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Battery and manufacturing method of the same

a manufacturing method and battery technology, applied in the field of batteries, can solve the problems of difficult to dispose of a battery in a movable portion, limited place where the secondary battery is provided, and downsizing a device, and achieve the effects of high capacity per unit volume, high reliability of batteries, and safe change of shap

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-12-28
SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
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Benefits of technology

This patent presents a new type of battery that can change its shape safely, be bent repeatedly, have a high capacity per volume, and be highly reliable. This resulted in a more flexible and efficient battery design.

Problems solved by technology

When a battery is capable of changing in shape, for example, is bendable, the battery can be disposed in limited space in a housing, leading to downsizing of a device.
Furthermore, in a conventional wearable device, it has been difficult to dispose a battery in a movable portion.
A secondary battery is generally covered with a hard exterior body even in the case where a film is used for the exterior body because a secondary battery might cause heat generation or catch fire when its exterior body is damaged.
However, this structure has a problem in that change in shape of the secondary battery such as bending is not assumed and the place where the secondary battery is provided is limited in the case of being mounted on an electronic device.
In addition, there has been a safety problem with a conventional secondary battery.
That is, there is a concern that, when a conventional secondary battery is bent repeatedly, a short circuit between electrodes in its exterior body, damage to the electrodes themselves, or the like may be caused as well as damage to the exterior body.

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embodiment 1

[0058]In this embodiment, a structure example of a battery of one embodiment of the present invention and examples of a manufacturing method thereof will be described.

[0059]A battery of one embodiment of the present invention has a structure in which a first current collector and a second current collector are stacked in a film-like exterior body. The first current collector is one of a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode current collector, and the second current collector is the other of the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector. The battery includes a pair of leads extending from the inside to the outside of the exterior body. The leads are bonded to the first current collector and the second current collector in the exterior body.

[0060]The first current collector and the second current collector each include a projected portion (also referred to as a tab portion) in a plan view. The tab portion includes a bondi...

embodiment 2

[0206]In this embodiment, examples of electronic devices incorporating a battery obtained using Embodiment 1, in particular, a secondary battery will be described.

[0207]The secondary battery that can be fabricated according to Embodiment 1 includes a thin and flexible film as an exterior body and thus can flexibly change its form.

[0208]A part of an electronic device like a watch is brought into contact with a part of the body (wrist or arm) of a user, that is, the user wears the electronic device, whereby the user can feel like the electronic device is lighter than the actual weight. A flexible secondary battery can be provided in an electronic device having a form with a curved surface that fits a part of the body of a user so that the secondary battery can be fixed in a suitable form.

[0209]When a user moves a part of the body where an electronic device is on, the user might feel uncomfortable regarding the electronic device as a distraction, and feel stress even in the case where ...

example 1

[0229]In this example, a battery of one embodiment of the present invention was fabricated. Here, the method exemplified in the manufacturing method example 1 of Embodiment 1 was employed.

[0230]Six positive electrode current collectors each made of aluminum foil including one surface provided with a layer of a positive electrode active material and six negative electrode current collectors each made of copper foil including one surface provided with a layer of a negative electrode active material were prepared. LiCoO2 and graphite were used as the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material, respectively.

[0231]The positive electrode current collector was obtained such that, after a pair of positive electrode current collectors was made to overlap with each other with surfaces opposite to the coated surfaces facing each other, the pair of positive electrode current collectors was covered with a bag-like separator.

[0232]Then, as shown in FIG. 17A, the...

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Abstract

To provide a battery capable of changing in shape safely. To provide a battery capable of repeatedly bent. The battery includes a first lead, a second lead, a first current collector, and a second current collector. The first current collector includes a first portion bonded to the first lead and a second portion coated with a first active material. The second current collector includes a third portion bonded to the second lead and a fourth portion coated with a second active material. The first lead, the second portion, and the fourth portion overlap with each other in a portion. The second lead, the second portion, and the fourth portion overlap with each other in a portion.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention[0001]One embodiment of the present invention relates to a battery. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a bendable battery. One embodiment of the present invention relates to an inside structure of a battery.[0002]Note that one embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above technical field. Examples of the technical field of one embodiment of the present invention disclosed in this specification and the like include a semiconductor device, a display device, a light-emitting device, a power storage device, a memory device, an electronic device, a lighting device, an input device, an input / output device, a driving method thereof, and a manufacturing method thereof.2. Description of the Related Art[0003]Portable information terminal devices typified by smartphones and tablet terminals have been actively developed. Such electronic devices are required to be lightweight and compact, for example.[0004]In r...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H01M2/02H01M10/0525H01M10/0585H01M50/528H01M50/105H01M50/119H01M50/121H01M50/129H01M50/133H01M50/178H01M50/533H01M50/55H01M50/557
CPCH01M2/0275H01M2/0207H01M2220/30H01M10/0525H01M10/0585H01M50/557H01M50/528H01M50/54H01M50/553H01M4/661Y02E60/10Y02P70/50H01M50/105H01M50/121H01M50/129H01M50/178H01M50/533H01M50/133H01M50/55H01M50/119H01M50/172
Inventor TAJIMA, RYOTAYOSHIZUMI, KENSUKE
Owner SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD