Abstract:
An electrode plate unit capable of suppressing the internal short circuit caused by flashing that is formed on the end portion of a positive electrode plate and a battery using the same. The electrode plate unit includes a group of electrode plates in which a plurality of positive electrode plates and a plurality of negative electrode plates are laminated alternately via separators, a positive electrode collector plate connected to one side face of the group of electrode plates for connection to the positive electrode plate, and a negative electrode collector plate connected to another side face of the group of electrode plates for connection to the negative electrode plate, wherein the edge portion of the positive electrode plate is protruded from the edge portion of the negative electrode plate on the entire side face excluding the side face to which the negative electrode collector plate of the group of electrode plates is connected.
Abstract:
A lithium ion secondary battery includes: (a) a positive electrode plate comprising an active material part and a current collector carrying the active material part, the active material part comprising a positive electrode active material capable of absorbing or desorbing a lithium ion during charge and discharge; (b) a negative electrode plate comprising an active material part and a current collector carrying the active material part, the active material part comprising a negative electrode active material capable of absorbing or desorbing a lithium ion during charge and discharge; (c) a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrode plates; (d) an electrolyte; and (e) a battery case accommodating the positive and negative electrode plates, the separator, and the electrolyte. The positive and negative electrode plates are wound with the separator interposed therebetween, thereby to form an electrode plate assembly. The electrode plate assembly is so configured that each lengthwise edge of the positive electrode current collector is positioned on an outer side of each lengthwise edge of the negative electrode active material part.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a set of electrode plates for rolled electrochemical component and a cell comprising it. The set of electrode plates comprises a stripe-shaped first electrode plate, a stripe-shaped second electrode plate and a stripe-shaped separator, said separator being positioned between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, and these three being revolved into a roll in the length direction, wherein said first electrode plate comprising a stripe-shaped first collector and the active material coated on the surface of said first collector, said second electrode plate comprising a stripe-shaped second collector and the active material coated on the surface of said second collector, a first exposed portion with a predetermined width on which the active material are not coated being formed on at least one of two terminals in a width direction of the first electrode plate to constitute a first collecting section, a second exposed portion with a predetermined width on which the active material are not coated being formed on at least one of two terminals in a width direction of the second electrode plate to constitute a second collecting section, a structure for preventing sharp crippling is formed on at least one of said first collecting section and said second collecting section in at least the innermost periphery of the set of electrode plates. Hence, a high quality component having reliable and stable electrical connection between the collecting section and the collecting plate thereof and prevented from inner short-circuit in the set of roll-shaped electrode plates can be obtained.
Abstract:
A battery assembly includes a plurality of battery modules electrically connected together, each battery module acting as a secondary battery and including an electrode group, an electrolyte, a container for housing the electrode group and the electrolyte, and a safety valve operating in accordance with the internal pressure of the container. The working pressure of each safety valve is set so that the safety valve of at least one battery module is opened when the at least one battery module has its maximum internal pressure or less during the charge equalization. It is possible to provide a battery assembly that can improve the reliability of the container strength by keeping the working pressure of each safety valve lower than the pressure that the container resists even under elevated temperature conditions.
Abstract:
A heat-sensitive recording material comprises a recording layer formed on a base sheet where the recording layer comprises a colorless or pale colored basic chromogenic material, a color developing material which develops a color by contacting with said chromogenic material, and a stabilizer. The recording layer comprises at least one selected from the group consisitng of 3-(N-methyl-N-cyclohexyl)amino-6-methyl-7-phenylaminofluoran, 3-diethylamino-6-methyl-7-phenylaminofluoran and 3-(N-ethyl-N-tetrahydrofurfuryl)amino-6-methyl-7-phenylaminofluoran together with 3-di(n-butyl)amino-6-methyl-7-phenylaminofluoran as the chromogenic material, and at least one selected from the group consisting of 1,1,3-tris(3-cyclohexyl-4-hydroxy-6-methylphenyl)butane, 1,1,3-tris(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-tert-butylphenyl)butane and 4,4'-cyclohexylidenediphenol as the stabilizer, so that a heat-sensitive recording material in which both of the brightness of the background area and the optical density of the recorded images are stably maintained under high temperature condition can be obtained.
Abstract:
A heat-sensitive record material having on a base sheet a recording layer which comprises a basic colorless chromogenic material and an acceptor in the state of that the colorless chromogenic material is contacted with the acceptor by heating to produce color images. The recording layer comprises at least one phenol compound represented by the following formula (I) together with the colorless chromogenic material and the acceptor, ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 radicals is hydrogen, C.sub.1-8 alkyl or C.sub.5-8 cycloalkyl, but at least one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 radicals is C.sub.5-8 cycloalkyl; and each of R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 radicals is hydrogen or C.sub.1-8 alkyl.
Abstract:
This invention provides a heat-sensitive record material comprising a base sheet and a heat-sensitive record layer formed over the base sheet and containing a colorless or pale-colored basic dye and a color developing material capable of forming a color when contacted with the dye, the record material being characterized in that the heat-sensitive record layer contains as the color developing material at least one compound represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a group ##STR2## or a group ##STR3## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each a hydrogen atom, chlorine atom, hydroxyl or alkoxy having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, the heat-sensitive record layer further containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexane and hindered phenol compounds.
Abstract:
A heat-sensitive recording material is described comprising a support having a recording layer provided thereon, said recording layer containing (1) at least one colorless or pale-colored basic dye, (2) hydroquinone monobenzyl ether, and (3) at least one compound selected from compounds represented by the formulae (I) to (IV): ##STR1## wherein X and Y are each a chlorine atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a phenyl group or a benzyl group; m and n are each an integer of 0 to 3; and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a phenyl group or a benzyl group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may jointly form a cyclohexane ring. The heat-sensitive recording material is suitable for use in high-speed recording, e.g., high-speed facsimiles.
Abstract:
A lithium ion secondary battery includes: (a) a positive electrode plate comprising an active material part and a current collector carrying the active material part, the active material part comprising a positive electrode active material capable of absorbing or desorbing a lithium ion during charge and discharge; (b) a negative electrode plate comprising an active material part and a current collector carrying the active material part, the active material part comprising a negative electrode active material capable of absorbing or desorbing a lithium ion during charge and discharge; (c) a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrode plates; (d) an electrolyte; and (e) a battery case accommodating the positive and negative electrode plates, the separator, and the electrolyte. The positive and negative electrode plates are wound with the separator interposed therebetween, thereby to form an electrode plate assembly. The electrode plate assembly is so configured that each lengthwise edge of the positive electrode current collector is positioned on an outer side of each lengthwise edge of the negative electrode active material part.
Abstract:
An electrochemical device having an electrode plate assembly. The electrode plate assembly includes (a) at least one first electrode, (b) at least one second electrode, and (c) a separator interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode includes a first current collector sheet and at least one first electrode mixture layer carried thereon. The second electrode includes a second current collector sheet and at least one second electrode mixture layer carried thereon. At least one of the first current collector sheet and the second current collector sheet has a conductive area and an insulating area.