Laminated Battery Cladding Deep Drawing via Differential Temperature Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for manufacturing external claddings for laminate batteries face challenges in increasing battery capacity and preventing contamination from impurities, as they often result in molding defects and allow lubricating oil to infiltrate the battery, leading to malfunctions.
Innovation Solution
The method involves using austenitic stainless steel foil with a thermoplastic resin layer on one surface and a lubricating film on the other, drawn under specific temperature conditions without lubricating oil, where the annular region is cooled and the exterior region is heated, allowing for deep drawing and reducing contamination risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If drawing is implemented on stainless steel foil at room temperature, then a strong and lightweight laminate battery can be constructed, but molding defects such as cracks occur when forming a deep projecting portion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the temperature parameter from room temperature to warm temperature (heating the stainless steel foil to 50-150°C before drawing). This parameter change enables deep drawing without cracks while maintaining the strength benefits of stainless steel foil, resolving the contradiction between strength and molding quality.
2Manufacturing precision
If lubricating oil is supplied during drawing, then deep drawing can be realized, but the lubricating oil and dust may infiltrate the battery interior causing malfunction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the harmful element (lubricating oil) from the drawing process. By using warm working without lubricating oil, the patent achieves deep drawing capability while preventing oil infiltration into the battery, thus resolving the contradiction between deep drawing capability and contamination prevention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a substitute intermediary (warm temperature treatment) to replace the harmful lubricating oil. The heated stainless steel foil becomes more formable, enabling deep drawing without requiring lubricating oil, thereby preventing contamination while achieving the desired drawing depth.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If lubricating oil is not used during drawing, then contamination infiltration is prevented, but the material cannot be moved smoothly and deep drawing cannot be realized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the temperature parameter of the stainless steel foil to warm conditions (50-150°C), which fundamentally alters the material's formability. This parameter change enables smooth material movement and deep drawing without lubricating oil, resolving the contradiction between preventing contamination and achieving deep drawing processability.
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
This approach enables increased battery capacity by preventing infiltration of impurities and allowing for successful deep drawing without lubricating oil, reducing the risk of contamination and improving the manufacturing process.
Implementation Method 1
an exterior region on an exterior of the annular region is set at a temperature between 40°C and 100°C
Implementation Method 2
an annular region of the stainless steel foil, which is contacted by a shoulder portion of the punch, is set at a temperature of 0 - 20°C
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AI summary
In method for manufacturing an external cladding for a laminate battery according to the present invention, austenitic stainless steel foil 32 having a thermoplastic resin layer 30 on one of a front surface and a rear surface and a lubricating film 31 on the other surface is used as a material, the stainless steel foil 32 is disposed such that the surface provided with the thermoplastic resin layer 30 opposes a punch 42, and drawing is implemented on the stainless steel foil 32 without using lubricating oil in a condition where an annular region 32a of the stainless steel foil 32, which is contacted by a shoulder portion 42d of the punch 42, is set at a temperature of 20°C or lower, and an exterior region 32b on an exterior of the annular region 32a is set at a temperature between 40°C and 100°C.