KR100803435B1 - PTC device mounted to battery cap and Secondary battery using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a PTC device that can be mounted in a battery cap and a secondary battery using the same. PTC device according to the present invention, in the PTC device for blocking the over-current of the secondary battery having a battery cap protruding in one direction of the battery can, by the inner circumferential surface and the inner top surface so that they can be combined with the battery cap A layered PTC resistor having a defined mounting groove; A first electrode attached to an outer circumferential surface and an outer upper surface of the layered PTC resistor; A second electrode attached to an inner circumferential surface and an inner upper surface of the layered PTC resistor; And an external lead attached to the first electrode, wherein the second electrode is connected to a battery cap forming one pole of the secondary battery, and the external lead is connected to a predetermined position of a battery can forming the other electrode of the secondary battery and electrically connected thereto. To be able to, characterized in that the battery cap is accommodated in the mounting groove.

In the present invention, the PTC element and the battery cap are unevenly coupled to improve the space utilization of the secondary battery, thereby reducing the size of the battery pack as compared with the conventional one, thereby substantially increasing the charging capacity to the same volume. In addition, the thermal sensing efficiency of the PTC device is improved when an overcurrent occurs in the secondary battery.

PTC, Element, Battery Cap, Secondary Battery

Description

Ptc device mounted to battery cap and secondary battery using the same}

1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a PTC element according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a secondary battery equipped with a PTC device according to the prior art.

3 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along the line 'A' of FIG.

4A and 4B are perspective views showing a connection structure between a PTC element and a battery cap according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5A and 5B are cross-sectional views showing a PTC device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view showing a connection structure of a PTC element and a cap assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7A-7B are cross-sectional views illustrating the manufacture of a PTC device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

8a to 8c are cross-sectional views showing the preparation of the battery cap according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a schematic configuration diagram of a rechargeable battery according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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100 ... PTC element 110 ... Layered PTC resistor 120 ... First electrode

130 Second electrode 200 Cap assembly 210 Battery cap

220 gasket 230 cap plate 300 battery can

400 ... electrode assembly 410 ... positive electrode 420 ... separator

430 ... cathode electrode

The present invention relates to a PTC device that can be mounted to a battery cap, and more particularly, to a PTC device that is unevenly coupled to the battery cap, and cuts off the power supply path when an overcurrent occurs in the secondary battery.

In general, secondary batteries are batteries that can be used repeatedly through a reverse charging and discharging process that converts chemical energy into electrical energy. Examples thereof include nickel-cadmium batteries, nickel-hydrogen batteries, lithium-ion batteries, and lithium-ion batteries. Polymer batteries and the like.

Recently, the growth of secondary batteries is due to the rapid growth of new markets such as digital home appliances and portable terminals. Lithium-based small secondary batteries are applied to products such as digital cameras, P-DVDs, MP3Ps, mobile phones, PDAs, portable game devices, power tools, and e-bikes. Nickel-hydrogen medium and large secondary batteries are HUV (Hybrid Electric). Applicable to vehicles such as vehicles.

At this time, in view of the development of the negative electrode and the positive electrode of the secondary battery, it is 3000mAh based on the cylindrical, exceeding the first generation 2400mAh, it is expected that the lithium-based medium-large secondary battery will be commercialized in the future.

The secondary battery is classified into a rectangular, cylindrical, and pouch type according to the shape of the outer shape, an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator are stacked, a battery can accommodating the electrode assembly together with an electrolyte, and an upper opening of the battery can. It includes a cap assembly for sealing the.

The principle of charging and discharging of a secondary battery is that when a battery is charged, a metal atom moves from a positive electrode to a negative electrode through a separator, where a charging current flows. On the contrary, when discharged, metal atoms move from the cathode to the anode and discharge current flows.

Here, when the secondary battery is overcharged or an overcurrent flows, there is a risk of explosion ignition. Typically, when the secondary battery is charged based on the assembled battery voltage, a cell that is overcharged above the charging voltage may occur due to a difference in cell voltage due to a difference in characteristics (eg, capacity and state of charge) between cells connected in series. In particular, the metal material generates hydrogen gas and heat when reacted with moisture, and there is a risk of explosion.

A safety device is required as a means of protecting the secondary battery from such overcharge and overcurrent and preventing performance degradation due to overdischarge. Safety devices of secondary batteries include safety vents, positive temperature coefficients (PTCs), shut-down separators, and additives.

In particular, the PTC element has a constant temperature coefficient and can be used repeatedly, unlike a fuse, and is prevented from breaking by breaking the current when the voltage of the secondary battery increases rapidly. It is connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the secondary battery.

US Patent No. 5,976,729 discloses a PCT device mounted on the bottom surface of a battery can, US Patent No. 4,237,441 discloses a polymer exhibiting PTC characteristics, and Korean Patent Application Publication No. 2004-110598 (Secondary Battery) A PTC device that is in close contact with a bottom surface of a battery can is disclosed. Korean Patent Publication No. 447552 (Protective device and a lithium secondary battery having the same) discloses a PTC device that is in close contact with an outer surface of a battery can.

1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a PTC device according to the prior art, FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a secondary battery equipped with a PTC device according to the prior art, and FIG. 3 is taken along the line 'A' of FIG. A partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the conventional PTC device 10, a layered PCT resistor 1 is sandwiched between two electrode terminals 2 and 3 to form a chip, and the chip is formed by welding. It is attached to two leads 4 and 5 extending from both ends.

Here, the two leads 4 and 5 are electrically connected to the secondary battery so that the PTC element 10 can function as a protective device or an interconnecting device of the secondary battery.

Referring to FIG. 2, the PCT element 10 is mounted in the battery can 20 to block overcurrent flowing in the secondary battery. At this time, one end of the lead wire 4 is electrically connected to the battery can forming one electrode of the secondary battery, and the other end of the lead wire 5 is electrically connected to the protection circuit 40 of the secondary battery. In this case, the protection circuit 40 is electrically connected to the battery cap 31 forming the second electrode of the secondary battery.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the battery cap 31 is insulated from the cap plate 33 electrically connected to the battery can 20 by the gasket 32.

However, the secondary battery of the above-described configuration has a problem that the space utilization is lowered by the thickness t of the PCT element 10 to increase the size of the secondary battery pack, or the charge capacity is reduced compared to the same volume. Although the figure illustrates the case where the layered resistor of the PCT element is mounted on the bottom of the battery can, the same problem occurs when the layered resistor of the PCT element is mounted on the side of the battery can of the secondary battery. In addition, the PTC element 10 has a problem that the efficiency of detecting heat from the secondary battery is reduced.

Efforts have been made to reduce the volume of the secondary battery and maximize the electric capacity by improving the connection structure of the PCT element 10 described above to efficiently and stably place the PTC element in the secondary battery.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the PTC element and the battery cap is coupled to the uneven, PTC element that can be mounted in the battery cap that can improve the space utilization and charging capacity of the secondary battery and the secondary battery using the same The purpose is to provide.

The PTC device that can be mounted to the battery cap according to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the PTC device for blocking the overcurrent of the secondary battery having a battery cap protruding in one direction of the battery can, A layered PTC resistor having a mounting groove defined by an inner circumferential surface and an inner upper surface so as to be unevenly coupled to the cap; A first electrode attached to an outer circumferential surface and an outer upper surface of the layered PTC resistor; A second electrode attached to an inner circumferential surface and an inner upper surface of the layered PTC resistor; And an external lead attached to the first electrode, wherein the second electrode is connected to a battery cap forming one electrode of the secondary battery, and the external lead is connected to a predetermined position of a battery can forming the other electrode of the secondary battery. In order to be electrically connected, the battery cap is characterized in that it is accommodated in the mounting groove.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the PTC device for blocking the over-current of the secondary battery having a battery cap protruding in one direction of the battery can, the inner circumferential surface and the inner upper surface so as to be unevenly coupled with the battery cap A layered PTC resistor having a mounting groove defined by; A first electrode attached to an outer upper surface of the layered PTC resistor; A second electrode attached to an inner circumferential edge, an inner circumferential surface, and an inner upper surface of the layered PTC resistor; And an external lead attached to the first electrode.

The second electrode is connected to the outer circumferential surface and the upper surface of the battery cap forming the first pole of the secondary battery to provide a PTC element that can be mounted to the battery cap, characterized in that the battery cap is accommodated in the mounting groove.

According to another aspect of the invention, in the PTC device for blocking the over-current of the secondary battery having a battery cap protruding in one direction of the battery can, the inner circumferential surface and the inner upper surface so that the battery cap can be combined with each other uneven A layered PTC resistor having a mounting groove defined by; A first electrode attached to an outer upper surface of the layered PTC resistor; And an external lead attached to the first electrode.

The inner circumferential surface and the inner upper surface of the layered PTC resistor are connected to the outer circumferential surface and the upper surface of the battery cap forming the first pole of the secondary battery, so that the battery cap is accommodated in the mounting groove.

Preferably, the mounting groove corresponds to the shape of the battery cap, the shape is circular or square.

In addition, the thickness of the outer lead is 0.18 mm or more.

In addition, the connection is made by welding, soldering or physical bonding.

According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a battery cap having the PTC element and a secondary battery having the same.

In addition, the present invention is a method for manufacturing a PTC element for blocking the overcurrent of the secondary battery having a battery cap protruding in one direction of the battery can, (a) by extrusion processing a layered plate material made of a PTC resistor, Processing into a primary PTC plate formed with a mounting groove of the; (b) forming an electrode on one side and the other side of the primary PTC sheet, and processing the secondary PTC sheet; (c) cutting the secondary PTC sheet at equal intervals, and processing the unit PTC device having at least one mounting groove; providing a method for manufacturing a PTC device mountable to a battery cap, the method comprising: do.

Preferably, the mounting groove of step (a) is a structure that can accommodate the battery cap, the electrode of step (b) is made of nickel, nickel plated alloy or nickel plated copper foil.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, in the method for manufacturing a PTC device mounted on a battery cap, (a) the layered PTC resistor and the battery cap are pressed in such a manner that the layered PTC resistor is integrally attached to the outer circumferential surface and the upper surface of the battery cap. Doing; And (b) forming an electrode on an upper surface of the crimped layered PTC resistor. The method of manufacturing a PTC device integrally mounted to a battery cap may include.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to the common or dictionary meanings, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their own invention. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, which can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be various equivalents and variations.

The PTC device according to the present invention corresponds to the shape of the battery cap to accommodate the battery cap, which will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B.

As shown in the figure, the PTC device (100, 100 ') that can be mounted to the battery cap (210, 210') according to the present invention in the inner space that can accommodate the battery cap 210, that is, the inner peripheral surface and the inner upper surface It has a mounting groove defined by. More specifically, the PTC device (100, 100 ') has a structure in which the top and side surrounds the battery cap 210, the bottom is open so that the battery cap (210, 210') can be mutually uneven to be.

Here, the PTC device (100, 100 ') corresponds to the shape of the battery cap (210, 210'), as shown in Figure 4a, if the battery cap 210 is a cylindrical, of the battery cap 210 The PTC element 100 of the hollow cylindrical body having a mounting groove of the inner diameter larger than the outer diameter is mounted to the battery cap 210. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the battery cap 210 'is a cylindrical shape, the PTC element 100' of the hollow cylindrical body having a mounting groove having an inner shape larger than that of the battery cap 210 'is provided. It is attached to the battery cap.

The PTC devices 100 and 100 'may include the first and second electrodes 120 and 120' attached to the layered PTC resistors 110 and 110 'and the layered PTC resistors 110 and 110' in various forms. 130 and 130 ', which will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B.

As shown in the figure, the PTC device 100 includes a layered PTC resistor 110 having a mounting groove defined by an inner circumferential surface and an inner upper surface thereof so as to be unevenly coupled with the battery cap. Here, the first electrode 120 and the second electrode 130 for electrical connection of the external terminal and the battery cap are attached to one side and the other side of the layered PTC resistor 110.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the first electrode 120 is attached to an outer upper surface of the layered PTC resistor 110, and the second electrode 130 is an inner circumferential edge of the layered PTC resistor 110 and an inner circumferential surface thereof. And an inner circumferential upper surface. Herein, the electrodes 120 and 130 may be differently modified according to the electrical connection structure of the external terminal and the battery cap. As shown in FIG. 5B, the first electrode 120 may include the layered PTC resistor 110. It is attached to the outer circumferential surface and the outer upper surface of the, the second electrode 130 is attached to the inner circumferential surface and the inner circumferential upper surface of the layered PTC resistor (110).

The layered PTC resistor 110 according to the present invention is made of a polymer-based conductive composite. The polymer-based conductive composite is composed of a mixture of a polymer, a conductive filler, an antioxidant, and a peroxide crosslinking agent. Preferably, the polymer may include high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polypropylene (PP), and Ethylene / PP polymer having a melt index of 1 to 10, The conductive filler may be made of metal such as carbon black, nickel, or metal oxide.

In addition, since the carbon black particles are interconnected and present at room temperature, the layered PTC resistor 110 may form a plurality of conductive paths through which electric current flows, thereby exhibiting good conductivity. On the other hand, when a thermal runaway occurs due to an increase in the ambient temperature or an excess of the current flowing through the conductive path, the gap between the carbon black particles due to thermal expansion is widened so that the conductive path is blocked, so that the conductivity rapidly decreases. There are number characteristics.

The first and second electrodes 120 and 130 according to the present invention allow a current to pass through the surface of the layered PTC resistor 110 and be connected to an external terminal and a battery cap. In addition, the first and second electrodes 120 and 130 may be formed of a thin film by electrolytic or electroless plating of nickel or copper metal.

An external terminal according to the present invention, that is, an external lead (not shown) is attached to the upper surface of the first electrode 120 by welding, soldering, or a conductive adhesive, and its attachment area according to ease of attachment and temperature treatment. It is formed to cover part or the whole of this first electrode. In addition, the external lead (not shown) is formed to extend beyond a portion of the edge of the layered PTC resistor 110, preferably made of a conductive metal material of nickel or nickel plated alloy. In addition, the external lead (not shown) is preferably made of a strap (trap) form or wire (Wire) form, the thickness of the external lead (not shown) is preferably 0.18mm or more. In more detail, when the thickness is less than 0.18 mm, it leads to damage of the layered PTC resistor 110 when welding or soldering an external lead (not shown) to the first electrode 120.

The PTC device is mounted on the battery cap protruding in one direction of the cap assembly and is positioned on the flow of current. Referring to FIG.

As shown in the figure, the cap assembly 200 is a cap plate 230, a predetermined size of the through-hole is formed in the center, the battery cap 210 that can be inserted into the through hole and the cap plate 230 and the battery cap ( It consists of a gasket 220 for insulation of the 210.

The battery cap 210 is inserted into and fixed to the tubular gasket 220 to be insulated from the cap plate 230 made of a conductive metal material. In this case, the battery cap 210 forms one pole of the secondary battery, and the cap plate 230 is electrically connected to a battery can (not shown) forming the other electrode of the secondary battery.

The electrical connection of the PTC device 100 and the battery cap 210 according to the present invention is made by mutually uneven coupling, the coupling is made by welding, soldering or conductive adhesive. Here, the second electrode 130 of the PTC device 100 is electrically connected to the battery cap 210 and insulated from the cap plate 230 and the second electrode 120 to block overcurrent of the secondary battery. Electrical connections are made. That is, the PTC element 100 is electrically connected to the battery cap 210 and positioned on the current flow, and an external lead (not shown) attached to the first electrode 120 forms one pole of the secondary battery. Welded in a battery can (not shown), the battery cap 210 forms a second electrode of the secondary battery, so that the PTC device 100 can block the overcurrent of the secondary battery.

The PTC device according to the present invention can be manufactured by extrusion, which will be described below with reference to FIG. 7.

Referring to the drawings, a layered plate made of a PTC resistor is extruded and processed into a primary PTC plate P having a plurality of mounting grooves corresponding to the protrusions of the battery cap, as shown in FIG. 7A. Next, nickel, nickel-plated alloys or nickel-plated copper foils are formed on symmetrical surfaces and the other surfaces of the primary PTC sheet P to form a secondary PTC sheet having electrodes formed thereon, as shown in FIG. 7B. P '). Subsequently, the secondary plate P 'is cut at equal intervals and processed into a unit PTC device 100 having at least one mounting groove, as shown in FIG. 7C, to produce a product.

On the other hand, the PTC device and the battery cap according to the present invention can be manufactured integrally, the following description of the manufacturing method with reference to Figures 8a to 8c.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the layered PTC resistor 110 is pressed into the protrusion of the battery cap 210, which is a component of the cap assembly, and as shown in FIG. 8B, the layered PTC resistor 110 and the battery cap are shown in FIG. Integrate 210. Thereafter, nickel, nickel-plated alloy, or nickel-plated copper foil is formed on the upper surface of the layered PTC resistor 110 to manufacture a battery cap equipped with a PTC element, as shown in FIG. 8C.

Referring to FIG. 9, a schematic configuration of a secondary battery to which a PTC device that can be mounted to a battery cap according to the present invention is applied is as follows.

As illustrated in FIG. 9, the secondary battery includes a battery can 300 accommodating an electrode assembly (not shown), a cap assembly 200 sealing the battery can 300, and the cap assembly ( It includes a battery cap 210 formed on the 200.

Here, according to the stacking method of the electrode assembly and the structure of the secondary battery, it is obvious that the negative electrode and the positive electrode of the lead wire (not shown) which are components of the electrode assembly may be configured to be interchanged. That is, of course, the present invention may be modified to electrically connect the negative lead wire (not shown) with the battery cap 210 and the positive lead wire (not shown) with the battery can 300. In this case, the battery can 300 is preferably formed of a conductive metal material to be electrically connected to the electrode assembly.

The cap assembly 200 has a size and shape corresponding to the top opening of the battery can 300 to seal the battery can 300.

The battery cap 210 is formed of a conductive metal material to be electrically connected to a lead wire forming one electrode of the electrode assembly, and is electrically insulated from the cap plate 230 and the battery can 300 by a gasket 220. .

The secondary battery is manufactured by an electrode manufacturing process, an assembly process, an activation process, an inspection process, and a battery pack manufacturing process. In particular, the PTC device 100 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is mounted in the battery pack manufacturing process. In addition, a protection circuit (not shown) and a charge / discharge circuit (not shown) that are electrically coupled to the PTC device 100 to protect the secondary battery may be additionally installed.

The PTC device 100 is unevenly coupled to the battery cap 210, the second electrode 130 of the PTC device 100 is electrically connected to the outer peripheral surface and the upper peripheral surface of the battery cap 210, The external lead 140 of the PTC device 100 is electrically connected to the protection circuit or the charge / discharge circuit.

The current generated in the electrode assembly of the secondary battery is transferred to the battery can 300 through the battery cap 210, the PTC device 100, the protection circuit (PCM) and the charge and discharge circuit. In more detail, the secondary battery equipped with the PTC device 100 includes a battery cap 210, a second electrode 130, a layered PTC resistor 110, a first electrode 120, and an external lead 140. And a protection circuit, a charge / discharge circuit, and a battery can 300 form an electrically connected conductive path. In this case, when overcurrent occurs in the process of charging and discharging the secondary battery, the layered PTC resistor 110 blocks the flow of current to protect the secondary battery by opening the conductive path.

In this case, the protection circuit electrically connected to the PTC device 100 includes a charge / discharge circuit and a secondary battery for overvoltage, overcurrent and / or overheating together with the protection device 100 during charging and discharging of the secondary battery. It works to protect.

Although the present invention has been described above by means of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto and will be described below by the person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the claims.

As described above, the present invention provides a PTC device that is mutually unevenly coupled with the battery cap, the space utilization of the secondary battery is improved to reduce the size of the secondary battery pack compared to the conventional to substantially increase the charging capacity compared to the same volume have.

In addition, thermal sensing efficiency is improved when an overcurrent occurs in the secondary battery of the PTC device.

In addition, the PTC device can be stably mounted on the secondary battery, and the pack process can be simplified.

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In the PTC element for blocking the over-current of the secondary battery having a battery cap protruding in one direction of the battery can, A layered PTC resistor having a mounting groove defined by an inner circumferential surface and an inner upper surface thereof so as to be unevenly coupled with the battery cap; A first electrode attached to an outer circumferential surface and an outer upper surface of the layered PTC resistor; A second electrode attached to an inner circumferential surface and an inner upper surface of the layered PTC resistor; And An external lead attached to the first electrode; The battery cap is accommodated in the mounting groove so that the second electrode is connected to a battery cap forming one pole of the secondary battery, and the external lead is connected to a predetermined position of a battery can forming the other electrode of the secondary battery and electrically connected thereto. PTC element that can be mounted to the battery cap, characterized in that. In the PTC element for blocking the over-current of the secondary battery having a battery cap protruding in one direction of the battery can, A layered PTC resistor having a mounting groove defined by an inner circumferential surface and an inner upper surface thereof so as to be unevenly coupled with the battery cap; A first electrode attached to an outer upper surface of the layered PTC resistor; A second electrode attached to an inner circumferential edge, an inner circumferential surface, and an inner upper surface of the layered PTC resistor; And An external lead attached to the first electrode; And the second electrode is connected to an outer circumferential surface and an upper surface of a battery cap forming a pole of a secondary battery so that the battery cap is accommodated in the mounting groove. In the PTC element for blocking the over-current of the secondary battery having a battery cap protruding in one direction of the battery can, A layered PTC resistor having a mounting groove defined by an inner circumferential surface and an inner upper surface thereof so as to be unevenly coupled with the battery cap; A first electrode attached to an outer upper surface of the layered PTC resistor; And An external lead attached to the first electrode; And an inner circumferential surface and an inner upper surface of the layered PTC resistor are connected to an outer circumferential surface and an upper surface of a battery cap forming a pole of a secondary battery so that the battery cap is accommodated in the mounting groove. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The mounting groove is PTC element that can be mounted to the battery cap, characterized in that corresponding to the shape of the battery cap. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The shape of the battery cap is a PTC element that can be mounted to the battery cap, characterized in that the circular or square. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The thickness of the external lead is 0.18mm or more PTC element that can be mounted to the battery cap, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The connection between the second electrode and the battery cap is a PTC device that can be mounted on the battery cap, characterized in that made by welding, soldering or physical bonding. A battery cap comprising the PTC element of any one of claims 1 to 3. A secondary battery comprising the battery cap of claim 8. In the manufacturing method of the PTC element for blocking the overcurrent of the secondary battery having a battery cap protruding in one direction of the battery can, (a) extruding a layered sheet made of a PTC resistor to form a primary PTC sheet having a plurality of mounting grooves; (b) forming an electrode on one side and the other side of the primary PTC plate and processing the secondary PTC plate; And (c) cutting the secondary PTC sheet at equal intervals and processing the unit PTC element having at least one mounting groove; The method of claim 10, The mounting groove of the step (a) is a method of manufacturing a PTC device that can be mounted to the battery cap, characterized in that the structure that can accommodate the battery cap. The method of claim 10, The electrode of step (b) is nickel, nickel-plated alloy or nickel plated copper foil, characterized in that the manufacturing method of the PTC element can be mounted on the battery cap. In the method of manufacturing a PTC device mounted on the battery cap, (a) pressing the layered PTC resistor and the battery cap so that the layered PTC resistor is integrally attached to the outer circumferential surface and the upper surface of the battery cap; And (B) forming an electrode on the upper surface of the crimped layered PTC resistor; integrally mounted to the battery cap, characterized in that it comprises a.

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