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Granted Patent B2
US 9,882,179 · App. 15/217,407 · Granted Jan 30, 2018

Secondary battery and electronic device including secondary battery

Inventor: Ryota Tajima (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01M2/0275G06F1/163G06F1/1635H01M2/0212H01M2/0287H01M4/70H01M4/134H01M4/485H01M10/0525H01M2220/30
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Patent No.
US 9,882,179
App. No.
15/217,407
Granted
Jan 30, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device having a novel structure is provided. Specifically, an electronic device having a novel structure that can change its form into various appearances is provided. In a secondary battery, a foldable portion from which part of the components is removed by forming openings in a current collector becomes thin and can be more likely to be bent than the other regions. A cylindrical cushioning material overlapping with the foldable position of the secondary battery is provided. The provision of this cushioning material makes it possible to fix the minimum radius of curvature of the secondary battery at the foldable position. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the exterior body from being broken due to bending along a curved surface with a smaller radius of curvature than a diameter of the cushioning material.

Claims (48)

1. A secondary battery comprising:

a first current collector;

a second current collector;

a separator; and

an exterior body,

wherein the secondary battery comprises a first region and a second region,

wherein the first current collector and the second current collector overlap with each other in the first region,

wherein the second region is thinner than the first region,

wherein the second region comprises a region,

wherein an opening of the first current collector and an opening of the second current collector overlap with each other in the region, and

wherein the second region comprises a foldable point of the secondary battery.

2. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein an opening of the separator and the opening of the first current collector overlap with each other in the second region.

3. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , further comprising a cylindrical cushioning material overlapping with the second region,

wherein the cylindrical cushioning material has a diameter of 30 mm or less.

4. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a radius of curvature of the foldable point of the secondary battery is less than or equal to 30 mm.

5. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the exterior body comprises a metal film.

6. An electronic device comprising:

a display portion comprising a foldable point; and

the secondary battery according to claim 1 ,

wherein the foldable point of the display portion and the foldable point of the secondary battery overlap with each other.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the display portion comprises a display element over a flexible film.

8. A secondary battery comprising:

a first current collector;

a second current collector;

a separator;

an electrolytic solution; and

an exterior body,

wherein the secondary battery comprises a first region, a second region, a third region, and a fourth region,

wherein the first current collector and the second current collector overlap with each other in the first region and the second region,

wherein a thickness of the third region is less than that of the first region and that of the second region,

wherein the fourth region is a periphery of the secondary battery,

wherein the fourth region is in contact with the first region, the second region, and the third region,

wherein the third region is a pressure-bonded region between the first region and the second region

wherein the electrolytic solution is surrounded by the exterior body in each of the first region and the second region, and

wherein a thickness of the fourth region is equal to or less than that of the third region.

9. The secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the third region comprises a foldable point of the secondary battery.

10. The secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein an opening of the first current collector, an opening of the second current collector, and an opening of the separator overlap with each other in the third region.

11. The secondary battery according to claim 8 , further comprising a cylindrical cushioning material overlapping with the third region,

wherein the cylindrical cushioning material has a diameter of 30 mm or less.

12. The secondary battery according to claim 9 , wherein a radius of curvature of the foldable point of the secondary battery is less than or equal to 30 mm.

13. The secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the exterior body comprises a metal film.

14. An electronic device comprising:

a display portion comprising a foldable point; and

the secondary battery according to claim 9 ,

wherein the foldable point of the display portion and the foldable point of the secondary battery overlap with each other.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the display portion comprises a display element over a flexible film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2016
From: TAJIMA, RYOTA
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039234/0935 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-149254 · Jul 29, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170033327A1 · Feb 2, 2017