Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Kazuro Moriwaki

Satoshi Narukawa

Nobuhiro Furukawa

Koji Nishio

Masatoshi Takahashi

Masahisa Fujimoto

Yasuhiro Yamauchi

Toshihiko Saito

Mitsuzo Nogami

Motoo Tadokoro

Noriyuki Yoshinaga

Koji Ueno

Toyoji Machida

Kensuke Nakatani

Tooru Amazutsumi

Mitsunori Hara

Toru Amazutsumi

Hiyoshi Tamaki

Takuma Morishita

Seiji Kameoka

Keiichi Tsujioku

Chikanori Ishibashi

A cell has an outer can made from either aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and a lead plate for current-utilization. The lead plate for current-utilization is welded to the outer surface of the outer can and further welded to a lead plate for connection which is connected with the protective circuit of the cell. This construction makes it possible to avoid directly connecting the outer can with the lead plate for connection. Consequently, the lead plate for connection can be resistance-welded, so that the protective circuit is prevented form being electrified. As a result, the reliability of the protective circuit is improved, as compared with the case where the lead plate for connection is laser-welded.

Cell which secures the reliability of a protective circuit

Novel lead location and winding configuration allow more efficient spiral electrode fabrication for a battery that is less susceptible to internal short circuits. The battery has separator material sandwiched between positive and negative electrode strips, which are rolled into a spiral electrode unit. The electrodes have active material that covers a core except in regions where leads are attached. One lead is positioned at the outermost winding, and both sides of each lead face either separator material only or the same polarity electrode via separator material. A special lead taping processing step is eliminated.

Battery with a spiral electrode unit

A nonaqueous electrolyte battery has a positive electrode, a negative electrode and separator laminate rolled into a spiral electrode unit contained in an external case filled with nonaqueous electrolyte. Battery voltage is between 3.5 V and 5.0 V when charged. A positive electrode supporting member material and the external case are both aluminum. The positive Electrode supporting member is exposed for at least a portion of the outermost winding of the spiral electrode unit, and this exposed supporting member contacts the inner surface of the external case to make an electrical connection.

Nonaqueous electrolyte battery

A secondary battery is comprised at a positive electrode, an electrolyte and a negative electrode which intercalates lithium reversibly. The negative electrode uses a carbon compound having a crystal structure of graphite in which carbon (C) is partially replaced by both boron (B) and nitrogen (N) and has the formula BC.sub.3 N or in which (C) is partially replaced by boron (B) and has the formula BC.sub.3. In the battery, the positive electrode may be a metal chalcogen or metal oxide, such as FeS.sub.2, MoS.sub.2, TiS.sub.2, LiNiO.sub.2, LiMn.sub.2 O.sub.3, LiFeO.sub.2 LiCoO.sub.2 or MnO.sub.2. The electrolyte may be a nonaqueous electrolyte or a solid electrolyte. The non-aqueous electrolyte uses an organic solvent and a lithium salt.

Secondary battery and manufacturing method therefor

A hydrogen-absorbing alloy electrode for an alkaline storage cell, the electrode including a hydrogen-absorbing alloy expressed by a composition formula ReBxMy, wherein Re is at least one element selected from a group consisting of rare earth elements and alkali earth elements, B is boron, and M is at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Al, Cr, Fe, Cu. Sn, Sb, Mo, V, Nb, Ta, Zn, Zr and Ti. The alloy consists essentially of an RM.sub.y main metal phase, and a subordinate boron-containing phase, such as a compound phase of boron and a IV-a, V-a, or VI-a group metal.

Multiphase hydrogen-absorbing alloy electrode for an alkaline storage

A non-aqueous electrolyte cell is disclosed. As main components thereof, are employed a positive electrode having as an active material copper oxide which is obtained by pyrolyzing copper hydroxide prepared by mixing an aqueous solution of copper salt and an aqueous solution of alkali hydroxide, a negative electrode having as an active material lithium or lithium alloy and a non-aqueous electrolyte. A method of manufacturing a non-aqueous electrolyte cell is also disclosed. The method comprises a first step of producing copper hydroxide by mixing an aqueous solution of copper salt and an aqueous solution of alkali hydroxide and causing chemical reaction between the two, a second step of producing copper oxide by pyrolyzing the above copper hydroxide, and a third step of manufacturing a positive electrode employing the above copper oxide as an active material for the positive electrode.

Non-aqueous electrolyte cell and method of producing the same

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Sumoto, Japan

Kazuro Moriwaki