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US4735876A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Zinc-alkaline battery

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1985-02-18
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Granted: 1988-04-05
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Expires: 2005-02-18
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Abstract

Abstract PCT No. PCT/JP85/00066 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 12, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 12, 1985 PCT Filed Feb. 18, 1985 PCT Pub. No. WO85/03810 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 29, 1985.This invention uses a zinc alloy containing In, one element of Al or Mg and, optionally, one or both of Pb and Cd for the anode of a zinc-alkaline battery which employs zinc as an active material of the anode (2), aqueous alkaline solution as an electrolyte, and manganese dioxide, silver oxide, oxygen and so forth as an active material of the cathode (5). The use of such zinc alloy permits the reduction of the amount to be used of mercury employed for amalgation of the anode zinc surface with the object of corrosion inhibition, thereby enabling the provision of a low pollution zinc-alkaline battery.

Inventors

  • 👤 Akira Miura
  • 👤 Ryoji Okazaki
  • 👤 Kanji Takata
  • 👤 Tsukasa Ohira

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 02:09
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C18/00; C22C18/04; H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/38; H01M4/42; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 55 words
A zinc-alkaline battery in which there is used as an anode active material a zinc alloy powder containing zinc as the principal component, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of In, 0.005 to 0.2% by weight of Al, and further 0.01 to 0.5% by weight in total of either one or both of Pb and Cd.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 55 words
A zinc-alkaline battery in which there is used as an anode active material a zinc alloy powder containing zinc as the principal component, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of In, 0.005 to 0.2% by weight of Al, and further 0.01 to 0.5% by weight in total of either one or both of Pb and Cd.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
The zinc-alkaline battery according to claim 1 wherein the anode active material contains 0.01 to 0.2% by weight of In, 0.01 to 0.1% by weight of Al and, further 0.01 to 0.5% by weight in total of either one or both of Pb and Cd.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
The zinc-alkaline battery according to claim 1 wherein the anode active material contains 0.05 to 0.1% by weight of In, 0.05% by weight of Al, and 0.05% by weight of Pb.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 64 words
A zinc-alkaline battery in which there is used as an anode active material a zinc alloy powder containing 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of In, 0.005 to 0.2% by weight of Al and, further 0.01 to 0.5% by weight in total of either one or both of Pb and Cd, said alloy being amalgamated to a mercury concentration of 3% by weight or less.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 64 words
A zinc-alkaline battery in which there is used as an anode active material a zinc alloy powder containing 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of In, 0.005 to 0.2% by weight of Al and, further 0.01 to 0.5% by weight in total of either one or both of Pb and Cd, said alloy being amalgamated to a mercury concentration of 3% by weight or less.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
The zinc-alkaline battery according to claim 4, wherein the anode active material contains 1.5 to 0.2% by weight of mercury.

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