Abstract: This non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises: a separator that has an adhesive on at least one surface thereof; and an electrode that has a core and an electrode mix layer, and that is configured so that the electrode mix layer abuts the adhesive. The electrode mix layer is configured so that the density, in the thickness-direction, of a porous body increases from the core towards the adhesive.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes the steps of obtaining a battery assembly, charging, and sealing. The battery assembly includes an electrode body, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, and a battery case including a through hole. The step of charging involves charging the battery assembly. The step of sealing involves sealing the through hole with a sealing member after the charging step. In the step of charging, the charging is performed under a charging condition that causes a temperature of a gas inside the battery case increases. The step of sealing is performed while keeping the temperature inside the battery case having been increased. After the step of sealing, the temperature inside the battery case decreases, and the gas inside the battery case contracts, to thereby cause a contraction and/or an internal pressure decrease of the battery case.

Abstract: An electrical connector to be mounted on a mounting surface of a substrate includes a case and a receptacle. The case includes: an accommodation part that is disposed in a bottom surface to be opposed to the mounting surface and accommodates a receptacle in a state of being exposed outside; a front wall part, a restriction part, and an engagement part that retain the receptacle in the accommodation part; and a contact part that makes contact with the mounting surface. The receptacle includes terminal parts to be soldered to the mounting surface. In a state where the receptacle is retained in the accommodation part by the engagement part, the terminal parts are located at the same height as the contact part or below the contact part and the receptacle is movable upward.

Abstract: This electrical storage device comprises: an electrode body; a bottomed cylindrical outer can; a sealing plate to which a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal are attached; and a functional part placed near the positive electrode terminal or the negative electrode terminal on the inner surface of the sealing plate. The electrode body has a positive electrode tab group for which a plurality of positive electrode tabs are laminated, and a negative electrode tab group for which a plurality of negative electrode tabs are laminated, and each tab group functions as a spring that connects the electrode body and the sealing plate. Of the positive electrode tab group and the negative electrode tab group, the spring constant of one tab group near the functional part is greater than the spring constant of the other tab group.

Abstract: A housing in an active gas generator according to the present disclosure includes a peripheral stepped region formed along an outer periphery of a central bottom region, the peripheral stepped region being higher in formed height than the central bottom region. A high-voltage-electrode dielectric film on the peripheral stepped region forms a gas separation structure for separating a gas stream into a feeding space and an active gas generating space including a discharge space. A vacuum pump disposed outside the housing sets the feeding space under vacuum.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to obtain an active gas generation apparatus capable of supplying a highly concentrated active gas from a gas ejection port to a processing space at a subsequent stage. Then, in the active gas generation apparatus (51) of the present disclosure, in a main dielectric space being a space in which an electrode dielectric film (30) and an electrode dielectric film (40) face each other, a region where electrode conductive films (31) and (41) overlap each other in a plan view is defined as a main discharge space (50). In an auxiliary dielectric space being a space where the electrode dielectric film 30 and a shield dielectric film 8 face each other, a region including a dielectric through hole (14) and a cover through hole (15) is defined as an auxiliary discharge space (58). The auxiliary discharge space (58) includes a part of a buffer space (9) above the shield dielectric film (8), and a path leading from the auxiliary discharge space (58) to the gas ejection port (61.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a case including an accommodation part that accommodates a receptacle, a front wall part, a restriction part, and an engagement part that retain the receptacle in the accommodation part, a contact part that makes contact with a mounting surface, and a communication hole that is extended upward from the accommodation part and open to outside at its upper end and vertically movably retains a slider; the receptacle that includes a terminal prat located at the same height as the contact part or below the contact part and is movable upward; and the slider that can press down the receptacle retained in the accommodation part by the front wall part, the restriction part, and the engagement part.

Abstract: One direction discharge structure in an active gas generation apparatus satisfies arrangement conditions (a) to (c). The condition (a) is a condition that a region where a corresponding metal electrode and a corresponding metal electrode are overlapped with each other in a plan view serves as a corresponding discharge space in a corresponding gap region. The condition (b) is a condition that the corresponding gap region and a plurality of gas supply holes provided in a corresponding gas supply region are overlapped with each other in a plan view. The condition (c) is a condition that the plurality of gas supply holes provided in the corresponding gas supply region and a plurality of gas ejection holes provided below the corresponding gap region sandwich the corresponding discharge space in a plan view, and are disposed to face each other on a one-to-one basis along a Y direction.

Abstract: Provided in an active gas generation apparatus according to the present disclosure is a gas separation structure of separating a gas flow between an in-housing space and a discharge space by a cooling plate, an electrode holding member, and a high voltage apply electrode part. The active gas generation apparatus further includes an auxiliary metal electrode provided on an upper surface of an electrode dielectric film in the high voltage apply electrode part. The auxiliary metal electrode is provided to overlap with part of an active gas transmission path in a plan view, and set to ground potential.

Abstract: In the present disclosure, in a high-voltage side electrode component, the electrode main dielectric film is provided on the lower surface of the electrode conductive film, and the electrode additional dielectric film is disposed below the electrode main dielectric film at an upper main/additional inter-dielectric distance. The electrode main dielectric film includes the whole electrode conductive film in a plan view, and has a formation area larger than the electrode conductive film. The electrode additional dielectric film includes the electrode conductive film in a plan view and has a formation area slightly larger than the electrode conductive film and smaller than the electrode main dielectric film. The ground side electrode component has the same features as the above-mentioned features of the high-voltage side electrode component.

Abstract: An electric connector is provided which enables a cost increase to be reduced and enables strength to be improved. The electric connector for connecting a cable to a counterpart connector includes: a connection part that is connected to an electrically conductive part of the cable, that is connected to an electrically conductive member of the counterpart connector, and that is electrically conductive; a holding member that holds the cable and the connection part; a case that covers the holding member; and a cover that covers a part of the case. The case includes an engaging arm part that is engaged with the holding member and that is elastically deformable. The cover includes regulating parts that cover the engaging arm part and regulate elastic deformation of the engaging arm part in a direction in which engagement of the engaging arm part with the holding member is released.

Abstract: In an active gas generation apparatus according to the present disclosure, a first number of high voltage electrode structures are held in a holding space in corresponding grooves in the first number of grooves, respectively, and the second number of ground electrode structures are held in the holding space in corresponding grooves in the second number of grooves, respectively. The first number of high voltage electrode structures and the second number of ground electrode structures are alternately disposed along a Y direction, and a first planar region of each of the first number of high voltage electrode structures and a second planar region of each of the second number of ground electrode structures face each other with a separation space therebetween.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to obtain an active gas generation apparatus capable of supplying a highly concentrated active gas from a gas ejection port to a processing space at a subsequent stage. Then, in the active gas generation apparatus (51) of the present disclosure, in a main dielectric space being a space in which an electrode dielectric film (30) and an electrode dielectric film (40) face each other, a region where electrode conductive films (31) and (41) overlap each other in a plan view is defined as a main discharge space (50). In an auxiliary dielectric space being a space where the electrode dielectric film 30 and a shield dielectric film 8 face each other, a region including a dielectric through hole (14) and a cover through hole (15) is defined as an auxiliary discharge space (58). The auxiliary discharge space (58) includes a part of a buffer space (9) above the shield dielectric film (8), and a path leading from the auxiliary discharge space (58) to the gas ejection port (61.

Abstract: An active gas generation apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a base flange having a central bottom surface region and a peripheral protruding part; a cooling plate provided on the peripheral protruding part of the base flange; an insulating plate provided between the cooling plate and the high voltage apply electrode part; and an electrode holding member provided on a lower surface of the cooling plate to support the high voltage apply electrode part from a lower side. Provided is a gas separation structure of separating a gas flow between an in-housing space and a discharge space by the cooling plate, the electrode holding member, and the high voltage apply electrode part.

Abstract: In the present invention, a high-voltage side electrode constituent part includes a dielectric electrode and metal electrodes formed on the upper surface of the dielectric electrode. The dielectric electrode has a structure in which a film thickness is continuously changed along an X direction. That is, the film thickness of the right end of the dielectric electrode is set to a thickness dA1; and the film thickness of the left end is set to a thickness dB1 (>dA1), and is continuously increased from the right end to the left end along the X direction.

Abstract: In the present invention, a high-voltage side electrode constituent part includes a dielectric electrode and metal electrodes formed on the upper surface of the dielectric electrode. The dielectric electrode has a structure in which a film thickness is continuously changed along an X direction. That is, the film thickness of the right end of the dielectric electrode is set to a thickness dA1; and the film thickness of the left end is set to a thickness dB1 (>dA1), and is continuously increased from the right end to the left end along the X direction.

Abstract: In an active gas generation apparatus of the present invention, an auxiliary conductive film provided on a first electrode dielectric film is provided to overlap part of an active gas flow path in plan view, and the auxiliary conductive film is set to the ground potential. An active gas auxiliary member provided on a second electrode dielectric film is provided to fill part of the active gas flow path between a discharge space and a gas ejection hole in a dielectric space between the first and second electrode dielectric films in order to limit to an active gas flow gap.

Abstract: One direction discharge structure in an active gas generation apparatus satisfies arrangement conditions (a) to (c). The condition (a) is a condition that a region where a corresponding metal electrode and a corresponding metal electrode are overlapped with each other in a plan view serves as a corresponding discharge space in a corresponding gap region. The condition (b) is a condition that the corresponding gap region and a plurality of gas supply holes provided in a corresponding gas supply region are overlapped with each other in a plan view. The condition (c) is a condition that the plurality of gas supply holes provided in the corresponding gas supply region and a plurality of gas ejection holes provided below the corresponding gap region sandwich the corresponding discharge space in a plan view, and are disposed to face each other on a one-to-one basis along a Y direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector to be mounted on a mounting surface of a substrate includes a case and a receptacle. The case includes: an accommodation part that is disposed in a bottom surface to be opposed to the mounting surface and accommodates a receptacle in a state of being exposed outside; a front wall part, a restriction part, and an engagement part that retain the receptacle in the accommodation part; and a contact part that makes contact with the mounting surface. The receptacle includes terminal parts to be soldered to the mounting surface. In a state where the receptacle is retained in the accommodation part by the engagement part, the terminal parts are located at the same height as the contact part or below the contact part and the receptacle is movable upward.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a case including an accommodation part that accommodates a receptacle, a front wall part, a restriction part, and an engagement part that retain the receptacle in the accommodation part, a contact part that makes contact with a mounting surface, and a communication hole that is extended upward from the accommodation part and open to outside at its upper end and vertically movably retains a slider; the receptacle that includes a terminal prat located at the same height as the contact part or below the contact part and is movable upward; and the slider that can press down the receptacle retained in the accommodation part by the front wall part, the restriction part, and the engagement part.