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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2000
Yoshiyuki Sugimoto, Yamaguchi-ken, JP;
Kinji Saijo, Yamaguchi-ken, JP;
Hiroaki Kawamura, Yamaguchi-ken, JP;
Hiroaki Okamoto, Yamaguchi-ken, JP;
Yoshihiko Isobe, Yamaguchi-ken, JP;
Toyo Kohan, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A completely-enclosed cell wherein if the internal pressure in the cell rises because of short circuit or overcharging, temperature rise and explosion of the cell is effectively prevented, the current is cut off, and the internal pressure is simultaneously and quickly released. The cell includes a sealer comprising a valve body composed of a metal substrate perforated at narrowly spaced intervals in the endless periphery and a metal foil substrate to cover the perforations. The cell a structure in which a narrow gap portion of a 98 metal plate deformable even by a weak force of when the internal pressure increases elongates and the portion surrounded by the through holes projects