Disclosed is a battery cell having a double sealing structure. In particular, the battery cell includes a first sealing portion formed at an outer circumferential surface of a battery case by thermal bonding and a second sealing portion further formed between an electrode assembly and the first sealing portion at at least one side surface of the first sealing portion.

Provided is a packaging material for batteries, which has excellent insulating properties. A packaging material for batteries, which is formed of a laminate that is obtained by sequentially laminating at least a base layer, a bonding layer, a metal layer and a sealant layer, and wherein the base layer comprises a resin layer A that is formed of a thermoplastic resin having a volume resistivity of 1×10.sup.15 Ω.Math.cm or more.

The present invention provides a heat suppressing alkaline storage battery including a positive electrode lead having a downsized portion that incorporates a PTC thermistor. A battery includes a positive electrode lead having a first lead half body, a second lead half body, and a PTC thermistor, the first and second lead half bodies overlap end portions formed in a portion where the first and second lead half bodies overlap with each other, the overlap end portions being larger than the PTC thermistor as viewed from a plane and being in contact with the PTC thermistor, the PTC thermistor is fitted in a fitting recessed portion formed in the overlap end portion of the first lead half body, and an exposed portion of the PTC thermistor is covered with a protective material.

Provided are a battery cell for a secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, a battery cell having a frame, the frame protecting the battery cell.

A laminated cell is provided having a cell element encapsulated in a laminate exterior body. The laminate exterior body has one or more flat laminate sheets, and two concave laminate sheets the outer perimeters of which rise from the bottom to form concave shapes. The two concave laminate sheets face each other across the cell element with the concave surfaces facing the exterior of the laminate exterior body, the pair of edges of the flat laminate sheets being joined to the entire outer perimeters of the concave laminate sheets, and the portion of the edges of the flat laminate sheets that are not joined to the entire outer perimeters of the edges of the concave laminate sheets are joined to each other, whereby the laminate exterior body forms a bag shape.

Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a battery cell having an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure disposed in a battery case made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy together with an electrolyte in a sealed state, the method including (a) anodizing an entire surface of the battery case in a state in which an uncoated margin section having a predetermined length is provided downward from an outer circumference of an upper end of the battery case, (b) mounting the electrode assembly in the battery case and connecting a cap plate to an open upper end of the battery case by laser welding, (c) injecting an electrolyte through an electrolyte injection port of the cap plate and activating the battery cell, and (d) replenishing the electrolyte and sealing the electrolyte injection port.

Disclosed herein is a battery module including two or more battery cells, which can be charged and discharged, arranged in a stacked state and cartridges for fixing the battery cells to constitute a battery cell stack, wherein each of the cartridges includes a cooling fin contacting the battery cells and a cartridge frame for fixing the cooling fin, the cooling fin includes two cooling plates, the cooling plates being mounted to the cartridge frame in a state of being spaced apart from each other in order to define a coolant flow channel, the cartridge frame is provided with openings communicating with the coolant flow channel defined between the cooling plates, and one side or opposite sides of each of the battery cells are sealed by a sealing member on an interface between each of the battery cells and the coolant flow channel in order to prevent gases generated in the battery cells from being introduced into the coolant flow channel.

A case for protecting a battery and an electronic device having the same are provided. The case includes a main body, a circumferential wall and a waterproof element. The main body includes a first side surface. The circumferential wall connects with the first side surface, extending along a first direction away from the first side surface, and includes a circumferential groove. The circumferential groove is around the circumferential wall and concavely disposed on an outer wall surface of the circumferential wall. The waterproof element includes a circumferential basal portion disposed in the circumferential groove and a circumferential raised portion disposed on an outer surface of the circumferential basal portion and corresponding in position to the circumferential groove. The circumferential raised portion includes a first segment and a second segment opposite to the first segment and farther from the first side surface than the first segment.

Provided is a battery packaging material that comprises a laminated body formed by sequentially stacking at least a base layer, a metal layer, and a sealant layer, and that has a thin overall thickness, and has excellent formability and piercing strength. This battery packaging material comprises a laminated body formed by sequentially stacking at least a base layer, a metal layer, and a sealant layer, with the overall thickness of the laminated body being 50-80 μm, and the ratio of the sum of the thicknesses of the base layer and the metal layer with respect to the overall thickness of the laminated body being in a range of 0.380-0.630.

A portable electronic device comprises an electromechanical module having an actuator for positioning a mechanical element between first and second positions, and a controller coupled to the electromechanical module. The controller is configured to detect a mechanical event coupling to the electromechanical module, select an actuation signal to position the mechanical element in a safe position between the first and second positions, and transmit the selected signal, such that the mechanical element is positioned in the safe position during the event.