Claims
- 1. A battery comprising:
- power generation elements including an electric collection member;
- a casing which accommodates said power generation elements therein;
- a terminal which is mounted in said casing, said terminal including an upper end portion and a lower end portion, said electric collection member being crimped to said lower end portion; and
- a terminal plate being crimped to said upper end portion so that said terminal plate is mechanically and electrically connected to said terminal.
- 2. A battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said casing includes an opening, said terminal being inserted into said casing through said opening.
- 3. A battery as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a insulation packing provided between said terminal and casing.
- 4. A battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said upper end portion comprises a columnar shaft, and said terminal plate has a circular opening including a tapered inner wall whose diameter decreases in a direction from the outside of said battery toward an inside thereof, said columnar shaft being inserted into said circular opening to be crimped to said terminal plate.
- 5. A battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lower end portion comprises a cylindrical shaft, and said electric collection member has a circular opening, said cylindrical shaft being inserted into said circular opening to be crimped to said electric collection member.
- 6. A battery as claimed in claim 4, wherein said terminal includes a rectangular body portion, said lower end portion comprises a cylindrical shaft, and said electric collection member has a circular opening, said cylindrical shaft being inserted into said circular opening of said electric collection member to be crimped to said electric collection member.
- 7. A battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said terminal and said electric collection member comprises at least one of aluminum and aluminum-alloy.
- 8. A battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said terminal plate comprises at least one of stainless steel, nickel-plated stainless steel and nickel-plated ferrous.
Priority Claims (3)
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6-060115 |
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6-207027 |
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6-330528 |
Dec 1994 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/398,522 Mar. 3, 1995 pending.
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Divisions (1)
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