Abstract: A device (1) for use with a battery carrier (10) defining at least one sealed compartment (12) in which a product (14) is located and which is at least partly formed of a frangible material (20), the device (1) having a support for supporting the carrier (10) with the compartment (12) aligned with an aperture (8) in the support, and an engaging device for engaging with the compartment (12) whereby to break the frangible material (20) and displace the product (14) from the compartment (12) through the aperture (8). The support and the engaging device are normally spaced apart but are relatively movable to effect product (14) displacement, the support including at least one prong (15, 16) arranged in the aperture (8) in order to break the frangible material (20) when the engaging device displaces the product (14).

Abstract: A cell includes a case designed to form a housing, an assembly of stacked electrodes placed inside the housing and including one or more units each having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator between the positive and negative electrodes and an electrolyte. The assembly is held together, and at least each negative electrode of the one or more units includes one or more notches, vertically aligned along the height of the assembly so to design a substantially flat contact surface.

Abstract: A method for producing a monocell for a planar battery, the monocell including a first and second electrode, each electrode having a coated metal foil portion and a non-coated metal tab, the coated foil portions and the tabs having a predefined position relative to each other, as well as a predefined shape and surface area, wherein the first electrode is sandwiched between two separator sheets attached to each other along an attachment lane running along the perimeter of the coated foil portion of the first electrode except at the position of the tab of the first electrode, so that the separator sheets form a pocket with the coated foil portion of the first electrode inserted therein and a portion of the tab of the first electrode extending out of the pocket, and wherein the second electrode is attached to the pocket.

Abstract: A battery (30) including: a cup-shaped bottom container (1) to accommodate an electrode assembly (4), the bottom container (1) comprising a base (2) and an upstanding sidewall (3) along an outer circumference of the base (2), a lid (10) including: an inner electrically conductive portion (11), an intermediate insulating portion (13) surrounding the inner electrically conductive portion (11), and a peripheral adapter portion (12, 15) forming or constituting an outer peripheral edge portion (26) of the lid (10) and fixable to the sidewall (3) of the bottom container (1) via the outer peripheral edge portion (26), wherein the peripheral adapter portion (12, 15) is sized, shaped and/or configured to bridge a gap between an outer edge (28) of the intermediate portion (13) and an inside perimeter of the sidewall (3).

Abstract: A multilayer separator (200) for a lithium-ion battery having a structure including at least a polyolefin based substrate layer (204) forming the inner layer of the multilayer separator (200); a resin layer (203) stacked on both surface of the polyolefin substrate layer (204), the resin layer (203) being formed from a polyolefin; a cellulose fibers based outer layer (202) stacked on the surface of each resin layer (203).

Abstract: An electrically conductive holder is provided that is suitable for receiving a tablet electrode of a button battery. The holder includes a bottom portion to be fitted coaxially within terminal of a button battery. The holder further includes an upstanding wall portion. The bottom portion is flat and provided with a plurality of apertures through the complete thickness of the bottom portion. At least one group of apertures is distributed at regular angular intervals around the center of the bottom portion, spanning 360°. The strips of solid material of the bottom portion between two adjacent apertures are preferable narrow compared to the dimensions of the adjacent apertures so as to provide a mechanical support for the tablet electrode while also being able to deform under the influence of a volumetric expansion of the electrode.

Abstract: A button battery includes a first component (1) in the form of a cup-shaped container, an electrode assembly (4) inserted in the container, and a lid-shaped second component (10) fixed along its outer edge to the upper rim of the sidewall (3) of the container. Either the first or the second component comprises three portions: an electrically conductive central portion (11), an electrically conductive peripheral portion (12) and an electrically insulating intermediate portion (13) that separates and insulates the central portion from the peripheral portion.

Abstract: A method of producing a current collector for a thin battery includes a printing or spray deposition technique on a substrate formed of a battery packaging material. The layer obtained by printing or spray deposition includes particles of an electrically conductive material. The printing or spraying is followed by curing using a light source, to thereby obtain the current collector. The printed or sprayed layer is produced having the required form of the current collector, so that no stamping or other forming operations are required. Current collectors according to the method have comparable or improved mechanical and electrical properties to the traditional foil or mesh-based current collectors.

Abstract: A button battery (1?,1?) that includes a sealing assembly, having one of the terminals (9) of the battery, an electrically insulating portion (17) and a circumferential wall portion (15). The insulating portion (17) forms a hermetic bond with the terminal (9) and with the wall portion (15). The sealing assembly is receptacle-shaped and one or more components of the battery such as the anode (8), the separator sheet (7) and the cathode (3) may be inserted in the receptacle shape prior to assembling the battery. The wall portion (15) forms a part of the second terminal and is attached to the remainder of the second terminal by a circumferential weld seam (16). The battery may be produced by inserting one or more components of the battery into the sealing assembly and attaching the wall portion (15) of the sealing assembly to the remainder (2,2?) of the second terminal.

Abstract: An electrically conductive holder (1?) for holding a tablet electrode (4) of a button battery (11?) pressed into the holder. The holder includes a bottom portion (3) and at least three supports (20) protruding outward from the bottom portion, the supports being positioned along the circumference of the holder so that the holder is supported by the supports. A wall portion (2) rises upward from the circumference of the bottom portion with the supports protruding from the bottom portion in the direction opposite the wall portion. Also, an assembly including the holder (1?) and a battery electrode tablet (4) pressed into the holder, and to a button battery (11?) including the assembly, and a method for producing a holder/tablet assembly by a compression process that uses a stamp (6?) provided with depressions (22) configured for deforming the bottom portion (3) of the holder during the compression process.

Abstract: A battery-operated wristwatch includes a watch case, two strap parts and a clasp, wherein a battery housing including a battery is integrated in the clasp. One of the strap parts includes power transmission wires. The battery housing is coupled to the power transmission strap part by a first coupling that allows the transmission of a power signal. Likewise, the power transmission strap part is coupled to the watch case by a second coupling that allows the transmission of the power signal from the battery to the watch case. Particular embodiments are related to a watch provided with a deployable clasp comprising clasp portions which can be folded together, and wherein the battery housing is attached to one of the clasp portions.

Abstract: A cell includes a case designed to form a housing, an assembly of stacked electrodes placed inside the housing and including one or more units each having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator between the positive and negative electrodes and an electrolyte. The assembly is held together, and at least each negative electrode of the one or more units includes one or more notches, vertically aligned along the height of the assembly so to design a substantially flat contact surface.

Abstract: A cell includes a metal case having a positive side and a negative side designed to form a housing, an assembly of stacked electrodes placed inside the housing and including one or more units each having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator between the positive and negative electrodes, wherein the positive electrodes of the one or more units are electrically connected together to form a positive terminal and the negative electrodes of the one or more units are electrically connected together to form a negative terminal, the positive terminal being folded substantially vertically towards the positive side of the case and the negative terminal being folded substantially vertically towards the negative side of the case.

Abstract: A multilayer (200) for a lithium-ion battery having a structure including at least a polyolefin based substrate layer (204) forming the inner layer of the multilayer separator (200); a resin layer (203) stacked on both surface of the polyolefin substrate layer (204), the resin layer (203) being formed from a polyolefin; a cellulose fibers based outer layer (202) stacked on the surface of each resin layer (203).

Abstract: An electrically conductive holder is provided that is suitable for receiving a tablet electrode of a button battery. The holder includes a bottom portion to be fitted coaxially within terminal of a button battery. The holder further includes an upstanding wall portion. The bottom portion is flat and provided with a plurality of apertures through the complete thickness of the bottom portion. At least one group of apertures is distributed at regular angular intervals around the center of the bottom portion, spanning 360°. The strips of solid material of the bottom portion between two adjacent apertures are preferable narrow compared to the dimensions of the adjacent apertures so as to provide a mechanical support for the tablet electrode while also being able to deform under the influence of a volumetric expansion of the electrode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to multilayer packaging structure (10) for a thin film battery (5) wherein a metal layer (14) is sandwiched between a first layer (11) and a second layer (12). A first opening (21) is arranged in the first layer (11) such that a first portion (24) of the metal layer (14) associated with the first opening (21) is exposed and is configured to be able to be in electrical contact with a current collector of the thin film battery (5). A second opening (22) is arranged in the second layer (12) such that a second portion (25) of the metal layer (14) associated with the second opening (22) is exposed and is configured to be able to be electrically connected to an external circuitry. The invention further relates to a method (30) for manufacturing of the multilayer packaging structure (10).

Abstract: The present invention relates to multilayer packaging structure (10) for a thin film battery (5) wherein a metal layer (14) is sandwiched between a first layer (11) and a second layer (12). A first opening (21) is arranged in the first layer (11) such that a first portion (24) of the metal layer (14) associated with the first opening (21) is exposed and is configured to be able to be in electrical contact with a current collector of the thin film battery (5). A second opening (22) is arranged in the second layer (12) such that a second portion (25) of the metal layer (14) associated with the second opening (22) is exposed and is configured to be able to be electrically connected to an external circuitry. The invention further relates to a method (30) for manufacturing of the multilayer packaging structure (10).

Abstract: A cell, in particular a button cell, and to a method for manufacturing such a cell, the method includes providing a first part and a second part intended to respectively form the lid and the cup of the housing, the first part including an edge area with a zone inclined or perpendicular with respect to a center axis of the housing; applying a layer of adhesive on the edge area of the first part; then inserting the first part into an open end of the second part, the layer of adhesive on the edge area being finally turned towards the open end of the second part; closing the housing by bending an upper portion of the side wall on the zone of the edge area provided with the layer of adhesive, and curing the layer of adhesive to form an adhesive joint sealing the housing.

Abstract: A cell, in particular a button cell, and to a method for manufacturing such a cell, the method includes providing a first part and a second part intended to respectively form the lid and the cup of the housing, the first part including an edge area with a zone inclined or perpendicular with respect to a center axis of the housing; applying a layer of adhesive on the edge area of the first part; then inserting the first part into an open end of the second part, the layer of adhesive on the edge area being finally turned towards the open end of the second part; closing the housing by bending an upper portion of the side wall on the zone of the edge area provided with the layer of adhesive, and curing the layer of adhesive to form an adhesive joint sealing the housing.

Abstract: A battery-operated wristwatch includes a watch case, two strap parts and a clasp, wherein a battery housing including a battery is integrated in the clasp. One of the strap parts includes power transmission wires. The battery housing is coupled to the power transmission strap part by a first coupling that allows the transmission of a power signal. Likewise, the power transmission strap part is coupled to the watch case by a second coupling that allows the transmission of the power signal from the battery to the watch case. Particular embodiments are related to a watch provided with a deployable clasp comprising clasp portions which can be folded together, and wherein the battery housing is attached to one of the clasp portions.