IP Library Granted Patent US 12,620,675
Granted Patent B2
US 12,620,675 · App. 18/117,094 · Granted May 5, 2026

Separator including mixed layer of heat-resistant resin and porous polyolefin film, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the same

Inventors: Riku Matsumine (Niihama, JP); Akihiko Shin (Niihama, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
H01M50/451H01M50/417H01M50/423H01M50/434H01M50/446H01M50/489
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Patent No.
US 12,620,675
App. No.
18/117,094
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

As a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator which has excellent heat resistance and excellent battery performance, provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator including a mixed layer which contains a heat-resistant resin and a porous base material that includes a polyolefin porous film, in the mixed layer, a weight ratio (W 1 /W 0 ) between a weight W 1 of the heat-resistant resin and a weight W 0 of the porous base material being not less than 0.07.

Claims (20)

1 . A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator comprising:

a mixed layer which contains a heat-resistant resin and a porous base material that includes a porous film containing a polyolefin-based resin in an amount of not less than 50% by volume relative to a total volume of components of the porous film,

in the mixed layer, a weight ratio (W 1 /W 0 ) between a weight W 1 of the heat-resistant resin and a weight W 0 of the porous base material being not less than 0.07,

wherein a heat-resistant layer which contains the heat-resistant resin is formed on the mixed layer,

wherein a value of expression (1) of the heat-resistant layer is not less than 5%:

a luminance X 1 (%)−a luminance X 2 (%)  (1)

where the luminance X 1 represents an average value of luminances of a part of the heat-resistant layer from an interface between the heat-resistant layer and the mixed layer to a depth of 20% of a thickness of the heat-resistant layer from the interface,

the luminance X 2 represents an average value of luminances of a part of the heat-resistant layer from an outermost surface of the heat-resistant layer to a depth of 20% of the thickness of the heat-resistant layer from the outermost surface, and

an average value of luminances of the entire heat-resistant layer is 100%.

2 . The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a shutdown temperature of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator is not lower than 150° C.

3 . The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator as set forth in claim 1 , wherein an air permeability of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator is not more than 500 sec/100 mL.

4 . The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the heat-resistant resin is an aramid resin.

5 . The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the heat-resistant layer further contains a filler.

6 . The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator as set forth in claim 5 , wherein an amount of the filler contained in the heat-resistant layer is not less than 20% by weight and not more than 90% by weight, relative to a total weight of the heat-resistant layer.

7 . A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator recited in claim 1 .

8 . A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery member comprising:

a positive electrode;

a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator recited in claim 1 ; and

a negative electrode,

the positive electrode, the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator, and the negative electrode being disposed in this order.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2026
From: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
To: SSLM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074657/0782 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2023
From: MATSUMINE, RIKU; SHIN, AKIHIKO
To: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062905/0753 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-033934 · Mar 4, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230282940A1 · Sep 7, 2023
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