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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2007
Takeshi Meguro, Fukushima, JP;
Yoshihiro Dokko, Fukushima, JP;
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Fukushima, JP;
Tadashi Miebori, Fukushima, JP;
Shinji Hatake, Fukushima, JP;
Yuzuru Fukushima, Miyagi, JP;
Noriaki Kokubu, Fukushima, JP;
Takeshi Meguro, Fukushima, JP;
Yoshihiro Dokko, Fukushima, JP;
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Fukushima, JP;
Tadashi Miebori, Fukushima, JP;
Shinji Hatake, Fukushima, JP;
Yuzuru Fukushima, Miyagi, JP;
Noriaki Kokubu, Fukushima, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A battery with improved safety which can establish a short circuit between electrodes more reliably when the battery is crushed by an external force is provided. A battery includes a battery element including a cathode and an anode, a battery can containing the battery element, and a conductive short circuit member arranged in a gap between the battery element and the battery can, the short circuit member capable of biting into the battery element when the battery can is deformed.