An adhesive film for a metal terminal is interposed between a metal terminal electrically connected to an electrode of a power storage device element, and a power storage device exterior material that seals the power storage device element, the adhesive film comprising a laminated body including, in the following order: a first polyolefin layer disposed on the metal terminal side; a base material; and a second polyolefin layer disposed on the power storage device exterior material side, wherein the adhesive film has a Martens hardness of at most 30 N/mm.sup.2 as measured in a direction perpendicular to a cross-section in the thickness direction of the first polyolefin layer.

An adhesive film for a metal terminal is interposed between a metal terminal electrically connected to an electrode of a power storage device element, and a power storage device exterior material that seals the power storage device element, the adhesive film comprising a laminated body including, in the following order: a first polyolefin layer disposed on the metal terminal side; a base material; and a second polyolefin layer disposed on the power storage device exterior material side, wherein the adhesive film has a Martens hardness of at most 30 N/mm.sup.2 as measured in a direction perpendicular to a cross-section in the thickness direction of the first polyolefin layer.

A lithium ion battery and an electric vehicle with the same are provided. The lithium ion battery includes a cover plate assembly and a battery cell assembly, the cover plate assembly includes a pole and a polarity connecting piece, the pole is connected with the polarity connecting piece, the battery cell assembly is provided with a battery cell tab assembly, and the pole is connected and conducted with the battery cell tab assembly through the polarity connecting piece. As a hard connection, the polarity connecting piece is directly or indirectly connected with the battery cell tab assembly. The polarity connecting piece is in interference fit with the pole for laser welding, so that the connection reliability is high, the overcurrent capability is strong, and electronic conduction is easy.

This electrical storage device comprises: an electrode body; a bottomed cylindrical outer can; a sealing plate to which a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal are attached; and a functional part placed near the positive electrode terminal or the negative electrode terminal on the inner surface of the sealing plate. The electrode body has a positive electrode tab group for which a plurality of positive electrode tabs are laminated, and a negative electrode tab group for which a plurality of negative electrode tabs are laminated, and each tab group functions as a spring that connects the electrode body and the sealing plate. Of the positive electrode tab group and the negative electrode tab group, the spring constant of one tab group near the functional part is greater than the spring constant of the other tab group.

This electrical storage device comprises: an electrode body; a bottomed cylindrical outer can; a sealing plate to which a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal are attached; and a functional part placed near the positive electrode terminal or the negative electrode terminal on the inner surface of the sealing plate. The electrode body has a positive electrode tab group for which a plurality of positive electrode tabs are laminated, and a negative electrode tab group for which a plurality of negative electrode tabs are laminated, and each tab group functions as a spring that connects the electrode body and the sealing plate. Of the positive electrode tab group and the negative electrode tab group, the spring constant of one tab group near the functional part is greater than the spring constant of the other tab group.

Proposed are a device and a method for inspecting an air void at a lead film of a battery to simply and accurately perform total inspection of a gap between a lead film and the lead tab boundary by using an OCT, wherein an object to be inspected in which the lead film is attached to a lead tab is conveyed through a conveying device, the conveyed object is gripped and loaded to an inspection position, the object is aligned to form an OCT focus on an interface between the lead tab and the lead film of the object, a gap inspection image between the lead tab and the lead film is obtained by scanning the interface between the lead tab and the lead film by using an OCT scanner above the inspection position, and the obtained gap inspection image is analyzed, thereby determining fusion quality of the lead film.

Proposed are a device and a method for inspecting an air void at a lead film of a battery to simply and accurately perform total inspection of a gap between a lead film and the lead tab boundary by using an OCT, wherein an object to be inspected in which the lead film is attached to a lead tab is conveyed through a conveying device, the conveyed object is gripped and loaded to an inspection position, the object is aligned to form an OCT focus on an interface between the lead tab and the lead film of the object, a gap inspection image between the lead tab and the lead film is obtained by scanning the interface between the lead tab and the lead film by using an OCT scanner above the inspection position, and the obtained gap inspection image is analyzed, thereby determining fusion quality of the lead film.

A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, a separator between the first and second electrodes, and first and second electrode tabs respectively coupled to the first and second electrodes; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and coupled to the first electrode tab; and a cap assembly sealing an opening in the case. The cap assembly includes: a cap plate covering the opening in the case; and a terminal plate coupled to the cap plate. The terminal plate includes: a flange portion coupled to and electrically insulated from the cap plate; and a tab connecting portion protruding from the flange portion toward the electrode assembly and extending through a terminal opening in the cap plate to be coupled to the second electrode tab. The terminal plate has a flat outer surface, and the tab connecting portion has a flat inner surface.

A thin-type battery includes: a flat shaped electrode body formed by stacking a positive electrode and a negative electrode while interposing a separator in between; an electrolyte; and an exterior body made from a laminate film, the exterior body enclosing the electrode body and the electrolyte with ends of the exterior body being hermetically sealed by heat-sealing, wherein the exterior body includes a folded part to be folded from one surface side to another surface side of the electrode body and to extend along an edge of the electrode body, and the folded part includes resin-interposed heat-sealing portions located in regions in two ends in a direction along the edge of the electrode body and outside the electrode body, where portions of the exterior body are opposed to each other, each resin-interposed heat-sealing portion being heat-sealed by interposing a piece made from a resin.

The disclosure relates to a cap assembly and a secondary battery. The cap assembly includes: a cap plate including a main portion and a convex portion, wherein the main portion includes a first surface, a second surface and an electrode lead-out hole; an electrode terminal including an extension portion that extends beyond a hole wall of the electrode lead-out hole and extends in a circumferential direction of the electrode lead-out hole to form a ring structure, and the extension portion is arranged on a side of the first surface away from the second surface; and a sealing ring at least partially disposed between the extension portion and the main portion, wherein the convex portion is disposed on the second surface and around the electrode lead-out hole and has a thickness of 0.01 mm to 2 mm, a top surface of the convex portion extends out of the second surface.