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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2016
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Christophe Mille, Redwood City, CA (US);
Kunio Tsuruta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kenjin Masumoto, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An electrochemical cell includes a can configured to serve as one electric contact of the electrochemical cell, the can containing active materials, a diaphragm configured to serve as an opposite electric contact of the electrochemical cell, and a gasket that is initially of generally cylindrical shape, the diaphragm positioned inside the gasket in an opening of the can wherein an outer edge of the can is crimped onto the gasket, the gasket having an inner periphery inside the can and an outer periphery outside the can, the outer periphery comprising leaves that after crimping extend along an outer surface of the diaphragm.