A zinc-air battery cell assembly comprising: a layer of anode material; one or more layers of cathode material; a separator directly between and engaging both the layer of anode material and the layer of cathode material that acts as both an electronic insulator and an ion conductive path between the layer of anode material and the layer of cathode material; and a diffusion member directly engaging the layer of cathode material.

The disclosed secondary battery is capable of preventing a short-circuit pressure at which the safety vent is ruptured from being reduced due to deformation of the safety vent during assembly of the battery. The secondary battery of the present invention includes a can member accommodating an electrode assembly and a top cap assembly covering an opening of the can member. A safety vent is provided in the top cap assembly to discharge a gas when an inner pressure of the can member increases, wherein the safety vent includes a main body and a bending unit, in which an outer edge of the main body is bent, and wherein a buffering space is defined between the bending unit and the main body.

The present disclosure is to provide a cylindrical secondary battery that facilitates connecting a busbar by having both positive and negative electrodes on one side, and that has highly reliable electrical contact between an electrode assembly and a case. To that end, the present disclosure provides a secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly; a case for housing the electrode assembly; a current collector plate welded to the electrode assembly and case; and a cap plate, located above the current collector plate, for sealing the case.

A cylindrical secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate, a separator, and a negative electrode plate; a cylindrical can accommodating the electrode assembly, a lower end of the cylindrical can being electrically connected to the negative electrode plate; a terminal passing through a top surface of the cylindrical can and electrically connected to the positive electrode plate; and a cap plate coupled at the lower end of the cylindrical can. The cap plate is sealed to the lower end of the cylindrical can by welding.

A sealing gasket used in a tubular battery includes a disc-shaped partition portion; an outer peripheral portion provided to stand from a peripheral edge of the partition portion and held between an open end of a metal battery can and a dish-shaped metal sealing plate; and a plurality of stress buffer portions formed of annular grooves formed concentrically in the partition portion, wherein the tubular battery includes the metal battery can having a bottomed tubular shape and has the open end subjected to inward diameter reduction, a power generation element housed in the battery can, the dish-shaped metal sealing plate fitted and attached to the open end subjected to the inward diameter reduction, and the sealing gasket made of resin and held between the open end and the sealing plate.

Provided is a battery capable of maintaining electrical insulation between a battery lid and a battery can when exposed to an aqueous solution such as sea water.

Disclosed is a secondary battery including an electrode winding body in which a strip-shaped positive electrode and a strip-shaped negative electrode are stacked with a separator interposed between the electrodes and wound, an electrolytic solution, and a battery can that houses the electrode winding body and the electrolytic solution, the battery can having an opening hermetically sealed by a safety valve mechanism and a battery lid with a gasket interposed therebetween, in which the battery lid includes a terminal portion and a flange portion, and a metal layer is included between an outer main surface of among main surfaces of the flange portion and the gasket.

A non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery includes a positive electrode containing manganese dioxide and a carbon material; a negative electrode including one of lithium and a lithium alloy; a non-aqueous electrolyte solution; and a container configured to accommodate the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. In a spectrum that is measured by performing Raman spectroscopic analysis with respect to the positive electrode by using argon laser at a wavelength of 514.5 nm, an average value of peak intensity ratios I.sub.D/I.sub.G of an intensity I.sub.D of a peak appearing in the vicinity of 1330 cm.sup.−1 to an intensity I.sub.G of a peak appearing in the vicinity of 1580 cm.sup.−1 satisfies a relationship of 0.5≤I.sub.D/I.sub.G≤1.3.

A technical problem to be solved according to an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a cylindrical secondary battery which can prevent components thereof from being deformed during manufacturing processes or in use. To this end, an embodiment of the present invention provides a cylindrical secondary battery comprising: a cylindrical can; an electrode assembly received in the cylindrical can; and a cap assembly covering the cylindrical can to seal the electrode assembly, wherein the cap assembly comprises a cap-up, a cap-down below the cap-up, and a safety vent between the cap-up and the cap-down, and the contact ratio between the safety vent and the cap-down ranges from 60% to 100%.

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery representing an embodiment of a sealed battery of the present invention includes a bottomed cylindrical exterior case, a sealing member, a cylindrical wound electrode assembly and an electrolyte. An open end of the exterior case is crimped together with the sealing member via an insulating gasket so as to form a seal. The sealing member includes a lid having a thin and fragile portion, an insulating ring, and a terminal plate having a thin and fragile portion. The terminal plate is electrically connected to a positive electrode current collector leading out from the cylindrical wound electrode assembly. The lid and the terminal plate are electrically connected within an opening of the insulating ring. The lid is disposed so as to expose an outer side of at least a portion of the lid opposed to the opening of the insulating ring directly to an outside environment.

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery representing an embodiment of a sealed battery of the present invention includes a bottomed cylindrical exterior case, a sealing member, a cylindrical wound electrode assembly and an electrolyte. An open end of the exterior case is crimped together with the sealing member via an insulating gasket so as to form a seal. The sealing member includes a lid having a thin and fragile portion, an insulating ring, and a terminal plate having a thin and fragile portion. The terminal plate is electrically connected to a positive electrode current collector leading out from the cylindrical wound electrode assembly. The lid and the terminal plate are electrically connected within an opening of the insulating ring. The lid is disposed so as to expose an outer side of at least a portion of the lid opposed to the opening of the insulating ring directly to an outside environment.