Mechanisms and methods for pressurized fluid injection, evacuation, and venting from containment vessels, such as the housing for a battery or capacitor, using an elastomeric sealing vent mechanism are disclosed. The invention describes designs and methods in which a fluid injection port is plugged with an elastomeric sealing vent, serving as both the primary fluid sealing mechanism and the safety relief mechanism in case of over-pressurization or over-heating.

Mechanisms and methods for pressurized fluid injection, evacuation, and venting from containment vessels, such as the housing for a battery or capacitor, using an elastomeric sealing vent mechanism are disclosed. The invention describes designs and methods in which a fluid injection port is plugged with an elastomeric sealing vent, serving as both the primary fluid sealing mechanism and the safety relief mechanism in case of over-pressurization or over-heating.

A capacitor (2) includes a capacitor main body (4), a base (6), and a resin layer (8-1). The capacitor main body includes an outer package case (10), an opening sealing member (14) attached to an opening of the outer package case, and a terminal lead (16-1, 16-2) extending through the opening sealing member. The base is disposed toward the opening sealing member of the capacitor main body and includes an insertion through hole (18-1, 18-2) into which the terminal lead is inserted to be exposed on a mounting surface side, and a protruding portion (20) surrounding the insertion through hole. The resin layer is arranged at least between the base and the opening sealing member. The base and the resin layer are in contact with or spaced apart from each other without at least partly adhering to each other.

A capacitor (2) includes a capacitor main body (4), a base (6), and a resin layer (8-1). The capacitor main body includes an outer package case (10), an opening sealing member (14) attached to an opening of the outer package case, and a terminal lead (16-1, 16-2) extending through the opening sealing member. The base is disposed toward the opening sealing member of the capacitor main body and includes an insertion through hole (18-1, 18-2) into which the terminal lead is inserted to be exposed on a mounting surface side, and a protruding portion (20) surrounding the insertion through hole. The resin layer is arranged at least between the base and the opening sealing member. The base and the resin layer are in contact with or spaced apart from each other without at least partly adhering to each other.

A capacitor having at least two side-by-side anodes with a cathode current collector disposed between the anodes and housed inside a casing is described. Cathode active material is supported on the opposed major faces of the current collector and the current collector/cathode active material subassembly is housed in a first separator envelope. The first separator envelope is positioned between the side-by-side anodes and this electrode assembly is then contained in a second separator envelope. The two anodes can be connected in parallel inside or outside casing, or they can be unconnected to each other. There is also cathode active material supported on inner surfaces of the casing in a face-to-face alignment with an adjacent one of the anodes. That way, the second separator envelope also prevents direct physical contact between the anode pellets and the cathode active material supported on the casing sidewalls.

An electric storage device is provided with an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate; a case for housing the electrode assembly; a positive-electrode external terminal arranged on an outer surface of the case and electrically connected to the positive electrode plate; a negative-electrode external terminal arranged on an outer surface of the case and electrically connected to the negative electrode plate; and a gas exhaust valve formed in a region of the case on the opposite side of a region where the positive-electrode external terminal and the negative-electrode external terminal are arranged.

An electric storage device is provided with an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate; a case for housing the electrode assembly; a positive-electrode external terminal arranged on an outer surface of the case and electrically connected to the positive electrode plate; a negative-electrode external terminal arranged on an outer surface of the case and electrically connected to the negative electrode plate; and a gas exhaust valve formed in a region of the case on the opposite side of a region where the positive-electrode external terminal and the negative-electrode external terminal are arranged.

The objective of the present invention is to provide a hydrogen-releasing film, a composite hydrogen-releasing film and a hydrogen-releasing laminated film that are not prone to embrittlement in the usage environmental temperatures of electrochemical elements. The hydrogen-releasing film containing an alloy, wherein the alloy is a PdAu alloy, and the Au content in the PdAu alloy is 15 mol % or more.

The objective of the present invention is to provide a hydrogen-releasing film, a composite hydrogen-releasing film and a hydrogen-releasing laminated film that are not prone to embrittlement in the usage environmental temperatures of electrochemical elements. The hydrogen-releasing film containing an alloy, wherein the alloy is a PdAu alloy, and the Au content in the PdAu alloy is 15 mol % or more.

The present invention provides a hydrogen-releasing film and a hydrogen-releasing laminated film that have high reliability as a safety valve since defects such as cracks do not occur before the internal pressure of an electrochemical element reaches a predetermined pressure. The hydrogen-releasing film contains an alloy having Pd as an essential metal, and the size of the crystal grains in the alloy is 0.028 m or more.