US5585207A
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Battery and safety device therefor
Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd
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Filing: 1995-10-12
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Granted: 1996-12-17
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Expires: 2015-10-12
Abstract
Abstract A safety device of the present invention for a storage battery includes a charge-discharge lead one end of which is connected to a positive electrode side of the storage battery and the other end of which is connected to a positive terminal of the storage battery; a pressure-sensing device which deforms in response to the increase of the pressure in the storage battery; and a cutting device for cutting the charge-discharge lead. The cutting device is pressed by the deformation of the pressure-sensing device to cut the charge-discharge lead.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Wakabe
- 👤 Jun-ichi Miura
- 👤 Yasuharu Sakai
- 👤 Tetsuzo Kojima
- 👤 Takao Maki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:45
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/38; H01M4/381; H01M4/382; H01M50/00; H01M50/10; H01M50/172; H01M50/174; H01M50/176; H01M50/50; H01M50/572; H01M50/574; H01M50/578; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M10/052; H01M10/0525; H01M2200/00; H01M2200/20; H01M50/30; H01M50/342; H01M50/3425; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A battery comprising: power generation elements including an electric collection member; a casing which accommodates said power generation elements therein; a terminal which is mounted in said casing, said terminal including an upper end portion and a lower end portion, said electric collection member being crimped to said lower end portion; and a terminal plate being crimped to said upper end portion so that said terminal plate is mechanically and electrically connected to said terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A battery comprising: power generation elements including an electric collection member; a casing which accommodates said power generation elements therein; a terminal which is mounted in said casing, said terminal including an upper end portion and a lower end portion, said electric collection member being crimped to said lower end portion; and a terminal plate being crimped to said upper end portion so that said terminal plate is mechanically and electrically connected to said terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said casing includes an opening, said terminal being inserted into said casing through said opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A battery as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a insulation packing provided between said terminal and casing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
A battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said upper end portion comprises a columnar shaft, and said terminal plate has a circular opening including a tapered inner wall whose diameter decreases in a direction from the outside of said battery toward an inside thereof, said columnar shaft being inserted into said circular opening to be crimped to said terminal plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lower end portion comprises a cylindrical shaft, and said electric collection member has a circular opening, said cylindrical shaft being inserted into said circular opening to be crimped to said electric collection member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
A battery as claimed in claim 4, wherein said terminal includes a rectangular body portion, said lower end portion comprises a cylindrical shaft, and said electric collection member has a circular opening, said cylindrical shaft being inserted into said circular opening of said electric collection member to be crimped to said electric collection member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said terminal and said electric collection member comprises at least one of aluminum and aluminum-alloy.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said terminal plate comprises at least one of stainless steel, nickel-plated stainless steel and nickel-plated ferrous.
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