Electrical Contact Terminal Plate Or Cap Clamped To Or Embedded In A Portion Of The Housing Patents (Class 429/170)
  • Patent number: 11881569
    Abstract: A battery case short-circuit processing method and system are provided. The battery case short-circuit processing method includes: when a short circuit between a case of a battery and a first electrode of the battery is detected, connecting the case and a second electrode of the battery by shorting, wherein if the first electrode is a positive electrode, the second electrode is a negative electrode; and if the first electrode is a negative electrode, the second electrode is a positive electrode; disconnecting the case of the battery from the second electrode, and carrying out standing of the battery for a preset duration; after the standing duration of the battery, detecting a potential difference between the case and the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yunxiao Wan, Hao Wu
  • Patent number: 11862820
    Abstract: To provide a solid-state battery capable of achieving high capacity. A solid-state battery including a multilayer body including a stack of a plurality of electrode layers including positive electrode layers and negative electrode layers and solid electrolyte layers each disposed between the electrode layers, the multilayer body having a columnar shape; and the solid-state battery including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal disposed at both end portions of the multilayer body; a positive electrode tab electrically connected to the positive electrode layer and the positive electrode terminal; and a negative electrode tab electrically connected to the negative electrode layer and the negative electrode terminal, wherein the positive electrode tab and the negative electrode tab are spirally wound on an outer peripheral surface of the multilayer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Masahiro Ohta, Toshiyuki Ariga
  • Patent number: 11454383
    Abstract: A remote control for operating a light system having a light source housed in a light housing, a power source, and a manual switch that can selectively activate a light source comprising a tail cap configured to couple to the light source, wherein the tail cap has a housing that houses a microcontroller and a wireless communication module, wherein the microcontroller can be coupled to the wireless communication module and to the light source such that the microcontroller can operate to selectively control the light source when the tail cap is coupled to the light source. A remote having a communication interface wherein the communication interface can communicate with the wireless communication module wherein the communication interface receives user preference information from the remote to allow the user to remotely control the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventor: Phillip Gerlings
  • Patent number: 11374289
    Abstract: A battery wiring module has a novel structure with which workability of a wire routing process can be improved and is able to prevent or reduce the occurrence of misrouting. A battery wiring module includes a plurality of busbars that electrically connect adjacent battery cells of a plurality of battery cells arranged in a row, a plurality of coated wires connected at one end to an external connection terminal and a connecting part provided at the other end being connected to one of the busbars, a wire routing body in which a busbar housing frame that houses the busbars and a wire routing passage that routes the coated wires are provided, and a sub-assembly protector that is mounted to the wire routing body, the sub-assembly protector holding a plurality of coated wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Taiji Yanagida, Hiroki Shimoda
  • Patent number: 10665827
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cap assembly for a secondary battery and a secondary battery. The cap assembly for the secondary battery includes a cap plate having an electrode lead-out hole; and a terminal assembly including a terminal board, a fixing member, a deformable sheet, a conductive sheet and an isolator, wherein the deformable sheet is attached to the terminal board; the conductive sheet includes a first portion provided between the terminal board and the cap plate; the terminal board is fixed to a side of the cap plate through the fixing member and covers the electrode lead-out hole, and the terminal board is electrically connected with the first portion through the deformable sheet; the deformable sheet is configured to deform to be electrically disconnected from the first portion in response to an increase in a pressure inside the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Quankun Li, Baisong Chen, Jian Guo, Peng Wang, Taosheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 10535860
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a conductive outer can, an electrode body in the outer can, a conductive seal plate tightly closing an open end of the outer can, and a cathode external terminal on the seal plate. The battery further includes a current cutoff mechanism (CID). The CID is located on the electrical conduction pathway between the cathode external terminal and the electrode body and interrupts the electrical coupling therebetween in response to an increased internal pressure in the battery. The CID includes a thin portion of the seal plate and a diaphragm. The diaphragm deforms to interrupt the electrical coupling between the cathode external terminal and the electrode body in response to the increase in the internal pressure in the battery. A cathode collector lead electrically couples the electrode body and the seal plate, and the seal plate connects the diaphragm and the cathode collector lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Fujiwara, Hiromasa Yagi
  • Patent number: 10490839
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly and having an opening; a cap plate configured to be combined to the opening; a first current collecting member and a second current collecting member configured to be electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively; and a first terminal and a second terminal configured to be electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively, and the first current collecting member may include a first current collecting plate electrically connected to the first electrode, and a first connecting protrusion which protrudes from the first current collecting plate and has a first terminal hole into which the first terminal is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Seok Koo, Sang-Won Byun, Hyun-Soo Lee, Hyun-Young Lim
  • Patent number: 10256444
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of unit cells, each including a cylindrical battery case, and a connecting member (12) that connects the unit cells to each other. The battery case of each unit cell includes a bottom surface portion (30b) including a plurality of gas discharging sections (32) that open when an internal pressure of the unit cell reaches a predetermined pressure. The gas discharging sections (32) are separated from each other. The connecting member (12) is joined to a non-opening section (34) of the bottom surface portion (30b), the non-opening section (34) being disposed between the gas discharging sections (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okuda, Seiji Omura
  • Patent number: 9136617
    Abstract: An electrically conductive connecting member which can be used for a battery having a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal composed of different metals from each other and which does not undergo electrolytic corrosion and reduction in electric resistance and has excellent mechanical strength. This electrically conductive connecting member is used for a battery in which a pair of output terminals are composed of different metals from each other, and includes an electrode section (a bar-shaped section) connected to one of the output terminals and composed of the same metal as that used for one of the output terminals and a bus bar section (a band-plate-shaped section) connected to the electrode section and composed of the same metal as that used for the other output terminal, wherein the electrode section and the bus bar section are integrated with each other through diffusion bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Sakae
  • Patent number: 9040192
    Abstract: A lithium rechargeable battery including: a bare cell including an electrode assembly disposed in a pouch, the electrode assembly including two electrodes, a separator, and first and second electrode tabs that extend from the electrodes, through a first side of the bare cell; a protecting circuit board electrically connected to the first and second electrode tabs; a first lead plate connected to the protecting circuit board and the first electrode tab, and a second lead plate connected to the protecting circuit board and the second electrode tab. The protecting circuit board is provided on a second side of the bare cell, which is adjacent to the first side. The first and second lead plates are bent to extend along the first and second sides of the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seongjoon Lee, Myungjun Lee, Kisung Hong
  • Patent number: 9034511
    Abstract: A power storage apparatus having a battery unit housed in a case includes external terminals of positive and negative poles for providing, from outside the case, electrical connection to corresponding positive and negative poles of the battery unit; and electronic parts, wherein only when a connection with the battery unit is cut from at least one of the external terminals of both the poles, the electronic parts can be accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Adachi, Eiji Kumagai
  • Patent number: 9005803
    Abstract: A secondary battery that can easily adjust power by disposing a plurality of jelly-rolls for the secondary battery in a case and connecting electrodes of the jelly-rolls in either electrical series or in electrical parallel, with corresponding welds. The secondary battery is constructed with a plurality of jelly-rolls each having a first electrode tab and a second electrode tab protruding from the jelly-roll, a case having an opening accommodating insertion of the jelly-rolls, and a cap plate sealing the opening of the case and bearing electrode terminals on a bottom side of the cap plate facing the jelly-rolls. The first electrode tabs protruding from the jelly-rolls are electrically connected to the electrode terminals and the second electrode tabs protruding from the jelly-rolls are electrically connected to the cap plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Jung Yoo
  • Patent number: 8975867
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a secondary battery pack including a battery cell having a pair of coupling grooves, each of the coupling grooves having a predetermined depth, an insulative mounting member mounted to the top of the battery cell, a protection circuit module (PCM) having a pair of connection coupling members protruding downward, and an insulative cap coupled to the top of the battery cell, wherein the connection coupling members are inserted into coupling grooves formed at electrode terminals of the battery cell through openings of the insulative mounting member in a state in which the insulative mounting member is mounted to the top of the battery cell, thereby achieving the coupling of the PCM to the battery cell and the insulative mounting member and the electrical connection between the battery cell and the PCM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Heegyu Kim, Seogjin Yoon, Jung-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8968919
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical energy storage system (100) comprising at least one coiled electrical energy storage element placed inside an envelope (200), said envelope (200) containing the coiled electrical energy storage element in a main body (210) of the envelope (200) and including at least one lid (230, 240), characterized in that said lid (230, 240), placed at one end of the main body of the envelope (200) and electrically connected by electrical connection means (280) to the coiled electrical energy storage element, is fastened to the main body (210) of the envelope (200) by a bonding means (600). The invention is particularly applicable in the production of electrical energy storage assemblies such as supercapacitors, batteries or generators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Blue Solutions
    Inventors: Olivier Caumont, René Huibant, Jean-François Minard
  • Patent number: 8956755
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery includes a package can, an electrode group, a lid and a plurality of homopolar external terminals. The electrode group is provided in the package can and comprises a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The lid is provided to an opening part of the package can. The plurality of homopolar external terminals are provided on the lid and electrically connected to the positive electrode or negative electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kengo Kurata, Tatsuya Shinoda, Mitsuhiro Hoshino, Hideyuki Ishii
  • Patent number: 8951662
    Abstract: An energy storage pack for an electric power tool comprising a housing for reception of a plurality of cell blocks having electrochemical storage cells, as well as electrical pole terminals to which poles of the cell blocks are electrically connectable. At least one pole terminal is embodied as a subassembly that encompasses two electrically separated contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolf Matthias, Rainer Glauning
  • Patent number: 8951663
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a battery includes a cap plate, the cap plate having an opening penetrating therethrough and having at least a first protrusion extending from a first side, an electrode terminal extending through the opening in the cap plate, a collector extending from the electrode terminal, and a gasket interposed between a portion of the electrode terminal and the first side of the cap plate, the first protrusion extending through the gasket and the collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Dukjung Kim
  • Patent number: 8936653
    Abstract: A pouch, in which an electrode assembly of a battery is held, including a frame, including a groove into which the electrode assembly is inserted with a front of the electrode assembly temporarily exposed, upper and lower flanges bordering upper and lower ends of the groove, and extended parts on either side of the groove, front and upper sealing parts formed when the extended parts are folded over the front of the electrode assembly and the upper and lower flanges and sealed together and to the upper flange, respectively, the front and upper sealing parts defining a pocket in which an electrolyte solution is injected toward the electrode assembly, and a lower sealing part formed when the folded extended parts are sealed to the lower flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joongheon Kim, Hyungbok Lee, Changsik Kim, Jeongwon Oh
  • Patent number: 8927140
    Abstract: A secondary battery including: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a can accommodating the electrode assembly and an open end; and a cap assembly to seal the open end of the can. A step difference is formed in an upper end of the can. A supporter settled in the step difference is formed in the cap assembly. A bottom protrusion inserted into the can is formed on a bottom surface of the supporter. Therefore, ignition and explosion are prevented by a short between the electrode plates in accordance with the deformation of the electrode assembly so that the stability of the secondary battery may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dae-June Jeong
  • Patent number: 8916288
    Abstract: A lithium rechargeable battery having corrosion resistance and a method of making the same. In the lithium rechargeable battery including a metal case, a cap plate and terminals, a protective layer is formed on at least portions of surfaces of the metal case, the cap plate and the terminals, and the protective layer is formed of a protective layer forming composition comprising at least one hydrophobic compound selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted 1,2,3-benzotriazole, alkoxysilance having 1 to 20 carbons, vinylakoxy silane having 1 to 20 carbons, and (meth)acryl silane, and chromic oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sungkab Kim, Sukje Kim, Seongwon Yoon, Gunho Kwak, Sunghoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8906544
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a terminal section for storage battery that allows external leading wires to be simultaneously attached thereto at two or more locations, a nut for terminal of the terminal section for storage battery, a lid for storage battery with the terminal section for storage battery, and a storage battery. There is provided a terminal section for storage battery 8 which is made up of a terminal 4 having a cavity portion into which a nut is inserted, a bushing 6, and a conductive portion 7 joining both, wherein the terminal 4 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and through-holes 4K1, 4K2 of the terminal 4 are formed at least at two locations of a rectangular upper surface plate portion and a rectangular front surface plate portion, and at positions where screw holes of the nut communicating with the through-holes 4K1, 4K2 of the terminal 4 do not intersect with each other, when the nut is inserted into the cavity portion of the terminal 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Haruyama, Shin Osaki, Eiji Hojo, Yasuhide Nakayama
  • Patent number: 8895181
    Abstract: Provided is a battery module that offsets external power exerted on a rechargeable battery not only to protect the rechargeable battery but also to ensure security. The battery module includes: a casing which comprises an electrode assembly and has an open upper portion; a cap assembly which is disposed at an upper portion of the casing so as to seal the casing; and a first connection cap which is disposed on the cap assembly, wherein the first connection cap includes: a cap base which is fixed to the cap assembly and in which one or more indentations are formed at an outermost edge portion thereof; and a cover which protrudes from the cap base in an opposite direction of the cap assembly and has one or more openings at a lateral portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae-Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 8883341
    Abstract: A battery is provided with a base portion provided on the base end side of a columnar rivet portion. A terminal rivet is formed, on that surface of the base portion on which the rivet portion is located, with a sloped seat surface having a height which increases as one moves closer to the rivet section and provided at the entire circumference around the rivet section. The battery is also provided with an annular elastic member and a hard member having higher hardness than the elastic member and provided with a first hole having a diameter greater than the outer diameter of the elastic member and smaller than the outer diameter of the sloped seat surface. The terminal rivet is mounted such that the base portion and a current collecting part are located inside a battery case and such that the rivet portion penetrates through a hole in the battery case to project outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroki Nagai
  • Patent number: 8877362
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery pack including a cell having an electrode assembly and a pouch for retaining the electrode assembly therein; an electrode tab connected to a lead tab of the cell; and a temperature sensor received in a receiving groove of the electrode tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Won Kim, Ji-Heon Kim
  • Patent number: 8865338
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells; a casing in which the plurality of battery cells are housed; a plurality of conductive members that electrically connect the plurality of battery cells; and a voltage detection conductor that detects voltages at each of the plurality of battery cells. The casing includes at least a pair of resin side plates that sandwich and support the plurality of battery cells from both sides. The voltage detection conductor is formed in a predetermined shape and integrated with the side plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignees: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Sugawara, Shinichi Fujino, Hideki Honma, Sadashi Seto
  • Patent number: 8865329
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a secondary battery pack including a battery cell including first and second electrode terminals of specific structures, a protection circuit module (PCM) including connection members A and B connected to the first and second electrode terminals and an electrically insulated top cap, wherein a connection portion of the connection member B connected to the second electrode terminal of the battery cell is located at the bottom of the PCB so that the connection member B is electrically connected to the second electrode terminal via the safety element, the connection member A is coupled to the bottom of the PCB in a state in which the connection member A protrudes from one end of the PCB in the lateral direction so that a connection portion of the connection member A connected to the first electrode terminal of the battery cell is exposed through a corresponding one of the through holes formed at the top cap, a coupling hole is formed at the protruding portion of the connection member A, and w
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Juhwan Baek, Sangkwon Nam, Sukjin Song, Tae-Wook Kim, Jinhyun Ryu
  • Publication number: 20140295254
    Abstract: A mercury-free lead-free button battery includes a negative cap, a cathode material, a gasket ring, a positive can, an anode material, and a diaphragm. The positive can and the negative cap are combined. The gasket ring is clamped between the positive can and the negative cap for separating the positive can from the negative cap. The cathode material is arranged on the bottom of the positive can. The diaphragm is arranged on the cathode material. The anode material is arranged between the negative cap and the diaphragm. A partition unit is arranged between the negative cap and the anode material for separating the anode material from the negative cap and conductively connecting the anode material and the negative cap. The partition unit ensures disconnection between the anode material and the negative cap and therefore safety of the battery by preventing expansion, weeping and even that would otherwise happen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Bin Liu
  • Patent number: 8841018
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide simpler and more reliable electrical wiring than a lead wire. A battery pack includes at least one rechargeable secondary battery (1), a battery holder (70) for housing the secondary battery (1) in a predetermined position, a pack circuit board (74) having a mounted electronic circuit for monitoring the secondary battery (1), and an electrical connection wire (85) for electrically wiring the pack circuit board (74). Here, the electrical connection wire (85) is a bent metal wire. Because wiring is realized using metal wire, and the metal connection is secured after the wiring has been completed, movement and deformation due to vibrations and other factors, such as that which occurs in the case of conventional lead wires, are avoided, and reliability can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Nakano, Osamu Inaoka, Takao Takatsu, Haruhiko Yoneda
  • Patent number: 8835045
    Abstract: A battery pack having a case where connection tabs can be accurately positioned within the case and where welding holes in the case are formed to provide access to a welding rod and to allow heat to escape. Connection tabs are fixed into a lower case, batteries are arranged in the case, and then a welding process is performed to attach electrode tabs of the battery to the connection tabs so that the batteries can be connected together, to an external terminal and to a protection circuit module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung Rae Pyo
  • Patent number: 8808895
    Abstract: A battery may have a foil battery pack with leads that are coupled to a printed circuit board. Battery protection structures formed from an insulating material such as plastic may be used to protect the foil battery pack. The foil battery pack may have a rectangular shape with front and rear faces surrounded by a rectangular peripheral edge. The battery protection structures may have a ring shape that surrounds the peripheral edge while leaving the front and rear faces exposed to minimize the size of the battery protection structures. An elastomeric material may be used to form the battery protection structures. The elastomeric material may allow the battery protection structures to stretch when the battery pack expands during use. Two shots of plastic may be incorporated into the battery protection structures to provide both puncture resistance and the ability to stretch during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shayan Malek, Miguel C. Christophy, Jared M. Kole
  • Patent number: 8808904
    Abstract: A secondary battery with a protective circuit module including a rechargeable bare cell having a first electrode and a second electrode and a protective circuit module having a protective circuit for the rechargeable bare cell. A conductive bonding layer is located on the protective circuit module and a secondary protective element assembly is attached to the protective circuit module by the conductive bonding layer. A first lead plate electrically connects the secondary protective element assembly to the first electrode, and a second lead plate electrically connects the protective circuit module to the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngcheol Jang, Nohyun Kwak, Sangjoo Lee
  • Patent number: 8808903
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a battery. The battery includes a metallic outer can, a wound electrode group, a positive electrode-lead, a negative electrode-lead, a positive electrode insulating cover, and a negative electrode insulating cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsuya Shinoda, Hideyuki Ishii, Kengo Kurata, Yoshiaki Asami, Tsutomu Matsui, Eiki Kashiwazaki, Kenichi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8785035
    Abstract: A composition for making a contact contains predetermined amounts of cobalt and sulfur and has a predetermined average particle size. The composition for making the contact includes a nickel-cobalt alloy containing 20% by weight to 55% by weight of cobalt, and 0.002 part by weight to 0.02 part by weight of sulfur with respect to 100 parts by weight of the nickel-cobalt alloy, the composition having an average particle size of 0.10 ?m to 0.35 ?m. The contact made with the composition may be included in a connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniyoshi Maezawa, Yoko Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 8771854
    Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery including an electrode assembly, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, a cap assembly, and an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly. The cap assembly includes a cap plate disposed over an upper opening of the case. The electrode terminal protrudes outwardly from a terminal hole of the cap plate. The electrode terminal includes a collecting terminal extending through the terminal hole of the cap plate, a terminal plate coupled with the collecting terminal, and a coupling terminal coupled with the terminal plate. The cap plate includes a short-circuit hole therein. The short-circuit hole is at a position corresponding to a position of the coupling terminal. A short-circuit member covers the short-circuit hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Minhyung Guen, Dukjung Kim
  • Patent number: 8765291
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery having increased output and capacity, and improved reliability and safety. A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate including a plurality of first protrusions extending from an end of the electrode assembly and a second electrode plate including a plurality of second protrusions extending from the end of the electrode assembly, at least one of the plurality of first protrusions or the plurality of second protrusions including a planar portion and a curved portion; a case containing the electrode assembly; and a collector plate coupled to the at least one of the plurality of first protrusions or the plurality of second protrusions and covering at least the curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Hyoseob Kim
  • Patent number: 8753766
    Abstract: An electric storage device including a case, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a current collector, a gasket, and a conductive member. The current collector has a first end connected to the positive electrode or the negative electrode and a second end electrically connected to an inner surface of the case. The conductive member includes a body and an inside large-diameter portion having a larger diameter than that of the body. The body is arranged in a mounting hole of the case. The inside large-diameter portion is disposed at one end of the body inside the case, and electrically connected to a second end of the current collector. The inside large-diameter portion is arranged so as to be in contact with an inner gasket such that the inner gasket and the second end of the current collector are sandwiched between the inside large-diameter portion and the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventor: Syun Ito
  • Patent number: 8722237
    Abstract: A secondary battery including: an electrode assembly; a case containing the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing an opening of the case; an electrode terminal protruding outside the case; and a collector electrically connected between the electrode assembly and the electrode terminal, wherein the collector includes a first collecting part coupled to the electrode terminal and including a first coupling portion, and a second collecting part coupled to the electrode assembly and including a second coupling portion, the first coupling portion being coupled to the second coupling portion, and wherein one of the first and second coupling portions includes a protrusion part, and the other of the first and second coupling portions includes an accommodation part, the protrusion part being received in the accommodation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Minhyung Guen
  • Patent number: 8703328
    Abstract: A lithium ion battery pack battery pack is disclosed. The battery pack comprises a housing, the housing having a sidewall and a sidewall opening extending there through, a plurality of lithium ion battery cells disposed within the housing, the battery cells having an anode terminal and a cathode terminal, first and second current collectors disposed in the housing, the first and second current collectors electrically engaging respective ones of the anode and the cathode terminals, a metal plate disposed in the sidewall opening adjacent one of the current collectors, and an electrically non-conductive barrier disposed between the adjacent one of the current collectors and the metal plate, wherein the metal plate draws heat from the adjacent one of the current collectors outwardly into the ambient environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: K2 Energy Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Villarreal
  • Patent number: 8691405
    Abstract: A secondary battery, including a bare cell provided with coupling portion, a protection circuit module provided with a circuit board, and connecting member electrically connecting the bare cell to the protection circuit module. The coupling portion has a contact recess. The protection circuit module is adapted to control the charging/discharging of the bare cell. the connecting member has a bare cell connecting portion. The bare cell connecting portion has an insertion portion inserted into the contact recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sangjoon Lee
  • Patent number: 8691427
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for manufacturing a battery shell applicable to an electronic device. The method includes providing a metal substrate, a metal implanting component including a connecting part disposed thereon; bonding the metal implanting component to the metal substrate; and forming a plastic component on the metal substrate by an insert molding process. The plastic component covers the metal implanting component. By bonding the plastic component to the bonding part of the metal implanting component, the bonding strength is enforced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Getac Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Po-Tsun Chao
  • Patent number: 8679673
    Abstract: Provided are a cap assembly and a can, and a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes a plurality of bare cells, each of which includes a cap-up used as an electrode terminal; and a conductive plate installed on top of the cap-ups and connecting a plurality of adjacent bare cells in series or in parallel, wherein a plurality of embossments are formed on the cap-up, a slit is formed in the conductive plate, and the conductive plate is welded to the embossments. Therefore, since a cap-up may be properly welded to a desired position on a conductive plate, bad welding may be reduced, and welding strength may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hun-Tae Ro
  • Patent number: 8673485
    Abstract: A cylindrical battery gasket that will not functionally deteriorate in absorbing stress caused by the gasket extending radially upon the battery being sealed is provided with a boss part with a central hole through which a negative electrode collector is inserted, a canister contact part that is affixed in place and in contact with a cathode canister, a disk-shaped part that is provided to connect the boss part to the canister contact part, and a stress buffering part that is provided on the way to the disk-shaped pat. The stress buffering part has a first bent part and a second bent part, both of an acute angle, and is set nearer the center of the cathode canister than to the positive electrode mixture, upon the gasket being installed in the cathode canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: FDK Energy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yamazaki, Shuji Murakami, Hidenori Tsuzuki
  • Patent number: 8663835
    Abstract: Provided are a cap assembly for a secondary battery and a secondary battery having the same. Here, when a can is sealed using a laser beam, soot and degradation of a gasket of the cap assembly may be prevented. The cap assembly includes an electrode terminal, a cap plate having a terminal through-hole, and a gasket disposed between the electrode terminal and the cap plate, and a distance between an outermost edge of the gasket and an outermost edge of the cap plate is 0.7 times or greater than a diameter of a laser beam used in a sealing process of the can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheon-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8652681
    Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery, which includes: an electrode assembly; a can receiving the electrode assembly; and an insulation case provided at an upper part of the electrode assembly inside the can, where a stepped part thinner than the can is formed on an inner surface of an upper part of the can. The insulation case can be inserted to the stepped part and the cap plate can be seated on a second stepped part formed at the upper part of the stepped part and can have protrusions that contact the stepped part. The insulation case and cap plate are stably assembled to the can, thereby improving reliability of the process to weld the cap plate to the upper part of the can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hwail Uh
  • Patent number: 8637181
    Abstract: A terminal of a rechargeable battery includes a collector terminal electrically coupled to an electrode assembly located within a case, wherein the collector terminal protrudes from the case; a terminal plate located outside of the case and coupled to the collector terminal; and a coupling terminal coupled to the terminal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dukjung Kim, Sangwon Byun
  • Patent number: 8637173
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack including guide recesses inside a case. The battery pack includes a core pack including a bare cell, and a protective circuit member electrically connected to the bare cell, a case accommodating the core pack, and an upper cover covering the core pack. The case includes a base plate, reinforcement plates vertically extending from edges of the base plate, and a resin part surrounding the reinforcement plates. A guide recess is disposed inside the resin part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seok Koh
  • Patent number: 8632900
    Abstract: A secondary battery capable of being formed to be relatively small by reducing the sizes of internal devices and compactly locating the internal devices. Accordingly, the volume of the secondary battery is reduced and the capacity thereof is maintained, thereby increasing the capacity density of the secondary battery. In one embodiment, the secondary battery includes a bare cell having a cap plate and a protection circuit module on the bare cell and including a printed circuit board surface-contacting the cap plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nohyun Kwag, Youngcheol Jang, Kyungwon Seo, Jaeyoung Ha
  • Patent number: 8628870
    Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery comprising: a bare cell; a protection circuit module having a board having a first hole formed by opening a portion of a first short edge thereof and located on the bare cell; and a first lead plate located between the bare cell and the protection circuit module to support portions of the board located on opposite sides of the first hole about the first hole thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bongyoung Kim, Jaeyoung Ha, Youngho Kim
  • Patent number: 8628879
    Abstract: Magnetic Resonance (MR) conditional medical equipment for use in MR environments. The MR conditional medical equipment includes MR conditional handheld battery operated devices, for example, laryngoscopes, flashlights, and the like, and MR conditional carbon zinc power packs for operating the devices. The devices can be designed to be inoperable by standard alkaline batteries which would render the medical equipment non MR conditional. Alternatively, the devices can have a sealed power pack compartment pre-installed with a non-replaceable carbon zinc power pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Truphatek International Ltd.
    Inventors: Eugeny Pecherer, Shiri Soffer
  • Patent number: 8617739
    Abstract: The galvanic cell according to the invention comprises at least one current conductor and a casing. Said casing at least partially surrounds said galvanic cell. A contact area is assigned to said casing. The casing is at least partially materially engaged with the current conductor via the contact area. The casing comprises at least one first layer and one second layer. The materials of said first layer and said second layer of the casing are different in respect to at least one chemical material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Li-Tec Battery GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Schaefer, Andreas Gutsch