IP Library Granted Patent US 9,525,158
Granted Patent B2
US 9,525,158 · App. 12/361,036 · Granted Dec 20, 2016

Battery pack including a frame member surrounding a packing member and manufacturing method therefor

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Patent No.
US 9,525,158
App. No.
12/361,036
Granted
Dec 20, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery pack has a battery obtained by packing a battery element with a packing member. The battery element is formed by winding or laminating an anode and a cathode through separators. The battery pack includes frame member surrounding the packing member packing the battery element and a coating layer constituted of a curable resin formed on surfaces of the packing member which are surrounded and demarcated by the frame member.

Claims (21)

1. A manufacturing method for a battery pack having a battery, a frame member, and a coating layer, the battery being obtained by packing a battery element with a packing member, the battery element being formed by winding or laminating an anode and a cathode through separators, the frame member surrounding outer edges of the packing member packing the battery element, the coating layer being formed of a curable resin on surfaces of the packing member which are surrounded and demarcated by the frame member, the method comprising the steps of:

forming the coating layer to be formed on the surfaces of the packing member by rotating around a dripping point in which the curable resin is dripped; and

thereafter curing the curable resin,

wherein the frame member comprises side framing members, an upper framing member and a lower framing member,

wherein the side framing members are spaced apart so as to sandwich the packing member of the battery from both sides,

wherein the upper and lower framing members are spaced apart so as to sandwich the packing member vertically,

wherein the upper and lower framing members are assembled to both upper and lower ends of the side framing members,

wherein the upper framing member, the lower framing member and the side framing members are integrally formed, and

wherein the coating layer forms an outermost surface of the battery pack.

2. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the upper framing member has a circuit protecting board embedded therein.

3. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the curable resin is any of a urethane resin, an acrylic resin, or an epoxy resin.

4. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the surfaces of the packing member have an arithmetic average surface roughness R a of 1 μm to 50 μm.

5. The manufacturing method according to claim 4 , wherein the coating layer has a uniform thickness of 300 μm to 1000 μm.

6. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the coating layer comprises grooves provided on the surfaces of the packing member.

7. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the packing member includes an aluminum laminate film.

8. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the packing member has a length-to-width ratio of not less than 1 and not more than 1.3.

9. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the coating layer further includes an inorganic filler and an additive.

10. The manufacturing method according to claim 9 , wherein the inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of oxides of silicon, aluminum, titanium, zirconium, zinc, magnesium and combinations thereof.

11. The manufacturing method according to claim 9 , wherein the additive is selected from the group consisting of a UV absorbent, a light stabilizer, a curing agent, a stabilizer, a lubricant, a processing aiding material, a plasticizer, a shock resistant aiding material, a colorant and combinations thereof.

12. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the packing member includes a film having two or more layers.

13. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the packing member includes a polyolefin film.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2018
From: TOHOKU MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045103/0835 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2018
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: TOHOKU MURATA MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD
Reel/Frame 045104/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2009
From: YAMAMOTO, TAKERU; SEGAWA, KEN; ENDO, TOSHIRO; HIRATSUKA, MASARU
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022194/0978 →