Abstract: The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte battery, of which impact resistance can be enhanced. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprising a flat electric power generating element, a baglike container, leads, and a resin for fixing surfaces of a thin portion of the electric power generating element and an inner surface of the baglike container together.

Abstract: A secondary lithium ion battery, comprising a plurality of laminates (12) each having a separator (7) holding an electrolytic solution to which a positive electrode (1) and a negative electrode (4)are joined with an adhesive resin layer (8) having a mixed phase composed of an electrolytic solution phase (9), a polymer gel phase (10) containing an electrolytic solution, and a polymer solid phase (11).

Abstract: A battery body, which is composed of a laminated body obtained by laminating a cathode and an anode via a separator or a wound body obtained by winding them in a laminated structure and a plurality of leads connected to the cathode and the anode, is contained in a flexible package, and after an electrolyte solution is injected thereinto, an opening of the package is sealed at pressure which is lower than atmospheric pressure and is reduced to not less than vapor pressure of the electrolyte solution so that a thin battery is fabricated. A rise in pressure in the battery due to generation of gas in the battery and volume expansion of the gas can be restrained when the battery is maintained at high temperature.

Abstract: A battery package including laminate sheets adhered each other along their peripheral to form a container portion for receiving an electrode assembly and a seal portion. The seal portion surrounds the container portion and protrudes outwardly from side faces of the container portion. The seal portion has enough width to maintain the container portion free from moisture for long periods of time. The laminate sheets include a heat-adhesive polymer layer and a metal layer which stops moisture and provides a shape-maintaining ability to the laminar sheets. The seal portion is folded or curled to reduce a projection area of the battery package.

Abstract: An adhesive for batteries. The adhesive has improved wetting properties, improved adhesive strength and prevents deterioration of battery performance. Secondary batteries can be obtained having an arbitrary shape such as a thin shape with high reliability and high charge and discharge efficiency. The adhesive includes a thermoplastic resin, a solvent capable of dissolving the resin and a neutral and aprotic surfactant. The surfactant includes a polysiloxene skeleton. The adhesive is used in batteries for adhering an active material layer joined to a current collector to a separator.

Abstract: To provide a practical thin type lithium ion secondary battery having a excellent safety and charge-discharge properties. A lithium ion secondary battery comprising a positive electrode 1, a negative electrode 4, a separator 7 retaining an electrolytic solution, and an adhesive resin layer 8 which connects said positive electrode 1 and negative electrode 4 to said separator 7, characterized in that said adhesive resin layer 8 comprises a polyvinylidene fluoride and an ionically-conducting polymer compound incorporated therein.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery having an electrode body including a positive electrode made of a positive electrode active material layer joined to a current collector, a negative electrode made of a negative electrode active material layer joined to a current collector, a separator which is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and retains an electrolytic solution containing lithium ions, and a porous adhesive resin layer which retains the electrolytic solution and joins the separator to at least one of the positive electrode active material layer and to the negative electrode active material layer, the electrode body being sealed into a packaging bag, wherein an adhesive resin film capable of absorbing the electrolytic solution and gelling adheres the electrode body to the packaging bag.

Abstract: A lithium ion battery comprising a positive electrode 1, a negative electrode 4 and a separator 7 for retaining an electrolyte, characterized in that as an adhesive 8 for bonding said positive electrode 1 to said separator 7 and said negative electrode 4 to said separator 7 there is used a thermosetting adhesive comprising a mixture of at least one organic vinyl compound containing two or more vinyl groups per molecule, a reaction catalyst and a volatile organic solvent.

Abstract: Conventional batteries have a problem that, in case the battery temperature should rise to or above a temperature at which the separator melts or flows due to an internal short-circuit, etc., a large short-circuit current develops to generate heat at the part where the separator flows. It follows that the battery temperature further increases, which can result in a further increase of the short-circuit current. The invention has been completed to solve the abovementioned problem. It is an object of the invention to provide an electrode which increases its resistivity with temperature, a method of fabricating the electrode, and a battery using the electrode. Specifically, the electrode of the invention contains a resin which is in contact with an active material or a conducting agent and expands in volume with a rise in temperature.

Abstract: Conventional batteries have a problem that, in case the battery temperature should rise due to an internal short-circuit, etc., a large short-circuit current develops to generate heat. It follows that the battery temperature further increases, which can result in a further increase of the short-circuit current. The battery of the invention, which has been completed to solve the problem, is a battery in which a positive electrode (1) has an active material containing nickel, at least one of the positive electrode (1) and a negative electrode (2) has an active material layer (6) comprising an active material (8) and an electron conductive material (9) in contact with the active material (8), and an electrolyte layer (3) is interposed between the positive electrode (1) and the negative electrode (2), wherein the electron conductive material (9) contains a conductive filler and a resin so that the electrode is designed to increase its resistivity with a temperature rise.

Abstract: Conventional batteries have the following problem. When the battery temperature rises above a temperature at which the separator melts and flows due to an internal short-circuit, etc., a large short-circuit current generates between the positive and negative electrodes at portions where the separator flows to cause heat generation to further raise the battery temperature. As a result, the short-circuit current further increases.

Abstract: Conventional batteries are disadvantageous in that a firm outer case must be used to maintain an electrical connection between electrodes, which has been an obstacle to size reduction. Those in which each electrode and a separator are joined with an adhesive resin suffer from conflict between adhesive strength and battery characteristics. To solve these problems, it is an object of the invention to provide a battery which requires no outer case so as to realize reduction in thickness and weight and yet exhibits excellence in both battery characteristics and adhesive strength.

Abstract: An electrode for a battery which increases resistivity with increasing temperature. The electrode has an electron conductive material containing a conductive filler and a resin so as to increase its resistivity with increasing temperature. This solves the problem of the prior art where the battery temperature rises above a temperature at which the separator melts and flows due to an internal short circuit, with a large short circuit current being generated between the positive and negative electrodes at portions where the separator flows to cause heat generation to further increase the battery temperature. As a result, the short circuit current increases further.

Abstract: Conventional batteries are disadvantageous in that a firm outer case must be used to maintain an electrical connection between electrodes, which has been an obstacle to size reduction. Those in which each electrode and a separator are joined with an adhesive resin suffer from conflict between adhesive strength and battery characteristics. To solve these problems, it is an object of the invention to provide a battery which requires no outer case so as to realize reduction in thickness and weight and yet exhibits excellence in both battery characteristics and adhesive strength. A positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator are joined via an adhesive resin layer having at least one adhesive resin layer containing a filler. The adhesive resin layer has pores, which are filled with an electrolytic solution to exhibit sufficient ion conductivity thereby to improve battery characteristics and to retain adhesive strength.

Abstract: Conventional batteries are disadvantageous in that a firm outer case must be used to maintain an electrical connection between electrodes, which has been an obstacle to size reduction. Those in which each electrode and a separator are joined with an adhesive resin suffer from conflict between adhesive strength and battery characteristics, particularly ion conductivity and internal resistivity. To solve these problems, it is an object of the invention to reduce resistance between electrodes, i.e., internal resistance of a battery to improve battery characteristics while securing both insulation function against electron conduction and ion conductivity between electrodes and also to maintain adhesive strength enough to firmly join the electrodes thereby to provide a light, compact and thin battery.

Abstract: An adhesive for batteries a solution of which has improved wetting properties, which affords improved adhesive strength and prevents deterioration of battery performance, and which can provide secondary batteries having an arbitrary shape, such as a thin shape, with high reliability and high charge and discharge efficiency, and a battery using the same are disclosed. An adhesive comprising a thermoplastic resin, a solvent capable of dissolving the thermoplastic resin, and a neutral and aprotic surface active agent is used as an adhesive for batteries for adhering an active material layer joined to a current collector to a separator, whereby a secondary battery which can take an arbitrary shape, such as a thin shape, with high reliability and high charge and discharge efficiency can be obtained.

Abstract: An object is to provide with good productivity a practical lithium ion secondary battery which secures lightness in weight and safety without using a firm battery case and has reduced internal resistivity. The lithium ion secondary battery comprises a tabular roll type laminated electrode body in which a band-formed positive electrode (3) comprising a positive electrode active material layer (7) and a positive electrode current collector (6) alternates with a band-formed negative electrode (5) comprising a negative electrode active material layer (9) and a negative electrode current collector (10), having therebetween a band-formed rolled separator (4) which holds a lithium ion-containing electrolytic solution, the positive electrode (3) or the negative electrode (5) being adhered with two separators (4) by an adhesive layer (11).

Abstract: The invention is a high-performance lithium ion secondary battery which needs no firm case so that it is possible to reduce the size and weight and to design the shape freely and yet which secures high structural strength and safety. The method of the invention for forming a lithium ion battery comprises the step of joining a positive electrode (3) having a positive electrode active material layer (32) joined to a positive electrode current collector (31) and a negative electrode (5) having a negative electrode active material layer (52) joined to a negative electrode current collector (51) with an adhesive resin (6) comprising at least partially a plastic resin being present in parts therebetween and the step of deforming the adhesive resin (6). The method achieves simplification and improvement of productivity in forming a lithium ion battery.

Abstract: To obtain a lithium ion secondary battery having excellent charge and discharge characteristics in which electric connection between electrodes can be maintained without requiring a strong armor metal case, so that it can be made into thin forms having large energy density.

Abstract: A uniform mixture of a powdered active material 1, conductive fiber 2, and a binder resin is applied to a polytetrafluoroethylene plate, etc. to a prescribed thickness and dried to form a sheet electrode 8. A pair of electrodes 8 are adhered to a separator 9 to make an electrode laminate 10. A battery is formed of the electrode laminate 10 or a plurality of the electrode laminates 10.