CN1256797A - Container for electrical device utilizing metal air cell - Google Patents
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Abstract
A water resistant case (6) for an electrical device such as an electric wristwatch movement powered by a standard high current zinc/air cell. A small aperture (11) in the case wall slows ingress and egress of water vapor to the case so as to increase cell life. The aperture also limits the rate of oxygen flow to the cell cathode rather than the air entry ports in the cell itself. A hydrophobic gas transmissive membrane (45) admits air and water vapor to the aperture without admitting liquid water.
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The present invention relates to a kind of container that is used to utilize the electronic apparatus of metal air cell, this electronic apparatus design is suitable for the operation of harmonic(-)mean electric current but intermittently needs high electric current.An example of this container is a Watchcase, it comprises an electronic watch movement by the zinc-air cell power supply, and the continuous to-be low current is so that make wrist-watch as time meter operation, but this wrist-watch comprises and is used for (when by next button) device when illuminating, and perhaps makes the device of the radio receiver operation in beep-pager.Back one usefulness electronic apparatus needs quite high electric current in short-term when its work, therefore need the battery of high electric current to support.
Metal-air cell is known in the present technique field, and it comprises the nonexpendable negative electrode of the oxygen consumed that consumptive metal anode, catalysis use and suitable electrolyte usually.Metal-air cell is made by mini button button form, is used for hearing aids and wrist-watch and so on.A kind of typical zinc/air button is following part usually:
1 one negative electrodes, it can comprise the cathode construction that at least one hole is used as air intake and comprises the on-consumable air, this cathode construction one breathable hydrophobic polymer film, a metal confluxes grid pressure on this film; And comprise a waterproof porous catalyst material (for example activated carbon of the metal catalytic that mixes with bonding agent).But as one of battery independent actual part, the carrier ring of one or more Electolyte-absorptive is placed on the catalyst layer in this cathode construction, so that negative electrode and anode are separated.
2 one anode cassette, it can be incorporated into this negative electrode box by twisted knot usually, and comprises one usually by the spelter shape anode of the powder type of mixing mercury (for example containing 3-8%Hg by weight) or with the spelter shape anode of the form of the zinc briquetting that immerses alkaline electrolyte (aqueous solution that for example contains 30-40%KOH) porous.
The dividing plate of materials such as 3 one polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, it is between negative electrode and anode cassette, and this dividing plate is under many circumstances also as seal.
Control to the air inflow of the anode that enters into consumed cabin air is to utilize at some apertures of button cell container to realize, as what introduced in authorizing No. 3897265 United States Patent (USP)s of Jaggard on 07 29th, 1975.This battery is applicable to the electronic apparatus of high relatively power consumption electric current (for example 10 milliamperes), for example is used in the hearing aids.Secondly,, researched and developed the zinc/air cell of long-life, low power consumption electric current, controlled the air inflow of the anode that enters into consumed cabin air by the diaphragm that adds a special use owing to the needs of electronic watch.By the so as can be known one type diaphragm that can see through oxygen of No. 4105830 United States Patent (USP)s authorizing Kordesch on August 8th, 1978.Authorize people's such as Przybyla No. 4118544 United States Patent (USP)s on October 3rd, 1978 and introduced a kind of like this scheme, it utilizes by very small hole or the passage of interlayer to negative electrode.
In all above-mentioned structures, the device that is used to control the air inflow of the anode that enters into consumed cabin air is to be specific utensil, or estimates the scope customization of the power consumption electric current that battery will adapt to.Above-mentioned structure is not suitable for changing the working method (or according to harmonic(-)mean current-mode or according to high current mode) of battery.
Formerly technology proposes: gas is entering and discharge of air or water vapour turnover zinc/air cell for example, can make it to slow down by making (required for making air enter into battery) the aperture throttling in cell wall.In order to extend the life of a cell, control relative humidity is particular importance.Zinc/air cell in the gaseous environment of low humidity and the rood under the state of high humility (Rood) will parch.This two states all hinders battery in long period of time, and (promptly under such a case, rated capacity would not exhaust in 6 week or below it) under the harmonic(-)mean consumption rate, realizes filling full rated capacity.The initial concentration of the electrolyte of battery has been established the internal relative humidity (RH) of battery near 58%.The battery of activation is exposed to the RH grade (being higher or lower than this numerical value) of surrounding environment, can causes that respectively water vapour enters or flows out.Water vapour enter or flow out can by reduce air admission hole size come the throttling restriction.But the aperture of the conveying of restriction water vapour has also been limited oxygen and has been transported in the battery.Its size of aperture in high galvanic cell must be adapted in order to keep the required oxygen air inflow of maximum discharge rate.
Having battery that the metal-air cell of high power consumption current capacity for example uses in hearing aids does not add to change and is not suitable for using in wrist-watch.Electronic apparatus for being used for needing harmonic(-)mean power consumption electric current usually but intermittently requiring high power consumption electric current improves metal-air cell.These more improved case introductions were authorized in No. 4262062 United States Patent (USP)s (having transferred applicant's assignee) of Zatsky on April 14th, 1981, and authorized in No. 5451473 United States Patent (USP)s of Oltman in September 19 nineteen ninety-five.In one patent of back, metal-air cell comprises the throttle membrane of a control from the air mass flow of (at entering of battery bottom inner gas storage cell) air intake.This gas storage cell provides enough oxygen to cathode assembly in one period of short time when battery bears high power consumption electric current.
Another kind is used to make battery and the device that the electronic apparatus that receives this energy content of battery mates, and is presented in No. 5191274 United States Patent (USP)s authorizing people such as Lloyd on March 2nd, 1993.In this patent, the quantity to battery air inlet or air fed hole controls by a seal, and the sealing part has determined the quantity in hole, opens some holes so that make oxygen can enter into the inside of battery.In all technology formerly, all be metal-air cell itself structures shape enter into the air mass flow of battery.
By formerly technology is also known, an electronic apparatus and metal-air cell (being complementary through the electricity consumption current requirements of design with electronic apparatus) are presented in the container.Owing to need provide air to make it work to battery, container can not be hermetic seal.Formerly technology allows common source of the gas to enter into container, so that satisfy the current requirements of electronic apparatus under all states.This air inlet is accompanied by water vapour makes the relative humidity in container fluctuate in wide range, by its several factors degree that exhausts oxygen of variation of temperature and battery in the variation of container external environment relative humidity, container for example.If yet electronic apparatus to stand excessive humidity or be intended for use underwater operation, liquid water also can enter container by air inlet passage.Knownly in chamber wall, utilize hydrophobic ventilative diaphragm, allow air not allow liquid water to enter.A case introduction that is used for this housing of instrument is authorized people's such as Kloss No. 4292681 United States Patent (USP)s on September 29th, 1981.People's such as Kloss patent disclosure a kind of container that is used for electronic apparatus, it has a lid and a seal, wherein or seal itself or hole in lid or housing itself can constitute by hydrophobic ventilative porous mass.
With reference to the Fig. 1 in the accompanying drawing, in No. 4292681 United States Patent (USP)s authorizing people such as Kloss, introduced a kind of container that is used for the technology formerly of electronic apparatus.Housing is made up of part 1 and 2, and wherein two housing parts utilize air-locked sealing ring 3 to be connected to each other together in the water-stop mode.Take the part 2 of cap form to be provided with a gas passage 4, it is by a hydrophobicity parts sealing that contains micropore.Air, oxygen and some components and parts (electronic apparatus and metal-air cell) are contained in case inside, provide air by these parts, and these parts can be for example be made of the polytetrafluoroethylene of non-sintering.Can also form several such can be by the air-vent of the seal sealing that contains micropore.For example, the zinc/air cell that is included in enclosure interior approximately per hour uses the air of 5 microlitres.Even in the immersion water, utilizing can continuous running at the air wrist-watch of enclosure interior.
Zinc/the air cell that continues in above-mentioned technical agency formerly is specially adapted to wrist-watch, if in the useful life of the practicality that it has, utilize those that for example in 4292681,5191274 and No. 5451473 above-mentioned United States Patent (USP)s, introduce in the air-flow throttle membrane of inside battery or with similar device.In the patent of Kloss, having used a kind of like this hydrophobicity breathable material form of diaphragm (usually with) is in order to limit entering rather than attempting the major limitation air or comprise the charge flow rate of other gas of steam of aqueous water.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of improved container that is used for by the electronic apparatus of metal air cell, it prolongs the life-span of metal-air cell.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of improved container, is used to prolong the life-span that the high power capacity metal-air cell of energy is provided to the electronic apparatus that needs the harmonic(-)mean electric current.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of improved container, is used to control the variation of the relative humidity that is stood by the metal-air cell at internal tank.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of improved method, is used for using one to be used for the standard zinc/air high-capacity battery of hearing aids type to the timepiece movement power supply that is included in waterproof case.
Briefly, the present invention comprises a container, be used to control to needing the harmonic(-)mean electric current and intermittently needing the electronic apparatus of high electric current that the air of high electric current metal-air cell of energy and the turnover flow of water vapour are provided, metal-air cell and electronic apparatus both are configured in this container, and the size of the air intake that metal-air cell has makes the flow of oxygen can obviously exceed battery for to the electronic apparatus that the needs the harmonic(-)mean electric current needed flow of powering.This container comprises the housing of a sealing, this housing defines a gas storage cell that comprises metal-air cell, the wall that the housing of sealing has define a throttling passage that between the environmental gas of gas storage cell and hull outside, is communicated with and size only make the flow of oxygen can fully satisfy the needs of electronic apparatus harmonic(-)mean electric current.According to its a kind of preferred form, this housing also comprises a hydrophobic ventilative diaphragm between the environmental gas that is configured in throttling passage and hull outside, and is suitable for stoping liquid to enter this housing and allows oxygen flow to go into throttling passage.In the preferred embodiment, throttling passage is the tiny hole in chamber wall, and its diameter is about 0.08 millimeter (0.0032 inch), is to be formed by the hole with GORE-TEX membrane covered.In addition, any other has hydrophobic ventilative suitable strip material and also can adopt.
Read following explanation in conjunction with the drawings and will be better understood other purpose of the present invention and advantage.
Fig. 1 is the simplification sectional arrangement drawing that the container that is used for electronic apparatus of technology formerly schematically illustrates with section.
Fig. 2 is the simplification sectional arrangement drawing that the container that is used for electronic apparatus and energy-storage battery according to the present invention schematically illustrates with section.
Fig. 3 is the view of simplifying, and represents a kind of improved form of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the view of simplifying, and represents another kind of improved form of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the view of simplifying, and represents another improved form of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the view of simplifying, and represents another improved form of the present invention.
In Fig. 2 with the simplest form reduced representation according to container of the present invention.Seal casinghousing utilizes part 5 and 6 to constitute, and two housing parts utilize air-locked sealing ring 7 to be connected to each other also together in the water-stop mode.Electronic apparatus 8 is configured in enclosure interior, and this electronic apparatus need be by utilizing lead-in wire 10 energy-storage batteries that are connected thereto 9 that electric energy is provided.Because each characteristic shown in the figure is to represent in the mode of simplified schematic, does not represent mechanical structure and supporting part about electronic apparatus 8 or 9, should understand these all will need.Electronic apparatus 8 is intended to represent a kind of utensil for example for electronic watch movement or electronic instrument, and they need the low current of (2-250 microampere) in the continuous microampere order scope that is in so that a timing and the high electric current that also periodically or spasmodically needs to be in (2-12 milliampere) in milliampere level scope.An example is the beep-pager electronic watch, and it consumes about 5 microamperes stabling current, so that carry out clocking capability, but it needs the quite high electric current of 10 milliamperes of magnitudes spasmodically, so that carry out the beep-pager function.Because beep-pager only is to work sometimes, average power consumption electric current is low.
Energy-storage battery 9 is that a kind of high power capacity of standard or high electric current for example are used in the zinc/air cell (for example commercially available No. 13 batteries or No. 675 batteries) in the hearing aids, but does not utilize wherein a kind of scheme previously discussed that the air throttling that is provided to cathode construction is improved.Like this, after the lid that removes the air intake shown in 9a among the figure made it activation, the useful life of the high electric current zinc/air cell 9 of design was only in the magnitude in 3 to 6 weeks.
All such batteries are responsive to relative humidity and other atmospheric environmental parameters, and these atmospheric environmental parameters can change the chemical property in the battery, and battery performance variation and energy are exhausted too early.In the environment of low humidity, moisture be by evaporate in the electrolyte and by overflowing in the battery, reduced the quantity of electrolyte and finally caused dehydration.When high humility, will make battery obtain water, influence the dilution of electrolyte and finally overflow battery.In this example, the stability number (relative humidity is about 58%) of the relative humidity that to be battery attempted to keep by its inner chemical property of the dividing line between " low humidity " and " high humility ".Be higher than and be about 58% relative humidity, battery adds water; Be lower than and be about 58% relative humidity, the battery dehydration.By making water vapor diffusion enter the air intake 9a in cell wall and can realizing adding water and dehydration by its effusion.
Air also flows into battery 9 and owing to produces hydroxyl ion and oxygen consumed with the water reaction by air intake 9a.Be provided in the following table in the quantity of the air intake of typical commercially available high electric current zinc/air cell (hearing aids battery) and the example of size:
Hole (size) diameter always flows through area
Battery hole count millimeter (inch) square millimeter (square inch)
A 4 0.51 (0.020)0.82 (0.0013)
C 6 0.28 (0.011)0.37 (0.0006)
Permission obviously surpasses the electronic apparatus of battery to the harmonic(-)mean electric current that needs microampere order by the oxygen flow of above-mentioned air intake, but the interrupted high electric current that is in several milliamperes of orders of magnitude that can also fully provide electronic apparatus to need.
According to the present invention, utilize the turnover amount of a throttling passage 11 control water vapours and be used to keep the air inflow of air (oxygen) of the harmonic(-)mean electric current of electronic apparatus needs.Passage 11 is communicated with between the atmospheric environment of the gas storage cell 12 of housing inboard and hull outside.In the embodiment shown in Figure 2, the throttling passage hole that is included in a trickle boring in the metallic plate 13 or utilizes laser to form.Plate 13 sealing or be bearing in the inside in the hole 14 in the wall of housing parts 6 in addition.The throttling passage 11 that bears the suitable size of 2 milliamperes in harmonic(-)mean power consumption electric current is that diameter is 0.08 millimeter (0.0032 inch) or flow through the aperture that area is 0.005 square millimeter (0.000008 square inch).The usual range that is used for the hole diameter of throttling passage 11 is between the 0.05-0.1 millimeter, specifically depends on the harmonic(-)mean power consumption electric current of expection.This diameter can calculate or be determined by experiment.The air mass flow that aperture by this size enters gas storage cell 12 fully satisfies the needs of the lasting harmonic(-)mean electric current of electronic apparatus 8.Yet we have found that, this aperture also obviously hinder or the slowing down water vapour to the diffusion of gas storage cell 12 or by the outside diffusion of gas storage cell 12, and life-span that obviously prolongs metal-air cell.Even even block the high power consumption electric current of parts needs in this aperture or the electronic apparatus 8, gas storage cell 12 is the required air of battery 9 in a short time also.
With reference to the Fig. 3 in the accompanying drawing, wherein represented another embodiment, the label identical with parts use identical among Fig. 2 represented.Yet in this example, plate 13 positions with throttling passage 11 are 14 inboard towards the hole, and the outside in hole 14 is sealed by the hydrophobicity ventilated element that comprises diaphragm 15.Diaphragm 15 is the paper tinsel of the polytetrafluoroethylene formation of non-sintering preferably.A kind of suitable diaphragm 15 is by the commercially available diaphragm of trade mark GORE-TEX@, and it allows air and water vapour penetrates and stop aqueous water to pass through.Diaphragm 15 coverage holes 14 also center on its supporting and are sealed on the container wall.(between hole 11 and diaphragm 15) cell 6a in housing 6 walls compiles air and water vapour, and air and water vapour are by the hole in the diaphragm.Diaphragm 15 is not designed to entering into the air throttling of gas storage cell 12, and this function utilizes throttling passage 11 to realize.The size in this hole is through selecting, so that make the harmonic(-)mean electric current that fully satisfies the electronic apparatus needs by the air mass flow of diaphragm 15.Yet diaphragm 15 is born the enough air mass flows that enter cell 6a and is not allowed aqueous water to enter, and makes the operation that also can guarantee electronic apparatus under harsh climate continuously.Even housing is immersed in the water fully, when needs harmonic(-)mean electric current, also can continue considerable time by gas storage cell 12 to the battery air supply.Even need high electric current in short-term, also can be in short-term by around the gas storage cell 12 of battery to battery 9 air supplies.Because water vapour is a kind of gas, it is also by diaphragm 16.Pass in and out flow because the comprehensive function of diaphragm and throttling passage 11 can greatly be slowed down by the air that diffuses to form.
With reference to the Fig. 4 in the accompanying drawing, wherein Biao Shi improved housing parts 16 has as previously mentioned and covers 5 and sealing ring 7.In the housing inboard battery interval wall 17 is arranged, its limiting battery interval 18 is as the gas storage cell around battery 9.One removable battery cover 19 is provided to the access way of battery interval 18.Lid 19 is equipped with sealing gasket or O shape ring 20, and it can utilize bayonet socket or screw or any suitable method to be attached on the housing parts 16.Lid 19 defines hole 21.On the inboard of battery interval 18 what be sealed in 21 inside, hole is that a plate or pad 22 have and before introduced similar throttling passage 23 for throttling passage 11.Towards atmosphere coverage hole 21 be a hydrophobicity gas permeable material with patching, its can with above-mentioned in Fig. 3 identical with label 15 expressions.Cell compiles by the air of diaphragm 24 and water vapour.
Fig. 4 is illustrated in the representational structure that often runs in the electronic watch, and wherein this electronic apparatus is in the interval that separates with energy-storage battery, and for example removable lid 19 of battery utilization can take out by an independent hole.Electrical lead 25 is connected to electronic apparatus 8 by the seal in wall 17 26 with battery 9.Configuration shown in Figure 4 is more practical in actual use, and this is owing to normally replace the energy-storage battery 9 except guaranteeing, covers 19 and can take off and throttling passage 23 and diaphragm 24 are easy to inspection and test.
With reference to the Fig. 5 in the accompanying drawing, that wherein represents among Biao Shi a kind of improvement project and Fig. 3 is closely similar, except the lower part of frame of representing with label 27 be by for example for the plastic material of Merlon constitute.Throttling passage 29 in hole 28 on the outer surface of housing parts 27 and the inner surface of housing parts 27 is connected.The suitable diameter in hole 28 is 1.75 millimeters (0.069 inches).As aforesaid, the preferred diameter that is formed on the throttling passage 29 in the wall for injection molding when making is 0.08 millimeter (0.0032 inch).This figure draws not in scale, but in order to represent clear amplification.Diaphragm 15 coverage holes 28 that the hydrophobicity gas permeable material constitutes, and by the outer wall supporting of housing 27 and form sealing.Cell 30 compiles the gas by the hole in the aforesaid diaphragm 15 in the middle of one.
The another kind of improvement project of expression among Fig. 6 in the accompanying drawings, it specifically represents the electronic watch of a plastic casing that has or housing 31.Though this embodiment represents that the present invention is applicable to wrist-watch, will be appreciated that, its also can be used for as Fig. 2-5 more any electronic apparatus of expression by metal air cell.Housing 31 includes the battery interval wall 32 at the internal cell interval 33 of qualification.Interval 33 comprises the metal-air cell 34 of pair of series, b.Battery access way lid 36 is equipped with a seal washer or O shape ring 20 and utilizes bayonet socket or screw thread to be attached on the housing 31.Hole 37 in the outer surface on the wall of housing 31 tapers to the throttling passage 38 on the inwall of battery interval 33 inboards.The size of hole 37 and throttling passage 38 can be the numerical value of being introduced as contact Fig. 5 front.Introduce the diaphragm 15 that constitutes and adhere to by contact Fig. 5 front and seal hole 37.Diaphragm b allows gas to enter, but not allowing liquid to enter cell 39 is provided to battery interval 33 by it again.Zinc/the air cell 34,35 of series connection is powered to timepiece movement 40 by this lead-in wire 41 by battery interval wall 32.Comprise the device (not shown) that an action button and (when this button of operation) illuminate Watch dail plate according to the timepiece movement 40b of conventional structure.A kind of suitable movement is illustrated in No. 5265071 United States Patent (USP)s (having transferred this assignee) of authorizing people such as Thorgersen on November 23rd, 1993, and quoting here can be for reference.Need high electric current when operating this button in short-term near 6 milliamperes.Battery interval 33 form can preselected volume a pair of gas storage cell intermittently provide required high electric current so that continue official hour to the lighting device in movement 40.Throttling passage 38 with sufficient size is adapted to provide required harmonic(-)mean electric current to timepiece movement 8.Such calculating is in those skilled in the art person's the ken.Lens are sealed on the housing 31, so that the time that provides at timepiece movement is provided.
Design to such an extent that have enough sizes at the gas storage cell 33 shown in Fig. 6, (if passage gets clogged) guarantees the operation of movement with the time that continues by the power consumption electric current of selecting to select.For example, if, will provide the electric weight of about 1/2 Milliampere Hour if be that oxygen accounts for 21% air and forms by common ratio with the series connection of two batteries and the gas in gas storage cell (1 cubic centimeter volume gas storage cell is higher than the volume that is occupied by battery itself).If therefore container is immersed in the water, movement need provide 2 milliamperes electric current continuously, and two batteries will make the movement operation continue about 15 minutes.
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No. 675 hearing aids batteries in an airtight container are inserted in utilization, arrange electronic apparatus to absorb the electric weight of 500 Milliampere Hours in 4 months duration, test under controlled condition.It is 0.08 millimeter (0.0032 inch) single hole that this container is formed with a diameter.Keep constant in the relative humidity of external container, in 4 months time, carry out 3 tests, once according to 10% relative humidity, once according to 90% relative humidity, for the third time according to 58% relative humidity, all be meant the relative humidity of keeping by battery electrolyte.In each example, battery can be worked in 4 months time well.
In a contrast test, that container and battery is not open, keep identical relative humidity state.Relative humidity according to 10% and according to 90% relative humidity, after one month, battery can not be worked in each example, and according to 58% relative humidity the time, battery can both continue operate as normal for all tests.
Therefore, the improvement container that is used for electronic apparatus is introduced, it can utilize the high electric current zinc/air cell of standard and prolong its useful life.The turnover flow of housing control steam itself, the variation of the relative humidity that slows down state, the variation of this relative humidity state can be shortened battery life.Housing is also controlled to the gas storage cell that comprises zinc/air cell the flow of oxygen is provided, so that it is complementary with the needs of electronic apparatus more nearly.According to improved structure, housing has above-mentioned advantage, but it is stoped because the liquid that the diaphragm of configuration produces enters to prevent water.Diaphragm can guarantee that air communication crosses throttling passage, is used to be controlled at the use of the battery of housing inboard, works to reduce the turnover of water vapour with throttling passage simultaneously.
By slow down water vapour in the gas storage cell at battery place diffusion and by its outside diffusion, battery life obviously increases.
Though introduce being considered to the preferred embodiments of the present invention and its several improvement projects, wish all these improvement are all dropped in design of the present invention and the scope.
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1. the water vapour that is used to slow down passes in and out the container of the metal-air cell of high current capacity, this battery is connected to the electronic apparatus that needs the harmonic(-)mean electric current, described metal-air cell and described electronic apparatus both are configured in the inside of described container, described metal-air cell has the air intake that is used to allow oxygen flow, and described container comprises:
Seal casinghousing, form a gas storage cell, be used to hold described metal-air cell, described housing has the wall of a formation one throttling passage, described channel connection is between the atmosphere of described gas storage cell and hull outside, and its size allows the air of predetermined amount of flow to enter described gas storage cell, only fully satisfies the described harmonic(-)mean electric current needs of electronic apparatus.
2. container according to claim 1, wherein this throttling passage is included at least one hole in the described wall.
3. container according to claim 1, wherein this throttling passage is a hole in described wall, its diameter is between 0.05 millimeter-0.1 millimeter.
4. container according to claim 1, wherein said housing also comprises the ventilative element of a hydrophobicity, it forms a cell between the atmosphere of throttling passage and hull outside, and be suitable for block liquid and enter described cell, and also be suitable for allowing the oxygen of the flow of preliminary election to enter into described cell, be enough to satisfy the needs of the described harmonic(-)mean electric current of this electronic apparatus.
5. container according to claim 1, wherein said housing comprise a removable lid, are used to pass in and out this metal-air cell, and described wall is configured in the described lid.
6. container according to claim 1, wherein said housing is formed with first and second at interval, is respectively applied for described metal-air cell and described electronic apparatus, and comprises a removable lid, be used to pass in and out first at interval, described gas storage cell is located in first interval.
7. container that is used to prolong the metal-air cell life-span of high current capacity, this battery is connected to the electronic apparatus that needs the interrupted high current type of needs of harmonic(-)mean electric current tool, described metal-air cell and described electronic apparatus both are configured in the inside of described container, described metal-air cell has its size and is suitable for allowing enough oxygen flow to satisfy the needs of high electric current, and described container comprises:
Seal casinghousing, form a gas storage cell, be used to hold described metal-air cell, described seal casinghousing has the wall of a formation one throttling passage, described channel connection is between the atmosphere of described gas storage cell and hull outside, and its size allows the air of predetermined amount of flow to enter described gas storage cell, only fully satisfy the described harmonic(-)mean electric current needs of electronic apparatus, the volume of described gas storage cell is preliminary election, continues preset time when getting clogged with convenient throttling passage and satisfies predetermined average power consumption stream.
8. container according to claim 7, wherein this throttling passage is included at least one hole in the described wall.
9. container according to claim 7, wherein this throttling passage is a hole in described wall, its diameter is between 0.05 millimeter to 0.1 millimeter.
10. container according to claim 7, wherein said housing also comprises the ventilative element of a hydrophobicity, it forms a cell between the atmosphere of throttling passage and hull outside, and be suitable for stoping liquid to enter described cell, and also be suitable for allowing the oxygen of the flow of preliminary election to enter into described cell, be enough to satisfy the needs of the described harmonic(-)mean electric current of this electronic apparatus.
11. container according to claim 7, wherein said housing comprise a removable lid, are used to pass in and out this metal-air cell, described wall is configured in the described lid.
12. container according to claim 6, wherein said housing is formed with first and second at interval, is respectively applied for described metal-air cell and described electronic apparatus, and comprises a removable lid, be used to pass in and out first at interval, described gas storage cell is located in first interval.
13. water-proof watch shell in conjunction with the use of electronic watch movement, this timepiece movement by at least one high electric current zinc/air cell be provided as timing need scope the power consumption electric current of 2-250 microampere and sometimes scope at the electric current of 2-12 milliampere, thereby form harmonic(-)mean power consumption electric current, timepiece movement and zinc/air cell both is configured in the inside of described Watchcase, and Watchcase comprises:
Seal casinghousing, form a gas storage cell, be used to hold zinc/air cell, described housing has a wall that is formed with a hole, and the described hole of the ventilative membrane covered of a hydrophobicity, described wall is formed with one and guides to the throttling passage of described gas storage cell by described hole, described throttling passage is suitable for allowing the oxygen of predetermined amount of flow to enter described gas storage cell, only fully support described battery according to the continuous operation of described harmonic(-)mean power consumption electric current, described diaphragm is suitable for allowing the oxygen of predetermined amount of flow to enter described throttling passage, fully supports described battery according to the continuous operation of described harmonic(-)mean power consumption electric current.
14. container according to claim 13, wherein this throttling passage is that diameter in described wall is in a hole of 0.08 millimeter magnitude.
15. container according to claim 13, wherein the diameter that has of this hole is the GORE-TEX@ type at 1.75 millimeters magnitudes and this diaphragm.
16. container according to claim 13, wherein this throttling passage and diaphragm are through selecting, so that support the work of battery according to the harmonic(-)mean power consumption electric current of 2 milliamperes magnitude.
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