Electricity storage device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6423450
  • Patent Number
    6,423,450
  • Date Filed
    Monday, June 26, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 23, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Kalafut; Stephen
    • Alejandro; R
    Agents
    • Harrison & Egbert
Abstract
An electricity storage device including an electrolyte film, a lithium graphite thin sheet, a composite polymer thin sheet, a positive collector, and a negative collector, which are all hermetically packaged in a housing. As the device is connected to an environment in which the voltage difference is relatively greater, the device is capable of storing the electricity. If the device is connected to an environment in which the voltage difference is relatively smaller, the stored electricity is released.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates generally to an electrical device, and more particularly to an electricity storage device.




2. Description of Related Art




The conventional electricity storage devices are generally rather cumbersome and can not be easily assembled at a low cost. The demand for the electricity storage devices is on the increase for various applications.




BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an electricity storage device which is small in volume and light in weight.




It is another objective of the present invention to provide an electricity storage device which can be easily assembled.




It is still another objective of the present invention to provide a cost-effective electricity storage device.











The features and the advantages of the present invention will be readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.




BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

shows an exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 2

shows a plan view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 3

shows another plan view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




As shown in

FIGS. 1-3

, an electricity storage device


10


of the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises the component parts, which are described hereinafter.




An electrolyte film


11


is conductive to electricity.




A lithium graphite thin sheet


12


is attached to one longitudinal side of the electrolyte film


11


and is formed of a plurality of graphite particles


121


and lithium particles


122


.




A composite polymer thin sheet


13


is conductive to electricity and is attached to the other longitudinal side of the electrolyte film


11


.




A positive collector


14


is attached to the outer side of the composite polymer thin sheet


13


and is provided with a bonding point


141


.




A negative collector


15


is attached to the outer side of the lithium graphite thin sheet


12


and is provided with a bonding point


151


.




A housing


16


is made of an insulation material and is used to package hermetically the negative collector


15


, the lithium graphite thin sheet


12


, the electrolyte film


1




1


, the composite polymer thin sheet


13


, and the positive collector


14


such that the bonding points


141


and


151


of the positive collector


14


and the negative collector


15


of the housing


16


.




As the electricity storage device


10


of the present invention is connected to an environment in which the voltage difference is relatively greater, the electricity storage device


10


is capable of storing the electricity. On the other hand, if the electricity storage device


10


of the present invention is connected to an environment in which the voltage difference is relatively smaller, the stored electricity is released.




As shown in

FIG. 3

, two or more electricity storage devices


10


of the present invention are hermetically packaged in a parallel manner in the housing


16


such that they share the common positive collector


14


or the negative collector


15


.




The embodiment of the present invention described above is to be regarded in all respects as being merely illustrative and not restrictive. Accordingly, the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without deviating from the spirit thereof. The present invention is therefore to be limited only by the scope of the following appended claims.



Claims
  • 1. An electricity storage device comprising:an electrolyte film which conducts electricity; a lithium graphite thin sheet directly attached to one longitudinal side of said electrolyte film, said lithium graphite thin sheet formed of a plurality of graphite particles and a plurality of lithium particles; a composite polymer thin sheet which conducts electricity directly attached to another longitudinal side of said electrolyte film; a positive collector attached to and extending along entirely a side of said composite polymer thin sheet opposite said electrolyte film, said positive collector having a bonding point extending outwardly beyond said side of said composite polymer thin sheet; a negative collector attached to and extending along entirely a side of said lithium graphite thin sheet opposite said electrolyte film, said negative collector having a bonding point extending outwardly beyond said side of said lithium graphite thin sheet; and a housing formed of an insulative material, said housing hermetically containing said negative collector and said lithium graphite thin sheet and said electrolyte film and said composite polymer thin sheet and said positive collector, said bonding point of said positive collector and said bonding point of said negative collector each extending outwardly of said housing.
  • 2. The device of claim 1, said negative collector, said lithium graphite thin sheet, said electrolyte film, said composite polymer thin sheet and said positive collector being arranged in parallel relation to each other in said housing.
US Referenced Citations (2)
Number Name Date Kind
4740431 Little Apr 1988 A
5888666 Kawakami Mar 1999 A