Abstract: A non-aqueous rechargeable battery includes an electrode body in which a positive plate and a negative electrode plate are stacked in a stacking direction with a separator arranged in between. The positive electrode plate includes a positive electrode substrate, and a positive electrode mixture layer and an insulating layer arranged on each of two opposite surfaces of the positive electrode substrate. The positive electrode substrate includes a positive electrode uncoated portion. The electrode body includes a positive electrode current collector portion in which layers of the positive electrode uncoated portion are stacked in the stacking direction. A first insulating layer on a first surface of the positive electrode substrate, facing a center of the positive electrode current collector portion in the stacking direction, has a thickness that is greater than that of a second insulating layer on a second surface of the positive electrode substrate opposite to the first surface.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery includes an electrode body, a negative electrode current collector, and a positive electrode current collector. The electrode body includes a stack of a negative electrode sheet, a positive electrode sheet, and a separator. The negative electrode sheet includes a negative electrode base, a negative electrode mixture layer, and a negative electrode connecting portion. The positive electrode sheet includes a positive electrode base, a positive electrode mixture layer, a positive electrode connecting portion, and an insulating protective layer. The insulating protective layer includes an outer insulating protective layer on a surface relatively far from the positive electrode current collector in a stacking direction of the electrode body and an inner insulating protective layer on a surface relatively close to the positive electrode current collector in the direction.

Abstract: A controller including a cross key pad is improved so that an erroneous input relating to inputs from the cross key pad is suppressed. In a casing of the controller, a pressing portion is positioned at each of four distal ends of the cross key pad. Directly below each pressing portion, a pressing amount detection sensor which outputs 256 levels of pressing amount data corresponding to a pressing amount of the pressing portion is provided. The controller includes a threshold value recording module (223) in which a threshold value, which is a reference for recognizing that there has been a press when each pressing portion is pressed, is recorded in association with the pressing portion.

Abstract: To provide a rechargeable battery that limits damage to a separator, a positive connector is configured to be bent at an acute angle in a thickness-wise direction in a bending region, which is defined between a first position and a second position, on a boundary position between a flat surface region and a second position in a longitudinal direction. The first position is a position at which a second distal end of a negative plate is disposed. The second position is a position separated from a third position, at which a first distal end of a separator is disposed, by a thickness of a positive mixture layer in a second width-wise direction.

Abstract: An operation knob that includes fin insertion holes formed at both side surfaces of the operation knob, a jig insertion hole formed at a side of the operation knob, and a separation portion formed by separating a part of the jig insertion hole. In the separation portion, a connection portion partially connects an upper facing side and a lower facing side of the connection portion and retains a predetermined clearance therebetween. The first separation surface of the connection portion on the upper facing side and the second separation surface of the connection portion on the lower facing side are contacted with each other, thus even if the connection portion is deformed so that the clearance becomes narrower, a minimum clearance corresponding to a height of the connection portion is retained based on the first separation surface and the second separation surface contacting each other.

Abstract: By separating the connection portion 18, the first separation surface 21 of the connection portion 18 remaining on the upper facing side 16 and the second separation surface 22 of the connection portion 18 remaining on the lower facing side 17 are contacted with each other, thus even if the connection portion 18 is deformed so that the clearance C1 becomes narrow, the minimum clearance corresponding to the height of the connection portion 18 can be retained based on that the first separation surface 21 and the second separation surface 22 contact with each other.