Duplex electrode construction using continuous metal carrier strip coated on one side with conductive adhesive

Abstract

Abstract A DUPLEX ELECTRODE IS CONSTRUCTED BY FIRST COATING ONE SIDE OF A CONTINUOUS METAL CARRIER STRIP WITH ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE METERIAL AND THEN PLACING INTERMITTENT DEPOSITS OF POSITIVE ELECTRODE ALONG THE COATED SIDE OF THE CARRIER STRIP. THE DUPLEX ELECTRODE IS THEN ASSEMBLED INTO A MULTICELL BATTERY WHERE A SEGMENT OF THE METAL CARRIER STRIP FUNCTIONS AS THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF ONE CELL, THE DEPOSIT OF POSITIVE ELECTRODE FUNCTIONS AS THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE IN AN ADJACENT CELL, AND THE DEPOSIT OF CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE FUNCTIONS AS THE INTERCELL CONNECTOR. THE ASSEMBLY PREFERABLY OCCURS WHILE THE DUPLEX ELECTRODES ARE STRUCTURALLY AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED BY THE CONTINUOUS CARRIER STRIP AFTER WHICH THE CARRIER STRIP IS SUBSEQUENTLY CUT BETWEEN DUPLEX ELECTRODES TO OBTAIN STRUCTURALLY AND ELECTRICALLY UNCONNECTED BATTERIES. ALTERNATELY, THE ELECTRODES ARE ASSEMBLED INTO MULTICELL BATTERIES. PREFERABLY, THE METAL CARRIER STRIP IS ZINC AND THE POSITIVE ELECTRODES COMPRISE MANGANESE DIOXIDE.

Inventors

• 👤 John M Bilhorn

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