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- 複数の正極および負極をセパレータを介して積層してなる発電要素が、熱融着層を備えたラミネートフィルムからなる外装体の中に電解液とともに収容され、上記発電要素の電極タブが上記ラミネートフィルムの接合面から導出されてなるフィルム外装電池の製造方法であって、
少なくとも1つの電極タブが配置された上記外装体の一辺において、上記電極タブを横切って連続的に設定されるシール線の中で、電極タブと重なった領域をタブ領域用ヒートブロックによって加熱封止するタブ領域封止加工と、
上記のシール線の中で、電極タブと重ならない領域を非タブ領域用ヒートブロックによって加熱封止する非タブ領域封止加工と、
を個別に行う、フィルム外装電池の製造方法。 - 上記タブ領域封止加工を行った後に、上記非タブ領域封止加工を行う、請求項1に記載のフィルム外装電池の製造方法。
- 上記非タブ領域封止加工を行った後に、上記タブ領域封止加工を行う、請求項1に記載のフィルム外装電池の製造方法。
- 上記非タブ領域封止加工に比較して、上記タブ領域封止加工を相対的に高い温度で行う、請求項1〜3のいずれかに記載のフィルム外装電池の製造方法。
- 上記非タブ領域封止加工に比較して、上記タブ領域封止加工を相対的に高い加圧力でもって行う、請求項1〜4のいずれかに記載のフィルム外装電池の製造方法。
- 上記非タブ領域封止加工を、電極タブが配置されていない他の辺の封止加工と同時に行う、請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載のフィルム外装電池の製造方法。
- 上記電極タブは、上記シール線が横切る部位に、予め合成樹脂層を備えており、
上記非タブ領域封止加工の加工領域と上記タブ領域封止加工の加工領域とが、上記電極タブから側方へ張り出した上記合成樹脂層の張り出し部の上で、互いにオーバラップしている、請求項1〜6のいずれかに記載のフィルム外装電池の製造方法。 - 上記タブ領域用ヒートブロックには、上記張り出し部に対応した補助加工面が上記電極タブに対応した主加工面から微小量突出して設けられており、
上記非タブ領域用ヒートブロックには、上記張り出し部に対応した補助加工面が上記ラミネートフィルムに対応した主加工面から微小量後退して設けられている、請求項7に記載のフィルム外装電池の製造方法。 - 請求項1〜8のいずれかに記載の製造方法によって外装体の封止を行った、フィルム外装電池。
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