portion 22 and on the side opposite to the opening end side of the peripheral wall portion 22 in the cylindrical axis direction of the peripheral wall portion 22. The cross section is formed so as to swell with a substantially rectangular shape.

  The protruding portion 32a is formed so that the protruding end side is a flat surface. Further, the protruding portion 32a bulged into a substantially rectangular cross section has one side surface flush with a portion of the gasket outer portion 32 located on the enlarged diameter portion 22b of the peripheral wall portion 22 and the other side surface. The taper is formed so as to be gradually tapered away from the peripheral wall portion 22 toward the protruding end of the protruding portion 32a.

  The protrusion 32 a has a surface (the above-mentioned other side surface) located on the flat surface portion 21 side of the negative electrode can 20 as seen in the vertical cross section (cross section along the cylinder axis of the negative electrode can 20) shown in FIG. It is formed so as to be located on the inner side of the negative electrode can 20 from the outer surface of the enlarged diameter portion 22b. That is, the protrusion 32 a is formed such that the width dimension (the dimension in the radial direction of the negative electrode can 20 at the protrusion 32 a) is larger than the thickness of the gasket outer portion 32 located on the enlarged diameter portion 22 b of the peripheral wall portion 22. Has been. In addition, the protrusion part 32a may be formed so that the surface located in the plane part 21 side may be located on the extended line of the outer surface of the enlarged diameter part 22b seeing in the cross section shown in FIG.

  Further, the protruding portion 32 a is formed such that the protruding end side protrudes to the flat portion 21 side from the portion of the gasket outer portion 32 located on the base end portion 22 a of the peripheral wall portion 22. That is, the protruding portion 32 a is formed so that the protruding end side thereof is positioned closest to the flat surface portion 21 side in the gasket outer side portion 32.

  As will be described later, when the opening end of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 is caulked to the step portion 22 c of the negative electrode can 20, the protruding portion 32 a and the open end portion of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20. And has a volume that fills the gap formed between the two. That is, when the opening end portion of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 is caulked to the step portion 22 c of the negative electrode can 20, it is formed between the opening end portion of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20. The gap is filled with the protrusion 32a. Thereby, it is possible to prevent formation of a dent in which moisture accumulates between the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20.

  By providing the above-described protrusion 32a on the gasket outer portion 32, as shown in FIG. 2, the gasket outer portion 32 has a recess 32b between the protrusion 32a and the base end portion 22a of the peripheral wall portion 22. Is formed. As described above, since the protruding portion 32 a is formed in an annular shape surrounding the flat portion 21 of the negative electrode can 20, the concave portion 32 b is also formed in an annular shape surrounding the flat portion 21.

  In addition, the R part 32c is formed in the base end part 22a side of the surrounding wall part 22 in the recessed part 32b. The R portion 32c is formed by a molding die when the gasket 30 is formed by a manufacturing method as will be described later. In the recess 32b, the portion on the base end portion 22a side of the R portion 32c is the most flat portion 21. Located on the side. Therefore, the protruding portion 32a is formed such that the protruding end side is positioned on the flat surface portion 21 side with respect to the base end portion 22a side of the negative electrode can 20 in the R portion 32c.

  Further, as will be described later, the recess 32b is formed by a part of a molding die 62 that holds the base end portion 22a of the negative electrode can 20 when the gasket 30 is molded into the negative electrode can 20 (see FIG. 4). . As shown in FIG. 4, the molding die 62 abuts against the straight portion of the base end portion 22a of the negative electrode can 20 in a longitudinal sectional view, and therefore the recess 32b is formed at the straight portion of the base end portion 22a.

  In the above configuration, when the open end portion of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 is caulked against the step portion 22c of the negative electrode can 20, as shown by the hatched arrows in FIG. The peripheral end of the peripheral wall 12 is compressed in the height direction (the axial direction of the peripheral wall 22 of the negative electrode can 20, the vertical direction in FIG. 3) (the white arrow in FIG. 3). Pressed to the side. As a result, the gasket outer portion 32 presses the gasket tip 33 and is sandwiched between the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20 and functions as a seal. The gasket tip 33 pressed by the gasket outer portion 32 is pressed against the bottom 11 of the positive electrode can 10 as shown in FIG.

  Therefore, with the above-described configuration, the space formed between the negative electrode can 20 and the positive electrode can 10 by the portion of the gasket outer portion 32 located on the step portion 22c of the peripheral wall portion 22 and the gasket tip portion 33 is formed. It functions as a seal that isolates the external space.

  In this embodiment, since the gasket outer portion 32 has the above-described configuration, the protruding portion 32a of the gasket outer portion 32 is also compressed in the height direction by the opening end side of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10. The Thereby, compared with the case where the protrusion part 32a is not provided, the deformation amount of the gasket outer part 32 can be increased, and the surface pressure between the gasket tip part 33 and the bottom part 11 of the positive electrode can 10 is increased accordingly. Can do. Therefore, with the above-described configuration, the sealing performance by the gasket tip 33 can be improved.

  In addition, by providing the protrusion 32 a on the gasket outer portion 32, when the opening end portion of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 is caulked against the step portion 22 c of the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20, the protrusion 32 a Then, it is deformed so as to fall on the side of the peripheral wall portion 22 where the concave portion 32b is formed (see solid line arrow in FIG. 3). Thereby, the clearance gap formed between the opening edge part of the surrounding wall part 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the surrounding wall part 22 of the negative electrode can 20 can be filled up with the protrusion part 32a. Therefore, it is possible to prevent water from being accumulated in a gap between the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20 to cause a liquid junction.

  In particular, by making the protrusion 32a as described above, the sealing performance by the gasket tip 33 can be further improved, and a liquid junction is generated between the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20. It can prevent more reliably.

  That is, since the protrusion 32a is located on the inner side of the negative electrode can 20 with respect to the outer surface of the enlarged diameter portion 22b of the peripheral wall portion 22 when viewed in the cross section shown in FIG. The compressive force received by the projecting portion 32a when caulking to the negative electrode can 20 can be more reliably transmitted to the gasket outer portion 32 positioned on the enlarged diameter portion 22b. Thereby, the gasket front-end | tip part 33 can be pressed more strongly with respect to the bottom part 11 of the positive electrode can 10, and the improvement of a sealing performance can be aimed at. Further, by forming the protruding portion 32a as described above, it is formed when the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20 are caulked by deformation of the protruding portion 32a when the positive electrode can 10 is caulked to the negative electrode can 20. The gap between the opening end side of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20 can be filled more reliably. Therefore, a liquid junction between the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20 can be more reliably prevented by the configuration of the protruding portion 32a as described above.

  Furthermore, by forming the protruding portion 32a so that the protruding end side is positioned on the flat surface portion 21 side with respect to the R portion 32c positioned on the base end portion 22a of the peripheral wall portion 22, the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20 When caulking, the gasket outer portion 32 can be compressed more strongly, and the sealing performance by the gasket tip portion 33 can be improved. In addition, the protrusion 32a can be largely deformed to the recess 32b side by the configuration of the protrusion 32a as described above. Thereby, the clearance gap formed between the opening edge part of the surrounding wall part 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the surrounding wall part 22 of the negative electrode can 20 can be filled more reliably by the protrusion part 32a, and the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20 can be filled. A liquid junction can be prevented from occurring between the two.

(Manufacturing method of flat battery)
Next, a method for manufacturing the flat battery 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. When assembling the flat battery 1, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the assembling work is performed upside down from the state of FIG. 1.

  First, the negative electrode can 20 and the positive electrode can 10 are each formed by press molding. Next, as shown in FIG. 4, a gasket 30 is molded on the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20. This molding will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a fixed mold 61, a movable mold 62, and a piston movable mold 63 having a ring-shaped cross section are arranged outside the negative electrode can 20, and pins 64 are arranged inside the negative electrode can 20. To place. Specifically, the fixed mold 61 has a circular hole portion in which the negative electrode can 20 can be disposed. A pin 64 penetrating the piston movable mold 63 is disposed in the hole of the fixed mold 61. The negative electrode can 20 is disposed on the pin 64 so as to cover the tip portion. A movable mold 62 is disposed on the negative electrode can 20 and the fixed mold 61.

  The movable mold 62 has a recess formed along the outer surface of the flat portion 21 of the negative electrode can 20. Further, the movable mold 62 is provided with a projecting support portion 62a that bulges in an annular shape along the flat surface portion 21 so as to hold a part of the base end portion 22a of the negative electrode can 20. By making the movable mold 62 in such a shape, the negative electrode can 20 can be more reliably held when the gasket 30 is molded. A concave portion 32b of the gasket 30 is formed by the protruding support portion 62a.

  As a result, a space for forming the gasket 30 is formed around the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20 by the fixed mold 61, the movable mold 62, the piston movable mold 63 and the pin 64. The gasket 30 is formed by injecting resin into the space from the outside and curing it.

  After molding the gasket 30, first, the movable mold 62 is removed. Then, the negative electrode can 20 in which the gasket 30 is molded is removed from the pin 64 and the fixed mold 61 by moving the piston movable mold 63 in the axial direction of the pin 64 (the direction of the white arrow in FIG. 4). Can be separated.

  Here, the fixed mold 61 is formed in a taper shape such that the portion forming the outer peripheral surface of the gasket outer portion 32 gradually increases in inner diameter toward the step portion 22 c of the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20. Yes. Thus, when the gasket tip 33 is pushed by the piston movable mold 63 as described above, the negative electrode can 20 can be easily detached from the fixed mold 61.

  Further, the pin 64 is formed in a tapered shape that tapers toward the tip so that the inner diameter of the gasket inner portion 31 gradually increases toward the opening end of the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20. Thereby, the negative electrode can 20 can be smoothly detached from the pin 64.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, a component in which the gasket 30 is molded on the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20 is obtained.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the negative electrode can 20 in which the gasket 30 is molded on the peripheral wall portion 22 is arranged so that the flat portion 21 is on the lower side. And after fixing the negative electrode material 42 to the inner surface of the negative electrode can 20 with a conductive adhesive etc., the separator 43 and the positive electrode material 41 are piled up on this negative electrode material 42 (refer FIG. 6).

  Thereafter, a non-aqueous electrolyte is injected into the negative electrode can 20 and the negative electrode can 20 is covered with the positive electrode can 10 (see FIG. 7). At this time, with the gasket 30 sandwiched between the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20 and the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10, the open end of the peripheral wall portion 12 covers the step portion 22 c of the negative electrode can 20. As shown in FIG.

  As a result, the gasket 30 is sandwiched between the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20. That is, the gasket outer portion 32 is sandwiched between the step portion 22 c of the negative electrode can 20 and the open end portion of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 by the manufacturing method as described above. Further, the gasket tip portion 33 is also sandwiched between the opening end portion of the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20 and the bottom portion 11 of the positive electrode can 10.

  As described above, the flat battery 1 having the configuration as shown in FIG. 1 is obtained.

(Effect of embodiment)
In the flat battery 1 having the above configuration, in the configuration in which the gasket 30 is molded on the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20, a portion covering the step portion 22 c in the gasket outer portion 32 located outside the peripheral wall portion 22. The protrusion 32a is provided. Thereby, the recessed part 32b is formed in the surrounding wall part 22 side of this protrusion part 32a. With this configuration, when the gasket 30 is molded, the proximal end portion 22a of the peripheral wall portion 22 of the negative electrode can 20 is held in a wide range by the protruding support portion 62a of the molding die 62 that forms the recess 32b. It becomes possible to do. Therefore, when molding the gasket 30, the negative electrode can 20 can be more reliably held by the molding die.

  In addition, as described above, since the protruding portion 32a is formed on the gasket outer portion 32 at the portion pressed by the opening end portion of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10, the sealing performance is improved by the gasket 30 and the positive electrode. The occurrence of a liquid junction between the can 10 and the negative electrode can 20 can be prevented. That is, when the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20 are caulked by providing the protrusion 32 a described above, the gasket tip 33 can be more strongly pressed against the bottom 11 of the positive electrode can 10 by the gasket outer portion 32. In addition, the protrusion 32 a can be deformed to fill a gap formed between the opening end of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20. As a result, the sealing performance between the gasket tip 33 and the bottom 11 of the positive electrode can 10 can be improved, and water can accumulate between the open end of the peripheral wall 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20, resulting in a liquid junction. Can be prevented.

  In particular, the protrusion 32a has a cross section shown in FIG. 2, and the side surface of the negative electrode can 20 located on the base end portion 22a side is located on the inner side of the negative electrode can 20 than the outer surface of the enlarged diameter portion 22b of the negative electrode can 20. It is formed as follows. Therefore, when the open end portion of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 is caulked against the step portion 22 c of the negative electrode can 20, the force pressing the protruding portion 32 a is more efficient by the gasket tip portion 33 via the gasket outer portion 32. The gasket tip 33 can be strongly pressed against the bottom 11 of the positive electrode can 10 with good transmission. Thereby, the sealing performance between the gasket front-end | tip part 33 and the bottom part 11 of the positive electrode can 10 can be aimed at. Moreover, since the volume of the protruding portion 32a can be increased by configuring the protruding portion 32a as described above, when the positive electrode can 10 is caulked against the negative electrode can 20, the positive electrode can can be formed by the protruding portion 32a. Thus, the gap between the opening end of the peripheral wall portion 10 and the negative electrode can 20 can be filled more reliably.

  Further, the protruding portion 32 a is formed so that the protruding end side is located closer to the flat portion 21 side of the negative electrode can 20 than the other portions of the gasket outer portion 32. As a result, when the open end of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 is caulked against the step portion 22c of the negative electrode can 20, the gasket tip 33 can be strongly pressed against the bottom 11 of the positive electrode can 10 and the protrusion 32a. The deformation becomes easier. Therefore, the sealing performance can be improved between the gasket tip portion 33 and the bottom portion 11 of the positive electrode can 10, and the gap between the open end portion of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20 can be more reliably secured by the protruding portion 32a. Can be buried.

(Other embodiments)
While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above-described embodiments are merely examples for carrying out the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented by appropriately modifying the above-described embodiment without departing from the spirit thereof.

  In the embodiment, the protrusion 32 a is configured such that the side surface on the base end portion 22 a side of the negative electrode can 20 is positioned more inside the negative electrode can 20 than the outer surface of the enlarged diameter portion 22 b of the negative electrode can 20. The projecting side end portion is configured to be positioned closer to the flat surface portion 21 than the other portion of the gasket 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the projecting portion may have a shape that can form a recess that can hold the negative electrode can 20 when the gasket 30 is molded and can improve the sealing performance by the gasket tip 33. Other shapes may be used. Further, it is more preferable if the protruding portion has a shape that can fill the gap between the opening end of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the positive electrode can 10 and the negative electrode can 20.

  In the embodiment, a material containing manganese dioxide is used as the positive electrode active material of the positive electrode material 41, and metallic lithium or a lithium alloy is used as the negative electrode active material of the negative electrode material 42. However, any other material that functions as a positive electrode active material or a negative electrode active material may be used as the positive electrode material 41 and the negative electrode material 42.

  In the embodiment, the positive electrode can 10 is an outer can and the negative electrode can 20 is a sealed can. Conversely, the positive electrode can may be a sealed can and the negative electrode can may be an outer can.

  In the above embodiment, the negative electrode can 20 and the positive electrode can 10 are each formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, and the flat battery 1 is formed in a coin shape. You may form in shapes other than column shape.

  The flat battery according to the present invention can be used for a flat battery in which a gasket is molded into a sealed can.

1: flat battery, 10: negative electrode can (exterior can), 11: bottom part, 12: peripheral wall part (side wall), 20: positive electrode can (sealing can), 21: flat part, 22: peripheral wall part (cylinder part), 22c: Stepped portion, 30: Gasket, 32: Gasket outer portion, 32a: Protruding portion, 32b: Recessed portion, 33: Gasket tip portion, 40: Power generation element

Claims (5)

A bottomed cylindrical outer can,
A cylindrical portion having a smaller outer shape than a side wall of the outer can and a flat portion that closes one opening of the cylindrical portion, and the outer can with respect to the outer can so as to form a space between the outer can and the outer can Sealing cans arranged in an inverted dish shape;
In a state where the outer can and the sealed can are combined, a gasket molded on the cylindrical portion of the sealed can so as to be sandwiched between the side wall of the outer can and the cylindrical portion of the sealed can. Prepared,
The tube portion of the sealing can is provided with a step portion that expands the opening end side of the tube portion in a step shape,
The outer can has an open end on its side wall fitted into a step portion of the sealing can,
The gasket is
Gasket tip formed on the opening end side of the cylindrical portion of the sealing can and functioning as a seal between the cylindrical portion of the sealing can and the bottom of the outer can in a state where the outer can is fitted to the sealing can And
The outer can is formed from the opening end side of the cylindrical portion to the stepped portion on the outer side of the sealing can, and is compressed when the outer can is fitted to the sealing can, and the front end of the gasket is disposed on the outer can. A gasket outer portion that presses against the bottom of the
The gasket outer portion protrudes in the cylinder axial direction of the cylindrical portion of the sealing can at a position where the opening end portion of the side wall of the outer can is fitted before the outer can is fitted to the sealing can. A flat battery provided with a protruding portion. The flat battery according to claim 1,
The protruding portion is a flat battery in which the protruding end portion is located closer to the flat portion side of the sealing can than the other portion of the gasket outer portion. The flat battery according to claim 1 or 2,
The projecting portion has a side surface located on the cylindrical portion side of the sealed can as viewed in a cross section along the cylindrical axis of the sealed can, and the inside of the sealed can is closer to the outer surface on the opening end side where the diameter of the cylindrical portion is expanded. A flat battery located on the opposite side. The flat battery according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The projecting portion of the sealed can and the outer can is formed so that a recess is not formed between the sealed can and the opening end of the side wall of the outer can in a state where the outer can is fitted to the sealed can. A flat battery having a volume that fills a gap between the opening end of the side wall. The flat battery according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The gasket outer portion is in a state before the outer can is fitted to the sealed can, and the thickness of the portion located on the outer side of the cylindrical portion of the sealed can and on the opening end side is outside the cylindrical portion. The flat battery is smaller than the thickness of the portion located on the side of the step.

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