SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME
A secondary battery includes a vessel exterior provided with positive and negative electrode external terminals; an electrode group in which positive and negative electrode plates are wound while allowing a separator to intervene therebetween, and collector portions are provided at the both ends thereof; a shaft core in which the positive and negative electrode plates are wound and which has positive and negative electrode shaft core portions at both ends thereof, the positive and negative electrode shaft core portions being insulated from each other by an insulation portion; and positive and negative electrode collectors which are supported by the vessel exterior and constitute a current path reaching the positive and negative electrode external terminals from the electrode group, the positive and negative electrode shaft core portions being joined with collecting portion of the positive and negative electrode plates and also welded to the positive and negative electrode collectors, respectively.
1 . A secondary battery comprising
a vessel exterior provided with positive and negative electrode external terminals;
an electrode group in which positive and negative electrode plates are wound while allowing a separator to intervene therebetween, and collector portions are provided at the both ends thereof;
a shaft core in which the positive and negative electrode plates are wound and which has positive and negative electrode shaft core portions at the both ends thereof, the positive and negative electrode shaft core portions being insulated from each other by an insulation portion; and
positive and negative electrode collectors which are supported by the vessel exterior and constitute a current path reaching the positive and negative electrode external terminals from the electrode group,
the positive and negative electrode shaft core portions being joined with collecting portion laminates of the positive and negative electrode plates and also welded to the positive and negative electrode collectors, respectively.
2 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the positive and negative electrode shaft core portions have
a positive electrode spreading portion and a negative electrode spreading portion which push and expand the positive electrode plate laminate and the negative electrode plate laminate, respectively from the insides at the both end surfaces of the electrode group and are joined with the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, respectively and have
positive and negative electrode connection protrusions which are protruded from the both end surfaces of the electrode group and mechanically and electrically connected to the positive and negative electrode collectors, respectively.
3 . The secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein
the positive electrode spreading portion includes a pair of positive electrode blades dividing the positive electrode plate in the both end surfaces of the electrode group, and the pair of the positive electrode blades are joined with the inner peripheries of the divided laminates, respectively; and
the negative electrode spreading portion includes a pair of negative electrode blades dividing the negative electrode plate laminate in the both end surfaces of the electrode group, and the pair of the negative electrode blades are joined with the inner peripheries of the divided laminates, respectively.
4 . The secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein
plural positive electrode connection protrusions are provided at prescribed intervals at the end surface of the positive electrode shaft core portion;
the positive electrode collector is integrated with a lid of the vessel exterior, extends toward a bottom portion of the battery vessel along the width direction side surface of the battery vessel, and has openings into which the plural positive electrode connection protrusions are inserted, respectively;
plural negative electrode connection protrusions are provided at prescribed intervals at the end surface of the negative electrode shaft core portion;
the negative electrode collector is integrated with a lid of the vessel exterior, extends toward a bottom portion of the battery vessel along the width direction side surface of the battery vessel, and has openings into which the plural negative electrode connection protrusions are inserted, respectively;
the respective positive electrode connection protrusions are mechanically and electrically connected to the openings of the positive electrode collector, respectively; and
the respective negative electrode connection protrusions are mechanically and electrically connected to the openings of the negative electrode collector, respectively.
5 . The secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein
the respective positive electrode connection protrusions are provided in the both end portions of the end surface of the positive electrode shaft core portion, respectively;
the respective openings of the positive electrode collector are provided on the lid side and the bottom portion side of the battery vessel, respectively;
the respective negative electrode connection protrusions are provided in the both end portions of the end surface of the negative electrode shaft core portion, respectively; and
the respective openings of the negative electrode collector are provided on the lid side and the bottom portion side of the battery vessel, respectively.
6 . The secondary battery according to claim 3 ,
wherein
only one of the positive electrode connection protrusions is provided at the end surface of the positive electrode shaft core portion;
the positive electrode collector is integrated with a lid of the vessel exterior, extends toward a bottom portion of the battery vessel along the width direction side surface of the battery vessel, and has an opening into which the one positive electrode connection protrusion is inserted; only one of the negative electrode connection protrusions is provided at the end surface of the negative electrode shaft core portion;
the negative electrode collector is integrated with a lid of the vessel exterior, extends toward a bottom portion of the battery vessel along the width direction side surface of the battery vessel, and has an opening into which the one negative electrode connection protrusion is inserted;
the respective positive electrode connection protrusion is inserted into the opening of the positive electrode collector for mechanical and electrical connection, respectively; and
the negative electrode connection protrusion is inserted into the opening of the negative electrode collector for mechanical and electrical connection, respectively.
7 . The secondary battery according to claim 6 , wherein
the positive electrode connection protrusion is provided in an end portion on the lid side of the end surface of the positive electrode shaft core portion;
the opening of the positive electrode collector is provided on the lid side
the negative electrode connection protrusion is provided in an end portion on the lid side of the end surface of the negative electrode shaft core portion; and
the opening of the negative electrode collector is provided on the lid side.
8 . The secondary battery according to claim 7 , wherein
the positive electrode collector extends toward the bottom portion to a position exceeding the positive electrode connection protrusion along the width direction side surface, and
the negative electrode collector extends toward the bottom portion to a position exceeding the negative electrode connection protrusion along the width direction side surface.
9 . The secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein
the insulation portion has a thin-walled joint portion at the bond ends thereof, and
the positive electrode shaft core portion and the negative electrode shaft core portion sandwich the thin-walled joint portion therebetween and are adhered with an insulating adhesive.
10 . The secondary battery according to claim 9 , wherein
the positive electrode shaft core portion and the negative electrode shaft core portion sandwich the thin-walled joint portion therebetween by folding one sheet of metal plate in a U-shape.
11 . The secondary battery according to claim 9 , wherein
in the positive electrode shaft core portion and the negative electrode shaft core portion, two sheets of metal plates are welded to the both surfaces of the thin-walled joint portion.
12 . The secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein
in base ends of the pair of the positive electrode blades and the pair of the negative electrode blades, a groove for setting up a folding position of each of the pairs of positive and negative electrode blades is formed.
13 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the positive electrode shaft core portion and the negative electrode shaft core portion are connected to each other by allowing one sheet of metal plate to be fitted into the end surface of the insulation portion.
14 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the positive electrode plate includes a metal foil composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and a positive electrode joining agent layer coated on the both surfaces of the metal foil; the positive electrode shaft core portion is formed of a metal plate composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy;
the negative electrode plate includes a metal foil composed of copper, a copper alloy, nickel, or a nickel alloy and a negative electrode joining agent layer coated on the both surfaces of the metal foil, and the negative electrode shaft core portion is formed of a metal plate composed of copper, a copper alloy, nickel, or a nickel alloy; and
the positive and negative electrode joining agent layers face each other and occlude and release a lithium ion.
15 . A method for manufacturing a secondary battery comprising
a step of fabricating a vessel exterior having positive and negative electrode external terminals provided therein;
a step of winding positive and negative electrode plates while allowing a separator to intervene therebetween, to fabricate an electrode group provided with collecting portions at the both ends thereof;
a step of fabricating a shaft core in which the positive and negative electrode plates are wound and which has positive and negative electrode shaft core portions at the both ends thereof, the positive and negative electrode shaft core portions being insulated from each other by an insulation portion;
a step of fabricating positive and negative electrode collectors which are supported on the vessel exterior and constitute a current path reaching the positive and negative electrode external terminals from the electrode group;
a step of joining the positive and negative electrode shaft core portions with collecting portion laminates of the position and negative electrode plates; and
a step of welding the positive and negative electrode shaft core portions to the positive and negative electrode collectors, respectively.