US5547780A
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Battery precursor and a battery
Assignee: GS Yuasa Corp
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Filing: 1994-01-12
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Granted: 1996-08-20
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Expires: 2014-01-12
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides a battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned each other and sealed by insulators. According to this battery precursor, a battery having a voluntary shape can be obtained easily by cutting only.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Kagawa
- 👤 Shiro Kato
- 👤 Kazuo Murata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 09:48
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/04; H01M10/0436; H01M50/00; H01M50/20; H01M50/204; H01M50/207; H01M50/209; H01M6/00; H01M6/40; H01M6/42; H01M6/46; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel under a state of parallel connection between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned with respect to each other and sealed by insulators.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
A battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel under a state of parallel connection between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned with respect to each other and sealed by insulators.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
A battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel under a state of parallel connection between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned with respect to each other and sealed by insulators, and said respective current collector plates are continuous without being interrupted.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
85 words
A battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel under a state of parallel connection between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned with respect to each other and sealed by insulators, and said respective current collector plates are continuous without being interrupted.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
99 words
A battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel under a state of parallel connection between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned with respect to each other and sealed by insulators, and a portion between adjoining battery elements of at least one of said current collector plates is narrowed such that a penetration portion is formed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
99 words
A battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel under a state of parallel connection between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned with respect to each other and sealed by insulators, and a portion between adjoining battery elements of at least one of said current collector plates is narrowed such that a penetration portion is formed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A battery precursor as set forth in claim 3, in which a width of said narrowed portion is 0.2 to 1.0 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A battery precursor as set forth in claim 3, in which a distance of the penetration portion normal to the width of said narrowed portion is 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
131 words
A battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel under a state of parallel connection between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned with respect to each other and sealed by insulators, and penetration portions are formed on parts between adjoining battery elements of said respective current collector plates, the penetration portion of the positive current collector plate faces on a non-penetration portion of the negative current collector plate, and the penetration portion of the negative current collector-plate faces on a non-penetration portion of the positive current collector plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
131 words
A battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel under a state of parallel connection between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned with respect to each other and sealed by insulators, and penetration portions are formed on parts between adjoining battery elements of said respective current collector plates, the penetration portion of the positive current collector plate faces on a non-penetration portion of the negative current collector plate, and the penetration portion of the negative current collector-plate faces on a non-penetration portion of the positive current collector plate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
110 words
A battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel under a state of parallel connection between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned with respect to each other and sealed by insulators, and slitted penetration portions are formed on parts between adjoining battery elements of at least one of said current collector plates, and recessed portions are formed on parts of the insulator facing on the penetration portions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
110 words
A battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel under a state of parallel connection between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned with respect to each other and sealed by insulators, and slitted penetration portions are formed on parts between adjoining battery elements of at least one of said current collector plates, and recessed portions are formed on parts of the insulator facing on the penetration portions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
A battery precursor as set forth in claim 7, in which penetration portions are formed on said current collector plates, the penetration portion of the positive current collector plate faces on a non-penetration portion of the negative current collector plate, and the penetration portion of the negative current collector plate faces on a non-penetration portion of the positive current collector plate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
A battery precursor as set forth in claim 7, in which the recessed portion has an acute-angled bottom formed by cutting-in, and has at its opening a swollen portion formed along an edge of the penetration portion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
85 words
A battery precursor as set forth in claim 7, in which penetration portions which penetrate any of said battery elements are formed on parts of the positive current collector plate and the negative current collector plate contacting with corners of the respective battery elements, the penetration portion of the positive current collector plate faces on a non-penetration portion of the negative current collector plate, and the penetration portion of the negative current collector plate faces on a non-penetration portion of the positive current collector plate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A battery precursor as set forth in claim 7, having a thickness larger than 0.15 mm incl. and smaller than 1 mm incl.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
98 words
A battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel under a state of parallel connection between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned with respect to each other and sealed by insulators, and the battery precursor is held by a retainer plate by being bonded to the plate at one side of said current collector plates.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
98 words
A battery precursor for producing a battery through a cutting process, in which a large number of battery elements comprising positive active material layers, separators having electrolytes and negative active material layers are installed in parallel under a state of parallel connection between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other, and the respective battery elements are partitioned with respect to each other and sealed by insulators, and the battery precursor is held by a retainer plate by being bonded to the plate at one side of said current collector plates.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
A battery precursor as set forth in claim 12, in which the retainer plate is a semi-sticky film.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
A battery precursor as set forth in claim 13, in which an adhesive strength of the semi-sticky film is created by a surface property of the film.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
41 words
A battery precursor as set forth in any one of claim 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 or 12, in which its has a thickness smaller than 5 mm incl. and the insulator has a width of smaller than 3 mm incl.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
A battery precursor as set forth in any one of claim 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 or 12, in which the insulator is made of a material deformable by pressure.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
A battery precursor as set forth in any one of claim 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 or 12, in which the separator is a solid electrolyte.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
86 words
A battery constructed by integrating plural plate-like unit batteries, in which the unit batteries are so integrated on a plane as to be connected in parallel in a selectable direction, and unit battery is constructed such that a battery element comprising a positive active material layer, a separator having an electrolyte and a negative active material layer is sandwiched between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other and the battery element is surrounded and sealed by an insulator.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
86 words
A battery constructed by integrating plural plate-like unit batteries, in which the unit batteries are so integrated on a plane as to be connected in parallel in a selectable direction, and unit battery is constructed such that a battery element comprising a positive active material layer, a separator having an electrolyte and a negative active material layer is sandwiched between a plate-like positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate facing each other and the battery element is surrounded and sealed by an insulator.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
58 words
A battery as set forth in claim 18, in which a part between adjoining battery elements of at least one of the positive current collector plate and the negative current collector plate is narrowed because a penetration portion is formed thereat, and a width of the narrowed part is larger than 0.2 mm and smaller than 1.0 mm.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
37 words
A battery as set forth in claim 18, in which a peripheral edge of at least one of the positive current collector plate and the negative current collector plate is located at an inside of the insulator.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
70 words
A battery as set forth in claim 18, in which a slitted penetration portion is formed on a part between adjoining battery elements of at least one of the positive current collector plate and the negative current collector plate, a recessed portion is formed at a part of insulator racing on the penetration portion, and battery elements are laminated by being bent at the penetration portion and the recessed portion.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
35 words
A battery as set forth in claim 21, in which the recessed portion has an acute-angled bottom formed by cutting-in, and has at its opening a swollen portion along an edge of the penetration portion.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
83 words
A battery as set forth in claim 21, in which penetration portions penetrating any of the battery elements are formed on parts of the positive current collector plate and the negative current collector plate contacting with corners of the respective battery elements, the penetration portion of the positive current collector plate faces on a non-penetration portion of the negative current collector plate, and the penetration portion of the negative current collector plate faces on a non-penetration portion of the positive current collector plate.
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