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Flat battery and production method therefor

US7108941B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 2001
Grant dateSep 19, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49114
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A positive electrode plate (7) and a negative electrode plate (8) are coiled around with a separator (9) interposed therebetween into a flat shape having a rectangular plan to obtain an intermediate product (17) of an electrode plate group, whose corners are then cut off along straight or curved lines to obtain a substantially octagonal electrode plate group (1a, 1b), so that it is accommodated in a negative electrode case (5) having a circular plan with good space efficiency. The problem of residual water in the coiled electrode plate group (1a, 1b, 1c) of a coin type battery having high load current characteristics is resolved by a vacuum dry treatment, and the problem of dust generated during the welding of leads is resolved by a method whereby dust is not scattered inside the case. Flat batteries with higher reliability are thus obtained.

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