An alkaline dry battery includes a battery case, a hollow cylindrical positive electrode accommodated in the battery case, a negative electrode disposed in the hollow portion of the positive electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution contained in the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the separator. The alkaline dry battery further includes a layer principally including a compound containing a polyoxyethylene group between the positive electrode and the inner surface of the battery case.

A technology for improving molding properties while minimizing curling after molding in a battery packaging material comprising a laminate that is provided with a barrier layer, a heat-sealable resin layer positioned on one surface side of the barrier layer, and a polyester film positioned on the other surface side of the barrier layer. This battery packaging material is configured from at least a laminate provided with a barrier layer, a heat-sealable resin layer positioned on one surface side of the barrier layer, and a polyester film positioned on the other surface side of the barrier layer. The birefringence of the polyester film is in the range of 0.016-0.056.

A technology for improving molding properties while minimizing curling after molding in a battery packaging material comprising a laminate that is provided with a barrier layer, a heat-sealable resin layer positioned on one surface side of the barrier layer, and a polyester film positioned on the other surface side of the barrier layer. This battery packaging material is configured from at least a laminate provided with a barrier layer, a heat-sealable resin layer positioned on one surface side of the barrier layer, and a polyester film positioned on the other surface side of the barrier layer. The birefringence of the polyester film is in the range of 0.016-0.056.

A battery including a stack alternating between at least one anode and at least one cathode, a primary encapsulation system covering some of the faces of the stack, at least one anode contact member operable to make electrical contact between the stack and an external conductive element, and at least one cathode contact member operable to make an electrical contact between the stack and an external conductive element. An additional encapsulation system includes two frontal regions respectively covering a respective frontal region of the primary encapsulation system and two lateral regions which cover a respective lateral region devoid of any contact member of the primary encapsulation system. Each of the two frontal regions of the additional encapsulation system further cover the frontal ends respectively of the anode contact members and the cathode contact members. The frontal regions of the additional encapsulation system form a surface continuity with the lateral regions of the additional encapsulation system.

Thin-film batteries that include a novel encapsulation system.

Thin-film batteries that include a novel encapsulation system.

A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly, the case having a bottom surface and long and short sidewalls that extend upwardly from the bottom surface; a cap plate coupled to an upper portion of the case and sealing the case; and an insulation member attached to an outer surface of the case. The insulation member includes a first layer in contact with the outer surface of the case and made of a heat-resistant material, a third layer exposed to the outside and made of a stretchable material, and a second layer between the first and third layers and made of an insulating material.

A battery cell includes an electrode assembly and a packaging bag for accommodating the electrode assembly and a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer. One end of the first adhesive layer and one end of the second adhesive layer are both adhered to the first surface of the electrode assembly, and the other end of the first adhesive layer and the other end of the second adhesive layer both extend to the bottom of the electrode assembly and are adhered to a second surface opposite the first surface, a surface on which a terminating end of the electrode assembly is defined as the first surface; and a third adhesive layer, one end of the third adhesive layer is adhered to the first adhesive layer, and the other end of the third adhesive layer is adhered to the second adhesive layer.

An outer packaging for electrical storage devices is composed of a laminate provided with at least a substrate layer, a barrier layer, an adhesive layer, and a thermally adhesive resin layer in this order, wherein the peak melting temperature for the thermally adhesive resin layer is observed at 130° C. or lower, the peak melting temperature for the adhesive layer is observed at 135° C. or higher, the resin constituting the thermally adhesive resin layer has a polyolefin skeleton, and the resin constituting the adhesive layer has a polyolefin skeleton

An outer packaging for electrical storage devices is composed of a laminate provided with at least a substrate layer, a barrier layer, an adhesive layer, and a thermally adhesive resin layer in this order, wherein the peak melting temperature for the thermally adhesive resin layer is observed at 130° C. or lower, the peak melting temperature for the adhesive layer is observed at 135° C. or higher, the resin constituting the thermally adhesive resin layer has a polyolefin skeleton, and the resin constituting the adhesive layer has a polyolefin skeleton