Outer packaging material for electric storage device and electric storage device using the same
An outer packaging material for electric storage device comprises at least a substrate layer, an adhesion layer, a metal foil layer, a sealant adhesion layer, and a sealant layer laminated in this order, wherein the substrate layer is one made of either a polyamide film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 5% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 4 to 16%, or a polyester film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 5% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 10 to 25%.
1. An outer packaging material for electric storage device having a structure comprising:
at least a substrate layer, an adhesion layer, a metal foil layer, a sealant adhesion layer, and a sealant layer laminated in this order,
wherein the substrate layer is one made of (a) a polyamide film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 5% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 4% to 16%, or (b) a polyester film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 5% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 10% to 25%, wherein the outer packaging material further comprises an adhesion treatment layer between the substrate layer and the adhesion layer, the adhesion treatment layer is in direct physical contact with each of the substrate layer and the adhesion layer.
2. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesion treatment layer is one containing at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyester resin, an acrylic resin, a polyurethane resin, an epoxy resin, and an acrylic-grafted polyester resin or combinations thereof.
3. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 1 , further comprising a corrosion inhibition treatment layer provided on both surfaces of the metal foil layer.
4. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 3 , wherein the corrosion inhibition treatment layer contains a rare earth element oxide and phosphoric acid or a phosphate salt.
5. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 4 , wherein the rare earth element oxide consists of cerium oxide.
6. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate layer is a polyester film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 5% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 10% to 25%.
7. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate layer is a polyester film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 4% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 10% to 25%.
8. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 7 , wherein a thickness of the substrate layer is from 10 μm to 30 μm.
9. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 8 , further comprising a corrosion inhibition treatment layer on both surfaces of the metal foil layer, the corrosion inhibition layer contains a rare earth element oxide and phosphoric acid or a phosphate salt.
10. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 9 , wherein the rare earth element oxide consists of cerium oxide.
11. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate layer is made of a polyamide film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 5% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 4% to 16%.
12. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate layer is made of a polyamide film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. from about 2.8% and no larger than 4% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 4% to 16%.
13. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate layer is made of a polyamide film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. from about 3.6% and no larger than 4% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 4% to 16%.
14. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 13 , wherein the substrate layer has a thickness from 10 μm to 30 μm.
15. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 14 , further comprising a corrosion inhibition treatment layer on both surfaces of the metal foil layer, the corrosion inhibition layer contains a rare earth element oxide and phosphoric acid or a phosphate salt.
16. The outer packaging material for electric storage device of claim 15 , wherein the rare earth element oxide consists of cerium oxide.
17. An electric storage device comprising a battery element including electrodes, leads extending from the respective electrodes and a container accommodating the battery element, wherein the container is formed from the outer packaging material for electric storage device defined in claim 1 so that the sealant layer is arranged at the inner side thereof.
18. An electric storage device comprising a battery element including electrodes, leads extending from the respective electrodes and a container accommodating the battery element, wherein the container comprises at least a substrate layer, an adhesion layer, a metal foil layer, a sealant adhesion layer, and a sealant layer laminated in this order, wherein the substrate layer is one made of (a) a polyamide film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 5% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 4% to 16%, or (b) a polyester film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 5% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 10% to 25%, and wherein the sealant layer of the container is the innermost layer of the container, which faces the battery.
19. The electric storage device of claim 18 , wherein the substrate layer is made of a polyamide film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 5% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 4% to 16%.
20. The electric storage device of claim 18 , wherein the substrate layer is a polyester film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 5% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 10% to 25%.