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JPS636988B2
JPS636988B2 JP56013452A JP1345281A JPS636988B2 JP S636988 B2 JPS636988 B2 JP S636988B2 JP 56013452 A JP56013452 A JP 56013452A JP 1345281 A JP1345281 A JP 1345281A JP S636988 B2 JPS636988 B2 JP S636988B2
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lithium
separator
cathode
sheet
battery
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JPS57128463A (en
Inventor
Sadao Shoji
Yoshimichi Ishii
Saburo Nakatsuka
Masato Tsuji
Shigeki Morikawa
Satoyuki Hasui
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00Electrodes
    • H01M4/02Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
    • H01M4/13Electrodes for accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte, e.g. for lithium-accumulators; Processes of manufacture thereof
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00Electrodes
    • H01M4/02Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
    • H01M4/36Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
    • H01M4/38Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00Electrodes
    • H01M4/02Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
    • H01M2004/026Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material characterised by the polarity
    • H01M2004/027Negative electrodes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/40Separators; Membranes; Diaphragms; Spacing elements inside cells
    • H01M50/46Separators, membranes or diaphragms characterised by their combination with electrodes
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/10Energy storage using batteries

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は、軟質軽金属を陰極活物質とする電池
の陰極組立体の製造法に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a cathode assembly for a battery using a soft light metal as a cathode active material.

リチウムで代表される軽金属を負極活物質と
し、有機電解質などの非水系電解質を用いる電池
は高エネルギー密度を有し、近来のエレクトロニ
クスの進歩と相まつて実用化が進められ、既にリ
チウム−フツ化炭素、リチウム−二酸化マンガン
電池が電子ウオツチ、電卓、カメラ、各種通信
機、各種メモリ用バツクアツプ電源として広く用
いられるようになつてきている。今後もますます
その実用化範囲は拡大していくものと考えられ
る。それに伴い、効率的でしかも合理的な製造法
が必要かつ重要な課題となつている。
Batteries that use light metals such as lithium as negative electrode active materials and non-aqueous electrolytes such as organic electrolytes have high energy density, and are being put into practical use in tandem with recent advances in electronics. Lithium-manganese dioxide batteries have come to be widely used as backup power supplies for electronic watches, calculators, cameras, various communication devices, and various memories. It is thought that the scope of its practical application will continue to expand in the future. Accordingly, efficient and rational manufacturing methods have become a necessary and important issue.

この種の電池の陰極に用いられるリチウム金属
は、非常に軟らかく、しかも粘りの高い、滑りに
くい材料であるため、電池の組み立てにおいて大
きな制約を受けており、生産性の高い製造法を確
立する場合の1つのネツクになつている。
The lithium metal used for the cathode of this type of battery is a very soft, sticky, and non-slip material, which poses major constraints in battery assembly, and it is difficult to establish a highly productive manufacturing method. It has become one of the networks.

特に、渦巻状電極群を有する円筒形電池におい
ては、長尺のリチウムシートを渦巻状に巻くこと
は、巻回工程でリチウムが変形したり、力を加え
すぎると伸びすぎたり、あるいは変形によりセパ
レータよりはみ出したりして、内部短絡の原因に
なるなどの危検が大きい。
In particular, in cylindrical batteries with spiral electrode groups, winding a long lithium sheet in a spiral shape may cause the lithium to deform during the winding process, stretch too much if too much force is applied, or deform the separator. There is a great danger that the wire may protrude further and cause an internal short circuit.

この点を改善するために、ニツケル、ステンレ
ス鋼などのネツト、エキスパンドメタルからなる
集電体をリチウムに埋め込むなどによつて補強す
る方法がある。また、リチウムシートを巻回する
ときに、変形による曲がりによつてセパレータか
らはみ出するのを防止するため、セパレータを袋
状にする試みもある。前者の方法は、リチウムの
補強効果は優れているが、リチウムシートとして
活物質としての必要量以上に厚みが厚くなるの
で、リチウム電池の特徴である高エネルギー密度
に対してマイナスとなる不都合がある。さらにネ
ツトやエキスパンドメタルの周辺部が折れ曲がつ
たりしてバリとなり、これが巻回時にセパレータ
を突き破り、陽極と接触して内部短絡の原因とな
る。このように電池組立てにおける信頼性を低い
ものとする欠点も有する。
In order to improve this point, there is a method of reinforcing the lithium by embedding a current collector made of a net made of nickel, stainless steel, or expanded metal in lithium. Furthermore, in order to prevent the lithium sheet from protruding from the separator due to bending due to deformation when the lithium sheet is wound, an attempt has been made to form the separator into a bag shape. The former method has an excellent lithium reinforcing effect, but the thickness of the lithium sheet becomes thicker than necessary as an active material, which has a negative effect on the high energy density that is a characteristic of lithium batteries. . Furthermore, the surrounding areas of the net and expanded metal are bent and become burrs, which break through the separator during winding and come into contact with the anode, causing an internal short circuit. As described above, it also has the disadvantage of lowering reliability in battery assembly.

また、後者の方法では、リチウムシートを袋状
のセパレータで包むため、セパレータの袋加工工
程の自動化が困難であり、電池の生産性という点
においてマイナス要因となつている。また、リチ
ウムは、一般の金属と異なり、表面の滑りが非常
に悪いため、袋状のセパレータで包んだ場合、巻
回工程において、セパレータ内でセパレータとか
らみ合い、うまく巻回できない不都合もある。
Furthermore, in the latter method, since the lithium sheet is wrapped in a bag-shaped separator, it is difficult to automate the separator bag processing process, which is a negative factor in terms of battery productivity. Furthermore, unlike ordinary metals, lithium has a very slippery surface, so when wrapped in a bag-shaped separator, it gets entangled with the separator within the separator during the winding process, making it difficult to wind it properly.

本発明は、以上のような従来の不都合を解消
し、信頼性および生産性の高い電池を与える陰極
組立体を提供するものである。
The present invention provides a cathode assembly that overcomes the above-mentioned conventional disadvantages and provides a battery with high reliability and productivity.

すなわち、本発明は、リチウムのような軟質軽
金属からなるシート状の活物質の両面に、樹脂繊
維の不織布などからなる粗表面を有するシート状
のセパレータを加圧圧着することを特徴とするも
のである。
That is, the present invention is characterized in that a sheet-like separator having a rough surface made of a non-woven fabric of resin fibers is bonded under pressure to both sides of a sheet-like active material made of a soft light metal such as lithium. be.

本発明は、渦巻状電極群を有する電池に適用し
た場合に最も効果を発揮する。
The present invention is most effective when applied to a battery having a spiral electrode group.

以下、本発明を実施例によつて詳細に説明す
る。
Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to Examples.

第1図は渦巻状電極群を構成するためのリチウ
ム陰極とセパレータとの組立体を示す。この組立
体1は、リチウムシート2と、その端部側に埋め
込んだニツケル製集電体3、およびリチウムシー
ト2の両面に圧着したポリプロピレンの不織布か
らなるセパレータ4,4により構成されている。
FIG. 1 shows an assembly of a lithium cathode and a separator to form a spiral electrode group. This assembly 1 is composed of a lithium sheet 2, a nickel current collector 3 embedded in the end side of the lithium sheet 2, and separators 4, 4 made of a polypropylene nonwoven fabric crimped onto both surfaces of the lithium sheet 2.

第2図はこの組立体を製造する工程の概略を示
すもので、連続する長尺帯状のポリプロピレン不
織布のシート4′をその上に所定の寸法に切断し
たリチウムシート3′を相互に間隔をおいてのせ
て供給するとともに他方のポリプロピレン不織布
のシート4′を供給し、一対のロール5,5間を
通すことにより、リチウムシートとポリプロピレ
ンのシート4′,4′を一体に圧着して結合するも
のである。この後、リチウムシートに接しない部
分でポリプロピレンのシートを切断すれば、第1
図のような組立体が出来上る。なお、当然のこと
ながら、セパレータの巾および長さはリチウムシ
ートのそれより大きくしてある。組立体の周縁部
において接するセパレータ同志は、必要に応じて
溶着してもよい。
Figure 2 shows an outline of the process for manufacturing this assembly, in which a continuous long belt-shaped polypropylene nonwoven fabric sheet 4' is placed on top of which lithium sheets 3' cut into predetermined dimensions are placed at intervals. The lithium sheet and the polypropylene sheets 4', 4' are pressed and bonded together by supplying the other polypropylene nonwoven fabric sheet 4' and passing it between a pair of rolls 5, 5. It is. After this, if you cut the polypropylene sheet at the part that does not touch the lithium sheet, the first
The assembly shown in the figure is completed. Note that, as a matter of course, the width and length of the separator are larger than those of the lithium sheet. Separators that come into contact with each other at the peripheral edge of the assembly may be welded together, if necessary.

セパレータとして目付重量20g/m2で厚さ0.1
mmのポリプロピレン不織布、リチウムシートとし
て厚さが0.20mmのものを用いた場合、ロール5,
5間の間隔は、2枚の不織布とリチウムシートの
3層の厚さの合計より0.05mm程度狭くするのが適
当である。
As a separator, the basis weight is 20g/ m2 and the thickness is 0.1
When using a polypropylene nonwoven fabric with a thickness of 0.20 mm as a lithium sheet, roll 5,
It is appropriate that the interval between the two nonwoven fabrics and the lithium sheet be about 0.05 mm narrower than the total thickness of the three layers of the two nonwoven fabrics and the lithium sheet.

上記の方法によれば、リチウムは軟らかい金属
であり、一方ポリプロピレン不織布は多孔体で表
面が毛ば立つた粗面状態にあるので、不織布の一
部がリチウムシートの表層部に埋まり込み、リチ
ウムと不織布は一体の組立体となる。その結果、
リチウムシートは陰極組立体の巻回時にセパレー
タの不織布からずれたり、セパレータからはみ出
したりすることによるトラブルが全くなくなる。
According to the above method, lithium is a soft metal, and polypropylene nonwoven fabric is porous and has a rough, fluffy surface. The nonwoven fabric becomes an integral assembly. the result,
There is no problem with the lithium sheet being displaced from the nonwoven fabric of the separator or protruding from the separator when the cathode assembly is wound.

陰極の集電体3は、渦巻状電極群を構成した場
合に巻き終わり端となる側に、セパレータと圧着
する前にリチウムシートへ圧着してある。そし
て、電池構成は陽極律速、すなわち、陰極の容量
を陽極のそれより若干大きくしておけば、放電末
期においてもリチウムシートが薄く残存し、しか
も集電体は極群の巻き終わり端にあつて、陽極と
片面のみが対向し、リチウムの消耗の少ない部分
にあるので、従来のように陰極の大部分に集電体
を配置しなくとも有効な集電能を有するのであ
る。特にリチウムはセパレータに圧着してあるの
で、巻回時に局部的な伸びや変形がなく、全体を
ほぼ一様に反応させることができ、従つて放電末
期においても残存するリチウムによるその集電能
がすぐれるのである。
The current collector 3 of the cathode is crimped onto the lithium sheet at the end of the winding when forming a spiral electrode group before being crimped onto the separator. The battery configuration is anode-limited, that is, if the capacity of the cathode is made slightly larger than that of the anode, a thin lithium sheet remains even at the end of discharge, and the current collector is at the end of the winding of the electrode group. Since only one side faces the anode and is located in a part where lithium is less consumed, it has an effective current collecting ability without disposing a current collector over most of the cathode as in the conventional case. In particular, since the lithium is crimped onto the separator, there is no local elongation or deformation during winding, and the reaction can be carried out almost uniformly over the entire area.Therefore, even at the end of discharge, the current collecting ability of the remaining lithium is quickly improved. It is possible.

第3図は上記の陰極組立体を用いた円筒形電池
を示すもので、6は電池ケースであり、その内部
には陰極組立体と両面にセパレータを配した陽極
板7とを渦巻状に巻回した電極群8が挿入されて
いる。この極群は陰極が最外周となるように構成
されている。9,10は極群8の上下に配したリ
ング状の絶縁板、11は端子部材12を組んだ絶
縁性樹脂よりなる封口板、13は陽極端子キヤツ
プ、14は端子部材12に接続した陽極の集電体
である。なお、陰極の集電体はケースの底面に接
続されている。また、陽極は、フツ化炭素を活物
質とし、導電材および結着剤を含む合剤をチタン
製ネツトの集電体と一体に結合し、セパレータに
より包被したものである。
FIG. 3 shows a cylindrical battery using the above cathode assembly. 6 is a battery case, inside which the cathode assembly and an anode plate 7 with separators arranged on both sides are wound spirally. The rotated electrode group 8 is inserted. This pole group is configured such that the cathode is located at the outermost periphery. 9 and 10 are ring-shaped insulating plates arranged above and below the electrode group 8; 11 is a sealing plate made of insulating resin with which the terminal member 12 is assembled; 13 is an anode terminal cap; and 14 is an anode connected to the terminal member 12. It is a current collector. Note that the cathode current collector is connected to the bottom of the case. The anode is made of carbon fluoride as an active material, a mixture containing a conductive material and a binder, which is integrally bonded to a titanium net current collector, and is covered with a separator.

本発明の陰極組立体によれば、巻きずれがない
ため、極群の巻回を迅速に行うことができ、ニツ
ケル製エキスパンドメタルの帯状の集電体をリチ
ウムシートのほぼ全周に配設した従来のもので
は、15個/分の巻回速度が限度であるのに対し、
40個/分の巻回が可能となつた。
According to the cathode assembly of the present invention, since there is no winding misalignment, winding of the electrode group can be carried out quickly, and a band-shaped current collector made of expanded metal made of nickel is arranged almost all around the lithium sheet. In contrast to conventional models, the winding speed is limited to 15 pieces/minute.
It became possible to wind 40 pieces/minute.

また、本発明による陰極組立体を用いた第3図
の構成の電池Aと、従来の電池B各1000個につい
て、振動数55Hz、振巾3mmの条件でx、y、zの
各3軸方向に2時間ずつ振動を与えた結果、電池
Bでは開路電圧3V未満のもの3個、開路電圧が
10mV以上低下したもの8個の不良品が発生した
が、電池Aではこのような不良は全くなかつた。
電池Bの不良の原因は、陰極の補強体兼集電体と
して用いたエキスパンドメタルのバリによる内部
微小短絡であると考えられ、実際開路電圧3V未
満の電池では、目視によつてバリを確認すること
ができた。
Furthermore, 1,000 each of battery A with the configuration shown in FIG. 3 using the cathode assembly according to the present invention and conventional battery B were tested in each of the three axes x, y, and z under conditions of a frequency of 55 Hz and a width of 3 mm. As a result of applying vibration to the batteries for 2 hours each, three batteries with an open circuit voltage of less than 3V were found to have an open circuit voltage of less than 3V.
There were 8 defective products in which the voltage decreased by 10 mV or more, but there were no such defects in battery A.
The cause of battery B's failure is thought to be an internal micro short circuit caused by burrs on the expanded metal used as the cathode reinforcement and current collector.In fact, in batteries with an open circuit voltage of less than 3V, burrs should be visually checked. I was able to do that.

上記の実施例では、リチウムシートとセパレー
タを一体にする方法として、ローラにより加圧す
る方法を示したが、他の方法、例えばプレス圧に
より加圧する方法でもよい。また、リチウムシー
トの全面をセパレータに一体化しなくとも大部分
が圧着されていればよい。
In the above embodiment, a method of applying pressure using a roller was shown as a method for integrating the lithium sheet and the separator, but other methods such as applying pressure using press pressure may be used. Furthermore, it is not necessary to integrate the entire surface of the lithium sheet with the separator as long as most of the lithium sheet is crimped.

陰極活物質としてリチウムを用いる例を説明し
たが、ナトリウムなどのアルカリ金属等軟質の軽
金属陰極活物質についても同様に適用できること
はいうまでもない。セパレータについても不織布
に限らず、陰極金属に部分的に食い込むか、陰極
金属が食い込む粗表面を有するものを適用するこ
とができる。
Although an example in which lithium is used as the cathode active material has been described, it goes without saying that the same can be applied to soft light metal cathode active materials such as alkali metals such as sodium. The separator is not limited to non-woven fabric, but may be one that partially bites into the cathode metal or has a rough surface into which the cathode metal bites.

以上のように、本発明によれば、電池の信頼性
および生産性を大巾に向上することができる。
As described above, according to the present invention, battery reliability and productivity can be greatly improved.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明の実施例における陰極組立体の
要部を欠截した正面図、第2図はその製造工程を
示す略図、第3図は同組立体を用いた電池の要部
を欠截した正面図である。 1,17……陰極組立体、2,16……リチウ
ムシート、4,15……セパレータ。
Fig. 1 is a front view of a cathode assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention with main parts cut away, Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the manufacturing process thereof, and Fig. 3 is a battery using the same assembly with main parts cut away. It is a cutaway front view. 1, 17... Cathode assembly, 2, 16... Lithium sheet, 4, 15... Separator.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1 渦巻状電極群を有する電池であつて、軟質軽
金属からなるシート状陰極活物質の両面に、粗表
面を有するシート状のセパレータを加圧圧着する
工程を有することを特徴とする円筒形有機電解液
電池用陰極組立体の製造法。
1. A cylindrical organic electrolytic battery having a spiral electrode group, which comprises a process of pressurizing sheet-like separators having a rough surface on both sides of a sheet-like cathode active material made of a soft light metal. A method for manufacturing a cathode assembly for a liquid battery.
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