JP2014165073A - Power storage element and manufacturing method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power storage element in which an electrode body and a collector are bonded, and occurrence of metal pieces due to friction of metals is suppressed.SOLUTION: A battery 10 includes an electrode body 120, an electrode terminal 300, and a collector 140 connecting the electrode body 120 and electrode terminal 300. The collector 140 has a connection plate 142 including a joint 144 bonded to the electrode body 120. An interposition member 145 of non-metallic body is arranged between the electrode body 120 and the longitudinal end 142a of the connection plate 142 on the reverse side of the electrode terminal 300 holding the joint 144 therebetween.

Description

  The present invention relates to an energy storage device including an electrode body, an electrode terminal, and an electrode body and a current collector connected to the electrode terminal.

  Conventionally, a power storage element such as a lithium ion secondary battery has, for example, an electrode body in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode are stacked.

  At each end of the positive electrode and negative electrode of the electrode body, a laminated part is formed by laminating a metal foil part not coated with an active material, and a metal member called a current collector is connected to the laminated part Is done.

  In addition, an electrode terminal which is a positive electrode terminal or a negative electrode terminal is connected to the current collector, and power from the electrode body is supplied to a load such as a motor via the electrode terminal.

  In a power storage device having such a structure, welding using vibration may be used as a method of joining the stacked portion of the electrode body and the current collector.

  For example, there is a technique called ultrasonic welding in which a laminate portion and a current collector are superposed and pressurized, and vibrations are applied by ultrasonic waves to join the laminate portion and the current collector.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a battery structure in which an electrode body (power generation element) and a current collector (current collection terminal) are joined by ultrasonic welding.

JP 2012-190636 A

  Here, when friction occurs between metal members, such as when the electrode body and the current collector are joined by welding using vibration such as ultrasonic welding, the metal is violently rubbed. New metal pieces may be generated.

  Such metal pieces may affect battery performance.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a power storage element in which an electrode body and a current collector are bonded in consideration of the above-described conventional problems, and the generation of a metal piece due to friction between metals is suppressed. And

  In order to achieve the above object, a power storage device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an electrode body, an electrode terminal, and the current collector connected to the electrode body and the electrode terminal. A connection plate portion including a bonding portion bonded to the electrode body, an end portion on the opposite side of the electrode terminal across the bonding portion, in the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion, and the electrode body Between these, the 1st interposition member which is a nonmetallic body is arrange | positioned.

  According to this configuration, the nonmetallic body (first interposed member) is disposed between the end of the connection plate portion of the current collector and the electrode body.

  Specifically, the end portion is an end portion on the side opposite to the electrode terminal across the joint portion joined to the electrode body in the connection plate portion.

  That is, the power storage element has a structure that can prevent direct contact between the electrode plate and the end of the connection plate portion where the amplitude due to vibration, for example, tends to be large, in the connection plate portion. doing. Thereby, the electrical storage element in which the generation of minute metal pieces due to the friction between metals is suppressed as described above.

  Therefore, the power storage element of this aspect is a power storage element in which generation of metal pieces due to friction between metals is suppressed.

  Moreover, in the energy storage device according to one aspect of the present invention, the first interposed member covers the electrode body side surface and at least a part of the edge of the surface of the end portion of the connection plate portion. It may be arranged.

  According to this structure, the electrical storage element by which generation | occurrence | production of the fine metal piece by friction with a connection board part and an electrode body was suppressed more reliably is implement | achieved.

  Moreover, the electrical storage element which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention WHEREIN: A said 1st interposition member is good also as arrange | positioning so that the said edge part of the said connection board part may be covered.

  According to this structure, the electrical storage element by which generation | occurrence | production of the fine metal piece by friction with a connection board part and an electrode body was suppressed more reliably is implement | achieved.

  In the energy storage device according to one embodiment of the present invention, the electrode body includes a stacked portion in which a metal foil in which a mixture layer is not formed is stacked, and the bonding portion is bonded to the stacked portion. It is good.

  According to this structure, generation | occurrence | production of a metal piece is suppressed effectively in the lamination | stacking part which a micro metal piece tends to generate | occur | produce.

  In the energy storage device according to one embodiment of the present invention, the current collector may be joined to the electrode body by welding using vibration in the joint portion.

  According to this structure, generation | occurrence | production of a metal piece is suppressed effectively at the time of the welding of the electrode body at the time of manufacture of the said electrical storage element, and a collector.

  Further, in the energy storage device according to one aspect of the present invention, further comprising a contact material disposed on the opposite side of the joint portion across the electrode body, and joined to the electrode body by welding using the vibration, A second intervening member, which is a non-metallic body, may be disposed between at least one end of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the abutting member and the electrode body.

  According to this configuration, the area of the contact portion between the contact member and the electrode body, which may cause a minute metal piece, is reduced by the second interposed member. Therefore, an electric storage element in which generation of minute metal pieces is more reliably suppressed is realized.

  In the energy storage device according to one embodiment of the present invention, the electrode body is formed by winding a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the connection The plate portion may be arranged such that the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion intersects the winding axis of the electrode body.

  According to this configuration, a power storage element including a wound electrode body, in which generation of metal pieces due to friction between metals is suppressed, is realized.

  A method for manufacturing a power storage element according to one embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a power storage element including an electrode body, an electrode terminal, and the current collector connected to the electrode body and the electrode terminal. The current collector has a connection plate portion, and the method for manufacturing the power storage element includes a nonmetal between an end portion on the opposite side of the electrode terminal in the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion and the electrode body. In a state in which the interposition member is disposed, the electrode body and the connection plate portion are arranged so as to overlap each other, the predetermined portion on the electrode terminal side from the end portion of the connection plate portion, and the electrode Join the body.

  According to this method, in the connection plate portion, for example, direct contact between the end portion of the connection plate portion in which the amplitude due to vibration tends to increase and the electrode body can be prevented by the first interposed member. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the fine metal piece resulting from the metal rubbing as mentioned above is suppressed.

  Therefore, according to the method for manufacturing a power storage element according to this aspect, it is possible to manufacture a power storage element in which generation of metal pieces due to friction between metals is suppressed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is an electrical storage element with which the electrode body and the electrical power collector were joined by the welding using a vibration, Comprising: The electrical storage element which can be produced efficiently can be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows the outline | summary of the internal structure of the battery in embodiment. It is a figure which shows the connection aspect of the electrical power collector in embodiment, and an electrode terminal. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the electrode body in embodiment. It is a side surface schematic diagram which shows the electrode body of the state in which the electrical power collector was attached in embodiment. It is a schematic diagram showing the vibration in the case of joining of the connection board part and electrode body in embodiment. It is a figure which shows the interposition member in the modification 1 of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the interposition member in the modification 2 of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the interposition member in the modification 3 of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the interposition member in the modification 4 of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the interposition member in the modification 5 of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the interposition member in the modification 6 of embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a power storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily illustrated exactly.

  The embodiment described below shows a specific example of the present invention. Numerical values, shapes, materials, constituent elements, arrangement positions and connection forms of constituent elements, order of production steps, and the like shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims indicating the highest concept are described as optional constituent elements.

  First, a battery is taken as an example of a storage element, and the battery 10 according to the embodiment will be generally described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of the internal structure of battery 10 in the embodiment. That is, FIG. 1 is a diagram in which a part of a battery container 100 described later is omitted in order to illustrate the internal structure of the battery 10.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a connection mode between the current collector 140 and the electrode terminal 300 in the embodiment.

  The battery 10 is a secondary battery that can charge and discharge electricity, for example, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. Examples of the non-aqueous electrolyte battery include a lithium ion secondary battery in which the positive electrode active material is a lithium transition metal oxide such as lithium cobaltate and the negative electrode active material is a carbon material.

  The type of the battery 10 is not limited to the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and may be a secondary battery other than the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, or may be a primary battery. Moreover, the battery 10 may be a capacitor such as a lithium ion capacitor, which is a power storage element.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the battery 10 in the embodiment includes a battery container 100, an electrode terminal 200, and an electrode terminal 300. In the present embodiment, the electrode terminal 200 is a positive terminal, and the electrode terminal 300 is a negative terminal.

  The battery container 100 includes a main body having a rectangular cylindrical shape made of metal and having a bottom, and a metal lid plate 110 that closes an opening of the main body. In addition, the battery container 100 has a structure in which after the electrode body 120 and the like are accommodated therein, the lid plate 110 and the main body are welded to seal the inside.

  Further, the electrode terminal 200 is attached to the lid plate 110 of the battery container 100 via a packing 230 for maintaining the airtightness of the battery container 100. Similarly, the electrode terminal 300 is also attached to the lid plate 110 of the battery case 100 via the packing 330.

  Each of the packings 230 and 330 is made of, for example, an insulating resin, and electrically insulates between the metal electrode terminals 200 and 300 and the metal battery container 100 (cover plate 110). It also has a role.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an electrode body 120 is accommodated inside the battery container 100, and a positive current collector 130 and a negative current collector 140 are disposed. Yes. In addition, although liquid, such as electrolyte solution, may be enclosed in the battery container 100 of the battery 10, illustration of the liquid is omitted.

  The electrode body 120 includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, and is a member that can store electricity, and is formed to have an oval shape as a whole. Details of the electrode body 120 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The current collector 130 is a metal member connected to the electrode terminal 200 and the electrode body 120. As the material of the current collector 130, for example, aluminum which is the same material as the positive electrode of the electrode body 120 is employed. The current collector 130 has a pair of long connection plate portions 132 joined to the electrode body 120.

  The current collector 140 is a metal member connected to the electrode terminal 300 and the electrode body 120. As a material of the current collector 140, for example, copper which is the same material as the negative electrode of the electrode body 120 is employed. The current collector 140 has a pair of long connection plate portions 142 joined to the electrode body 120.

  In the battery 10 of the present embodiment, the connection plate portion 132, the connection plate portion 142, and the electrode body 120 are joined by ultrasonic welding which is a type of welding using vibration.

  Specifically, the connection plate portion 132 has a joint portion 134 that is a portion joined to the electrode body 120, and the connection plate portion 142 has a joint portion 144 that is a portion joined to the electrode body 120. In the present embodiment, the bonding portion 134 is bonded to the stacked portion 122 a of the electrode body 120, and the bonding portion 144 is bonded to the stacked portion 123 a of the electrode body 120.

  In addition, an interposition member 145 that is a non-metallic body is disposed between an end portion of the connection plate portion 142 on the opposite side to the electrode terminal 300 across the joint portion 144 and the laminated portion 123a. .

  Similarly, on the positive electrode side, an interposition member that is a non-metallic body is disposed between the end portion on the opposite side of the electrode terminal 200 across the joint portion 134 in the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion 132 and the laminated portion 122a. 135 is arranged.

  Each of the interposed members 145 and 135 is an example of a first interposed member.

  The interposition member 145 (135) and its modifications in the present embodiment will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  In addition, the electrode terminal 200 (300) and the current collector 130 (140) are connected by caulking in this embodiment.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the electrode terminal 300 has a rivet portion 305. The rivet portion 305 passes through the packing 330 and the cover plate 110 (see FIG. 1), and is inserted into a through-hole 141a provided in the electrode connection portion 141 of the current collector 140. Is caulked. Thereby, the electrode terminal 300 and the collector 140 are connected.

  Similarly, the electrode terminal 200 is connected to the current collector 130 by caulking a rivet portion of the electrode terminal 200.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the shape and mounting structure of the negative side member (electrode terminal 300, current collector 140, etc.) and the positive side member (electrode terminal 200, current collector 130, etc.) are substantially the same. Are identical. Therefore, below, the matter regarding the member on the negative electrode side will be mainly described, and the description of the matter regarding the member on the positive electrode side will be omitted as appropriate.

  Next, the configuration of the electrode body 120 in the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the electrode body 120 in the embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the electrode body 120 is formed by winding the positive electrode 122 and the negative electrode 123 and the two separators 124 and 125 so as to be alternately stacked.

  That is, the electrode body 120 is formed by laminating the positive electrode 122, the separator 124, the negative electrode 123, and the separator 125 in this order, and winding the cross section into an oval shape.

  The positive electrode 122 is obtained by forming a mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material on the surface of a long metal foil made of aluminum.

Examples of the positive electrode active material contained in the mixture layer of the positive electrode 122 include LiMPO ₄ , LiMSiO ₄ , LiMBO ₃ (M is one or more transition metals selected from Fe, Ni, Mn, Co, etc.) Element)), spinel compounds such as lithium titanate and lithium manganate, lithium such as LiMO ₂ (M is one or more transition metal elements selected from Fe, Ni, Mn, Co, etc.) Transition metal oxides or the like can be used.

  The negative electrode 123 is obtained by forming a mixture layer including a negative electrode active material layer on the surface of a long strip-shaped metal foil made of copper.

As the negative electrode active material contained in the mixture layer of the negative electrode 123, for example, any known material can be used as long as it is a negative electrode active material capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions. For example, lithium is occluded in addition to lithium metal and lithium alloys (lithium-containing alloys such as lithium-aluminum, lithium-silicon, lithium-lead, lithium-tin, lithium-aluminum-tin, lithium-gallium, and wood alloys).・ Releasable alloys, carbon materials (eg, graphite, non-graphitizable carbon, graphitizable carbon, low-temperature calcined carbon, amorphous carbon, etc.), metal oxides, lithium metal oxides (Li ₄ Ti ₆ O ₁₂ etc.) And polyphosphoric acid compounds.

  In the electrode body 120 configured as described above, more specifically, the positive electrode 122 and the negative electrode 123 are wound through the separators 124 and 125 (in this embodiment, a virtual axis parallel to the X-axis direction). It is wound in a direction shifted from each other.

  And the positive electrode 122 and the negative electrode 123 have the part (mixture layer non-formation part) in which the mixture layer containing an active material is not formed in the edge part of each shifted direction.

  Specifically, the positive electrode 122 has a stacked portion 122a in which a mixture layer non-formed portion where a mixture layer is not formed is stacked at one end in the winding axis direction. Moreover, the negative electrode 123 has a laminated portion 123a in which a mixture layer non-formation portion in which no mixture layer is formed is laminated on the other end in the winding axis direction.

  That is, the laminated portion 122 a is formed by the exposed metal foil layer of the positive electrode 122, and the laminated portion 123 a is formed by the exposed metal foil layer of the negative electrode 123.

  In addition, the thickness of the metal foil of the positive electrode 122 and the metal foil of the negative electrode 123 is, for example, any value of 5 μm to 20 μm. In addition, these metal foils are stacked, for example, 30 layers to form a stacked portion 122a and a stacked portion 123a.

  In the state in which the laminated portion 122a is disposed between the pair of connecting plate portions 132, the current collector 130 is joined to the connecting plate portion 132 and the laminated portion 122a by ultrasonic welding, thereby Connected to the positive electrode 122.

  In addition, the current collector 140 is joined to the electrode plate body by ultrasonic welding of the connection plate portion 142 and the lamination portion 122a in a state where the lamination portion 123a is disposed between the pair of connection plate portions 142. The positive electrode 122 of 120 is connected.

  Here, when vibration is applied, such as the ultrasonic welding process between the current collectors 130 and 140 and the electrode body 120, each of the interposed members 135 and 145 serves to suppress the generation of minute metal pieces. .

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, an arrangement position and the like of the interposed member 145 in the embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing the electrode body 120 with the current collector 140 attached thereto in the embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the current collector 140 has a pair of connection plate portions 142, and each connection plate portion 142 is joined to the laminated portion 123 a by ultrasonic welding at the joint portion 144.

  Further, each of the pair of connection plate portions 142 is arranged so that the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion 142 intersects the winding axis of the electrode body 120.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, vibration by ultrasonic waves is given while applying pressure in a state where the laminated portion 123 a is sandwiched between the pad 148 and the connection plate portion 142. As a result, each of the pair of connection plate portions 142 and the stacked portion 123a are joined.

  The abutting member 148 is a member that is used as an auxiliary so that the laminated portion 123a formed of a metal foil (copper foil) layer is not damaged by vibration caused by ultrasonic waves. Copper is also used.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, in the battery 10, the contact material 148 disposed on the opposite side of the joint portion 144 with the laminated portion 123 a interposed therebetween and joined to the laminated portion 123 a by ultrasonic welding is disposed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an interposition member 145 is disposed on each end of the pair of connection plate portions 142 on the opposite side to the electrode terminal 300 with the joint portion 144 interposed therebetween.

  The interposition member 145 is a non-metallic body such as a resin. For example, the interposition member 145 is realized by winding a tape (PP tape) made of polypropylene (PP) around the end of the connection plate 142.

  Moreover, the thickness of the interposition member 145 is 0.5 mm or less, for example.

  Due to the presence of the interposition member 145, generation of minute metal pieces due to friction between the connecting plate portion 142 of the current collector 140 and the laminated portion 123a of the electrode body 120, both of which are metals, is suppressed.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating vibrations when the connection plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123a are joined in the embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the connection plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123 a are joined by ultrasonic welding, the connection plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123 a are moved with respect to each other. In addition, the direction of movement of the connection plate 142 and the laminated portion 123a in this shear movement includes, for example, many components in the direction (X-axis direction) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (Z-axis direction) of the connection plate 142. .

  Moreover, the upper end in FIG. 5 of the connection board part 142 is couple | bonded with the electrode connection part 141 as mentioned above (for example, refer FIG. 2), and the lower end in FIG. 5 of the connection board part 142 is a free end.

  For this reason, the relative amplitude of the lower end of the connection plate portion 142 with respect to the stacked portion 123a tends to be relatively large.

  Therefore, a portion including the lower end, that is, the end portion 142a on the opposite side of the electrode terminal 300 across the joint portion 144 in the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion 142, and the stacked portion 123a are made of a non-metallic body. A certain interposition member 145 is disposed.

  Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the fine metal piece resulting from metal rubbing mutually is suppressed.

  As described above, in battery 10 according to the present embodiment, the attachment structure between the members is substantially the same on the positive electrode side and the negative electrode side. That is, the interposition member 135 is disposed between the connection plate portion 132 and the laminated portion 122a, and thereby, a minute metal piece is generated by the friction between the connection plate portion 132 and the laminated portion 122a of the current collector 130. Is suppressed.

  As described above, the battery 10 according to the present embodiment includes the electrode body 120 and the current collector bonded to the laminated portion 123a (122a) of the electrode body 120 by ultrasonic welding which is a type of welding using vibration. 140 (130).

  Further, between the connection plate portion 142 (132) of the current collector 140 (130) and the laminated portion 123a (122a), an interposition member 145 (135) is disposed at a portion that is not joined.

  Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of a fine metal piece is suppressed in the process in which the connection board part 142 (132) and the laminated part 123a (122a) are joined by ultrasonic welding.

  As a result, for example, the occurrence of problems such as a short circuit due to the presence of minute metal pieces in the battery 10 is suppressed.

  In addition, even when some vibration is applied to the battery 10 when the battery 10 is used, the connection plate portion 142 (132) and the laminated portion 123a (122a) are rubbed against each other. Generation of metal pieces is suppressed.

  In addition, the characteristic process in the manufacturing process of the battery 10 of this Embodiment is demonstrated as follows.

  (1) In the state where the interposition member 145 that is a non-metallic body is disposed between the end 142a opposite to the electrode terminal 300 in the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123a, the laminated portion 123a The connection plate portion and the connection plate portion 142 are arranged so as to overlap each other, and (2) a predetermined portion closer to the electrode terminal 300 than the end portion 142a of the connection plate portion 142 is joined to the laminated portion 123a. At this time, as a joining method, for example, welding using vibration such as ultrasonic welding is employed.

  As described above, the battery 10 according to the present embodiment is a battery in which an electrode body and a current collector are joined, and the generation of metal pieces due to the friction between metals is suppressed. Specifically, the effect of maintaining the performance as a battery is exhibited by providing the interposition member.

  The battery 10 may include an interposed member having a shape or structure different from the shape or structure of the interposed member 145 shown in FIG. Accordingly, various modifications relating to the interposition member 145 in the embodiment will be described below.

(Modification 1)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the interposition member 145a according to the first modification of the embodiment.

  The interposition member 145a shown in FIG. 6 is disposed only on the surface of the end 142a of the connection plate 142 on the side of the laminated portion 123a.

  Even if the interposition member 145a is disposed between the connection plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123a in such a position and manner, at least the surface of the end portion 142a on the laminated portion 123a side and the laminated portion Direct contact with 123a is prevented. Therefore, generation | occurrence | production of the fine metal piece resulting from the friction between the connection board part 142 and the laminated part 123a is suppressed.

(Modification 2)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the interposition member 145b according to the second modification of the embodiment.

  The interposition member 145b shown in FIG. 7 is disposed so as to cover the surface of the end 142a of the connecting plate 142 on the side of the stacked portion 123a and both edges (edges) in the X-axis direction.

  That is, for example, in the joining process of the connecting plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123a, both edges in the direction in which the connecting plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123a move are covered with the interposition member 145b. That is, the edge portion of the end 142a that easily generates a minute metal piece is covered with the interposition member 145b.

  Accordingly, the interposition member 145b shown in FIG. 7 is less likely to generate minute metal pieces due to the friction between the connecting plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123a as compared to the interposition member 145a shown in FIG. The

(Modification 3)
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the interposition member 145c according to the third modification of the embodiment.

  The interposition member 145c shown in FIG. 8 is disposed so as to cover the surface of the end portion 142a of the connection plate portion 142 on the side of the laminated portion 123a, both edges in the X-axis direction, and the lower end edge.

  That is, according to the interposition member 145c shown in FIG. 8, the possibility of generation of minute metal pieces due to friction between the connecting plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123a is further reduced than the interposition member 145b shown in FIG. Is done.

(Modification 4)
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an interposition member 145d according to Modification 4 of the embodiment.

  The interposition member 145d illustrated in FIG. 9 is disposed so as to cover the end 142a of the connection plate 142. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the interposition member 145d has a bottomed cylindrical shape (cap shape), and has an end portion of the connection plate portion 142 in the internal space. 142a is arranged in the inserted state.

  Therefore, according to the interposition member 145d shown in FIG. 9, generation | occurrence | production of the fine metal piece resulting from the friction between the connection board part 142 and the laminated part 123a is suppressed, and, for example, the connection board part 142 of the interposition member 145d. The mounting process for is simplified.

  For example, an intermediate member 145d having a shape and a size corresponding to the end portion 142a of the connection plate portion 142 is produced by molding a resin, and the intermediate member 145d is put on the end portion 142a of the connection plate portion 142. Thereby, positioning and mounting of the interposition member 145d with respect to the connection plate portion 142 are completed.

  Further, for example, the end portion 142a of the connecting plate portion 142 may be immersed in a liquid resin to coat the end portion 142a with the resin, thereby forming the interposition member 145d.

(Modification 5)
In said embodiment and the modifications 1-4, it attaches to the connection board part 142 to the interposed member 145 (145a-145d). However, the interposition member may be attached not to the connection plate portion 142 but to the stacked portion 123a.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an interposition member 145e according to the fifth modification of the embodiment.

  The interposition member 145e shown in FIG. 10 is attached to the laminated portion 123a. In this state, the laminated portion 123a and the connecting plate portion 142 of the current collector 140 are joined by ultrasonic welding.

  Such an interposition member 145e is realized by, for example, attaching a PP tape at a position where the end 142a of the laminated portion 123a contacts when the connecting plate 142 and the laminated portion 123a are joined.

  In this case, the width in the X-axis direction of the interposed member 145e is preferably longer than the width in the X-axis direction of the end portion 142a of the connection plate 142. This further reduces the possibility of direct contact between the end 142a and the laminated portion 123a during ultrasonic welding by the laminated portion 123a and the connecting plate portion 142.

  Thus, even when the laminated portion 123a and the connecting plate portion 142 are joined by ultrasonic welding in a state where the interposed member 145e is attached to the laminated portion 123a, the presence of the interposed member 145e causes the connecting plate to Generation | occurrence | production of the fine metal piece resulting from the part 142 and the lamination | stacking part 123a rubbing is suppressed.

(Modification 6)
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the battery 10 in the embodiment includes a contact member 148 on the opposite side of the connecting portion 144 of the connecting plate portion 142 with the stacked portion 123 a interposed therebetween.

  As described above, the contact member 148 is a metal member and a member to which vibration is applied when the laminated portion 123a and the connection plate portion 142 are joined.

  Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 11, an interposition member 149 that is a non-metallic body may be disposed between the contact member 148 and the stacked portion 123 a.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an interposition member 149 according to Modification 6 of the embodiment.

  The interposition member 149 is an example of a second interposition member, and is disposed between at least one end portion of both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the contact member 148 and the electrode body 120.

  Thereby, when joining the lamination | stacking part 123a and the connection board part 142 by ultrasonic welding, generation | occurrence | production of the fine metal piece resulting from the contact material 148 and the lamination | stacking part 123a rubbing is suppressed.

  In addition, the interposition member 149 shown in FIG. 9 has covered the arrangement | positioning target object around the axis | shaft of the longitudinal direction of an arrangement | positioning target object similarly to the interposition member 145 in embodiment. However, as the shape of the interposition member 149, for example, various shapes shown in the above-described modified examples 1 to 4 may be employed.

(Other)
As described above, the battery according to the present invention has been described based on the embodiment and the modifications thereof. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment and its modifications. Without departing from the spirit of the present invention, various modifications conceived by those skilled in the art may be applied to the embodiment or its modifications, or a structure constructed by combining a plurality of the above-described constituent elements may be applied to the present invention. It is included in the range.

  For example, the interposition member 145 in the embodiment is realized by winding a PP tape around the end 142 a of the connection plate 142. However, the interposition member 145 may be realized by other materials or techniques.

  For example, a resin other than PP, such as polyethylene resin (PE), polyphenylene sulfide resin (PPS), or polyimide resin, may be employed as the material of the interposition member 145. Moreover, the interposition member 145 may be implement | achieved as a ring-shaped resin molded product which has a hole in the center, for example.

  In addition, the interposed member such as the interposed member 145 according to the embodiment does not need to be rectangular in the plan view and the side view, and may have a shape including a curve in the plan view and the side view.

  For example, in the interposition member 145, at least a part of a portion that contacts the stacked portion 123a may be configured by a curved surface, so that the ease of sliding of the interposed member 145 with respect to the stacked portion 123a may be improved.

  Further, the shape of the end 142a of the connection plate 142 of the current collector 140 need not be a rectangle as shown in FIG. The shape of the end 142a may be, for example, an arc when viewed from the Y direction in FIG.

  Further, the interposition member such as the interposition member 145 according to the embodiment may be disposed at a place other than the end portion 142 a of the connection plate portion 142. In other words, the interposition member such as the interposition member 145 may be disposed at any portion of the connection plate portion 142 other than the joint portion 144 and between the connection plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123a. .

  Moreover, the structure of the electrode body 120 may not be a wound type, and may be a structure in which flat positive electrodes and negative electrodes are alternately stacked with a separator interposed therebetween. Further, the electrode body 120 may have a structure in which a long belt-like positive electrode and a negative electrode are folded in a bellows shape with a separator interposed therebetween.

  That is, any structure may be employed as long as the structure of the electrode body 120 has a portion that can be joined to the current collector 130 or 140.

  Further, although the current collector 140 has a pair of connection plate portions 142, the current collector 140 only needs to have at least one connection plate portion 142.

  Further, in the battery 10, the interposition members (135 and 145) are arranged on both the positive electrode side and the negative electrode side, but the interposition members may be arranged only on either the positive electrode side or the negative electrode side.

  For example, the interposition member may be provided only between the negative electrode side current collector 140 and the laminated portion 123 a of the electrode body 120, which are made of copper, which is likely to generate relatively small metal pieces.

  The present invention can provide a power storage element in which an electrode body and a current collector are joined by welding using vibration, and can be efficiently produced. Therefore, the electricity storage device according to the present invention is useful as a battery mounted in an automobile or the like that requires a large current for a long time.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Battery 100 Battery container 110 Cover plate 120 Electrode body 122 Positive electrode 122a, 123a Laminating part 123 Negative electrode 124, 125 Separator Separator 130, 140 Current collector 132, 142 Connection plate part 134, 144 Joint part 135, 145, 145a, 145b, 145c, 145d, 145e, 149 Interposition member 141 Electrode connection portion 141a Through hole 142a End portion 148 Abutting material 200, 300 Electrode terminal 230, 330 Packing 305 Rivet portion

Claims (9)

An electrode body, an electrode terminal, and a current collector connected to the electrode body and the electrode terminal;
The current collector has a connection plate portion including a joint portion joined to the electrode body,
A first interposition member, which is a non-metallic body, is disposed between the electrode body and an end portion on the opposite side of the electrode terminal across the joining portion in the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion. element. The power storage element according to claim 1, wherein the first interposed member is disposed so as to cover a surface on the electrode body side and at least a part of an edge of the surface of the end portion of the connection plate portion. The power storage device according to claim 1, wherein the first interposed member is disposed so as to cover the end of the connection plate portion. The electrode body has a laminated portion in which a metal foil in which a mixture layer is not formed is laminated,
The electricity storage device according to claim 1, wherein the joining portion is joined to the stacked portion. The electricity storage device according to claim 1, wherein the current collector is joined to the electrode body by welding using vibration at the joint. Further, provided on the opposite side of the joint portion across the electrode body, comprising a contact material joined to the electrode body by welding using the vibration,
The 2nd interposition member which is a nonmetallic body is arranged between at least one edge part of the longitudinal direction both ends of the contact material, and the electrode body. The electricity storage device according to item. The electrode body is formed by winding a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode,
The electrical storage element according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the connection plate portion is disposed such that a longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion intersects a winding axis of the electrode body. A method for producing an electricity storage device comprising an electrode body, an electrode terminal, and a current collector connected to the electrode body and the electrode terminal,
The current collector has a connection plate portion,
The manufacturing method of the electricity storage element is:
In a state in which an interposition member that is a non-metallic body is disposed between the electrode body and the end opposite to the electrode terminal in the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion, the electrode body and the connection plate portion Are placed on top of each other,
A method for manufacturing a power storage element, wherein a predetermined portion closer to the electrode terminal than the end of the connection plate portion is joined to the electrode body. The method for manufacturing a storage element according to claim 8, wherein the joining is performed by welding using vibration.

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