Patents by Inventor Akinori Tada

Akinori Tada has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11424488
    Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide a rectangular secondary battery in which heat generation of a current collecting plate is suppressed. A rectangular secondary battery of the present invention which solves the above-described problem includes: a flat wound group which is obtained by winding a positive electrode and has a positive electrode metal foil-exposed portion; a battery can which stores the wound group; a battery lid which seals the battery can; a positive electrode external terminal which is provided on the battery lid; and a positive electrode current collecting plate which electrically connects the external terminal and the wound group. The positive electrode current collecting plate includes a fixed portion fixed on the battery lid, a welded portion welded on the metal foil-exposed portion of the wound group, and a joint connecting the fixed portion and the welded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sato, Hideki Shinohara, Akinori Tada
  • Publication number: 20220085421
    Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery that enables an air tightness of a battery container to be ensured with more certainty compared with a conventional one. A secondary battery 100 includes a wound body 30, a pair of current collector plates 40, a battery can 11, a battery lid 12, an insulating plate 14, an insulating sheet 50, and a pair of external terminals 20, and an end portion 50e of the insulating sheet 50 adjacent to the battery lid 12 is secured to the insulating plate 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.
    Inventor: Akinori TADA
  • Publication number: 20170294684
    Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide a rectangular secondary battery in which heat generation of a current collecting plate is suppressed. A rectangular secondary battery of the present invention which solves the above-described problem includes: a flat wound group which is obtained by winding a positive electrode and has a positive electrode metal foil-exposed portion; a battery can which stores the wound group; a battery lid which seals the battery can; a positive electrode external terminal which is provided on the battery lid; and a positive electrode current collecting plate which electrically connects the external terminal and the wound group. The positive electrode current collecting plate includes a fixed portion fixed on the battery lid, a welded portion welded on the metal foil-exposed portion of the wound group, and a joint connecting the fixed portion and the welded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi SATO, Hideki SHINOHARA, Akinori TADA
  • Patent number: 9680320
    Abstract: A battery control apparatus is provided which can keep an inter-terminal voltage of each single cell within a permitted range while permitted power is controlled in units of a battery pack. The battery control apparatus of the invention restricts the permitted power of the battery pack according to a degree of closeness of a close circuit voltage of the single cell to an upper limit or a lower limit of the permitted range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Tsuru, Akinori Tada, Hiroshi Morikawa, Keiichiro Ohkawa, Yoshinori Aoshima
  • Publication number: 20140184169
    Abstract: A battery control apparatus is provided which can keep an inter-terminal voltage of each single cell within a permitted range while permitted power is controlled in units of a battery pack. The battery control apparatus of the invention restricts the permitted power of the battery pack according to a degree of closeness of a close circuit voltage of the single cell to an upper limit or a lower limit of the permitted range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Tsuru, Akinori Tada, Hiroshi Morikawa, Keiichiro Ohkawa, Yoshinori Aoshima
  • Patent number: 8568916
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery comprises a case; a positive electrode foil having a current collector foil on which a positive electrode material is coated; an negative electrode film having a current collector film on which an negative electrode material is coated; a separator sandwiched between the positive electrode film and the negative electrode film, the films and the separator being arranged in multiple layers to form a group of electrodes enclosed in the case, a positive collector disc plate connected to the positive electrode side of the group of the electrodes, and an negative collector disc plate connected to the negative electrode side of the group of the electrodes. Each of the current collector foils has a non-coated portion extended along one side of the foils, a part or the entire of the non-coated portion being exposed from a side of the separator. At least one of the collector disc plate is welded to the side of the exposed non-coated portion of the group of the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Nakai, Akinori Tada, Masatsugu Arai, Kinya Aota
  • Patent number: 8053105
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium-ion secondary battery which can suppress internal resistance to a small value. The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a winding group obtained by winding a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate via a separator. An end portion of a positive electrode mixture non-application portion 1 projects at an upper portion of the winding group, while an end portion of a negative electrode mixture non-application portion projects at a lower portion of the winding group. Current collecting disks 7 are disposed on both end faces of the winding group so as to face them, respectively, and materials for the current collecting disks are the same materials as those for a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode current collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Nakai, Akinori Tada, Kinya Aota
  • Patent number: 7989107
    Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery where a current collecting member and a foil are joined to each other securely while damage of the foil is suppressed is provided. The lithium-ion secondary battery is provided with a winding group obtained by winding a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate via a separator. An end portion of a positive electrode mixture non-application portion and an end portion of a negative electrode mixture non-application portion project at an upper portion and a lower portion of the winding group, respectively. Current collecting disks 7 are disposed so as to face both end faces of the winding group, respectively. The current collecting disk 7 has projecting ridge portions 8 on a face thereof opposite to the winding group and flat face portions facing the winding group at positions corresponding to the projecting ridge portions 8. The projecting ridge portions 8 are formed radially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Nakai, Akinori Tada, Seiichi Sato, Masatsugu Arai
  • Publication number: 20110076535
    Abstract: In a secondary battery, for providing a structure which can enable a welding operation even when a gap is formed between a current collecting plate and a winding assembly, recessed portions are formed in a positive current collecting plate. The recessed portions are disposed opposite to the winding assembly. A laser beam is irradiated to welding protrusions located between the recessed portions to melt the welding protrusions. Here, since the end surface of a positive electrode foil is uneven in height, the positive electrode foil does not contact the positive current collecting plate necessarily. The welding operation is performed by heating, melting, and dropping the welding protrusions by the use of a YAG laser under the welding condition of a laser power of 900 W and a welding speed 2 m/min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Kinya Aota, Kenji Nakai, Masatsugu Arai, Akinori Tada
  • Patent number: 7867644
    Abstract: In a secondary battery, for providing a structure which can enable a welding operation even when a gap is formed between a current collecting plate and a winding assembly, recessed portions are formed in a positive current collecting plate. The recessed portions are disposed opposite to the winding assembly. A laser beam is irradiated to welding protrusions located between the recessed portions to melt the welding protrusions. Here, since the end surface of a positive electrode foil is uneven in height, the positive electrode foil does not contact the positive current collecting plate necessarily. The welding operation is performed by heating, melting, and dropping the welding protrusions by the use of a YAG laser under the welding condition of a laser power of 900 W and a welding speed 2 m/min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinya Aota, Kenji Nakai, Masatsugu Arai, Akinori Tada
  • Publication number: 20100310929
    Abstract: A sealed battery includes a battery container. The battery container houses an electrode winding body, on which positive and negative electrode plates are wound via separators, together with a non-aqueous electrolytic solution. A positive electrode tab is bonded to a positive current collector ring arranged at an upper side of the electrode winding body. A battery lid to be a positive electrode external terminal is crimped and fixed to the battery container. The battery lid has a diaphragm in which a cleaving valve is formed. A coupling part is bonded to the diaphragm, and a stack lead with a plurality of thin plates being laminated is bonded to the coupling part. In the stack lead, a total sum t of thicknesses of the thin plates is not more than a thickness T of the coupling part. Melting from the stack lead to the coupling part by laser irradiation is optimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: KENJI NAKAI, AKINORI TADA, KINYA AOTA, SHO MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20090136835
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery comprises a case; a positive electrode foil having a current collector foil on which a positive electrode material is coated; an negative electrode film having a current collector film on which an negative electrode material is coated; a separator sandwiched between the positive electrode film and the negative electrode film, the films and the separator being arranged in multiple layers to form a group of electrodes enclosed in the case, a positive collector disc plate connected to the positive electrode side of the group of the electrodes, and an negative collector disc plate connected to the negative electrode side of the group of the electrodes. Each of the current collector foils has a non-coated portion extended along one side of the foils, a part or the entire of the non-coated portion being exposed from a side of the separator. At least one of the collector disc plate is welded to the side of the exposed non-coated portion of the group of the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Kenji Nakai, Akinori Tada, Masatsugu Arai, Kinya Aota
  • Publication number: 20080305393
    Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery where a current collecting member and a foil are joined to each other securely while damage of the foil is suppressed is provided. The lithium-ion secondary battery is provided with a winding group obtained by winding a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate via a separator. An end portion of a positive electrode mixture non-application portion and an end portion of a negative electrode mixture non-application portion project at an upper portion and a lower portion of the winding group, respectively. Current collecting disks 7 are disposed so as to face both end faces of the winding group, respectively. The current collecting disk 7 has projecting ridge portions 8 on a face thereof opposite to the winding group and flat face portions facing the winding group at positions corresponding to the projecting ridge portions 8. The projecting ridge portions 8 are formed radially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: HITACHI VEHICLE ENERGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji NAKAI, Akinori TADA, Seiichi SATO, Masatsugu ARAI
  • Publication number: 20080292961
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium-ion secondary battery which can suppress internal resistance to a small value. The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a winding group obtained by winding a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate via a separator. An end portion of a positive electrode mixture non-application portion 1 projects at an upper portion of the winding group, while an end portion of a negative electrode mixture non-application portion projects at a lower portion of the winding group. Current collecting disks 7 are disposed on both end faces of the winding group so as to face them, respectively, and materials for the current colleting disks are the same materials as those for a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode current collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: HITACHI VEHICLE ENERGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji NAKAI, Akinori TADA, Kinya AOTA
  • Publication number: 20080182166
    Abstract: In a secondary battery, for providing a structure which can enable a welding operation even when a gap is formed between a current collecting plate and a winding assembly, recessed portions are formed in a positive current collecting plate. The recessed portions are disposed opposite to the winding assembly. A laser beam is irradiated to welding protrusions located between the recessed portions to melt the welding protrusions. Here, since the end surface of a positive electrode foil is uneven in height, the positive electrode foil does not contact the positive current collecting plate necessarily. The welding operation is performed by heating, melting, and dropping the welding protrusions by the use of a YAG laser under the welding condition of a laser power of 900 W and a welding speed 2 m/min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Kinya AOTA, Kenji Nakai, Masatsugu Arai, Akinori Tada