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US 2006/0051664 A1Published application
Battery
AssigneeGS Yuasa Corporation
InventorsHiroshi Tasai, Isao Suzuki, Takeshi Shimozono, Noriyoshi Munenaga, Tetsuzo Kojima, Takehito Matsubara
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Abstract
The metal foil of the positive electrode 1a or the negative electrode 1b in the power generating element 1 is connected along the connecting plate portion 2b which is folded, twisted, and provided in a protruding condition from the main portion 2a of the current-collector connector 2; hence the shape of the current-collector connector 2 becomes easy to form, and a battery capable of enhancing current collection efficiency, reliability and workability can be provided.
Claims20
A battery comprising
- a battery case, a power generating element being configured by overlapping a positive electrode and a negative electrode with an isolation material therebetween, and a current-collector connector being electrically connected to said positive electrode or said negative electrode in said power generating element, wherein
- said current-collector connector comprises of a plate-like main portion and a plurality of connecting plate portions which are provided at said main portion so as to be at approximately 90 degrees to said main portion, and
- said connecting plate portions are disposed along the electrode faces at the end of said power generating element and electrically connected to said positive electrode or said negative electrode.
A battery comprising
- a battery case, power generating elements and current-collector connector, wherein
- each of said power generating elements is configured by overlapping a positive electrode and a negative electrode with an isolation material therebetween,
- said current-collector connector is electrically connected to said positive electrodes or said negative electrodes in said power generating elements,
- said current-collector connector comprises a plate-like main portion and a plurality of connecting plate portions which are provided at said main portion so as to be at approximately 90 degrees to said main portion, and
- said connecting plate portions are disposed along the electrode faces at the ends of said power generating elements and electrically connected to said positive electrodes or said negative electrodes.
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