Battery assembly
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1. A battery comprisinga container having an opening therein;
- a plate positioned in said opening;
a terminal attached to said plate and extending into said container;
a sleeve concentrically positioned about said terminal;
a nonconductive seal positioned about said terminal against said plate and between said sleeve and said terminal and extending in substantially juxtaposition with said plate to about the periphery of said plate between said plate and said container in said opening, said sleeve being compressed about said terminal to seal said container at said terminal.
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Abstract
A battery cell including a cylindrical container having a cap assembly positioned in the open end thereof. The cap assembly includes a terminal extending into the container, a rigid plate, a thermal disconnect assembly and a contact cap. A seal fits about the cap assembly to electrically isolate the cap from the container and provide a sealing function and vent for the battery. A sleeve is associated with the seal to tightly seal the terminal. The terminal is associated with a spiral wrapped cell by means of a tab welded thereto. The cell is assembled in a flat layered arrangement and then wrapped about the terminal prior to placement in the container.
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17 Claims
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1. A battery comprising
a container having an opening therein; -
a plate positioned in said opening; a terminal attached to said plate and extending into said container; a sleeve concentrically positioned about said terminal; a nonconductive seal positioned about said terminal against said plate and between said sleeve and said terminal and extending in substantially juxtaposition with said plate to about the periphery of said plate between said plate and said container in said opening, said sleeve being compressed about said terminal to seal said container at said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A battery comprising
a container having an opening therein; -
a plate positioned in said opening; a terminal attached to said plate and extending into said container; a sleeve concentrically positioned about said terminal; a nonconductive seal positioned about said terminal between said sleeve and said terminal and extending outwardly to about the periphery of said plate between said plate and said container in said opening, said sleeve being compressed about said terminal and being insulated from the interior of said container; a contact cap positioned on said plate outwardly of said container and an annular compression ring about said plate and extending to interlock with said cap on one side of said plate and with said plate on the other side thereof, said ring being inwardly of said container and said seal at said opening. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A battery comprising
a container having an opening therein; -
a plate positioned in said opening; a terminal attached to said plate and extending into said container; a nonconductive seal positioned about said terminal and extending radially coextensive with said plate to about the periphery of said plate between said plate and said container in said opening; a tab attached to said terminal; an anode sheet attached to said tab; first and second separator sheets, each said sheet being on one side of said anode sheet; a cathode sheet on a first side of said anode sheet with a said separator sheet therebetween, said anode sheet, said cathode sheet and said separator sheets being spiral wrapped about said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A battery comprising
a container having an opening therein; -
a plate positioned in said opening; a terminal attached to said plate and extending into said container; a sleeve concentrically positioned about said terminal at said plate; a nonconductive seal constructed to include a central cylindrical portion positioned about said terminal, a radially extending portion coextensive and in substantial juxtaposition with said plate and a peripheral cylindrical portion extending about the periphery of said plate between said plate and said container in said opening, said sleeve being compressed about said terminal to seal said container at said terminal with a portion of said seal between said sleeve and said terminal; a tab attached to said terminal; an anode sheet attached to said tab; first and second separator sheets on opposite sides of said anode sheet; a cathode sheet on a first side of said anode sheet with a said separator sheet therebetween, said anode sheet, said cathode sheet and said separator sheets being spiral wrapped about said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A battery comprising
a container having an opening therein; -
a plate positioned in said opening; a terminal attached to said plate and extending into said container; a sleeve concentrically positioned about said terminal; a nonconductive seal positioned about said terminal between said sleeve and said terminal and extending to about the periphery of said plate between said plate and said container in said opening, said sleeve being compressed about said terminal and said plate being noninterlocking with said container in said opening, said nonconductive seal mounting said plate in said opening of said container with said nonconductive seal being in interlocking engagement with said opening in said container.
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17. A battery comprising
a container having an opening therein; -
a cap assembly positioned in said opening; a terminal attached to said cap assembly and extending into said container; a sleeve concentrically positioned about said terminal; a nonconductive seal positioned about said terminal extending to between said sleeve and said terminal and extending to about the periphery of said cap assembly between said cap assembly and said container in said opening, the outside dimensions of said cap assembly being less than the corresponding inside dimensions of said container at said opening, said nonconductive seal being in interlocking engagement with both said cap assembly and said container at said opening.
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