CA1265189A - Seal for alkaline primary battery - Google Patents
Seal for alkaline primary batteryInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
The leakage of electrolyte from alkaline primary batteries is substantially reduced by improving the seal in such batteries.
The novel seal is formed by applying a thin adherent plastic film to the surface of the metal container which forms a bond between the metal container and the sealant covered seal member normally used in such batteries.
The leakage of electrolyte from alkaline primary batteries is substantially reduced by improving the seal in such batteries.
The novel seal is formed by applying a thin adherent plastic film to the surface of the metal container which forms a bond between the metal container and the sealant covered seal member normally used in such batteries.
Description
~2~ 39 The invention relate~ to alkalin~ primary batteries and, in particular, to an improved seal which reduce~ the leakage of electrolyte and extends the life thereof.
Alkaline primary batterles and, in particular, alkaline manganese ~ioxide/zlnc dry cells ~MnO2/Zn)~ have been a successful commercial development. When manufactured in a cylindrical configuration, the ba~tery seal i~ typically made ~y compre~ing a plastic member within a metal can by crimpinçr the open end of the can a8 disclosed by Ralston and Ko in UOS. Patent No. 3,66~,301.
More particularly, the typiçal commerci~l use of this type of ~eal employ~ a nickel plated steel can as the po~itive c~rrent collector, a plastic ~eal member, typically of nylon or polypropylene, and a sealant, such a~ hitumen, ~etween the metal can and the plastic seal member. While such s~als perform ~atisfactorily when the steel can is plated with nickel, if the steel can i~ unplated, such sealY are very poor. The poor seals are probably due to differences in bond ~trength, on the on~ hand, of bitumen and steel and, on the other hand, o~ bitumen and nickel~
plated steel.
It is an ob~ect of the present invention to provide for a stronger seal ~or an alkaline cylindrical cell. Another object of the present invention i~ to provide ~or strong seals ln alk~line cylindrical cells wherein the metal cans, i.e., the po~itive current collector~, are unplated steel.
Accordingly, one aspect o~ the invention provides an alkaline electrochemical cell having a seallng mean~ comprising a sealant disposed between a metallic container, which functions a~ a positive current collector, and a plastic seal member, wherein said metal container is provided with a hard, tackless, conductive alkali~resistant plastic coatln~, s~id sealan~ contacting said pla~tic ~eal member and said pla~tic coatin~.
Another a~pect of the in~ention provides a method of manufacturing an alkaline electrochemical cell, ~ * .
~S~9 which comprise0 (a) coating the interior ~urface of the metallic container servlng as a positive current collector of ~aid cell with a conductive alkali-resistant, polymeric resin; (b) drying the polymeric resin coating, thereby ~ormlng a hard, conductive alkali-resistant plastlc ~ilm on th~ sur~ace of sald meta:llic container; ~c) placing alkaline battery oomponents wlthin ~aid met~llic container; Id) pro~iding a plastic seal memher; and (e) sealing said alkaline cell by disposing a ~ealant between ~aid plastic seal memb~r and s~aid har~, conductive alkali-resistant plastlc film and crimping the open end of said metal container.
Thus, a polymeric re~in which, upon drying becomes a thin, hard, adherent plastic film with a tensile elongation of le~s than fifty percent, when applied to the surf ace of the metal can of an alkaline dry cell in the area of the fieal ~reatly improvefi the strength of the seal, thereby reducing leakage problems associated therewith.
The o~jects of the present invention are thus aGhieved ~y applying a conductive ~ d polymeric resin to the surface of the metal container (po~itive current collector~ in the area of the battery ~eal. Th~ resulting thin conductive plafitic film, which may extend between the container and the cell cathode, ~orms a ~ond between the metal container and the sealant covered ~eal member, normally used in ~attery ~eals. By practlcing the pre~ent invention, the po~itive current cont~iner can ~e unplated steel, which reduces the co~t of manufacturlng alk~line ~0 cylindrical cell~. Since the coating of the pre~ent invention is conductive, the problem of previous battery seal method~ which re~uire the sealants and any seal area coatin~s to ~ confined to the ~eal area i~ avoided. And since the coating is non-tacky, alk~line ~atterie~ using the pre~ent invention are easier to manufacture.
In accordance with the present invention, the interior ~urface of the metal can of an alkaline dry cell i8 coated with a Gonductive polymeric primer. This
Alkaline primary batterles and, in particular, alkaline manganese ~ioxide/zlnc dry cells ~MnO2/Zn)~ have been a successful commercial development. When manufactured in a cylindrical configuration, the ba~tery seal i~ typically made ~y compre~ing a plastic member within a metal can by crimpinçr the open end of the can a8 disclosed by Ralston and Ko in UOS. Patent No. 3,66~,301.
More particularly, the typiçal commerci~l use of this type of ~eal employ~ a nickel plated steel can as the po~itive c~rrent collector, a plastic ~eal member, typically of nylon or polypropylene, and a sealant, such a~ hitumen, ~etween the metal can and the plastic seal member. While such s~als perform ~atisfactorily when the steel can is plated with nickel, if the steel can i~ unplated, such sealY are very poor. The poor seals are probably due to differences in bond ~trength, on the on~ hand, of bitumen and steel and, on the other hand, o~ bitumen and nickel~
plated steel.
It is an ob~ect of the present invention to provide for a stronger seal ~or an alkaline cylindrical cell. Another object of the present invention i~ to provide ~or strong seals ln alk~line cylindrical cells wherein the metal cans, i.e., the po~itive current collector~, are unplated steel.
Accordingly, one aspect o~ the invention provides an alkaline electrochemical cell having a seallng mean~ comprising a sealant disposed between a metallic container, which functions a~ a positive current collector, and a plastic seal member, wherein said metal container is provided with a hard, tackless, conductive alkali~resistant plastic coatln~, s~id sealan~ contacting said pla~tic ~eal member and said pla~tic coatin~.
Another a~pect of the in~ention provides a method of manufacturing an alkaline electrochemical cell, ~ * .
~S~9 which comprise0 (a) coating the interior ~urface of the metallic container servlng as a positive current collector of ~aid cell with a conductive alkali-resistant, polymeric resin; (b) drying the polymeric resin coating, thereby ~ormlng a hard, conductive alkali-resistant plastlc ~ilm on th~ sur~ace of sald meta:llic container; ~c) placing alkaline battery oomponents wlthin ~aid met~llic container; Id) pro~iding a plastic seal memher; and (e) sealing said alkaline cell by disposing a ~ealant between ~aid plastic seal memb~r and s~aid har~, conductive alkali-resistant plastlc film and crimping the open end of said metal container.
Thus, a polymeric re~in which, upon drying becomes a thin, hard, adherent plastic film with a tensile elongation of le~s than fifty percent, when applied to the surf ace of the metal can of an alkaline dry cell in the area of the fieal ~reatly improvefi the strength of the seal, thereby reducing leakage problems associated therewith.
The o~jects of the present invention are thus aGhieved ~y applying a conductive ~ d polymeric resin to the surface of the metal container (po~itive current collector~ in the area of the battery ~eal. Th~ resulting thin conductive plafitic film, which may extend between the container and the cell cathode, ~orms a ~ond between the metal container and the sealant covered ~eal member, normally used in ~attery ~eals. By practlcing the pre~ent invention, the po~itive current cont~iner can ~e unplated steel, which reduces the co~t of manufacturlng alk~line ~0 cylindrical cell~. Since the coating of the pre~ent invention is conductive, the problem of previous battery seal method~ which re~uire the sealants and any seal area coatin~s to ~ confined to the ~eal area i~ avoided. And since the coating is non-tacky, alk~line ~atterie~ using the pre~ent invention are easier to manufacture.
In accordance with the present invention, the interior ~urface of the metal can of an alkaline dry cell i8 coated with a Gonductive polymeric primer. This
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primcr, which may be applied by varlous techni~ue~, includin~ painting, ~praying or dipping, contains an alkaline resistant organlc binder dis~olved in a compatible solvent. Spraying i8 the preferred method of 6 applying the organic primer.
After being applied to the met~l can, the primer i~ dried at elevAted temperatures, which permit~ the ~2~S~
cvaporation of the solvent and allow6 for the adhesion of a conductive thin, resin coating to the metal container.
The resulting coatln~ i5 typically 0.0006 inches to 0.0008 inche~ in thickne~s, but may ran~e from 0.0001 inches to 0.002 inche~ in thickness.
In the present invlention, the binder i~ a film forming polymer which 18 compatible with alkaline battery components. Film forming binders which hydrolyze or oxidlze in the presence of the electrolyte cannot be u~ed in practiciny the pre~ent invention. The present invention can be succes~fully practlced with a wide range of polymeric binders includin~ ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene ctyrene), PVC (polyvinyl chloride), epoxies, fluorocarbons, nylons, polypropylene, polybutylene, polystyrenes and neoprenes. The present invention may also be practiced with binders which are rubber~ and/or elastomers, such a~, isobutylene, isoprene, chloroprene, polysulfida, ethylene propylene, chlorinated and chlorosulfonated polyethylene, fluorosilicone and propylene oxide. However, materials which are soluble in KOH, the u ual electrolyte found in alkaline battery syQtems, such a~ CMC, should not be used ln practiciny the pre~ent invention.
The solvent portion of the re~in must wet the sur~ace of the metal container. It must also be compatibl0 with alkaline battery components and with the binder. The present inventio~ can be successfully practiced with solvents such a~ ethyl acetate, butanol, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone and paraf~inic hydrocarbon liquids.
The polymeric resin may contain conductive filler material such a~ carbon. When carbon is added as the conductive filler, the weight percent of carbon in the ~llm after the evaporation of the ~olvent should be less than 40%. Increasing the amount of carbon, which reduces the amount of binder in the pla~tic film, decrea~e~ the mechanical integrity of the pla~tic ~ilm and increases the probability that the conductive film w1.1l not remain ~iEiS~39 adhered to the surface of the metal contalner.
The presence of car~on in the film increa~e~ the h~rdnes~ of the film while further decreasing its tackine~s, there~y causing the fllm to be more easily handled durlng the alkaline battery manu~acturin~
proce~es. For ex~mple, ~ince the conductive ~ilm of the present invention ha~ a tack-free ~urface, it exhibit~
almo~t no resistance to the insertion of the cathode, thereby simplifying the a~embly of alkaline batterles.
Moreover, since the coating of the precent invention improve~ the adhe~ion of the ~ealant to the metal container surface, tha application of the conventional sealant, ~uch a~ bitumen, i3 le~s critical with respect to the wetting of the metal surface and so it may ~e applied u~ing technlques compatible with the presence of one or several of the anode, ~eparator and ~athode within the metal container. Thu~, the ~itumen may be applied as a thin bead around the inslde of the container only partly covering the seal area to avoid contamination of the other battery parts. In~ertion of the pla~tic ~ealin~ disk will then ~mear the bitumen over the seal area ~nd adhere the sealin~ disk to the coating. This method avoids the pro~lem of having t~ coat the ~ealing disk and proces~ it with a tacky ~itumen coated surface.
In order to provide the adv~ntage~ di~closed herein the plastic film must be imperviou~ to the alkaline electrolyte. Therefore, the plastic film mu~t be continuous in the area of the seal/sealant and metal oontainer interf~ce, ~ut need not be pore-free. In o~her words, while the pla~tic film may contain pores which allow for alkaline electrolyte to contact the steel container, the pore~ are sufficiently discontinuous such that there are no channel~ formed to allow electrolyte to pass from the interior of the batt~ry to the open end o~
the ~ontainer.
Embodiments of the invention will now be -- 4a -descri~ed by way oP exa~ple, with reference to the accompanying drawin~, in which:
Fi~ure 1 i8 a cro~s-~ectional view of an alkaline cyllndrical battery.
Referring now tQ the drawin~, the battery lncludes a po~itive current collector which i~ a drawn ~teel Gontainer 2 open on one end ~nd about O,OlO inches thick, having a conductive coating 14 applied tu it~
lnterior curfaGes. Two cathode annular rlng~ 5, formed ~uch that thelr out~ide diameters are greater than the incide diameter of ~h~ positive current collector, are forced into the po~itive current collector, forming a pre~ure contact therewlth. A bead lO i~ ~ormed into the container near the open end to ~upport a sealing disk 6.
A ffeparator 4 and an anode 3 are pl~ced in~ide of the cathode rings. The ~ealing diYk 6 to which sealant 15 has been applied and containing a negative current collector 1 i8 placed into the open end of the container and in contact with the bead. The open end Q~ the ~ontainer i~
crimped over the sealing di~k thus compressin~ it between the crimp of the container onto which the coatiny 14 ha~
been applied and the bead to Yeal the cell. An in~ul~tion washer ~ with a central aperture i~ placed over the crimped end of the Gell such th~t th~ end o~ the negative current colle~tor 1 protrudes throu~h th~ aperture. A
contact ~pring ~ i~ affixed to the end of the negatlve current collector 1. Terminal cap~ 9 and 13 are placed into contaGt with the contact ~pring 8 and the po~itive current collector 2, respectively, and an insulatiny tube 12 and steel ~hell 11 are placed around the cell and crimped on their ends to hold the terminal caps in place.
Examples of the utility of the present invention wlll now be e~plained.
Example 1 Three sets o~ adheslon test ~amples were prepared. The ~irst set used a sub~trate of nlckel-plated steel, the second set u~ed a substrate of unplated steel, and the third set used a substrate of unplated ~teel coated with P-70~ primer (a conductive plastic of PVC and carbon black dissolved in solvent manu~actured by Pervel Industries). On to each substrate a metal washer with a 0.5" diameter opening was placed and a molten bitumen, Pioneer 135 (Witco Chemical Corp.), was poured inside the washer. The 5/8" diameter head o~ a bolt was then placed on the molten bitumen. These samples were then arranged in a tensile testing machine so that the force required to separate the bitumen ~rom the substrate could be measured.
The results in Table I show that the bond strength was improved by use of the P-70 prlmer. In Table I, the failure mode desl~nation indicates the location o~ the separation. Cohesive failure is desired as this indicates that the weakest point of the bond ls within the bitumen sealant itself, not at the substrate sur~ace.
Table I
0F Adheslon TeRt Using Pioneer 135 Bitumen Sub~tr~to dhesion, lb/.5"dia. Failure Mode Nickel plated steel 3.9 Cohesive Unplated steel 2.4 Adhesive P-70 primed, unplated steel 4.6 Cohesive *trademarks ~L%6Sl B~
1 I Example ?
~ I T~o sets Or alkaline mangane3e D-size cells were
primcr, which may be applied by varlous techni~ue~, includin~ painting, ~praying or dipping, contains an alkaline resistant organlc binder dis~olved in a compatible solvent. Spraying i8 the preferred method of 6 applying the organic primer.
After being applied to the met~l can, the primer i~ dried at elevAted temperatures, which permit~ the ~2~S~
cvaporation of the solvent and allow6 for the adhesion of a conductive thin, resin coating to the metal container.
The resulting coatln~ i5 typically 0.0006 inches to 0.0008 inche~ in thickne~s, but may ran~e from 0.0001 inches to 0.002 inche~ in thickness.
In the present invlention, the binder i~ a film forming polymer which 18 compatible with alkaline battery components. Film forming binders which hydrolyze or oxidlze in the presence of the electrolyte cannot be u~ed in practiciny the pre~ent invention. The present invention can be succes~fully practlced with a wide range of polymeric binders includin~ ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene ctyrene), PVC (polyvinyl chloride), epoxies, fluorocarbons, nylons, polypropylene, polybutylene, polystyrenes and neoprenes. The present invention may also be practiced with binders which are rubber~ and/or elastomers, such a~, isobutylene, isoprene, chloroprene, polysulfida, ethylene propylene, chlorinated and chlorosulfonated polyethylene, fluorosilicone and propylene oxide. However, materials which are soluble in KOH, the u ual electrolyte found in alkaline battery syQtems, such a~ CMC, should not be used ln practiciny the pre~ent invention.
The solvent portion of the re~in must wet the sur~ace of the metal container. It must also be compatibl0 with alkaline battery components and with the binder. The present inventio~ can be successfully practiced with solvents such a~ ethyl acetate, butanol, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone and paraf~inic hydrocarbon liquids.
The polymeric resin may contain conductive filler material such a~ carbon. When carbon is added as the conductive filler, the weight percent of carbon in the ~llm after the evaporation of the ~olvent should be less than 40%. Increasing the amount of carbon, which reduces the amount of binder in the pla~tic film, decrea~e~ the mechanical integrity of the pla~tic ~ilm and increases the probability that the conductive film w1.1l not remain ~iEiS~39 adhered to the surface of the metal contalner.
The presence of car~on in the film increa~e~ the h~rdnes~ of the film while further decreasing its tackine~s, there~y causing the fllm to be more easily handled durlng the alkaline battery manu~acturin~
proce~es. For ex~mple, ~ince the conductive ~ilm of the present invention ha~ a tack-free ~urface, it exhibit~
almo~t no resistance to the insertion of the cathode, thereby simplifying the a~embly of alkaline batterles.
Moreover, since the coating of the precent invention improve~ the adhe~ion of the ~ealant to the metal container surface, tha application of the conventional sealant, ~uch a~ bitumen, i3 le~s critical with respect to the wetting of the metal surface and so it may ~e applied u~ing technlques compatible with the presence of one or several of the anode, ~eparator and ~athode within the metal container. Thu~, the ~itumen may be applied as a thin bead around the inslde of the container only partly covering the seal area to avoid contamination of the other battery parts. In~ertion of the pla~tic ~ealin~ disk will then ~mear the bitumen over the seal area ~nd adhere the sealin~ disk to the coating. This method avoids the pro~lem of having t~ coat the ~ealing disk and proces~ it with a tacky ~itumen coated surface.
In order to provide the adv~ntage~ di~closed herein the plastic film must be imperviou~ to the alkaline electrolyte. Therefore, the plastic film mu~t be continuous in the area of the seal/sealant and metal oontainer interf~ce, ~ut need not be pore-free. In o~her words, while the pla~tic film may contain pores which allow for alkaline electrolyte to contact the steel container, the pore~ are sufficiently discontinuous such that there are no channel~ formed to allow electrolyte to pass from the interior of the batt~ry to the open end o~
the ~ontainer.
Embodiments of the invention will now be -- 4a -descri~ed by way oP exa~ple, with reference to the accompanying drawin~, in which:
Fi~ure 1 i8 a cro~s-~ectional view of an alkaline cyllndrical battery.
Referring now tQ the drawin~, the battery lncludes a po~itive current collector which i~ a drawn ~teel Gontainer 2 open on one end ~nd about O,OlO inches thick, having a conductive coating 14 applied tu it~
lnterior curfaGes. Two cathode annular rlng~ 5, formed ~uch that thelr out~ide diameters are greater than the incide diameter of ~h~ positive current collector, are forced into the po~itive current collector, forming a pre~ure contact therewlth. A bead lO i~ ~ormed into the container near the open end to ~upport a sealing disk 6.
A ffeparator 4 and an anode 3 are pl~ced in~ide of the cathode rings. The ~ealing diYk 6 to which sealant 15 has been applied and containing a negative current collector 1 i8 placed into the open end of the container and in contact with the bead. The open end Q~ the ~ontainer i~
crimped over the sealing di~k thus compressin~ it between the crimp of the container onto which the coatiny 14 ha~
been applied and the bead to Yeal the cell. An in~ul~tion washer ~ with a central aperture i~ placed over the crimped end of the Gell such th~t th~ end o~ the negative current colle~tor 1 protrudes throu~h th~ aperture. A
contact ~pring ~ i~ affixed to the end of the negatlve current collector 1. Terminal cap~ 9 and 13 are placed into contaGt with the contact ~pring 8 and the po~itive current collector 2, respectively, and an insulatiny tube 12 and steel ~hell 11 are placed around the cell and crimped on their ends to hold the terminal caps in place.
Examples of the utility of the present invention wlll now be e~plained.
Example 1 Three sets o~ adheslon test ~amples were prepared. The ~irst set used a sub~trate of nlckel-plated steel, the second set u~ed a substrate of unplated steel, and the third set used a substrate of unplated ~teel coated with P-70~ primer (a conductive plastic of PVC and carbon black dissolved in solvent manu~actured by Pervel Industries). On to each substrate a metal washer with a 0.5" diameter opening was placed and a molten bitumen, Pioneer 135 (Witco Chemical Corp.), was poured inside the washer. The 5/8" diameter head o~ a bolt was then placed on the molten bitumen. These samples were then arranged in a tensile testing machine so that the force required to separate the bitumen ~rom the substrate could be measured.
The results in Table I show that the bond strength was improved by use of the P-70 prlmer. In Table I, the failure mode desl~nation indicates the location o~ the separation. Cohesive failure is desired as this indicates that the weakest point of the bond ls within the bitumen sealant itself, not at the substrate sur~ace.
Table I
0F Adheslon TeRt Using Pioneer 135 Bitumen Sub~tr~to dhesion, lb/.5"dia. Failure Mode Nickel plated steel 3.9 Cohesive Unplated steel 2.4 Adhesive P-70 primed, unplated steel 4.6 Cohesive *trademarks ~L%6Sl B~
1 I Example ?
~ I T~o sets Or alkaline mangane3e D-size cells were
3 j construeted using unplated steel cans as the positive current
4 I collector. The cans for the first set of batteries were not I treated, while the ~etal containers used ~Dr the ~econd set o~
6 ~I batterles had their inner surf'aces ~prayed with P-70 primer.
7 1 Batteries were then manufactured identically ~rom the two sets 8 1! of cans accordinK to Figure 1~ The cells were leakage tested g I by subJecting them to a thermal shock cycle conslsting of 8 hours at 130-F followed by 16 hours at 0F, for a total of 11 three cyoles. The outer wrap Or eaoh cell, consisting of the 12 two terminal capq, the paper insulating tube, the lnsulatin~
13 washer, the contact ~pring and the ~teel shell were then 14 j removed, and the number Or cell~ with leakage between the ~ cealing disks and the metal cans ~ere counted. The data ~hown ~6 in Table II indicates that the present invention greatly 17 ~ improves the seal in alkaline cylindrical cells.
18 I Table II
19 Three O-F - 130-F Thermal Shocks Can Primer ~ Leaka~e 21 ¦ Unplated ~teel None 100 22 '~ ~nplated steel P-70 ~
23 I From the re3ults in the foregoing example~ and the 2~ 1 re~erenced drawing, it is evident that the alkaline primary ! cell~ of this inYention are superior to oonventional alkaline 26 ¦, primary batter~es. ~hile the foregoing examples used the 27 ¦1 alkaline Mn20/Zn elec~rocbe~ical system in a c~mmercial 2B I cylindrical ~onfiguratlon, the pre~ent inventlcn includes 29 ¦ other alkaline electrochemioal ~y~tem~ whioh use an electro-3o l~ lyte ~1oh i~ rrt oor~oaive to the poalt~ve c-rrent oollector.
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6 ~I batterles had their inner surf'aces ~prayed with P-70 primer.
7 1 Batteries were then manufactured identically ~rom the two sets 8 1! of cans accordinK to Figure 1~ The cells were leakage tested g I by subJecting them to a thermal shock cycle conslsting of 8 hours at 130-F followed by 16 hours at 0F, for a total of 11 three cyoles. The outer wrap Or eaoh cell, consisting of the 12 two terminal capq, the paper insulating tube, the lnsulatin~
13 washer, the contact ~pring and the ~teel shell were then 14 j removed, and the number Or cell~ with leakage between the ~ cealing disks and the metal cans ~ere counted. The data ~hown ~6 in Table II indicates that the present invention greatly 17 ~ improves the seal in alkaline cylindrical cells.
18 I Table II
19 Three O-F - 130-F Thermal Shocks Can Primer ~ Leaka~e 21 ¦ Unplated ~teel None 100 22 '~ ~nplated steel P-70 ~
23 I From the re3ults in the foregoing example~ and the 2~ 1 re~erenced drawing, it is evident that the alkaline primary ! cell~ of this inYention are superior to oonventional alkaline 26 ¦, primary batter~es. ~hile the foregoing examples used the 27 ¦1 alkaline Mn20/Zn elec~rocbe~ical system in a c~mmercial 2B I cylindrical ~onfiguratlon, the pre~ent inventlcn includes 29 ¦ other alkaline electrochemioal ~y~tem~ whioh use an electro-3o l~ lyte ~1oh i~ rrt oor~oaive to the poalt~ve c-rrent oollector.
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PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An alkaline electrochemical cell having a sealing means comprising a sealant disposed between a metallic container, which functions as a positive current collector, and a plastic seal member, wherein said metal container is provided on the interior surfaces thereof with a hard, tackless, conductive alkali-resistant plastic coating, said sealant contacting said plastic seal member and said plastic coating.
2. An alkaline electrochemical cell according to claim 1, wherein the sealant is bitumen.
3. An alkaline electrochemical cell according to claim 1, wherein the seal member is formed of polypropylene or nylon.
4. An alkaline electrochemical cell according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the metal container is formed of unplated steel.
5. An alkaline electrochemical cell according to claim 1, wherein the hard, tackless, conductive alkali-resistant plastic coating contains a conductive filler.
6. An alkaline electrochemical cell according to claim 5, wherein the conductive filler is carbon.
7. An alkaline electrochemical cell according to claim 6, wherein the weight percent of carbon in the hard, conductive alkali-resistant plastic coating ranges up to 40 percent.
8. An alkaline electrochemical cell according to claim 1, wherein the hard, conductive alkali-resistant plastic coating is from 0.0001 inches to 0.002 inches thick.
9. An alkaline electrochemical cell according to claim 8, wherein the hard, conductive alkali-resistant plastic coating is from 0.0006 inches to 0.0008 inches thick.
10. A method of manufacturing an alkaline electrochemical cell, which comprises (a) coating the interior surface of the metallic container serving as a positive current collector of said cell with a conductive alkali-resistant, polymeric resin; (b) drying the polymeric resin coating, thereby forming a hard, conductive alkali-resistant plastic film on the surface of said metallic container; (c) placing alkaline battery components within said metallic container; (d) providing a plastic seal member and (e) sealing said alkaline cell by disposing a sealant between said plastic seal member and said hard, conductive alkali-resistant plastic film and crimping the open end of said metal container.
11. A method according to claim 10, wherein said alkaline-resistant polymeric resin comprises a polymeric binder dissolved in a solvent.
12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the solvent is evaporated from the polymeric resin at elevated temperature.
13. A method according to claim 11, wherein the polymeric binder does not dissolve in alkaline electrolyte.
14. A method according to claim 11, wherein the polymeric binder is not hydrolyzed or oxidized by alkaline electrolyte.
15. A method according to claim 11, wherein the solvent wets the surface of said metallic container.
16. A method according to claim 10, 11 or 12, wherein the sealant is bitumen.
17. A method according to claim 10, 11 or 12, wherein the seal member is formed of polypropylene or nylon.
18. A method according to claim 10, 11 or 12, wherein said metal container is formed of steel.
19. A method according to claim 11, wherein a conductive filler is added to said binder.
20. A method according to claim 19, wherein said conductive filler comprises conductive carbon particles selected from the group consisting of acetylene black, carbon black and graphite.
21. A method according to claim 20, wherein conductive carbon particles are added to the polymeric binder in an amount such that the weight percent of carbon in the plastic film ranges up to 40 percent.
22. A method according to claim 10, wherein the plastic film is from 0.0001 inches to 0.002 inches thick.
23. A method according to claim 22, wherein the plastic film is from 0.0006 inches to 0.0008 inches thick.
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