Abstract:
A process for improving leakage resistance in a galvanic cell is provided. This is done by making an improved grommet and metal cover. The process comprises swelling a grommet which has been placed tightly around the periphery of a metal cover until the grommet is loose upon the metal cover, forcing a sealant solution between the swollen grommet and metal cover and then shirinking the grommet to substantially its original size to trap the sealant compound between the grommet and metal cover.
Abstract:
A battery sealant carrier is impregnated with adhesive patches each of which is in the form of a closed loop. The surfaces of the adhesive patches rise above the surfaces of the carrier on at least one and preferably both sides of the carrier. The patches are produced by passing the carrier between a pair of applicators, the first of which has a surface that is sufficiently rigid and uncompressible so that it does not deform and the second of which has a surface that is sufficiently elastomeric so that it deforms during adhesive application. Preferably the two applicators apply adhesive to the carrier simultaneously. The adhesive patches applied by the second applicator are preferably applied at a higher viscosity than those applied by the first applicator. Preferably the sealant carrier is also the battery separator material, in which case there is an area of separator material inside each adhesive patch into which the adhesive has not been impregnated; alternatively, the sealant carrier may have a void area inside each adhesive patch, with the void area being provided to receive a piece of battery separator material.
Abstract:
An insulating seal between metallic battery parts based upon the use of an epoxy-polyamide resin is described. In a first embodiment of the invention, a coating of cured resin on one of the metallic parts forms the seal. In a second embodiment, the seal comprises a coating of epoxy-polyamide resin and a grommet of a selected polymer compressed between the two metal parts. In a third embodiment, a nylon grommet is injection molded over a metallic member having a coating of epoxy-polyamide. In a fourth embodiment, a metallic member having a nickel surface is treated with carbon. The carbonized surface is coated with epoxypolyamide and a seal is then made according to any of the first three embodiments. In a final series of embodiments, the coatings and other treatments described are applied to both metallic surfaces.