IP Library Patent Application 18641438
Patent Application
App. No. 18/641,438

METAL MEMBER, METAL-RESIN COMPOSITE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE METAL MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE METAL-RESIN COMPOSITE

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18/641,438
Abstract

A metal member (a lid member and a positive terminal member) has a surface with a joining region to be joined to a resin member (a positive-electrode resin member) to seal between the first space and the second space (outside and inside of a battery) in combination with the resin member. The joining region includes a roughened region formed on the surface and constituted of a base layer composed of accumulated debris particles, and a column group layer composed of nano columnar bodies standing densely in two dimensions, each being formed of the debris particles bonding to one another like strings of beads extending in the height direction from the base layer. The nano columnar bodies in the resin member have an average height of 84 nm or more.

Claims (27)

1 . A metal member having a surface with a joining region to be joined to a resin member to seal between a first space and a second space in combination with the resin member,

wherein the joining region includes a roughened region formed on the surface, the roughened region comprising:

a base layer composed of accumulated debris particles; and

a column group layer composed of nano columnar bodies standing densely in two dimensions, the nano columnar bodies being formed of the debris particles bonding to one another in a form of strings of beads extending from the base layer in a height direction, and

the nano columnar bodies in the roughened region have an average height of 84 nm or more.

2 . The metal member according to claim 1 , wherein,

the first space is located outside the joining region and the second space is located inside the joining region,

the joining region has a ring shape, and

the roughened region has a ring shape corresponding to the shape of the joining region.

3 . A metal-resin composite including:

the metal member according to claim 1 ; and

the resin member joined to the metal member,

wherein the resin member is made of resin filled in gaps between the nano columnar bodies until reaching the base layer.

4 . A metal-resin composite including:

the metal member according to claim 2 ; and

the resin member joined to the metal member,

wherein the resin member is made of resin filled in gaps between the nano columnar bodies until reaching the base layer.

5 . A method for producing the metal member according to claim 1 , comprising:

irradiating the surface of the metal member, on which the column group layer is not formed and the roughened region is to be formed, with a pulse laser, so that debris particles generated from the metal member irradiated with the pulse laser are accumulated onto the surface of the metal member and grow into the nano columnar bodies to form the roughened region.

6 . A method for producing the metal member according to claim 2 , comprising:

irradiating the surface of the metal member, on which the column group layer is not formed and the roughened region is to be formed, with a pulse laser, so that debris particles generated from the metal member irradiated with the pulse laser are accumulated onto the surface of the metal member and grow into the nano columnar bodies to form the roughened region.

7 . A method for producing the metal-resin composite according to claim 3 , comprising:

filling molten resin melted by heat into gaps between the nano columnar bodies that constitute the column group layer until reaching the base layer; and

solidifying the molten resin filled in the gaps between the nano columnar bodies constituting the column group layer to form the resin member joined to the roughened region of the metal member.

8 . A method for producing the metal-resin composite according to claim 4 , comprising:

filling molten resin melted by heat into gaps between the nano columnar bodies that constitute the column group layer until reaching the base layer; and

solidifying the molten resin filled in the gaps between the nano columnar bodies constituting the column group layer to form the resin member joined to the roughened region of the metal member.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 16, 2025
From: PRIMEARTH EV ENERGY CO., LTD.
To: TOYOTA BATTERY CO., LTD.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2024
From: UCHIDA, YOZO; SATO, YUKI; EHARA, TSUYOSHI; TSUCHIYA, SYOICHI; ASAI, MASATAKA; ASANO, TSUYOSHI; UCHIMURA, MASAHIRO; NAGANO, YASUAKI; MATSUMOTO, SHIGERU
To: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; PRIMEARTH EV ENERGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067175/0001 →