Abstract: The invention provides a gold-supporting catalyst comprising gold nanoparticles and a carrier consisting of porous ceramic obtained by firing a mixture comprising an aluminum compound, a lime component, and a plastic clay containing 1% by mass or less of feldspars and quartz, wherein the gold nanoparticles are supported in an amount of 0.01 to 10 parts by mass on the carrier based on 100 parts by mass of the carrier.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an easy sealing technique of a battery element. A battery module has a battery element placed in the frame shape of an insulating middle frame body. This battery element is covered across the middle frame body by a positive electrode-side plate and a negative electrode-side plate to be contained. In the battery module, an insulating outer peripheral frame body is provided to cover outer peripheral plate sections of the positive electrode-side plate and the negative electrode-side plate along a circumference in a frame shape to include circumferential end faces of the positive and negative electrode-side plates and a circumferential end face of the middle frame body.

Abstract: A storage battery includes a power storage element, a battery case, an internal insulating member, a second electrode terminal, an external insulating member. The power storage element has a stacked structure of a positive plate, a negative plate, and a separator. The battery case includes a first case and a second case that create a space to house the power storage element. The battery case is electrically connected with one electrode of the power storage element and includes a first electrode terminal. The internal insulating member is disposed in the space. The second electrode terminal is connected with the other electrode via the internal insulating member and disposed on a periphery of the battery case at a position different from the connecting part. The external insulating member insulates the second electrode terminal from the battery case.

Abstract: A head protection device includes an air bag and a guiding bracket, and the guiding bracket includes an attachment surface that has an attachment portion attached to a body panel, a guiding wall that has a support portion for supporting the air bag, and a contact portion that is coupled to an end of the guiding wall in the vehicle cabin side and contacts a ceiling material. A weak portion deformed toward the vehicle cabin outer side by a load of a passenger's head at a collision causing no activation of an inflator is formed between the support portion of the guiding wall and the contact portion.

Abstract: A vehicle ceiling structure includes a ceiling interior material that covers a curtain shield air bag with a terminal side, an assist grip is attached to a body panel through an attachment hole provided in the ceiling interior material and an attachment portion is provided on the assist grip. The attachment portion is in contact with or faces an outer circumference of the attachment hole in a surface of the ceiling interior material in a vehicle cabin side. The vehicle ceiling structure on a surface thereof in a vehicle cabin outer side, has an annular groove facing the outer circumference of the attachment portion such that the annular groove surrounds the attachment portion.

Abstract: Rectangular battery cells 30A and 30B are used for the battery stack 10. Each of the battery cells 30A and 30B includes: a batter casing 32 having: a reference surface 32a defined by a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to each other; and a terminal support surface 32b extended from an end of the reference surface 32a toward a third direction orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction; and a positive electrode terminal 34p and a negative electrode terminal 34n protruded from the terminal support surface 32b and arranged at a predetermined distance from each other in the first direction. The positive electrode terminal 34p and the negative electrode terminal 34n are located at positions of different distances in the first direction from the center of the terminal support surface 32b.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an easy sealing technique of a battery element. A battery module has a battery element placed in the frame shape of an insulating middle frame body. This battery element is covered across the middle frame body by a positive electrode-side plate and a negative electrode-side plate to be contained. In the battery module, an insulating outer peripheral frame body is provided to cover outer peripheral plate sections of the positive electrode-side plate and the negative electrode-side plate along a circumference in a frame shape to include circumferential end faces of the positive and negative electrode-side plates and a circumferential end face of the middle frame body.

Abstract: A battery module comprises a battery element and a storage unit configured to contain the battery element therein. The storage unit comprises an electrically conductive positive electrode-side plate and an electrically conductive negative electrode-side plate. The positive electrode-side plate and the negative electrode-side plate define a storage space to contain the battery element therein. The storage unit has a joint end provided on the periphery of the storage space and formed by joining an outer peripheral area of the positive electrode-side plate with an outer peripheral areal of the negative electrode-side plate across an insulating sheet placed between the two outer peripheral areas. The joint end comprises: a wind part formed by stacking and winding the two outer peripheral areas to be pressure-bonded to and joined with each other; and an outer peripheral frame body formed by insert molding using an insulating resin to surround the wind part.

Abstract: A battery holder is equipped with a support unit having a battery holding hole, and a holder unit interposed between the battery holding hole and the battery. The holder unit has a first spacer and a second spacer. The first spacer has a support part that supports the battery in the support unit. The second spacer is formed using a material with a lower melting point than the melting point of the material of the first spacer, this is inserted in the heat shielding space, and when the second spacer is melted by heat and flows out from the heat shielding space, the constitution is such that the heat shielding space shifts the heat insulation space.

Abstract: A battery cover member (10) of the present invention includes a metallic electrode terminal (40), a metallic cover member (30) having through holes (32), and an insulating resin member (50), in which the electrode terminals inserted into the through hole and the cover member are integrally bonded together by the insulating member, wherein at least a sealing area (70) of the electrode terminal that adheres to the insulating member is formed as a columnar shape or an elliptically columnar shape.

Abstract: A vehicle ceiling structure includes a ceiling interior material that covers a curtain shield air bag with a terminal side; an assist grip attached to a body panel through an attachment hole formed in the ceiling interior material; and an attachment portion provided on the assist grip, the attachment portion being in contact with or facing to outer circumference of the attachment hole in a surface of the ceiling interior material in a vehicle cabin side, wherein the vehicle ceiling structure on a surface thereof in a vehicle cabin outer side has an annular groove on outer circumference of the attachment portion in such a manner that the annular groove surround the attachment portion.

Abstract: A head protection device includes an air bag and a guiding bracket, and the guiding bracket includes an attachment surface that has an attachment portion attached to a body panel, a guiding wall that has a support portion for supporting the air bag, and a contact portion that is coupled to an end of the guiding wall in the vehicle cabin side and contacts a ceiling material. A weak portion deformed toward the vehicle cabin outer side by a load of a passenger's head at a collision causing no activation of an inflator is formed between the support portion of the guiding wall and the contact portion.

Abstract: A battery holder is equipped with a support unit having a battery holding hole, and a holder unit interposed between the battery holding hole and the battery. The holder unit has a first spacer and a second spacer. The first spacer has a support part that supports the battery in the support unit. The second spacer is formed using a material with a lower melting point than the melting point of the material of the first spacer, this is inserted in the heat shielding space, and when the second spacer is melted by heat and flows out from the heat shielding space, the constitution is such that the heat shielding space shifts the heat insulation space.

Abstract: Provided is a metal-resin composite container in which a flange portion formed of metal and a container portion formed of resin are joined together by overlapping of a flange vertical wall projecting from the flange portion and a container vertical wall projecting from the container portion. This overlapping prevents separation of the metal flange portion and the resin container portion caused by deformation of the resin container portion. The metal-resin composite container has a plurality of engagement parts each comprising a convex portion formed partially on the container vertical wall and a concave portion formed partially on the flange vertical wall and engaged with the convex portion. This convex-concave engagement allows gravity which acts on the container portion to be received by the concave portion of the flange portion and prevents cracking caused by excessive stress concentration.

Abstract: This invention relates to a battery structure with improved safety. The battery structure includes: at least two batteries disposed axially parallel to each other, positive terminals thereof facing opposite directions, negative terminals thereof facing opposite directions; an insulating material covering each of the batteries; and a connecting member provided at an end of the at least two batteries for connecting the positive terminal of one of the batteries with the negative terminal of the other battery. The connecting member includes: a negative terminal connector attached to the other battery so as to come into contact with the negative terminal of the other battery; and a bus bar connected at one end portion thereof to the positive terminal of the one battery. The negative terminal connector has a socket into which the other end portion of the bus bar is to be inserted.

Abstract: A battery assembly includes single-battery cells, and thermally-conductive members. The thermally-conductive members are formed of a soft material as a plated configuration. The soft material exhibits thermal conductivity and electric insulatability. The single-battery cells, and the thermally-conductive members are adhered to each other, and are disposed one after another alternately in a row, thereby interposing the thermally-conducive members between the single-cell batteries. The thermally-conductive members include a radiation surface respectively from which heat that the single-battery cells produce radiates. The single-battery cells are cooled indirectly by cooling the radiation surfaces of the thermally-conductive members.

Abstract: A lid assembly for battery includes a lid, and a pair of electrode terminals. One of the paired electrode terminals is provided with an electricity collector terminal, a rod-shaped penetrator, a flange and an external terminal that are made from out of a rod integrally by plastic forming.

Abstract: A battery cover member (10) of the present invention includes a metallic electrode terminal (40), a metallic cover member (30) having through holes (32), and an insulating resin member (50), in which the electrode terminals inserted into the through hole and the cover member are integrally bonded together by the insulating member, wherein at least a sealing area (70) of the electrode terminal that adheres to the insulating member is formed as a columnar shape or an elliptically columnar shape.

Abstract: This invention relates to a battery structure with improved safety. The battery structure includes: at least two batteries disposed axially parallel to each other, positive terminals thereof facing opposite directions, negative terminals thereof facing opposite directions; an insulating material covering each of the batteries; and a connecting member provided at an end of the at least two batteries for connecting the positive terminal of one of the batteries with the negative terminal of the other battery. The connecting member includes: a negative terminal connector attached to the other battery so as to come into contact with the negative terminal of the other battery; and a bus bar connected at one end portion thereof to the positive terminal of the one battery. The negative terminal connector has a socket into which the other end portion of the bus bar is to be inserted.

Abstract: A roughened rubber bonding surface having a predetermined roughness of a rubber member and a roughened resin bonding surface having a predetermined roughness of a resin member made of a thermoplastic resin are connected to constitute a bonding interface, and ultrasonic vibrations are applied to the bonding interface from the rubber member side. Only the resin member is fused by friction heat generated in the bonding interface so as to force fused resin into the rubber member, and the fused resin that has been so forced into the rubber member is solidified therein, whereby both the rubber member and the resin member are mechanically bonded by virtue of an anchoring effect produced by the two members which are entangled together.