JP2013152907A - Packaging material for electrochemical cell - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging material for an electrochemical cell, which prevents forgery and has superior electrolyte resistance.SOLUTION: A packaging material 110 for an electrochemical cell is formed by laminating at least: a substrate layer 112 made of a resin film; a protective layer 111 that is arranged so as to be an outer layer and protects the substrate layer 112; a thermal adhesive layer 116 that is arranged so as to be an innermost layer and made of a thermally adhesive resin; and a barrier layer 114 that is arranged between the substrate layer 112 and the thermal adhesive layer 116 and made of a metal foil. The substrate layer 112 and the barrier layer 114 are dry-laminated by using an adhesive containing pigment, and the protective layer 111 is formed of an epoxy resin having bisphenol A or bisphenol F as a unit in a skeleton.

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging material for an electrochemical cell that forms a packaging body for an electrochemical cell.

  In recent years, as electronic devices have become smaller, lighter, and thinner, batteries stored in electronic devices are required to have higher performance and lighter weight. In order to meet these demands, secondary batteries have also changed from conventional nickel-cadmium batteries to lithium batteries with high energy density, and now lithium secondary batteries have become the mainstream and their performance has been improved rapidly. It has been broken.

  In addition, electronic devices on which lithium ion secondary batteries are mounted tend to be smaller and thinner, and it is necessary to store lithium ion secondary batteries in a narrow space. For this reason, it is necessary to shape the package of a lithium ion secondary battery into a thin and sharp shape. Therefore, the packaging material that is the material of the packaging body must be as thin as possible and can be molded in a sharp shape.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a packaging material for an electrochemical cell that meets such a demand. This packaging material is formed by a laminate in which a base material layer made of an outermost resin film, a barrier layer made of a metal foil, and an innermost heat-adhesive resin layer are laminated in order. And the package of an electrochemical cell is formed by heat-sealing a peripheral part with the thermoadhesive resin layers facing each other. The package is provided with a space for storing battery elements such as an electrolytic solution and a separator. This space is formed by press-molding a packaging material cut into a rectangular shape. A stretched nylon film is generally used for the base material layer in consideration of moldability.

  In addition, in the final process of manufacturing the electrochemical cell, a label on which the product information is written is attached on the surface of the package, or the product information is printed directly on the surface of the package by inkjet.

JP 2008-288117 A

  However, according to the packaging material, when the electrolytic solution adheres to the upper surface of the packaging body when encapsulating the electrolytic solution composed of an alkyl carbonate ester (dimethyl carbonate, ethyl carbonate, etc.) and chlorine or fluorine-containing lithium salt inside the packaging body, There was a problem that the stretched nylon film of the base material layer was corroded (whitened) by the electrolyte solution, resulting in poor appearance. In addition, when the same product information as that of the authorized manufacturer is attached to the forged electrochemical cell, there is a problem that it is difficult to distinguish between the authorized product and the forged product.

  An object of this invention is to provide the packaging material for electrochemical cells which aims at prevention of forgery and is excellent in electrolyte solution resistance in view of the said problem.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a base layer composed of at least a resin film, a protective layer disposed on the outer layer to protect the base layer, and a heat composed of a thermoadhesive resin disposed on the innermost layer. An electrochemical cell packaging material configured by laminating an adhesive layer and a barrier layer made of metal foil disposed between the base material layer and the thermal adhesive layer, the base material layer and The barrier layer is dry-laminated with an adhesive containing a pigment, and the protective layer is formed of an epoxy resin having bisphenol A or bisphenol F as a unit in the skeleton.

  According to this configuration, since the pigment is contained in the adhesive that dry laminates the base material layer and the barrier layer, the inner layer side of the base material layer is colored. The color of the pigment can identify the electrochemical cell packaging material as a regular product. In addition, the protective layer formed of an epoxy resin having bisphenol A or bisphenol F as a unit in the skeleton has excellent electrolytic solution resistance and prevents appearance defects due to resin cracking (whitening due to fine cracks) during molding (stretching). can do.

  The present invention also includes a base layer composed of at least a resin film, a protective layer disposed on the outer layer to protect the base layer, a thermal adhesive layer disposed on the innermost layer and composed of a thermoadhesive resin, and the base A packaging material for an electrochemical cell, which is formed by laminating a barrier layer made of a metal foil disposed between a material layer and the thermal adhesive layer, wherein the base material layer and the barrier layer are pigments The laminate is dry-laminated with an adhesive containing styrene, and the protective layer is polyvinylidene chloride, vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer, maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene, polyester resin, phenol resin, fluororesin, cellulose ester, olefin resin, urethane It is formed of at least one resin selected from a resin and an acrylic resin.

  According to this configuration, since the pigment is contained in the adhesive that dry laminates the base material layer and the barrier layer, the inner layer side of the base material layer is colored. The color of the pigment can identify the electrochemical cell packaging material as a regular product. Also, at least one resin selected from polyvinylidene chloride, vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer, maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene, polyester resin, phenol resin, fluororesin, cellulose ester, olefin resin, urethane resin, and acrylic resin The protective layer formed by is excellent in resistance to electrolytic solution.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the protective layer is formed of a resin containing a photopolymerization initiator in a polyfunctional urethane acrylate having 5 or more acryloyl functional groups. According to this configuration, the protective layer is easily formed by light irradiation.

  The present invention is also characterized in that, in the packaging material for an electrochemical cell having the above structure, the pigment is carbon black. According to this structure, the packaging material for electrochemical cells is colored black, and is particularly excellent in design.

  The present invention is also characterized in that the protective layer contains a fine particle filler in the electrochemical cell packaging material having the above-described configuration. According to this configuration, the appearance of the surface of the protective layer containing the fine particle filler is matted. Thereby, designability can be provided to the surface of the packaging material for electrochemical cells. In addition, the protective layer to which the fine particle filler is added is provided with lubricity on the surface, and the formability during press molding of the packaging material is stabilized.

  The present invention is also characterized in that the fine particle filler is silica in the packaging material for an electrochemical cell having the above structure. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent appearance defects due to resin cracking (whitening due to fine cracks) during molding (stretching).

  In the electrochemical cell packaging material having the above-described structure, the present invention is characterized in that a slip agent layer is provided on the surface of the protective layer.

  The present invention is also characterized in that, in the electrochemical cell packaging material configured as described above, the slip agent layer is made of a fatty acid amide resin.

  According to the present invention, the inner layer side of the base material layer is colored by dry laminating the base material layer and the barrier layer with the adhesive containing the pigment. As a result, a counterfeit product cannot be easily created due to the color difference that can be recognized from the appearance of the packaging material for electrochemical cells. Therefore, it is possible to prevent counterfeiting of the packaging material for electrochemical cells. Moreover, the packaging material for electrochemical cells excellent in design can be provided by coloring. In addition, the protective layer formed of an epoxy resin having bisphenol A or bisphenol F as a unit in the skeleton has excellent electrolytic solution resistance and prevents appearance defects due to resin cracking (whitening due to fine cracks) during molding (stretching). can do.

  Also, according to the present invention, selected from polyvinylidene chloride, vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer, maleic anhydride modified polypropylene, polyester resin, phenol resin, fluororesin, cellulose ester, olefin resin, urethane resin and acrylic resin. A protective layer formed of at least one kind is provided, and corrosion (whitening) of the base material layer due to adhesion of the electrolytic solution can be prevented. Moreover, the inner layer side of the base material layer is colored by dry laminating the base material layer and the barrier layer with an adhesive containing a pigment. Thereby, the forgery prevention of the packaging material for electrochemical cells can be aimed at. Moreover, the packaging material for electrochemical cells excellent in design can be provided by coloring.

The perspective view of the lithium ion battery which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. AA line sectional view in FIG. Schematic sectional view showing the layer structure of the packaging material according to the first embodiment of the present invention Schematic sectional view showing the layer structure of the packaging material according to the second embodiment of the present invention Schematic sectional view showing the layer structure of the packaging material according to the third embodiment of the present invention Explanatory drawing showing the process of press molding

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the packaging material 110 for an electrochemical cell according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lithium ion battery 121 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

  The lithium ion battery 121 is configured by housing a lithium ion battery main body 122 containing an electrolytic solution in the package 120. The package 120 includes a storage portion 120a that stores the lithium ion battery main body 122 and a sheet portion 120b that covers the storage portion 120a.

  The package 120 has a thermal bonding portion 120c at the periphery where the storage portion 120a and the sheet portion 120b overlap, and the inside is sealed. At this time, the positive electrode tab 123a and the negative electrode tab 123b connected to the lithium ion battery main body 122 extend outside while being sandwiched by the storage portion 120a and the sheet portion 120b with a tab film (not shown) interposed in the thermal bonding portion 120. ing.

  The lithium ion battery main body 122 is configured by a cell including a positive electrode made of a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode made of a negative electrode active material and a negative electrode current collector, and an electrolyte filled between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The The cell is formed by laminating a plurality of positive electrode plates from which a positive electrode current collector extends and negative electrode plates from which a negative electrode current collector extends. A plurality of positive plates and negative plates are alternately stacked via separators. The plurality of stacked positive electrode current collectors and negative electrode current collectors are overlapped and connected to a single positive electrode tab 123a and negative electrode tab 123b, respectively.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the layer structure of the packaging material 110 that forms the storage portion 120a and the sheet portion 120b. The packaging material 110 includes a protective layer 111, a base material layer 112, a barrier layer 114, and a thermal bonding layer 116. It is constructed by stacking sequentially. The base material layer 112 and the metal thin layer 114 are bonded via an adhesive layer 113, and the metal thin layer 114 and the thermal adhesive layer 116 are bonded via an acid-modified polyolefin layer 115. The both surfaces of the barrier layer 114 are subjected to chemical conversion treatment, and the interlayer adhesion strength between the barrier layer 114 and the acid-modified polyolefin layer 115 and between the barrier layer 114 and the adhesive layer 113 is increased.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the storage portion 120a is manufactured by press-molding a packaging material 110 cut into a rectangular shape. In the molding process, the protective layer 111 side of the packaging material 110 is placed facing the concave female mold, and then cold-cooled to a predetermined molding depth with the male mold from the thermal adhesive layer 116 side. Mold. The storage portion 120 and the sheet portion 120b are thermally bonded at the opposing thermal bonding layer 116.

  The base material layer 112 is made of a permeable resin film and imparts high puncture resistance (pinhole resistance), insulation, workability, and the like to the package 120. Moreover, it is necessary to have the extensibility which can endure the press at the time of embossing.

  As the base material layer 112, a resin film such as a stretched polyester resin or a stretched nylon resin can be arbitrarily selected and used. Examples of the polyester resin include polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polybutylene naphthalate, copolymerized polyester, and polycarbonate. Examples of the nylon resin include polyamide resin, that is, nylon 6, nylon 6,6, a copolymer of nylon 6 and nylon 6,6, nylon 6,10, polymetaxylylene adipamide (MXD6), and the like. .

  The protective layer 111 is disposed on the outer layer to protect the base material layer 112, and prevents the electrolytic solution from adhering to the base material layer 112 and corroding (whitening). Any protective layer 111 may be used as long as it has resistance to the electrolytic solution. For example, it is formed of at least one selected from polyvinylidene chloride, vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer, maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene, polyester, phenol resin, fluororesin, cellulose ester, olefin resin, urethane resin, and acrylic resin. be able to. Thereby, corrosion (whitening) by electrolyte solution can be prevented.

  In addition, by forming the protective layer 111 with an epoxy resin having bisphenol A or bisphenol F as a unit in the skeleton, corrosion (whitening) due to the electrolyte is prevented and resin cracking during molding (stretching) (whitening due to fine cracks) ) Can prevent appearance defects.

  In this case, examples of the epoxy resin include those having bisphenol A or bisphenol F as a unit in the skeleton and obtained by repeating dehydrochlorination reaction and addition reaction of epichlorohydrin and bisphenol A or bisphenol F. Moreover, what is obtained by repeating the addition reaction between the epoxy compound which has 2 or more, preferably 2 glycidyl groups and bisphenol A or bisphenol F is also mentioned.

  Examples of the epoxy compound include sorbitol polyglycidyl ether, polyglycerol polyglycidyl ether, pentaerythritol polyglycidyl ether, diglycerol polyglycidyl ether, trimethylolpropylene polyglycidyl ether, polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, and polypropylene glycol diglycidyl ether. It is done.

  The epoxy equivalent of the epoxy resin (the amount of chemical formula of the epoxy resin per epoxy group, in other words, the value obtained by dividing the molecular weight of the epoxy resin by the number of epoxy groups contained in the epoxy resin) is not particularly limited. , Preferably in the range of 100 to 5000. When the epoxy equivalent is 5000 or more, the coating film appearance may be inferior.

  In addition, although the epoxy resin obtained by repeating the addition reaction between an amino group and a glycidyl group is also known, since it is generally inferior in chemical resistance, it is not preferable.

  In addition, by forming the protective layer 111 with a resin containing a photopolymerization initiator in a polyfunctional urethane acrylate having 5 or more acryloyl functional groups, the protective layer can be easily formed by light irradiation. Here, the content ratio of the photofunctional group in the polyfunctional urethane acrylate is 50 to 95%.

  The polyfunctional urethane acrylate is obtained by reacting a polyfunctional acrylate having active hydrogen with a polyisocyanate. With respect to 1 equivalent of active hydrogen groups in the polyfunctional acrylate having active hydrogen, the polyisocyanate is usually in the range of 0.1 to 50 equivalents, preferably in the range of 0.1 to 10 equivalents, as the isocyanate group equivalent. The reaction temperature is usually in the range of 30 to 150 ° C, preferably 50 to 100 ° C. The end point of the reaction is calculated by a method in which the amount of residual isocyanate is reacted with an excess of n-butylamine and back titrated with 1N hydrochloric acid. At this time, the time when the isocyanate becomes 0.5% by weight or less is terminated.

  Examples of the photopolymerization initiator include benzoins such as benzoin, benzoin methyl ether, benzoin ethyl ether, benzoin propyl ether, and benzoin isobutyl ether; acetophenone, 2,2-diethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, 1,1-dichloroacetophenone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-phenylpropan-1-one, diethoxyacetophenone, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, 2-methyl-1- [4- (methylthio) phenyl] -2-morpholinopropan-1-one Acetophenones such as 2-ethylanthraquinone, 2-t-butylanthraquinone, 2-chloroanthraquinone, 2-amylanthraquinone and the like; 2,4-diethylthioxanthone, 2-iso Thioxanthones such as propylthioxanthone and 2-chlorothioxanthone; ketals such as acetophenone dimethyl ketal and benzyldimethyl ketal; benzophenones such as benzophenone, 4-benzoyl-4′-methyldiphenyl sulfide, and 4,4′-bismethylaminobenzophenone Phosphine oxides such as 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide and bis (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) -phenylphosphine oxide.

  The amount of the photopolymerization initiator component used is 0.1 wt% or more and 10 wt% or less, preferably 1 wt% or more and 7 wt%, when the solid content of the resin composition of the protective layer 111 is 100 wt%. It is as follows.

  The barrier layer 114 is made of a metal foil and prevents water vapor from entering the lithium ion battery 121 from the outside. In addition, aluminum having a thickness of 15 μm or more is used in order to stabilize pinholes of the barrier layer 114 and processability (pouching, embossing formability) and to have pinhole resistance.

  When the package 120 is an embossed type, the material of aluminum used as the barrier layer 114 is such that the iron content is 0.3 to 9.0% by weight, preferably 0.7 to 2.0% by weight. desirable.

  Thereby, compared with the aluminum which does not contain iron, the extensibility of aluminum is good, and the generation | occurrence | production of the pinhole by bending as the packaging body 120 decreases. In addition, the side wall can be easily formed when the packaging material 110 is embossed. In addition, when the iron content of aluminum is less than 0.3% by weight, effects such as prevention of generation of pinholes and improvement of embossing formability are not recognized. Moreover, when the iron content of aluminum exceeds 9.0% by weight, the flexibility as aluminum is hindered, and the bag-making property as a packaging material is deteriorated.

  Moreover, the flexibility, the strength of the waist, and the hardness of aluminum manufactured by cold rolling of the barrier layer 114 change under annealing (so-called annealing treatment) conditions. The aluminum of the barrier layer 114 is preferably aluminum that has been annealed and tends to be softer than a hard-treated product that has not been annealed.

  The chemical conversion treatment is formed on the surface of the barrier layer 114 by a chromium system or a non-chromium system. Examples of chromium conversion treatment include chromate chromate treatment, phosphoric acid chromate treatment, and coating type chromate treatment. Examples of the non-chromium chemical conversion treatment include chemical conversion treatment of zirconium, titanium, zinc phosphate and the like. At this time, the coating-type chemical conversion treatment is more desirable because it can be continuously treated and a water washing step is unnecessary and the processing cost can be reduced. In particular, it is most desirable to treat with a treatment liquid containing an aminated phenol polymer, a trivalent chromium compound, and a phosphorus compound.

  In addition, the chemical conversion treatment may be formed by selecting a known coating method such as a bar coating method, a roll coating method, a gravure coating method, or a dipping method for the treatment liquid. Further, it is desirable that the surface of the barrier layer 114 is preliminarily treated by a known degreasing method such as an alkali dipping method, an electrolytic cleaning method, an acid cleaning method, and an acid activation method before the chemical conversion treatment. Thereby, the function of chemical conversion treatment can be expressed to the maximum and maintained for a long time.

  The adhesive layer 113 is a layer that adheres the base material layer 112 and the barrier layer 114 by a dry laminating method, and a pigment is added to the adhesive. Examples of the adhesive for the adhesive layer 113 include a polyvinyl acetate adhesive, a polyacrylate adhesive, a cyanoacrylate adhesive, an ethylene copolymer adhesive, a cellulose adhesive, a polyester adhesive, and a polyamide adhesive. Adhesives, polyimide adhesives, amino resin adhesives, phenol resin adhesives, epoxy adhesives, polyurethane adhesives, reactive (meth) acrylic adhesives, rubber adhesives, silicone adhesives, Examples thereof include inorganic adhesives.

  The polyacrylate adhesive is made of a homopolymer such as ethyl, butyl or 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, or a copolymer of these with methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, styrene or the like.

  The ethylene copolymer adhesive comprises a copolymer of ethylene and a monomer such as vinyl acetate, ethyl acrylate, acrylic acid or methacrylic acid. The amino resin adhesive is made of urea resin or melamine resin. The rubber adhesive is made of chloroprene rubber, nitrile rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber or the like. The inorganic adhesive is made of alkali metal silicate, low melting point glass or the like.

  Carbon black is used for the pigment contained in the adhesive of the adhesive layer 113, and the adhesive layer 113 is colored black. Thereby, the external appearance of the packaging material 110 is identified as black through the protective layer 111 and the base material layer 112 having transparency. For this reason, a counterfeit product cannot be easily created due to a color difference that can be recognized from the appearance of the packaging material 110.

  The adhesive layer 113 is preferably composed of an adhesive to which carbon black as a pigment is added in a solid content of 5 wt% to 30 wt%, preferably 10 wt% to 25 wt%. In addition, when the addition amount of a pigment is less than 5 weight%, the color to be colored becomes light and the design on appearance is poor. Moreover, when the addition amount of a pigment exceeds 30 weight%, the adhesive strength of the base material layer 112 and the barrier layer 114 will become weak. As a result, the base layer 112 contracts so as to return to its original shape due to heat applied in the sealing step after molding, and the base layer 112 and the barrier layer 114 are peeled off to cause floating and wrinkles. .

  In addition to the carbon black, a chromatic color pigment or an inorganic color pigment can be used as the coloring pigment. Examples of the chromatic color pigment include azo pigments, phthalocyanine pigments, and condensed polycyclic pigments. Examples of the azo pigments include soluble pigments such as watching red and carmine 6C, and insoluble azo pigments such as monoazo yellow, disazo yellow, pyrazolone orange, red, and permanent red. Examples of the phthalocyanine pigment include copper phthalocyanine pigments, examples of the metal-free phthalocyanine pigment include blue pigments or green pigments, and examples of the condensed polycyclic pigment include dioxazine violet and quinacridone violet. Further, as the inorganic coloring pigment, for example, titanium oxide can be used in addition to carbon black.

In addition to the color pigment such as titanium oxide, the adhesive layer 113 can be colored with a pearl pigment or a fluorescent pigment. As the pearl pigment, pearl powder or powder of the inner part of the shell was used classically, but now the outer side of the fine flakes (flakes) is coated with a metal oxide or a mixture of metal oxides Is used. The fine flakes include mica flakes, talc flakes, kaolin flakes, bismuth oxychloride flakes, glass flakes, SiO ₂ flakes, synthetic ceramic flakes, and the like. Examples of metal oxides covering the outside of these fine flakes include TiO ₂ , Fe ₂ O ₃ , SnO ₂ , Cr ₂ O ₃ , and ZnO. Among these combinations, it is desirable to coat the outside of mica flakes, glass flakes, and SiO ₂ flakes with TiO ₂ or Fe ₂ O ₃ . It may also be coated with TiO ₂ and Fe ₂ O _3.

  In addition, the fluorescent pigment is a phosphor, that is, a substance that emits luminescence in a broad sense, and includes both inorganic fluorescent pigments and organic fluorescent pigments. The inorganic fluorescent pigment can be obtained by baking by adding an activator mainly containing oxide crystals such as Ca, Ba, Mg, Zn, and Cd. The main component may be a crystal of sulfide such as Ca, Ba, Mg, Zn, or Cd, a crystal of silicate, a crystal of phosphate, or a crystal of tungstate. As the activator, metal elements such as Mn, Zn, Ag, Cu, Sb, and Pb or rare earth elements such as lanthanoids can be used.

Desirable phosphors include ZnO: Zn, Br ₅ (PO ₄ ) ₃ Cl: Eu, Zn ₂ GeO ₄ : Mn, Y ₂ O ₃ : Eu, Y (P, V) O ₄ : Eu, Y ₂ O ₂ Si: Eu, etc. can be exemplified. Organic fluorescent pigments include diaminostilbene disulfonic acid derivatives, imidazole derivatives, coumarin derivatives, triazole derivatives, carbazole derivatives, pyridine derivatives, naphthalic acid derivatives, imidazolone derivatives, dyes (fluorescein, eosin, etc.), etc. A compound having a benzene ring (such as anthracene) can be used.

  Note that in the step of bonding the adhesive layer 113 and the barrier layer 114 with an adhesive, it is difficult to bond them without containing any bubbles. In particular, when an adhesive added with a pigment is applied to the metal foil side of the barrier layer 114 and the resin film of the base material layer 112 is bonded together, the appearance defect of the portion containing bubbles becomes noticeable. For this reason, it is desirable to apply the adhesive which added the pigment to the resin film side of the base material layer 112, and to bond the metal foil side of the barrier layer 114 together.

  The thermal adhesive layer 116 is disposed on the innermost layer of the packaging material 110 and is made of a thermal adhesive resin that melts by heat and fuses the opposing packaging materials 110 to each other. The resin type differs depending on whether or not a tab film is interposed between the thermal adhesive layer 116 and the positive electrode tab 123a or the negative electrode tab 123b. When a tab film is interposed, a film made of a simple substance or a mixture of olefinic resins may be used. When no tab film is interposed, a film made of an acid-modified olefin resin graft-modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid may be used.

  Also, polypropylene is preferably used as the thermal bonding layer 116. In addition, a film composed of a single layer or a multilayer of linear low density polyethylene and medium density polyethylene can be used. Moreover, the film which consists of a single layer or a multilayer which consists of a blend resin of linear low density polyethylene and medium density polyethylene can also be used.

  Moreover, each type of polypropylene can be used. For example, there are random propylene, homopropylene, block propylene and the like. Linear low-density polyethylene and medium-density polyethylene include a low-crystalline ethylene-butene copolymer, a low-crystalline propylene-butene copolymer, and a terpolymer composed of a three-component copolymer of ethylene, butene, and propylene. It may be added. Moreover, you may add antiblocking agents (AB agent), such as a silica, a zeolite, and an acrylic resin bead, and a fatty acid amide type slip agent to these resin.

  The acid-modified polyolefin layer 115 is a resin layer that stably bonds the barrier layer 114 and the thermal adhesive layer 116, and acid-modified polypropylene is preferably used. In addition, the acid-modified polyolefin layer 115 needs to be appropriately selected and used depending on the resin type used for the thermal bonding layer 116. For this reason, when using an acid-modified polyolefin resin other than acid-modified polypropylene, a polyolefin resin graft-modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid, a copolymer of ethylene and acrylic acid graft-modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid, an unsaturated carboxylic acid, Graft-modified copolymer of propylene and acrylic acid, copolymer of ethylene and methacrylic acid graft-modified with unsaturated carboxylic acid, copolymer of propylene and methacrylic acid graft-modified with unsaturated carboxylic acid, There are metal cross-linked polyolefin resins graft-modified with saturated carboxylic acids. Further, 5% or more of a butene component, an ethylene-propylene-butene copolymer, an amorphous ethylene-propylene copolymer, a propylene-α-olefin copolymer, etc. may be added to these resins as necessary. Good.

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

  According to the present embodiment, the inner layer side of the base material layer 112 is colored by dry laminating the base material layer 112 and the barrier layer 114 with the adhesive containing the pigment (adhesive layer 113). Thereby, a counterfeit product cannot be easily created due to the color difference that can be recognized from the appearance of the packaging material 110 for electrochemical cells. Therefore, forgery prevention of the packaging material 110 for electrochemical cells can be aimed at. Moreover, the packaging material for electrochemical cells excellent in design can be provided by coloring. Further, the protective layer 111 is made of polyvinylidene chloride, vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer, maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene, polyester resin, phenol resin, fluororesin, cellulose ester, olefin resin, urethane resin and acrylic resin, which have excellent electrolytic solution resistance. It is formed of at least one selected from resins. Thereby, the outer layer side of the base material layer 112 colored on the inner layer side can be prevented from being corroded (whitened) by the electrolytic solution.

  In addition, when the protective layer 111 is formed of an epoxy resin composition having bisphenol A or bisphenol F as a unit in the skeleton, corrosion (whitening) due to the electrolytic solution can be prevented and molding (stretching) can be prevented. Appearance defects due to resin cracking (whitening due to fine cracks) can be prevented.

  When the protective layer 111 is formed of a resin containing a photopolymerization initiator in a polyfunctional urethane acrylate having 5 or more functional groups of acryloyl groups, the protective layer can be easily formed by light irradiation. it can.

  In the present embodiment, different layers may be interposed between the layers. Moreover, although the lithium ion battery 121 is described, an electrochemical cell body other than the lithium ion battery body 122 may be packaged with a package 120 made of the packaging material 110 to produce an electric cell other than the lithium ion battery 121. .

  For example, the electrochemical cell includes a nickel metal hydride battery, a nickel cadmium battery, a lithium metal primary battery or secondary battery, a chemical battery such as a lithium polymer battery, an electric double layer capacitor, a capacitor, and an electrolytic capacitor in addition to a lithium ion battery. Here, the electrochemical cell body is a positive electrode composed of a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode current collector before enclosing packaging material, a negative electrode composed of a negative electrode active material and a negative electrode current collector, and an electrolyte filled between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. And all electric device elements that generate electric energy, such as a cell (power storage unit) including electrode terminals connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode in the cell.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an electrochemical cell packaging material 110 of a packaging body 120 according to the second embodiment. For convenience of explanation, the same reference numerals are given to the same descriptions as those of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. In the protective layer 111 of the packaging material 110 of the present embodiment, a fine particle filler 111a having an average particle diameter of 0.2 to 3 μm by a Coulter counter method is added. Thereby, the appearance of the surface of the protective layer 111 containing the fine particle filler 111a is matted. Further, the protective layer 111 to which the fine particle filler 111a has been added has lubricity on the surface, and the formability during the press molding of the packaging material 110 is stabilized.

  As the fine particle filler 111a, an inorganic material such as silica, acrylic, alumina, barium sulfate, calcium carbonate, titanium oxide, acrylic beads, or the like can be used. The silica fine particle filler 111a is preferable because resin cracking (whitening due to fine cracks) hardly occurs when the packaging material 110 is press-molded. If the average particle size of the fine particle filler 111a is smaller than 0.2 μm, sufficient lubricity cannot be obtained. On the other hand, if the average particle size is larger than 3 μm, the resin composition of the protective layer 111 becomes brittle.

  Further, the content ratio of the filler 111a in the resin composition of the protective layer 111 is desirably 5% by weight or more and 50% by weight or less. In addition, when the content ratio of the filler 111a is 5% by weight or more, a certain level of lubricity can be imparted to the surface of the protective layer 111. Further, when the content ratio of the fine particle filler 111a is 50% by weight or less, film roughness on the surface of the protective layer 111 can be prevented. Thereby, the external appearance defect of the packaging material 110 for electrochemical cells can be prevented.

  The Coulter counter method is one of measuring methods for particle size and particle size distribution. Specifically, when a partition wall having one small hole is provided in the electrolytic solution and a voltage is applied with electrodes placed on both sides thereof, current flows, but the resistance is determined by the volume of the small hole portion of the partition wall. When the filler 111a is dispersed in the electrolyte solution to form a thin suspension and sucked from one of the partition walls, the particles pass through the small holes. At this time, the electrolyte decreases by the volume, and the electrical resistance increases. Accordingly, the amount of change in resistance indicates the particle volume, and the number of occurrences of resistance change indicates particles. Thereby, a particle size distribution is obtained.

  According to the present embodiment, the appearance of the surface of the protective layer 111 containing the fine particle filler 111a is matted, and design properties are imparted. In addition, lubricity is imparted to the surface of the protective layer 111, and the formability during press molding of the packaging material 110 is stabilized. In addition, by using the silica-based filler 111a, when the packaging material 110 is press-molded, the protective layer 111 is less likely to cause an appearance defect due to resin cracking (whitening due to fine cracks).

[Third embodiment]
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an electrochemical cell packaging material 110 of a packaging body 120 according to the third embodiment. For convenience of explanation, the same reference numerals are given to the same descriptions as those of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. A slip agent layer 117 is provided on the surface of the protective layer 111 of the packaging material 110 of the present embodiment.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a process of press-molding the packaging material 110 for an electrochemical cell. When the packaging body 120 of the lithium ion battery 121 is to be an embossed type, the sheet-shaped packaging material 110 cut into a predetermined shape is press-molded to form the storage portion 120a. The press molding is performed while inserting the male mold 21 into a female mold 22 having a side wall in the periphery and opening at the top, and sandwiching the packaging material 110.

  Specifically, the packaging material 110 is placed so that the slip agent layer 117 is in contact with the inner surface 22a side of the female die 22, and is pressed by the male die 21 from the thermal adhesive layer 116 side. Thereby, a side wall is formed in the packaging material 110 while drawing the periphery of the packaging material 110 into the female mold 22. At this time, the packaging material 110 follows the deformation of the thin metal layer 114 and the other resin layers are deformed. For this reason, if the sliding property between the base material layer 112 and the inner surface of the female die 22 is low, there is a problem that the base material layer 112 cannot follow the deformation of the metal foil 114 and breaks. Further, this problem is more likely to occur as the side wall height (molding depth) of the accommodating portion 120a formed by press molding increases.

  Therefore, in the packaging material 110 of this embodiment, the slip agent layer 117 is provided on the surface of the protective layer 111. Thereby, the slipperiness between the female die 22 and the base material layer 112 is indirectly stabilized via the slip agent layer 117. Accordingly, the limit molding depth of the moldable packaging material 110 increases and stable emboss molding becomes possible.

  The slip agent layer 117 is formed by, for example, diluting a fatty acid amide in a solvent such as isopropyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, toluene, methyl-ethyl-ketone to a concentration of 0.1 to 10% by roll coating or spraying. As the fatty acid amide, oleic acid amide, erucic acid amide, stearic acid amide, behenic acid amide, ethylene bisoleic acid amide, ethylene biserucic acid amide or the like is used. If the amount of fatty acid amide to be coated or sprayed is 0.1 mg or more per square meter, a sufficient effect can be obtained. Further, by setting the amount to 10 mg or less per square meter, contamination of the mold of the female die 22 and contamination of the heat seal device can be prevented.

  Further, a slip agent may be coated or sprayed on the entire surface of the protective layer 111, or only a portion to be embossed in the mold may be coated or sprayed. In addition, the packaging material 110 can be coated or sprayed and stored in advance, but more excellent moldability can be obtained by coating or spraying immediately before molding.

Next, the action and effect of the present invention will be specifically described using examples and comparative examples. In this experiment, a protective layer was formed on the upper surface of the base material layer constituting the packaging material for electrochemical cells, and the presence or absence of whitening of the base material layer when the electrolyte was dropped, and the resin cracking during molding (stretching) ( Evaluation was made on the presence or absence of appearance defects due to whitening due to fine cracks, the slipperiness of the protective layer, and the suitability for molding.
[Sample preparation of packaging materials for electrochemical cells]

  Both sides of aluminum (thickness 40 μm) are subjected to chemical conversion treatment, and one of the chemical conversion treatment surfaces is provided with a stretched nylon film (thickness 25 μm) through a polyester adhesive so that the adhesive layer has a thickness of about 4 μm. Bonding was performed by a dry laminating method. Next, acid-modified polypropylene (thickness: 23 μm, hereinafter abbreviated as acid-modified PP) and polypropylene (thickness: 23 μm, hereinafter abbreviated as PP) were coextruded and laminated on the other chemical conversion treatment surface. A protective layer was formed on the top surface of the stretched nylon film.

  As a result, a packaging material for an electrochemical cell composed of protective layer / stretched nylon film / polyester adhesive / aluminum / acid-modified polypropylene / polypropylene subjected to double-side chemical conversion treatment was obtained.

In each of the chemical conversion treatments, a treatment liquid composed of a phenol resin, a chromium fluoride compound, and phosphoric acid was applied as a treatment liquid by a roll coating method, and baked under conditions where the film temperature was 180 ° C. or higher. Here, the coating amount of chromium was 10 mg / m ² (dry weight).

Further, 15% by weight of carbon black as a color pigment is added to the polyester-based adhesive.
[Example 1]

The packaging material for an electrochemical cell according to Example 1 was coated with an epoxy resin having bisphenol A as a unit in the skeleton at a coating amount of 2.5 g / m ² on the upper surface of the base material layer of the packaging material for an electrochemical cell. After drying, it was heated at 190 ° C. for 2 minutes to form a cured film, which was used as a protective layer.
[Example 2]

In the electrochemical cell packaging material according to Example 2, 15% by weight of fine particle silica having an average particle size of 0.7 μm is added to the upper surface of the base material layer of the electrochemical cell packaging material, and bisphenol A is contained in the skeleton. The epoxy resin as a unit was applied at a coating amount of 2.5 g / m ² , dried and then heated at 190 ° C. for 2 minutes to form a cured film, which was used as a protective layer.
[Example 3]

The packaging material for an electrochemical cell according to Example 3 was coated with an acrylic resin added with a curing agent containing an isocyanate group on the upper surface of the base material layer of the packaging material for an electrochemical cell at a coating amount of 2.5 g / m ² . Then, after drying, it was heated at 45 ° C. for 3 days to form a cured film, which was used as a protective layer.
[Example 4]

The packaging material for an electrochemical cell according to Example 4 was coated with an olefin resin added with a curing agent containing an isocyanate group on the upper surface of the base material layer of the packaging material for an electrochemical cell at a coating amount of 2.5 g / m ² . Then, after drying, it was heated at 45 ° C. for 3 days to form a cured film, which was used as a protective layer.
[Example 5]

The packaging material for electrochemical cells according to Example 5 was coated with a polyfunctional urethane acrylate having 5 functional groups of acryloyl group containing 3% by weight of a photopolymerization initiator on the upper surface of the base material layer of the packaging material for electrochemical cells. After coating with an amount of 2.5 g / m ² and drying, a cured film was formed by irradiating with a high pressure mercury lamp having an energy of 100 W / cm ² for 5 seconds to form a protective layer.
[Example 6]

The packaging material for an electrochemical cell according to Example 6 was coated with a polyfunctional urethane acrylate having 6 functional groups of acryloyl group containing 3% by weight of a photopolymerization initiator on the upper surface of the base material layer of the packaging material for an electrochemical cell. After coating with an amount of 2.5 g / m ² and drying, a cured film was formed by irradiating with a high pressure mercury lamp having an energy of 100 W / cm ² for 5 seconds to form a protective layer.
[Example 7]

In the electrochemical cell packaging material according to Example 7, 15% by weight of fine barium sulfate having an average particle diameter of 0.7 μm is added to the upper surface of the base material layer of the electrochemical cell packaging material, and bisphenol A is used as a skeleton. An epoxy resin having a unit therein was applied at a coating amount of 2.5 g / m ² , dried and then heated at 190 ° C. for 2 minutes to form a cured film, which was used as a protective layer.
[Example 8]

In the electrochemical cell packaging material according to Example 8, 15% by weight of fine calcium carbonate having an average particle size of 0.7 μm is added to the upper surface of the base material layer of the electrochemical cell packaging material, and bisphenol A is used as a skeleton. An epoxy resin having a unit therein was applied at a coating amount of 2.5 g / m ² , dried and then heated at 190 ° C. for 2 minutes to form a cured film, which was used as a protective layer.
[Example 9]

The packaging material for an electrochemical cell according to Example 9 was obtained by applying erucamide to the upper surface of the protective layer of the packaging material for an electrochemical cell of Example 2 at a coating amount of 0.2 mg / m ² by a gravure printing method. A slip agent layer was provided on the upper surface of the protective layer.
[Example 10]

The packaging material for electrochemical cells according to Example 10 was coated with ethylenebisoleic acid amide on the upper surface of the protective layer of the packaging material for electrochemical cells in Example 2 at a coating amount of 0.2 mg / m ² by gravure printing. Thus, a slip agent was provided on the upper surface of the protective layer.
[Comparative Example 1]

Moreover, the packaging material for electrochemical cells according to Comparative Example 1 has an application amount of 2.5 g / m ² of an epoxy resin having hexamethylenediamine as a unit in the skeleton on the upper surface of the base material layer of the packaging material for electrochemical cells. After coating and drying, a cured film was formed by heating at 190 ° C. for 2 minutes to form a protective layer.
[Comparative Example 2]

The packaging material for electrochemical cells according to Comparative Example 2 is coated with polyfunctional urethane acrylate having 3 functional groups of acryloyl group containing 3% by weight of a photopolymerization initiator on the upper surface of the base material layer of the packaging material for electrochemical cells. After coating with an amount of 2.5 g / m ² and drying, a cured film was formed by irradiating with a high pressure mercury lamp having an energy of 100 W / cm ² for 5 seconds to form a protective layer.
[Comparative Example 3]

The packaging material for electrochemical cells according to Comparative Example 3 is coated with a polyfunctional urethane acrylate having 4 functional groups of acryloyl group containing 3% by weight of a photopolymerization initiator on the upper surface of the base material layer of the packaging material for electrochemical cells. After coating with an amount of 2.5 g / m ² and drying, a cured film was formed by irradiating with a high pressure mercury lamp having an energy of 100 W / cm ² for 5 seconds to form a protective layer.
[Evaluation of electrolyte resistance]

The electrolytic solution resistance was evaluated by an electrolytic solution (ethylene carbonate: diethyl carbonate: dimethyl carbonate = 1: 1: 1) added with 1000 ppm of water on the protective layer side of the packaging materials according to Examples 1 to 10 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3. 3 cc of 1 mol of lithium hexafluorophosphate was added to the solution, and after 30 minutes, the surface of the packaging material was whitened after wiping the dropped electrolyte with a wipe soaked in isopropylene alcohol (IPA). It was observed visually. The results are shown in Table 1.
[Evaluation of resin cracking during molding]

Evaluation of resin cracks during molding (whitening due to fine cracks) was carried out by cutting the packaging materials according to Examples 1 to 10 and Comparative Examples 1 to 80 mm × 120 mm, and then molding metal molds of 30 mm × 50 mm (female) Mold) and a corresponding molding die (male), cold forming to a depth of 6.0 mm at 0.4 MPa, and resin cracking (whitening due to fine cracks) on the protective layer side surface of the packaging material ) Was observed visually. The results are shown in Table 1.
[Evaluation of slipperiness]

The evaluation of slipperiness was performed by cutting the packaging materials according to Examples 1, 2, and 7 to 150 mm × 60 mm, and overlaying the surface of the protective layer or the surface of the slip agent layer with a load of 100 g. The coefficient of dynamic friction was measured with HEIDON TYPE 14 (trade name) manufactured by Kagaku Corporation. The measurement speed is 100 mm / min. The results are shown in Table 1.
[Evaluation of proper molding process]

  For the evaluation of the molding process suitability, the packaging materials according to Examples 1, 2, and 7 to 10 are cut into 80 mm × 120 mm to produce strip pieces. Next, the strip piece is placed on the molding die (female die) so that the thermal adhesive layer is located on the molding die (male die) side, and the strip piece is pressed with a pressing pressure (surface pressure) of 0.16 MPa. Press and cold press-mold 30 samples of each packaging material to each molding depth of 4.0 mm, 5.0 mm, 6.0 mm, and 7.0 mm. At this time, whether or not pinholes are generated in the packaging material is observed, and the case where no pinholes are generated in one of the 30 samples is evaluated as a non-defective product (◯). It was evaluated as non-defective (×). The results are shown in Table 2. The molding die (male die) has a rectangular shape of 55 mm × 32 mm (corner R: 2 mm, ridge line R: 1 mm), and the molding die (female die) has a clearance of 0.3 mm from the male die.

  As shown in Table 1, in the packaging materials according to Examples 1, 2, 9, and 10, no whitening was observed on the surface on the protective layer side when the electrolytic solution was dropped (◯), and during the press molding (stretching) Resin cracking (whitening due to fine cracks) was not observed (◯). On the other hand, in the packaging materials according to Examples 3 to 8, no whitening was observed on the surface of the protective layer due to the dropping of the electrolytic solution (◯), but resin cracking during press molding (stretching) (whitening due to fine cracks) ) Was observed (×). Further, in the packaging material according to Comparative Example 1, whitening was observed on the surface on the protective layer side when the electrolytic solution was dropped (×). Further, in the packaging materials according to Comparative Examples 2 and 3, whitening was observed on the surface on the protective layer side when the electrolytic solution was dropped (×), and resin cracking (whitening due to fine cracks) during press molding (stretching) also occurred. Observed (x).

  In addition, Examples 2, 7, and 8 to which the fine particle filler was added had a dynamic friction coefficient of 0.50 or less, and were superior in slipperiness to Example 1 to which no fine particle filler was added. Further, Examples 9 and 10 in which the slip agent layer was provided on the surface of the protective layer had a coefficient of dynamic friction of 0.25 or less, and were superior in slipperiness to Example 2 in which no slip agent was provided.

  Further, as shown in Table 2, Examples 2, 7, and 8 to which the fine particle filler was added were superior to Example 1 in which the fine particle filler was not added to the molding process. Further, Examples 9 and 10 in which the slip agent layer was provided on the surface of the protective layer were excellent in molding process suitability as compared with Example 2 in which the slip agent layer was not provided.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used as a package for packaging chemical batteries such as nickel metal hydride batteries, nickel cadmium batteries, lithium metal primary batteries or secondary batteries, lithium polymer batteries, and electric double layer capacitors, capacitors, and electrolytic capacitors.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 110 Packaging material 111 Protective layer 111a Filler 112 Base material layer 113 Adhesive layer 114 Barrier layer 115 Acid-modified polyolefin layer 116 Thermal adhesive layer 117 Slip agent layer 120 Packaging body 120a Storage part 120b Sheet part 121 Lithium ion battery 122 Lithium ion battery main body 123a Positive electrode tab 123b Negative electrode tab

Claims (8)

  A base layer composed of at least a resin film; a protective layer disposed on the outer layer to protect the base layer; a thermal adhesive layer composed of a thermoadhesive resin disposed on the innermost layer; the base layer and the heat A packaging material for an electrochemical cell, which is formed by laminating a barrier layer made of a metal foil and disposed between the adhesive layer, wherein the base material layer and the barrier layer contain a pigment. A packaging material for an electrochemical cell, wherein the protective layer is formed of an epoxy resin having bisphenol A or bisphenol F as a unit in the skeleton.   A base layer composed of at least a resin film; a protective layer disposed on the outer layer to protect the base layer; a thermal adhesive layer composed of a thermoadhesive resin disposed on the innermost layer; the base layer and the heat A packaging material for an electrochemical cell, which is formed by laminating a barrier layer made of a metal foil and disposed between the adhesive layer, wherein the base material layer and the barrier layer contain a pigment. And the protective layer is made of polyvinylidene chloride, vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer, maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene, polyester resin, phenol resin, fluororesin, cellulose ester, olefin resin, urethane resin, and acrylic resin. A packaging material for electrochemical cells, which is formed of at least one selected resin.   The packaging material for an electrochemical cell according to claim 2, wherein the protective layer is formed of a resin containing a photopolymerization initiator in a polyfunctional urethane acrylate having 5 or more acryloyl functional groups.   The packaging material for an electrochemical cell according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pigment is carbon black.   The packaging material for an electrochemical cell according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the protective layer contains a fine particle filler.   The packaging material for an electrochemical cell according to claim 5, wherein the fine particle filler is silica.   The lithium ion battery packaging material according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a slip agent layer is provided on the surface of the protective layer.   The lithium ion battery packaging material according to claim 7, wherein the slip agent layer is made of a fatty acid amide resin.

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