Cylindrical cell having current output terminal connected to electrode by conductive blade members
First Claim
1. A rechargeable cell with spiral-wound electrodes comprising a container, two current output terminals of opposite polarity carried by said container, each current output comprising a part exterior to said container and an internal part, and two electrodes spiral-wound about a longitudinal axis, one of positive polarity and the other of negative polarity, and electrically connected to a corresponding current output, wherein at least one current output terminal comprises an internal part provided with a cylindrical shoulder having a diameter greater than the transverse dimension of said exterior part and the corresponding electrode is provided with a plurality of conductive blade members in part substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis, mechanically and electrically connected to one edge of said electrode and projecting from said edge, said blade members being grouped together on and fixed to at least part of an outer radially facing surface of said shoulder in order to establish electrical contact between said electrode and said current output terminal.
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Abstract
A cell with spiral-wound electrodes comprises a container, two current output terminals of opposite polarity carried by the container, each current output comprising a part exterior to the container and an internal part, and two electrodes spiral-wound about a longitudinal axis, one of positive polarity and the other of negative polarity, electrically connected to a corresponding current output. At least one terminal has a cylindrical shoulder having a diameter greater than the transverse dimension of the exterior part of the terminal. The electrode is provided with a plurality of conductive blade members in part substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, mechanically and electrically connected to one edge of the electrode are projecting from this edge. The blade members are grouped together on and fixed to at least part of the periphery of the shoulder in order to establish electrical contact between the electrode and the current output.
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- 1. A rechargeable cell with spiral-wound electrodes comprising a container, two current output terminals of opposite polarity carried by said container, each current output comprising a part exterior to said container and an internal part, and two electrodes spiral-wound about a longitudinal axis, one of positive polarity and the other of negative polarity, and electrically connected to a corresponding current output, wherein at least one current output terminal comprises an internal part provided with a cylindrical shoulder having a diameter greater than the transverse dimension of said exterior part and the corresponding electrode is provided with a plurality of conductive blade members in part substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis, mechanically and electrically connected to one edge of said electrode and projecting from said edge, said blade members being grouped together on and fixed to at least part of an outer radially facing surface of said shoulder in order to establish electrical contact between said electrode and said current output terminal.
- 17. A lithium cell comprising a container having a bottom and a cover each carrying a current output terminal, a positive electrode and a negative electrode spiral-wound about a longitudinal axis, respectively connected to the respective current output, and a set of connections for electrically connecting each electrode to the corresponding current output terminal, wherein said terminal comprises an exterior part and an internal part, said internal part of said terminal having a cylindrical shoulder having a diameter greater than the transverse dimension of said exterior part of said terminal and, for each electrode, said set of connections is a set of conductive blade members in part substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis, mechanically and electrically connected to one edge of said electrode and projecting from said edge, said blade members being grouped together on and fixed to at least part of an outer radially facing surface of said shoulder in order to establish electrical contact between said electrode and the corresponding current output terminal.
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