JP2014035811A - Terminal lead - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal lead in which a housed fluid, e.g., an electrolyte, housed in an exterior body can be prevented from leaking to the outside of the exterior body, and electrical resistance between a connected member can be suppressed, while preventing occurrence of electrical short circuit.SOLUTION: A terminal lead 1 has an inner end 1a located on the inside of an exterior body 9 for housing an electrochemical element 6, and an outer end 1b located on the outside of the exterior body 9, and includes a planar metal base material 2 as a base material. Furthermore, the terminal lead 1 is provided, on both sides 2p, 2p of the metal base material 2 in the thickness direction, with a surface coating layer 3. The coating amount at both ends 3a, 3a in the width direction of the surface coating layer 3, located at both ends 2pa, 2pa in the width direction on both sides 2p, 2p of the metal base material 2 in the thickness direction, is larger than the coating amount at an intermediate part 3b in the width direction of the surface coating layer 3, located at the intermediate part 2pb in the width direction on both sides 2p, 2p of the metal base material 2 in the thickness direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal lead, a method for manufacturing the terminal lead, and an electrochemical device (eg, lithium ion secondary battery, electric double layer capacitor) including the terminal lead.

  As an electrochemical device, for example, in a lithium ion secondary battery, battery elements including an electrode (current collector) and an electrolyte (electrolytic solution) are accommodated in the exterior body, and corresponding opening edges of the exterior body are heat-sealed. As a result, the battery element is sealed in the exterior body (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 6).

  The exterior film forming the exterior body is composed of a plurality of layers, the outer layer is composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or nylon, and the inner layer in contact with the electrolyte is composed of a heat-fusible resin. Furthermore, the intermediate layer of the exterior film is formed of a metal foil such as an aluminum foil or a SUS foil in order to prevent moisture from entering from the outside and evaporation of the electrolyte from the inside. The outer layer of the exterior film is intended to protect the metal foil of the intermediate layer and plays a role of protecting from external forces such as piercing.

  A battery terminal lead including a battery element housed in an exterior body generally includes a plate-like metal base material as a base material, and is provided with an inner end disposed inside the exterior body and a seal portion of the exterior body. An outer end portion that is pulled out to the outside of the body and disposed outside the exterior body is integrally provided. The portion of the terminal lead corresponding to the sealing portion of the outer package is joined by heat sealing with the heat-fusible resin of the inner layer of the outer package of the outer package, but both end angles in the width direction on both sides in the thickness direction of the terminal lead are sealed. The part may break through the inner layer of the exterior film and contact the intermediate layer, causing an electrical short circuit.

  By the way, in order to improve the adhesion between the terminal lead and the exterior body, in the conventional terminal lead, a chitosan layer containing chitosan or a derivative thereof may be formed on the entire surface of the metal substrate by a coating method or the like as a surface coating layer. Yes (see, for example, Patent Documents 4 and 6).

Japanese Examined Patent Publication No.59-38708 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-302756 JP 2010-165481 A JP 2010-170979 A JP 2010-245000 A JP 2006-202577 A

  However, the electrical resistivity of such a surface coating layer is much larger than the electrical resistivity of the metal substrate of the terminal lead. Therefore, when the surface coating layer is formed on the entire surface of the metal base of the terminal lead with a uniform coating amount, the connected members such as the current collector of the battery element and the bus bar are electrically connected to the terminal lead. As a result, a problem arises in that the surface coating layer interposed between the terminal lead and the member to be connected becomes an electrical resistance portion, and the electrical resistance therebetween increases.

  On the other hand, if the coating amount of the surface coating layer is reduced in order to reduce the electrical resistance, both end corners in the width direction on both sides of the thickness direction of the terminal lead penetrate the inner layer of the exterior film and come into contact with the intermediate layer. Is more likely to occur.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described technical background, and an object of the present invention is to prevent leakage of a contained fluid such as an electrolyte contained in the exterior body to the outside of the exterior body. , Terminal leads capable of suppressing electrical resistance between the connected members and preventing electrical short circuit, method for manufacturing the terminal leads, and electrochemical equipped with the terminal leads To provide a device.

  The present invention provides the following means.

[1] A terminal having an inner end portion disposed inside an exterior body that accommodates an electrochemical element and an outer end portion disposed outside the exterior body, and having a plate-shaped metal base material as a base material Lead,
While a surface coating layer is provided on both sides in the thickness direction of the metal substrate,
The surface coating layer disposed at the width direction intermediate portion on both sides in the thickness direction of the metal base material is applied in the width direction both end portions of the surface coating layer disposed on both width direction ends of the metal base material in the thickness direction both surfaces. A terminal lead characterized in that it is larger than the coating amount in the intermediate part in the width direction.

  [2] The terminal lead according to item 1 above, which is fused directly to the exterior body by heat sealing.

  [3] The terminal lead according to item 1 above, which is fused to the exterior body by heat sealing via an insulating resin film.

  [4] The terminal lead according to item 3, wherein the insulating resin film is fixedly attached.

  [5] The terminal lead according to any one of items 1 to 4, wherein the surface coating layer contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of chitosan and chitosan derivatives.

[6] A terminal having an inner end disposed inside the exterior body that accommodates the electrochemical element and an outer end disposed outside the exterior body, and having a plate-shaped metal substrate as a substrate A method for manufacturing leads,
A cutting step of cutting the strip of the terminal lead provided with the surface coating layer on both sides in the thickness direction of the strip of the metal base material to a predetermined length;
The strip of the terminal lead is applied in the thickness direction of the strip of the metal base material, with the coating amount of the both ends in the width direction of the surface coating layer arranged on both sides in the thickness direction of the strip of the metal base material. A method for manufacturing a terminal lead, characterized in that the amount is larger than the amount of application in the intermediate portion in the width direction of the surface coating layer disposed in the intermediate portion in the width direction on both sides.

  [7] The method for producing a terminal lead as described in [6] above, wherein the surface coating layer contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of chitosan and chitosan derivatives.

  [8] An electrochemical device comprising the terminal lead according to any one of 1 to 5 above.

  The effects of the present invention will be described below.

  In the terminal lead of the preceding item [1], the adhesion between the terminal lead and the exterior body is enhanced by providing the surface coating layer on both sides in the thickness direction of the metal base material, so that it is accommodated in the exterior body. Leakage of a contained fluid such as an electrolyte can be prevented. Furthermore, the coating amount of both end portions in the width direction of the surface coating layer disposed on both ends in the width direction on both sides in the thickness direction of the metal base of the terminal lead is intermediate in the width direction on both sides in the thickness direction of the metal base of the terminal lead. The electrical resistance between the terminal lead and the member to be connected can be kept small, and the occurrence of an electrical short circuit can be achieved. Can be prevented.

  In the terminal lead of the above item [2], the manufacturing cost of the battery chemical device can be reduced by the fact that the insulating resin film is not used because the terminal lead is directly fused to the exterior body.

  In the terminal lead of the above item [3], the occurrence of an electrical short circuit can be reliably prevented by fusing the terminal lead to the exterior body via the insulating resin film.

  In the terminal lead of the preceding item [4], the insulating resin film is attached to the terminal lead in a fixed state, so that the exterior body and the terminal lead can be easily fused.

  In the terminal lead of the preceding item [5], the surface coating layer contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of chitosan and chitosan derivatives, so that the terminal lead and the exterior body or insulating resin are used. Adhesion with the film can be reliably increased.

  In the terminal lead manufacturing method according to [6], the terminal lead according to any one of [1] to [5] can be obtained efficiently.

  In the method for manufacturing a terminal lead according to [7], the surface coating layer contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of chitosan and chitosan derivatives, so that the terminal lead and the outer package or Adhesion with the insulating resin film can be reliably increased.

  The electrochemical device according to [8] above has the same effects as the terminal leads according to any one of [1] to [5].

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a lithium ion secondary battery as an electrochemical device including a terminal lead according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X1-X1 in FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X2-X2 in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the terminal lead. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the terminal lead. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line Y1-Y1 in FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line Y2-Y2 in FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the strip of the metal base material of the terminal lead. FIG. 9 is a plan view of the strip of the terminal lead. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 3, showing a lithium ion secondary battery as an electrochemical device including a terminal lead according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a terminal lead with an insulating resin film.

  Next, several embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIGS. 1-9 is a figure explaining the terminal lead based on 1st Embodiment of this invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the terminal lead 1 of the first embodiment is provided as a positive electrode side terminal lead 1 </ b> A and / or a negative electrode side terminal lead 1 </ b> B in a lithium ion secondary battery 10 as an electrochemical device. is there. In the lithium ion secondary battery 10 of the first embodiment, the terminal lead 1 is used for the positive terminal lead 1A and the negative terminal lead 1B, respectively.

  In the lithium ion secondary battery 10 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a battery element 6 as an electrochemical element of an electrochemical device is accommodated in the outer package 9.

  The exterior body 9 is formed from the exterior film which consists of multiple layers like the conventional exterior body. The exterior film includes, for example, an inner layer 9a disposed near the inside of the exterior body 9, an outer layer 9c disposed near the outside of the exterior body 9, and an intermediate layer 9b disposed between the inner layer 9a and the outer layer 9c. They are formed by being laminated together.

  The inner layer 9a is a layer in contact with the electrolyte solution of the battery element 6 and is formed of a heat-sealing (thermoplastic) resin layer. The intermediate layer 9b is for preventing moisture from entering from outside and evaporation of the electrolytic solution from inside, and is formed of a metal layer such as a metal foil. The outer layer 9c is mainly for the purpose of protecting the intermediate layer 9b, and is intended to protect against external forces such as piercing, and is formed of a synthetic resin layer.

  The heat-fusible resin layer (inner layer 9a) is formed of, for example, a material selected from high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, polyethylene ionomer, polyolefin resin such as polypropylene, and the like. Yes. The synthetic resin layer (outer layer 9c) is formed of, for example, polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyamide such as nylon. The metal layer (intermediate layer 9b) is formed of a metal foil such as an aluminum foil or a SUS foil.

The battery element 6 is configured by laminating a foil-like positive electrode current collector 7A and a foil-like negative electrode current collector 7B via a separator 8 and / or an electrolyte (solid electrolyte, gel electrolyte). A positive electrode material (LiCoO ₂ or the like) is bonded to the surface of the positive electrode current collector 7A, and a negative electrode material (LiC ₆ or the like) is bonded to the surface of the negative electrode current collector 7B. In the present embodiment, the positive and negative current collectors 7A and 7B of the battery element 6 are electrically connected to the inner end 1a of the corresponding terminal lead 1A and 1B on the inner side of the exterior body 9, respectively. It corresponds to the inner connected member.

  And while this battery element 6 is accommodated in the exterior body 9, the opening edge part to which the exterior body 9 mutually respond | corresponds is heat-sealed, and thereby the battery element 6 is liquid-tight in the exterior body 9. Enclosed in state. In FIG. 1, a portion indicated by dot hatching of the exterior body 9 indicates a seal portion 9x of the exterior body 9 formed by heat sealing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal lead 1 is drawn to the outside of the exterior body 9 from the inner end portion 1 a disposed inside the exterior body 9 and the seal portion 9 x of the exterior body 9 to the outside of the exterior body 9. The outer end 1b is disposed integrally. The inner end 1 a of the terminal lead 1 is composed of one end in the length direction of the terminal lead 1, and the outer end 1 b of the terminal lead 1 is composed of the other end in the length direction of the terminal lead 1.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, the terminal lead 1 includes a plate-like (including foil) metal substrate 2 having good conductivity as a substrate. The material of the metal substrate 2 is not limited and is appropriately selected from various metal species. Specifically, when the terminal lead 1 is the positive electrode side terminal lead 1A, the material of the metal substrate 2 is aluminum or an alloy thereof, and is particularly preferably an aluminum alloy number A1000 series aluminum alloy. . When the terminal lead 1 is the negative terminal lead 1B, the material of the metal base 2 is oxygen-free copper (JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) H3100: C1020), tough pitch copper (JIS H3100: C1100), or the like. In addition, chemical conversion treatment (eg, chromate treatment, non-chromate treatment) and / or electrolytic treatment (eg: anodizing treatment, plating treatment) is performed on both sides in the thickness direction and both sides in the width direction of the metal substrate 2 in advance. It is particularly desirable that The plating process includes an electroless plating process.

  In FIG. 4, the length dimension L, width dimension W and thickness dimension T of the metal base 2 of the terminal lead 1 are variously set according to the size, capacity, etc. of the lithium ion secondary battery 10. For example, L is set to 20 to 70 mm, W is set to 20 to 120 mm, and T is set to 0.1 to 1.0 mm.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the surface coating layer 3 is formed over the entire thickness direction both sides 2p and 2p and the width direction both sides 2s and 2s of the metal base 2 of the terminal lead 1, respectively. Yes. On the other hand, the surface coating layer 3 is provided on both end surfaces in the length direction of the metal base 2 of the terminal lead 1, that is, the end surface 1 e on the inner end 1 a side of the terminal lead 1 and the end surface 1 e on the outer end 1 b side of the terminal lead 1. Is not formed. Therefore, the metal base 2 is exposed to the outside on both end faces 1e, 1e of the terminal lead 1. Reference numeral 2 e denotes an exposed portion of the metal base 2 on each end face 1 e of the terminal lead 1.

  The surface coating layer 3 increases the adhesion between the terminal lead 1 and the exterior body 9 or / and increases the adhesion between the terminal lead 1 and the insulating resin film (see the second embodiment to be described later). This is the main target layer. In the first embodiment, the surface coating layer 3 is a layer whose main purpose is to improve the adhesion between the terminal lead 1 and the exterior body 9.

  The surface coating layer 3 contains an organic polymer resin (eg, ethylene-acrylic resin, chitosan) as a main component, and an inorganic component (eg, chromium, zirconium, titanium, silicon) as an additional component as necessary. Is further contained. In the first embodiment, the surface coating layer 3 contains chitosans as an organic polymer resin. Specifically, one or two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of chitosan and chitosan derivatives are contained. Contains as chitosans. Chitosan derivatives are not limited and include carboxymethyl chitosan, cationized chitosan, hydroxyalkyl chitosan, glycerylated chitosan, salts of these chitosans with acids, and the like. Thus, the adhesiveness of the terminal lead 1 and the exterior body 9 can be reliably improved because the surface coating layer 3 contains chitosans. The electrical resistivity of the surface coating layer 3 is larger than the electrical resistivity of the metal substrate 2 of the terminal lead 1. A method for forming the surface coating layer 3 (that is, a coating method) will be described later.

  Note that the thickness of the surface coating layer 3 is very small with respect to the length dimension L, the width dimension W, and the thickness dimension T of the metal base 2 of the terminal lead 1. Therefore, the length dimension, the width dimension, and the thickness dimension of the terminal lead 1 may be regarded as being equal to the length dimension L, the width dimension W, and the thickness dimension T of the metal substrate 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 (particularly FIG. 6), both ends in the width direction of the surface coating layer 3 disposed at both ends 2pa and 2pa in the width direction of both sides 2p and 2p in the thickness direction of the metal base 2 of the terminal lead 1 The coating amount of the portions 3a and 3a is larger than the coating amount of the width direction intermediate portion 3b of the surface coating layer 3 disposed in the width direction intermediate portion 2pb of the metal base 2 of the terminal lead 1 in the thickness direction on both sides 2p and 2p. It is increasing. The details of the coating amount of the surface coating layer 3 will be described later.

  And in this terminal lead 1, the heat | fever performed in order that the terminal lead 1 fuse | melts the opening edge parts of the exterior body 9 to each opening edge part of the exterior body 9 (in detail, the inner layer 9a of the exterior body 9). By the sealing, the opening edge portions of the outer package 9 are fused at the same time without passing through the insulating resin film, that is, directly.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the lithium ion secondary battery 10 provided with the terminal lead 1, the current collectors 7 (7 </ b> A, 7 </ b> B) of each electrode of the battery element 6 correspond to the inside of the exterior body 9, respectively. The inner terminal portion 1a of the terminal lead 1 (1A, 1B) on the pole side to be overlapped covers substantially the entire region in the width direction with respect to at least one of the two surfaces in the thickness direction of the inner end portion 1a. In this manner (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5), they are electrically connected by being coupled by a coupling means such as ultrasonic welding.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in this lithium ion secondary battery 10, the positive and negative electrode bus bars 15, 15 are provided on the outer side of the exterior body 9, respectively, on the corresponding electrode terminal leads 1 (1 </ b> A, 1 </ b> B). The outer end portion 1b of the outer end portion 1b is overlaid on the outer end portion 1b so as to cover substantially the entire region in the width direction with respect to at least one of the two surfaces in the thickness direction (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5) Are electrically connected by being coupled by a coupling means such as welding, brazing or caulking. In the first embodiment, the bus bar 15 corresponds to an outer connected member that is electrically connected to the terminal lead 1 (more specifically, the outer end 1b of the terminal lead 1) outside the exterior body 9. ing.

  In the terminal lead 1 of the first embodiment, the adhesion between the terminal lead 1 and the exterior body 9 is enhanced by providing the surface coating layer 3 on the thickness direction both sides 2p, 2p of the metal base 2. Thus, leakage of the contained fluid such as the electrolytic solution accommodated in the exterior body 9 can be prevented. Further, the coating amount of the surface coating layer 3 disposed on the thickness direction both sides 2p and 2p of the metal base 2 of the terminal lead 1 is not increased over the whole, but the width direction intermediate portion 3b of the surface coating layer 3 is increased. The electrical resistance between the terminal lead 1 and the member to be connected (each current collector 7 and the bus bar 15) is made smaller than the application amount of the width direction both ends 3a and 3a of the surface coating layer 3. Can be kept small. Further, the intermediate layer between the width direction corners 2pe and 2pe of the metal base 2 in the thickness direction both sides 2p and 2p and the outer layer 9 is increased by the amount applied to the width direction both ends 3a and 3a of the surface coating layer 3. Since the distance to 9b becomes long, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of an electrical short circuit such as a leakage due to the contact of both end corners 2pe and 2pe with the intermediate layer 9b.

  Here, the region R in which the coating amount of the surface coating layer 3 on the thickness direction both sides 2p and 2p of the metal base 2 of the terminal lead 1 is increased is compared with the width dimension W of the metal base 2. It is particularly desirable that the thickness direction both sides 2p, 2p are regions of at least 5% from the width direction both end corners 2pe, 2pe to the width direction intermediate portion 2pb side, respectively. It is particularly desirable that the thickness direction both sides 2p and 2p are regions of a maximum of 30% from the width direction both corners 2pe and 2pe to the width direction intermediate portion 2pb side. By setting the region R in this way, the electrical resistance between the terminal lead 1 and the member to be connected (each current collector 7 and the bus bar 15) can be reliably reduced, and further, an electrical short circuit can be achieved. Occurrence can be reliably prevented.

The coating amount of the width direction intermediate portion 3b of the surface coating layer 3 is not limited, it is desirable that the range in particular of 1-500 mg / m ^2. Furthermore, it is particularly desirable that the coating amount of the width direction both end portions 3 a and 3 a of the surface coating layer 3 is 30 to 100% larger than the coating amount of the width direction intermediate portion 3 b of the surface coating layer 3. By setting the coating amount of the surface coating layer 3 in this way, leakage of the electrolyte can be prevented more reliably, and further, the terminal lead 1 and the connected member (each current collector 7, bus bar 15). ) Can be further reliably reduced, and the occurrence of an electrical short circuit can be more reliably prevented.

  The coating amount of the surface coating layer 3 arranged on both side surfaces 2s and 2s in the width direction of the metal base 2 of the terminal lead 1 is not limited.

  Next, a desirable method for manufacturing the terminal lead 1 will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a strip 2Z of the metal substrate 2 is prepared as a long strip-shaped metal base plate for the metal substrate 2 of the terminal lead 1. The strip 2Z has a cross-sectional shape and dimensions that are the same shape and dimensions as the cross-sectional shape and dimensions of the metal substrate 2, and extends continuously in the length direction. That is, the width of the strip 2Z is set to be the same as the width W of the metal base 2, and the thickness of the strip 2Z is set to the same as the thickness T of the metal base 2. On the other hand, the length dimension of the strip 2Z is set to be much longer than the length dimension L of the metal base 2.

  Next, the surface coating layer 3 is formed over the entire thickness direction both sides 2p and 2p and the width direction both side surfaces 2s and 2s of the strip 2Z of the metal base 2. At this time, the coating amount of the width direction both ends 3a, 3a of the surface coating layer 3 arranged on the width direction both ends 2pa, 2pa in the thickness direction both surfaces 2p, 2p of the strip 2Z is the thickness direction of the strip 2Z. The surface coating layer 3 is formed so as to be larger than the application amount of the width direction intermediate portion 3b of the surface coating layer 3 disposed in the width direction intermediate portions 2pb and 2pb on both surfaces 2p and 2p. The particularly desirable region R in which the coating amount of the surface coating layer 3 on the thickness direction both surfaces 2p and 2p of the strip 2Z of the metal substrate 2 is increased is as described above.

  Thus, by forming the surface coating layer 3 on the thickness direction both sides 2p and 2p and the width direction both side surfaces 2s and 2s of the strip 2Z of the metal base material 2, as shown in FIG. The strip 1Z of the terminal lead 1 is manufactured as a long strip base plate.

  The surface coating layer 3 can be formed by various methods, such as dip coating, roll coating (eg, gravure coating, reverse roll coating, kiss coating, roll knife coating, die coating), spray coating. It is particularly desirable to form by a coating method such as a method. Specifically, the surface coating layer 3 is particularly preferably formed by applying a predetermined coating liquid to a predetermined surface of the strip 2Z of the metal base 2 of the terminal lead 1 and drying it. As the predetermined coating liquid, it is desirable to use a liquid in which an organic polymer resin (eg, ethylene-acrylic resin, chitosan) as a main component is dissolved in a solvent (eg, water, organic solvent). Furthermore, an inorganic component (eg, chromium, zirconium, titanium, silicon) is added to the coating liquid as an additional component as necessary. As a drying method, a method of evaporating the solvent component in the coating liquid by heat is generally used. As the heating method, convection heat transfer to which hot air is applied, conduction heat transfer for heating the strip 2Z itself of the metal substrate 2, radiation heat transfer for heating with an infrared heater or the like, or a combination thereof is used.

  The coating amount of the width direction both ends 3a, 3a of the surface coating layer 3 disposed on the width direction both ends 2pa, 2pa of the thickness direction both surfaces 2p, 2p of the strip 2Z of the metal base 2 is As a method for increasing the coating amount of the intermediate portion 3b in the width direction, for example, there are several methods as follows.

  The first method is to apply a coating solution over the entire surface 2Z and 2p in the thickness direction of the strip 2Z of the metal substrate 2 in a uniform coating amount and dry it, and then the thickness of the strip 2Z. The coating liquid is applied again only to the width direction both ends 2pa and 2pa on both sides 2p and 2p, and dried, whereby the coating amount of the width direction both ends 3a and 3a of the surface coating layer 3 is changed to the width direction of the surface coating layer 3 This is a method of relatively increasing the coating amount of the intermediate portion 3b.

  In the second method, when the gravure coating method is used as the method for forming the surface coating layer 3, the shape, depth, mesh, etc. of the gravure cell formed on the peripheral surface of the gravure roll are set to the intermediate portion of the peripheral surface of the gravure cell. This is a method of increasing the coating amount of the width direction both end portions 3a and 3a of the surface coating layer 3 by changing between the two and both end portions.

  When the die coating method is used as the method for forming the surface coating layer 3, the third method is to apply the surface coating by changing the gap at the coating liquid outlet provided at the tip of the die between the intermediate portion in the width direction and the both ends. This is a method of increasing the coating amount at both ends 3 a and 3 a in the width direction of the layer 3.

  As another method, the coating liquid is applied in a uniform coating amount over both sides 2p and 2p in the thickness direction of the strip 2Z of the metal substrate 2, and the strip is applied before or during drying of the coating liquid. A part of the coating liquid applied to the width direction intermediate portion 2pb is blown to the width direction both end portions 2pa and 2pa by strongly applying wind to the width direction intermediate portion 2pb of the thickness direction both surfaces 2p and 2p of the material 2Z. Thus, a method of increasing the coating amount of the width direction both ends 3a and 3a of the surface coating layer 3 can be mentioned.

  Next, the strip 1Z of the terminal lead 1 is cut into a strip shape in the length direction by shearing, laser cutting or the like. This process is called a “cutting process”. The cutting length of the strip 1Z at this time is the same as the length L of the metal base 2 of the terminal lead 1. In FIG. 9 (FIG. 8), a two-dot chain line indicates a cutting line of the strip 1Z of the terminal lead 1 (the strip 2Z of the metal base 2). In this embodiment, the strip 1Z is cut linearly in a direction perpendicular to its length direction. Thereby, a plurality of terminal leads 1 are manufactured. That is, a plurality of terminal leads 1 can be obtained from the strip material 1Z. Thus, by obtaining the plurality of terminal leads 1 from the strip 1Z of the terminal lead 1, the terminal lead 1 can be efficiently manufactured.

  In the terminal lead 1 thus obtained, the cut surface 1c on one end side is the end surface 1e on the inner end 1a side of the terminal lead 1, and the cut surface 1c on the other end side is on the outer end 1b side of the terminal lead 1. End face 1e. That is, both end surfaces 1e and 1e in the length direction of the terminal lead 1 are formed by cut surfaces 1c and 1c, and the surface coating layer 3 is not formed on the both end surfaces 1e and 1e, and the metal substrate 2 is formed. Exposed.

  The terminal lead 1 of the first embodiment is manufactured by the above procedure.

  When the terminal lead 1 is attached to the exterior body 9, an intermediate portion in the length direction of the terminal lead 1 is disposed between the opening edges of the exterior body 9 that accommodates the battery element 6. The parts are fused together by heat sealing. As a result, the intermediate portion in the length direction of the terminal lead 1 is directly fused to each opening edge of the exterior body 9.

  In the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the terminal lead 1 is arranged at a portion corresponding to the seal portion 9 x of the exterior body 9 in the terminal lead 1, that is, at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the terminal lead 1. The insulating resin film 4 is fixedly attached so as to cover the entire circumference.

  In the terminal lead 1 of the second embodiment, the surface coating layer 3 is a layer for improving the adhesion between the terminal lead 1 and the resin film 4. Then, the resin film 4 is fixedly attached to the intermediate portion in the length direction of the terminal lead 1, so that leakage of the electrolytic solution in the exterior body 9 to the outside is surely prevented for a long period of time.

  The insulating resin film 4 is intended to ensure electrical insulation between the terminal lead 1 and the intermediate layer 9b of the exterior body 9, like a conventional insulating resin film, such as polyethylene and polypropylene. Made of electrically insulating resin.

  As a method for attaching the insulating resin film 4 to the terminal lead 1, a heat sealing method in which the resin film 4 is heated and melted and fused to the terminal lead 1, or an adhesive that adheres to the terminal lead 1 using an adhesive is used. A method or the like is adopted. In the case of adopting a heat seal attachment method, at least the contact surface of the insulating resin film 4 with the terminal lead 1 is acid-modified polyethylene (that is, acid-modified polyethylene) or polypropylene (that is, acid-modified polypropylene) that is acid-modified with maleic acid or the like. It is particularly desirable that the adhesiveness between the terminal lead 1 and the resin film 4 can be reliably increased.

  And in this terminal lead 1, the heat | fever performed in order that the terminal lead 1 fuse | melts the opening edge parts of the exterior body 9 to each opening edge part of the exterior body 9 (in detail, the inner layer 9a of the exterior body 9). By the seal, the opening edges of the exterior body 9 are fused together through the insulating resin film 4 at the same time.

  In the second embodiment, the terminal lead 1 is fused to the exterior body 9 via the insulating resin film 4, so that an electrical short circuit can be reliably prevented.

  Furthermore, by attaching the insulating resin film 4 to the terminal lead 1 in a fixed state, the exterior body 9 and the terminal lead 1 can be easily fused.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made.

  For example, in the above embodiment, when the terminal lead 1 is manufactured, the strip 1Z of the terminal lead 1 is cut linearly in a direction perpendicular to the length direction. However, in the present invention, the strip 1Z of the terminal lead 1 may be cut into other states or shapes, for example, may be cut obliquely with respect to its length direction, or may be arc-shaped or wavy. It may be cut into various shapes such as a sawtooth shape. In particular, it is desirable to cut so that no sagging or burrs are generated at the cut portion of the strip 1Z.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the case where the technical idea of this invention was applied to the lithium ion secondary battery 10 and its terminal lead 1 as an electrochemical device was shown. However, in the present invention, the technical idea of the present invention may be applied to, for example, an electric double layer capacitor and its terminal lead as an electrochemical device, or the technical idea of the present invention to another electrochemical device and its terminal lead. May be applied.

  Next, specific examples and comparative examples of the present invention will be shown.

<Example>
The negative electrode terminal lead and the positive electrode terminal lead of the example were manufactured by the following procedure.

Production of negative terminal lead:
A strip 2Z of an oxygen-free copper plate 2 having a width of 6 cm and a thickness of 0.2 mm was prepared as a long strip-shaped metal base plate for the metal base 2 of the negative electrode terminal lead 1B. A nickel plating treatment having a thickness of about 2 μm is applied in advance to the thickness direction both surfaces 2p and 2p and the width direction both side surfaces 2s and 2s of the strip 2Z. Next, a chitosan aqueous solution (coating solution) containing chitosans as a main component by gravure coating using a gravure roll on both the thickness direction both sides 2p, 2p and the width direction both sides 2s, 2s of the strip 2Z. Is applied and dried at a drying temperature of 200 ° C., whereby the chitosan layer 3 as a surface coating layer is uniformly distributed over the thickness direction both sides 2p, 2p and the width direction both sides 2s, 2s of the strip 2Z. The coating amount was formed. Next, the chitosan aqueous solution was again applied only to the widthwise both ends 2pa and 2pa of the strip 2Z in the thickness direction on both sides 2p and 2p, and dried at a drying temperature of 200 ° C. Thereby, the coating amount of the width direction both ends 3a and 3a of the chitosan layer 3 arranged in the width direction both ends 2pa and 2pa in the thickness direction both surfaces 2p and 2p of the strip 2Z is changed to the width direction intermediate portion of the chitosan layer 3. The amount was relatively larger than the coating amount of 3b. The application amount of the width direction intermediate portion 3b of the chitosan layer 3 is 10 mg / m ² , and the application amount of the width direction both ends 3a and 3a of the chitosan layer 3 is 15 mg / m ² . The region R in which the coating amount of the surface coating layer 3 on the thickness direction both sides 2p and 2p of the strip 2Z of the metal substrate 2 is reduced is relative to the width W (W = 6 cm) of the strip 2Z of the metal substrate 2. The width direction both ends 2pe and 2p of the strip 2Z of the metal base 2 in the thickness direction from the corners 2pe and 2pe in the width direction to 15% from the width direction intermediate portion 2pb respectively. The chitosan layer 3 contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of chitosan and chitosan derivatives. Thus, the strip material 1Z of the terminal lead 1 was manufactured.

  Next, the strip 1Z of the terminal lead 1 was cut into a strip shape having a length of 5 cm in the length direction. As a result, a terminal lead 1 having a length of 5 cm, a width of 6 cm, and a thickness of 0.2 mm was manufactured. Both end surfaces 1e and 1e in the length direction of the terminal lead 1 are formed by cut surfaces 1c and 1c. Therefore, the chitosan layer 3 is not formed on both end surfaces 1e and 1e, and the oxygen-free copper plate 2 as a base material is formed. Exposed. Next, a maleic acid-modified polypropylene film having a width of 1 cm as an insulating resin film 4 was fused and attached to an intermediate portion in the length direction of the terminal lead 1 so as to cover the entire circumference thereof. The width of the maleic acid-modified polypropylene film (insulating resin film 4) is a dimension along the length direction of the terminal lead 1. Thus, a terminal lead 1B with an insulating resin film 4 for a negative electrode was manufactured.

Production of positive terminal lead:
A strip 2Z of an A1000 series aluminum plate 2 having a width of 6 cm and a thickness of 0.2 mm was prepared as a long strip-shaped metal base plate for the metal substrate 2 of the terminal lead 1A for positive electrode. Then, the terminal lead 1A with the insulating resin film 4 for the positive electrode was manufactured by the same manufacturing procedure as the terminal lead 1B for the negative electrode of the above example.

Production of lithium ion secondary battery:
A lithium ion secondary battery was manufactured using the terminal leads 1B and 1A with the insulating resin film 4 for the negative electrode and the positive electrode of the above-described examples. The heat sealing conditions applied when fusing the terminal leads 1A and 1B to the exterior body 9 are a temperature of 210 ° C., a pressurization pressure of 1.5 kN, and a pressurization time of 10 seconds. This condition is a general heat seal condition (ie, temperature 170 to 200 ° C., pressurization pressure 0.5 to 1.0 kN, pressurization time 3 to 3) applied when fusing the terminal leads to the exterior body. 5 seconds), the resin film 4 is more easily melted (that is, leakage is more likely to occur). However, here, in order to clearly confirm the effect of the present invention, the condition that the resin film 4 is more easily melted than usual is adopted as the heat seal condition, and the scope of the present invention falls within this range. It is not limited.

<Comparative example>
The negative electrode terminal lead and the positive electrode terminal lead of the comparative example were manufactured by the following procedure.

Production of negative terminal lead:
The chitosan layer 3 is formed in a uniform coating amount over the entire thickness direction both sides 2p, 2p and both width direction sides 2s, 2s of the strip 2Z of the oxygen-free copper plate 2 as a metal base plate for the metal base 2 Except that, a terminal lead with an insulating resin film for a negative electrode was manufactured by the same manufacturing procedure as that of the negative electrode terminal lead 1B of the above example. The application amount of the chitosan layer 3 is 10 mg / m ² .

Production of positive terminal lead:
Uniform coating amount of the chitosan layer 3 over the thickness direction both sides 2p, 2p and the width direction both sides 2s, 2s of the strip 2Z of the A1000 series aluminum plate 2 as the metal base plate for the metal substrate 2 A terminal lead with an insulating resin film for a positive electrode was manufactured by the same manufacturing procedure as that for the positive electrode terminal lead 1A of the above example except that it was formed in the above example. The application amount of the chitosan layer 3 is 10 mg / m ² .

Production of lithium ion secondary battery:
A lithium ion secondary battery was manufactured using the terminal lead with an insulating resin film for the negative electrode and the positive electrode of the comparative example. The heat sealing conditions applied when welding the terminal leads 1A and 1B to the exterior body 9 are the same as in the above embodiment.

[Evaluation]
The lithium ion secondary battery of the above example and the lithium ion secondary battery of the above comparative example were each charged and then stored in a normal temperature and humidity environment for 10 days, and then the voltage of each lithium ion secondary battery was measured. The presence or absence of leakage was evaluated. The results are shown in Table 1.

  As shown in Table 1, the voltage drop was not so much observed in the example, whereas the voltage drop was recognized in the comparative example. This is presumed to be caused by the occurrence of electric leakage.

  Further, the electrical resistance between the terminal lead 1B and the bus bar 15 when the outer end 1b of the negative electrode terminal lead 1B of the above embodiment and the bus bar 15 are electrically connected, and the negative electrode terminal lead of the above comparative example. The electrical resistance between the terminal lead and the bus bar in the case where the outer end portion of the terminal and the bus bar were electrically connected was measured. As a result, the electrical resistance in the former (Example) was smaller than the electrical resistance in the latter (Comparative Example).

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a terminal lead used as a positive terminal lead or a negative terminal lead, a method for manufacturing the terminal lead, and an electrochemical device (eg, lithium ion battery, electric double layer capacitor) including the terminal lead. It is.

1: Terminal lead 1A: Positive terminal lead 1B: Negative terminal lead 1a: Inner end portion 1b of terminal lead: Outer end portion 1Z of terminal lead: Strip material 2 of terminal lead: Metal substrate 2p, 2p: Metal base Thickness direction both sides 2pa, 2pa: width direction both ends 2pb: thickness direction both sides of metal base material in thickness direction both sides 2pe, 2pe: thickness direction both sides of metal base material 2s in the width direction, 2s: both side surfaces 2Z in the width direction of the metal base material: strip material 3 of the metal base material: surface coating layer 3a, 3a: both width direction end portions 3b of the surface coating layer: width of the surface coating layer Direction intermediate part 4: Insulating resin film 6: Battery element (electrochemical element)
7: Current collector (member to be connected)
9: Exterior body 9x: Seal portion 10 of the exterior body: Lithium ion secondary battery (electrochemical device)
15: Bus bar (connected member)

Claims (8)

A terminal lead having an inner end disposed inside an exterior body that accommodates an electrochemical element and an outer end disposed outside the exterior body, and having a plate-shaped metal substrate as a substrate. And
While a surface coating layer is provided on both sides in the thickness direction of the metal substrate,
The surface coating layer disposed at the width direction intermediate portion on both sides in the thickness direction of the metal base material is applied in the width direction both end portions of the surface coating layer disposed on both width direction ends of the metal base material in the thickness direction both surfaces. A terminal lead characterized in that it is larger than the coating amount in the intermediate part in the width direction.   2. The terminal lead according to claim 1, wherein the terminal lead is fused directly to the exterior body by heat sealing.   2. The terminal lead according to claim 1, wherein the terminal lead is fused to the exterior body by heat sealing via an insulating resin film.   The terminal lead according to claim 3, wherein the insulating resin film is fixedly attached.   The terminal lead according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the surface coating layer contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of chitosan and chitosan derivatives. Manufacture of a terminal lead having an inner end disposed inside an exterior body that accommodates an electrochemical element and an outer end disposed outside the exterior body, and having a plate-shaped metal substrate as a substrate A method,
A cutting step of cutting the strip of the terminal lead provided with the surface coating layer on both sides in the thickness direction of the strip of the metal base material to a predetermined length;
The strip of the terminal lead is applied in the thickness direction of the strip of the metal base material, with the coating amount of the both ends in the width direction of the surface coating layer arranged on both sides in the thickness direction of the strip of the metal base material. A method for manufacturing a terminal lead, characterized in that the amount is larger than the amount of application in the intermediate portion in the width direction of the surface coating layer disposed in the intermediate portion in the width direction on both sides.   The method for manufacturing a terminal lead according to claim 6, wherein the surface coating layer contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of chitosan and chitosan derivatives.   The electrochemical device provided with the terminal lead in any one of Claims 1-5.

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