Patent ID: 8147999
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: H01M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrochemical cell, comprising: a cylindrical metal container having a closed bottom end, a sidewall and an open end; a spirally wound electrode assembly disposed within the container, said electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode consisting essentially of lithium or a lithium alloy, a separator disposed between the positive and negative electrodes, and a non-aqueous volatile electrolyte; a circumferential inward projection in the sidewall and having an upper wall and a lower wall connected by a transition member, the upper wall inclined upwardly towards a radial center of the cell, and the upper wall spaced apart from the lower wall along their respective lengths; an end assembly closing the open end of the container, the end assembly comprising a vent member capable of venting at a predetermined internal pressure, a current limiting or interrupting member, and an insulating, polymeric seal member located between the container and a conductive contact of the end assembly, and wherein the conductive contact is operatively electrically connected to the positive electrode or negative electrode; and wherein the bead upper wall has a lowermost point located radially outward from an upper wall uppermost point, and wherein an angle between an imaginary horizontal line extending through upper wall lowermost point and an imaginary line between upper wall lowermost point and upper wall uppermost point is from 1° to 30°; and wherein one of (a) and (b) applies: