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Method of winding an electrochemical cell and cell produced by the method

US4975095A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 1989
Grant dateDec 4, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49108
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for winding into an electrochemical cell, a plurality of flexible strip members each having a leading end portion, including the steps of positioning a first and second arbor half to face each other but not in contact, feeding the leading end portions between the first and second arbor halves, bringing the arbor halves together to capture at least a portion of the leading end portions, rotating the first and second arbor halves to wrap the leading end portions around a first curvilinear driving surface of the first arbor half, and applying pressure with a roller to the flexible strip members during at least a portion of the time the arbor halves are rotating. An electrochemical cell having a central opening extending the length of the axis of the cell is also described.

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