A winding apparatus is disclosed for winding material around a core of flat shape rotated around a rotation axis carried by a crank that is in turn carried by another crank, the three rotation axes of the core and of the two cranks being motorized independently by respective electric cams, with three distinct laws of motion programmed to cancel the variations in position and speed of the material entering the core. The winding apparatus is used for the production of electric energy storage devices.

A winding apparatus is disclosed for winding material around a core of flat shape rotated around a rotation axis carried by a crank that is in turn carried by another crank, the three rotation axes of the core and of the two cranks being motorized independently by respective electric cams, with three distinct laws of motion programmed to cancel the variations in position and speed of the material entering the core. The winding apparatus is used for the production of electric energy storage devices.

A method of manufacturing a capacitive electrical device is disclosed. The method includes a) bonding a first electrical insulation film with a second electrical insulation film to obtain a single electrical insulation film that has a larger surface area than any of the first electrical insulation film and the second electrical insulation film has alone, b) providing a conductive layer onto the single electrical insulation film, and c) winding the single electrical insulation film and the conductive layer around a shaft to obtain a layer of the single electrical insulation film and a layer of the conductive layer wound onto the shaft, thereby forming the capacitive electrical device.

A method of manufacturing a capacitive electrical device is disclosed. The method includes a) bonding a first electrical insulation film with a second electrical insulation film to obtain a single electrical insulation film that has a larger surface area than any of the first electrical insulation film and the second electrical insulation film has alone, b) providing a conductive layer onto the single electrical insulation film, and c) winding the single electrical insulation film and the conductive layer around a shaft to obtain a layer of the single electrical insulation film and a layer of the conductive layer wound onto the shaft, thereby forming the capacitive electrical device.

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a vacuum capacitor (1) provided with an insulating pipe (2), terminal electrodes (3, 4) that are disposed at open ends of the insulating pipe (2), and spiral electrodes (5, 6) that are connected to the terminal electrodes (3, 4). An electrode plate (7) and a spacer (8) are wound on a core member (9) to prepare a spiral electrode (5), and an electrode plate (10) and a spacer (8) are wound on a core member (11) to prepare a spiral electrode (6). A linear brazing material (12) is disposed in a groove (3c) formed in a surface of the terminal electrode (3) on an inner side of the insulating pipe (2). A platy brazing material (13) is sandwiched between the terminal electrode (3) and the spiral electrode (5) to fix the spiral electrode (5) to the terminal electrode (3). The insulating pipe (2) and the spiral electrode (6) are placed on the terminal electrode (4), and the terminal electrode (3) is disposed on the insulating pipe (2), thereby temporarily assembling the vacuum capacitor (1). The vacuum capacitor (1) is put into a vacuum heating furnace, and the terminal electrode (3) and the spiral electrode (5), the terminal electrode (4) and the spiral electrode (6), and the insulating pipe (2) and the terminal electrodes (3, 4) are respectively brazed.

It is described a winding apparatus for wrapping a material around a core of flat shape that rotates around a rotation axis rotating in its turn with a circular trajectory, controlling the laws of motion both of the core rotation around its axis and of the circular trajectory of its rotation axis, motor driven independently by means of electric cams, such as to cancel the variations of position and speed of the material at the entrance of the core The winding apparatus is used for producing electric energy accumulating devices.

It is described a winding apparatus for wrapping a material around a core of flat shape that rotates around a rotation axis rotating in its turn with a circular trajectory, controlling the laws of motion both of the core rotation around its axis and of the circular trajectory of its rotation axis, motor driven independently by means of electric cams, such as to cancel the variations of position and speed of the material at the entrance of the core The winding apparatus is used for producing electric energy accumulating devices.

An energy storage device includes an electrode assembly formed by winding a negative electrode plate, a separator and the like. An innermost periphery of the negative electrode plate, the separator and the like which are wound together has a flattened shape having a pair of bent portions disposed on opposite sides in a first direction as viewed in a direction of the winding axis, and an end edge of the negative electrode plate on an innermost periphery side is disposed at one bent portion out of the pair of bent portions or a position in the vicinity of the one bent portion.

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a vacuum capacitor (1) provided with an insulating pipe (2), terminal electrodes (3, 4) that are disposed at open ends of the insulating pipe (2), and spiral electrodes (5, 6) that are connected to the terminal electrodes (3, 4). An electrode plate (7) and a spacer (8) are wound on a core member (9) to prepare a spiral electrode (5), and an electrode plate (10) and a spacer (8) are wound on a core member (11) to prepare a spiral electrode (6). A linear brazing material (12) is disposed in a groove (3c) formed in a surface of the terminal electrode (3) on an inner side of the insulating pipe (2). A platy brazing material (13) is sandwiched between the terminal electrode (3) and the spiral electrode (5) to fix the spiral electrode (5) to the terminal electrode (3). The insulating pipe (2) and the spiral electrode (6) are placed on the terminal electrode (4), and the terminal electrode (3) is disposed on the insulating pipe (2), thereby temporarily assembling the vacuum capacitor (1). The vacuum capacitor (1) is put into a vacuum heating furnace, and the terminal electrode (3) and the spiral electrode (5), the terminal electrode (4) and the spiral electrode (6), and the insulating pipe (2) and the terminal electrodes (3, 4) are respectively brazed.

A winding apparatus that produces electrical energy storage devices includes a rotatable winding core on which two electrode strips and two separator strips are wound, strip guides which guide the various strips along feeding paths, and at least one rotatable and/or slidable portion that supports at least one strip guide. The rotatable and/or slidable portion rotates and/or slides, respectively, to adjust the position of the respective strip according to an increase in the diameter of the wound product in order to have the desired insertion direction of the strip with respect to the peripheral surface of the product.