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JP4288730B2 - Lead storage battery manufacturing method and lead storage battery grid manufacturing apparatus - Google Patents
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JP4288730B2 - Lead storage battery manufacturing method and lead storage battery grid manufacturing apparatus - Google Patents

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JP4288730B2
JP4288730B2 JP27337098A JP27337098A JP4288730B2 JP 4288730 B2 JP4288730 B2 JP 4288730B2 JP 27337098 A JP27337098 A JP 27337098A JP 27337098 A JP27337098 A JP 27337098A JP 4288730 B2 JP4288730 B2 JP 4288730B2
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Description

【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、鉛蓄電池の製造方法に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
近年、鉛蓄電池の生産性向上を目的として特に格子体の製造方法を鋳造方式による生産に加えて、鉛合金の圧延体等のシート材に連続的にスリットを形成しエキスパンド加工を施すエキスパンド工法が広く用いられるようになってきている。
【0003】
このエキスパンド工法には、そのスリット形成方法によってレシプロ方式と、特公昭60−29573号公報や特公平8−256285号公報に記載されている様なロータリー方式に大別される。レシプロ方式は、往復運動をするダイス刃によって鉛シートにスリットを形成するものである。このようなレシプロ方式は、その生産速度を向上させようとするとダイス刃の往復運動の周期を短くする必要があり、一般にダイス刃は重量が大であることからダイス刃自体の慣性によって生産速度を向上させることは困難であった。さらに格子目を細かく設計した場合、ダイス刃の一度の往復運動によって形成されるスリット長が短くなるために、生産速度が極端に落ちる欠点があった。
【0004】
このような欠点を解決するために、ロータリー方式によるエキスパンド加工が用いられつつある。ロータリー方式は、円盤状カッターの回転運動によってスリット形成するために円盤状カッターの慣性をレシプロ方式に比較してあまり考慮する必要がなく、円盤状カッターの回転速度の増加が容易であることから、生産速度の向上に関して有利である。
【0005】
一般的なロータリー方式のエキスパンド格子の製造工程は、以下に記載するような2つの工程に区分することができる。
【0006】
その第1工程としては、鉛合金シートの長手方向に沿って複数条の平行なスリットを千鳥状に形成し、この平坦部は鉛合金シート幅方向に連続するよう形成されるとともに、鉛シート幅方向に隣合うスリットにより形成される線条部を、鉛シート厚み方向に上下かつ交互に突出するよう塑性変形させる工程である。
【0007】
この第1工程を図示すると、図1に示すような、円周部に凸状加工刃1を所定ピッチで配置した円盤状カッター2(2’)を、所定の間隔で複数枚重ね合わせたロール3・3’の対に鉛合金シート4を通過させ、鉛合金シート4に凸状加工刃1が押し付けられることにより、図2に示すような格子骨となる線条部5が鉛合金シート4の面に対して上下方向に互いに逆向きの湾曲状に塑性変形される。なお、図1のロール対3・3’は円盤状カッター2が円盤状カッター2’間に位置するよう位置決めされる。また、円盤状カッター2・2’に形成された凸状加工刃1・1’は互いに対向するよう設けられる。このような構成により、鉛合金シート4は回転するロール対3・3’間を通過する間に円盤状カッター2・2’によりせん断を受け、スリットが千鳥状に形成されるとともに図4に示したように凸状加工刃1に沿って塑性加工を受け、鉛合金シート面に対して上下方向に交互に線条部が突出するよう形成される。そして、図5に示したように円盤状カッター2に設けられた凸状加工刃1の間には平坦部9が形成されるとともに、この平坦部9に対応した薄肉部10を円盤状カッター2の厚み方向に交互に設けた。この薄肉部10は対向する円盤状カッター2’にも同様に設けて、両者の薄肉部10が交互に対向するよう構成する。この薄肉部10が対向した部分は、鉛合金シート4の逃げ部となって図2に示す結節部6aが形成され、薄肉部が対向しない部分では鉛合金シート4はせん断により切断され(図2の位置7)スリットが千鳥状に形成される。このような従来の構成においては、薄肉部10の側壁部12と凸状加工刃1の刃面(凸状加工面12)の間にコーナー部11が形成されていた。
【0008】
第2の工程は、線条部5が形成された鉛合金シート4を幅方向に展開伸張して図3に示したような格子体を形成する工程である。通常、これ以降の段階で格子体に活物質ペーストが充填された後、所望の寸法に切断して極板が形成される。
【0009】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
以上のようなロータリー方式のエキスパンド格子の製造工程では、前記した第1工程において鉛シート面の上下方向に線条部5を交互に塑性変形させるために、第2工程での展開伸張時に結節部6aがねじれるように塑性変形を受け、結節部6aに微少なクラックが発生することがある。このようなクラックが入った格子体を鉛蓄電池の正極格子体として用いた場合、クラックを起点として結節部での腐食が進行することにより鉛蓄電池の容量低下、寿命低下が発生する。
【0010】
また、このようなクラックは鉛合金シートの物性によってその発生頻度が異なる。特に近年、鉛蓄電池の寿命向上を目的として、正極格子体に用いる鉛合金中のスズ量を増加させることが行われている。鉛合金中のスズ量の増加は鉛合金自体の耐食性・強度を向上させるものの、伸び率を低下させるためにエキスパンド加工時に塑性変形だけでなく、クラックの発生という形で破断が進行することがあり、スズの増量による寿命向上効果が意図に反して損なわれることがあった。
【0011】
本発明は前記したようなロータリーエキスパンド格子体を正極格子として用いた鉛蓄電池において、ロータリーエキスパンド格子の網目の結節部でのクラックの発生を抑制することにより、これによる鉛蓄電池の寿命低下を抑制することを目的とするものである。
【0012】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は上記目的を達成するために、互いに平行な複数条のスリットを断続的に、錫を0.6〜2.0重量%含有する鉛合金シートの長手方向に沿って千鳥状となるよう形成するとともに、互いに平行に隣接しあうスリットにより形成される線条部を、鉛合金シート面から表裏両方向に交互に凸状に突出するよう塑性変形させた後、この鉛合金シートを幅方向へ展開伸張することにより形成した網目部を格子体として用いる鉛蓄電池の製造方法において、前記の断続的に形成されるスリットはその円周上から間隔を設けて突出する凸状加工面を備えた円盤状カッターを間隔を設けて積層したロールからなるロール対に前記鉛合金シートを通過させることにより形成され、前記凸状加工面の間には前記のスリットの断続部に対応するよう平坦部を設けその平坦部に対応する両方の側壁に交互に円周径の外側方向に薄くなるよう傾斜した薄肉部を設けるとともに、薄肉部の側壁と前記凸状加工刃面とが連続した曲面である円盤状カッターを用いることを特徴とする鉛蓄電池の製造方法を開示するものである。
【0013】
特に、鉛合金シートの引張強度が3.9×107〜6.9×107N/mm2であり、伸び率が5〜13%以上である圧延シートを用いる場合に有効である。本発明によれば、鉛蓄電池の寿命特性向上効果を顕著に得ることができる。
【0014】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の発明者らは、前記したロータリーエキスパンド格子の結節部6aのクラックは前記したロータリーエキスパンド工程で用いる円盤状カッターにおける凸状加工刃と、その間に設けた薄肉部の形状によって発生の有無が左右されることを見出したものである。すなわち、図6に示したように間隔を設けて配置した円盤状カッター19の凸状加工刃14の刃面(凸状加工面13)と平坦部15に対応して交互に設けた薄肉部16の側壁部17との間を連続した曲面(R部18)としたものである。このような構成により、対向する薄肉部16により形成される結節部6bでのクラックの発生を防止することができる。これは、図4に示した従来の構成において鉛合金シート4が薄肉部9に逃げる過程において側壁部14とのコーナー部11で急激な折り曲げの変位により鉛合金シートに微少なクラックが発生していたものを、本発明では図7に示したように凸状加工面13と薄肉部16の側壁部17との間をR面等の連続した曲面とすることにより、図8に示すように、前記したような結節部6aに発生していたクラックの発生を抑制するとともに、このようなクラックに起因する正極格子体の腐食とこれによる鉛蓄電池の寿命低下抑制が可能となる。
【0015】
また、このようなクラックは鉛蓄電池の寿命向上を目的として鉛合金シートに添加する錫が増加すると、鉛合金シート自体の強度が増加するとともに変形時の伸び量が低下するためにより発生しやすくなる。よって、鉛合金シート中の錫量が0.6〜2.0wt%、引張強度が3.9×107〜6.9×107N/mm2、伸び率が5〜13%であるものがより本発明の効果を顕著に得ることができる。
【0016】
【実施例】
前記したロータリーエキスパンド工程において、図5に示した従来の円盤状カッターと図6に示した本発明の円盤状カッターを用いて鉛蓄電池用の正極エキスパンド格子8・19を作成した。なお、本発明の円盤状カッターにおける薄肉部16の側壁部17と凸状加工面13との間にR1のR部を形成した(図6参照)。鉛合金シートとしては合金A(Pb−0.06wt%Ca−0.4wt%Sn)、合金B(Pb−0.06wt%Ca−0.6wt%Sn)、合金C(Pb−0.06wt%Ca−2.0wt%Sn)、および合金D(Pb−0.06wt%Ca−2.5wt%Sn)からなる鋳造板(15mm厚み)をそれぞれ冷間圧延し厚み1.0mmの鉛合金シートA、BおよびCを作成した。これら鉛合金シートのエージング後の引張強度および伸び率は表1に示した通りであった。
【0017】
【表1】

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【0018】
表1に示した鉛合金シート(A、B、C、D)について、それぞれ図5に示した従来の円盤状カッターおよび図6に示した本発明による円盤状カッターを用いてロータリーエキスパンド法による鉛蓄電池用の正極格子体を作成した。なお、エキスパンド加工におけるスリットは従来通り圧延方向に沿って形成した。そして、エキスパンド網目部の結節部でのクラックの発生状態を実態顕微鏡で観察した。これらの結果を表2に示す。
【0019】
【表2】
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【0020】
表2に示した結果から、本発明による円盤状カッターを用いたエキスパンド格子体は各鉛合金の比較において結節部のクラック発生を抑制することが確認できた。クラック発生を抑制するという効果においては鉛合金中の錫濃度は0.6〜2.0wt%が適当であった。特に格子A(錫濃度が0.5wt%の従来例)はクラックの発生率はもともと低いために他のものと比較してその効果は顕著ではなかった。合金D(錫濃度が2.5wt%)は、伸び率が低く結節部にてクラックを発生していた。
【0021】
次に、表2に示した8種の格子体に鉛と鉛酸化物(PbO、Pb34)とを主体とする混合粉体を水および希硫酸で混練した活物質ペーストを充填、熟成乾燥して正極板とした。この正極板と常法による負極板および微孔性のポリエチレンを主体とするセパレータとを組み合わせて自動車用の鉛蓄電池(55D23形)を作成した。これらの電池についてJIS規格(D5301)での軽負荷寿命試験を75℃中の気相雰囲気下で行った。表3にこれらの電池の構成と前記の軽負荷寿命試験結果を示す。なお、寿命試験結果は電池A(従来例)の寿命を100とした時の指数で表記した。
【0022】
【表3】
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【0023】
表3に示したように、本発明による円盤状カッターを用いたロータリーエキスパンド格子を正極格子に用いることにより、鉛蓄電池の寿命特性が向上することがわかる。また、これは同時に格子体の結節部でのクラック発生を抑制できたものである。一方、電池Hに用いた合金Dのシート物性は表1に示したように、低い伸び率で高い引張強度を有するため寿命試験では良好な結果が得られたが、エキスパンド格子作成時の結節部のクラック発生による切断不良が増加するので、工程上、錫濃度を2.5wt%にするのは望ましくない。
【0024】
本発明の実施例においては活物質中にPb34を含有した構成について記載したが、本発明の効果は格子体結節部のクラック抑制からもたらされることから活物質中にPb34を含有しない構成でも効果が得られることは言うまでもない。
【0025】
また、鉛合金組成に関してはカルシウムおよび錫の量のみ規定したが、それ以外のAg、Bi、Al、S、Ni、Cu、Sb、Seと言った不可避不純物を0.00001〜0.001wt%程度含有しても本発明の効果を得る上で差し支えない。
【0026】
【発明の効果】
本発明の構成によれば生産性に優れたロータリーエキスパンド格子体を用いた鉛蓄電池について課題となる格子体結節部のクラックとこれによる電池寿命の低下を抑制することが可能となることから、工業上、極めて有効である。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】一般的なロータリー式によるエキスパンド加工工程を示す図
【図2】一般的なロータリー式のエキスパンド加工工程により鉛合金シートにスリット形成された状態を示す図
【図3】従来のロータリー式によるエキスパンド格子体を示す図
【図4】 従来のロータリー式によるエキスパンド加工の進行状態を示す図
【図5】従来のロータリー式のエキスパンド加工に用いる円盤状カッターを示す図
【図6】本発明のロータリー式のエキスパンド加工に用いる円盤状カッターを示す図
【図7】本発明のロータリー式によるエキスパンド加工の進行状態を示す図
【図8】本発明のロータリー式によるエキスパンド格子体を示す図
【符号の説明】
1 凸状加工刃
2、2’ 円盤状カッター
3 ロール
4 鉛合金シート
5 線条部
6a、6b 結節部
7 切断位置
11 コーナー部
13 凸状加工面
14 凸状加工刃
15 平坦部
16 薄肉部
17 側壁部
18 R部
19 エキスパンド格子体[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a lead storage battery.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, with the aim of improving the productivity of lead-acid batteries, in particular, the expanding method has been developed in which a slit is continuously formed in a sheet material such as a rolled body of lead alloy to perform an expanding process in addition to the production method of a grid body by a casting method. Widely used.
[0003]
This expanding method is roughly classified into a reciprocating method and a rotary method as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-29573 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 8-256285, depending on the slit forming method. In the reciprocating method, a slit is formed in a lead sheet by a die blade that reciprocates. In order to improve the production speed of such a reciprocating system, it is necessary to shorten the cycle of the reciprocating motion of the die blade. Generally, since the die blade is heavy, the production speed is increased by the inertia of the die blade itself. It was difficult to improve. Further, when the lattice is designed finely, the slit length formed by one reciprocating motion of the die blade is shortened, so that the production speed is extremely lowered.
[0004]
In order to solve such drawbacks, a rotary type expanding process is being used. In the rotary method, it is not necessary to consider the inertia of the disc cutter in comparison with the reciprocating method in order to form a slit by the rotary motion of the disc cutter, and it is easy to increase the rotation speed of the disc cutter, This is advantageous in terms of increasing production speed.
[0005]
A manufacturing process of a general rotary type expanding lattice can be divided into two processes as described below.
[0006]
As the first step, a plurality of parallel slits are formed in a staggered pattern along the longitudinal direction of the lead alloy sheet, and the flat portion is formed so as to be continuous in the lead alloy sheet width direction, and the lead sheet width. This is a step of plastically deforming the linear portions formed by the slits adjacent in the direction so as to protrude vertically and alternately in the lead sheet thickness direction.
[0007]
When this 1st process is illustrated, the roll which piled up the disk shaped cutter 2 (2 ') which has arrange | positioned the convex processing blade 1 to the circumference part with the predetermined pitch as shown in FIG. 1 by the predetermined space | interval When the lead alloy sheet 4 is passed through the pair 3 · 3 ′ and the convex machining blade 1 is pressed against the lead alloy sheet 4, the filaments 5 that form the lattice bone as shown in FIG. It is plastically deformed into curved shapes opposite to each other in the vertical direction with respect to the surface. 1 is positioned so that the disk-shaped cutter 2 is positioned between the disk-shaped cutters 2 ′. Further, the convex processing blades 1, 1 ′ formed on the disk-shaped cutters 2, 2 ′ are provided so as to face each other. With such a configuration, the lead alloy sheet 4 is sheared by the disk-shaped cutters 2 and 2 ′ while passing between the rotating roll pairs 3 and 3 ′, and slits are formed in a staggered pattern as shown in FIG. As described above, plastic processing is performed along the convex processing blade 1 so that the linear portions protrude alternately in the vertical direction with respect to the lead alloy sheet surface. As shown in FIG. 5, a flat portion 9 is formed between the convex processing blades 1 provided on the disc-like cutter 2, and a thin portion 10 corresponding to the flat portion 9 is formed on the disc-like cutter 2. Were provided alternately in the thickness direction. This thin part 10 is similarly provided in the opposing disk-shaped cutter 2 'so that the thin parts 10 are alternately opposed to each other. The portion where the thin portion 10 is opposed becomes a relief portion of the lead alloy sheet 4 to form the knot portion 6a shown in FIG. 2, and the lead alloy sheet 4 is cut by shear at the portion where the thin portion is not opposed (FIG. 2). 7) The slits are formed in a staggered pattern. In such a conventional configuration, the corner portion 11 is formed between the side wall portion 12 of the thin portion 10 and the blade surface (convex processing surface 12) of the convex processing blade 1.
[0008]
The second step is a step of forming a lattice body as shown in FIG. 3 by expanding and expanding the lead alloy sheet 4 on which the linear portion 5 is formed in the width direction. Usually, after the active material paste is filled in the lattice body in the subsequent steps, the electrode plate is formed by cutting into a desired size.
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the manufacturing process of the rotary type expanding lattice as described above, the nodule portion is expanded and expanded in the second step in order to plastically deform the linear portions 5 alternately in the vertical direction of the lead sheet surface in the first step described above. 6a may be plastically deformed so as to be twisted, and a minute crack may occur in the knot portion 6a. When such a cracked lattice body is used as a positive electrode lattice body of a lead storage battery, the corrosion and the life of the lead storage battery decrease due to the progress of corrosion at the knots starting from the crack.
[0010]
Moreover, the frequency of occurrence of such cracks varies depending on the physical properties of the lead alloy sheet. In particular, in recent years, for the purpose of improving the life of lead-acid batteries, increasing the amount of tin in the lead alloy used for the positive electrode grid has been performed. Although the increase in the amount of tin in the lead alloy improves the corrosion resistance and strength of the lead alloy itself, in order to reduce the elongation rate, not only plastic deformation but also cracking may proceed in the form of cracks. In some cases, the life improvement effect due to the increase in the amount of tin is unintentionally impaired.
[0011]
In the lead storage battery using the rotary expanded grid as described above as a positive grid, the present invention suppresses the occurrence of cracks at the nodes of the mesh of the rotary expanded grid, thereby suppressing the decrease in the life of the lead storage battery. It is for the purpose.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention intermittently forms a plurality of parallel slits so as to be staggered along the longitudinal direction of the lead alloy sheet containing 0.6 to 2.0% by weight of tin. After forming and linearly deforming the linear portion formed by the slits adjacent to each other in parallel to protrude from the lead alloy sheet surface alternately in both front and back directions, the lead alloy sheet is moved in the width direction. In the method of manufacturing a lead-acid battery using a mesh part formed by expanding and stretching as a lattice body, the intermittently formed slit is a disk having a convex processed surface protruding at a distance from the circumference thereof Formed by passing the lead alloy sheet through a pair of rolls formed by laminating roll-shaped cutters at intervals, and a flat portion between the convex processing surfaces to correspond to the intermittent portion of the slit A disk in which both side walls corresponding to the flat part are alternately provided with thin portions inclined so as to become thinner in the outer circumferential direction, and the side wall of the thin portion and the convex machining blade surface are continuous curved surfaces. The manufacturing method of the lead acid battery characterized by using a shape cutter is disclosed.
[0013]
This is particularly effective when a rolled sheet having a tensile strength of 3.9 × 10 7 to 6.9 × 10 7 N / mm 2 and an elongation of 5 to 13% or more is used for the lead alloy sheet. According to the present invention, the effect of improving the life characteristics of the lead-acid battery can be remarkably obtained.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The inventors of the present invention indicate that the cracks in the knots 6a of the rotary expand lattice described above may or may not be generated depending on the shape of the convex processing blade in the disk-shaped cutter used in the rotary expand process described above and the thin part provided therebetween. It is found that it is influenced. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the thin wall portions 16 provided alternately corresponding to the blade surfaces (convex machining surfaces 13) and the flat portions 15 of the convex machining blades 14 of the disc-shaped cutters 19 arranged at intervals. A curved surface (R portion 18) continuous with the side wall portion 17 is formed. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of cracks at the knot portion 6b formed by the opposed thin portions 16. This is because a slight crack is generated in the lead alloy sheet due to a sudden bending displacement at the corner portion 11 with the side wall portion 14 in the process in which the lead alloy sheet 4 escapes to the thin portion 9 in the conventional configuration shown in FIG. In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, by forming a continuous curved surface such as an R surface between the convex processed surface 13 and the side wall portion 17 of the thin portion 16 as shown in FIG. While suppressing the generation | occurrence | production of the crack which has generate | occur | produced in the above-mentioned nodal part 6a, the corrosion of the positive electrode grid body resulting from such a crack and the lifetime reduction of a lead storage battery by this can be suppressed.
[0015]
In addition, when the amount of tin added to the lead alloy sheet increases for the purpose of improving the life of the lead storage battery, such cracks are more likely to occur because the strength of the lead alloy sheet itself increases and the elongation during deformation decreases. . Therefore, the amount of tin in the lead alloy sheet is 0.6 to 2.0 wt%, the tensile strength is 3.9 × 10 7 to 6.9 × 10 7 N / mm 2 , and the elongation is 5 to 13%. However, the effect of the present invention can be remarkably obtained.
[0016]
【Example】
In the rotary expanding process described above, positive electrode expanded grids 8 and 19 for lead-acid batteries were prepared using the conventional disk-shaped cutter shown in FIG. 5 and the disk-shaped cutter of the present invention shown in FIG. In addition, the R part of R1 was formed between the side wall part 17 of the thin part 16 and the convex processed surface 13 in the disk shaped cutter of this invention (refer FIG. 6). As the lead alloy sheet, alloy A (Pb-0.06 wt% Ca-0.4 wt% Sn), alloy B (Pb-0.06 wt% Ca-0.6 wt% Sn), alloy C (Pb-0.06 wt%) A cast alloy plate (15 mm thick) made of Ca-2.0 wt% Sn) and alloy D (Pb-0.06 wt% Ca-2.5 wt% Sn) is cold-rolled to a lead alloy sheet A having a thickness of 1.0 mm. , B and C were made. Table 1 shows the tensile strength and elongation after aging of these lead alloy sheets.
[0017]
[Table 1]
Figure 0004288730
[0018]
For the lead alloy sheets (A, B, C, D) shown in Table 1, lead by the rotary expanding method using the conventional disc cutter shown in FIG. 5 and the disc cutter according to the present invention shown in FIG. A positive electrode grid for a storage battery was prepared. In addition, the slit in the expanding process was formed along the rolling direction as usual. And the generation | occurrence | production state of the crack in the nodule part of an expanded mesh part was observed with the actual condition microscope. These results are shown in Table 2.
[0019]
[Table 2]
Figure 0004288730
[0020]
From the results shown in Table 2, it was confirmed that the expanded lattice using the disk-shaped cutter according to the present invention suppresses the occurrence of cracks in the knots in comparison with each lead alloy . In the effect of suppressing the occurrence of cracks, 0.6 to 2.0 wt% of the tin concentration in the lead alloy was appropriate. In particular, the effect of the lattice A (conventional example having a tin concentration of 0.5 wt%) was not remarkable compared to the other because the crack generation rate was originally low. In Alloy D (tin concentration: 2.5 wt%), the elongation was low and cracks occurred at the knots.
[0021]
Next, 8 types of lattices shown in Table 2 were filled with active material paste in which a mixed powder mainly composed of lead and lead oxide (PbO, Pb 3 O 4 ) was kneaded with water and dilute sulfuric acid, and aged. It dried and it was set as the positive electrode plate. A lead storage battery (55D23 type) for automobiles was prepared by combining this positive electrode plate with a negative electrode plate by a conventional method and a separator mainly composed of microporous polyethylene. About these batteries, the light load life test by JIS specification (D5301) was done in the gaseous-phase atmosphere in 75 degreeC. Table 3 shows the configuration of these batteries and the light load life test results. The life test result was expressed as an index when the life of the battery A (conventional example) was taken as 100.
[0022]
[Table 3]
Figure 0004288730
[0023]
As shown in Table 3, it can be seen that the life characteristics of the lead-acid battery are improved by using the rotary expanded grid using the disk-shaped cutter according to the present invention for the positive grid. In addition, this can simultaneously suppress the occurrence of cracks at the knots of the lattice. On the other hand, as shown in Table 1, the sheet physical properties of the alloy D used for the battery H have a high tensile strength with a low elongation rate, and thus a good result was obtained in the life test. Therefore, it is not desirable to set the tin concentration to 2.5 wt% in the process.
[0024]
Although in the embodiments of the present invention have been described for the case where a contained Pb 3 O 4 in the active material, the effect of the present invention is in the active material from being brought from suppressing cracks of grid nodules of Pb 3 O 4 Needless to say, an effect can be obtained even if the composition is not contained.
[0025]
Moreover, regarding the lead alloy composition, only the amounts of calcium and tin are defined, but other inevitable impurities such as Ag, Bi, Al, S, Ni, Cu, Sb, and Se are about 0.00001 to 0.001 wt%. Even if contained, there is no problem in obtaining the effect of the present invention.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
According to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to suppress cracks in the grid nodule and lead to a decrease in the battery life due to the lead storage battery using the rotary expanded grid having excellent productivity. In addition, it is extremely effective.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a general rotary type expanding process. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which a lead alloy sheet is slit by a general rotary type expanding process. FIG. 3 is a conventional rotary type. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state of progress of a conventional rotary type expanding process. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a disk-shaped cutter used in a conventional rotary type expanding process. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a disk-shaped cutter used for rotary type expansion processing. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a progress state of expansion processing by the rotary type of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a rotary type expanding lattice body of the present invention. Explanation】
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Convex processing blade 2, 2 'Disk shaped cutter 3 Roll 4 Lead alloy sheet 5 Line part 6a, 6b Knot part 7 Cutting position 11 Corner part 13 Convex processing surface 14 Convex processing blade 15 Flat part 16 Thin part 17 Side wall part 18 R part 19 Expanded lattice body

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互いに平行な複数条のスリットを断続的に、錫を0.6〜2.0重量%含有する鉛合金シートの長手方向に沿って千鳥状となるよう形成するとともに、互いに平行に隣接しあうスリットにより形成される線条部を鉛合金シート面から表裏両方向に交互に凸状に突出するよう塑性変形させた後、この鉛合金シートを幅方向へ展開伸張することにより形成した網目部を格子体として用いる鉛蓄電池の製造方法において、前記の断続的に形成されるスリットはその円周上から間隔を設けて突出する凸状加工面を備えた円盤状カッターを間隔を設けて積層したロールからなるロール対に前記鉛合金シートを通過させることにより形成され、前記凸状加工面の間には前記のスリットの断続部に対応するよう平坦部を設けその平坦部に対応する両方の側壁に交互に円周径の外側方向に薄くなるよう傾斜した薄肉部を設けるとともに、薄肉部の側壁と前記凸状加工刃面とが連続した曲面である円盤状カッターを用いることを特徴とする鉛蓄電池の製造方法。A plurality of slits parallel to each other are intermittently formed so as to be staggered along the longitudinal direction of the lead alloy sheet containing 0.6 to 2.0% by weight of tin, and adjacent to each other in parallel. The mesh portion formed by expanding and stretching the lead alloy sheet in the width direction is plastically deformed so that the linear portion formed by the projection protrudes alternately from both sides of the lead alloy sheet in the front and back directions. In the method of manufacturing a lead-acid battery used as the above, the intermittently formed slit is composed of a roll obtained by laminating a disc-shaped cutter having a convex processing surface protruding at a distance from the circumference of the slit. Formed by passing the lead alloy sheet through a roll pair, a flat portion is provided between the convex processed surfaces so as to correspond to the intermittent portions of the slit, and both side walls corresponding to the flat portions are provided. A lead-acid battery characterized in that a thin-walled portion is provided so as to be alternately thinned toward the outer side of the circumferential diameter, and a disk-shaped cutter having a curved surface in which a side wall of the thin-walled portion and the convex machining blade surface are continuous is used. Manufacturing method. 前記鉛合金シートの引張強度が3.9×107〜6.9×107N/mm2である圧延シートを用いることを特徴とする請求項1記載の鉛蓄電池の製造方法。The method for producing a lead-acid battery according to claim 1, wherein a rolled sheet having a tensile strength of the lead alloy sheet of 3.9 x 10 7 to 6.9 x 10 7 N / mm 2 is used. 前記鉛合金シートの伸び率が5〜13%以下であることを特徴とする請求項1あるいは2に記載の鉛蓄電池の製造方法。  The method for producing a lead-acid battery according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an elongation percentage of the lead alloy sheet is 5 to 13% or less. 円周上から間隔を設けて突出する凸状加工面を備えられた円盤状カッターが、間隔を設けて積層されたロールが複数かみ合わせられたロール対であって、前記凸状加工面の間には平坦部が設けられ、この平坦部に対応して交互に円周径の外側方向に薄くなるよう傾斜した薄肉部を隣接する円盤状カッターの側壁に設けるとともに、前記薄肉部の側壁と前記凸状加工面とが連続した曲面でつなげられている円盤状カッターを用いたロール対を備えた、錫を0.6〜2.0重量%含有する鉛合金シート加工に用いる鉛蓄電池用格子の製造装置。A disk-shaped cutter provided with a convex processing surface protruding with a gap from the circumference is a roll pair in which a plurality of rolls laminated with a gap are interdigitated, and between the convex processing surfaces. flat part is provided, it is provided on the side wall of the disk-shaped cutter adjacent the thin-walled portion inclined so as to be thinner in the outward direction of the circumferential diameter alternately in correspondence with the flat portion, the the sidewall of the thin portion projecting Of lead-acid battery grids for processing lead alloy sheets containing 0.6 to 2.0% by weight of tin with a pair of rolls using a disk-like cutter connected with a continuous curved surface. apparatus.
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