Patent ID: 9379397
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. An air battery comprising: a main body including a container package member, an electrolytic solution contained in the container package member, a cathode having a cathode catalyst that is in contact with the electrolytic solution, and an anode that is in contact with the electrolytic solution; a tank storing the electrolytic solution; a pump circulating the electrolytic solution between the main body and the tank; an oxygen intake incorporating oxygen into the electrolytic solution in the way of circulation of the electrolytic solution; and a pipe arrangement connecting the tank, the pump, the oxygen intake and the main body so that the electrolytic solution circulates in the order thus named, wherein the oxygen intake has an oxygen selective permeable membrane and wherein an oxygen permeability coefficient (P wherein a contact angle of the electrolytic solution against a surface of the oxygen selective permeable membrane is 90° or greater.