IP Library Granted Patent US 8,288,033
Granted Patent B2
US 8,288,033 · App. 13/128,449 · Granted Oct 16, 2012

Laminated porous film, separator for lithium cell, and cell

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Patent No.
US 8,288,033
App. No.
13/128,449
Granted
Oct 16, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a laminated porous film having excellent shutdown characteristics and breakdown characteristics, good tearing strength and dimensional stability, and B activity. The laminated porous film comprises layer A, the main component of which is a polypropylene resin, and layer B which contains a polyethylene resin, and the ratio of the rearing strength (H MD ) in the machine direction (MD) of the laminated porous film and the tearing strength (H TD ) in the transverse direction (TD) of the laminated porous film with respect to the machine direction (H MD ) (H TD ) is 0.08 to 2.0.

Claims (32)

1. A laminated porous film, comprising:

a layer A comprising a polypropylene resin as a main component thereof; and

a layer B comprising a polyethylene resin,

wherein the laminated porous film has a β activity, and

wherein a ratio (H MD /H TD ) of a tear strength (H MD ) in a flow direction (MD) of the laminated porous film to a tear strength (H TD ) in a direction (TD) perpendicular to the flow direction (MD) is 0.08 to 2.0.

2. The film of claim 1 , wherein the tear strength H MD is not less than 4.5 N/cm.

3. The film of claim 1 , wherein a ratio (T MD /T TD ) of a tensile strength (T MD ) in a flow direction (MD) of the laminated porous film to a tensile strength (T TD ) in a direction (TD) perpendicular to the flow direction (MD) is 0.5 to 10.

4. The film of claim 3 , wherein the tensile strength T TD is not less than 30 MPa.

5. The film of claim 1 , wherein, when the film is stretched by 3% in a flow direction (MD) thereof, a tensile modulus of elasticity is not less than 500 MPa.

6. A laminated porous film, comprising:

a layer A comprising a polypropylene resin as a main component thereof; and

a layer B comprising a polyethylene resin,

wherein the laminated porous film has a β activity,

wherein when the laminated porous film is heated at 105° C. for one hour in a direction (TD) perpendicular to a flow direction (MD) of the laminated porous film, a shrinkage factor S TD2 is not more than 10%; and

when the laminated porous film is heated at 105° C. for one hour in the flow direction (MD) and in the direction (TD) perpendicular to the flow direction, a ratio of a shrinkage factor S MD2 in the flow direction (MD) to a shrinkage factor S TD2 in the direction (TD) perpendicular to the flow direction (MD) is 0.1 to 3.0.

7. The film of claim 6 , wherein, when the film is heated at 40° C. for one hour in the direction (TD) perpendicular to the flow direction (MD), a shrinkage factor S TD1 is less than 1%.

8. The film of claim 6 , wherein, when the film is heated at 150° C. for one hour in the direction (TD) perpendicular to the flow direction (MD), a shrinkage factor S TD3 is not more than 25%.

9. The film of claim 6 , wherein, when the film is heated at 40° C. for one hour in the flow direction (MD), a shrinkage factor S MD1 is less than 1%, and

wherein, when the film is heated at 105° C. for one hour in the flow direction (MD), a shrinkage factor S MD2 is not more than 10%.

10. The film of claim 6 , wherein, when the film is heated at 105° C. for one hour in the flow direction (MD), a shrinkage factor S MD3 is not more than 18%.

11. The film of claim 6 , wherein a ratio of a molecular orientation O MD found from a wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurement in the flow direction (MD) to a molecular orientation O TD found from the wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurement in the direction (TD) perpendicular to the flow direction (MD) is not less than five.

12. The film of claim 1 , wherein, the layer B further comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of a modified polyolefin resin, an alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon resin, a modified alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon substance, an ethylene copolymer, and a wax.

13. The film of claim 1 , having a porosity of 15 to 80%.

14. The film of claim 1 , having an air permeability at 25° C. of 10 to 1000 seconds/100 ml,

wherein the air permeability is not less than 10000 seconds/100 ml when the laminated porous film is heated at 135° C. for five seconds.

15. A separator for a lithium-ion battery, comprising the laminated porous film of claim 1 .

16. A battery, comprising the separator for a lithium-ion battery of claim 15 , incorporated therein.

17. The film of claim 6 , wherein, the layer B further comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of modified polyolefin resin, alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon resin, a modified alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon substance, an ethylene copolymer, and wax.

18. The film of claim 6 , having an air permeability at 25° C. of 10 to 1000 seconds/100 ml,

wherein the air permeability is not less than 10000 seconds/100 ml when the laminated porous film is heated at 135° C. for five seconds.

19. A separator for a lithium-ion battery, comprising the laminated porous film of claim 6 .

20. A battery, comprising the separator for a lithium-ion battery of claim 19 , incorporated therein.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043750/0834 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 31, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, INC
To: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043746/0912 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2011
From: TERAKAWA, TORU; YAMAMOTO, MIHO; YAMADA, TAKEYOSHI; USAMI, YASUSHI
To: MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 026503/0709 →