IP Library Patent Application 18744702
Patent Application
App. No. 18/744,702

POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE POWER STORAGE DEVICE

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App. No.
18/744,702
Abstract

A power storage device includes a case lid member, a terminal member, and a resin member. The resin member includes a resin outer portion, a resin inner portion, and a resin inside-hole portion. The case lid member and the resin member are configured that, when the power storage device is placed under a temperature environment of −40° C., the resin member forms an outward convex warp in a lid thickness direction with respect to a lid longitudinal direction so that a pair of longitudinal joint faces of the resin inner portion press the terminal member in the lid longitudinal direction.

Claims (45)

1 . A power storage device comprising:

a case lid member having an insertion hole and extending in a lid longitudinal direction;

a terminal member inserted through the insertion hole of the case lid member; and

a resin member hermetically joined to the case lid member and the terminal member while insulating the case lid member and the terminal member from each other, to fix the terminal member to the case lid member, wherein

the resin member comprises:

a resin outer portion located on an outer side in a lid thickness direction of the case lid member;

a resin inner portion located on an inner side in the lid thickness direction of the case lid member, and

a resin inside-hole portion located inside the insertion hole of the case lid member and integrally connected to the resin outer portion and the resin inner portion,

the terminal member extends to an inner side in the lid thickness direction through the resin outer portion, the resin inside-hole portion, and the resin inner portion,

the resin inner portion of the resin member includes a pair of longitudinal joint faces that face the lid longitudinal direction and is joined to the terminal member,

the case lid member and the resin member are configured that, when the power storage device is placed under a temperature environment of −40° C., an outward convex warp in the lid thickness direction is formed in the resin member with respect to the lid longitudinal direction, and

the pair of the longitudinal joint faces of the resin inner portion press the terminal member in the lid longitudinal direction, respectively.

2 . The power storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the resin member has a volume V 1 of the resin outer portion larger than a volume V 2 of the resin inner portion (V 1 >V 2 ).

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

the terminal member includes a terminal seal portion to which the resin member is hermetically joined, and terminal nanocolumns with a height of 50 nm or more derived from metal that forms the terminal member and formed by joining particles of a diameter of 100 nm or less, together like strings of beads into the form of columns, stand numerously on a surface of the terminal seal portion, and

the resin member is hermetically joined to the terminal seal portion with the resin material, which forms the resin member and fills gaps between the terminal nanocolumns standing numerously.

4 . A method of manufacturing a power storage device comprising:

a case lid member having an insertion hole and extending in a lid longitudinal direction;

a terminal member inserted through the insertion hole of the case lid member; and

a resin member hermetically joined to the case lid member and the terminal member while insulating the case lid member and the terminal member from each other, to fix the terminal member to the case lid member, wherein

the resin member comprises:

a resin outer portion located on an outer side in a lid thickness direction of the case lid member;

a resin inner portion located on an inner side in the lid thickness direction of the case lid member; and

a resin inside-hole portion located inside the insertion hole of the case lid member and integrally connected to the resin outer portion and the resin inner portion, wherein

the terminal member extends to an inner side in the lid thickness direction through the resin outer portion, the resin inside-hole portion, and the resin inner portion,

the resin inner portion of the resin member includes a pair of longitudinal joint faces that face the lid longitudinal direction and are joined to the terminal member,

the case lid member and the resin member are configured that, when the power storage device is placed under a temperature environment of −40° C., an outward convex warp in the lid thickness direction is formed with respect to the lid longitudinal direction in the resin member, and

the pair of the longitudinal joint faces of the resin inner portion press the terminal member in the lid longitudinal direction, respectively, wherein

the method includes insert molding the resin member while the terminal member is inserted through the insertion hole of the case lid member.

5 . The method of manufacturing the power storage device according to claim 4 , wherein the insert molding is to mold the resin member in which a volume V 1 of the resin outer portion is larger than a volume V 2 of the resin inner portion (V 1 >V 2 ).

6 . The method of manufacturing the power storage device according to claim 4 , wherein

the terminal member includes a terminal seal portion to which the resin member is hermetically joined, and terminal nanocolumns with a height of 50 nm or more derived from metal that forms the terminal member and formed by joining particles of a diameter of 100 nm or less, together like strings of beads into the form of columns, stand numerously on a surface of the terminal seal portion, and

the resin member is hermetically joined to the terminal seal portion with the resin material, which forms the resin member and fills gaps between the terminal nanocolumns standing numerously,

the method further includes:

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

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

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

the terminal member includes a terminal seal portion to which the resin member is hermetically joined, and terminal nanocolumns with a height of 50 nm or more derived from metal that forms the terminal member and formed by joining particles of a diameter of 100 nm or less, together like strings of beads into the form of columns, stand numerously on a surface of the terminal seal portion, and

the resin member is hermetically joined to the terminal seal portion with the resin material, which forms the resin member and fills gaps between the terminal nanocolumns standing numerously.

8 . The method of manufacturing the power storage device according to claim 5 , wherein

the terminal member includes a terminal seal portion to which the resin member is hermetically joined, and terminal nanocolumns with a height of 50 nm or more derived from metal that forms the terminal member and formed by joining particles of a diameter of 100 nm or less, together like strings of beads into the form of columns, stand numerously on a surface of the terminal seal portion, and

the resin member is hermetically joined to the terminal seal portion with the resin material, which forms the resin member and fills gaps between the terminal nanocolumns standing numerously,

the method further includes:

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

the insert molding comprises molding the resin member while filling gaps between the terminal nanocolumns standing numerously on the terminal seal portion with the 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 Jun 17, 2024
From: UCHIDA, YOZO; SATO, YUKI; 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 067739/0702 →