Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery

1. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising an electrode body that comprises a positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet, wherein

the positive electrode sheet comprises a positive current collector sheet, and a positive electrode active material layer placed on the positive current collector sheet,

the negative electrode sheet comprises a negative current collector sheet, and a negative electrode active material layer placed on the negative current collector sheet,

the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet are arranged so that the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer face each other,

the negative electrode active material layer comprises a face-to-face region N F that faces the positive electrode active material layer and a non-face-to-face region N NF that does not face the positive electrode active material layer, and

the non-face-to-face region N NF includes a high density part N HD having a density higher than that of the face-to-face region N F .

2. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the non-face-to-face region N NF comprises an outer portion NS OUT placed on an outer surface of the negative current collector sheet that is located further outside the outermost positive electrode active material layer in the electrode body, and

the outer portion NS OUT includes the high density part N HD on a periphery thereof.

3. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the non-face-to-face region N NF comprises an extra portion N E spreading outward from the face-to-face region N F , and

the extra portion N E includes the high density part N HD .

4. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the non-face-to-face region N NF comprises an outer extra portion NS OUTE placed on an outer surface of the negative current collector sheet that is located further outside the outermost positive electrode active material layer in the electrode body, spreading outward from the face-to-face region N F , and

the outer extra portion NS OUTE includes the high density part N HD .

5. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the high density part N HD is formed on a periphery of the negative electrode sheet, and the periphery is covered on each face with the negative electrode active material layer up to the end edge of the negative current collector sheet.

6. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the non-face-to-face region N NF comprises an extra portion N E that spreads outward from the face-to-face region N F , and

the extra portion N E includes a high density part N HD in a form of a line that extends alongside the proximal edge of the face-to-face region N F .

7. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 6 , wherein

the extra portion N E includes the high density part N HD in a form of a plurality of lines arranged in parallel with one another.

8. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the high density part N HD is formed by applying a negative electrode active material layer-forming composition to the negative current collector sheet, drying the composition applied, and locally pressing the dried composition.

9. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet are both long in length, and

the electrode body is a wound electrode body obtained by winding the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet, which are overlaid, in the length direction.

10. A vehicle comprising the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 .