IP Library Granted Patent US 9,627,669
Granted Patent B2
US 9,627,669 · App. 13/889,006 · Granted Apr 18, 2017

Separator including glass layer covering polyolefin resin layer having a three-dimensional mesh framework, and battery using the same

Inventors: Atsushi Kajita (Fukushima, JP); Yukako Teshima (Fukuoka, JP); Hiroshi Imoto (Fukushima, JP); Takehiko Tanaka (Fukushima, JP); Hiroshi Horiuchi (Fukushima, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
H01M2/1666H01M2/145H01M2/166H01M2/1686H01M10/0525H01M2200/106
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Patent No.
US 9,627,669
App. No.
13/889,006
Granted
Apr 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A separator which includes a covering layer in which a fine framework of polyolefin resin is coated with a glass layer and an exposed layer in which the polyolefin resin is exposed is provided. A battery is provided having a cathode and an anode, an electrolyte, and a separator where the separator has the covering layer in which the fine framework of polyolefin resin is coated with the glass layer.

Claims (20)

1. A separator comprising:

a resin layer including a framework of porous polyolefin resin,

wherein the resin layer includes a covering layer portion extending only partially through a thickness of the resin layer, where the framework of the covering layer portion is coated by a glass layer, the glass having a SiO 4 tetrahedral structure phase of the SiO bond,

wherein the glass layer is formed by applying a precursor viscous liquid polysilazane compound to the framework of the polyolefin resin such that the glass layer is impregnated only through the covering layer portion and without extending through a remaining portion of the resin layer.

2. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the glass layer is formed by

applying to the resin layer as a precursor, a viscous liquid product which contains only the polysilazane compound having a liquid property without solvent or a mixture of viscous liquid product which contains only the polysilazane compound with a polycarbosilazane compound having a repeating unit which is represented by Chemical Formula 2, wherein Rs are hydrogen or an alkyl group, and n is greater than 1

placing the polyolefin resin and precursor into a water bath; and

drying the resulting product.

3. The separator according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the side chains R of the polysilazane compound is an alkyl group.

4. A battery comprising:

a cathode;

an anode;

an electrolyte; and

a separator;

wherein the separator includes

a resin layer including a framework of porous polyolefin resin,

wherein the resin layer includes a covering layer portion extending only partially through a thickness of the resin layer, where the framework of the covering layer portion is coated by a glass layer, the glass having a SiO 4 tetrahedral structure phase of the SiO bond,

wherein the glass layer is formed by applying a precursor viscous liquid polysilazane compound to the framework of the polyolefin resin such that the glass layer is impregnated only through the covering layer portion and without extending through a remaining portion of the resin layer.

5. The battery according to claim 4 , wherein an organic solvent is used as a solvent of the electrolyte.

6. The battery according to claim 5 , wherein an open circuit voltage in a full charge state is within a range of 4.2 V to 4.6 V.

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 Nov 14, 2013
From: KAJITA, ATSUSHI; TESHIMA, YUKAKO; IMOTO, HIROSHI; TANAKA, TAKEHIKO; HORIUCHI, HIROSHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031605/0817 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2007-179088 · Jul 6, 2007 · national
JP 2007-235392 · Sep 11, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12167005 · Jul 2, 2008
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