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Granted Patent B2
US 11,114,698 · App. 16/766,324 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Method of preparing pouch type secondary battery

Inventors: Won Kyung Shin (Daejeon, KR); Jae Won Lee (Daejeon, KR); Kyoung Ho Ahn (Daejeon, KR); Chui Haeng Lee (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
H01M10/058H01M4/0447H01M10/049H01M10/0565H01M10/446H01M2300/0085
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Patent No.
US 11,114,698
App. No.
16/766,324
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a pouch type secondary battery, and particularly to a method of preparing a pouch type secondary battery which includes preparing a pouch type preliminary secondary battery by accommodating an electrode assembly in an inner space of a pouch type case, disposing a metallic ultrasonic member by being closely attached to both surfaces of the pouch type preliminary secondary battery, injecting a composition for a gel polymer electrolyte into the pouch type preliminary secondary battery, applying ultrasonic vibration to the pouch type preliminary secondary battery while pressurizing the pouch type preliminary secondary battery using the ultrasonic member, performing formation on the pouch type preliminary secondary battery, curing the composition for a gel polymer electrolyte, and degassing, wherein the ultrasonic member is maintained at a temperature of 30° C. to 80° C., and the pressurizing of the pouch type preliminary secondary battery is performed while applying a pressure of 0.1 kgf/cm 2 to 3,000 kgf/cm 2 per area of the pouch type preliminary secondary battery.

Claims (19)

1. A method of preparing a pouch secondary battery, the method comprising:

accommodating an electrode assembly in an inner space of a pouch case to form a pouch preliminary secondary battery;

disposing a metallic ultrasonic member by being closely attached to both surfaces of the pouch type preliminary secondary battery;

injecting a composition for a gel polymer electrolyte into the pouch preliminary secondary battery;

applying ultrasonic vibration to the pouch preliminary secondary battery while pressurizing the pouch preliminary secondary battery using the metallic ultrasonic member;

performing formation of the pouch preliminary secondary battery;

curing the composition for a gel polymer electrolyte; and

degassing,

wherein the metallic ultrasonic member is maintained at a temperature of 30° C. to 80° C., and

the pressurizing of the pouch preliminary secondary battery is performed while applying a pressure of 0.1 kgf/cm 2 to 3,000 kgf/cm 2 per area of the pouch preliminary secondary battery.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metallic ultrasonic member comprises a metallic material selected from the group consisting of stainless steel, iron, aluminum, copper, nickel, and alloys of two or more thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metallic ultrasonic member comprises stainless steel or aluminum.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metallic ultrasonic member is formed in a structure surrounding an entire surface of the pouch preliminary secondary battery.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metallic ultrasonic member is maintained at a temperature of 30° C. to 60° C.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pressurizing of the pouch preliminary secondary battery is performed by applying a pressure of 0.1 kgf/cm 2 to 500 kgf/cm 2 per area of the pouch type preliminary secondary battery.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pressurizing of the pouch preliminary secondary battery is performed by applying a pressure of 0.1 kgf/cm 2 to 100 kgf/cm 2 per area of the pouch type preliminary secondary battery.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying of the ultrasonic vibration comprises applying vibration having a frequency of 20 kHz to 200 MHz.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying of the ultrasonic vibration is performed simultaneously with the injecting of the composition for a gel polymer electrolyte.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying ultrasonic vibration after the formation and before the curing of the composition for a gel polymer electrolyte.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058295/0068 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2020
From: SHIN, WON KYUNG; LEE, JAE WON; AHN, KYOUNG HO; LEE, CHUL HAENG
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 052731/0417 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2018-0034688 · Mar 26, 2018 · national
KR 10-2019-0032175 · Mar 21, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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