CA1093152A - Dry cell battery having electrical spring contact adhered to terminal - Google Patents
Dry cell battery having electrical spring contact adhered to terminalInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
A spring contact is compressed against and electrically connected to a terminal of a dry cell battery, and the spring-like compressive force betwe-en the contact and the terminal is maintained by an adhesive. The spring con-tact and adhesive may be used with both single cell and multicell batteries.
The spring may be situated between two cells of a multicell battery, with the adhesive adhering the two cells together and maintaining the spring-like com-pressive force between the contact and the terminals of the adjacent two cells.
The terminal which is electrically connected with the spring contact may be a thin foil of metal, and the inner surface of the foil may serve as the negative electrode of a cell; the foil may be a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, lead, aluminum and alloys thereof. The spring contact may have a burr where it electrically connects with the terminal. Where used be-tween adjacent cells, the spring contact may be soldered or welded to the terminal of one of the cells. The spring contact may be compressed against and electrically connected to the outer terminal of an end cell in a multicell battery. A variety of adhesives, including hot melts and pressure sensitive adhesives, may be used.
A spring contact is compressed against and electrically connected to a terminal of a dry cell battery, and the spring-like compressive force betwe-en the contact and the terminal is maintained by an adhesive. The spring con-tact and adhesive may be used with both single cell and multicell batteries.
The spring may be situated between two cells of a multicell battery, with the adhesive adhering the two cells together and maintaining the spring-like com-pressive force between the contact and the terminals of the adjacent two cells.
The terminal which is electrically connected with the spring contact may be a thin foil of metal, and the inner surface of the foil may serve as the negative electrode of a cell; the foil may be a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, lead, aluminum and alloys thereof. The spring contact may have a burr where it electrically connects with the terminal. Where used be-tween adjacent cells, the spring contact may be soldered or welded to the terminal of one of the cells. The spring contact may be compressed against and electrically connected to the outer terminal of an end cell in a multicell battery. A variety of adhesives, including hot melts and pressure sensitive adhesives, may be used.
Description
This invention relates to dry cell batteries.
Systems have long been needed to maintain good electrical conductivi-ty between terminals of dry cell batteries and electrical contacts connected to them. The need exists at the terminals of single cell batteries, at the end terminals of multicell batteries, and between the cells of multicell batter~es.
Multicell dry batteries have long been assembled by stacking indivi-dually constructed flat cells one above another and electrically connecting them in series. The electrical connections between adjacent pairs of cells have involved a variety of ~onstructions including leaf springs, projecting point contacts, and others. To assure continued electrical intercell connec-~ion and to minimize the electrical resistance across the connection it has been common to maintain the stack of cells in compression by wrapping or sur-rounding them with tapes, bands, straps anu shrinking encapsulators. As the thickness of the individual cells decrease , however, the practicality of using tapes, bands, straps or encapsulators diminishes.
In multicell batteries having extremely thin cells, the use of such tapes~ bands, straps and encapsulators has been abandoned altogether and adja-cent cells as well as the layers within each cell have been adhered together by various adhesives, gels, bonding agents, and other materials; see ~or example the constructions shown in United States Patents 3,770,50~ and 3,617,387. In general the constructions shown in these and other references have required the adhesives to be electrically conductive, since the adhesives served the addi-tional function of being the intercell connections. Where this was not the case, the adhesives performed the single function of adhering layers together while some other component was utilized to make the intercell electrical con-nection, and that other component was not under compression.
With this invention a spring contact is compressed against and elec-trically connected to a terminal of a dry cell battery comprising one or more cells, and the springlike compressive force between the contact and the termin-~l ~
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In a multicell battery the spring contact may be situated between two cells of the battery where it electrically connects the con~ronting terminals of adjacent cells, with the adhesive causing the contact to exert a spring-like compressive force against both terminals.
While this invention may be used with cylindrical and button cells in which the seal is usually accomplished by crimping, the invention is particular-ly useful in the thin, flat batteries where seals are achieved with adhesives or heat seals. In these very thin batteries the terminal which is electrical-ly connec~ed with the spring contact may be a thin foil of me~al, and the innersurface of the foil may serve as an electrode of a cell. Where the foil is to serve as the negative electrode, the metal may be selected from a group consis-ting of zinc, magnesium, lead, aluminum and alloys thereof.
To maintain good electrical conductivity between the spring contact lS and the cell terminal the spring contact may have a burr which makes sharp contact with, but does not perforate, the terminal. Where used between adja-cent cells, the spring contact may be soldered or welded to the terminal of one of the cells to maintain good conductivity with that cell.
The spring contact may be compressed against and electrically con-nected to the outer terminal of an end cell in a multicell battery.
A conductor may be electrically connected to the spring contact and wrapped around an edge of the battery. This feature, which may be used in both single cell and multicell batteries, makes it possible to have both the posi-tive and negative terminals on the same side of the battery, comparable to the construction shown in United States Patent No. 3,734,780.
A variety of adhesives, including hot melts and pressure sensitive adhesives, may be used.
The inven~ion will now be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Figure 1 is a pictorial view of a flat dry cell battery.
Figure 2 is a cross-section taken along line A-A o~ Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a pictorial view of a spring-like electrical contact.
Figure 4 shows the battery of Figure 2 together wi~h the contact of Figure 3 and a deposit of adhesive.
Figure 5 is a variation of Figure 4.
Figure 6A is a pictorial view of a spring-like electrical contact, while Figure 6B is a cross-section of the contac~ taken along the line B-B of Figure 6A.
Figure 7 is a cross_section of two flat dry cells of the type appeaT-ing in Figure 2 joined together by an adhesive and electrically connected in series by the electrical contact shown in Figures 6A and 6~.
Figures ~, 9 and 10 are cross-sections showing alternative construc-tions of dry cells and spring-like electrical contacts.
Figure 11 is a schematic illustration of a dry cell battery.
Figure 12 is a sch~matic illustration of a spring-like electrical contact maintained in compression against a surface by an adhesive.
Figure 13 is a schematic illustration of four cells stacked one above another and adhered together by an adhesive. Spring-like electrical con-tacts which electrically connect the cells in series are held in compression against the terminals of the cells by the adhesive.
Figure 14 is a schematic illustration of four cells horizontally spaced apart and electrically connected in series through spri~g-like electri cal contacts which are maintained in compression against the terminals of the cells by adhesives.
Figure 15 is a schematic illustration of four cells horizontally spaced apart and electrically connected in a parallel/series arrangement through spring-like electrical contacts which are maintained in compression against the terminals of the cells by adhesives.
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Thickness of the materials have been exaggerated in the drawings for purposes of illustration.
Figure 1 shows a dry cell battery 5 having only one cell.
Referring to Figure 2 where the cell 5 of Figure 1 is shown in cross-section, the cell comprises a metallic foil anode 10, a ca~hode 12, and an electrolyte-containing layer 14 between the anode and cathode. Beneath the cathode 12 is a layer o~ electrically conductive plastic 16, e.g., Condulon, and beneath and joined to the plastic 16 is a metal foil 18 which may be tin plated steel. Above the anode 10 is a layer of electrically nonconductive plastic 20 having an opening 22 in the centre. It will be noted from Figure 2 that the layer 14 extends beyond the edges oE the cathode 12 to the outer d edges of the battery, and these extensions of layer 14 are impregnated with an electrically nonconductive adhesive 24 which bonds the anode 10 with the elec-trically conductive plastic 16 to provide a peripheral seal system for the battery. The plastic 20 is preferably sealed to the outer face cf the metal 10 to prevent escape of moisture from the cell. In the construction shown in Fig-ure 2, the inner face of the metal foil 10 is electrochemically active and serves as the anode or negative electrode for the cell, while the outer face of the foil 10 serves as the negative terminal for the cell by being exposed through the opening 22. The metal layer 18 at the bottom of the cell serves as the positive terminal for the cell.
Figure 3 is a pictorial view of a leaf or tongue-shaped, spring-like electrical contact 26 one end of which deflects downwardly. Figure 4 shows the battery of Figures 1 and 2 together with a deposi~ of adhesive 28 between the contact 26 and the outer surface of the plastic 20. The downwardly depending end of the contact 26 extends through the opening 22 in plastic 20 where it is in physical contact and electrical connection with metal foil 10, the outer sur-face of which functions as the negative terminal of the battery. The dimensions and properties of the contact 26 and adhesives 28 are such that the adhesive * trade mark ~3~
maintains the spring contact 26 so that the end of the contact 26 exerts a spring-like compressive force against the terminal of the battery.
A1SQ shown in Figure 4 are phantom lines 26E designa~ing an extension of contact 26 or an electrical conductor electrically connected to contact 26.
This extension 26E is wrapped around the edges to the bottom of the battery where it can function as an extension of the negative terminal, thereby caus-ing both terminals ~or extensions thereof) to be on the same face or side of the battery. ~etween extension 26E is a layer of adhesive 28E, an extension of adhesive 28, which is optional. If extension 26E is not otherwise electrically insulated from the side edge of the battery and from positive terminal 18, lay-er 28E can function as an insulator in addition to or in substitute for the adhesive. This wrapped-around terminal, which is similar in some respects to that shown in United States Patent 3,73~,780, is an optional feature which may conveniently be used with the spring-like electrical contact and the adhesive of this invention.
Figure 5 shows a variation of the construction illustrated in Figure 4, one in which the adhesive 28 extends over the top of the contact 26 like an adhesive bandage rather than being situated between the contact and plastic layer 20. The adhesive 28 should preferably extend beyond three edges of the contact 26 to be adhered to the plastic 20, leaving only the downwardly depen-ding tongue or end of the contact extending beyond the edge of the adhesive.
Figure 6A and 6B show a spring-like electrical contact 30 having a different design and configuration. The contact 30 is shown having a central section 32 flanged on both sides by upwardly projecting arms or projections 34 and 36. The contact 30 is made from a metal which permits arms 28 and 30 to act as cantilevered springs, that is to deflect downwardly when subjected to a downward force but to spring bac~ to original position if the force is later removed.
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dry cells 5 of the type appearing in Figures 1 and 2. The two cells are join-ed together by deposits of adhesive 38 situated between them and are electri-cally connected in series by the electrical contact 32 which fits through the opening 22 of the lower cell and makes electrical contact with both the nega-tive terminal of the lower cell and the positive terminal of the upper cell.
During the battery assembly process, the two cells are to be pressed together by a force which compresses and deflects the arm 34 and 36 of the contact 30 and causes the contact to exert a spring-like force against the two terminals.
Depending upon the properties of the particular adhesive 38 being used, it may ~e necessary or desirable to maintain ~his pressure during the assembly pro-cess for a period of time sufficient to permit the adhesive to undergo a curing or setting process. It is a requirement of the present inv0ntion that the adhesive 38 have sufficient strength, both adhesive and cohesive strength, to maintain the contact in such compression after the pressure applied during the assembly process is released. Thus the good electrical conductivity achiev-ed by a spring contact is maintained without the applica~ion of pressure from tapes, bands, straps, or shrinking encapsulators.
Optional features which may be added to the construction shown in Figure 7 are spring contacts and wrapped around terminals comparable to those shown in Figures 4 and 5.
Figure 8 shows a two cell battery embodying the concepts of the pre-sent invention but having construction details which differ in several respects froln those shown in Figures 1 through 7. Referring to Figure 8, the pair of dl~y cells 105 have metallic foil anodes 110 which extend outwardly to the edges of the battery. Unlike the cells shown in Figures 1, 2, 43 5 and 73 the cells 105 do not have a layer of plastic comparable to layer 20 extending over the metal foils 110. The adhesive 138 which joins the two cells 105 together ex-tends outwardly out to the edges of the battery. The electrical contact 130 which electrically connects the two cells 105 together is shown in Figure 8 ~3~S;~:
having a horseshoe shape.
Figure 9 shows still another mul~icell bat~ery embodying the concepts of the present invention but having construction details which differ in sever-al respects from those shown in Figures 7 and 8. Referring to Figu~e 9, the pair of dry cells 205 have anodes 240 comprising particles of zinc or other metal, and these anodes have horizontal dimensions comparable to those of the cathodes 2120 A composite of electrically conductive plastic 2~2 and metal foil 244, iden~ical in composition to the layers 16 and 18, respectively, shown in Figure 2 extends across the tops of the cells 205 and outward to the edges of the battery to serve as negative terminals for the cells. In contrast to the constructions sho~ in Figures 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8 where the metal foils 10 and 110 serve as both negative eletrodes and negative terminals for their cells, the construction illustrated in Figure 9 shows how the negative electrode or anode 240 may be a component which is separate and distinct from the negative terminal. The electrical contact 230 which electrically connects the two cells 205 together is shown in Figure 9 having an oval or eliptical shape.
It is preferred to have the negative terminal which is in electrical connection with the contact be a thin foil of metal, the inner surface of which is the negative b~ectrode for the cell of which it is a component. Examples of this ~referred construction are shown in Figures 2~ 4, 5, 7, and 8, Compared with constructions in which the negative terminal and the negative electrode or anode are different components, as in Figure 9, the preferred foils permit thinner and less expensive constructions. Preferably the foil is a metal selec-ted for the particular electrochemical system desired in the cells and battery.
Thicker strips of the same metals, having sufficient thickness and rigidity so that they may not be regarded as foils, may also be used.
Figure 10 illustrates how a pair of conventional button cells 305 may utili~e the principles of this invention. Between the two cells are spring-like contact 330 and adhesive 338 comparable to contact 30 and adhesive 38 -I .
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shown in Figure 7. At the tope of the uppermost cell are a spring-like con-tact 326 and adhesive 328 comparable to contact 26 and adhesive 28 shown in Figure 4. An insulated but electrically conductive wire 360 extends around the sides of the cells to the bottom of the battery where it is tacked or adhered in place by a deposit of adhesive 362, thus providing the battery with the wrapped around terminal option. t Figure 11 is a schematic illustration of a dry cell battery, which may be constructed in the manner of any of the earlier views or in some other manner. The battery is shown in Figure 11 only in ~erms of its positive and negative terminals.
Figure 12 is a schematic illustration of a spring-like electrical contact 430 maintained in compression against a surface b~ an adhesive 438.
The contact 430 may take the configuration of contacts 26, 30, 130, or 230 shown in Figures 4, 7, 8 and 9, respectively, or any other configuration. Con-tact 430 is intended to be illustrative of spring-like electrical contacts gen-erally, and to be independent of particular configurations.
Figure 13 is a schematic illustration of four cells, AJ B, C, and D
stacked one above another and adhered together by adhesives. Spring-like elec-trical contacts which electrically connect the cells in series are held in compression against the terminals of the cells by the adhesive. Another spring-like contact is adhered to the positive terminal of cell A by an adhesive ich causes that contact to exert a spring-like compressive force against that terminal, and an electrically conductive member is run from the top contact around the edge of the battery where it is tacked in place by adhesive and whereit provides a wrapped-around terminal.
Figure 14 is a schematic illustration of four cells, A, B, C, and D
horizontally spaced apart and electri~ally spaced apart and electrically con-nected in series through spring-like electrical contacts which are properly con-nected electrically and which are maintained in compression against the terminals.
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The battery sho~n in FigurP 1~ is the electrical equivalent of the one shown in Figure 13, although the two are assembled in different configurations.
Figure 15 is a schematic illustration of four cells A~ ~, C, and D
horizontally spaced apart and electrically connected through spring-like electrical contacts so that cells A and B are connected in parallel, cells C
and D are connected in parallel, and cells A and B are in series with cells C
and D.
Figures 13 through 15 illustrate that the present invention may be used in a variety of ways. As interc011 conn0ctors, the spring-like electrical contacts may connect cells in series or parallel. Multicell batteries in which the cells are stacked vertically do no~ necessarily require simple series elec-trical connections; with the proper intercell electrical connections it is pos-sible to produce a battery which is the electrical equivalent of the one shown in Figure 15 while having the geometric configuration of the one shown in Fig-lS ure 13. Where an electrical contact is electrically connected to the terminalso two different cells, the adhesive which maintains the electrical contact in com~ression may be adhered to the terminals of both cells (as in Figure 13) or to the terminal of only one cell (as in ~igures 14 and 15). Although Figure 13 illustrates a construction which is more economical than that of Figure 14 in ~0 terms of the number of spring-like electrical contacts and adhesives required, the t~o figures illustrate how the present invention may be used to achieve bat-teries ~hich are electrically equivalent but geometrically different. The designs sho~l in Figures 13 through 15 are merely illustrative of different m~nners of using the invention, and many more cell layouts and in~ercell con-nections are possible.
A number of other features useful with the invention should also bementionèd.
It may be desirable to have a slight burr on the electrical contact wllere the contact electrically connects with the terminal of a cell. The burr . . . .
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can cut through oxide films on ~he surface of the cell terminal to main~ain good electrical contact without cutting ~hrough the terminal or metal foil wi~h which it makes contact. The burr can be designed to provide an essentially point contact, or it can provide a longer knife-edge which may be of a straight,circular, or other configuration. As an example, the contact 30 shown in Fig-ure 6B has a burr 37 at the end of each of the arms 34 and 36 and the burrs 37, as shown in Figure 7, make good electrical contact with the terminal of a cell.
Such burrs can be produced by having more than the normally required tolerance between a punch and dye, and the burrs can have a height of up to several thou-sandths of an inch.
It may also be desirable to have the electrical contact soldered or welded to the outer surface of the metallic foil terminal. The soldered con-nection will main~ain good electrical conductivity and will prevent oxidation of the surface of the foil where there is to be an interface with the contact.
An example o~ this construction is illustrated in Figure 7 where there is a soldered or welded comlection 39 between the elec~rical contact 30 and the outer surface of the oil 10. In general, if a soldered or welded connection is used, it should be on the terminal that is most likely to oxidize, while the burr, which is capable of penetrating a thin oxide film, may be used to make ~o electrical contact with the terminal less likely to oxidize~ Where the elec-trical contact is to be secured to a cell terminal of greater thickness and rigidity, the contact may be riveted to the contact, e.g., in the construction shown in Figure 10 the contact 330 could be riveted to the upper terminal of the lower cell.
2S Regardless o~ whether or not the contact is soldered or welded to the metal foil, but particularly if it is, it may be desirable to apply a small mask over the inner surface of the foil opposite the electrical connection be-tween the foil and the contact. Such a mask, not shown in the drawings, will electrochemically inactivate the inner surface o the foil in the vicinity of .
the connection and decrease the likelihood of undesired local corrosion which might result in pinholes in the foil. For fur~her information about the use of such masks, see United States Patent 4,059,717.
The adhesives used in conjunction with the spring-like electrical contact must meet the requirement of maintaining the contact so that the con-tact exerts a spring-like compressive force against the ~erminal. A wide variety of commercially-available adhesives will meet ~his requirement, inclu-ding holt melts and pressure sensitive adhesives and including also both electrically conductive and nonconductive adhesives. Where the adhesive is 1~ introduced to the terminal surface in a fluid or semi-fluid state, it may be applied as a thin patch in an area aro~md the electrical contact surface by printing or other techniques, and the application may be made before the elec-trical contact is connected with the cell terminal. As an al~ernative to an adhesive which is applied separately, a tape having adhesive surfaces on one or lS both sides may be used. The concept of an adhesive is to be viewed broadly and generally. The requirement of ~he adhesive is that it adhere, and any material and process by which that requirement is met may be satisfactory.
Regardless of the adhesive material used, it is preferable to prevent the adhesive from physically contacting the electrical contact so that the ~0 spring-like electrical contact may flex freely to the extent that may be neces-sary.
The spring-like electrical contact may be made from a wide variety of metals ~hich may be tempered to obtain and maintain the desired spring-like properties.
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Systems have long been needed to maintain good electrical conductivi-ty between terminals of dry cell batteries and electrical contacts connected to them. The need exists at the terminals of single cell batteries, at the end terminals of multicell batteries, and between the cells of multicell batter~es.
Multicell dry batteries have long been assembled by stacking indivi-dually constructed flat cells one above another and electrically connecting them in series. The electrical connections between adjacent pairs of cells have involved a variety of ~onstructions including leaf springs, projecting point contacts, and others. To assure continued electrical intercell connec-~ion and to minimize the electrical resistance across the connection it has been common to maintain the stack of cells in compression by wrapping or sur-rounding them with tapes, bands, straps anu shrinking encapsulators. As the thickness of the individual cells decrease , however, the practicality of using tapes, bands, straps or encapsulators diminishes.
In multicell batteries having extremely thin cells, the use of such tapes~ bands, straps and encapsulators has been abandoned altogether and adja-cent cells as well as the layers within each cell have been adhered together by various adhesives, gels, bonding agents, and other materials; see ~or example the constructions shown in United States Patents 3,770,50~ and 3,617,387. In general the constructions shown in these and other references have required the adhesives to be electrically conductive, since the adhesives served the addi-tional function of being the intercell connections. Where this was not the case, the adhesives performed the single function of adhering layers together while some other component was utilized to make the intercell electrical con-nection, and that other component was not under compression.
With this invention a spring contact is compressed against and elec-trically connected to a terminal of a dry cell battery comprising one or more cells, and the springlike compressive force between the contact and the termin-~l ~
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In a multicell battery the spring contact may be situated between two cells of the battery where it electrically connects the con~ronting terminals of adjacent cells, with the adhesive causing the contact to exert a spring-like compressive force against both terminals.
While this invention may be used with cylindrical and button cells in which the seal is usually accomplished by crimping, the invention is particular-ly useful in the thin, flat batteries where seals are achieved with adhesives or heat seals. In these very thin batteries the terminal which is electrical-ly connec~ed with the spring contact may be a thin foil of me~al, and the innersurface of the foil may serve as an electrode of a cell. Where the foil is to serve as the negative electrode, the metal may be selected from a group consis-ting of zinc, magnesium, lead, aluminum and alloys thereof.
To maintain good electrical conductivity between the spring contact lS and the cell terminal the spring contact may have a burr which makes sharp contact with, but does not perforate, the terminal. Where used between adja-cent cells, the spring contact may be soldered or welded to the terminal of one of the cells to maintain good conductivity with that cell.
The spring contact may be compressed against and electrically con-nected to the outer terminal of an end cell in a multicell battery.
A conductor may be electrically connected to the spring contact and wrapped around an edge of the battery. This feature, which may be used in both single cell and multicell batteries, makes it possible to have both the posi-tive and negative terminals on the same side of the battery, comparable to the construction shown in United States Patent No. 3,734,780.
A variety of adhesives, including hot melts and pressure sensitive adhesives, may be used.
The inven~ion will now be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Figure 1 is a pictorial view of a flat dry cell battery.
Figure 2 is a cross-section taken along line A-A o~ Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a pictorial view of a spring-like electrical contact.
Figure 4 shows the battery of Figure 2 together wi~h the contact of Figure 3 and a deposit of adhesive.
Figure 5 is a variation of Figure 4.
Figure 6A is a pictorial view of a spring-like electrical contact, while Figure 6B is a cross-section of the contac~ taken along the line B-B of Figure 6A.
Figure 7 is a cross_section of two flat dry cells of the type appeaT-ing in Figure 2 joined together by an adhesive and electrically connected in series by the electrical contact shown in Figures 6A and 6~.
Figures ~, 9 and 10 are cross-sections showing alternative construc-tions of dry cells and spring-like electrical contacts.
Figure 11 is a schematic illustration of a dry cell battery.
Figure 12 is a sch~matic illustration of a spring-like electrical contact maintained in compression against a surface by an adhesive.
Figure 13 is a schematic illustration of four cells stacked one above another and adhered together by an adhesive. Spring-like electrical con-tacts which electrically connect the cells in series are held in compression against the terminals of the cells by the adhesive.
Figure 14 is a schematic illustration of four cells horizontally spaced apart and electrically connected in series through spri~g-like electri cal contacts which are maintained in compression against the terminals of the cells by adhesives.
Figure 15 is a schematic illustration of four cells horizontally spaced apart and electrically connected in a parallel/series arrangement through spring-like electrical contacts which are maintained in compression against the terminals of the cells by adhesives.
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Thickness of the materials have been exaggerated in the drawings for purposes of illustration.
Figure 1 shows a dry cell battery 5 having only one cell.
Referring to Figure 2 where the cell 5 of Figure 1 is shown in cross-section, the cell comprises a metallic foil anode 10, a ca~hode 12, and an electrolyte-containing layer 14 between the anode and cathode. Beneath the cathode 12 is a layer o~ electrically conductive plastic 16, e.g., Condulon, and beneath and joined to the plastic 16 is a metal foil 18 which may be tin plated steel. Above the anode 10 is a layer of electrically nonconductive plastic 20 having an opening 22 in the centre. It will be noted from Figure 2 that the layer 14 extends beyond the edges oE the cathode 12 to the outer d edges of the battery, and these extensions of layer 14 are impregnated with an electrically nonconductive adhesive 24 which bonds the anode 10 with the elec-trically conductive plastic 16 to provide a peripheral seal system for the battery. The plastic 20 is preferably sealed to the outer face cf the metal 10 to prevent escape of moisture from the cell. In the construction shown in Fig-ure 2, the inner face of the metal foil 10 is electrochemically active and serves as the anode or negative electrode for the cell, while the outer face of the foil 10 serves as the negative terminal for the cell by being exposed through the opening 22. The metal layer 18 at the bottom of the cell serves as the positive terminal for the cell.
Figure 3 is a pictorial view of a leaf or tongue-shaped, spring-like electrical contact 26 one end of which deflects downwardly. Figure 4 shows the battery of Figures 1 and 2 together with a deposi~ of adhesive 28 between the contact 26 and the outer surface of the plastic 20. The downwardly depending end of the contact 26 extends through the opening 22 in plastic 20 where it is in physical contact and electrical connection with metal foil 10, the outer sur-face of which functions as the negative terminal of the battery. The dimensions and properties of the contact 26 and adhesives 28 are such that the adhesive * trade mark ~3~
maintains the spring contact 26 so that the end of the contact 26 exerts a spring-like compressive force against the terminal of the battery.
A1SQ shown in Figure 4 are phantom lines 26E designa~ing an extension of contact 26 or an electrical conductor electrically connected to contact 26.
This extension 26E is wrapped around the edges to the bottom of the battery where it can function as an extension of the negative terminal, thereby caus-ing both terminals ~or extensions thereof) to be on the same face or side of the battery. ~etween extension 26E is a layer of adhesive 28E, an extension of adhesive 28, which is optional. If extension 26E is not otherwise electrically insulated from the side edge of the battery and from positive terminal 18, lay-er 28E can function as an insulator in addition to or in substitute for the adhesive. This wrapped-around terminal, which is similar in some respects to that shown in United States Patent 3,73~,780, is an optional feature which may conveniently be used with the spring-like electrical contact and the adhesive of this invention.
Figure 5 shows a variation of the construction illustrated in Figure 4, one in which the adhesive 28 extends over the top of the contact 26 like an adhesive bandage rather than being situated between the contact and plastic layer 20. The adhesive 28 should preferably extend beyond three edges of the contact 26 to be adhered to the plastic 20, leaving only the downwardly depen-ding tongue or end of the contact extending beyond the edge of the adhesive.
Figure 6A and 6B show a spring-like electrical contact 30 having a different design and configuration. The contact 30 is shown having a central section 32 flanged on both sides by upwardly projecting arms or projections 34 and 36. The contact 30 is made from a metal which permits arms 28 and 30 to act as cantilevered springs, that is to deflect downwardly when subjected to a downward force but to spring bac~ to original position if the force is later removed.
Figure 7 shows in cross-section a battery comprising two of the flat ,` ~ . , . ~ "
dry cells 5 of the type appearing in Figures 1 and 2. The two cells are join-ed together by deposits of adhesive 38 situated between them and are electri-cally connected in series by the electrical contact 32 which fits through the opening 22 of the lower cell and makes electrical contact with both the nega-tive terminal of the lower cell and the positive terminal of the upper cell.
During the battery assembly process, the two cells are to be pressed together by a force which compresses and deflects the arm 34 and 36 of the contact 30 and causes the contact to exert a spring-like force against the two terminals.
Depending upon the properties of the particular adhesive 38 being used, it may ~e necessary or desirable to maintain ~his pressure during the assembly pro-cess for a period of time sufficient to permit the adhesive to undergo a curing or setting process. It is a requirement of the present inv0ntion that the adhesive 38 have sufficient strength, both adhesive and cohesive strength, to maintain the contact in such compression after the pressure applied during the assembly process is released. Thus the good electrical conductivity achiev-ed by a spring contact is maintained without the applica~ion of pressure from tapes, bands, straps, or shrinking encapsulators.
Optional features which may be added to the construction shown in Figure 7 are spring contacts and wrapped around terminals comparable to those shown in Figures 4 and 5.
Figure 8 shows a two cell battery embodying the concepts of the pre-sent invention but having construction details which differ in several respects froln those shown in Figures 1 through 7. Referring to Figure 8, the pair of dl~y cells 105 have metallic foil anodes 110 which extend outwardly to the edges of the battery. Unlike the cells shown in Figures 1, 2, 43 5 and 73 the cells 105 do not have a layer of plastic comparable to layer 20 extending over the metal foils 110. The adhesive 138 which joins the two cells 105 together ex-tends outwardly out to the edges of the battery. The electrical contact 130 which electrically connects the two cells 105 together is shown in Figure 8 ~3~S;~:
having a horseshoe shape.
Figure 9 shows still another mul~icell bat~ery embodying the concepts of the present invention but having construction details which differ in sever-al respects from those shown in Figures 7 and 8. Referring to Figu~e 9, the pair of dry cells 205 have anodes 240 comprising particles of zinc or other metal, and these anodes have horizontal dimensions comparable to those of the cathodes 2120 A composite of electrically conductive plastic 2~2 and metal foil 244, iden~ical in composition to the layers 16 and 18, respectively, shown in Figure 2 extends across the tops of the cells 205 and outward to the edges of the battery to serve as negative terminals for the cells. In contrast to the constructions sho~ in Figures 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8 where the metal foils 10 and 110 serve as both negative eletrodes and negative terminals for their cells, the construction illustrated in Figure 9 shows how the negative electrode or anode 240 may be a component which is separate and distinct from the negative terminal. The electrical contact 230 which electrically connects the two cells 205 together is shown in Figure 9 having an oval or eliptical shape.
It is preferred to have the negative terminal which is in electrical connection with the contact be a thin foil of metal, the inner surface of which is the negative b~ectrode for the cell of which it is a component. Examples of this ~referred construction are shown in Figures 2~ 4, 5, 7, and 8, Compared with constructions in which the negative terminal and the negative electrode or anode are different components, as in Figure 9, the preferred foils permit thinner and less expensive constructions. Preferably the foil is a metal selec-ted for the particular electrochemical system desired in the cells and battery.
Thicker strips of the same metals, having sufficient thickness and rigidity so that they may not be regarded as foils, may also be used.
Figure 10 illustrates how a pair of conventional button cells 305 may utili~e the principles of this invention. Between the two cells are spring-like contact 330 and adhesive 338 comparable to contact 30 and adhesive 38 -I .
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shown in Figure 7. At the tope of the uppermost cell are a spring-like con-tact 326 and adhesive 328 comparable to contact 26 and adhesive 28 shown in Figure 4. An insulated but electrically conductive wire 360 extends around the sides of the cells to the bottom of the battery where it is tacked or adhered in place by a deposit of adhesive 362, thus providing the battery with the wrapped around terminal option. t Figure 11 is a schematic illustration of a dry cell battery, which may be constructed in the manner of any of the earlier views or in some other manner. The battery is shown in Figure 11 only in ~erms of its positive and negative terminals.
Figure 12 is a schematic illustration of a spring-like electrical contact 430 maintained in compression against a surface b~ an adhesive 438.
The contact 430 may take the configuration of contacts 26, 30, 130, or 230 shown in Figures 4, 7, 8 and 9, respectively, or any other configuration. Con-tact 430 is intended to be illustrative of spring-like electrical contacts gen-erally, and to be independent of particular configurations.
Figure 13 is a schematic illustration of four cells, AJ B, C, and D
stacked one above another and adhered together by adhesives. Spring-like elec-trical contacts which electrically connect the cells in series are held in compression against the terminals of the cells by the adhesive. Another spring-like contact is adhered to the positive terminal of cell A by an adhesive ich causes that contact to exert a spring-like compressive force against that terminal, and an electrically conductive member is run from the top contact around the edge of the battery where it is tacked in place by adhesive and whereit provides a wrapped-around terminal.
Figure 14 is a schematic illustration of four cells, A, B, C, and D
horizontally spaced apart and electri~ally spaced apart and electrically con-nected in series through spring-like electrical contacts which are properly con-nected electrically and which are maintained in compression against the terminals.
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The battery sho~n in FigurP 1~ is the electrical equivalent of the one shown in Figure 13, although the two are assembled in different configurations.
Figure 15 is a schematic illustration of four cells A~ ~, C, and D
horizontally spaced apart and electrically connected through spring-like electrical contacts so that cells A and B are connected in parallel, cells C
and D are connected in parallel, and cells A and B are in series with cells C
and D.
Figures 13 through 15 illustrate that the present invention may be used in a variety of ways. As interc011 conn0ctors, the spring-like electrical contacts may connect cells in series or parallel. Multicell batteries in which the cells are stacked vertically do no~ necessarily require simple series elec-trical connections; with the proper intercell electrical connections it is pos-sible to produce a battery which is the electrical equivalent of the one shown in Figure 15 while having the geometric configuration of the one shown in Fig-lS ure 13. Where an electrical contact is electrically connected to the terminalso two different cells, the adhesive which maintains the electrical contact in com~ression may be adhered to the terminals of both cells (as in Figure 13) or to the terminal of only one cell (as in ~igures 14 and 15). Although Figure 13 illustrates a construction which is more economical than that of Figure 14 in ~0 terms of the number of spring-like electrical contacts and adhesives required, the t~o figures illustrate how the present invention may be used to achieve bat-teries ~hich are electrically equivalent but geometrically different. The designs sho~l in Figures 13 through 15 are merely illustrative of different m~nners of using the invention, and many more cell layouts and in~ercell con-nections are possible.
A number of other features useful with the invention should also bementionèd.
It may be desirable to have a slight burr on the electrical contact wllere the contact electrically connects with the terminal of a cell. The burr . . . .
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can cut through oxide films on ~he surface of the cell terminal to main~ain good electrical contact without cutting ~hrough the terminal or metal foil wi~h which it makes contact. The burr can be designed to provide an essentially point contact, or it can provide a longer knife-edge which may be of a straight,circular, or other configuration. As an example, the contact 30 shown in Fig-ure 6B has a burr 37 at the end of each of the arms 34 and 36 and the burrs 37, as shown in Figure 7, make good electrical contact with the terminal of a cell.
Such burrs can be produced by having more than the normally required tolerance between a punch and dye, and the burrs can have a height of up to several thou-sandths of an inch.
It may also be desirable to have the electrical contact soldered or welded to the outer surface of the metallic foil terminal. The soldered con-nection will main~ain good electrical conductivity and will prevent oxidation of the surface of the foil where there is to be an interface with the contact.
An example o~ this construction is illustrated in Figure 7 where there is a soldered or welded comlection 39 between the elec~rical contact 30 and the outer surface of the oil 10. In general, if a soldered or welded connection is used, it should be on the terminal that is most likely to oxidize, while the burr, which is capable of penetrating a thin oxide film, may be used to make ~o electrical contact with the terminal less likely to oxidize~ Where the elec-trical contact is to be secured to a cell terminal of greater thickness and rigidity, the contact may be riveted to the contact, e.g., in the construction shown in Figure 10 the contact 330 could be riveted to the upper terminal of the lower cell.
2S Regardless o~ whether or not the contact is soldered or welded to the metal foil, but particularly if it is, it may be desirable to apply a small mask over the inner surface of the foil opposite the electrical connection be-tween the foil and the contact. Such a mask, not shown in the drawings, will electrochemically inactivate the inner surface o the foil in the vicinity of .
the connection and decrease the likelihood of undesired local corrosion which might result in pinholes in the foil. For fur~her information about the use of such masks, see United States Patent 4,059,717.
The adhesives used in conjunction with the spring-like electrical contact must meet the requirement of maintaining the contact so that the con-tact exerts a spring-like compressive force against the ~erminal. A wide variety of commercially-available adhesives will meet ~his requirement, inclu-ding holt melts and pressure sensitive adhesives and including also both electrically conductive and nonconductive adhesives. Where the adhesive is 1~ introduced to the terminal surface in a fluid or semi-fluid state, it may be applied as a thin patch in an area aro~md the electrical contact surface by printing or other techniques, and the application may be made before the elec-trical contact is connected with the cell terminal. As an al~ernative to an adhesive which is applied separately, a tape having adhesive surfaces on one or lS both sides may be used. The concept of an adhesive is to be viewed broadly and generally. The requirement of ~he adhesive is that it adhere, and any material and process by which that requirement is met may be satisfactory.
Regardless of the adhesive material used, it is preferable to prevent the adhesive from physically contacting the electrical contact so that the ~0 spring-like electrical contact may flex freely to the extent that may be neces-sary.
The spring-like electrical contact may be made from a wide variety of metals ~hich may be tempered to obtain and maintain the desired spring-like properties.
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Claims (24)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An improvement in a dry cell battery comprising at least one dry cell, wherein the improvement comprises:
(a) a spring contact electrically connected to a terminal of a cell in the battery, and (b) an adhesive which maintains the spring contact so that the con-tact exerts a spring-like compressive force against the terminal.
(a) a spring contact electrically connected to a terminal of a cell in the battery, and (b) an adhesive which maintains the spring contact so that the con-tact exerts a spring-like compressive force against the terminal.
2. The battery of Claim 1 in which the battery comprises only one cell.
3. The battery of Claim 1, in which the battery comprises at least two cells.
4. The battery of Claim 3 in which the spring contact is situated betwe-en two cells of the battery and electrically connects the confronting terminals of the adjacent cells, with the adhesive causing the contact to exert a spring-like compressive force against both terminals.
5. The battery of Claim 2 in which the terminal electrically connected with the spring contact is a thin foil of metal.
6. The battery of Claim 5 in which the inner surface of the metal foil is an electrode for the cell.
7. The battery of Claim 6 in which the foil is a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, lead, aluminum and alloys thereof.
8. The battery of Claim 5 in which the contact is burred where it elec-trically connects with the terminal.
9. The battery of Claim 6 in which the contact is burred where it elec-trically connects with the terminal.
10. The battery of Claim 3 in which the terminal electrically connected with the spring contact is a thin foil of metal.
11. The battery of Claim 10 in which the inner surface of the metal foil is an electrode for the cell.
12. The battery of Claim 11 in which the foil is a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, lead, aluminum and alloys thereof.
13. The battery of Claim 10 in which the contact is soldered or welded to the outer surface of the foil.
14. The battery of Claim 11 in which the contact is soldered or welded to the outer surface of the foil.
15. The battery of Claim 2 in which the spring-like contact is burred where it electrically connects with the terminal.
16. The battery of Claim 3 in which the spring-like contact is burred where it electrically connects *he terminal.
17. The battery of Claim 4 in which the two terminals electrically con-nected by the contact are thin foils of metal.
18. The battery of Claim 17 in which the inner surface of the metal foil comprising the negative terminal is the negative electrode for its cell.
19. The battery of Claim 18 in which the foil comprising the negative terminal is a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, lead, aluminum and alloys thereof.
20. The battery of Claim 17 in which the contact is soldered or welded to the outer surface of the metal foil comprising the negative terminal.
21. The battery of Claim 17 in which the spring contact is burred where it electrically connects with the positive terminal.
22. The battery of Claim 20 in which the spring contact is burred where it electrically connects with the positive terminal.
23. The battery of Claim 2 in which a conductor electrically connected to the spring contact is wrapped around an edge of the battery.
24. The battery of Claim 3 in which a conductor electrically connected to the spring contact is wrapped around an edge of the battery.
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