Patent ID: 6440604
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
A cell with collectors, wherein a collector portion of each of the collectors comprises:a plurality of press holds in each of which two metal plate portions are projected to be opposed via a gap that opens on a side of a basal portion, by bending back a substantially vertical metal plate at an apex; and horizontal flat plate portions which are formed by a flat metal plate portion and through which adjacent ones of said press holds are coupled to each other on the side of the basal portion; a winding axis of a wound type power generating element having ends and said collector portions respectively placed on said ends, with respectively directing the basal portions to the ends, said power generating element being configured by winding strips of positive and negative electrodes with a strip separator therebetween being mutually shifted in the winding axis direction; and edge portions of said positive and negative electrodes protruding at the ends of the winding axis of said power generating element and pressingly held in nearest press holds of said collector portions to be connected and fixed.