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Granted Patent B2
US 10,892,111 · App. 16/071,861 · Granted Jan 12, 2021

Energy storage device

Inventor: Shun Ito (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
H01G11/70H01G11/28H01G11/74H01M2/26H01M2/263H01M2/30H01M4/64H01G11/68H01M2004/027H01M2004/028
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Patent No.
US 10,892,111
App. No.
16/071,861
Granted
Jan 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An energy storage device includes: a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, an electrode assembly, a positive current collector and a negative current collector which respectively connect the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal to the electrode assembly. The positive current collector includes: a first connecting portion which is connected with the positive electrode terminal, and a second connecting portion which is connected with the electrode assembly and the first connecting portion. The first connecting portion includes: a base portion which is connected to the second connecting portion, and an attachment portion which is provided to protrude from the base portion in a direction which is opposite to a direction toward the positive electrode terminal. In the attachment portion, a through hole through which a shaft portion of the positive electrode terminal is inserted is formed.

Claims (46)

1. An energy storage device, comprising:

an electrode terminal;

an electrode assembly; and

a current collector which connects the electrode terminal and the electrode assembly,

wherein the current collector includes:

a first connecting portion which is connected with the electrode terminal; and

a second connecting portion which is connected with the electrode assembly and the first connecting portion,

wherein the first connecting portion includes:

a base portion which is connected to the second connecting portion; and

an attachment portion which is provided to protrude from the base portion in a direction which is opposite to a direction toward the electrode terminal,

wherein, in the attachment portion, a through hole through which a shaft portion of the electrode terminal is inserted is formed, and

wherein the first connecting portion further includes a recessed portion which is provided to recess from the base portion in the direction which is opposite to the direction toward the electrode terminal.

2. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion is provided to annularly protrude from the base portion.

3. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the base portion includes a folded portion of a plate material, the plate material forming the current collector.

4. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the base portion is provided at first and second sides of the attachment portion.

5. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion forms an attachment surface in which the through hole is positioned.

6. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the current collector is formed by applying working to a plate material.

7. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the recessed portion and the attachment portion are disposed on opposing sides of the base portion.

8. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion protrudes from a surface of the base portion that faces the second connecting portion.

9. The energy storage device according to claim 8 , wherein the recessed portion is recessed from another surface of the base portion that faces the electrode terminal.

10. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion includes:

a first surface that faces the second connecting portion; and

a second surface that faces the electrode terminal and is disposed in the recessed portion.

11. The energy storage device according to claim 10 , wherein the recessed portion extends from a surface of the base portion that faces the electrode terminal to the second surface of the attachment portion.

12. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the first connecting portion further includes a connecting surface that connects the base portion to the attachment portion, and

wherein the attachment portion and the connecting surface protrude from a surface of the base portion that faces the second connecting portion to form a frustoconical structure.

13. The energy storage device according to claim 12 , wherein the attachment portion and the connecting surface define the recessed portion in another surface of the base portion that faces the electrode terminal to form a frustoconical recessed structure.

14. The energy storage device according to claim 13 , wherein, in a plan view, the frustoconical recessed structure overlaps with the frustoconical structure.

15. The energy storage device according to claim 13 , wherein, in a plan view, outer edges of the frustoconical recessed structure are aligned with outer edges of the frustoconical structure.

16. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein one side of the through hole extends in the attachment portion and another side of the through hole extends in the recessed portion.

17. The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein one side of the through hole extends in a bottom surface of the attachment portion that faces the second connecting portion, and another side of the through hole extends in a bottom surface of the recessed portion that faces the electrode terminal.

18. The energy storage device according to claim 17 , wherein the bottom surface of the recessed portion includes a top surface of the attachment portion.

19. An energy storage device, comprising:

an electrode terminal;

an electrode assembly; and

a current collector which connects the electrode terminal and the electrode assembly,

wherein the current collector includes:

a first connecting portion which is connected with the electrode terminal; and

a second connecting portion which is connected with the electrode assembly and the first connecting portion,

wherein the first connecting portion includes:

a base portion which is connected to the second connecting portion; and

an attachment portion which is provided to protrude from the base portion in a direction which is opposite to a direction toward the electrode terminal,

wherein, in the attachment portion, a through hole through which a shaft portion of the electrode terminal is inserted is formed,

wherein the base portion includes a folded portion of a plate material, the plate material forming the current collector, and

wherein the folded portion of a plate material extends to a position adjacent to the through hole.

20. The energy storage device according to claim 19 , wherein the attachment portion comprises a flat surface that continuously extends from the folded portion to the through hole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2018
From: ITO, SHUN
To: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Reel/Frame 046425/0778 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-014627 · Jan 28, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190019633A1 · Jan 17, 2019