JP2015099739A - Power storage element and manufacturing method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power storage element that is formed by connecting an electrode body and a collector using an auxiliary member, capable of efficiently performing the connection, and having high quality.SOLUTION: The power storage element includes: a battery; an electrode body 120; a collector 140 having a connection plate part 142 connected to a lamination part 123a of the electrode body 120; and an auxiliary member 150 so disposed as to surround at least the lamination part 123a and an outer end face 146 of the connection plate part 142. The auxiliary member 150 has a projection 155 provided in a projected manner in a direction toward the connection plate part 142 from a plane opposing the outer end face 146 of the connection plate part 142.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric storage element including an electrode body and a current collector connected to the electrode body.

  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.

  In Patent Document 1, an electrode body having a projecting portion constituted by laminated electrode foils, a current collector having an abutting portion that abuts on the projecting portion, and a projecting portion as an abutting portion of the current collector. An electric storage element including a metal material sandwiched and bonded is disclosed.

  In this power storage element, ultrasonic welding is performed in a state in which a metal material is applied to the protruding portion (stacked portion) of the electrode body, and the end of the metal material is away from the contact portion of the current collector. Therefore, it is possible to suppress damage such as cracks in the electrode foil.

JP 2013-65552 A

  Here, a plate-like metal member (for example, sandwiched) that is bent so as to sandwich the laminated portion of the electrode body as an auxiliary member (auxiliary member) in welding using vibration, such as the metal material in Patent Document 1 above. (Referred to as members or clips) may be used.

  However, after attaching such a metal member to the laminated part of the electrode body and before joining the laminated part and the connecting plate part of the current collector, the metal member is attached by, for example, vibration during transportation. May deviate from the position.

  In addition, for example, the metal member may slide with respect to the connection plate portion due to vibration during joining. As a result, it is also conceivable that the end portion of the metal member present near the surface of the electrode body interferes with the electrode body.

  For example, the end of the metal member is bent and locked to the inner end surface of the connection plate (the side opposite to the laminated portion) so that the metal member can be temporarily fixed to the connection plate. In this case, the edge of the bent portion exists at a position very close to the surface of the electrode body. Therefore, it can be said that there is a high possibility that the electrode body and the edge interfere with each other when the metal member slides due to vibration during bonding.

  The present invention is a power storage element in which an electrode body and a current collector are bonded using an auxiliary member in consideration of the above-described conventional problems, and the bonding can be performed efficiently and has high quality. An object is to provide an element.

  In order to achieve the above object, a power storage element according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an electrode body, a current collector including a connection plate portion bonded to an end portion of the electrode body, and at least the end of the electrode body. And an auxiliary member disposed so as to surround an outer end surface that is an outer end surface of the connection plate portion, and the auxiliary member extends from the surface facing the outer end surface of the connection plate portion to the connection plate. A protrusion provided in a protruding manner in the direction of the portion.

  According to this configuration, at least the end portion of the electrode body and the outer end surface of the connection plate portion are surrounded by the auxiliary member, the end portion of the electrode body (the end portion of the positive electrode or the negative electrode), and the connection plate of the current collector The part is joined.

  The auxiliary member has a protruding portion that is provided so as to protrude from a surface facing the outer end surface of the connection plate portion. That is, the auxiliary member has a structure in which the protruding portion can press the outer end surface of the connecting plate portion.

  Thereby, the movement (shift | offset | difference) of the width direction of a connection board part of an auxiliary member is suppressed. Specifically, the shift of the auxiliary member in the direction of the electrode body is suppressed.

  Therefore, the stability of the position of the auxiliary member is improved at the time of joining the end portion of the electrode body and the connecting plate portion of the current collector by ultrasonic welding or the like.

  As a result, for example, during joining by ultrasonic welding or the like, the occurrence of a situation in which the end of the auxiliary member interferes with the surface of the electrode body is suppressed. Occurrence is suppressed.

  As described above, the power storage device of this aspect is a power storage device in which the electrode body and the current collector are joined using the auxiliary member, and can perform the joining efficiently and has a high quality. It is.

  Moreover, in the energy storage device according to one aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary member includes a first piece joined to the end of the electrode body, a second piece connected to the connection plate, and the The connection piece part which has a connection piece part which connects the 1st piece part and the 2nd piece part, and the projection part is a field which counters the outer end face of the connection plate part in the auxiliary member. It may be provided so as to protrude from the inner surface of the connector in the direction of the connecting plate portion.

  According to this configuration, the auxiliary member is disposed between the first piece portion and the second piece portion so as to sandwich the end portion of the electrode body and the connection plate portion of the current collector, and the first piece portion and the second piece portion. The outer end surface of the connecting plate portion can be pressed by the protruding portion provided on the inner surface of the connecting piece portion connecting the two pieces.

  Thereby, the stability of the position of the auxiliary member is further improved at the time of joining the end portion of the electrode body and the connecting plate portion of the current collector or at the time of preparation before the joining. As a result, for example, handling in the state of a semi-finished product before joining the end portion of the electrode body and the connecting plate portion of the current collector is facilitated, and generation of foreign matters during joining is suppressed.

  Moreover, the electrical storage element which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention WHEREIN: Said 2nd piece part is good also as having a folding | returning part bent in the direction along the inner end surface which is an inner end surface of the said connection board part.

  According to this configuration, the auxiliary member has a structure in which the connecting plate portion is sandwiched if an urging force is applied from both sides in the direction (width direction) intersecting the thickness direction. Thereby, the shift | offset | difference of the width direction of a connection board part of an auxiliary member is suppressed more reliably.

  Moreover, the electrical storage element which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention WHEREIN: The said protrusion part is good also as contacting the said outer end surface of the said connection board part.

  In the energy storage device according to one embodiment of the present invention, the protruding portion may be formed by protruding a part of the auxiliary member in the direction of the connection plate portion.

  According to this configuration, since the protruding portion is provided as an integrated member of the auxiliary member, for example, the production efficiency of the power storage element can be improved and the production management can be facilitated.

  In addition, a method for manufacturing a power storage element according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a method for manufacturing a power storage element including an electrode body, a current collector having a connection plate joined to an end of the electrode body, and an auxiliary member. The attachment step of attaching the auxiliary member to the connection plate portion so as to sandwich the end portion of the electrode body and the connection plate portion, and the state of being sandwiched by the auxiliary member after the attachment step A joining step of joining the end portion of the electrode body and the connecting plate portion, and the attachment step is formed by bending an edge of the plate member with respect to a metal plate member constituting the auxiliary member. An arrangement step of arranging the plate material on the connection plate portion so that the folded portion abuts on an inner end surface that is an inner end surface of the connection plate portion, and the turn-up portion on the inner end surface of the connection plate portion. In a state of contact, the plate member is provided in a protruding shape. A bending step of bending the plate material such that the protruding portion contacts an outer end surface that is an outer end surface of the connection plate portion, and the plate material sandwiches the end portion and the connection plate portion of the electrode body; including.

  According to this method, the auxiliary member has a structure in which the connecting plate portion is positively sandwiched from both sides in the width direction intersecting the thickness direction.

  Therefore, when the end portion of the electrode body and the connection plate portion of the current collector are joined by ultrasonic welding or the preparation before the joining, the sliding movement of the auxiliary member with respect to the connection plate portion is suppressed.

  As a result, for example, when joining by ultrasonic welding or the like, the occurrence of a situation in which the folded portion of the auxiliary member interferes with the surface of the electrode body is suppressed. Occurrence is suppressed.

  Therefore, according to the method for manufacturing the electricity storage device according to this aspect, the electrode body and the current collector are joined using the auxiliary member, the joining can be performed efficiently, and the quality is improved. Can be manufactured.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a power storage element in which an electrode body and a current collector are bonded using an auxiliary member, the bonding can be performed efficiently, and a high-quality power storage element can be provided. it can.

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 sectional drawing which shows the outline | summary of the auxiliary member in embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the auxiliary member in embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the attachment process of the auxiliary member in embodiment. It is a figure which shows the auxiliary member in the modification 1 of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the auxiliary member in the modification 2 of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the auxiliary member in the modification 3 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 101 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 101. 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 101 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.

  Although not shown in FIG. 1, the current collector 130, the current collector 140, and the lid plate 110 are also interposed between the current collector 130 and the current collector 140 and the lid plate 110. An insulating packing (lower packing) is arranged.

  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 or aluminum alloy 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 or a copper alloy 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.

  Moreover, the battery 10 of the present embodiment includes an auxiliary member 150 as a characteristic configuration.

  Specifically, one auxiliary member 150 is disposed on each of the pair of connection plate portions 132 of the current collector 130 and the pair of connection plate portions 142 of the current collector 140.

  To explain with a focus on one connection plate portion 142, one auxiliary member 150 is arranged so as to sandwich the laminated portion 123a, which is the negative electrode of the electrode body 120, and the connection plate portion 142.

  For example, the connection plate part 142 and the laminated part 123a are joined together by applying vibration by ultrasonic waves while being pressed while the connection plate part 142 and the laminated part 123a are sandwiched between the auxiliary members 150. By performing such an operation for each connection plate portion, each of the pair of connection plate portions 132 and the laminated portion 122a are joined, and each of the pair of connection plate portions 142 and the laminated portion 123a are joined.

  Here, the auxiliary member 150 is a metal member that is used in an auxiliary manner so that the laminated portion 122a (123a) formed of the metal foil layer is not damaged by vibration caused by ultrasonic waves. In addition, the auxiliary member 150 also has a role as a member for bringing the laminated portion 122a (123a) and the connecting plate portion 132 (142) together.

  As the material of the auxiliary member 150 attached to the positive electrode side current collector 130, for example, aluminum or aluminum alloy which is the same material as the positive electrode of the electrode body 120 is employed. In addition, as the material of the auxiliary member 150 attached to the negative electrode side current collector 140, for example, copper or a copper alloy which is the same material as the negative electrode of the electrode body 120 is employed.

  Details of the auxiliary member 150 and its modifications 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, the cover plate 110 (see FIG. 1), and the lower packing (not shown), and is inserted into the through-hole 141a provided in the electrode connection portion 141 of the current collector 140. Thus, the tip of the rivet portion 305 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.

  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 transitions selected from Fe, Ni, Mn, Co, etc.) Polyanion compounds such as (metal elements), spinel compounds such as lithium titanate and lithium manganate, LiMO ₂ (M is one or more transition metal elements selected from Fe, Ni, Mn, Co, etc.), etc. A lithium transition metal oxide 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.

  Thus, one of the end portions of the electrode body 120 in the winding axis direction has the laminated portion 122a, and the other has the laminated 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, the auxiliary member 150, which plays an auxiliary role in the ultrasonic welding process between the current collectors 130 and 140 and the electrode body 120, has a connecting plate portion (132 or 142) depending on the structural characteristics of the auxiliary member 150. The positional deviation with respect to is suppressed. As a result, for example, the occurrence of interference between the auxiliary member 150 and the electrode body 120 in the ultrasonic welding process is suppressed.

  Hereinafter, the features and the like of the auxiliary member 150 in the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

  In the present embodiment, the negative electrode side members (electrode terminal 300, current collector 140, auxiliary member 150, etc.) and the positive electrode side members (electrode terminal 200, current collector 130, auxiliary member 150, etc.) are shaped. The mounting structure and the like are substantially the same. Therefore, below, the matter regarding the member on the negative electrode side is mainly demonstrated, and the description about the matter regarding the member on the positive electrode side is abbreviate | omitted suitably.

  FIG. 4 schematically shows a cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion 142 (the Z-axis direction in the present embodiment, the same applies hereinafter) of the portion A in FIG.

  Further, FIG. 5 shows the auxiliary member 150 attached to the connection plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123a, and the illustration of the connection plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123a is omitted.

  4 and 5, in order to clarify the characteristics of the auxiliary member 150, deformation caused by vibration, pressurization, or the like at the time of joining the connection plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123 a is not shown. This is the same also in FIGS. 7 to 9 showing modifications described later.

  As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the auxiliary member 150 in the present embodiment is disposed so as to surround at least the end portion of the electrode body 120 and the outer end surface 146 that is the outer end surface of the connection plate portion 142. It is a member. Further, the auxiliary member 150 has a protruding portion 155 that is provided in a protruding shape in the direction of the connecting plate portion 142 from the surface facing the outer end surface 146 of the connecting plate portion 142.

  Specifically, the auxiliary member 150 in the present embodiment has a first piece portion 151 joined to the laminated portion 123 a of the electrode body 120 and a second piece portion 152 joined to the connection plate portion 142. The second piece 152 has a folded portion 153 that is bent in a direction along the inner end surface 145 of the connection plate portion 142.

  The auxiliary member 150 further includes a connection piece 154 that is provided along the outer end surface 146 of the connection plate 142 and connects the first piece 151 and the second piece 152. The protruding portion 155 is provided so as to protrude in the direction of the connecting plate portion 142 from the inner surface of the connecting piece portion 154 that is the surface of the auxiliary member 150 that faces the outer end surface 146 of the connecting plate portion 142.

  In the present embodiment, the protruding portion 155 is formed by a part of the connecting piece portion 154 protruding in the direction of the connecting plate portion 142 and is in contact with the outer end surface 146 of the connecting plate portion 142. The protruding portion 155 having such an aspect is formed by, for example, drawing or pressing the connection piece 154.

  The connecting plate portion 142 includes a first bonding surface 143 and a second bonding surface 144 that are both side surfaces in the thickness direction (Y-axis direction in the present embodiment, the same applies hereinafter), and a width direction (X-axis direction in the present embodiment). , The same shall apply hereinafter) and an inner end surface 145 and an outer end surface 146.

  The first bonding surface 143 is a side surface bonded to the stacked portion 123 a, and the second bonding surface 144 is a side surface bonded to the second piece portion 152 of the auxiliary member 150.

  The inner end surface 145 is an end surface opposite to the laminated portion 123a to which the auxiliary member 150 is joined, that is, the end surface on the laminated portion 122a side, and is turned back by contacting the folded portion 153 of the auxiliary member 150. It is an end face for locking the portion 153.

  The outer end surface 146 is an end surface opposite to the inner end surface 145, and is an end surface with which the protruding portion 155 of the auxiliary member 150 contacts.

  The auxiliary member 150 according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, and can sandwich the connection plate 142 while pressing the connection plate 142 from the width direction in a state where the stacked portion 123a and the connection plate 142 of the electrode body 120 are sandwiched. .

  Specifically, the folded portion 153 of the auxiliary member 150 is locked to the inner end surface 145 of the connection plate portion 142, and is provided on the outer end surface 146 of the connection plate portion 142 so as to protrude from the inner surface of the connection piece portion 154. The protruding portion 155 contacts.

  That is, the auxiliary member 150 has a structure that applies an urging force to the outer end surface 146 of the connection plate part 142 due to its own elasticity, in other words, a structure in which the connection plate part 142 is sandwiched between the folded portion 153 and the protruding portion 155 from the width direction. have. Thereby, the stability of the position of the auxiliary member 150 is improved at the time of joining by the ultrasonic welding or the like between the laminated portion 123a and the connecting plate portion 142 or at the time of preparation before the joining.

  Here, when attaching the auxiliary member 150 to the connection plate portion 142, the protrusion 155 is attached so as to press against the outer end surface 146 of the connection plate portion 142, whereby the elasticity of the auxiliary member 150 is increased. Can be effectively used for the stability of the position.

  In addition, although the manufacturing method of the battery 10 of this Embodiment contains an attachment process and a joining process, the attachment process including the characteristic procedure in the said manufacturing method is demonstrated below, referring FIG.

  The attachment process in the present embodiment includes an arrangement process and a bending process. More specifically, the processing step is performed before the placement step.

  In the processing step, the folded portion 153 is formed by bending the edge of the plate material 159 with respect to the metal plate material 159 constituting the auxiliary member 150, and the protruding portion 155 provided in a protruding shape from the plate material 159 is formed. Done.

  More specifically, a folding process or the like is performed at a predetermined position between the folded portion 153 and the projecting portion 155, and as a result, the plate member 159 has a shape shown in FIG. That is, the plate material 159 is temporarily formed into a shape for a subsequent arrangement process.

  In the arranging step, the plate member 159 formed in the shape shown in FIG. 6A is arranged such that the folded portion 153 contacts the inner end surface 145 of the connecting plate portion 142.

  In the bending step, the protruding portion 155 contacts the outer end surface 146 of the connection plate portion 142 in a state where the folded portion 153 is in contact with the inner end surface 145 of the connection plate portion 142, and the plate material 159 is connected to the laminated portion 123a and the connection portion. The plate material 159 is bent so as to sandwich the plate portion 142.

  That is, the temporarily formed plate material 159 is arranged with respect to the connection plate portion 142 as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the portion opposite to the folded portion 153 across the protruding portion 155 is bent by the bending jig 500 so as to be pushed into the electrode body 120 side.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 6C, the auxiliary member 150 sandwiches the connection plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123 a in a state where the protruding portion 155 is pressed against the outer end surface 146 of the connection plate portion 142. Be placed.

  In this state, since the folded portion 153 is locked to the inner end surface 145 of the connection plate portion 142, the urging force from the protruding portion 155 is applied to the outer end surface 146 of the connection plate portion 142. That is, the auxiliary member 150 is disposed so as to sandwich the connection plate portion 142 from the width direction.

  Thereby, the position of the auxiliary member 150 is stabilized, and in the state where the auxiliary member 150 is attached to the connection plate portion 142, the displacement of the auxiliary member 150 with respect to the connection plate portion 142 in the width direction is suppressed.

  That is, when moving to a place where joining by ultrasonic welding or the like is performed, and when performing the joining, for example, it is not necessary to arrange a jig for fixing the auxiliary member 150 to the connection plate portion 142. The joining can be performed efficiently.

  The joining process in the present embodiment is a process performed after the attachment process, and is a process for joining the laminated portion 123a and the connection plate portion 142 in a state of being sandwiched between the auxiliary members 150.

  For example, a horn is applied to the outer surface of the auxiliary member 150 and the first piece 151, and an anvil is applied to the outer surface of the second piece 152 of the auxiliary member 150.

  In this state, ultrasonic vibration from the horn is applied while being pressurized by the horn and the anvil, and as a result, the laminated portion 123a and the connecting plate portion 142 are joined. At this time, the first piece 151 and the laminated portion 123a are joined, and the second piece 152 and the connecting plate portion 142 are joined.

  Here, if it is assumed that the auxiliary member 150 does not have the protruding portion 155, even if the plate material 159 is strongly pressed by the bending jig 500 in the state shown in FIG. It is difficult to make the gap between the connecting plate portion 142 and the outer end surface 146 zero.

  Therefore, it can be said that the auxiliary member 150 without the protruding portion 155 is likely to move (displace) in the width direction with respect to the connecting plate portion 142. That is, when the auxiliary member 150 moves in the joining process in the direction of the electrode body 120 (left direction in FIG. 6C), the end of the auxiliary member 150 (for example, the folded portion in FIG. 6C). It is conceivable that the upper end of 153 or the left end of the first piece 151 interferes with the electrode body 120. In this case, the generation of foreign matters such as minute metal pieces can be assumed. The occurrence of such metal pieces can also be a cause of the occurrence of an internal short circuit in the electrode body 120.

  However, the auxiliary member 150 according to the present embodiment is attached to the connection plate 142 in a state where the protruding portion 155 applies a biasing force to the end surface (outer end surface 146) opposite to the electrode body 120 of the connection plate 142. It has been. Therefore, the movement (shift) of the auxiliary member 150 in the width direction of the connection plate portion 142 is suppressed.

  That is, when pressure and vibration in ultrasonic welding or the like are applied to the auxiliary member 150, interference with the electrode body 120 due to movement of the auxiliary member 150 is suppressed.

  Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the foreign material by interference with the auxiliary member 150 and the electrode body 120 is suppressed, As a result, provision of the battery 10 with high quality is attained.

  In addition, you may arrange | position the auxiliary member 150 formed in the shape shown in FIG. 5 so that the lamination | stacking part 123a and the connection board part 142 may be pinched | interposed. That is, the plate member 159 processed to the same shape as the state at the time of attachment may be attached to the connection plate portion 142 without going through temporary forming (see FIG. 6A).

  In this case, in the state before the auxiliary member 150 is attached to the connection plate 142, the distance in the width direction between the folded portion 153 and the protrusion 155 is the width of the connection plate 142 (the length in the X-axis direction). A) The auxiliary member 150 is fabricated so as to be shorter. Thereby, the contact between the projecting portion 155 and the connecting plate portion 142 is ensured, and the elasticity of the auxiliary member 150 can be effectively used to stabilize the position of the auxiliary member 150.

  The battery 10 may include an auxiliary member 150 having a shape or structure different from the shape or structure of the auxiliary member 150 shown in FIGS. Accordingly, various modifications related to the auxiliary member 150 in the embodiment will be described below.

(Modification 1)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an auxiliary member 150a according to the first modification of the embodiment. In FIG. 7, the connection plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123a are not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the auxiliary member 150 a in Modification 1 has a plurality of protruding portions 155 a arranged along the longitudinal direction of the connecting plate portion 142.

  That is, in the auxiliary member 150 according to the above-described embodiment, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, one protruding portion 155 extends along the longitudinal direction of the connecting plate portion 142, whereas in the auxiliary member 150 a A plurality of protrusions 155a are discretely arranged along the longitudinal direction.

  Specifically, in this modified example, as shown in FIG. 7B (a part of the BB cross section in FIG. 7A), a plurality of pieces are drawn by drawing the connection piece 154. The protruding portion 155a is formed.

  In addition, in FIG. 7, each of the protrusion part 155a is elongate along the said longitudinal direction, However There is no limitation in particular in the shape of the protrusion part 155a. For example, the protruding portion 155a may be provided on the connecting piece portion 154 as a protruding portion that is hemispherical, conical, or elongated in the thickness direction (Y-axis direction) of the connecting plate portion 142.

  As described above, the protrusions of the auxiliary member may be extended in the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion, or may be arranged in a plurality of discrete manners along the longitudinal direction. In any case, the certainty of contact between the protruding portion and the connecting plate portion is improved, and the stability of the position of the auxiliary member before and during joining is improved.

(Modification 2)
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an auxiliary member 150b according to Modification 2 of the embodiment. In FIG. 8A, illustration of the connecting plate portion 142 and the laminated portion 123a is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the auxiliary member 150 b according to Modification 2 has a plurality of protruding portions 155 b arranged along the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion 142.

  Here, the protrusion 155b included in the auxiliary member 150b according to Modification 2 is the same as the protrusion 155 according to the embodiment in that it is formed by a part of the connection piece 154 protruding.

  However, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the protruding portion 155b according to the modified example 2 is formed by cutting and raising a part of the connecting piece portion 154 instead of drawing. This is different from the protrusion 155 according to the embodiment.

  That is, when forming the protruding portion by protruding a part of the connecting piece portion 154, the forming method is not limited to the diaphragm, and may be formed by cutting and raising, for example, like the protruding portion 155b.

  In addition, when forming the protruding portion 155b by cutting and raising, for example, as shown in FIG. 8B, by rounding the portion of the protruding portion 155b that contacts the connecting plate portion 142, for example, the portion It is possible to make the connecting plate portion 142 slip easily in the thickness direction. Thereby, the elasticity which auxiliary member 150 has can be used for stability of the position of auxiliary member 150 more effectively.

  The shape of the protruding portion 155b is not particularly limited. For example, the protruding portion 155a may be provided on the connecting piece portion 154 as a long protruding portion in the thickness direction (Y-axis direction) of the connecting plate portion 142. Good.

  As described above, as shown in Modifications 1 and 2, when the protrusion is formed by protruding a part of the connection piece 154, the number, shape, arrangement position, and formation method of the protrusion are various. Things exist. Further, in the auxiliary member, the protruding portion does not need to be disposed over the entire length of the connection plate portion 142 in the longitudinal direction, and the protruding portion may be disposed at least at a part of the entire length.

(Modification 3)
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an auxiliary member 150c in Modification 3 of the embodiment. In (a) of FIG. 9, illustration of the connecting plate part 142 and the laminated part 123a is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the auxiliary member 150b according to the modified example 2 has a protruding portion 155c that extends along the longitudinal direction of the connecting plate portion 142. It is the same as the protrusion part 155 which concerns on a form.

  However, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the protrusion 155c according to the modification 3 is sandwiched between the inner surface of the connection piece 154 and the outer end surface 146 of the connection plate 142. It differs from the protrusion part 155 which concerns on embodiment by the point currently formed with the member separate from the connection piece part 154. FIG.

  The protruding portion 155 c having such an aspect is an example of a protruding portion that protrudes from the inner surface of the connecting piece portion 154 toward the outer end surface 146 of the connecting plate portion 142 and contacts the outer end surface 146.

  Thus, by producing the protrusion 155c as a separate body from the main body of the auxiliary member 150 (the integrated piece of the first piece 151, the second piece 152, and the connection piece 154), elasticity, rigidity, and An appropriate material considering heat resistance and the like can be selected as the protruding portion 155c. For example, it is possible to further improve the stability of the position of the auxiliary member 150 by making the protruding portion 155c with a material having higher elasticity than the main body of the auxiliary member 150.

  Examples of the material of the protruding portion 155c include a resin such as an epoxy resin or a silicon resin.

  In addition, for example, a metal or resin pipe may be disposed between the connection piece 154 and the outer end surface 146 of the connection plate 142 as the protrusion 155c. In this case, the peripheral surface of the pipe may be cut out along the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion 142. Thus, the protrusion 155c does not need to be solid and may be hollow.

  Further, the protruding portion 155c may not be realized as a part having a predetermined shape. For example, the protruding portion 155c may be formed by applying a resin such as silicon resin to the inner surface of the connection piece 154 or the outer end surface 146 of the connection plate portion 142 and then solidifying the resin.

  Thus, the protrusion provided in the auxiliary member does not need to be integral with the connection piece portion 154, and may be arranged as an element separate from the connection piece portion 154, which is made of an appropriately selected material.

(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, in the auxiliary member 150 according to the embodiment, the lengths of the first piece portion 151, the second piece portion 152, and the connection piece portion 154 (the length in the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion 142, hereinafter the same) are the same (substantially). Including the same).

  However, the lengths of these elements need not be the same. For example, the length of the second piece 152 having the folded portion 153 may be shorter than the length of the first piece 151 and the connection piece 154.

  In this case, a protruding portion (155, 155a, 155b, or 155c, hereinafter referred to as “the protruding portion 155 or the like”) is disposed at a position of the connecting piece portion 154 corresponding to the second piece portion 152 in the longitudinal direction. That's fine. Thereby, the protrusion part 155 etc. can be efficiently functioned as an element for stabilizing the position with respect to the connection plate part 142.

  Further, the length of the folded portion 153 need not be the same as the length of the second piece 152, and may be shorter than the length of the second piece 152, for example. In this case, the protrusion 155 and the like are arranged at a position corresponding to the folded portion 153 in the longitudinal direction of the connection piece 154, so that the protrusion 155 and the like are elements for stabilizing the position with respect to the connection plate 142. Can function efficiently.

  In addition, the auxiliary member 150 may not include the folded portion 153. For example, due to the clamping force between the first piece 151 and the second piece 152, the auxiliary member 150 is stably attached to the end portion (stacked portion 122 a) of the electrode body 120 and the connection plate portion 142 of the current collector 140. When attached, the folded portion 153 may not be provided.

  Further, the auxiliary member 150 may not include the second piece portion 152. That is, the auxiliary member 150 is disposed so as to surround at least the end portion (stacked portion 122a) of the electrode body 120 and the outer end surface 146 of the connection plate portion 142 when viewed from the longitudinal direction of the connection plate portion 142. That's fine.

  That is, the auxiliary member 150 includes a portion (first piece portion 151) that functions as a contact member when joining the laminated portion 122 a and the connection plate portion 142 such as ultrasonic welding, and the direction of the electrode body 120 of the auxiliary member 150. It is only necessary to include a portion (protruding portion 155) for suppressing movement (displacement).

  Further, the method of joining the current collector 140 and the electrode body 120 is not limited to ultrasonic welding. For example, the laminated portion 123a and the connection plate portion 142 sandwiched between the auxiliary members 150 may be joined by resistance welding. That is, the auxiliary member 150 may be used mainly as a member for bringing together the laminated portion 123a and the connecting plate portion 142 when the laminated portion 123a and the connecting plate portion 142 are joined by resistance welding.

  The structure of the electrode body 120 included in the battery 10 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 adopted as the structure of the electrode body 120 as long as it has an end 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. Similarly, the current collector 130 may have at least one connection plate portion 132.

  In the battery 10, the auxiliary member 150 is arranged on both the positive electrode side and the negative electrode side. However, the auxiliary member 150 may be arranged only on either the positive electrode side or the negative electrode side.

  For example, the auxiliary member 150 is disposed only at a location where the negative electrode side current collector 140 and the laminated portion 123a of the electrode body 120 are joined to each other, which is made of copper, in which relatively small metal pieces are easily generated. Also good.

  The present invention provides a power storage element that is joined in a state in which an electrode body and a current collector are sandwiched between auxiliary members, the joining can be performed efficiently, and a high-quality power storage element is provided. Can do. 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 101 Main body 110 Cover plate 120 Electrode body 122 Positive electrode 122a, 123a Laminated part 123 Negative electrode 124, 125 Separator 130, 140 Current collector 132, 142 Connection plate part 141 Electrode connection part 141a Through-hole 143 First joint surface 144 Second joint surface 145 Inner end surface 146 Outer end surface 150, 150a, 150b, 150c Auxiliary member 151 First piece portion 152 Second piece portion 153 Turned portion 154 Connection piece portion 155, 155a, 155b, 155c Protruding portion 159 Plate material 200, 300 Electrode terminal 230, 330 Packing 305 Rivet part 500 Bending jig

Claims (6)

Surrounding an electrode body, a current collector having a connection plate joined to an end of the electrode body, at least the end of the electrode body, and an outer end surface that is an outer end face of the connection plate An auxiliary member arranged in the
The auxiliary member has a protruding portion provided in a protruding shape in a direction from the surface facing the outer end surface of the connection plate portion toward the connection plate portion. The auxiliary member connects the first piece joined to the end of the electrode body, the second piece connected to the connection plate, and the first piece and the second piece. A connecting piece,
The said protrusion part is provided in the shape which protrudes in the direction of the said connection plate part from the inner surface of the said connection piece part which is a surface which opposes the said outer end surface of the said connection plate part in the said auxiliary member. Power storage element. The power storage device according to claim 2, wherein the second piece portion has a folded portion bent in a direction along an inner end surface that is an inner end surface of the connection plate portion. The power storage element according to claim 1, wherein the protruding portion is in contact with the outer end surface of the connection plate portion. The power storage element according to claim 1, wherein the protruding portion is formed by a part of the auxiliary member protruding in the direction of the connection plate portion. A method for producing an electricity storage device comprising an electrode body, a current collector having a connection plate joined to an end of the electrode body, and an auxiliary member,
An attachment step of attaching the auxiliary member to the connection plate portion so as to sandwich the end portion of the electrode body and the connection plate portion;
After the attachment step, including a joining step of joining the end portion of the electrode body and the connection plate portion sandwiched between the auxiliary members,
The attaching step includes
With respect to the metal plate material that constitutes the auxiliary member, the folded plate portion formed by bending the edge of the plate material is brought into contact with the inner end surface that is the inner end surface of the connection plate portion. An arrangement step of arranging in the connecting plate part;
In a state where the folded portion is in contact with the inner end surface of the connecting plate portion, a protruding portion provided in a protruding shape on the plate material contacts an outer end surface which is an outer end surface of the connecting plate portion, and A method of manufacturing a storage element, comprising: a bending step of bending the plate material such that the plate material sandwiches the end portion of the electrode body and the connection plate portion.

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