Alkaline battery
An alkaline battery includes a positive electrode case, a positive electrode material mixture including a hollow portion and contacting the inner side of the positive electrode case, a gelled negative electrode disposed in the hollow portion of the positive electrode material mixture, a separator disposed between the positive electrode material mixture and the gelled negative electrode, a resin sealing body for sealing the opening of the positive electrode case, and an alkaline electrolyte. The positive electrode material mixture includes manganese dioxide and nickel oxyhydroxide in a weight ratio of 20:80 to 80:20 as a positive electrode active material. The packing density of the positive electrode active material in the space encircled by the positive electrode case, the separator, and the sealing body is 2.65 to 3.00 g/cm 3 .
1 . An alkaline battery comprising:
a positive electrode case including an opening;
a positive electrode material mixture including a hollow portion and contacting an inner side of said positive electrode case;
a gelled negative electrode disposed in said hollow portion of said positive electrode material mixture;
a separator disposed between said positive electrode material mixture and said gelled negative electrode;
a resin sealing body for sealing said opening of said positive electrode case; and
an alkaline electrolyte,
wherein said positive electrode material mixture includes manganese dioxide and nickel oxyhydroxide in a weight ratio of 20:80 to 80:20 as a positive electrode active material, and
a packing density of said positive electrode active material in a space encircled by said positive electrode case, said separator, and said sealing body is 2.65 to 3.00 g/cm 3 .
2 . The alkaline battery in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said packing density is 2.78 to 3.00 g/cm 3 .
3 . The alkaline battery in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said nickel oxyhydroxide is B-nickel oxyhydroxide.
4 . The alkaline battery in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said sealing body comprises nylon 6,6 or nylon 6,12.