IP Library Granted Patent US 8,231,999
Granted Patent B2
US 8,231,999 · App. 12/366,437 · Granted Jul 31, 2012

Separator and battery using the same

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Patent No.
US 8,231,999
App. No.
12/366,437
Granted
Jul 31, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A separator having at least: a base material layer made of a microporous membrane of a polyolefin resin; and a functional resin layer which is made of a resin different from the polyolefin resin and has a porous interconnected structure in which many holes are mutually interconnected. A diameter of a narrowest portion of through-holes of said functional resin layer is larger than a diameter of a narrowest portion of through-holes of said base material layer.

Claims (15)

1. A separator comprising:

a base material layer made of a polyolefin resin including a plurality of through-holes; and

a functional resin layer which is made of a resin different from said polyolefin resin and includes a plurality of through-holes creating a porous interconnected structure in which through-holes of the base material layer are interconnected to the through-holes of the functional resin layer,

wherein a diameter of a narrowest portion of through-holes of said functional resin layer is larger than a diameter of a narrowest portion of through-holes of said base material layer, wherein all of the diameters of the through-holes of said functional resin layer range from 0.015 μm or more to 20 μm or less and the number of said through-holes of said functional resin layer whose diameters range from 0.02 μm or more to 10 μm or less is equal to 50% or more of the whole number of through-holes of said functional resin layer.

2. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein said functional resin layer includes aramid.

3. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein said functional resin layer contains at least a heat resistant resin.

4. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein said functional resin layer contains at least a fluororesin.

5. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein air permeability of said separator ranges from 30 sec/100 cc or more to 1000 sec/100 cc or less.

6. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein a piercing strength of said separator range from 100 gf or more to 1000 gf or less.

7. A battery comprising a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte, and a separator,

wherein said separator has at least

a base material layer made of a microporous membrane of a polyolefin resin including a plurality of through-holes, and

a functional resin layer which is made of a resin different from said polyolefin resin and includes a plurality of through-holes creating an interconnected structure in which through-holes of the base material layer are interconnected to the through-holes of the functional resin layer, and

a diameter of a narrowest portion of through-holes of said functional resin layer is larger than a diameter of a narrowest portion of through-holes of said base material layer, wherein all of the diameters of the through-holes of said functional resin layer range from 0.015 μm or more to 20 μm or less and the number of said through-holes of said functional resin layer whose diameters range from 0.02 μm or more to 10 μm or less is equal to 50% or more of the whole number of through-holes of said functional resin layer.

8. The battery according to claim 7 , wherein an open circuit voltage in a full charging state lies within a range from 4.2V or more to 4.6V or less.

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 Mar 6, 2009
From: TESHIMA, YUKAKO; KAJITA, ATSUSHI; IMOTO, HIROSHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022359/0448 →