IP Library Granted Patent US 7,510,767
Granted Patent B2
US 7,510,767 · App. 10/553,705 · Granted Mar 31, 2009

Liquid absorbing sheet and nonaqueous electrolyte battery pack

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Patent No.
US 7,510,767
App. No.
10/553,705
Granted
Mar 31, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid absorbing sheet has a liquid-absorbing resin layer that can effectively absorb the nonaqueous electrolyte solution used in nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cells that make nonaqueous electrolyte battery packs (in particular, lithium ion-based nonaqueous secondary battery packs). The liquid-absorbing resin layer is obtained by irradiating a particular monomer composition with UV rays or other energy rays to polymerize the monomer composition. The monomer composition contains a monofunctional monomer component (A) having a polyethylene glycol acrylate monomer and an amide bond-containing acrylic monomer; and a polyfunctional monomer component (B).

Claims (40)

1. A nonaqueous electrolyte battery pack comprising

a nonaqueous electrolyte battery cell,

a circuit board,

a nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element for absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution in the event of electrolyte leakage from the nonaqueous electrolyte battery cell, and

a battery case encasing the battery cell, the circuit board and the nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element, wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element is formed of a liquid absorbing sheet for absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, comprising:

a liquid-absorbing resin layer capable of absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution and shows adhesion, wherein the liquid-absorbing resin layer comprises a polymer of a monomer composition, the monomer composition containing:

a monofunctional monomer component (A) comprising a polyethylene glycol acrylate monomer and an amide bond-containing acrylic monomer; and

a polyfunctional monomer component (B).

2. A nonaqueous electrolyte battery pack comprising

a nonaqueous electrolyte battery cell,

a circuit board,

a nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element for absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution in the event of electrolyte leakage from the nonaqueous electrolyte battery cell, and

a battery case encasing the battery cell, the circuit board and the nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element, wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element is formed of a liquid absorbing sheet for absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, comprising:

a liquid-absorbing resin layer capable of absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution and shows adhesion, wherein the liquid-absorbing resin layer comprises a polymer of a monomer composition, the monomer composition containing:

a monofunctional monomer component (A) comprising a polyethylene glycol acrylate monomer and an amide bond-containing acrylic monomer; and

a polyfunctional monomer component (B), wherein the polyethylene glycol acrylate monomer is phenoxypolyethylene glycol acrylate or methoxypolyethylene glycol acrylate.

3. A nonaqucous electrolyte battery pack comprising

a nonaqueous electrolyte battery cell,

a circuit board,

a nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element for absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution in the event of electrolyte leakage from the nonaqueous electrolyte battery cell, and

a battery case encasing the battery cell, the circuit board and the nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element, wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element is formed of a liquid absorbing sheet for absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, comprising:

a liquid-absorbing resin layer capable of absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution and shows adhesion, wherein the liquid-absorbing resin layer comprises a polymer of a monomer composition, the monomer composition containing:

a monofunctional monomer component (A) comprising a polyethylene glycol acrylate monomer and an amide bond-containing acrylic monomer; and

a polyfunctional monomer component (B), wherein the amide bond-containing acrylic monomer is acryloylmorpholine or N,N-diethylacrylamide.

4. A nonaqueous electrolyte battery pack comprising

a nonaqueous electrolyte battery cell,

a circuit board,

a nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element for absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution in the event of electrolyte leakage from the nonaqueous electrolyte battery cell, and

a battery case encasing the battery cell, the circuit board and the nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element, wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element is formed of a liquid absorbing sheet for absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, comprising:

a liquid-absorbing resin layer capable of absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution and shows adhesion, wherein the liquid-absorbing resin layer comprises a polymer of a monomer composition, the monomer composition containing:

a monofunctional monomer component (A) comprising a polyethylene glycol acrylate monomer and an amide bond-containing acrylic monomer; and

a polyfunctional monomer component (B), wherein the liquid-absorbing resin layer is formed over a substrate.

5. A nonaqueous electrolyte battery pack comprising

a nonaqueous electrolyte battery cell,

a circuit board,

a nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element for absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution in the event of electrolyte leakage from the nonaqueous electrolyte battery cell, and

a battery case encasing the battery cell, the circuit board and the nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element, wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte-absorbing element is formed of a liquid absorbing sheet for absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, comprising:

a liquid-absorbing resin layer capable of absorbing a nonaqueous electrolyte solution and shows adhesion, wherein the liquid-absorbing resin layer comprises a polymer of a monomer composition, the monomer composition containing:

a monofunctional monomer component (A) comprising a polyethylene glycol acrylate monomer and an amide bond-containing acrylic monomer; and

a polyfunctional monomer component (B), wherein the liquid-absorbing resin layer is formed over a substrate and the substrate is capable of absorbing and retaining a nonaqueous electrolyte solution.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2009
From: SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATION
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022221/0038 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 17, 2006
From: SONY CHEMICALS CORPORATION
To: SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018550/0258 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2005
From: HATSUDA, KOUKI; FUJITA, YASUHIRO; MORIYAMA, HIRONOBU; NOMURA, MAMIKO
To: SONY CHEMICALS CORP.
Reel/Frame 017774/0411 →