JP2013168238A - Power storage device, vehicle, and method for manufacturing power storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power storage device, a vehicle, and a method for manufacturing a power storage device, wherein a laminated portion made of uncoated portions and a collector member can be joined together by resistance welding without causing significant unintended adhesion.SOLUTION: A secondary battery includes an electrode body 25 of multi-layer structure made of positive electrode sheets 21, negative electrode sheets 22, and separators 23 sandwiched therebetween. A positive electrode collector portion 28 made by laminating positive electrode leads 21a of the positive electrode sheets 21, and a positive electrode collector terminal 30 are adjacent to each other in the lamination direction to form a joined portion 33, and the positive electrode collector portion 28 and the positive electrode collector terminal 30 are joined together in the lamination direction by resistance welding. A first end face 35a and a second end face 35b in the joined portion 33 are each provided with a DLC film 36 composed of a conductive material, and the material forming the DLC film 36 has a melting point higher than those of the materials forming the end faces each provided with the DLC film 36.

Description

  The present invention relates to a power storage device, a vehicle equipped with the power storage device, and a method for manufacturing the power storage device.

  Conventionally, lithium ion secondary batteries and nickel metal hydride secondary batteries are well known as power storage devices. For example, a lithium ion secondary battery includes an electrode body in which an electrode sheet coated with an active material is laminated or wound on a metal sheet surface, and the electrode sheet forms a layer shape. A laminated portion (a so-called electrode lead group) is formed in which uncoated portions to which no active material is applied are laminated. And in a lithium ion secondary battery, it is set as the structure which connected the laminated part and the external terminal exposed to the exterior of a case with the current collection terminal (current collection member) (for example, patent document 1).

  In the secondary battery of Patent Document 1, by energizing the laminated portion and the current collecting terminal while sandwiching the laminated portion and the current collecting terminal with an electrode rod (electrode portion) for resistance welding, the laminated portion and the current collecting terminal are joined and electrically joined. I am letting.

JP 2010-205469 A

  However, when a laminated part or current collecting terminal is to be joined by resistance welding, the molten laminated part or current collecting terminal and the electrode rod (electrode part) in contact with the laminated part or current collecting terminal may be adhered (adhered). There is sex. In such a case, there exists a possibility that a laminated part and a current collection terminal may be damaged.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the problems existing in the above prior art, and its purpose is adhesion when a laminated part in which an uncoated part is laminated and a current collecting member are joined by resistance welding. An object of the present invention is to provide a power storage device, a vehicle, and a method for manufacturing the power storage device that can suppress the above.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a positive electrode sheet having an active material applied to at least one surface and a negative electrode sheet having a layered structure with a sheet-like separator interposed therebetween. A non-coated portion where no active material is applied is formed on the surface of the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet on which the active material is applied, and a laminated portion in which the non-coated portion is laminated and a current collecting member Is a power storage device in which a bonded portion is configured adjacent to the stacking direction, and the stacked portion and the current collecting member constituting the bonded portion are bonded in the stacking direction of the stacked portion by resistance welding. A coating layer made of a conductive material is formed on at least one of the first end surface that is one end surface in the stacking direction and the second end surface that is the other end surface of the bonded portion. And the coating layer And summarized in that a material having a melting point higher than the melting point of the material forming the end face of the coating layer is formed.

  According to this, a coating layer made of a conductive material is formed on at least one of the first end surface, which is one end surface in the stacking direction, and the second end surface, which is the other end surface. Has been. And this coating layer consists of material which has melting | fusing point higher than melting | fusing point of the material which forms the end surface in which the said coating layer was formed. For this reason, the electrode part for resistance welding is made to contact in the state which pinched | interposed the coating layer, and the laminated | stacked part and current collection member become difficult to adhere to an electrode part by joining a laminated part and a current collection member. . Therefore, it is possible to suppress adhesion when the laminated portion where the uncoated portion is laminated and the current collecting member are joined by resistance welding.

The invention according to claim 2 is the power storage device according to claim 1, wherein the coating layer is formed on both end faces of the first end face and the second end face. The gist.
According to this, even when the laminated portion and the current collecting member are sandwiched and energized from both sides of the first end surface and the second end surface of the joined portion by the resistance welding electrode portion, It is possible to suppress the occurrence of adhesion.

  A third aspect of the present invention is the power storage device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the coating layer is a diamond-like carbon film. According to this, since the coating layer is made of a diamond-like carbon film, the coating layer can be easily formed, and adhesion can be more suitably suppressed when the laminated portion and the current collecting member are joined by resistance welding. .

  Invention of Claim 4 is an electrical storage apparatus of any one of Claims 1-3, Comprising: At least one of the said 1st end surface and the said 2nd end surface is comprised by the said uncoated part. In addition, the gist is that the coating layer is formed on the uncoated portion. According to this, it can suppress suitably that the uncoated part which comprises a laminated part is damaged by adhesion at the time of resistance welding.

  Invention of Claim 5 is an electrical storage apparatus of any one of Claims 1-4, Comprising: The said positive electrode sheet, the said negative electrode sheet, and the said current collection member consist of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. It is characterized by. According to this, the electrical resistance of a lamination part and a current collection member can be made low, and heat conductivity can be made high. On the other hand, molten aluminum or aluminum alloy tends to adhere to the electrode part for resistance welding, and adhesion to the electrode part is likely to occur. However, the coating layer formed on the end face of the joined portion can suppress adhesion when the laminated portion and the current collecting member are joined by resistance welding.

  The gist of the invention according to claim 6 is that the power storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is mounted in a vehicle. According to this, as a result of improving the yield as a power storage device, it is possible to suppress an increase in cost as a vehicle.

  The invention according to claim 7 includes a positive electrode sheet coated with an active material on at least one surface and a negative electrode sheet having a layered electrode body with a sheet-like separator interposed therebetween, and the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet An uncoated portion where no active material is formed is formed on the surface of the negative electrode sheet on which the active material is applied, and a stacked portion where the uncoated portion is stacked and a current collecting member are adjacent to each other in the stacking direction. A method of manufacturing a power storage device in which a bonded portion is configured, and the stacked portion and the current collecting member that configure the bonded portion are bonded in a stacking direction of the stacked portion by resistance welding. Forming a coating layer made of a material having conductivity and a melting point higher than the melting point of the material constituting the end surface on at least one end surface in the stacking direction of the portion; The resistance solution is sandwiched between Contacting the electrode portion of use, it is summarized in that comprising: a bonding step of bonding the laminated portion and the current collecting member.

  According to this, a coating layer made of a material having conductivity and a melting point higher than that of the material constituting the end surface is formed on one end surface in the stacking direction of the bonded portion, and the coating layer is interposed The electrode part for resistance welding is brought into contact with the laminated part and the laminated part and the current collecting member are joined. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the laminated | stacked laminated part and current collection member to adhere to an electrode part. Therefore, it is possible to suppress adhesion when the laminated portion where the uncoated portion is laminated and the current collecting member are joined by resistance welding.

  The invention according to claim 8 comprises a positive electrode sheet coated with an active material on at least one surface and a negative electrode sheet having a layered state with a sheet-like separator sandwiched therebetween, and the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet An uncoated portion where no active material is applied is formed on the surface of the negative electrode sheet on which the active material is applied, and a stacked portion where the uncoated portion is stacked and a current collecting member are adjacent to each other in the stacking direction. A method of manufacturing a power storage device in which a bonded portion is configured, and the stacked portion and the current collecting member forming the bonded portion are bonded in the stacking direction of the stacked portion by resistance welding. And the electrode portion for resistance welding formed on the surface with a coating layer made of a material having a melting point higher than the melting point of each material constituting each end face in the stacking direction in the bonded portion, The laminated part and the collection And gist comprises a bonding step of bonding the members.

  According to this, the electrode for resistance welding which formed on the surface the coating layer which consists of material which has electroconductivity and has melting | fusing point higher than melting | fusing point of each material which comprises each end surface of the lamination direction in a to-be-joined part. The stacked portions and the current collecting member are joined by bringing the portions into contact with each other. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the laminated | stacked laminated part and current collection member to adhere to an electrode part. Therefore, it is possible to suppress adhesion when the laminated portion where the uncoated portion is laminated and the current collecting member are joined by resistance welding.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can suppress adhering, when joining the lamination | stacking part with which the uncoated part was laminated | stacked, and a current collection member by resistance welding.

The perspective view which shows a secondary battery typically. The perspective view which shows typically the decomposed | disassembled electrode body. (A) is a front view which shows typically the to-be-joined part of a positive electrode current collection part and a positive electrode current collection terminal, (b) is a rear view similarly. AA line sectional view shown in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows typically the to-be-joined part of the positive electrode current collection part and positive electrode current collection terminal in another embodiment. Sectional drawing which shows typically the to-be-joined part of the positive electrode current collection part and positive electrode current collection terminal in another embodiment. The perspective view which shows typically the secondary battery in another embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, a secondary battery 10 as a power storage device mounted on a vehicle (for example, an industrial vehicle or a passenger vehicle) includes a case 11 having a flat and substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole. The case 11 has a flat plate shape (this embodiment) assembled to the main body member 12 so as to seal the main body member 12 formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape (square tube shape in the present embodiment) and the opening 12a of the main body member 12. It is formed from a lid member 13 having a rectangular flat plate shape. The main body member 12 and the lid member 13 are both made of metal (for example, stainless steel or aluminum). In the following description, the longitudinal direction of the case 11 indicated by the arrow Y1 is indicated as the left-right direction, the height direction of the case 11 indicated by the arrow Y2 is indicated as the vertical direction, and the short direction of the case 11 indicated by the arrow Y3 in FIG. This is indicated as the front-rear direction.

  On the outer surface (upper surface) of the lid member 13, a positive electrode terminal 15 and a negative electrode terminal 16 having a cylindrical shape (substantially cylindrical shape) are formed to protrude. The positive terminal 15 and the negative terminal 16 are insulated from the case 11 (the main body member 12 and the lid member 13).

  Further, in the case 11 (main body member 12), the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22 are layered (laminated structure) in a state where the sheet-like separator (diaphragm) 23 is sandwiched (intervened). 25 is housed (stored). The electrode body 25 has a cubic shape (substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape) that is flat in the left-right direction as a whole. In addition, the electrode body 25 is accommodated in the case 11 in a state of being covered with an insulating bag (not shown) made of an insulating material. The case 11 is filled with an electrolyte (electrolyte) according to the type of the secondary battery 10 such as a lithium ion secondary battery or a nickel hydride secondary battery.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22 include a metal foil 26 as a metal sheet (metal thin plate) having a rectangular sheet shape. The metal foil 26 is formed of a metal corresponding to the type of the secondary battery 10 such as a lithium ion secondary battery or a nickel hydride secondary battery. The metal used for the metal foil 26 is different between the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22. In the present embodiment, the metal foil 26 of the positive electrode sheet 21 is made of aluminum, while the metal foil 26 of the negative electrode sheet 22 is made of copper.

  On both surfaces (front surface and rear surface) of each metal foil 26, there is an active area on the entire surface except for an uncoated region 26 b as an uncoated portion set with a constant width from the upper side 26 a of each metal foil 26 to the entire width in the left-right direction. A material is applied to form an active material layer 27. That is, the non-application area 26b is formed (extended) along the upper side 26a of the metal foil 26 on the surface where the active material is applied. Note that an active material corresponding to the type of the secondary battery 10 is applied to the metal foil 26. The active material applied to the metal foil 26 is different between the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22.

  Further, on the left side of the upper side 26a of each positive electrode sheet 21, a positive electrode lead 21a having a rectangular shape (substantially rectangular shape) is formed by extending the non-application region 26b so as to extend upward (the cover member 13). On the right side of the upper side 26a of each negative electrode sheet 22, a non-coated region 26b is punched to form a rectangular (substantially rectangular) negative electrode lead 22a extending upward (the cover member 13). For this reason, the active material layer 27 is not formed on the surfaces of the positive electrode lead 21a and the negative electrode lead 22a.

  The separator 23 is made of an insulating resin material and is a rectangular porous sheet having an extremely fine pore structure. More specifically, the separator 23 of the present embodiment has a multilayer structure (three-layer structure in the present embodiment) in which a porous sheet made of polypropylene is sandwiched between porous sheets made of polyethylene. When the separator 23 reaches the melting point of polyethylene constituting the porous sheet (135 ° C. to 140 ° C. in this embodiment), the pore structure collapses and the pores are blocked. In this case, the separator 23 blocks the passage of ions between the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22 to increase the internal resistance of the secondary battery 10 and suppress the temperature increase of the secondary battery 10. . In the following description, the melting point of polyethylene constituting the separator 23 is particularly referred to as a cutoff temperature.

  The electrode body 25 is formed by laminating the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22 in the front-rear direction (thickness direction) with the separator 23 interposed between the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22. . Specifically, in the electrode body 25, the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22 are alternately arranged in the order of... → positive electrode sheet 21 → negative electrode sheet 22 → positive electrode sheet 21. In the present embodiment, the front-rear direction indicated by the arrow Y3 is the stacking direction of the electrode bodies 25 (the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22).

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the left side of the upper side 26 a in the electrode body 25, a positive electrode current collector 28 in which a plurality of positive electrode leads 21 a are stacked with a separator 23 interposed therebetween (in the form of a layer) faces upward. Are formed. Further, on the right side of the upper side 26 a in the electrode body 25, a negative electrode current collecting portion 29 is formed in which a plurality of negative electrode leads 22 a are stacked without layering the separator 23 therebetween (in the form of a layer). That is, each of the positive electrode current collector 28 and the negative electrode current collector 29 is a stacked portion in which the non-application regions 26b are stacked.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the positive electrode current collector 28 (positive electrode lead 21a) and the positive electrode terminal 15 described above are electrically connected by a positive electrode current collector terminal 30 as a current collecting member. The negative electrode current collector 29 (negative electrode lead 22a) and the negative electrode terminal 16 are electrically connected by a negative electrode current collector terminal 31 as a current collector. Hereinafter, the positive electrode current collector 28 (positive electrode lead 21a) and the negative electrode current collector 29 (negative electrode lead 22a) formed in the electrode body 25 and the current collector terminals 30 and 31 are respectively joined and electrically connected. The junction structure (connection structure) for this will be described in detail.

  Note that the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 of the present embodiment has the same configuration (shape) as the positive electrode current collector terminal 30, and the junction structure between the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 and the negative electrode current collector 29 is the positive electrode current collector terminal 30. This is symmetrical to the joint structure between the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector 28. Therefore, in the following description, the configuration of the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 and the junction structure between the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 and the positive electrode current collector 28 will be mainly described in detail, and the configuration of the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 and the negative electrode current collector will be described. About the junction structure of the terminal 31 and the negative electrode current collection part 29, the description is abbreviate | omitted or simplified by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 is made of metal (aluminum in the present embodiment), and is formed in a flat plate shape that extends along the vertical direction (extending direction of the positive electrode current collector 28) as a whole. Yes. The upper end portion (base end portion) of the positive electrode current collecting terminal 30 is joined and electrically connected to the lower end portion of the positive electrode terminal 15 opposite to the upper end portion protruding from the upper surface of the lid member 13. The positive current collecting terminal 30 is fixed to the lower surface of the lid member 13 while being insulated from the case 11.

  The lower end portion (tip portion) of the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 is disposed along the surface direction of the positive electrode current collector portion 28, and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 and the positive electrode current collector portion 28 face each other. The positive electrode current collector 28 is joined in a state where a plurality of positive electrode leads 21 a constituting the positive electrode current collector 28 are gathered to the positive electrode current collector terminal 30. For this reason, the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 are bonded to each other in a state where they are stacked in the thickness direction (front-rear direction) to form a bonded portion 33.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the positive electrode current collection part 28 and the positive electrode current collection terminal 30 are joined especially using spot welding among resistance welding. As shown in FIG. 4, spot welding is performed by pressing the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 in the stacking direction (front-rear direction) with a bar-shaped electrode rod 34 (in this embodiment, a columnar shape). In this welding method, Joule heat is generated in the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 by energization in this state. In addition, the electrode rod 34 of this embodiment consists of copper.

  For this reason, in the to-be-joined part 33, it forms in the positive electrode current collection part 28 so that the block-shaped welding part 28a which the molten positive electrode current collection part 28 (positive electrode lead 21a) solidified may extend in the lamination direction (front-back direction). ing. Further, in the positive electrode current collector 28, a welding mark 34a having a circular concave shape when viewed from the front is formed on the first end surface 35a which is a surface opposite to the surface facing the positive electrode current collector terminal 30. This welding mark 34a is a mark generated when the electrode bar 34 is pushed into the positive electrode current collector 28 melted by spot welding.

  In the positive electrode current collecting terminal 30, the second end surface 35 b, which is the surface opposite to the surface facing the positive electrode current collector 28, suppresses adhesion to the electrode rod 34 for resistance welding and is made of a conductive material. A diamond-like carbon film 36 is formed as a coating layer (adhesion suppression layer, hard carbon film). Hereinafter, “diamond-like carbon” is simply abbreviated as “DLC”. A DLC film 36 is formed on the first end surface 35a of the positive electrode current collector 28 in the same manner as the second end surface 35b. That is, in the bonded portion 33 of the present embodiment, the DLC films 36 are formed on both end surfaces of the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 in the stacking direction.

  Here, DLC has conductivity and its melting point is 3650 ° C. On the other hand, the melting point of copper used for the metal foil 26 of the negative electrode sheet 22 and the electrode rod 34 is 1200 ° C. The melting point of aluminum used for the metal foil 26 of the positive electrode sheet 21 is 660 ° C. For this reason, DLC is a material having a higher melting point and lower adhesion (adhesiveness) to these metal materials than the metal materials forming the metal foil 26 and the electrode rod 34. Therefore, the DLC film 36 is made of a material having a melting point higher than that of the material forming the first end surface 35a and the second end surface 35b on which the DLC film 36 is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the DLC film 36 formed on the first end face 35 a overlaps the tip end portion of the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 in the stacking direction of the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 and the positive electrode current collector portion 28. Formed in the region. In addition, the DLC film 36 in the first end face 35 a is formed over a part of the first end face 35 a and larger (wider) than the tip end face of the electrode rod 34. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the DLC film 36 formed on the second end face 35b extends from the tip (lower end) of the positive electrode current collecting terminal 30 to an area larger (wider) than the tip face of the electrode rod 34. Is formed.

  In the negative electrode current collector 29, a DLC film 36 is formed on the first end surface 35 a, which is the surface (front surface) opposite to the surface facing the negative electrode current collector terminal 31, similarly to the positive electrode current collector 28. . Further, in the negative electrode current collecting terminal 31, a DLC film 36 is formed on the second end surface 35 b, which is the surface (rear surface) opposite to the surface facing the negative electrode current collecting portion 29, similarly to the positive electrode current collecting terminal 30.

  As described above, the bonded portions 33 are formed by the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30, and the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31, respectively. And the 1st end surface 35a and the 2nd end surface 35b can also be grasped | ascertained as the end surface of each to-be-joined part 33. FIG. That is, in this embodiment, the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 are adjacent to each other in the stacking direction to form the bonded portion 33, and the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector that constitute the bonded portion 33 are formed. The terminal 30 is joined in the stacking direction of the positive electrode current collector 28 by resistance welding. The same applies to the junction structure between the negative electrode current collecting terminal 31 and the negative electrode current collecting portion 29.

Next, the effect | action is demonstrated collectively about the manufacturing method of the secondary battery 10 of this embodiment.
First, the positive electrode sheet 21, the negative electrode sheet 22, and the separator 23 are prepared. Next, a lamination process is performed in which the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22 are laminated with the separator 23 interposed therebetween to form the electrode body 25. As a result, the positive electrode current collector 28 is formed to extend upward on the left side of the upper side 26 a of the electrode body 25. Similarly, on the right side of the upper side 26a of the electrode body 25, a negative electrode current collector 29 is formed extending upward.

  Next, a formation process (evaporation process) for forming the DLC film 36 on the positive electrode current collector 28, the negative electrode current collector 29, the positive electrode current collector terminal 30, and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 is performed. In this forming step, first, an electrode body is formed except for a region where the DLC film 36 is formed on the first end surface 35a of the positive electrode current collector 28 and a region where the DLC film 36 is formed on the first end surface 35a of the negative electrode current collector 29. Mask the entire surface of 25.

  Subsequently, the masked electrode body 25 is stored in a vacuum vessel (vapor deposition apparatus), and vapor deposition is performed, for example, by a chemical vapor deposition method, so that the first end face 35a of the positive electrode current collector 28 and the negative electrode current collector 29 On the first end face 35a, a DLC film 36 is formed (film formation) in an unmasked region.

  In the formation process of the present embodiment, for example, vapor deposition is performed at a temperature lower than the cutoff temperature of the separator 23 (for example, 80 ° C. to 100 ° C.) such as a plasma CVD method, an ionization vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, and an arc ion plating method, A DLC film 36 is formed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, after the electrode body 25 is formed, the DLC film 36 can be formed on the first end surface 35 a of the positive electrode current collector 28 and the first end surface 35 a of the negative electrode current collector 29.

  Further, in the forming step, the tip end side on which the DLC film 36 is formed on the second end surface 35b of the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 and the second end surface 35b of the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 obtained by punching a metal plate or the like. Masking is performed except for areas. In the same manner as the positive electrode current collector 28 and the negative electrode current collector 29, the DLC film 36 is formed by vapor deposition on the second end surface 35b of the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 and the second end surface 35b of the negative electrode current collector terminal 31, respectively. Form. That is, in the forming step, at least one end face (in the present embodiment, the first end face 35a and the second end face 35b) in the stacking direction of the bonded portion 33 has conductivity on the melting point of the material constituting the end face. A film layer made of a material having a high melting point is formed.

  Next, a joining step for joining the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 and the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 is performed. In the bonding step, as shown in FIG. 4, first, in the positive electrode current collector 28, the positive electrode current collector 28 is opposite to the first end surface 35a and the second end surface 35b of the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 is opposite to each other. The electric part 28 and the positive electrode current collecting terminal 30 are arranged. Next, the pair of electrode rods 34 with the DLC film 36 formed on the first end surface 35 a of the positive electrode current collector 28 and the second end surface 35 b of the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 sandwiched (interposed) therebetween. Are brought into contact (contact) with and held between the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30.

  Then, while applying pressure between the pair of electrode rods 34, current is passed between the electrode rods 34 to melt the positive electrode lead 21a forming the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 to form a weld 28a. And join. As a result, a bonded portion 33 between the positive electrode current collector 28 (positive electrode lead 21a) and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 is formed.

  At this time, the DLC film 36 is interposed between the electrode rod 34 and the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the DLC film 36 suppresses the contact between the electrode rod 34 and the aluminum melted by energization, and it is preferable that the molten aluminum adheres (adheres) to the electrode rod 34. Is suppressed.

  In particular, since each positive electrode lead 21 a forming the positive electrode current collector 28 is formed of a thin metal foil 26, the strength is relatively low, and it is easily damaged when adhesion occurs with the electrode bar 34. However, in this embodiment, the adhesion between the positive electrode current collector 28 (positive electrode lead 21a) and the electrode rod 34 is suppressed by the DLC film 36, and therefore the positive electrode current collector 28 (positive electrode lead 21a) is damaged by the adhesion. Can be suitably suppressed.

  Similarly, in the bonding step, the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector 29 are arranged so that the surface opposite to the first end surface 35a and the surface opposite to the second end surface 35b of the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 face each other. An electric terminal 31 is arranged. Next, in a state where the DLC film 36 is sandwiched (intervened), the pair of electrode rods 34 is brought into contact (contact) with the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 and sandwiched. Then, while applying pressure by the pair of electrode rods 34, energization is performed between the electrode rods 34 to melt the negative electrode lead 22 a forming the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31, thereby forming a welded portion 28 a. And join.

  As a result, a bonded portion 33 between the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 is formed. For this reason, even when the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 are joined, the adhesion of the negative electrode current collector 29, the negative electrode current collector terminal 31, and the electrode rod 34 is suppressed. In the joining step, a welding mark 34 a is formed at the contact portion with the electrode rod 34 on the first end surface 35 a of the positive electrode current collector 28 and the first end surface 35 a of the negative electrode current collector 29.

  And the upper end part (base end part) of the positive electrode current collection terminal 30 is joined to the lower end part of the positive electrode terminal 15, and is electrically connected. Similarly, the upper end portion (base end portion) of the negative electrode current collecting terminal 31 is joined and electrically connected to the lower end portion of the negative electrode terminal 16 opposite to the upper end portion protruding from the upper surface of the lid member 13. Subsequently, the electrode body 25 is housed in the main body member 12, and the lid member 13 is assembled to the main body member 12 with the positive electrode terminal 15 and the negative electrode terminal 16 protruding from the upper surface. Then, the case 11 is filled with an electrolyte (electrolytic solution), and the secondary battery 10 is completed.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) A DLC film 36 made of a conductive material is formed on the first end surface 35a and the second end surface 35b which are one end surfaces in the stacking direction of the bonded portion 33. The DLC film 36 is made of a material having a melting point higher than that of the material forming the end face on which the DLC film 36 is formed. For this reason, the electrode rod 34 for resistance welding is brought into contact with the DLC film 36 sandwiched therebetween, and the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 are bonded to form the bonded portion 33, thereby melting. The positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 thus hardly adhere to the electrode rod 34. Therefore, adhesion can be suppressed when the positive electrode current collector 28 (positive electrode lead 21a) and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 are joined by resistance welding. The same applies to the joining of the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31.

  (2) In particular, in the present embodiment, the DLC film 36 is formed on both end faces of the first end face 35a and the second end face 35b. Therefore, even when the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 are sandwiched from both sides to be the first end surface 35a and the second end surface 35b by the electrode rod 34 for resistance welding, any end surface is energized. Can also suppress the occurrence of adhesions. The same applies to the joining of the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31.

  (3) Since the adhesion suppressing layer is the DLC film 36, the DLC film 36 can be easily formed, and moreover, when the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 are joined by resistance welding, the adhesion is more It can suppress suitably. The same applies to the joining of the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31.

  (4) The DLC film 36 is formed on the first end face 35 a of the positive electrode current collector 28 and the negative electrode current collector 29. For this reason, it can suppress suitably that the positive electrode lead 21a which comprises the positive electrode current collection part 28, and the negative electrode lead 22a which comprises the negative electrode current collection part 29 are damaged by adhesion at the time of resistance welding.

  (5) The positive electrode lead 21a (metal foil 26) and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 constituting the positive electrode current collector 28 are made of aluminum. For this reason, the electrical resistance of the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 can be lowered and the thermal conductivity can be increased. On the other hand, molten aluminum tends to adhere to the electrode rod 34 for resistance welding, and adhesion tends to occur. However, in the present embodiment, the DLC film 36 formed on the first end surface 35a and the second end surface 35b can suppress adhesion when the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 are joined by resistance welding. .

(6) Since it is possible to suppress adhesion when the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 are joined by resistance welding, the yield as the secondary battery 10 can be improved.
(7) The first end face 35a of the positive electrode current collector 28 and the second end face 35b of the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 are conductive and have a melting point higher than the melting point of the material constituting each of the end faces 35a, 35b. The DLC film 36 is formed, and the electrode rod 34 for resistance welding is brought into contact with the DLC film 36 and bonded thereto. For this reason, the molten positive electrode current collector 28 and positive electrode current collector terminal 30 are difficult to adhere to the electrode rod 34. Therefore, it is possible to suppress adhesion when the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 are joined by resistance welding. The same applies to the joining of the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31.

The embodiment is not limited as described above, and may be embodied as follows, for example.
○ As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of positive electrode current collectors 28 are provided in the electrode body 25, and a positive electrode current collector terminal 30 is sandwiched between adjacent positive electrode current collectors 28 among the plurality of positive electrode current collectors 28. The positive electrode current collectors 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminals 30 may be resistance-welded to form the bonded parts 33. In this case, in each positive electrode current collector 28, the surface opposite to the surface facing the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 forms the first end surface 35 a and the second end surface 35 b of the bonded portion 33. Then, the DLC film 36 is formed on the first end surface 35 a of the positive electrode current collector 28 and the second end surface 35 b of the positive electrode current collector 28. The joining of the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 can be similarly changed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the positive electrode current collecting terminal 30 is provided with a pair of flat plate portions 30 a arranged to face each other, and the positive electrode current collector 28 is sandwiched between the positive electrode current collector portions 28. The joined portion 33 may be formed by resistance welding the terminal 30 (each flat plate portion 30a) and the positive electrode current collecting portion 28. In this case, each flat plate portion 30a has a first end surface 35a and a second end surface 35b of the bonded portion 33 on the surface opposite to the surface facing the positive electrode current collector portion 28. Then, the DLC film 36 is formed on the first end surface 35a of the flat plate portion 30a and the second end surface 35b of the flat plate portion 30a. In addition, the flat plate part 30a may be formed separately. Further, the joining of the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 can be similarly changed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the electrode body 25 is formed by forming the positive electrode sheet 21, the negative electrode sheet 22, and the separator 23 into a long sheet shape (band shape) and sandwiching the separator 23 therebetween. 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22 may be wound in a spiral shape so that the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22 form a layer (laminated structure). In this case, the outer side (left side) in the width direction extends along the length direction of the positive electrode sheet 21 at one end portion (left end portion in this example) in the width direction (left-right direction) in the positive electrode sheet 21. A positive electrode lead 21a is provided that protrudes toward the surface. On the other hand, in the negative electrode sheet 22, the other end portion in the width direction (the right end portion in this example) protrudes outward in the width direction (right side) so as to extend along the length direction of the negative electrode sheet 22. A negative electrode lead 22a is provided.

  As a result, two positive electrode current collectors 28 in which the positive electrode lead 21 a forms a layer are formed at the left end (left side) of the electrode body 25. In addition, two negative electrode current collectors 29 in which the negative electrode lead 22 a forms a layer are formed on the right end (right side) of the electrode body 25.

  The positive electrode current collector terminal 30 is inserted between the positive electrode current collectors 28 from the left and right outer sides (left side) of the electrode body 25, and the positive electrode current collector terminals 30 form the respective positive electrode current collectors 28. The positive electrode lead 21a is joined by resistance welding so as to be close to each other. In each positive electrode current collector 28, a DLC film 36 is formed on the first end surface 35 a and the second end surface 35 b that are opposite to the surface facing the positive electrode current collector terminal 30. The joining of the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 can be similarly changed.

  O You may abbreviate | omit the DLC film 36 in one end surface among the 1st end surface 35a of the to-be-joined part 33, and the 2nd end surface 35b. That is, the DLC film 36 may be formed on at least one of the first end surface 35a and the second end surface 35b in the bonded portion 33.

  (Circle) the metal foil 26 (positive electrode lead 21a) and the positive electrode current collection terminal 30 of the positive electrode sheet 21 may be formed from the aluminum alloy. The melting point of the DLC film 36 is higher than that of the aluminum alloy.

  The electrode body 25 may be formed by forming the DLC film 36 on the positive electrode lead 21a constituting the first end surface 35a or the second end surface 35b of the bonded portion 33 and then laminating them. The negative electrode lead 22a can be similarly changed.

  O Instead of or in addition to the first end surface 35 a and the second end surface 35 b of the bonded portion 33, the DLC film 36 may be formed on the surface of the tip portion of the electrode rod 34. In this case, in the joining step described above, when the electrode rod 34 for resistance welding having the DLC film 36 formed on the surface is brought into contact, the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 are joined to form the joined part 33. Good. The joining of the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 can be similarly changed.

The electrode rod 34 is not limited to a cylindrical shape, and may be formed in an elliptical column shape or a prism shape.
In place of the DLC film 36, for example, metal plating such as molybdenum may be formed as the adhesion suppressing layer.

O Two or more positive electrode current collectors 28 and negative electrode current collectors 29 may be formed.
The shape of the positive electrode current collector terminal 30 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 may be changed as appropriate.
The electrode body 25 may be laminated by bending the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22 into a bellows shape with the separator 23 interposed therebetween.

  (Circle) you may change suitably the number of the positive electrode sheets 21 and the negative electrode sheets 22 which comprise the electrode body 25. FIG. For example, the electrode body 25 may include one positive electrode sheet 21 and one negative electrode sheet 22.

  In the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22, an active material layer 27 may be formed by applying an active material only to one surface of the metal foil 26. That is, the active material layer 27 may be formed by applying an active material to at least one surface of the positive electrode sheet 21 and the negative electrode sheet 22.

The shape of the case 11 may be formed in a columnar shape or an elliptical column shape that is flat in the left-right direction.
(Circle) this invention may be actualized as the to-be-joined part 33 in the electric double layer capacitor as an electrical storage apparatus.

  ○ The secondary battery 10 of the above embodiment is mounted on a vehicle (for example, an industrial vehicle or a passenger vehicle), and is charged by a generator mounted on the vehicle, while the compressor for an air conditioner is supplied with electric power supplied from the secondary battery 10 Alternatively, an electric motor for driving the wheels or an electrical component such as a car navigation system may be driven. According to this, since the positive electrode current collector 28 and the positive electrode current collector terminal 30, and the negative electrode current collector 29 and the negative electrode current collector terminal 31 can be suppressed from being bonded together by resistance welding, the yield as a vehicle can be reduced. It is possible to improve and suppress an increase in cost.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Secondary battery (electric storage apparatus), 21 ... Positive electrode sheet, 22 ... Negative electrode sheet, 23 ... Separator, 25 ... Electrode body, 26b ... Non-application area | region (uncoated part), 28 ... Positive electrode collector part (lamination part) ), 29... Negative electrode current collector (laminated part), 30... Positive electrode current collector terminal (current collector member), 31... Negative electrode current collector terminal (current collector member), 33. ), 35a... First end face, 35b... Second end face, 36... Diamond-like carbon film (coating layer).

Claims (8)

A positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet coated with an active material on at least one surface are provided with a layered electrode body with a sheet-like separator interposed therebetween, and the active material in the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet is coated An uncoated portion to which no active material is applied is formed on the surface, and a laminated portion in which the uncoated portion is laminated and a current collecting member are adjacent to each other in the laminating direction to form a bonded portion, and The power storage device in which the stacked portion and the current collecting member constituting the bonded portion are bonded in the stacking direction of the stacked portion by resistance welding,
A coating layer made of a conductive material is formed on at least one of the first end surface that is one end surface in the stacking direction and the second end surface that is the other end surface of the bonded portion. In addition, the film layer is made of a material having a melting point higher than the melting point of the material forming the end surface on which the film layer is formed.   The power storage device according to claim 1, wherein the coating layer is formed on both end faces of the first end face and the second end face.   The power storage device according to claim 1, wherein the coating layer is a diamond-like carbon film. At least one of the first end surface and the second end surface is constituted by the uncoated portion,
The power storage device according to claim 1, wherein the coating layer is formed on the uncoated portion.   The power storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the positive electrode sheet, the negative electrode sheet, and the current collecting member are made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.   A vehicle comprising the power storage device according to claim 1. A positive electrode sheet coated with an active material on at least one surface and a negative electrode sheet are provided with a layered electrode body with a sheet-like separator interposed therebetween, and the active material in the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet is coated An uncoated portion where no active material is applied is formed on the surface, and a laminated portion in which the uncoated portion is laminated and a current collecting member are adjacent to each other in a laminating direction to form a bonded portion, A method of manufacturing a power storage device in which the stacked portion and the current collecting member constituting the bonded portion are bonded in the stacking direction of the stacked portion by resistance welding,
Forming a coating layer made of a material having conductivity and a melting point higher than the melting point of the material constituting the end surface on at least one end surface in the stacking direction of the bonded portion;
And a joining step of joining the laminated portion and the current collecting member by bringing the resistance welding electrode portion into contact with the coating layer interposed therebetween. A positive electrode sheet coated with an active material on at least one surface and a negative electrode sheet are provided with a layered electrode body with a sheet-like separator interposed therebetween, and the active material in the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet is coated An uncoated portion where no active material is applied is formed on the surface, and a laminated portion in which the uncoated portion is laminated and a current collecting member are adjacent to each other in a laminating direction to form a bonded portion, A method of manufacturing a power storage device in which the stacked portion and the current collecting member constituting the bonded portion are bonded in the stacking direction of the stacked portion by resistance welding,
The electrode portion for resistance welding, having a conductive film and having a coating layer made of a material having a melting point higher than the melting point of each material constituting each end face in the stacking direction in the bonded portion on the surface. The manufacturing method of the electrical storage apparatus characterized by including the joining process of making it contact and joining the said laminated part and the said current collection member.