Abstract: A sealed battery includes a lid closing a container of a sealed battery, an upper current collecting plate, a lead connecting an upper surface to an inner surface of the lid. A welding point of the lead is outside a position corresponding to a periphery of the cap. The lead includes a cylindrical lateral wall part extending vertically, an annular frame portion extending substantially horizontally from a first end of the lateral wall part, and a plurality of supplementary leads that extends substantially horizontally from a second end part of the lateral wall part. The frame portion extends from the first end part in substantially a first direction along a radial direction of the cylindrical lateral wall part, whereas the plurality of supplementary leads extends from the second end part in substantially a second direction opposite to the first direction along the radial direction.

Abstract: In a method for preparing a hydrogen absorbing electrode, a hydrogen absorbing alloy which contains a rare earth element as an alloy constituent and a transition metal element is immersed in an aqueous alkaline solution so that the saturation mass susceptibility is 1.0 to 6.5 emu/g of the hydrogen absorbing alloy. The hydrogen absorbing alloy is mixed through the immersing step with an oxide or hydroxide of a rare earth element wherein the oxide or hydroxide has as a main component at least one element selected from the group consisting of Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu. Then, a mixture of the hydrogen absorbing alloy and the oxide or hydroxide of the rare earth element is applied to form a desired shape.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing highly reliable batteries includes the steps of placing in a battery container an electrode assembly; arranging an upper current collecting plate to be electrically connected to one of the electrodes of the electrode assembly; bringing a lead previously welded to the inner surface of a lid in contact with the upper current collecting plate; and welding the points of contact between the lead and the upper current collecting plate. Also batteries are produced by the method, and a method for inspecting battery including the steps of detecting defective welds by measuring alternating-current resistance of a battery.

Abstract: In a method for preparing a hydrogen absorbing electrode, a hydrogen absorbing alloy which contains a rare earth element as an alloy constituent and a transition metal element is immersed in an aqueous alkaline solution so that the saturation mass susceptibility is 1.0 to 6.5 emu/g of the hydrogen absorbing alloy. The hydrogen absorbing alloy is mixed through the immersing step with an oxide or hydroxide of a rare earth element wherein the oxide or hydroxide has as a main component at least one element selected from the group consisting of Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu. Then, a mixture of the hydrogen absorbing alloy and the oxide or hydroxide of the rare earth element is applied to form a desired shape.

Abstract: Provided are a method for manufacturing highly reliable batteries and a method for inspecting batteries that can achieve firm, low-resistance welding upon welding of points of contact between a lead welded to the lid of a battery and an upper current collecting plate and that can eliminate batteries with defective welds.

Abstract: A lead for a sealed battery having a specific profile can realize a low resistance welding process when connecting the upper current collecting plate and the lid in order to make the sealed battery show a low resistance and excellent output characteristics. A sealed battery is realized by using such a lead and a method of manufacturing such a battery employs a specific welding step.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a sealed battery having a low resistance, excellent in the output power, and provided with a current collecting structure by setting welding points of a lower current collecting plate and a container bottom surface at specified positions without requiring a current collecting substrate with a special structure or a complicated welding method.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a sealed battery having a low resistance and is excellent in output power performance, and a lead suitable for the sealed battery, and a battery stack comprising a plurality of such sealed batteries as described above, Provided is a sealed battery comprising a lid (50) for closing the open end of a container (60) which has, at the center of its upper surface, a valve body (90) covered with a cap (80) to form a safety valve, and an upper current collecting plate (2) connected via lead (20, 30) to the inner surface of lid (50), wherein a welding point of lead (20) to the inner surface of lid (50) is, in a flat view, outside the periphery of cap (80), and the length of lead (20, 30) from the welding point (20) on the inner surface of lid (50) to the nearest welding point (30) on the upper current collecting plate (2) is 1 to 2.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a nickel metal-hydride battery excellent in cycle performance, high-rate discharging ability, and output power performance, by utilizing a hydrogen absorbing electrode comprising a hydrogen absorbing alloy powder as an active material, which is excellent in resistance to corrosion and high-rate discharging performance. Provided are a hydrogen absorbing electrode comprising 100 parts by weight of a hydrogen absorbing alloy powder which contains, as a main component, a rare earth element and a transition metal element, and has a saturation mass susceptibility of 1.0 to 6.5 emu/g, and 0.3 to 1.

Abstract: An electrotherapeutic device for passing a DC electric current through a living organism by applying a voltage to the living organism includes a battery with an internal resistance which is high enough so that changes in the resistance value of the living organism can be disregarded. Excessive flow of current is avoided even when the resistance of the living organism fluctuates. The device is safe, easy to handle, and inexpensive. It is particularly suited for use with iontophoresis; a technology by which drugs are administered using electricity.