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US 7,160,615 · App. 10/721,754 · Granted Jan 9, 2007

Granules for formation of an electrode of an electric double layer capacitor, manufacturing method thereof, electrode sheet, polarized electrode, and electric double layer capacitor using a polarized electrode

Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; Daido Metal Company Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,160,615
App. No.
10/721,754
Granted
Jan 9, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrode sheet of an electric double layer capacitor is produced by using granules for formation of an electrode of an electric double layer capacitor which are obtained by kneading and then crushing materials including an activated material, a conductive filler, and a binder at 50 to 97 mass-%, 1 to 30 mass-%, and 2 to 20 mass-%, respectively, and which are essentially granules whose diameter is in a range of 47 to 840 μm. A method for manufacturing a sheet-like electrode by mixing and kneading materials including an activated carbon, carbon black, and PTFE into a kneaded material, producing a forming material by converting the kneaded material into granules, and forming and rolling the forming material.

Claims (21)

1. Granules for formation of an electrode of an electric double layer capacitor which are obtained by kneading and then crushing materials including an activated material, a conductive filler, and a binder at 50 to 97 mass-%, 1 to 30 mass-%, and 2 to 20 mass-%, respectively, wherein

the granules for formation of an electrode are essentially granules whose diameter is in a range of 47 to 840 μm.

2. A manufacturing method of granules for formation of an electrode of an electric double layer capacitor, comprising the steps of:

(a) producing material lumps by kneading materials including an activated material, a conductive filler, and a binder at 50 to 97 mass-%, 1 to 30 mass-%, and 2 to 20 mass-%, respectively, and fibrillating the binder;

(b) producing crushed granules by crushing the material lumps;

(c) classifying the crushed granules to remove granules whose diameters are larger than 840 μm; and

(d) classifying the crushed granules to remove granules whose diameters are smaller than 47 μm.

3. The electrode sheet for an electric double layer capacitor which is produced by forming the granules for formation of an electrode of an electric double layer capacitor according to claim 1 into a sheet.

4. The polarized electrode for an electric double layer capacitor, wherein

the electrode sheet for an electric double layer capacitor according to claim 3 is laminated on electrode foil with or without intervention of a bonding layer.

5. The electric double layer capacitor comprising:

the polarized electrode for an electric double layer capacitor according to claim 4 .

6. A manufacturing method of a polarized electrode for an electric double layer capacitor for manufacturing a sheet-like polarized electrode for an electric double layer capacitor comprising the steps of:

mixing and kneading materials including a carbonaceous powder, a conductivity-enhancing agent, and a binder into a kneaded material,

producing a forming material by converting the kneaded material into granules, and

forming and rolling the forming material, wherein

the granules as the forming material produced from the kneaded material are generally glomerate and are in a diameter range that the diameter is larger than or equal to 47 μm and smaller than 840 μm.

7. The manufacturing method of a polarized electrode for an electric double layer capacitor according to claim 6 , wherein

the forming material is such that a proportion of granules whose diameter is smaller than 243 μm is smaller than or equal to 30% of all the granules.

8. The manufacturing method of a polarized electrode for an electric double layer capacitor according to claim 6 , wherein

when a binder-assisting agent is added to and mixed with the forming material before the forming material is formed into a sheet, the binder-assisting agent and the forming material are mixed with each other in a tightly closed container.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2014
From: HONDA MOTORS CO,. LTD.
To: DAIDO METAL COMPANY LTD.
Reel/Frame 033211/0421 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2004
From: IWAIDA, MANABU; OYAMA, SHIGEKI; MURAKAMI, KENICHI; OZAKI, KOUKI; TSUTSUI, MASANORI
To: HONDA MOTORS CO. LTD.; DAIDO METAL COMPANY LTD.
Reel/Frame 015311/0349 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP P. 2002-347939 · Nov 29, 2002 · national
JP P. 2002-349229 · Nov 29, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040170821A1 · Sep 2, 2004