Patent ID: 8071239

Claim:
A lead storage battery including: an electrode plate pack comprising a plurality of negative electrode plates which each comprise a negative electrode grid having a tab and a negative electrode active material layer retained by said negative electrode grid, a plurality of positive electrode plates which each comprise a positive electrode grid having a tab and a positive electrode active material layer retained by said positive electrode grid, and a plurality of separators separating said positive electrode plate and said negative electrode plate; a positive electrode connecting member comprising a positive electrode strap to which said tab of each positive electrode plate of the electrode plate pack is connected, and a positive electrode pole or a positive electrode connecting body provided at said positive electrode strap; and a negative electrode connecting member comprising a negative electrode strap to which said tab of each negative electrode plate of the electrode plate pack is connected, and a negative electrode pole or a negative electrode connecting body provided at said negative electrode strap, wherein said positive electrode grid, said negative electrode grid, said positive electrode connecting member, and said negative electrode connecting member comprise a Pb-alloy including at least one of Ca and Sn, said Pb-alloy in said positive electrode grid and said positive electrode connecting member does not include Sb, or contains Sb in an amount of 0.001 to 0.002% by mass as an impurity; said Pb-alloy in said negative electrode grid and said negative electrode connecting member does not include Sb, or contains Sb in an amount of less than 0.0001% by mass as an impurity; said separator comprises a microporous synthetic resin sheet and silica particles dispersed in said synthetic resin sheet, and includes 35 to 85% by mass of said silica particles; wherein said negative electrode grid is divided into an upper part, a middle part and a lower part, such that the upper part is closest to the tab and the lower part is furthest from the tab, and a lead alloy layer including Sb, which includes 0.0002 to 0.006 parts by mass of said Sb per 100 parts by mass of the negative electrode active material, is attached only to the lower part of the negative electrode grid.