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JPH0125415Y2
JPH0125415Y2 JP1982088644U JP8864482U JPH0125415Y2 JP H0125415 Y2 JPH0125415 Y2 JP H0125415Y2 JP 1982088644 U JP1982088644 U JP 1982088644U JP 8864482 U JP8864482 U JP 8864482U JP H0125415 Y2 JPH0125415 Y2 JP H0125415Y2
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【考案の詳細な説明】[Detailed explanation of the idea]

この考案は、外装ケース内の素電池の端子面と
該外装ケースに設けられる外部端子とを電気的に
接続する構造の電池に関する。 単一型アルカリ電池で代表される多くの電池
は、上記のごとく、外装ケースに収納される素電
池の端子面(端子をかねる金属缶の外表面)と、
外装ケースに設けられる(外装ケースの一部をな
す)外部端子とが、外装ケースの内部において電
気的に接続される構造となつている。この種の電
池の場合、一般に、素電池の金属缶は鉄、ニツケ
ルあるいは錫メツキを施した鉄、またはステンレ
スでもつて構成され、また外部端子はニツケルあ
るいは錫メツキを施した鉄、あるいはまたはステ
ンレスでもつて構成されている。そして、素電池
の金属缶と外部端子との接続の対応は、単に両者
を機械的に接触させただけのものと、両者をスポ
ツト溶接するものとがある。 上記の従来の電池において、機械的接触のみに
よつて素電池金属缶と外部端子とを接続するもの
の場合、接触圧を長期にわたつて安定に保つのが
非常に困難であること、および両方の接触面に
除々に絶縁性の不働態膜が形成されることによ
り、両者の接触抵抗は当初小さくともそれを長期
にわたつて安定に保てず、長期保存すると接触抵
抗が急増したり、また製品間のバラツキが大きい
などの欠点があつた。 また、素電池金属缶と外部端子とをスポツト溶
接するものの場合、両者の電気的接続は、一部の
溶接外れを起こすものを除けば、良好でかつ安定
なものとなる。しかし、まずスポツト溶接のため
の高価な機械設備が必要で、生産工程も複雑化す
ることが第1の欠点である。また、スポツト溶接
の工程管理が十分に行なわれていないと、上述し
た溶接外れの不良品を多く発生してしまうことも
重大な欠点である。さらには、スポツト溶接を良
好に行なうには素電池金属缶と外部端子の材質
(素材およびメツキの種類)について制約があり、
材質の選択範囲および組合せの自由度が少なくな
るという欠点もある。 そこで従来において、素電池の端子面と外部端
子の間にバネを介在させ、さらにこのバネと素電
池の端子面との接触面に導電材を含有させたグリ
ースを介在させるようにした構造の電池が提案さ
れていた。この電池は、素電池の端子側と外部端
子側とが、上述したごとき種々の問題点を有する
スポツト溶接によらずに、バネと導電材を含有さ
せたグリースとによつて電気的に接続され、これ
により例えば素電池側と外部端子側の材質ににつ
いての制約をうけることなく、また比較的簡単な
機械設備でもつて素電池端子面と外部端子との電
気的接触状態を比較的良好にすることができる
(特開昭56−149766号公報参照)。しかしながらこ
のものも、まず、素電池端子面と外部端子との間
に介在させるべきバネが必要であつて、しかもこ
のバネはこの種の電池の構成部品の中ではコスト
的に比較的大きな割合いを占めるものである。従
つて、その分だけコスト高になる問題が生じ、さ
らにそのバネ部材を素電池端子面と外部端子との
間に介在させる工程上の煩わしさも新たに生じ
る。 また、導電材を含有させたグリースは、これが
上記バネと素電池端子面との間に介在させられた
当初においては確かに良好な電気的接触状態を提
供することができるかもしれないが、しかしその
グリースは例えば比較的高温の保存条件下では導
電材とともに流出してその初期の効果を失いやす
く、また、場合によつてはグリースとともに流出
した導電材が別の場所に付着したりして、最悪の
場合にはその流出したグリースと導電材によつて
内部短絡あるいは自己放電を生じさせることもあ
り得る。つまり、この電池も素電池端子面と外部
端子との間に電気的接触状態を長期にわたつて良
好かつ安定に保持しうるものではなかつたのであ
る。 この考案は上述した従来の問題点に鑑みてなさ
れたもので、その目的は、高価な機械設備を必要
としない簡単な組立工程で製作でき、材質につい
ての制約もなく、また部品点数を増して高コスト
にしたり工程を繁雑にしたりすることなく、素電
池端子面と外部端子との電気的接触を長期にわた
つて良好な状態に安定に保つことができる電池を
提供することにある。 上記目的を達成するために、この考案は、素電
池Aと、外装ケースBと、陽極外部端子8と、陰
極外部端子12と、導電性接着剤9とを有する電
池であつて、前記素電池Aは、端子面1a,5
a,13aを有し、前記外装ケースBは、内部に
前記素電池Aが収納されており、かつ、前記陽極
外部端子8と、陰極外部端子12とを有し、前記
導電性接着剤9は、前記素電池Aの前記端子面1
a,5a,13aと前記外部端子8,12との間
に介在させられていることを特徴とする。 第1図はこの考案の第1の実施例に係る円筒型
のアルカリ電池を示す。 まず、素電池Aのケースを兼ねる円筒状の陽極
缶1は、その内部に二酸化マンガンを主体とする
陽極活物質2に、アルカリ電解液を含んだたとえ
ばビニロン繊維からなセパレータ3、たとえばゲ
ル状亜鉛からなる陰極活物質4が装填され、また
陽極缶1の下端部が陰極集電子5と接続された陰
極封口板11で塞がれて、素電池Aが構成されて
いる。 素電池Aの陽極缶の外周部は、拡大図aに示す
ように、絶縁性の熱収縮チユーブ6で被覆されて
いる。そしてこの素電池Aは、外装ケースBの主
体となる外装円筒体7内に収納されている。 この外装円筒体7の下端には陰極外部端子板1
1が、また上端には陽極外部端子板8がそれぞれ
設けられ、これらにより外装ケースBが構成され
ている。 上記陽極外部端子板8は、拡大図bに示すよう
に、素電池Aの陽極缶1の端子面1aに導電性接
着剤9によつて機械的に接続されており、また環
状のワツシヤー10を介して外装円筒体7のカー
ル整形先部によつて外相部を該集部を締付け固定
されている。上記導電性接着剤は、エポキシ係接
着剤に銀、カーボンブラツク、グラフアイト等の
導電性物質を微紛状に分散してなるもので、この
導電性接着剤9を介して陽極缶1と陽極外部端子
板8が電気的に接続されている。なお、陰極集電
体5の端子面5aと陰極外部端子板11との間に
も上記と同じ構成の導電性接着剤9が介在させら
れている。 この考案の電池は以上のように構成されている
ので、外装円筒間7のカール整形先部による陽極
外部端子8の締付力が不均一であつたり経時的に
弱くなつたりしても、陽極外部端子8と陽極缶1
とは導電性接着剤9にて接合されていて、同時に
電気的に接続されているため、上記締付力の減少
にはほとんど影響をうけることなく、電気的接触
抵抗を長期にわたり小さくかつ安定に保つことが
できる。また、陽極外部端子8と陽極缶1との接
合面が導電性接着剤9で被覆された形となるの
で、この部分に絶縁性の不働態膜が形成されるこ
とがなくなり、そのため両者の接触抵抗を長期に
わたり小さくかつ安定に保つことができる。ま
た、スポツト溶接のような高価な機械設備が不要
であり、導電性接着剤9による接着工程はスポツ
ト溶接よりも簡単で、かつ管理面も容易であり、
量産性も良く、また溶接はずれのような不良品の
発生も少い。さらにスポツト溶接の場合のような
材質に対する制約もない。そして、その導電性接
着剤9は、グリースにように流れ出す恐れもな
く、陽極外部端子8と陽極缶1の間にて固定さ
れ、両者を機械的かつ電気的に長期にわたつて安
定に接続しつづけることができる。また、その陽
極外部端子8と陽極缶1との間にたとえばバネの
ごとき部品を介在させる必要もなく、両者を直接
機械的かつ電気的に接続することができる。従つ
て、部品点数が少くて、低コストに構整できると
ともに、工程上の煩わしさもほとんど増ないです
む。さらにまた、その導電性接着剤9は、その使
用部分に長期にわたつて安定に固定されるから、
それが万が一にも流れ出して内部短絡あるいは自
己放電を生じさせたりする恐れも全くない。陰極
側に用にられた導電性接着剤9についても全く同
様である。 第2図はこの考案の他の実施例を示すものであ
る。この実施例における電池は、外装ケースB内
に4個の素電池Aを積層状に収納し、これらの素
電池Aを直列接続し、陽極外部端子8および陰極
外部端子12に接続する構造のアルカリボタン型
集合電池である。ここにおいて、陽極外部端子8
と陽極缶1の端子面1aとの間、陰極外部端子1
2と陰極端子13の端子面13aとの間、各素電
池Aの陽極缶1と陽極端子13がそれぞれ導電性
接着剤9によつて機械的および電気的に接合され
ている。 次に、以上のように構成されたこの考案による
電池と、従来の機械的接触およびスポツト溶接に
よる同型の電池とを比較して、それぞれの陽極外
部端子8と陽極缶1の接触抵抗の経時変化の試験
結果を表1に示す。この試験の保存条件は温度45
℃、湿度90%であり、また各電池の試験結果は
100個の平均で示している。
This invention relates to a battery having a structure in which a terminal surface of a unit cell inside an outer case and an external terminal provided on the outer case are electrically connected. As mentioned above, many batteries, represented by single-type alkaline batteries, have a terminal surface (the outer surface of the metal can that also serves as the terminal) of the unit cell housed in the outer case, and
The structure is such that an external terminal provided in the outer case (forming a part of the outer case) is electrically connected inside the outer case. In this type of battery, the metal can of the cell is generally made of iron, nickel or tin-plated iron, or stainless steel, and the external terminal is made of nickel or tin-plated iron, or stainless steel. It is structured as follows. The metal can of the unit cell and the external terminal can be connected to each other by simply mechanically contacting them, or by spot welding them together. In the above-mentioned conventional batteries, where the cell metal can and the external terminal are connected only by mechanical contact, it is extremely difficult to maintain a stable contact pressure over a long period of time, and both As an insulating passive film is gradually formed on the contact surface, the contact resistance between the two may be small at first, but it cannot be kept stable over a long period of time, and if stored for a long period of time, the contact resistance may increase rapidly or the product may deteriorate. There were drawbacks such as large variations between the methods. Furthermore, in the case where the unit cell metal can and the external terminal are spot welded, the electrical connection between the two is good and stable, except for some welding failures. However, the first drawback is that it requires expensive machinery and equipment for spot welding, and the production process becomes complicated. Another serious drawback is that if the process of spot welding is not adequately controlled, many defective products due to the above-mentioned welding failures will occur. Furthermore, in order to perform spot welding well, there are restrictions on the materials (material and type of plating) for the cell metal can and external terminals.
Another drawback is that there is less freedom in selecting and combining materials. Therefore, conventional batteries have a structure in which a spring is interposed between the terminal surface of the unit cell and the external terminal, and grease containing a conductive material is further interposed on the contact surface between the spring and the terminal surface of the unit cell. had been proposed. In this battery, the terminal side of the unit cell and the external terminal side are electrically connected using a spring and grease containing a conductive material, instead of using spot welding, which has various problems as described above. This allows for relatively good electrical contact between the cell terminal surface and the external terminals, without being subject to restrictions on the materials of the cell side and the external terminal side, and even with relatively simple mechanical equipment. (Refer to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 149766/1983). However, this also requires a spring to be interposed between the unit cell terminal surface and the external terminal, and this spring is a relatively large proportion of the components of this type of battery in terms of cost. It occupies the Therefore, the problem arises that the cost increases accordingly, and furthermore, the process of interposing the spring member between the terminal surface of the unit cell and the external terminal also becomes troublesome. Additionally, grease containing a conductive material may indeed be able to provide good electrical contact when it is initially interposed between the spring and the cell terminal surface; however, For example, under relatively high-temperature storage conditions, the grease tends to flow out with the conductive material and lose its initial effectiveness, and in some cases, the conductive material that has flowed out with the grease may adhere to other locations. In the worst case, the leaked grease and conductive material may cause an internal short circuit or self-discharge. In other words, this battery was also unable to maintain good and stable electrical contact between the unit cell terminal surface and the external terminal over a long period of time. This idea was devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose was to be able to manufacture it through a simple assembly process that does not require expensive mechanical equipment, without any restrictions on materials, and without increasing the number of parts. To provide a battery capable of stably maintaining electrical contact between a unit cell terminal surface and an external terminal in a good state over a long period of time without increasing cost or complicating the process. In order to achieve the above object, this invention provides a battery having a unit cell A, an exterior case B, an anode external terminal 8, a cathode external terminal 12, and a conductive adhesive 9, the unit cell A is the terminal surface 1a, 5
a, 13a, the exterior case B houses the unit cell A therein, and has the anode external terminal 8 and the cathode external terminal 12, and the conductive adhesive 9 is , the terminal surface 1 of the unit cell A
A, 5a, 13a and the external terminals 8, 12. FIG. 1 shows a cylindrical alkaline battery according to a first embodiment of this invention. First, a cylindrical anode can 1, which also serves as a case for a unit cell A, contains inside it an anode active material 2 mainly composed of manganese dioxide, a separator 3 made of vinylon fiber, for example, containing an alkaline electrolyte, and a separator 3 made of, for example, vinylon fiber, containing gel-like zinc. The lower end of the anode can 1 is closed with a cathode sealing plate 11 connected to a cathode current collector 5, thereby forming a unit cell A. The outer periphery of the anode can of unit cell A is covered with an insulating heat-shrinkable tube 6, as shown in the enlarged view a. This unit cell A is housed within an exterior cylindrical body 7 that is the main body of an exterior case B. A cathode external terminal plate 1 is provided at the lower end of this exterior cylindrical body 7.
1 and an anode external terminal plate 8 are provided at the upper end, respectively, and an exterior case B is constituted by these. As shown in the enlarged view b, the anode external terminal plate 8 is mechanically connected to the terminal surface 1a of the anode can 1 of the unit cell A by a conductive adhesive 9, and also has a ring-shaped washer 10. Through this, the outer phase part is fixed by tightening the collecting part by the curl shaping tip part of the exterior cylindrical body 7. The above-mentioned conductive adhesive is made by dispersing conductive substances such as silver, carbon black, graphite, etc. in fine particles in an epoxy adhesive, and connects the anode can 1 to the anode through the conductive adhesive 9. An external terminal board 8 is electrically connected. Note that a conductive adhesive 9 having the same structure as described above is also interposed between the terminal surface 5a of the cathode current collector 5 and the cathode external terminal plate 11. Since the battery of this invention is constructed as described above, even if the clamping force of the anode external terminal 8 by the curled tip between the outer cylinders 7 is uneven or weakens over time, the anode External terminal 8 and anode can 1
are bonded with conductive adhesive 9 and are electrically connected at the same time, so the electrical contact resistance is kept small and stable over a long period of time without being affected by the reduction in the tightening force mentioned above. can be kept. In addition, since the joint surface between the anode external terminal 8 and the anode can 1 is coated with the conductive adhesive 9, an insulating passive film is not formed on this part, and therefore there is no contact between the two. The resistance can be kept low and stable for a long period of time. In addition, expensive mechanical equipment such as spot welding is not required, and the bonding process using the conductive adhesive 9 is simpler than spot welding and is easier to manage.
It has good mass productivity, and there are fewer defects such as welding defects. Furthermore, there are no restrictions on materials as in the case of spot welding. The conductive adhesive 9 is fixed between the anode external terminal 8 and the anode can 1 without fear of flowing out like grease, and provides a stable mechanical and electrical connection between the two over a long period of time. I can continue. Further, there is no need to interpose a component such as a spring between the anode external terminal 8 and the anode can 1, and the two can be directly mechanically and electrically connected. Therefore, the number of parts is small, the construction can be made at low cost, and there is almost no increase in the complexity of the process. Furthermore, since the conductive adhesive 9 is stably fixed to the part where it is used over a long period of time,
There is no fear that it may leak out and cause an internal short circuit or self-discharge. The same applies to the conductive adhesive 9 used on the cathode side. FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of this invention. The battery in this embodiment is an alkaline battery having a structure in which four unit cells A are housed in a stacked manner in an exterior case B, and these unit cells A are connected in series and connected to an anode external terminal 8 and a cathode external terminal 12. It is a button type battery. Here, the anode external terminal 8
and the terminal surface 1a of the anode can 1, the cathode external terminal 1
2 and the terminal surface 13a of the cathode terminal 13, the anode can 1 and the anode terminal 13 of each unit cell A are mechanically and electrically connected by a conductive adhesive 9, respectively. Next, we will compare the battery according to this invention constructed as described above with a battery of the same type made by conventional mechanical contact and spot welding, and examine the changes over time in the contact resistance between each anode external terminal 8 and anode can 1. The test results are shown in Table 1. The storage conditions for this test are temperature 45
℃ and 90% humidity, and the test results for each battery are
Shown as an average of 100 items.

【表】 以上の試験結果からも明らかなように、この考
案による電池は素電池端子面と外部端子との電気
的接触を長期にわたつて良好状態に安定に保つこ
とができ、しかもスポツト溶接が持つ各種の問題
点、制約も無くなり、またたとえばバネのごとく
比較的コスト高を招きやすい部品を必面とせず、
さらに工程管理の煩わしさもそれほどなく、生産
適性にもすぐれたものである。
[Table] As is clear from the above test results, the battery according to this invention can maintain good and stable electrical contact between the cell terminal surface and the external terminal over a long period of time, and can also be used without spot welding. It eliminates various problems and restrictions, and eliminates the need for parts that tend to be relatively costly, such as springs.
Furthermore, it does not require much troublesome process control and is highly suitable for production.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図はこの考案の第1実施例を示す断面図、
第2図は第2実施例を示す断面図である。 A……素電池、B……外装ケース、1……陽極
缶、2……陽極活物質、3……セパレータ、4…
…陰極活物質、5……陰極集電子、6……熱収縮
チユーブ、7……外装筒体、8……陽極外部端
子、9……導電性接着剤、10……ワツシヤー、
12……陰極外部端子、13……陽極端子。
FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the first embodiment of this invention;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment. A...Battery, B...Exterior case, 1...Anode can, 2...Anode active material, 3...Separator, 4...
... Cathode active material, 5 ... Cathode current collector, 6 ... Heat shrink tube, 7 ... Exterior cylindrical body, 8 ... Anode external terminal, 9 ... Conductive adhesive, 10 ... Washer,
12...Cathode external terminal, 13...Anode terminal.

Claims (1)

【実用新案登録請求の範囲】 (1) 素電池Aと、外装ケースBと、陽極外部端子
8と、陰極外部端子12と、導電性接着剤9と
を有する電池であつて、 前記素電池Aは、端子面1a,5a,13a
を有し、 前記外装ケースBは、内部に前記素電池Aが
収納されており、かつ、前記陽極外部端子8
と、陰極外部端子12とを有し、 前記導電性接着剤9は、前記素電池Aの前記
端子面1a,5a,13aと前記外部端子8,
12との間に介在させられていることを特徴と
する電池。 (2) 前記導電性接着剤9は、エポキシ係接着剤と
導電性金属の微紛末とを有し、 前記微紛末は、前記エポキシ係接着剤中に分
散させることを特徴とする実用新案登録請求の
範囲第1項に記載の電池。 (3) 前記微紛末は、カーボンブラツクとグラフア
イトとからなることを特徴とする実用新案登録
請求の範囲第2項に記載の電池。
[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A battery comprising a unit cell A, an exterior case B, an anode external terminal 8, a cathode external terminal 12, and a conductive adhesive 9, wherein the unit cell A are terminal surfaces 1a, 5a, 13a
The exterior case B has the unit cell A housed therein, and the anode external terminal 8.
and a cathode external terminal 12, and the conductive adhesive 9 connects the terminal surfaces 1a, 5a, 13a of the unit cell A and the external terminal 8,
12. A battery characterized by being interposed between 12 and 12. (2) A utility model characterized in that the conductive adhesive 9 includes an epoxy adhesive and a fine powder of a conductive metal, and the fine powder is dispersed in the epoxy adhesive. A battery according to claim 1. (3) The battery according to claim 2, wherein the fine powder is composed of carbon black and graphite.
JP1982088644U 1982-06-16 1982-06-16 battery Granted JPS58192467U (en)

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