Abstract: A terminal structure satisfies the relationships of D1<T1<D2 and T1<T2=D2 where D1 is the length of a body part of a secondary battery, D2 is the total length of the secondary battery, T1 is a first inter-contact-terminal distance between a portion of a positive-electrode-side contact terminal and a portion of and a negative-electrode-side contact terminal when the secondary battery is not present between the positive-electrode-side contact terminal and the negative-electrode-side contact terminal, and T2 is a second inter-contact-terminal distance between the portion of the positive-electrode-side contact terminal and the portion of and the negative-electrode-side contact terminal when the secondary battery is held between the positive-electrode-side contact terminal and the negative-electrode-side contact terminal, the portion of the positive-electrode-side contact terminal and the portion of the negative-electrode-side contact terminal coming into contact with the positive electrode terminal an

Abstract: A charger includes: a charging circuit which receives an electric power from external equipment and charges a secondary battery; a control device which determines a power supply capability of the external equipment on the basis of the electric power that is supplied to the charging circuit from the external equipment; and a display device that displays the power supply capability of the external equipment, which has been determined by the control device.

Abstract: A battery aligning device includes an inlet through which a first cylindrical battery is input, an outlet from which the first cylindrical battery is discharged, regulating plates constituting a slit in a path from the inlet to the outlet, and a support member which supports one end portion and the other end portion of each of the regulating plates, in the regulating plates, a length from the one end portion to the other end portion is longer than a length of the first cylindrical battery, an X-Z cross-section has a non-linear shape, in an interval between the one regulating plate and the other regulating plate, a facing interval between surfaces is larger than a diameter of the first cylindrical battery, and when a line segment having the same length as that of the first cylindrical battery is in contact with the regulating plate at two points on the X-Z cross-section, a distance between the line segment and the regulating plate is arranged at an interval smaller than the diameter of the first cylindrical ba

Abstract: A terminal structure 1 satisfies the relationships of D1<T1<D2 and T1<T2=D2 where D1 is the length of a body part of a secondary battery, D2 is the total length of the secondary battery, T1 is an inter-contact-terminal distance when the secondary battery is not present between a positive-electrode-side contact terminal and a negative-electrode-side contact terminal, the inter-contact-terminal distance being the length between a portion of the positive-electrode-side contact terminal which comes into contact with a positive electrode terminal and a portion of the negative-electrode-side contact terminal which comes into contact with a negative electrode terminal, and T2 is the inter-contact-terminal distance when the secondary battery is held between the positive-electrode-side contact terminal and the negative-electrode-side contact terminal.

Abstract: A battery aligning device includes an inlet through which a first cylindrical battery is input, an outlet from which the first cylindrical battery is discharged, regulating plates constituting a slit in a path from the inlet to the outlet, and a support member which supports one end portion and the other end portion of each of the regulating plates, in the regulating plates, a length from the one end portion to the other end portion is longer than a length of the first cylindrical battery, an X-Z cross-section has a non-linear shape, in an interval between the one regulating plate and the other regulating plate, a facing interval between surfaces is larger than a diameter of the first cylindrical battery, and when a line segment having the same length as that of the first cylindrical battery is in contact with the regulating plate at two points on the X-Z cross-section, a distance between the line segment and the regulating plate is arranged at an interval smaller than the diameter of the first cylindrical ba

Abstract: A charger of the present invention includes a charging circuit that allows a secondary battery to be charged, a state-of-charge detection circuit that detects a state of charge of the secondary battery, a pictogram display unit that displays the state of charge of the secondary battery, and a control device that controls the charging circuit and the pictogram display unit on the basis of the state of charge of the secondary battery. The control device determines a kind of electronic apparatus available by the secondary battery in accordance with the state of charge of the secondary battery, and then displays the kind of electronic apparatus available on the pictogram display unit.

Abstract: A charger includes: a charging circuit which receives an electric power from external equipment and charges a secondary battery; a control device which determines a power supply capability of the external equipment on the basis of the electric power that is supplied to the charging circuit from the external equipment; and a display device that displays the power supply capability of the external equipment, which has been determined by the control device.

Abstract: A charger of the present invention includes a charging circuit that allows a secondary battery to be charged, a state-of-charge detection circuit that detects a state of charge of the secondary battery, a pictogram display unit that displays the state of charge of the secondary battery, and a control device that controls the charging circuit and the pictogram display unit on the basis of the state of charge of the secondary battery. The control device determines a kind of electronic apparatus available by the secondary battery in accordance with the state of charge of the secondary battery, and then displays the kind of electronic apparatus available on the pictogram display unit.

Abstract: A contactless rechargeable alkaline secondary battery includes an alkaline secondary battery; a power receiver circuit having receiver coils and a resonance capacitor and adapted to receive AC power via magnetic field resonance, the resonance capacitor connected with the receiver coils L1 to L4; a rectifier circuit adapted to rectify the AC power; a current limiter circuit adapted to limit a charging current flowing from the rectifier circuit to the alkaline secondary battery; and an outer casing configured to be cylindrical in shape, adapted to house the alkaline secondary battery, and provided with a positive terminal and a negative terminal, the positive terminal being connected with a positive pole of the alkaline secondary battery and the negative terminal being connected with a negative pole of the alkaline secondary battery, wherein the power receiver coils are shaped like a sheet of an electric wire wound along a plane.

Abstract: A contactless rechargeable alkaline secondary battery includes an alkaline secondary battery; a power receiver circuit having receiver coils and a resonance capacitor and adapted to receive AC power via magnetic field resonance, the resonance capacitor connected with the receiver coils L1 to L4; a rectifier circuit adapted to rectify the AC power; a current limiter circuit adapted to limit a charging current flowing from the rectifier circuit to the alkaline secondary battery; and an outer casing configured to be cylindrical in shape, adapted to house the alkaline secondary battery, and provided with a positive terminal and a negative terminal, the positive terminal being connected with a positive pole of the alkaline secondary battery and the negative terminal being connected with a negative pole of the alkaline secondary battery, wherein the power receiver coils are shaped like a sheet of an electric wire wound along a plane.

Abstract: A high-performance scroll compressor permits the prevention of the deformation of an end plate of a fixed scroll in a hermetically sealed vessel of a typical wall thickness and strength, thus obviating the need for increasing the wall thickness of the vessel or employing a material of higher strength to enhance the pressure resistance of the vessel. A partition is provided between the rear surface of the fixed scroll and the hermetically sealed vessel, and a hole of the partition is communicated with a discharge hole in the end plate of the fixed scroll. A covering member is mounted on the partition to form a muffler, and a discharge pipe is attached to the muffler.

Abstract: A high-performance compressor is capable of preventing inadequate oil feed even if the compressor tilts or foams and it is also capable of reducing the amount of oil discharged. The compressor has a compression element and an electric element housed in a hermetically sealed vessel, the interior of the hermetically sealed vessel being divided into an oil reservoir chamber and a hermetically sealed chamber. Two oil pumps are mounted on one end of a rotary shaft and oil is sucked into one of the oil pumps from the oil reservoir chamber and fed to the compression element mounted on the other end of the rotary shaft; oil is sucked into the other oil pump from the hermetically sealed chamber and fed to the oil reservoir chamber.