IP Library Patent Application 18631054
Patent Application
App. No. 18/631,054

POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE POWER STORAGE DEVICE

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18/631,054
Abstract

A power storage device has a case member, a first terminal member, a second terminal member, a first resin member hermetically joined to the case member and the first terminal member, and a second resin member hermetically joined to the case member and the second terminal member. The first resin member is made of a first resin material having a resin material linear expansion coefficient α within the range of 1.6×10 −5 to 2.7×10 −5 (1/K), and the second resin member is made of a second resin material that is different from the first resin material and has a resin material flexural modulus E of 17 GPa or less.

Claims (59)

1 . A power storage device comprising:

a case member having a first insertion hole and a second insertion hole;

a first terminal member comprising aluminum and inserted through the first insertion hole of the case member;

a second terminal member comprising copper and inserted through the second insertion hole of the case member;

a first resin member that is insert molded and hermetically joined to the case member and the first terminal member while insulating the case member and the first terminal member from each other, to fix the first terminal member to the case member; and

a second resin member that is insert molded and hermetically joined to the case member and the second terminal member while insulating the case member and the second terminal member from each other, to fix the second terminal member to the case member, wherein

the first resin member comprises a first resin material having a resin material linear expansion coefficient α within a range of 1.6×10 −5 to 2.7×10 −5 (1/K) (1.6×10 −5 ≤α≤2.7×10 −5 ), and

the second resin member comprises a second resin material that is different from the first resin material and has a resin material flexural modulus E of 17 GPa or less (E≤17).

2 . The power storage device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first resin material includes a thermoplastic first main resin, a thermoplastic first elastomer, and a first filler; and

the second resin material includes a thermoplastic second main resin, a thermoplastic second elastomer, and a second filler.

3 . The power storage device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first terminal member includes a first terminal seal portion to which the first resin member is hermetically joined;

first nanocolumns with a height of 50 nm or more formed by joining particles containing aluminum and having a diameter of 100 nm or less together like strings of beads, into the form of columns, stand numerously on a surface of the first terminal seal portion;

the first resin member is hermetically joined to the first terminal seal portion with the first resin material filling gaps between the first nanocolumns standing numerously;

the second terminal member includes a second terminal seal portion to which the second resin member is hermetically joined;

second nanocolumns with a height of 50 nm or more formed by joining particles containing copper and having a diameter of 100 nm or less together like strings of beads, into the form of columns, stand numerously on a surface of the second terminal seal portion; and

the second resin member is hermetically joined to the second terminal seal portion with the second resin material filling gaps between the second nanocolumns standing numerously.

4 . A method of manufacturing a power storage device including

a case member having a first insertion hole and a second insertion hole,

a first terminal member comprising aluminum and inserted through the first insertion hole of the case member,

a second terminal member comprising copper and inserted through the second insertion hole of the case member,

a first resin member that is insert molded and hermetically joined to the case member and the first terminal member while insulating the case member and the first terminal member from each other, to fix the first terminal member to the case member, and

a second resin member that is insert molded and hermetically joined to the case member and the second terminal member while insulating the case member and the second terminal member from each other, to fix the second terminal member to the case member, wherein

the first resin member comprises a first resin material having a resin material linear expansion coefficient α within a range of 1.6×10 −5 to 2.7×10 −5 (1/K) (1.6×10 −5 ≤α≤2.7×10 −5 ), and

the second resin member comprises a second resin material that is different from the first resin material and has a resin material flexural modulus E of 17 GPa or less (E≤17),

the method comprising:

a first insert molding of insert molding the first resin member, using the first resin material having the resin material linear expansion coefficient α, in a condition where the first terminal member is inserted through the first insertion hole of the case member; and

a second insert molding of insert molding the second resin member, using the second resin material having the resin material flexural modulus E, in a condition where the second terminal member is inserted through the second insertion hole of the case member.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the second insert molding is performed first, and the first insert molding is then performed.

6 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein

the first terminal member includes a first terminal seal portion to which the first resin member is hermetically joined,

first nanocolumns with a height of 50 nm or more formed by joining particles containing aluminum and having a diameter of 100 nm or less together like strings of beads, into the form of columns, stand numerously on a surface of the first terminal seal portion,

the first resin member is hermetically joined to the first terminal seal portion with the first resin material filling gaps between the first nanocolumns standing numerously,

the second terminal member includes a second terminal seal portion to which the second resin member is hermetically joined,

second nanocolumns with a height of 50 nm or more formed by joining particles containing copper and having a diameter of 100 nm or less together like strings of beads, into the form of columns, stand numerously on a surface of the second terminal seal portion, and

the second resin member is hermetically joined to the second terminal seal portion with the second resin material filling gaps between the second nanocolumns standing numerously, the method further comprising:

a first nanocolumn forming of applying a pulse oscillation laser beam to the first terminal seal portion of the first terminal member while shifting an irradiation position, before the first insert molding, to form the first nanocolumns standing numerously on the first terminal seal portion; and

a second nanocolumn forming of applying a pulse oscillation laser beam to the second terminal seal portion of the second terminal member while shifting an irradiation position, before the second insert molding, to form the second nanocolumns standing numerously on the second terminal seal portion, wherein

the first insert molding comprises molding the first resin member while filling the gaps between the numerously standing first nanocolumns of the first terminal seal portion with the first resin material, and

the second insert molding comprises molding the second resin member while filling the gaps between the numerously standing second nanocolumns of the second terminal seal portion with the second resin material.

7 . The power storage device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the first terminal member includes a first terminal seal portion to which the first resin member is hermetically joined;

first nanocolumns with a height of 50 nm or more formed by joining particles containing aluminum and having a diameter of 100 nm or less together like strings of beads, into the form of columns, stand numerously on a surface of the first terminal seal portion;

the first resin member is hermetically joined to the first terminal seal portion with the first resin material filling gaps between the first nanocolumns standing numerously;

the second terminal member includes a second terminal seal portion to which the second resin member is hermetically joined;

second nanocolumns with a height of 50 nm or more formed by joining particles containing copper and having a diameter of 100 nm or less together like strings of beads, into the form of columns, stand numerously on a surface of the second terminal seal portion; and

the second resin member is hermetically joined to the second terminal seal portion with the second resin material filling gaps between the second nanocolumns standing numerously.

8 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein

the first terminal member includes a first terminal seal portion to which the first resin member is hermetically joined,

first nanocolumns with a height of 50 nm or more formed by joining particles containing aluminum and having a diameter of 100 nm or less together like strings of beads, into the form of columns, stand numerously on a surface of the first terminal seal portion,

the first resin member is hermetically joined to the first terminal seal portion with the first resin material filling gaps between the first nanocolumns standing numerously,

the second terminal member includes a second terminal seal portion to which the second resin member is hermetically joined,

second nanocolumns with a height of 50 nm or more formed by joining particles containing copper and having a diameter of 100 nm or less together like strings of beads, into the form of columns, stand numerously on a surface of the second terminal seal portion, and

the second resin member is hermetically joined to the second terminal seal portion with the second resin material filling gaps between the second nanocolumns standing numerously, the method further comprising:

a first nanocolumn forming of applying a pulse oscillation laser beam to the first terminal seal portion of the first terminal member while shifting an irradiation position, before the first insert molding, to form the first nanocolumns standing numerously on the first terminal seal portion; and

a second nanocolumn forming of applying a pulse oscillation laser beam to the second terminal seal portion of the second terminal member while shifting an irradiation position, before the second insert molding, to form the second nanocolumns standing numerously on the second terminal seal portion, wherein

the first insert molding comprises molding the first resin member while filling the gaps between the numerously standing first nanocolumns of the first terminal seal portion with the first resin material, and

the second insert molding comprises molding the second resin member while filling the gaps between the numerously standing second nanocolumns of the second terminal seal portion with the second resin material.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 16, 2025
From: PRIMEARTH EV ENERGY CO., LTD.
To: TOYOTA BATTERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070226/0103 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2024
From: SATO, YUKI; UCHIDA, YOZO; FUJIMURA, SATOSHI; TATEYAMA, NOZOMI; UCHIMURA, MASAHIRO; ASAI, MASATAKA; MATSUMOTO, SHIGERU; TAKIMOTO, TAKASHI; NAKAMURA, SHUNSUKE; MACHIDA, KEITARO
To: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; PRIMEARTH EV ENERGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067054/0499 →