JP7630933B2 - Cylindrical battery, battery can for cylindrical battery, and method for manufacturing cylindrical battery - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cylindrical battery, a battery can for a cylindrical battery, and a method for manufacturing a cylindrical battery.

One type of battery has a structure known as the inside-out type. In an inside-out type battery, an electrode mixture made of a compact compressed using a mold or the like is pressed into a battery can, which also serves as a current collector. Well-known examples of cylindrical batteries include cylindrical alkaline batteries and bobbin-type nonaqueous electrolyte batteries, such as those described in Patent Document 1 below.

Figure 1 shows a cylindrical alkaline battery 1 as an example of a cylindrical battery. Figure 1 shows an LR6 type alkaline battery 1, with Figure 1(A) being a vertical cross-sectional view when the extension direction of the cylindrical axis 50 is the up-down (vertical) direction, and Figure 1(B) being an enlarged view of the area within a circle 100 in Figure 1(A).

As shown in FIG. 1A, an alkaline battery 1 is composed of a cylindrical metal battery can 2 with a bottom, a ring-shaped positive electrode mixture (hereinafter referred to as positive electrode mixture 3), a cylindrical separator 4 with a bottom arranged inside the positive electrode mixture 3, a negative electrode gel 5 containing a zinc alloy and filled inside the separator 4, a metallic negative electrode current collector 6 inserted into the negative electrode gel 5, a dish-shaped metallic negative electrode terminal plate 7, and a resin sealing gasket 8. In this structure, the positive electrode mixture 3, separator 4, and negative electrode gel 5 form the power generation element of the alkaline battery 1 in the presence of an electrolyte. In the following figures, including FIG. 1, the bottom side of the battery can 2 is defined as the bottom.

As shown enlarged in FIG. 1B, a conductive film 10 formed by applying a conductive paint is formed on the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2, at least over the region 20 in which the positive electrode mixture 3 is disposed. The positive electrode mixture 3 is inserted in a press-fit state into the battery can 2, and the battery can 2 functions as a positive electrode current collector by contacting the inner surface 2i with the outer peripheral surface 3o of the positive electrode mixture 3 via the conductive film 10. The conductive film 10 is provided to reduce the contact resistance between the outer peripheral surface 3o of the annular positive electrode mixture 3 and the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2. In the illustrated alkaline battery 1, three positive electrode mixtures 3 are stacked vertically in the battery can 2.

A positive electrode terminal 9 is formed at the bottom end of the battery can 2 so as to protrude downward. The dish-shaped negative electrode terminal plate 7 is dish-shaped with a flange-like edge, and when the positive electrode terminal 9 is facing downward, the dish is crimped to the opening of the battery can 2 via a sealing gasket 8 in a face-down state.

The rod-shaped negative electrode current collector 6 inserted into the negative electrode gel 5 has a disk-shaped head 61 at its upper end, and a rod-shaped body 62 extending downward is integrally formed on the lower surface of the head 61. The upper surface 63 of the head 61 is welded to the lower surface 71 of the dish-shaped negative electrode terminal plate 7, and is fixed in an upright state inside the battery can 2. The negative electrode terminal plate 7, the negative electrode current collector 6, and the sealing gasket 8 are previously combined together as a sealing body, and the sealing gasket 8 is sandwiched between the opening edge of the battery can 2 and the flange-shaped edge of the negative electrode terminal plate 7 to seal the battery can 2. The structure and manufacturing procedure of a typical cylindrical alkaline battery are described in the following non-patent document 1.

JP 2001-273911 A

FDK Corporation, "How alkaline batteries are made", [online], [searched June 15, 2020], Internet <URL: http://www.fdk.co.jp/denchi_club/denchi_story/arukari.htm>

As mentioned above, in an inside-out cylindrical battery, a conductive film is formed on the inner surface of the battery can. The conductive paint used for the conductive film is a powdered conductive material such as graphite dispersed in a solvent. The conductive film is formed when the solvent evaporates from the conductive paint applied to the inner surface of the battery can, causing the dried powdered conductive material to adhere to the inner surface of the battery can.

However, in conventional cylindrical batteries, the frictional resistance between the outer surface of the electrode mixture and the conductive film formed on the inner surface of the battery can is large, and when the electrode mixture is pressed into the battery can, damage such as chipping may occur on the outer surface of the electrode mixture. In addition, friction when pressing the electrode mixture into the battery can may cause part of the conductive film to peel off. And if part of the electrode mixture is damaged or part of the conductive film is peeled off in the area where the battery can and the electrode mixture contact each other, the contact resistance between the battery can and the electrode mixture increases at the location where the damage or peeling occurs. And in conventional cylindrical batteries, the above-mentioned damage to the electrode mixture and peeling of the conductive film were one of the factors that hindered the improvement of discharge performance, especially discharge performance during high-load discharge.

The present invention aims to provide a cylindrical battery, a battery can for a cylindrical battery, and a method for manufacturing a cylindrical battery that can prevent damage to the electrode mixture and peeling of the conductive film when the electrode mixture is pressed into the battery can.

In order to achieve the above object, one aspect of the present invention is a cylindrical battery in which an electrode mixture made of a molded body is pressed into a battery can that also serves as a current collector,
the battery can has a plurality of conductive films formed in layers from an inner surface toward a radially inward direction,
the plurality of conductive films include a first conductive film formed in contact with the inner surface and a second conductive film formed on a side in contact with the electrode mixture,
the first conductive film is a dried conductive film formed by adhering a powdered carbon material;
The second conductive film is a gel-like conductive film having superior lubricity to the first conductive film.

Another aspect of the present invention is a cylindrical battery in which an annular electrode mixture is pressed into a battery can that also serves as a current collector,
The conductive film has a plurality of layers formed from the inner surface toward the radially inward direction,
the plurality of conductive films include a first conductive film formed in contact with the inner surface and a second conductive film formed on a surface side in a radial inward direction,
the first conductive film is a dried conductive film formed by adhering a powdered carbon material;
The second conductive film is a second gel-like conductive film having superior lubricity to the first conductive film.

In addition, one aspect of the present invention also includes a method for manufacturing a cylindrical battery in which an annular electrode mixture is pressed into a cylindrical battery can that also serves as a current collector, the method comprising the steps of:
A step of attaching a first conductive film made of a powdered conductive material to an inner surface of the battery can having a cylindrical shape with a bottom and an opening at the top;
a conductive material application step of applying a conductive material, which is a source of a second conductive film, to an inner surface of the battery can in a circular shape around an axis of the cylindrical battery can;
a mixture injection step of injecting the electrode mixture into the battery can by pressure, the mixture being followed by the conductive material application step;
Including,
In the mixture pressing step, the outer peripheral surface of the electrode mixture being pressed into the battery can causes the conductive material that is the source of the second conductive film to flow over the surface layer of another conductive film already formed on the inner surface of the battery can, and the second conductive film is formed by applying the conductive material to the surface layer.

The present invention provides a cylindrical battery, a battery can for a cylindrical battery, and a method for manufacturing a cylindrical battery that can prevent damage to the electrode mixture and peeling of the conductive film when the electrode mixture is pressed into the battery can. Other advantages will be explained below.

1 is a diagram showing the structure of a cylindrical alkaline battery, which is an example of a cylindrical battery. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing the structure of a conductive film formed on the inner surface of a battery can of a cylindrical battery according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5A to 5C are diagrams showing a procedure for forming a gelled conductive film that constitutes the conductive film of the cylindrical battery according to the embodiment.

The embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. Note that in the drawings used in the following description, the same or similar parts may be given the same reference numerals and duplicate explanations may be omitted. If a part is given a reference numeral in one drawing, that part may not be given a reference numeral in other drawings if it is unnecessary.

An LR6 alkaline battery is an example of a cylindrical battery according to an embodiment of the present invention. The basic structure and appearance of the cylindrical battery according to the embodiment are similar to that of a general alkaline battery 1 shown in FIG. 1. However, the cylindrical battery according to the embodiment (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "alkaline battery 1") is characterized by the structure of the conductive film 10 formed on the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2, which can prevent damage to the positive electrode mixture 3 when the positive electrode mixture 3 is pressed into the battery can 2 during the manufacturing process, and has excellent discharge characteristics by reducing the contact resistance between the positive electrode mixture 3 and the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2.

2 shows the structure of the conductive film 10 formed on the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2 of the alkaline battery 1. Note that FIG. 2 corresponds to the area within the circle 100 in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2 of the alkaline battery 1 has a layered conductive film 10 formed from the inner surface 2i toward the axis 50 of the battery can 2, i.e., toward the radial inward direction of the battery can 2. In this embodiment, a two-layer conductive film 10 is formed, and a conductive film (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a powdered conductive film 10a) made by attaching a powdered carbon material is formed on the side in contact with the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2, as in the conventional alkaline battery 1, and a conductive film 10b having excellent lubricity relative to the powdered conductive film 10a is formed on the surface side (the inner side of the battery can 2) in contact with the outer peripheral surface 3o of the positive electrode mixture 3. In this embodiment, a gel-like conductive film (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a gel-like conductive film 10b) is formed. In FIG. 2, the thickness of the conductive films (10, 10a, 10b) is exaggerated relative to the thickness of the battery can 2 to make the structure of the conductive film 10 easier to understand.

Next, in order to evaluate the characteristics of the alkaline battery 1 of this embodiment, various LR6 type alkaline batteries with different formation states of the conductive film 10 were produced as samples. The formation state of the conductive film 10 in each sample is shown in Table 1 below.

表１に示したように、サンプル１が実施例に係るアルカリ電池１であり、図２に示した二層構造の導電膜１０を有している。サンプル２は、従来のアルカリ電池１であり、電池缶２の内面２ｉに粉末状導電膜１０ａのみを形成したものである。サンプル３は、電池缶２の内面２ｉにゲル状導電膜１０ｂのみを形成したものであり、サンプル４は、電池缶２の内面２ｉに導電膜１０が形成されていないものである。

As shown in Table 1, Sample 1 is an alkaline battery 1 according to the embodiment, and has a two-layered conductive film 10 as shown in Fig. 2. Sample 2 is a conventional alkaline battery 1, and has only a powdered conductive film 10a formed on the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2. Sample 3 is a battery can 2 having only a gelled conductive film 10b formed on the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2, and Sample 4 is a battery can 2 having no conductive film 10 formed on the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2.

The powdered conductive film 10a in samples 1 and 2 was formed under the same conditions, by spraying a conductive paint made of a 50:50 mixture of powdered graphite, which is a conductor, and MEK, which is a solvent, onto the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2, and then drying (volatilizing the solvent). The conductor contained in the powdered conductive film 10a weighs 5 mg or more on a dry basis.

On the other hand, the gelled conductive film 10b in samples 1 and 3 was formed under the same conditions and consisted of a conductive material (hereinafter sometimes referred to as gelled conductive material) in which graphite, polyacrylic acid (PA) as a gelling agent, KOH as an electrolyte, and water as a diluent were mixed in mass ratios of 65%, 1%, 12%, and 22%, respectively. Note that 10 mg or more of the gelled conductive material was used to form the gelled conductive film 10b.

The gel conductive film 10b may be formed by applying the gel conductive material to the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2 using a brush or the like, but in samples 1 and 3, the gel conductive film 10b is formed at the same time as the process of pressing the positive electrode mixture 3 into the battery can 2, utilizing the viscosity and fluidity of the gel conductive material. Figure 3 shows the procedure for forming the gel conductive film 10b. Figures 3(A) and 3(B) show vertical cross-sectional views of the battery can 2 before sealing, and Figure 3(C) is an enlarged view of the inside of the circle 101 in Figure 3(B).

First, as shown in FIG. 3(A), on the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2 before sealing, in the state of the assembled alkaline battery 1 (see FIG. 1), the gelled conductive material 10c is applied in a ring shape to the upper end position 3u of the region 20 facing the outer peripheral surface 3o of the positive electrode mixture 3. Next, as shown by the thick arrow in FIG. 3(B), the positive electrode mixture 3 is pressed downward from the open end of the battery can 2. As a result, for example, in the case of sample 3, as shown in FIG. 3(C), the applied gelled conductive material 10c flows downward in the battery can 2 and is applied to the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2 to form the gelled conductive film 10b. In the case of sample 1, the gelled conductive material 10c is applied to the surface layer of the powdered conductive film 10a already formed on the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2 to form the gelled conductive film 10b.

First, for samples 1 to 3 in which the conductive film 10 was formed by the procedure described above, and sample 4 in which the conductive film 10 was omitted, the frictional characteristics when the positive electrode mixture 3 was pressed into the battery can 2 during the manufacturing process were examined, including the slipperiness of the positive electrode mixture 3, the presence or absence of damage such as chipping or cracking of the positive electrode mixture 3, and the presence or absence of peeling of the powdered conductive film 10a. The frictional characteristics for each sample are shown in Table 2 below.

表２では、従来のアルカリ電池１に対応するサンプル２における各種摩擦特性を基準とし、表中では、その基準を「△」で示した。また、表２において、滑り特性は、正極合剤３の電池缶２への圧入のし易さを示しており、サンプル２において、正極合剤３の圧入に要した圧力よりも低い圧力で圧入できた場合が「〇」で示され、圧入時に基準よりも高い圧力を要した場合が「×」で示されている。

In Table 2, various friction characteristics of Sample 2 corresponding to the conventional alkaline battery 1 are used as the standard, and the standard is indicated by "△" in the table. Furthermore, in Table 2, the sliding characteristics indicate the ease of pressing the positive electrode mixture 3 into the battery can 2, and in Sample 2, the case where the positive electrode mixture 3 could be pressed into the battery can 2 at a pressure lower than the pressure required for pressing the positive electrode mixture 3 is indicated by "◯", and the case where a pressure higher than the standard was required during pressing is indicated by "X".

Regarding damage to the positive electrode mixture 3, multiple samples (e.g., 100 pieces) were prepared for each sample, and the frequency of defects such as chipping or cracking of the positive electrode mixture 3 when the positive electrode mixture 3 was pressed into the battery can 2 was indicated by "△", "◯", or "X". In the table, the frequency of defects in sample 2 was used as the standard, and samples in which defects occurred but the frequency was below the standard were indicated by "△". Samples in which no defects occurred in any of the samples were indicated by "◯". Samples in which the number of defects was greater than the standard were indicated by "X". The damage to the positive electrode mixture 3 was examined by checking whether there was a defect before all three positive electrode mixtures 3 in the alkaline battery 1 were pressed in. The damage to the positive electrode mixture 3 can be visually confirmed when the positive electrode mixture 3 is pressed into the battery can 2. Not only when the positive electrode mixture 3 is cracked, but also when part of the positive electrode mixture 3 is chipped, the occurrence of a defect can be confirmed by checking whether or not there is a piece of the positive electrode mixture 3 that has fallen into the battery can 2.

In addition, in Table 2, the peeling of the powdered conductive film 10a was prepared in multiple individuals for each sample, and, like the damage of the positive electrode mixture 3, was indicated by "△", "◯", or "X" according to the number of individuals in which a defect occurred. Sample 3 having only the gelled conductive film 10b and sample 4 having no conductive film 10 were not evaluated, and are therefore indicated by "-" in the table. If peeling of the powdered conductive film 10a occurs above the pressed positive electrode mixture 3 by the time the second positive electrode mixture 3 is pressed in, the peeling can be visually confirmed by observing the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2. The inner surface 2i of the battery can 2 is exposed at the location where the powdered conductive film 10a has peeled off. For individuals in which peeling of the powdered conductive film 10a could not be confirmed at the time the second positive electrode mixture 3 was pressed in, the battery can 2 was cleaved after all three positive electrode mixtures 3 were pressed in to the battery can 2, and the presence or absence of peeling of the powdered conductive film 10a was confirmed.

As shown in Table 2, in samples 1 and 3 in which the gelled conductive film 10b is in contact with the outer peripheral surface 3o of the positive electrode mixture 3, the slipperiness of the positive electrode mixture 3 is good, and no damage to the positive electrode mixture 3 occurs. In addition, in sample 1 having a two-layered conductive film 10, no peeling of the powdered conductive film 10a occurs. In sample 4 in which the conductive film 10 is not formed on the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2, a metal surface made of nickel plating or the like is exposed on the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2. In sample 4, the slipperiness of the positive electrode mixture 3 is worse than that of sample 2, which is a conventional alkaline battery 1, and the positive electrode mixture 3 is also easily damaged. Therefore, it was confirmed from the friction characteristics of sample 4 that the metal surface has greater friction than the powdered conductive film 10a.

As a result, at least in an inside-out type cylindrical battery 1, if the gelled conductive film 10b is formed so as to contact the outer peripheral surface 3o side of the positive electrode mixture 3, the slipperiness of the positive electrode mixture 3 is improved, and the productivity of the cylindrical battery 1 can be improved. In addition, damage to the positive electrode mixture 3 does not occur, and the yield is improved.

Next, the discharge performance of each sample was evaluated based on the initial characteristics immediately after assembly and the post-storage characteristics after storage at a temperature of 60°C for 100 days after assembly. For the evaluation of discharge performance, an individual was used in which the positive electrode mixture 3 was not damaged when the positive electrode mixture 3 was pressed into the battery can 2, and no peeling occurred in the powdered conductive film 10a when the second positive electrode mixture 3 was pressed into the battery can 2. Then, for each sample, a predetermined number of individuals (e.g., 10 pieces) were prepared for each of the initial characteristics and post-storage characteristics, and the discharge characteristics were evaluated by performing a discharge test in accordance with the JIS C8515:2017 standard.

Specifically, the discharge performance was evaluated based on the time it took to reach a predetermined end voltage in three different discharge modes. The three discharge modes were used to evaluate the light load discharge performance, the medium load discharge performance, and the heavy load discharge performance, respectively. The light load discharge performance was evaluated in a discharge mode in which the end voltage was set to 0.8 V and a load of 3.9 Ω was applied and discharged for one hour per day. The medium load discharge performance was evaluated in a discharge mode in which the end voltage was set to 0.9 V and discharged for one hour at a current of 250 mA per day. The heavy load discharge performance was evaluated in a discharge mode in which the end voltage was set to 1.05 V and an alternating discharge operation of discharging 1500 mW of power for two seconds, followed by discharging 650 mW of power for 28 seconds, was continuously repeated for five minutes, followed by a 55-minute pause in discharging. The discharge performance of each sample was evaluated based on the average value of the individuals belonging to each sample. The discharge performance of each sample is shown in Table 3 below.

表３では、従来のアルカリ電池１に対応するサンプル２の初度特性を基準とし、この基準に対して±５％未満となった場合が「○」、５％以上改善された場合が「◎」、５％以上劣化した場合が「△」、そして放電動作自体が不可能であった場合が「×」で示されている。そして、表３に示したように、サンプル２の保存後特性は、軽負荷放電性能のみが初度特性を維持し、中負荷放電性能と重負荷放電性能が劣化した。

In Table 3, the initial characteristics of sample 2 corresponding to conventional alkaline battery 1 are used as the standard, and cases where the characteristics were less than ±5% of the standard are indicated with "○", cases where the characteristics were improved by 5% or more are indicated with "◎", cases where the characteristics were deteriorated by 5% or more are indicated with "△", and cases where the discharge operation itself was impossible are indicated with "×". As shown in Table 3, the characteristics after storage of sample 2 showed that only the light load discharge performance maintained the initial characteristics, while the medium load discharge performance and the heavy load discharge performance were deteriorated.

On the other hand, in the case of sample 1 corresponding to alkaline battery 1 of the embodiment, the initial characteristics showed improved discharge performance under all light, medium, and heavy loads, and the post-storage characteristics also showed improved discharge performance under light and medium loads, and the heavy load discharge performance was equivalent to the initial characteristics of sample 2.

In addition, in sample 3, which only had the gelled conductive film 10b, and sample 4, which did not have the conductive film 10, only the light-load discharge performance met the standard in the initial characteristics, and the medium-load discharge performance deteriorated. Furthermore, the heavy-load discharge performance in the initial characteristics and all discharge performance in the post-storage characteristics were not dischargeable.

From the above, it was found that the gel-like conductive film 10b has a higher surface resistivity than the powder-like conductive film 10a. Despite this, in sample 1, in which the gel-like conductive film 10b is interposed between the powder-like conductive film 10a and the positive electrode mixture 3, the discharge performance is not equal to that of sample 2, which has only the powder-like conductive film 10a, but is clearly improved.

The reason for the improved discharge performance in sample 1 is thought to be that when the positive electrode mixture 3 was pressed into the battery can 2, the gelled conductive film 10b protected the powdered conductive film 10a, preventing the powdered conductive film 10a from peeling off. However, since the discharge performance of sample 1 was significantly improved compared to sample 2, it is difficult to believe that the improved discharge performance in sample 1 was due solely to the prevention of peeling of the powdered conductive film 10a.

It is known that the surface of the positive electrode mixture 3 has many microscopic recesses that occur during molding, and in sample 1 having a two-layered conductive film 10, the gel-like conductive film 10b is filled into such recesses, which is considered to have improved discharge performance. That is, in sample 1, the entire surface of the outer periphery 3o of the positive electrode mixture 3 and the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2 are securely attached to each other between all layers of the two-layered conductive film 10 and the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2, and the increase in contact resistance that has conventionally occurred due to the recesses is suppressed, and as a result, it can be considered that the discharge performance is improved compared to sample 2. Of course, in the alkaline battery 1 according to the embodiment, even if there are fine protrusions on the outer periphery 3o of the positive electrode mixture 3, the outer periphery 3o is leveled by the fluid gel-like conductive film 10b, so it is easily expected that the deterioration of discharge performance due to the protrusions on the outer periphery 3o of the positive electrode mixture 3 can also be suppressed.

On the other hand, in sample 2, which corresponds to the conventional alkaline battery 1, the outer surface 3o of the positive electrode mixture 3 is in contact with the powdered conductive film 10a in a recessed state, and therefore, at the recessed locations, the conductive particles such as graphite that make up the powdered conductive film 10a cannot come into contact with the outer surface 3o of the positive electrode mixture 3, making it difficult to improve the discharge performance.

As described above, the alkaline battery 1 according to the embodiment has the powdered conductive film 10a and the gelled conductive film 10b formed in this order on the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2 radially inward from the inner surface 2i, which facilitates pressing in the positive electrode mixture 3 during the manufacturing process and improves productivity. In addition, in the alkaline battery 1 according to the embodiment, the gelled conductive material 10c constituting the gelled conductive film 10b functions as a lubricant when pressing in the positive electrode mixture 3, and the powdered conductive film 10a, which contributes most to reducing the internal resistance of the alkaline battery 1, is unlikely to peel off. Furthermore, in the alkaline battery 1 according to the embodiment, the gelled conductive film 10b is filled in the minute recesses present on the outer peripheral surface 3o of the positive electrode mixture 3. As a result, the alkaline battery 1 according to the embodiment has excellent discharge performance.

In the alkaline battery 1 according to the embodiment, in the layered conductive film 10 formed on the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2, the gelled conductive film 10b with excellent lubricity was formed on the side in contact with the outer peripheral surface 3o of the positive electrode mixture 3, but the conductive film 10b on the surface side of the conductive film 10 does not have to be gelled. As the conductive film 10b on the surface side, for example, a conductive material made of ultrafine particles such as fullerene formed in a film shape in the same manner as the powdered conductive film 10a is considered. In any case, it is sufficient that the conductive film 10b with excellent lubricity relative to the powdered conductive film 10a is formed on the surface side of the layered conductive film 10. This reduces the frictional resistance when the positive electrode mixture 3 is pressed into the battery can 2, and prevents damage to the positive electrode mixture 3 and peeling of the powdered conductive film 10a. In addition, if the conductive film 10b is made of ultrafine particles, it is better to think that the ultrafine particles fill the recesses present on the outer peripheral surface 3o of the electrode mixture 3, thereby preventing an increase in contact resistance between the electrode mixture 3 and the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2. The layered conductive film 10 does not have to be two layers, and the conductive film 10 may be three or more layers as long as it has a powdery conductive film 10a in contact with the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2, and a conductive film 10b in contact with the outer peripheral surface 3o of the positive electrode mixture 3 and having better lubricity than the powdery conductive film 10a.

The cylindrical battery 1 according to the embodiment is not limited to a cylindrical alkaline battery 1, so long as the annularly compressed electrode mixture is in contact with the inner surface 2i of the battery can 2, and the battery can 2 functions as a current collector.

1 cylindrical battery (alkaline battery), 2 battery can (positive electrode can), 2i inner surface of battery can,
3 positive electrode mixture, 3o outer peripheral surface of positive electrode mixture, 4 separator, 5 negative electrode gel,
6 negative electrode current collector, 7 negative electrode terminal plate, 8 sealing gasket, 9 positive electrode terminal,
10 Conductive film, 10a Powdered conductive film,
10b: conductive film with excellent lubricity (gel-like conductive film); 50: cylindrical shaft

Claims (4)

A cylindrical battery in which an electrode mixture made of a molded body is pressed into a battery can that also serves as a current collector,
the battery can has a plurality of conductive films formed in layers from an inner surface toward a radially inward direction,
the plurality of conductive films include a first conductive film formed in contact with the inner surface and a second conductive film formed on a side in contact with the electrode mixture,
the first conductive film is a dried conductive film formed by adhering a powdered carbon material;
the second conductive film is a gel-like conductive film having superior lubricity to the first conductive film;
Cylindrical battery. The cylindrical battery according to claim 1, which has two layers of conductive film consisting of the first conductive film and the second conductive film. A cylindrical battery can in which an annular electrode mixture is pressed into a battery can that also serves as a current collector,
The conductive film has a plurality of layers formed from the inner surface toward the radially inward direction,
the plurality of conductive films include a first conductive film formed in contact with the inner surface and a second conductive film formed on a surface side in a radial inward direction,
the first conductive film is a dried conductive film formed by adhering a powdered carbon material;
the second conductive film is a second gel-like conductive film having superior lubricity to the first conductive film;
Battery can for cylindrical batteries. A method for manufacturing a cylindrical battery in which an annular electrode mixture is pressed into a cylindrical battery can that also serves as a current collector, comprising:
A step of attaching a first conductive film made of a powdered conductive material to an inner surface of the battery can having a cylindrical shape with a bottom and an opening at the top;
a conductive material application step of applying a conductive material, which is a source of a second conductive film, to an inner surface of the battery can in a circular shape around an axis of the cylindrical battery can;
a mixture injection step of injecting the electrode mixture into the battery can by pressure, the mixture being followed by the conductive material application step;
Including,
In the mixture press-in step, a conductive material that is the source of the second conductive film is caused to flow on a surface layer of another conductive film already formed on the inner surface of the battery can by an outer peripheral surface of the electrode mixture being pressed into the battery can, and the second conductive film is formed by applying the conductive material to the surface layer.
A method for manufacturing cylindrical batteries.

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