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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1995
Takeo Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Eiichi Wakai, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsuya Kumagai, Yokohama, JP;
Kunihiko Miyamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An alkaline secondary battery is capable of inhibiting an increase of internal pressure in the charging/discharging cycles and extending life of charging/discharging cycles. This secondary battery comprises, a case, a paste-type positive electrode accommodated in the case and essentially consisting of a conductive substrate filled with a paste containing an active material and a binder, a negative electrode accommodated in the case, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an alkaline electrolyte accommodated in the case, wherein the binder in the positive electrode contains a copolymer consisting of a vinyl alcohol unit and a unit having COOX group, wherein X is an element selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkaline metals and alkaline earth metals.