Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100047685 | POUCH-TYPED SECONDARY BATTERY WITH IMPROVED SAFETY AND EXCELLENT MANUFACTURING PROCESS PROPERTY - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery including an electrode assembly, having pluralities of electrode tabs joined to electrode leads, mounted in a receiving part of a battery case, wherein the battery case has concave steps formed at the inner upper end of the receiving part thereof between electrode tab-electrode lead coupling portions (a cathode terminal portion and an anode terminal portion) of the electrode assembly and at the inner opposite sides of the receiving part thereof corresponding to the opposite sides of the electrode assembly such that the electrode assembly is in tight contact with the concave steps. | 02-25-2010 |
20100047687 | SECONDARY BATTERY WITH TOP SEALED PORTION OF IMPROVED STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery manufactured by mounting an electrode assembly having a cathode/separator/anode structure into a pouch-shaped battery case and thermally welding the electrode assembly to the battery case, wherein a pair of insulative films are attached to opposite major surfaces of each electrode lead, to which electrode taps of the electrode assembly are electrically connected, at regions contacting an upper thermally-welded portion (upper sealed portion) of the pouch-shaped battery case, one of the insulative films (a, b), i.e., the insulative film (a), extends such that the lower end of the insulative film (a) supports a coupled region where the electrode taps are coupled to the electrode lead, and the overlapping length (L) between the insulative films (a, b) is equal to or slightly greater than the height (H) of the upper sealed portion. The secondary battery according to the present invention has the effect of preventing the breakage of the electrode leads due to the movement of the electrode assembly when external forces, such as small vibrations and dropping, are applied to the secondary battery, and, preferably, easily bending the electrode leads such that the PCM is mounted to the secondary battery. | 02-25-2010 |
20100055558 | LINTHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY IMPROVED SAFETY AND CAPACITY - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery having an electrode assembly constructed in a structure in which a plurality of electrodes are stacked, while separators are disposed respectively between the electrodes, and electrode taps of the electrodes are connected with each other, the electrode assembly being mounted in a battery case, wherein regions where the electrode taps are coupled to electrode leads (electrode tap-electrode lead coupling regions) are located at an upper-end contact region of the battery case, and the contact region is bent in the thickness direction of the battery, whereby the electrode assembly is separated from an inner space of the battery case. | 03-04-2010 |
20100143787 | SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING IMPROVED SAFETY BY DEFORMATION OF ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY-RECEIVING PORTION IN CASE - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery constructed in a structure in which pluralities of electrode tabs, protruding from an electrode assembly, are connected to corresponding electrode leads, and the electrode assembly is mounted in a receiving part, wherein a battery case is multi-formed, such that the battery case presses the upper end of the electrode assembly by a predetermined width, thereby preventing the upward movement of the electrode assembly, mounted in the receiving part, at the upper end space region of the receiving part, where the electrode assembly is spaced apart from the upper end of the receiving part, for the connection between the electrode tabs and the corresponding electrode leads, during the repetitive charge and discharge of the battery. Consequently, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a short circuit of the battery due to external impacts, such as the dropping of the battery, and to prevent the occurrence of an internal short circuit of the battery due to the expansion of the battery case caused by the repetitive charge and discharge of the battery, whereby the safety of the secondary battery is improved. | 06-10-2010 |
20100209768 | BATTERY PACK OF LARGE CAPACITY - Disclosed herein is a battery pack including a battery cell, having an electrode assembly mounted in a pouch-shaped battery case made of a laminate sheet including a metal layer and a resin layer and is sealed by thermal welding, mounted in a pack case, wherein the pack case includes a frame member constructed in a structure in which a receiving part for receiving the battery cell is open, opposite side sealing portions of the battery cell are mounted to the frame member such that the opposite side sealing portions cover the opposite sides of the frame member, and a sheathing film is applied to the outer surface of the frame member, to which the battery cell is mounted. | 08-19-2010 |
20100279161 | STACK AND FOLDING-TYPED ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method of locating a plurality of pull cells constructed in a cathode/separator/anode structure, as basic units, on a separator sheet having a continuous length, further locating a unit electrode or a bi-cell on the separator sheet, and winding the pull cells and unit electrode or the bi-cell to continuously manufacture a stacking/folding type electrode assembly constructed in a structure in which anodes are located at the outermost electrodes forming the outside of the electrode assembly, respectively, wherein the method including a step of continuously supplying a cathode sheet, an anode sheet, a first separator sheet, and a second separator sheet, to manufacture the unit cells, successively arranging the unit cells on the second separator sheet from a first stage to an n stage, and winding the unit cells, a step of arranging cathode tabs and anode tabs at the respective stages, while the cathode tabs and the anode tabs are opposite to each other, and arranging electrode tabs having the same polarity between the neighboring stages, while the electrode tabs are opposite to each other, such that the electrode tabs having the same polarity are located all together at predetermined positions of the wound electrode assembly, and a step of supplying electrodes the number of which is odd from two electrode sheets and electrodes the number of which is even from one electrode sheet. | 11-04-2010 |
20100285341 | PREPARATION PROCESS FOR PREVENTING DEFORMATION OF JELLY-ROLL TYPE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - Provided is a method for fabrication of a jelly-roll type electrode assembly having a cathode/separation membrane/anode laminate structure, including: (a) coating both sides of a porous substrate with organic/inorganic composite layers, each of which includes inorganic particles and an organic polymer as a binder, so as to fabricate a composite membrane; and (b) inserting one end of a sheet laminate comprising a cathode sheet and an anode sheet as well as the composite membrane into a mandrel, winding the sheet laminate around the mandrel, and then, removing the mandrel, wherein the organic/inorganic composite layer includes microfine pores capable of moderating a variation in volume during charge/discharge of a secondary battery and an interfacial friction coefficient between the composite membrane and the mandrel is not more than 0.28. | 11-11-2010 |
20110097615 | BATTERY CELL OF CURVED SHAPE AND BATTERY PACK EMPLOYED WITH THE SAME - The present invention relates to a battery cell which is housed in a variable state cell case in which a pole assembly having an anode/separating film/cathode laminate configuration is impregnated with an electrolytic solution. The pole assembly and the cell case are curved together in the same direction at both their ends relative to their central parts in vertical cross section in the axial direction, and they provide a battery cell having a configuration whereby they are curved in a single plane. When such a battery cell is installed in a device having a curved appearance in a single plane or is installed in a location which is curved in a single plane on the inside of a device, there are advantages in that it is efficient, can minimise waste in the space required because of the intimately fined configuration, and it allows the development of devices which have an aesthetically pleasing appearance and which have a diversity of design tailored to consumer preferences. | 04-28-2011 |
20130130098 | POUCH-TYPED SECONDARY BATTERY WITH IMPROVED SAFETY AND EXCELLENT MANUFACTURING PROCESS PROPERTY - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery including an electrode assembly, having pluralities of electrode tabs joined to electrode leads, mounted in a receiving part of a battery case, wherein the battery case has concave steps formed at the inner upper end of the receiving part thereof between electrode tab-electrode lead coupling portions (a cathode terminal portion and an anode terminal portion) of the electrode assembly and at the inner opposite sides of the receiving part thereof corresponding to the opposite sides of the electrode assembly such that the electrode assembly is in tight contact with the concave steps. | 05-23-2013 |
20130260200 | PREPARATION PROCESS FOR PREVENTING DEFORMATION OF JELLY-ROLL TYPE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - Provided is a method for fabrication of a jelly-roll type electrode assembly having a cathode/separation membrane/anode laminate structure, including: (a) coating both sides of a porous substrate with organic/inorganic composite layers, each of which includes inorganic particles and an organic polymer as a binder, so as to fabricate a composite membrane; and (b) inserting one end of a sheet laminate comprising a cathode sheet and an anode sheet as well as the composite membrane into a mandrel, winding the sheet laminate around the mandrel, and then, removing the mandrel, wherein the organic/inorganic composite layer includes microfine pores capable of moderating a variation in volume during charge/discharge of a secondary battery and an interfacial friction coefficient between the composite membrane and the mandrel is not more than 0.28. | 10-03-2013 |
20140090236 | BATTERY CELL OF CURVED SHAPE AND BATTERY PACK EMPLOYED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured such that an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode stack structure is mounted in a changeable cell case in a state in which the electrode assembly is impregnated with an electrolyte, wherein the electrode assembly and the cell case are curved in the same direction on axial vertical sections thereof in a state in which opposite ends of the electrode assembly and opposite ends of the cell case are directed in the same direction about a middle part of the electrode assembly and a middle part of the cell case. When the battery cell is mounted in an electronic device the external shape of which is curved or in an electronic device configured such that a battery mounting region thereof is curved, the tight contact between the battery cell and the electronic device is achieved, thereby maximizing space utilization and thus providing high efficiency. Also, electronic devices having aesthetically pleasing appearance and various designs satisfying liking of consumers are developed using the battery cell. | 04-03-2014 |
20140093762 | BATTERY CELL OF CURVED SHAPE AND BATTERY PACK EMPLOYED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured such that an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode stack structure is mounted in a changeable cell case in a state in which the electrode assembly is impregnated with an electrolyte, wherein the electrode assembly and the cell case are curved in the same direction on axial vertical sections thereof in a state in which opposite ends of the electrode assembly and opposite ends of the cell case are directed in the same direction about a middle part of the electrode assembly and a middle part of the cell case. When the battery cell is mounted in an electronic device the external shape of which is curved or in an electronic device configured such that a battery mounting region thereof is curved, the tight contact between the battery cell and the electronic device is achieved, thereby maximizing space utilization and thus providing high efficiency. Also, electronic devices having aesthetically pleasing appearance and various designs satisfying liking of consumers are developed using the battery cell. | 04-03-2014 |