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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1999
Kazuo Andou, Wako, JP;
Koji Kotani, Wako, JP;
Takeshi Taguchi, Wako, JP;
Hiroto Kobayashi, Wako, JP;
Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electric double-layer capacitor housing has a bottomed outer case for accommodating an electric double-layer capacitor therein, a lid closing an open end of the bottomed outer case, the lid having a through hole defined therein, an electrode terminal mounted in the through hole in the lid for electrically connecting the electric double-layer capacitor in the bottomed outer case to an external circuit, and an insulative sealing member interposed between the lid and the electrode terminal and sealing the through hole. The electrode terminal includes a terminal body, a projecting rod extending from the terminal body, an outer sleeve spaced radially outwardly from the projecting rod, a tapered portion spreading radially outwardly and downwardly, and a flange extending radially outwardly from the tapered portion. The insulative sealing member includes a tubular member fitted over the terminal body and the outer sleeve of the electrode terminal, and a skirt extending radially outwardly from a lower end of the tubular member. The lid includes a circumferential surface defining the through hole, a first convex surface contiguous to an upper end of the through hole, a first concave surface extending around the through hole, a second convex surface contiguous to a lower end of the through hole, and a second concave surface extending around the through hole.