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Granted Patent B2
US 12,609,414 · App. 18/006,669 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Non-aqueous secondary battery

Inventors: Wataru Morimura (Osaka, JP); Satoshi Nishikawa (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: TEIJIN LIMITED
H01M50/446H01M50/426H01M50/491
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Patent No.
US 12,609,414
App. No.
18/006,669
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A non-aqueous secondary battery, containing a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an insulating layer that is a single layer contacting the positive electrode on one side and the negative electrode on another side, and an electrolyte, in which (1) the insulating layer includes a polyvinylidene fluoride type resin and inorganic particles, the Mw of the polyvinylidene fluoride type resin is 900,000 to 1,500,000, and a content ratio of the inorganic particles in the insulating layer is 50% by mass to less than 90% by mass; (2) the insulating layer includes a resin and inorganic particles and has a thickness of 5 to 30 μm, and the inorganic particles include metal sulfate particles; or (3) the insulating layer includes a polyvinylidene fluoride type resin and inorganic particles, the polyvinylidene fluoride type resin contains, as polymerizing components, vinylidene fluoride and a monomer represented by the following formula (1):

Claims (35)

1 . A non-aqueous secondary battery, comprising:

a positive electrode;

a negative electrode;

an insulating layer that is a single layer contacting the positive electrode on one side and contacting the negative electrode on another side, the insulating layer comprising a polyvinylidene fluoride type resin and inorganic particles; and

an electrolyte,

wherein a content ratio of the polyvinylidene fluoride type resin in the insulating layer is 100% by mass based on a total amount of all resins contained in the insulating layer,

wherein a weight-average molecular weight of the polyvinylidene fluoride type resin contained in the insulating layer is from 900,000 to 1,500,000, and

wherein a content ratio of the inorganic particles in the insulating layer is from 50% by mass to less than 90% by mass, and

wherein a mass per unit area of the insulating layer is from 9 g/m 2 to less than 40 g/m 2 .

2 . The non-aqueous secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particles contain at least one selected from the group consisting of metal hydroxide particles and metal sulfate particles.

3 . The non-aqueous secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein an average primary particle size of the inorganic particles contained in the insulating layer is from 0.01 μm to less than 1.00 μm.

4 . The non-aqueous secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the insulating layer is from 5 μm to 30 μm.

5 . The non-aqueous secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a porosity of the insulating layer is from 40% to less than 80%.

6 . The non-aqueous secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the non-aqueous secondary battery obtains electromotive force by lithium doping and dedoping.

7 . A non-aqueous secondary battery, comprising:

a positive electrode;

a negative electrode;

an insulating layer that is a single layer contacting the positive electrode on one side and contacting the negative electrode on another side, the insulating layer comprising a polyvinylidene fluoride type resin and inorganic particles, the polyvinylidene fluoride type resin comprising, as polymerizing components, vinylidene fluoride and a monomer represented by the following formula (1); and

an electrolyte,

wherein a content ratio of the polyvinylidene fluoride type resin in the insulating layer is 100% by mass based on a total amount of all resins contained in the insulating layer, and

wherein a thickness of the insulating layer is from 10 μm to 30 μm:

wherein, in Formula (1), each of R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C 1-5 alkyl group, a carboxyl group or a derivative of a carboxyl group; X represents a single bond, a C 1-5 alkylene group, or a substituted C 1-5 alkylene group; and Y represents a hydrogen atom, a C 1-5 alkyl group, a C 1-5 alkyl group that contains at least one hydroxy group, a C 1-5 alkyl group that contains at least one carboxyl group, or —R—O—C(═O)—(CH 2 ) n —C(═O)—OH, wherein R represents a C 1-5 alkylene group and n represents an integer of 0 or more.

8 . The non-aqueous secondary battery according to claim 7 , wherein a mass per unit area of the insulating layer is from 4 g/m 2 to less than 40 g/m 2 .

9 . The non-aqueous secondary battery according to claim 7 , wherein a content ratio of the inorganic particles in the insulating layer is from 50% by mass to less than 90% by mass.

10 . A non-aqueous secondary battery, comprising:

a positive electrode;

a negative electrode;

an insulating layer that is a single layer contacting the positive electrode on one side and contacting the negative electrode on another side, the insulating layer comprising a polyvinylidene fluoride type resin and inorganic particles; and

an electrolyte,

wherein a weight-average molecular weight of the polyvinylidene fluoride type resin contained in the insulating layer is from 900,000 to 1,500,000,

wherein a content ratio of the polyvinylidene fluoride type resin in the insulating layer is 100% by mass based on a total amount of all resins contained in the insulating layer,

wherein the polyvinylidene fluoride type resin is a VDF-HFP binary copolymer,

wherein a thickness of the insulating layer is from 5 μm to 30 μm, and

wherein the inorganic particles include metal sulfate particles.

11 . The non-aqueous secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein an average primary particle size of the metal sulfate particles is from 0.01 μm to 1.00 μm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2026
From: TEIJIN LIMITED
To: JIANGSU ADVANCED MATERIAL TECH CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 076131/0453 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2023
From: MORIMURA, WATARU; NISHIKAWA, SATOSHI
To: TEIJIN LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062470/0209 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2020-127692 · Jul 28, 2020 · national
JP 2020-127693 · Jul 28, 2020 · national
JP 2020-127694 · Jul 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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