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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1999
Shigeru Aihara, Tokyo, JP;
Daigo Takemura, Tokyo, JP;
Hisashi Shiota, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Aragane, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Urushibata, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Kouji Hamano, Tokyo, JP;
Michio Murai, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Inuzuka, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Conventional batteries are disadvantageous in that a firm outer case must be used to maintain an electrical connection between electrodes, which has been an obstacle to size reduction. Those in which each electrode and a separator are joined with an adhesive resin suffer from conflict between adhesive strength and battery characteristics. To solve these problems, it is an object of the invention to provide a battery which requires no outer case so as to realize reduction in thickness and weight and yet exhibits excellence in both battery characteristics and adhesive strength. A positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator are joined via an adhesive resin layer having at least one adhesive resin layer containing a filler. The adhesive resin layer has pores, which are filled with an electrolytic solution to exhibit sufficient ion conductivity thereby to improve battery characteristics and to retain adhesive strength.