IP Library Granted Patent US 8,241,785
Granted Patent B2
US 8,241,785 · App. 12/061,468 · Granted Aug 14, 2012

Alkaline dry battery and battery pack

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Patent No.
US 8,241,785
App. No.
12/061,468
Granted
Aug 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an alkaline dry battery, an opening portion of a positive electrode case is sealed by a terminal plate serving as a negative electrode terminal via an insulating sealing body, and a sealant layer is provided between the positive electrode case and the sealing body. The sealant layer is made of a material having a tensile strength of 0.02 N/mm 2 or more with respect to a tensile distortion of 5 mm. For example, the sealant layer is made of a material containing, as a major component, polyamide resin having an amine number in a range of 50-200.

Claims (11)

1. An alkaline dry battery in which an opening portion of a positive electrode case is sealed by a terminal plate serving as a negative electrode terminal via an insulating sealing body, the battery comprising: a sealant layer provided between the positive electrode case and the sealing body, wherein:

the sealant layer is made of a material containing polyamide resin as a major component, and

the polyamide resin has an amine number in a range from 50 to 200 and has a tensile strength of 0.02 N/mm 2 or more with respect to a tensile distortion of 5 mm.

2. The alkaline dry battery of claim 1 , wherein the amine number is in a range from 75 to 147.

3. The alkaline dry battery of claim 1 , wherein the sealant layer contains blown asphalt.

4. The alkaline dry battery of claim 3 , wherein a ratio by weight of the blown asphalt to the polyamide resin is 3/7 or less.

5. The alkaline dry battery of claim 1 , wherein the sealant layer is made of a material having a tensile strength of 0.02 N/mm 2 or more with respect to a tensile distortion of 10 mm.

6. The alkaline dry battery of claim 1 , wherein an excess alkaline electrolyte which is not contained in a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator exists in the positive electrode case.

7. The alkaline dry battery of claim 6 , wherein the positive electrode case is made of a case for an AA alkaline dry battery, and

an excess alkaline electrolyte of 0.07-0.23 g exists in the positive electrode case.

8. A battery pack comprising a plurality of alkaline dry batteries of claim 1 which are shrink-packaged by a heat-shrinkable film, a blister pack or a paper pack.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 20, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0516 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2008
From: FUJIWARA, MICHIKO; WADA, SEIJI; SUMIHIRO, YASUSHI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021163/0540 →