(19)
(11)EP 3 654 409 A1

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(43)Date of publication:
20.05.2020 Bulletin 2020/21

(21)Application number: 19210077.4

(22)Date of filing:  19.11.2019
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01M 2/16(2006.01)
H01M 10/04(2006.01)
H01M 10/0585(2010.01)
H01M 4/04(2006.01)
H01M 10/052(2010.01)
H01M 2/08(2006.01)
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30)Priority: 19.11.2018 KR 20180142977

(71)Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
Gyeonggi-do 17084 (KR)

(72)Inventors:
  • Heo, Kyoungheon
    17084 Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Song, Kwanseop
    17084 Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • So, Jinho
    17084 Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do (KR)

(74)Representative: Gulde & Partner 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB Wallstraße 58/59
10179 Berlin
10179 Berlin (DE)

  


(54)ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME


(57) An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an electrode assembly including: a plurality of positive electrodes and a plurality of negative electrodes, alternately and repeatedly stacked; a plurality of separators disposed between the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes, respectively, to protrude from the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes and stacked such that a first surface of edges thereof face each other; and a fixing member including an adhesive layer adhered to edges of the separators facing each other, wherein the adhesive layer is spaced apart from ends of the positive electrodes or the negative electrodes.


Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION


(a) Field of the Invention



[0001] The present invention relates to an electrode assembly, and more particularly, to an electrode assembly for a rechargeable battery, and a manufacturing method thereof.

(b) Description of the Related Art



[0002] A rechargeable battery may be repeatedly charged and discharged, unlike a primary battery. A low-capacity rechargeable battery is used for small portable electronic devices such as a mobile phone, a notebook computer, and a camcorder, and a large-capacity rechargeable battery is used as a power supply for driving a motor such as for a hybrid vehicle.

[0003] Such a rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly having a structure in which a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode are alternately stacked, a case for accommodating the electrode assembly therein, a cap plate for sealing an opening of the case, and an electrode terminal disposed on the cap plate to be electrically connected to the electrode assembly.

[0004] The electrode assembly may have a jelly roll structure formed by being spiral-wound in a state in which a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode are stacked, or may have a stacked structure in which a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode are individually repeatedly stacked.

[0005] Among them, the structure of the stacked electrode assembly is formed by repeatedly stacking the positive electrode, the separator, and the negative electrode, which are formed separately, and affects the safety of the secondary battery depending on an alignment state with each other.

[0006] Therefore, a tape is used to wrap and fix the alignment state of the negative electrode, the separator, and the positive electrode of the stacked electrode assembly in order to prevent misalignment thereof.

[0007] However, since the tape is adhered to an end of the thin separator and an adhesive area between the tape and the separator is small, when an external impact or the like is applied, they may not be maintained in alignment.

[0008] The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the invention and therefore it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already known in this country to a person of ordinary skill in the art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION



[0009] The present invention has been made in an effort to provide an electrode assembly and a manufacturing method thereof, capable of minimizing misalignment of the stacked electrode assembly.

[0010] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an electrode assembly including: a plurality of positive electrodes and a plurality of negative electrodes, alternately and repeatedly stacked; a plurality of separators disposed between the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes, respectively, to protrude from the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes and stacked such that a first surface of edges thereof face each other; and a fixing member including an adhesive layer adhered to edges of the separators facing each other, wherein the adhesive layer is spaced apart from ends of the positive electrodes or the negative electrodes.

[0011] The adhesive layer may be formed to surround ends of the separators.

[0012] The fixing member may further include an insulating member adhered to an upper surface of an uppermost separator and a lower surface of a lowermost separator.

[0013] The adhesive layer may be formed at a regular interval along the edge.

[0014] The adhesive layer may be continuously linear in a direction in which the separators overlap.

[0015] The adhesive layer may be inclined with respect to the overlapping direction.

[0016] The separator may be made of a polyolefin series, and the fixing member may include a polyolefin grafted with maleic anhydride.

[0017] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a manufacturing method of an electrode assembly, including: forming an electrode assembly by repeatedly stacking a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode; applying a solution-type adhesive to a sidewall of electrode assembly; and forming an adhesive layer by curing the solution-type adhesive, wherein the solution-type adhesive is applied in a direction in which the separators overlap by using a nozzle-type applicator

[0018] The adhesive layer may include a plurality of adhesive layers, and they may be formed at a regular interval.

[0019] The adhesive layer may be formed to have an area of 95 % or less with respect to an area of the sidewall.

[0020] The manufacturing method may further include, after the forming of the adhesive layer, attaching an insulating member onto the adhesive layer, and the insulating member may be attached to contact upper and lower surfaces of the electrode assembly.

[0021] In the applying of the solution-type adhesive, the solution-type adhesive may be coated to be spaced apart from ends of the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

[0022] In the forming of the adhesive layer, the curing may include thermosetting or UV curing.

[0023] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a manufacturing method of an electrode assembly, including: forming an electrode assembly by repeatedly stacking a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode; disposing a fixing member including an adhesive layer and an insulating member on a sidewall of the electrode assembly; and melting and then curing adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer includes a hot melt adhesive.

[0024] The fixing member may include a plurality of fixing members, and they may be disposed at a regular interval.

[0025] In the curing, the adhesive layer may be spaced apart from ends of the positive electrode or the negative electrode.

[0026] When the fixing member is formed as in the present invention, the edges of the stacked electrode assembly may be firmly gripped to minimize distortion of the alignment of the negative electrode, the positive electrode, and the separator.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS



[0027] 

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic layout view of an electrode assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along a line II-II of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along a line III-III of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 illustrates a view for describing a method of forming the electrode assembly of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional view of an electrode assembly according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which is taken along the line III-III of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 illustrates a view for describing a method of forming the electrode assembly of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 to FIG. 10 illustrate views for describing a fixing member according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional view of an electrode assembly according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which is taken along the line III-III of FIG. 1.

FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 illustrate views for describing a method of forming a fixing member in an electrode assembly according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.


DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS



[0028] The present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0029] To clearly describe the present invention, parts that are irrelevant to the description are omitted, and like numerals refer to like or similar constituent elements throughout the specification.

[0030] Further, since sizes and thicknesses of constituent elements shown in the accompanying drawings are arbitrarily given for better understanding and ease of description, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated sizes and thicknesses.

[0031] In the drawings, the thicknesses of layers, films, panels, regions, etc., are exaggerated for clarity. In the drawings, for better understanding and ease of description, the thicknesses of some layers and areas are exaggerated. It will be understood that when an element such as a layer, film, region, or substrate is referred to as being "on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present.

[0032] In addition, unless explicitly described to the contrary, the word "comprise" and variations such as "comprises" or "comprising" will be understood to imply the inclusion of stated elements but not the exclusion of any other elements. Further, in the specification, the word "on" means positioning on or below the object portion, but does not essentially mean positioning on the upper side of the object portion based on a gravity direction.

[0033] Hereinafter, a rechargeable battery according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0034] FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic layout view of an electrode assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along a line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along a line III-III of FIG. 1.

[0035] As illustrated in FIG. 1 to 3, an electrode assembly 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a stacked electrode assembly in which a negative electrode 10 and a positive electrode 20 are repeatedly stacked with a separator 30 interposed therebetween.

[0036] The separator 30 is a polymer film through which lithium ions pass, and may be, for example, a polyolefin series.

[0037] The negative electrode 10 includes an electrode region 1 formed by coating an active material on a current collector of a thin metal plate, and an uncoated region 3 where the thin metal plate is exposed by coating no active material thereon. A thin metal plate of the negative electrode may be a thin copper (Cu) plate.

[0038] The positive 20 includes an electrode region 2 formed by coating an active material on a current collector of a thin metal plate, and an uncoated region 4 where the thin metal plate is exposed by coating no active material thereon. A thin metal plate of the positive electrode may be a thin aluminum (Al) plate.

[0039] A plurality of respective uncoated regions 3 and 4 of the same polarity may be electrically connected to an outer terminal. The uncoated region 4 of the positive electrode 20 and the uncoated region 3 of the negative electrode 10 may protrude in opposite directions as illustrated in FIG. 1, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and they may protrude in a same direction to be spaced apart from each other.

[0040] The electrode assembly 100 is formed by repeatedly stacked the plurality of positive electrodes 20 and negative electrodes 10 with the separators 30 therebetween, and thus they may be fixed by using a fixing member 200 to maintain an aligned state after being stacked.

[0041] The fixing member 200 has an elastic force and includes an adhesive layer made of a material having excellent adhesion to the separator 30, and the adhesive layer may include a polyolefin grafted with maleic anhydride having excellent adhesion to the separator 30 made of a polyolefin-based series. In this case, the polyolefin may be any one of polypropylene, polyethylene, and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA).

[0042] The fixing member 200 may be formed at a regular interval along an edge of the separator 30 to facilitate penetration of an electrolyte solution into the electrode assembly. The fixing member 200 may be formed to overlap or form a linear shape (see FIG. 7) in a direction Y crossing at least one sidewall of the electrode assembly 100, which is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped.

[0043] The separator 30 may be larger than the negative electrode 10 and the positive electrode 20, and may protrude out of the negative electrode 10 and the positive electrode 20, while the fixing member 200 may be disposed at the edge of the separator 30, which protrudes.

[0044] The fixing member 200 may be formed at a same position in the direction Y in which a plurality of overlapping separators 30 overlap, that is, across the sidewalls. Accordingly, it is fixed by contacting a first surface and a second surface of the separator 30 facing each other. In this case, the fixing member 200 is disposed within the boundary of the separator 30 and does not protrude out.

[0045] As in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the fixing member 200 is formed along the edge of the separator 30, the contact area between the separator 30 and the fixing member 200 increases to firmly hold the separator, so that when a shock is applied to the electrode assembly 100 or it moves, the alignment of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator of the electrode assembly 100 may be prevented from being distorted.

[0046] In addition, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, since the fixing member has elasticity, even when the alignment is distorted due to the impact on the electrode assembly, the fixing member can be restored to its original alignment state by the elasticity of the fixing member.

[0047] FIG. 4 illustrates a view for describing a method of forming the electrode assembly of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3.

[0048] As illustrated in FIG. 4, the fixing member 200 may be formed by repeating processes of disposing the positive electrode 20 on the separator 30, forming the fixing member 200 at the edge of the separator 30, disposing the separator 30 and the negative electrode 10, and forming the fixing member 200 at the edge of the separator 30. In this case, the process of forming the fixing member 200 includes a step of applying a solution adhesive to the edge and curing it.

[0049] The fixing member 200 may be formed of a solution-type adhesive capable of thermosetting or UV curing and the fixing member 200 may be a material having excellent adhesion to the separator 30 but inferior adhesion to the metal sheets of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The fixing member 200 may include a polyolefin grafted with maleic anhydride. In this case, the polyolefin may be any one of polypropylene, polyethylene, and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA).

[0050] The solution-type adhesive may be applied to the separator 30, and then move along the first surface of the separator 30. Therefore, after the solution-type adhesive is applied to the edge, viscosity and an amount of application of the solution-type adhesive are adjusted so as to not contact the end of the positive electrode or the negative electrode while moving along one surface of the separator 30.

[0051] In addition, thermal curing or UV curing is rapidly performed after application to block the contact between the solution-type adhesive and the ends of the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

[0052] On the other hand, the fixing member 200 is formed at a regular interval along the edge of the separator 30, and forms the fixing member 200 to overlap at a same position.

[0053] FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional view of an electrode assembly according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which is taken along the line III-III of FIG. 1.

[0054] Since the electrode assemblies shown in FIG. 5 are almost the same as those shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, only different parts will now be described in detail.

[0055] As illustrated in FIG. 5, an electrode assembly 101 includes the positive electrode 20 and the negative electrode 10 that are repeatedly stacked with the separator 30 interposed therebetween. The separator 30 is formed larger than the positive electrode 20 and the negative electrode 10, and a protruding edge thereof is fixed in contact with a fixing member 201.

[0056] In this case, the fixing member 201 may be formed to contact the end of the separator 30 as well as the first surface of the separators 30 facing each other.

[0057] The fixing member 201 of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 is in contact with the first surface of the separators 30 facing each other, while the fixing member 201 of FIG. 5 is in contact not only with the first surface of the separators 30 facing each other, but also the end of the separators 30, and thus the area between the fixing member 201 and the separator 30 is wider.

[0058] As such, as the area in which the separator 30 and the fixing member 201 come into contact with each other increases, the separators may be more firmly fixed, and thus the alignment of the stacked electrode assembly may be more effectively prevented from being misaligned.

[0059] FIG. 6 illustrates a view for describing a method of forming the electrode assembly of FIG. 5.

[0060] As illustrated in FIG. 6, an electrode assembly in which the positive electrode 20, the separator 30, and the positive electrode 10 are stacked is prepared, and the solution-type adhesive is applied to the end of the separator 30 by using a nozzle-type applicator 300, and then is cured to form the fixing member 201.

[0061] The fixing member 201 may be a solution-type adhesive capable of thermosetting or UV curing, and the fixing member 200 may be a material having excellent adhesion to the separator 30 but inferior adhesion to the metal sheets of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The fixing member 201 may include a polyolefin grafted with maleic anhydride. In this case, the polyolefin may be any one of polypropylene, polyethylene, and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA).

[0062] The solution-type adhesive may be applied to the separator 30, and then move along the first surface of the separator 30. Therefore, after the solution-type adhesive is applied to the edge, a concentration and an amount of application of the solution-type adhesive is adjusted so as to not contact the end of the positive electrode or the negative electrode while moving along one surface of the separator 30.

[0063] In addition, thermal curing or UV curing is rapidly performed after application to prevent the contact between the solution-type adhesive and the ends of the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

[0064] Meanwhile, since the fixing member 201 is applied by using the nozzle-type applicator 300, the fixing member 201 may be formed in a continuous linear shape in the direction Y across a sidewall of the electrode assembly 101, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and it may be formed discontinuously (not illustrated) at a regular interval along the direction Y crossing the sidewall or a longitudinal direction X of the sidewall.

[0065] FIG. 7 to FIG. 10 illustrate views for describing a fixing member according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0066] As illustrated in FIG. 7 to FIG. 10, a fixing member 202 may be formed across the sidewall of an electrode assembly 102, 103, 104, 105 in various forms.

[0067] As illustrated in FIG. 7, the fixing member 202 may be formed perpendicularly with respect to upper and lower surfaces of the electrode assembly 102, or as illustrated in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, a fixing member 203 or 204 may be formed to be inclined with respect to an upper surface or a lower surface of an electrode assembly 103 or 104. In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 10, a fixing member 205 may be formed to have a width W that is wider than that of the fixing members 202, 203, and 204 of FIG. 7 to FIG. 9.

[0068] In this case, an area corresponding to the sidewall is formed to be 95 % or less of a total sidewall area so that the fixing members 202, 203, 204, and 205 do not block penetration of the electrolyte solution.

[0069] FIG. 11 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional view of an electrode assembly according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which is taken along the line III-III of FIG. 1.

[0070] Since the electrode assemblies shown in FIG. 11 are almost the same as those shown in FIG. 3, only different parts will now be described in detail.

[0071] As illustrated in FIG. 11, an electrode assembly 106 includes the positive electrode and the negative electrode that are repeatedly stacked with the separator 30 interposed therebetween. The separator 30 is formed to be larger than the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the fixing member 206 is attached to a protruding edge thereof.

[0072] The fixing member 206 may include an insulating member 22 and an adhesive layer 24. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the adhesive layer 24 may be formed to contact the end of the separator 30 as well as the first surface of the separators 30 facing each other.

[0073] In addition, the insulating member 22 may be formed to surround upper and lower surfaces of the electrode assembly 106 together with the adhesive layer 24. Accordingly, upper and lower end portions of the insulating member 22 on which the adhesive layer 24 is not formed may have adhesiveness and may be attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the electrode assembly 106.

[0074] As in the above embodiment, when the insulating member 22 having adhesiveness is formed together with the adhesive layer 24, the insulating member 22 is attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the electrode assembly 106 to fix the fixing member 206 and the electrode, whereby an area contacted by the electrode assembly 106 may be increased to more firmly maintain the alignment of the electrode assembly 106.

[0075] The electrode assembly described in FIG. 11 may be formed by methods of FIG. 12 and FIG. 13.

[0076] FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 illustrate views for describing a method of forming a fixing member in an electrode assembly according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0077] As illustrated in FIG. 12, an electrode assembly 107 in which the positive electrode, the separator, and the negative electrode are stacked and a fixing member 207 are prepared.

[0078] The fixing member 207 may include an adhesive layer 24 and an insulating member 22. The fixing member 207 may have adhesiveness, and the adhesive layer 24 may be a hot melt adhesive that melts when a predetermined temperature is applied. Since the hot melt adhesive does not use an organic solvent, a risk due to the use of the organic solvent may be reduced.

[0079] The adhesive layer 24 may include any one polymer selected from the group consisting of cellulose, polyvinylidene fluoride-cohexafluoropropylene, polyvinylidene fluoridecotrichloroethylene, polymethylmethacrylate, polybutylacrylate, polybutylacrylate acrylonitrile, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylacetate, ethylene vinyl co-vinyl acetate, polyethylene oxide, polyarylate, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate propionate, cyanoethylpullulan, cyanoethylpolyvinylalcohol, cyanoethylcellulose, cyanoethylsucrose, pullulan, carboxyl methyl cellulose, or a maleic acid anhydride-polypropylene, or a mixture of two or more thereof, and preferably, may include polypropylene-maleic acid anhydride.

[0080] Thereafter, a fixing member 207 is disposed so that the adhesive layer 22 is disposed on a sidewall of the electrode assembly 107 and is heated to melt the adhesive layer 24, and then the adhesive layer 24 is adhered to the separator by removing the heat and curing it. In addition, the adhesive layer 24 may be adhered between adjacent separators while being cured by UV.

[0081] The adhesive layer 24 may move to an end of the positive electrode or the negative electrode during curing depending on viscosity, and thus the thickness, viscosity, melting temperature, time, etc. of the adhesive layer 24 are adjusted so that the adhesive layer 24 does not come into contact with the ends of the positive electrode and the negative electrode even when the adhesive layer 24 moves between the separators. For example, the adhesive layer 24 may have viscosity of 500 cP or more. In the case of using heat, when the adhesive layer 24 is melted by heat to viscosity of 500 cP or more and then the heat is removed, the adhesive layer 24 may be cured before contacting the ends of the positive and negative electrodes. In addition, when UV is used, the adhesive layer 24 may be formed using an adhesive having viscosity of 500 cP to prevent the adhesive from moving during curing with UV.

[0082] In addition, referring to FIG. 13, the insulating member 22 having adhesiveness may be further attached onto an adhesive layer, which is the fixing member 202 of the electrode assembly 102 illustrated in FIG. 5.

[0083] The above electrode assembly may be assembled as a rechargeable battery by being inserted into a can-shaped case (not illustrated) together with an electrolyte solution, and then sealing it with a cap plate connectable to an external terminal.

[0084] While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the scope of the appended claims.


Claims

1. An electrode assembly comprising:

a plurality of positive electrodes (10) and a plurality of negative electrodes (20), alternately and repeatedly stacked, each of the plurality of positive electrodes including an electrode region (1) and each of the plurality of negative including an electrode region (2);

a plurality of separators (30), each separator being disposed between each of the plurality of positive electrodes and each of the plurality of negative electrodes to protrude from the electrode region of the positive electrode and the electrode region of the negative electrode and stacked such that a first surface of edges thereof face each other; and

a fixing member (200) including an adhesive layer (24) adhered to the edges of each of the plurality of separators facing each other,

wherein the adhesive layer (24) is spaced apart from ends of the electrode region (1, 2) of each of the plurality of positive electrodes or each of the plurality of negative electrodes.


 
2. The electrode assembly of claim 1, wherein
the adhesive layer (24) is formed to surround ends of each of the separators.
 
3. The electrode assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein
the fixing member further includes an insulating member (22) adhered to an upper surface of an uppermost separator and a lower surface of a lowermost separator (30).
 
4. The electrode assembly of claim 1, wherein
the adhesive layer (24) is formed at a regular interval along the edges of the plurality of separators (30).
 
5. The electrode assembly of any of claims 1 to 3, wherein
the adhesive layer (24) is connected to one another in a direction in which the separators overlap to form a linear shape.
 
6. The electrode assembly of claim 5, wherein
the adhesive layer (24) is inclined with respect to the overlapping direction.
 
7. The electrode assembly of one of preceding claims , wherein
the separator (30) is made of a polyolefin series, and
the fixing member (200) includes a polyolefin grafted with maleic anhydride.
 
8. A manufacturing method of the electrode assembly of any of claims 1 to 7, the method comprising steps of:

forming an electrode assembly by repeatedly stacking a positive electrode (10), a separator (30), and a negative electrode (20);

applying a solution-type adhesive to a sidewall of the electrode assembly; and

forming an adhesive layer (24) by curing the solution-type adhesive,

wherein the solution-type adhesive is applied in a direction in which separators (30) that are stacked overlap one another.


 
9. The manufacturing method of claim 8, wherein
the adhesive layer(24) includes a plurality of adhesive layers, and they are formed at a regular interval.
 
10. The manufacturing method of claim 8 or 9, wherein
the adhesive layer is formed to have an area of 95 % or less with respect to an area of the sidewall.
 
11. The manufacturing method of claim 8 or 10, further comprising,
after the forming of the adhesive layer (24),
attaching an insulating member (22) onto the adhesive layer (22),
wherein the insulating member is attached to contact upper and lower surfaces of the electrode assembly.
 
12. The manufacturing method of one of claims 8 to 11, wherein,
the a positive electrode (10) and the negative electrode (20) include an electrode region (1, 3), respectively, and
in the step of the applying of the solution-type adhesive,
the solution-type adhesive is coated to be spaced apart from ends of electrode region (1, 3) of the positive electrode and the negative electrode.
 
13. The manufacturing method of one of claims 8 to 12, wherein,
in the step of the forming of the adhesive layer (24),
the curing includes thermosetting or UV curing.
 
14. A manufacturing method of the electrode assembly of any of claims 1 to 7, the method comprising steps of:

forming an electrode assembly by repeatedly stacking a positive electrode (10), a separator (30), and a negative electrode (20);

disposing a fixing member (200) including an adhesive layer (24) and an insulating member (22) on a sidewall of the electrode assembly; and

melting and then curing the adhesive layer (24),

wherein the adhesive layer (24) includes a hot melt adhesive.


 
15. The manufacturing method of claim 14, wherein
the fixing member (200) includes a plurality of fixing members, and they are disposed at a regular interval and/ or
wherein,
the a positive electrode (10) and the negative electrode (20) include an electrode region (1, 3), respectively, and
in the step of the curing,
the adhesive layer is spaced apart from ends of the electrode region (1, 3) of the positive electrode or the negative electrode.
 




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