JP2015173126A - secondary battery - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To safely and reliably cleave a gas discharge valve.SOLUTION: Regions D1, D2, S1, and S2 are formed in a shape of a convex-shaped curved surface smoothly protruding toward the outside. When heat is generated by shorting or the like to cause an electrolyte to evaporate, internal pressure p of a case 1 rises, the regions is pushed outward (pressing force indicated by FP). In an inside concave part 11, tensile stress σ is generated in a direction along inclination of an inner peripheral edge part of the regions, and cleavage force FT is generated by the stress in the inside concave part 11. In other words, by forming the regions D1, D2, S1, and S2 so as to have the convex-shaped curved surface convex toward the outside, stress in a direction where the inside concave part 11 is cleaved is generated to generate cleavage force as the sum total of the stress.

Description

  The present invention relates to a secondary battery provided with a gas discharge valve.

  In recent years, development of hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles equipped with secondary batteries has been progressing due to environmental problems and the like. A secondary battery may generate heat due to some abnormal operation, and the internal pressure of the battery may increase. As a safety measure, a structure provided with a safety valve has been proposed.

  For example, a battery safety valve described in Patent Document 1 includes an annular crushing groove and a crushing auxiliary groove formed in an inner region of the crushing groove.

Japanese Patent No. 4155734

  The crushing groove of the safety valve described in Patent Document 1 is a V-shaped groove, and the crushing auxiliary groove is a U-shaped groove, and these V-groove and U-groove are formed on the surface of the safety valve. However, since the area of the region serving as the pressure receiving portion is small, there is a possibility that the operation performance of the safety valve is not stabilized.

  The present invention relates to a secondary battery in which a gas discharge valve is provided in a battery container in which a power generator is housed, and the gas discharge valve includes a valve body that is connected to the battery container and expands to the outside due to the internal pressure of the battery container. The valve element includes a plurality of valve element pieces that are divided so as to be cleaved by the internal pressure of the battery container, the valve element pieces each including a pressure receiving portion that bulges outward from the battery container; The outer peripheral connection part and the inner connection part in which a plurality of valve element pieces are connected to each other are provided, and the outer peripheral connection part and the inner connection part are each a recess provided at the periphery of the pressure receiving part. The connecting portion and the inner connecting portion are each formed with a thin portion that is thinner than the pressure receiving portion and has a uniform thickness, and the bottom portion of the outer peripheral connecting portion that is a concave portion and the bottom portion of the inner connecting portion that is a concave portion are respectively flat. Formed adjacent to each other, the adjacent pressure receiving parts are connected to the inner connection part. Characterized in that it is connected via the thin portion has been made.

  According to the present invention, the operating performance of the safety valve can be stabilized.

1 is an external perspective view showing a first embodiment of a secondary battery according to the present invention. The disassembled perspective view of the secondary battery of FIG. The perspective view of the electric power generation body of FIG. The enlarged view of the gas going-out valve of the secondary battery of FIG. The top view of the gas exhaust valve in FIG. Sectional drawing which follows the VI-VI arrow line of FIG. The principal part expanded sectional view of area | region D1, D2 of the thin plate 10b of FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the stress generation state of the recessed part of area | region D1, D2. The top view which shows the stress generation state of the recessed part of the area | region D1. Sectional drawing which shows the cleavage state of the gas exhaust valve of FIG. The perspective view which shows the cleavage state of the gas exhaust valve of FIG. Sectional drawing which follows the XII-XII arrow line of FIG. The principal part enlarged view of the XIII part in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the 1st comparative example of a gas exhaust valve. Sectional drawing which shows the 2nd comparative example of a gas exhaust valve. Sectional drawing which shows the gas exhaust valve in 2nd Embodiment of the lithium ion secondary battery by this invention. Sectional drawing which shows the gas exhaust valve in 4th Embodiment of the lithium ion secondary battery by this invention. The table | surface which compares the surface maximum achieved temperature of the above embodiment and a comparative example.

  An embodiment of a secondary battery according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
The secondary battery shown in FIG. 1 includes a case 1 and a lid 6 that constitute a battery container. A power generator 3 (FIG. 2) is housed in the case 1, and the case 1 is sealed with a lid 6. The lid 6 is welded to the case 1 to form a battery container. The lid 6 is provided with a positive external terminal 8A and a negative external terminal 8B. Electric power is supplied from the power generation body 3 to the external load via the external terminals 8A and 8B. Moreover, the electric power generated outside is charged into the power generator 3 via the external terminals 8A and 8B.

  The lid 6 is integrally provided with a gas discharge valve (safety valve) 10, and when the pressure in the battery container rises, the gas discharge valve 10 opens to discharge gas from the inside, and the pressure in the battery container is reduced. . This ensures the safety of the secondary battery.

  With reference to FIG. 2, the structure of the battery accommodated in the case 1 of a secondary battery is demonstrated. A power generator 3 is accommodated in the case 1 of the secondary battery via an insulating sheet 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the power generation body 3 is an electrode group in which positive and negative electrode bodies 32 and 31 are wound in a flat shape via a separator 34. The positive electrode body 32 is an aluminum foil, and a region where the positive electrode active material mixture 33 is applied and a region where the positive electrode active material mixture 33 is not applied are formed on both surfaces thereof. The negative electrode body 31 is a copper foil, and a region where the negative electrode active material mixture 35 is applied and a region where the negative electrode active material mixture 35 is not applied are formed on both surfaces thereof.

  Regions where the positive electrode active material mixture 33 and the negative electrode active material mixture 35 are not applied are formed on both end surfaces in the winding axis direction. This area is the exposed surface of the electrode foil. One end of each of positive and negative electrode current collector plates 4A and 4B is connected to the positive electrode foil exposed surface 32 and the negative electrode foil exposed surface 31 of the power generation body 3, respectively. The other ends of the positive and negative current collecting plates 4A and 4B are connected to positive and negative external terminals 8A and 8B, respectively. In order to electrically insulate the positive and negative current collecting plates 4A and 4B and the external terminals 8A and 8B from the lid 6, a gasket 5 and an insulating ring 7 are provided on the lid 6.

  The lid 6 is provided with a liquid injection port 9 for injecting an electrolytic solution into the case 1, and the liquid injection port 9 is sealed by a liquid injection plug 19 after the electrolytic solution is injected.

A lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide can be used as the positive electrode active material of the positive electrode body 32. A part of positive electrode active material such as lithium nickelate, lithium cobaltate, lithium manganate, etc., such as Ni, Co, Mn, etc. substituted with one or more transition metals, for example, LiNi1 / 3Co1 / 3Mn1 / 3O ₂ Is used. In addition to the positive electrode active material, the positive electrode active material mixture 33 includes a carbon material conductive material and a polyvinylidene fluoride (hereinafter abbreviated as PVDF) binder.

  At the time of coating on the positive electrode current collector foil 32, the viscosity of the positive electrode active material mixture 33 is adjusted with a dispersion solvent such as N-methylpyrrolidone (hereinafter abbreviated as NMP). An uncoated portion 32 to which the positive electrode active material mixture 33 is not applied is formed on the side edge on the side. In the positive electrode uncoated portion 32, the aluminum foil is exposed, and electrical connection with the current collector plate 4A is possible. After the application of the positive electrode active material mixture 33, the positive electrode body 32 is dried and the density is adjusted by a roll press.

  As the negative electrode active material of the negative electrode body 31, a material capable of reversibly occluding and releasing lithium ions, such as a carbon material such as amorphous carbon, natural graphite, and artificial graphite, can be used. The negative electrode active material mixture 35 employs acetylene black or graphite as a conductive material in addition to the negative electrode active material, and further includes a PVDF binder.

  During coating on the negative electrode current collector foil, the viscosity of the negative electrode active material mixture 35 is adjusted with a dispersion solvent such as NMP. At this time, the negative electrode active material mixture 35 is formed on the side edge on one side in the longitudinal direction of the copper foil. An uncoated portion 31 that is not coated is formed. In the negative electrode uncoated portion 31, the copper foil is exposed and can be electrically connected to the current collector plate 4B. After the application of the negative electrode active material mixture 35, the negative electrode body 31 is dried and the density is adjusted by a roll press.

  The length of the negative electrode body 31 is such that when the positive electrode body 32 and the negative electrode body 31 are wound, the positive electrode body 32 does not protrude from the negative electrode body 31 in the winding direction at the innermost winding and the outermost winding. Further, the length is set longer than the length of the positive electrode body 32. The width of the coating part of the negative electrode active material mixture 35 is such that the coating part of the positive electrode active material mixture 33 does not protrude from the coating part of the negative electrode active material mixture 33. It is set longer than the width of 33 coating portions.

Examples of the electrolyte of the electrolyte include ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, γ-butyrolactone, γ-valerolactone, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, methyl propionate, tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, 1-ethoxy-2-methoxyethane, 3-methyltetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dioxane, 1,3-dioxane, 1,4-dioxane, 1,3-dioxolane, Examples of the nonaqueous solvent selected from at least one selected from 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane, 4-methyl-1,3-dioxolane, and the like include LiPF ₆ , LiBF ₄ , LiClO ₄ , LiN (C ₂ F ₅ SO ₂ ) An organic electrolyte in which at least one lithium salt selected from ₂ or the like is dissolved, a solid electrolyte having lithium ion conductivity, a gel electrolyte, or a generally carbon-based material such as a molten salt is used as a negative electrode. A known electrolyte used in a battery used as an active material can be used.

For example, (1MLiPF ₆ / EC: EMC = 1: 3) can be used as the electrolytic solution.
As the separator 4, a solid or microporous separator can be employed.

  The gas discharge valve 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The gas discharge valve 10 is formed thinner than the plate thickness of the lid 6 and is opened when the pressure in the battery container reaches a predetermined value to release the pressure in the container.

  4 to 6, the lid 6 is formed by, for example, pressing an aluminum alloy plate, and the gas discharge valve 10 is integrally formed inside the outer periphery of the lid 6 at the time of molding. To be molded. That is, a substantially elliptical recess 10 a is provided on the upper surface of the lid 6. The gas discharge valve 10 is configured by a substantially elliptic thin plate 10b (mainly see FIG. 6) on the bottom surface of the recess 10a. The thin plate 10b includes a plurality of pressure receiving portions 18 that bulge outward from the case 1, and an inner recess 11 and an outer recess 12 that are provided on the outer periphery of the pressure receiving portion 18 and are processed to be thinner than the thickness of the thin plate 10b. And is formed by press working.

  Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the outer peripheral recess 12 includes the first thin element group 12D1, 12D2, the second thin element group 12D3, 12D4, and the third thin element group 12S1 along the outer periphery of the recess 10a. , 12S2 and a fourth thin element group 12S3, 12S4. Between the thin elements 12D1 and 12D2 constituting the first thin element group, between the thin elements 12D3 and 12D4 constituting the second thin element group, and between the thin elements 12S1 and 12S2 constituting the third thin element group The first discontinuous portions 13A are formed between the thin elements 12S3 and 12S4 constituting the fourth thin element group. Moreover, the 2nd discontinuous part 13B is formed between each group of a 1st thin element group-a 4th thin element group.

  As will be described later, the first discontinuous portion 13A has a function of preventing scattering of the valve element pieces, and the second discontinuous portion 13B progresses from the inner concave portion 11 to the outer peripheral concave portion 12. It has a function as a crack propagation delay part that delays the process.

  The inner concave portion 11 is a double Y-shaped thin portion, and is composed of one central thin element 11a and four radial thin elements 11b. The thin element 11a extends in the longitudinal direction of the ellipse at the center of the recess 10a. Each of the thin elements 11b extends radially from the both ends of the thin elements 11a to the discontinuous portions 13B. That is, the end portion 11E of the thin element 11b is located at the discontinuous portion 13.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the surface of the substantially elliptical thin plate 10b is divided into four regions, that is, trapezoidal regions D1 and D2 and triangular regions S1 and S2 by the outer peripheral recess 12 and the inner recess 11. ing. The upper bases of the two trapezoidal regions D1 and D2 are a common inner thin element 11a, and the sides of the trapezoidal D1 and D2 are the inner thinness common to the sides of the adjacent triangular regions S1 and S2. Element 11b.

  The trapezoidal regions D1 and D2 and the triangular regions S1 and S2 are configured such that when the internal pressure of the battery container rises to a predetermined value or more and the inner concave portion 11 is cleaved, the outer peripheral concave portion 12 is opened to open outward as the rotational axis of motion. Has been. Accordingly, the four regions of the trapezoidal regions D1 and D2 and the triangular regions S1 and S2 are called valve element pieces, respectively.

  By dividing the gas discharge valve 10 into the four valve element pieces of the discontinuous trapezoidal areas D1 and D2 and the triangular areas S1 and S2, the scattering of the valve element pieces at the time of cleavage can be prevented. .

  As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 9, the valve element piece regions D <b> 1 and D <b> 2 that become the pressure receiving portion 18 are formed in a convex curved surface that bulges smoothly outward, and the valve element piece region S <b> 1 that becomes the pressure receiving portion 18. , S2 are also formed in the same convex curved surface shape (not shown). The inner concave portion 11 and the outer peripheral concave portion 12 are V-shaped concave portions at the periphery of these convex curved surfaces, and the bottom portion 11B is a flat surface.

  7 and 8 representatively show only the regions D1 and D2, and FIG. 9 representatively shows only the region D1, but when heat is generated due to a short circuit or the like and the electrolyte is vaporized, the internal pressure p of the case 1 is Ascending, the regions D1, D2, S1, and S2 are pressed outward (the pressing force is indicated by FP).

  At this time, a tensile stress σ in the direction along the inclination of the inner peripheral edge of the regions D1, D2, S1, and S2 is generated in the inner concave portion 11, and a cleavage force FT is generated in the inner concave portion 11 due to the stress σ. That is, by making the regions D1, D2, S1, and S2 convex outwardly convex, a stress is generated in a direction in which the inner concave portion 11 is cleaved, and a cleavage force FT is generated as a sum of the stresses.

On the other hand, when the inwardly convex regions D11 and D12 corresponding to the regions D1 and D2 are formed in the gas discharge valve as in the first comparative example shown in FIG. 14, the pressure is applied to the approximate center of the regions D11 and D12. Stress σ2 caused by p is generated, and the largest cleavage force F2 acts by this stress σ2. Accordingly, no large cleaving force is generated in the inner recess 116 (formed on the inner surface of the valve body 10b).
Similarly, when the inner recess 126 is at a larger angle than the inner recess 116 as in the second comparative example shown in FIG.

The operation and effect of the gas discharge valve 10 configured as described above will be described.
When the pressure inside the battery container rises, each valve element piece D1, D2, S1, S2 of the valve body 10b expands outward, and tensile stress is generated in the inner recess 11. When the internal pressure reaches a predetermined value or more, the inner concave portion 11 is cleaved and the valve element piece is opened. That is, the gas discharge valve 10 is divided into two trapezoidal areas D1 and D2 and two triangular areas S1 and S2 by the internal pressure of the container. That is, the trapezoidal areas D1 and D2 and the triangular areas S1 and S2 are divided and turned up to the outside, so that a large opening is generated in the gas discharge valve 10.

  At this time, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the trapezoidal regions D <b> 1 and D <b> 2 are turned up in the minor axis direction of the ellipse, and the triangular regions S <b> 1 and S <b> 2 are turned up in the major axis direction. The inner recess 11 has a symmetrical shape with respect to both the minor axis and major axis directions of the ellipse, and is equally split in all directions. As a result, the cleaving occurs evenly over the entire surface of the gas discharge valve 10, and the gas discharge is smooth.

  In order for the gas discharge valve 10 to be cleaved and divided to generate a large opening, it is necessary to cleave with a two-dimensional extension, such as the thin element 11a and the thin elements 11b and 11b extending radially from one end thereof. For this purpose, it is necessary to divide the valve body 10b into three or more regions arranged two-dimensionally. Such an area division requires an inner recess 11 that includes one or more thin elements constituting a branch point of three or more branches.

  The outer peripheral end 11E of the radiating thin element 11b is located at the discontinuous portion 13B between the thin element groups of the outer peripheral recess 12. When the thin radiating element 11b is torn and the crack reaches the outer peripheral end portion 11E, the trapezoidal regions D1 and D2 and the triangular regions S1 and S2 are greatly deformed, and are largely turned outward. As a result, a large opening is formed in the gas discharge valve 10, and the internal gas can be discharged rapidly.

  When the valve element piece is opened using the outer peripheral recess 12 as a deformation fulcrum, the discontinuous portion 13B delays the crack of the radiation thin-walled element 11b from progressing to the thin-walled element of the outer peripheral recess 12, and the entire inner recess 11 is cracked. When this occurs, the thin-walled element of the outer peripheral recess 12 starts to crack. This prevents only a part of the trapezoidal areas D1 and D2 and the triangular areas S1 and S2 from turning up, and the trapezoidal areas D1 and D2 and the triangular areas S1 and S2 are evenly opened.

  Further, the discontinuous portion 13A is formed between the pair of thin elements in each thin element group, that is, between the pair of thin elements 12D1, 12D2, between the pair of thin elements 12D3, 12D4, and between the pair of thin elements 12S1, 12S2. And between the pair of thin elements 12S3 and 12S4. Since the discontinuous portion 13A is arranged at the center of each thin element group, when the valve is opened, the trapezoidal regions D1 and D2 and the triangular regions S1 and S2 perform the valve opening operation while being stably held.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, when the gas discharge valve 10 opens sufficiently large, the trapezoidal regions D1 and D2 and the triangular regions S1 and S2 are supported in the discontinuous portion 13A and greatly deformed outward. However, a sufficiently large opening is generated (XII portion in FIG. 12). As a result, when the pressure inside the battery container reaches a predetermined value, the inner recess 11 can be rapidly cleaved quickly without scattering the valve element pieces.

  As described above, the secondary battery according to the first embodiment is a secondary battery in which a gas discharge valve is provided in a battery container in which a power generator is accommodated, and the gas discharge valve has a lid whose outer peripheral portion constitutes the battery container. 6 and includes a valve body 10a that expands to the outside due to the internal pressure of the case 1 constituting the battery container. The valve body 10a includes a plurality of valve element pieces D1, D2, S1, and S2 that are cleaved by the internal pressure of the case 1. Have. The valve element pieces D1, D2, S1, and S2 are connected to each other by a pressure receiving portion 18 that bulges outward from the lid 6, an outer peripheral connection portion 12 connected to the lid 6, and a plurality of valve element pieces. And an inner connection portion 11. The outer peripheral connection part 12 and the inner connection part 11 are each formed with a thin part 11B thinner than the pressure receiving part 18.

  The thin portion 11B has a larger area for the pressure receiving portion than the conventional V-groove or U-groove, and in the first embodiment, the pressure receiving region is set to have a uniform thickness. If the thin portion 11B is molded by pressing, it is easy to manage the accuracy of the pressure receiving area and thickness.

  According to such a secondary battery, a cleavage force acts on the inner connection portion 11 depending on the pressure in the case 1, and the valve element pieces D 1, D 2, S 1, S 2 have the outer periphery connection portion 11 as a rotation axis. Open the valve. Therefore, as compared with the case of forming V-grooves or U-grooves on the surface of the thin plate as in the prior art, since the thin area is large, the fabrication is easy and the cleaving is easy. Can be made. In addition, a sufficient opening area can be ensured without the valve body 10b constituting the discharge valve 10 being broken and separated.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment of the gas discharge valve according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, the same or corresponding parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

In the secondary battery according to the second embodiment, the bottom 26B of the inner recess 26 is triangular.
Since the secondary battery of the second embodiment has a larger pressure receiving area than the V-groove and U-groove, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[Fourth Embodiment]
A fourth embodiment of the gas discharge valve according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, the same or corresponding parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

In the secondary battery of the fourth embodiment, the bottom 46B of the inner recess 46 has an arc shape.
The secondary battery of the fourth embodiment has the same effects as those of the first embodiment.

  For the first to fourth embodiments and the first and second comparative examples, a crush test and an overcharge test were performed. The crush test is a test that takes into account the influence of an accident when mounted on the vehicle, and the overcharge test is a test that takes into account overcharge due to some system abnormality. These tests were performed based on JISC8712 after the fully charged state.

  As shown in Table 1 (FIG. 18), in the crush test (at the time of crushing), the maximum battery surface temperature of the comparative example was 170 ° C., whereas in the above embodiment, it was as low as 120 ° C. Moreover, in the overcharge test (at the time of overcharge), embodiment was as low as 100 degreeC with respect to 250 degreeC of a comparative example. That is, in the above embodiment, since the gas discharge valve 10 functions effectively and the cleavage occurs at an early stage, an increase in temperature can be suppressed.

[Modification]
The secondary battery having the gas discharge valve according to the present invention can be modified as follows.
(1) Although the gas discharge valve 10 is formed integrally with the lid 6, it may be manufactured separately and installed so as to cover the opening of the lid 6. Also in this case, the shape and function of the gas discharge valve 10 can be configured in the same manner as the gas discharge valve 10 of the first embodiment.

(2) Although the gas exhaust valve 10 is provided on the lid 6, the gas exhaust valve 10 may be integrally formed with the case 1, or a separate gas exhaust valve may be attached to the case 1.
(3) Although the lid 6 has been described as being made of aluminum, when the lid is made of SUS, the gas discharge valve is made of nickel, and the gas discharge port drilled in the lid is mounted so as to be closed by the valve body.

(5) Although the gas discharge valve 10 has an elliptical shape, various shapes such as a circular shape and a convex polygon shape can be adopted. In this case, the outer peripheral thin-walled element is arranged as a discontinuous ring along the outer peripheral shape.

(6) The shape of the valve element piece is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the inner concave portion 12 has a double Y shape, but the four valve element pieces may have a substantially triangular shape as a cross shape. Alternatively, the three valve element pieces may have the same substantially triangular shape as a three-pointed arrow shape. In any case, a shape in which the valve element piece opens so that the petals open is preferable.

(7) Instead of the prismatic secondary battery, the present invention may be applied to a gas discharge valve provided on the upper lid of the cylindrical secondary battery. The present invention can also be applied to non-aqueous secondary batteries other than lithium ion secondary batteries.
(8) The shape of the inner recessed portion 11 and the outer recessed portion 12 is not limited to the embodiment as long as the area of the pressure receiving portion can be increased as compared with the V groove or the U groove. Here, the thin-walled portion, which is the pressure receiving portion, has a pressure receiving region having at least a uniform thickness, thereby increasing the area of the pressure receiving portion as compared with the V-groove and U-groove.

(9) In the above embodiment, the two types of discontinuous portions 13A and 13B are provided in the outer peripheral recessed portion 12, but at least the discontinuous portion 13A may be provided as a scattering suppression portion.

(10) In the above embodiment, the two types of discontinuous portions 13A and 13B are provided in the outer peripheral recessed portion 12, but both the discontinuous portions 13A and 13B may be omitted to form a continuous annular recessed portion. In this case, the secondary battery cannot be expected to have a function to prevent the valve element pieces from scattering at the time of cleavage, but each of the valve element pieces (regions D1, D2, S1, S2 in the embodiment) has a convex shape outward from the battery. By connecting with the concave portion, as described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9, if it is ensured that the cleavage starts reliably from the inner peripheral concave portion, the scattering of the valve element piece can also be prevented.

  Applications of the lithium ion secondary battery according to the embodiment are most effective when applied to fields that require high capacity and high output, such as power storage devices for hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, railway vehicles, and solar power generation devices. However, it may be used for small applications such as mobile phones.

  The above description is an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications. That is, the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of valve element pieces have a convex shape on the outside of the battery, and a connection portion between the valve element pieces is a recessed part that is recessed inside the battery, and has such a characteristic configuration. The secondary battery can be applied to various forms.

1: Battery case
3: Power generator
6: Battery cover
10: Gas discharge valve 10a: Recess 10b: Valve body
11: Inner concave portions 11a, 11b, 11c :: inner thin element 11E: outer peripheral end
12: Outer peripheral recesses 12S1 to S4, 12D1 to D4: Thin outer peripheral element 13A: Discontinuous portion (scattering suppression portion)
13B: discontinuous part (cleavage propagation delay part)
D1, D2, S1, S2: Area (valve element piece)

Claims (8)

In a secondary battery in which a gas discharge valve is provided in a battery container containing a power generator,
The gas discharge valve includes a valve body whose outer peripheral portion is connected to the battery container and expands to the outside by an internal pressure of the battery container,
The valve body has a plurality of valve element pieces partitioned so as to be cleaved by the internal pressure of the battery container,
Each of the valve element pieces includes a pressure receiving part that bulges outward from the battery container, an outer peripheral connection part connected to the battery container, and an inner connection part in which a plurality of valve element pieces are connected to each other. Have
Each of the outer peripheral connection portion and the inner connection portion is a recess provided on the periphery of the pressure receiving portion,
Each of the outer peripheral connection portion and the inner connection portion is thinner than the pressure receiving portion, and a thin portion having a uniform thickness is formed,
The bottom portion of the outer peripheral connection portion that is the concave portion and the bottom portion of the inner connection portion that is the concave portion are each formed in a planar shape,
Adjacent pressure receiving parts are connected to each other through the thin part formed in the inner connection part. The secondary battery according to claim 1,
The thin-walled portion formed at the outer peripheral connection portion of each of the valve element pieces is a deformation promoting portion that functions as a shaft portion when the pressure receiving portion that has received the internal pressure is deformed outward from the battery container. Secondary battery. The secondary battery according to claim 2,
The inner connection part of each valve element piece is a part where peripheral edges of adjacent pressure receiving parts protrude to the inner side of the battery container and are connected to each other, and a cleavage force acts outward of the battery container by the internal pressure of the battery container. A secondary battery characterized by that. The secondary battery according to claim 2 or 3,
Each of the valve element pieces is formed with a pair of the deformation promoting portions. The secondary battery according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
A secondary battery, wherein the valve body is further provided with a delay portion that delays the progress of the cleavage from the inner connecting portion to the outer peripheral connecting portion in the process of deforming the valve element piece. . The secondary battery according to claim 5,
The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the delay portion is provided between the deformation promoting portions formed in adjacent valve element pieces. The secondary battery according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The power generator includes a winding group in which a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate are wound through a separator,
A secondary battery, wherein the battery container is filled with an electrolytic solution. The secondary battery according to claim 7,
The battery container includes a flat case and a lid that closes an open end of the case, and the gas discharge valve is provided on the lid.

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