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US 8,945,760 B2Granted
Storage element and terminal fabricating method
AssigneeGS Yuasa International Ltd.
InventorSyun Ito
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Abstract
A storage element includes: an external terminal having an exposed surface which is exposed to the outside from an envelope, a current collector which is contained inside of the envelope and is connected to the external terminal, and a power generating element which is contained inside of the envelope and is connected to the current collector. The external terminal includes: a flat portion exposed to the outside; and a shaft projecting from the flat portion to the inside of the envelope and being connected to the current collector.
Claims18
A storage element, comprising:
- an envelope;
- an external terminal including an exposed surface which is exposed to the outside of the envelope;
- a current collector which is contained inside of the envelope and is connected to the external terminal;
- and
- a power generating element which is contained inside of the envelope and is connected to the current collector, wherein the external terminal includes:
- a flat portion exposed to an outside of the envelope and being configured such that a member for establishing electrical connection is connected to the flat portion;
- and
- a shaft projecting from the flat portion to only an inside of the envelope and being connected to the current collector,
- wherein the flat portion is aligned with an axis of the shaft, and
- wherein the flat portion and the shaft comprise different materials.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.