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Flat-shaped battery

US7914926B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 2006
Grant dateMar 29, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A flat-shaped battery according to the present invention includes: an outer can having an opening at its upper end; a gasket disposed at an inner edge of the opening; and a sealing plate that seals the opening together with the gasket. In this flat-shaped battery, the outer can houses a power generation element, the sealing plate is fixed to the inner edge of the opening of the outer can via the gasket by caulking, a nickel or nickel-containing plating layer having a thickness in a range from 1 to 10 μm is formed on an outer surface of a base composing the outer can, and a gold or gold-containing plating layer is formed on an outer surface of the nickel or nickel-containing plating layer.

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