Patents by Inventor Akira Tsujiko
Akira Tsujiko 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).
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Publication number: 20200152956Abstract: A method of producing a secondary battery disclosed here includes forming a positive electrode active material layer containing a lithium- and manganese-containing composite oxide on a positive electrode current collector to produce a positive electrode; measuring a peel strength between the positive electrode active material layer and the positive electrode current collector; producing a secondary battery assembly including the positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte using the positive electrode; and initially charging the secondary battery assembly. When the secondary battery assembly is initially charged, a restraining pressure is determined based on the measured peel strength, and in a predetermined peel strength range, a higher restraining pressure is set for a secondary battery assembly including a positive electrode having a low peel strength than for a secondary battery assembly including a positive electrode having a large peel strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira TSUJIKO, Ippei GOTO
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Patent number: 10622619Abstract: The negative electrode plate includes at least a negative electrode composite material layer. The negative electrode composite material layer has a density of 1.5 g/cm3 or more. The negative electrode composite material layer contains at least first particles, second particles and a binder. The first particles contain graphite particles and an amorphous carbon material. The amorphous carbon material is coated on the surface of each graphite particle. The second particles are made of silicon oxide. The ratio of the second particles to the total amount of the first particles and the second particles is 2 mass % or more to 10 mass % or less. The negative electrode plate has a spring constant of 700 kN/mm or more to 3000 kN/mm or less.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Tsujiko, Ryosuke Ohsawa, Kaoru Inoue, Akihiro Taniguchi, Keisuke Ohara
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Patent number: 10586973Abstract: A method of producing a secondary battery disclosed here includes forming a positive electrode active material layer containing a lithium- and manganese-containing composite oxide on a positive electrode current collector to produce a positive electrode; measuring a peel strength between the positive electrode active material layer and the positive electrode current collector; producing a secondary battery assembly including the positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte using the positive electrode; and initially charging the secondary battery assembly. When the secondary battery assembly is initially charged, a charging rate is determined based on the measured peel strength, and in a predetermined peel strength range, a lower charging rate is set for a secondary battery assembly including a positive electrode having a low peel strength than for a secondary battery assembly including a positive electrode having a large peel strength.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Tsujiko, Ippei Goto
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Publication number: 20200035992Abstract: A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided. The negative electrode includes at least a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material includes a first type of silicon oxide particles and a second type of silicon oxide particles. The first type of silicon oxide particles has not been pre-doped with lithium. The second type of silicon oxide particles has been pre-doped with lithium. The first type of silicon oxide particles has a first average particle size. The second type of silicon oxide particles has a second average particle size. The ratio of the second average particle size to the first average particle size is not lower than 1.5 and not higher than 11.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryosuke Ohsawa, Akira Tsujiko, Kaoru Inoue
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Publication number: 20200006747Abstract: A first silicon oxide material and a second silicon oxide material are prepared. A dispersion is prepared by dispersing the first silicon oxide material in an aqueous carboxymethylcellulose solution. A negative electrode composite material slurry is prepared by dispersing the second silicon oxide material and a binder in the dispersion. A negative electrode is produced by applying the negative electrode composite material slurry to a surface of a negative electrode current collector and then performing drying. The binder includes no carboxymethylcellulose. The first silicon oxide material has not been pre-doped with lithium. The second silicon oxide material has been pre-doped with lithium.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryosuke OHSAWA, Akira TSUJIKO, Kaoru INOUE
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Patent number: 10446846Abstract: A negative electrode active material particle has a composition represented by the following formula (I): SiOxDy . . . (I). In the formula (I), x satisfies 0?x?1.5. D is a group 13 element or a group 15 element in a periodic table. In an outermost surface of the negative electrode active material particle, y satisfies 10?11?y?10?1. In a center of the negative electrode active material particle, y satisfies y?10?12.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryosuke Ohsawa, Akira Tsujiko
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Publication number: 20190305305Abstract: A negative electrode material contains composite particles. Each of the composite particles contains a negative electrode active material particle and a film. The negative electrode active material particle contains a silicon oxide phase and a lithium silicate phase. The film covers a surface of the negative electrode active material particle. The film contains an anion-exchange resin. To an ion-exchange group of the anion-exchange resin, a fluoride ion is bound. The content of the anion-exchange resin in the negative electrode material is not higher than 33 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryosuke OHSAWA, Akira TSUJIKO, Kaoru INOUE
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Publication number: 20190280293Abstract: The positive electrode includes a positive electrode composite layer. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode composite material layer. A whole of the positive electrode composite layer and a portion of the negative electrode composite material layer face each other with the separator being interposed therebetween. The negative electrode composite material layer includes a first region and a second region. The first region is a region that does not face the positive electrode composite layer and that extends from a position facing one end portion of the positive electrode composite layer to a point separated from the position by more than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than or equal to 10 mm. The second region is a region other than the first region. The first region includes silicon oxide doped with lithium. The second region includes silicon oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryosuke OHSAWA, Akira Tsujiko, Kaoru Inoue
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Publication number: 20190140308Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution contains at least one selected from the group consisting of ethylene carbonate, fluoroethylene carbonate, and vinylene carbonate. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode mixture layer. The negative electrode mixture layer contains a silicon-containing particle and a graphite particle. In a Log-differential pore volume distribution of the negative electrode mixture layer, the ratio of a Log-differential pore volume at a pore diameter of 2 ?m to a Log-differential pore volume at a pore diameter of 0.2 ?m is within a range of 10.5 to 33.1.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ryosuke Ohsawa, Akira Tsujiko, Kaoru Inoue
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Publication number: 20190115585Abstract: The negative electrode plate includes at least a negative electrode composite material layer. The negative electrode composite material layer has a density of 1.5 g/cm3 or more. The negative electrode composite material layer contains at least first particles, second particles and a binder. The first particles contain graphite particles and an amorphous carbon material. The amorphous carbon material is coated on the surface of each graphite particle. The second particles are made of silicon oxide. The ratio of the second particles to the total amount of the first particles and the second particles is 2 mass % or more to 10 mass % or less. The negative electrode plate has a spring constant of 700 kN/mm or more to 3000 kN/mm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira TSUJIKO, Ryosuke OHSAWA, Kaoru INOUE, Akihiro TANIGUCHI, Keisuke OHARA
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Publication number: 20190067697Abstract: A negative electrode active material particle has a composition represented by the following formula (I): SiOxDy . . . (I). In the formula (I), x satisfies 0?x?1.5. D is a group 13 element or a group 15 element in a periodic table. In an outermost surface of the negative electrode active material particle, y satisfies 10?11?y?10?1. In a center of the negative electrode active material particle, y satisfies y?10?12.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryosuke OHSAWA, Akira TSUJIKO
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Patent number: 10153520Abstract: A manufacturing method for an all-solid-state battery includes: producing a laminated battery having both end surfaces in a lamination direction and a side surface by laminating pluralities of collector layers, positive electrode mixture layers, solid electrolyte layers, and negative electrode mixture layers; supplying a liquid resin to only the side surface of the laminated battery; and curing the liquid resin. Producing the laminated battery by protruding at least one layer of the collector layer, the positive electrode mixture layer, the solid electrolyte layer, and the negative electrode mixture layer relative to remaining of the layers to form a protruding layer. Protruding a plurality of protruding layers from the side surface of the battery. Supplying the resin involves supplying the liquid resin to only the side surface of the laminated battery such that the liquid resin penetrates into a clearance between one protruding layer and another protruding layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiro Iwano, Akira Tsujiko, Fuhito Kamata, Tomonori Kawamura, Mikio Kawakami
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Patent number: 10110024Abstract: An all-solid-state battery system includes: an all-solid-state battery; a light detection unit; and a control unit. The all-solid-state battery includes a battery element having a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer and a solid electrolyte layer. The light detection unit detects light emitted from at least one of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer. The control unit controls charge of the all-solid-state battery on the basis of intensity of light detected by the light detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Akira Tsujiko
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Publication number: 20180226647Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including a lithium manganese complex oxide having a spinel structure. In the lithium manganese complex oxide, the ratio (A/B) of a peak intensity A at 654 eV of the Mn-L absorption edge and a peak intensity B at 537.5 eV of the O-K absorption edge, which are measured by X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) analysis based on a total electron yield method, satisfies 0<(A/B)?0.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Akira TSUJIKO
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Publication number: 20180183101Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution is a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for a lithium secondary battery, the lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode that includes a positive electrode active material, and a negative electrode that includes a negative electrode active material which is a carbonaceous material storing and releasing a lithium ion. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution includes: one or more anions selected from an oxalato borate anion and an oxalato phosphate anion; and one or more arylamine compounds. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution is present between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and conducts a lithium ion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mamoru MIZUTANI, Akira KOHYAMA, Akira TSUJIKO
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Publication number: 20180145308Abstract: A method of producing a secondary battery disclosed here includes forming a positive electrode active material layer containing a lithium- and manganese-containing composite oxide on a positive electrode current collector to produce a positive electrode; measuring a peel strength between the positive electrode active material layer and the positive electrode current collector; producing a secondary battery assembly including the positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte using the positive electrode; and initially charging the secondary battery assembly. When the secondary battery assembly is initially charged, a charging rate is determined based on the measured peel strength, and in a predetermined peel strength range, a lower charging rate is set for a secondary battery assembly including a positive electrode having a low peel strength than for a secondary battery assembly including a positive electrode having a large peel strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira TSUJIKO, Ippei GOTO
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Patent number: 9843072Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery whose performance can be improved. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte layer arranged between the cathode and the anode, wherein the electrolyte layer includes a cathode side electrolyte layer arranged on a cathode side and an anode side electrolyte layer arranged between the cathode side electrolyte layer and the anode, the cathode side electrolyte layer includes an electrolyte and a binder including a fluorine-based copolymer including tetrafluoroethylene, and the anode side electrolyte layer includes a butadiene-rubber-based binder and an electrolyte.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Tsujiko, Yasumasa Oguma, Michiyuki Ide
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Publication number: 20170352923Abstract: A manufacturing method for an all-solid-state battery includes: producing a laminated battery having both end surfaces in a lamination direction and a side surface by laminating pluralities of collector layers, positive electrode mixture layers, solid electrolyte layers, and negative electrode mixture layers; supplying a liquid resin to only the side surface of the laminated battery; and curing the liquid resin. Producing the laminated battery by protruding at least one layer of the collector layer, the positive electrode mixture layer, the solid electrolyte layer, and the negative electrode mixture layer relative to remaining of the layers to form a protruding layer. Protruding a plurality of protruding layers from the side surface of the battery. Supplying the resin involves supplying the liquid resin to only the side surface of the laminated battery such that the liquid resin penetrates into a clearance between one protruding layer and another protruding layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiro IWANO, Akira TSUJIKO, Fuhito KAMATA, Tomonori KAWAMURA, Mikio KAWAKAMI
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Patent number: 9812741Abstract: An object is to provide a method of charging and maintaining a lithium ion secondary battery which method is capable of preventing a decrease in the capacity of the battery. Another object is to provide a battery system capable of preventing a decrease in battery capacity, and a vehicle and a battery-mounted device which have such a battery system mounted therein. A method of charging and maintaining lithium ion secondary batteries 101 using positive active material particles 135 made from a two-phase coexistence type positive active material PM in a positive electrode plate 130 includes an overcharge step S7 for charging the lithium ion secondary batteries to bring their SOC (State of Charge) SC into an overcharge SOC not higher than 100% but higher than a target SOC, a return discharge step S8 for discharging, after the overcharge step, the lithium ion secondary batteries to make their SOC equal to the target SOC, and a maintaining step S10.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Abe, Akira Tsujiko, Tomitaro Hara, Keiko Wasada, Sachie Yuasa
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Patent number: 9559359Abstract: The lithium secondary battery positive electrode provided by the present invention has a positive electrode collector and a positive active material layer formed on the collector. The positive active material layer is composed of a matrix phase containing at least one particulate positive active material and at least one binder, and an aggregate phase dispersed in the matrix phase, constituted by aggregation of at least one particulate positive active material and containing substantially no binder.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomitaro Hara, Akira Tsujiko, Takeshi Abe, Sachie Yuasa, Keiko Wasada