Patent · US Expired

Cap assembly of secondary battery

US6207320A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 1999
Grant dateMar 27, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/50
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery includes a can filled with an electrolyte and an electrode assembly. A cap assembly is close-tightly mounted on an upper end of the can with a gasket interposed between the cap assembly and the upper end. The cap assembly comprises a plate provided with a safety groove, a current control member disposed on the plate, a cap cover disposed on the current control member, and a circuit breaker disposed under the plate and supported by a support plate. As a feature of the present invention, the circumferential edge of at least one of the plate, the current control member, and the cap cover is bent around the support plate.

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