IP Library Granted Patent US 9,502,703
Granted Patent B2
US 9,502,703 · App. 13/308,991 · Granted Nov 22, 2016

Laminated microporous film, battery separator, and non-aqueous electrolyte battery

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Patent No.
US 9,502,703
App. No.
13/308,991
Granted
Nov 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A laminated microporous film including a base which is formed from a non-woven fabric, and a surface layer which is formed on at least one of the surfaces of the base and includes a resin material and inorganic particles, wherein variation in thickness which is expressed using a standard deviation is equal to or less than 2.5%.

Claims (40)

1. A laminated microporous film comprising:

a base which is formed from a non-woven fabric; and

a surface layer which is formed on at least one of the surfaces of the base and includes a resin material and inorganic particles,

wherein variation in thickness using a standard deviation is equal to or less than 1.7% of the laminated microporous film, air permeability is equal to or greater than 960 sec/100 ml and is equal to or less than 1100 sec/100 ml, and a portion of the surface layer is provided into holes of the non-woven fabric, after a film thickness uniforming process is performed on the laminated microporous film, and wherein pressure during the film thickness uniforming process is a linear load equal to or greater than 20 kgf/cm and equal to or less than 200 kgf/cm.

2. The laminated microporous film according to claim 1 , wherein the resin material includes polyvinylidene fluoride.

3. The laminated microporous film according to claim 2 , wherein the resin material has a three-dimensional mesh structure.

4. The laminated microporous film according to claim 1 , wherein the mass ratio of the inorganic particles to the resin material in the surface layer is within the range of 5:1 to 12:1.

5. The laminated microporous film according to claim 4 , wherein the inorganic particles are formed from at least one type of alumina (Al 2 O 3 ), titania (TiO 2 ) which has a rutile structure, or silica (SiO 2 ).

6. A laminated microporous film comprising:

a base which is formed from a non-woven fabric; and

a surface layer which is formed on at least one of the surfaces of the base and includes a resin material and inorganic particles,

wherein the laminated microporous film is formed by a pressurizing process being carried out on at least one of the surfaces of the surface layer, variation in thickness using a standard deviation is equal to or less than 1.7% of the laminated microporous film, air permeability is equal to or greater than 960 sec/100 ml and is equal to or less than 1100 sec/100 ml, and a portion of the surface layer is provided into holes of the non-woven fabric, after the pressurizing process, and wherein pressure during the pressurizing process is a linear load equal to or greater than 20 kgf/cm and equal to or less than 200 kgf/cm.

7. The laminated microporous film according to claim 6 , wherein the pressurizing process is a calendar process.

8. The laminated microporous film according to claim 6 , wherein variation in thickness which is expressed using a standard deviation is equal to or less than 2.5% of the laminated microporous film.

9. A separator comprising:

a base which is formed from a non-woven fabric; and

a surface layer which is formed on at least one of the surfaces of the base and includes a resin material and inorganic particles,

wherein variation in thickness using a standard deviation is equal to or less than 1.7% of the separator, air permeability is equal to or greater than 960 sec/100 ml and is equal to or less than 1100 sec/100 ml, and a portion of the surface layer is provided into holes of the non-woven fabric, after a film thickness uniforming process is performed on the separator, and wherein pressure during the film thickness uniforming process is a linear load equal to or greater than 20 kgf/cm and equal to or less than 200 kgf/cm.

10. A separator comprising:

a base which is formed from a non-woven fabric; and

a surface layer which is formed on at least one of the surfaces of the base and includes a resin material and inorganic particles,

wherein the separator is formed by a pressurizing process being carried out on at least one of the surfaces of the surface layer, variation in thickness using a standard deviation is equal to or less than 1.7% of the separator, air permeability is equal to or greater than 960 sec/100 ml and is equal to or less than 1100 sec/100 ml, and a portion of the surface layer is provided into holes of the non-woven fabric, after the pressurizing process, and wherein pressure during the pressurizing process is a linear load equal to or greater than 20 kgf/cm and equal to or less than 200 kgf/cm.

11. A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising:

a positive electrode;

a negative electrode;

a separator; and

a non-aqueous electrolyte,

wherein the separator is provided with a base which is formed from a non-woven fabric, and a surface layer which is formed on at least one of the surfaces of the base and includes a resin material and inorganic particles, variation in thickness using a standard deviation is equal to or less than 1.7% of the separator, air permeability is equal to or greater than 960 sec/100 ml and is equal to or less than 1100 sec/100 ml, and a portion of the surface layer is provided into holes of the non-woven fabric, after a film thickness uniforming process is performed on the separator, and wherein pressure during the film thickness uniforming process is a linear load equal to or greater than 20 kgf/cm and equal to or less than 200 kgf/cm.

12. A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising:

a positive electrode;

a negative electrode;

a separator; and

a non-aqueous electrolyte,

wherein the separator is provided with a base which is formed from a non-woven fabric, and a surface layer which is formed on at least one of the surfaces of the base and includes a resin material and inorganic particles, the separator is formed by a pressurizing process being carried out on at least one of the surfaces of the surface layer, variation in thickness using a standard deviation is equal to or less than 1.7% of the separator, air permeability is equal to or greater than 960 sec/100 ml and is equal to or less than 1100 sec/100 ml, and a portion of the surface layer is provided into holes of the non-woven fabric, after the pressurizing process, and wherein pressure during the pressurizing process is a linear load equal to or greater than 20 kgf/cm and equal to or less than 200 kgf/cm.

13. The non-aqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 12 , wherein the pressurizing process is a calendar process.

14. The non-aqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 12 , wherein variation in thickness which is expressed using a standard deviation is equal to or less than 2.5% of the separator.

15. The laminated microporous film according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particles are formed from alumina (Al 2 O 3 ).

16. The laminated microporous film according to claim 1 , wherein the non-woven fabric includes polyethylene terephthalate, wherein the resin material includes polyvinylidene fluoride, and wherein the inorganic particles are formed from alumina (Al 2 O 3 ).

17. The laminated microporous film according to claim 6 , wherein the inorganic particles are formed from alumina (Al 2 O 3 ).

18. The laminated microporous film according to claim 6 , wherein the non-woven fabric includes polyethylene terephthalate, wherein the resin material includes polyvinylidene fluoride, and wherein the inorganic particles are formed from alumina (Al 2 O 3 ).

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 Dec 5, 2011
From: OKAMOTO, KAZUHIRO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027327/0062 →