Battery Case Degassing with Adsorbent Compartment to Cut Waste

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Solution Overview

Problem

The increasing area used for degassing portions in battery cases leads to higher production costs and reduced manufacturing efficiency due to increased waste and gas emissions.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating an adsorbent within the degassing portion of the battery case and forming an adsorbent compartment using a sealing portion to manage and contain the adsorbent, thereby reducing gas emissions and waste.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the area used for degassing portion is increased, then the degassing operation can be performed more effectively, but the amount of waste that is cut and discarded increases, which increases production cost and reduces manufacturing efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedegassing operation effectivenessVSAvoidwaste material from degassing portion
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent converts the harmful gas generated during battery formation into a beneficial process by directing it through an adsorbent material. The gas that would otherwise be wasted is now captured and the degassing portion can be minimized, transforming a harmful emission problem into a solution that reduces both waste and production costs

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of simply discarding the degassing portion as waste, the patent recovers the adsorbent material after it has fulfilled its gas absorption function. The adsorbent can be regenerated and reused, converting a single-use waste material into a recoverable resource that reduces overall material consumption and production costs

Inventive Principle:
Principle #34Discarding and recovering

2Object-generated harmful factors

If the area used for degassing portion is increased, then gas emissions can be managed, but the battery production cost increases and manufacturing efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegas emissions from batteryVSAvoidmanufacturing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the harmful gas emission problem into a benefit by using a compact adsorbent-based system. This allows effective gas management in a small space, converting what was previously a reason to increase degassing area into an opportunity to reduce it, thereby improving manufacturing efficiency while controlling emissions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the physical and chemical parameters of the battery case by introducing adsorbent material with specific absorption properties. This parameter change allows the system to achieve the same gas management function with a much smaller degassing portion, improving productivity without compromising emission control

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The use of adsorbents in the degassing portion effectively reduces harmful gas emissions, minimizes waste, and decreases production costs while improving manufacturing efficiency by reducing the area needed for degassing.

Implementation Method 1

a degassing portion formed on one side of the electrode assembly accommodating portion and including an adsorbent

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdsorption: Adsorption

Data Source

PatentEP4542728A1Battery case, battery, and method for manufacturing battery
Publication Date: 2025.04.23 SK ON CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a battery case, a battery, and a method for manufacturing a battery, the battery case comprising an adsorbent compartment formed by a sealing part and an adsorbent in a space of a degassing part in order to reduce the production cost of the battery and improve the efficiency of the battery manufacturing process.