Connecting structure of conductive connecting tab of battery
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a conductive connecting structure exhibiting satisfactory connecting performance to connect a conductive connecting tab being mounted on a battery element to a battery case, said conductive connecting table of the battery is connected to inner wall surface of the battery case or to inner surface of the battery housing, said conductive connecting tab with a plurality of bumps for projection welding is positioned face-to-face to inner wall surface of the battery case or to inner surface of the battery housing, and projection welding is performed to connect the tab.
1. A connecting structure of a conductive connecting tab of a battery, said conductive connecting tab made of nickel and mounted on a battery element and connected to an inner wall surface of a battery case, said connective structure comprising a plurality of bumps for projection welding of the conductive connecting tab, said plurality of bumps for projection welding are positioned face-to-face to the inner wall surface or the surface of the cover made of soft steel of the battery case and are bonded by projection welding.
2. A sealed battery, comprising bumps for projection welding of a conductive connecting tab made of nickel and mounted on a battery element, wherein said bumps for projection welding of the conductive connecting tab made of nickel are positioned face-to-face to an inner wall surface or a surface of a cover made of soft steel of a battery case, and a connecting portion of the tab is formed by projection welding.
3. A method for forming a connecting structure of a conductive connecting tab of a battery, said conductive connecting tab mounted on a battery element and bonded to an inner wall surface or to an inner surface of a cover of a battery case, said method comprising the steps of
forming a plurality of bumps for projection welding on the conductive connecting tab made of nickel,
providing a plurality of bumps for projection welding face-to-face to an inner wall surface or an inner surface of the cover made of soft steel of the battery case, and
supplying welding current under the condition that a pair of electrodes are pressed on welding points, said electrodes having contact areas larger than the portions where the plurality of bumps for projection welding are positioned.
4. A method for manufacturing a sealed battery, wherein a conductive connecting tab made of nickel and mounted on a battery element is bonded to an inner wall surface or connected to inner surface of a battery-case, said method comprising the steps of:
forming a plurality of bumps for projection welding on the conductive connecting tab,
providing a plurality of bumps for projection welding face-to-face to an inner wall surface or an inner surface of cover of the battery case, and
supplying welding current under the condition that a pair of electrodes are pressed on welding points, said electrodes having contact areas larger than the portions where the plurality of bumps for projection welding are positioned, and a connecting portion is formed by projection welding.