IP Library Granted Patent US 7,718,312
Granted Patent B2
US 7,718,312 · App. 10/515,650 · Granted May 18, 2010

Battery

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Patent No.
US 7,718,312
App. No.
10/515,650
Granted
May 18, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The metal foil of the positive electrode 1 a or the negative electrode 1 b in the power generating element 1 is connected along the connecting plate portion 2 b which is folded, twisted, and provided in a protruding condition from the main portion 2 a of the current-collector connector 2 ; hence the shape of the current-collector connector 2 becomes easy to form, and a battery capable of enhancing current collection efficiency, reliability and workability can be provided.

Claims (10)

1. A battery comprising:

an electrode,

an isolation material,

a power generating element configured by winding said electrode and said isolation material into an elliptic cylindrical shape, comprising two end portions, two flat sides and two curved sides, and

a current-collector connector comprising a plate-like main portion and a connecting plate portion,

wherein

said main portion is disposed along one of said curved sides,

said connecting plate portion is protruded from said main portion by bending,

said connecting plate portion is twisted so that a face of said connecting plate portion is set along said electrode, and

said face of said connecting plate portion is connected to said electrode.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2011
From: GS YUASA CORPORATION
To: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Reel/Frame 025865/0977 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 16, 2006
From: JAPAN BATTERY STORAGE CO., LTD.
To: GS YUASA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017176/0307 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2005
From: TASAI, HIROSHI; SUZUKI, ISAO; SHIMOZONO, TAKESHI; MUNENAGA, NORIYOSHI; KOJIMA, TETSUZO; MATSUBARA, TAKEHITO
To: JAPAN STORAGE BATTERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016858/0562 →