The invention relates to a rechargeable battery (1) having one or more electrochemical battery cells. Said rechargeable battery (1) comprises a housing (2, 3) with at least two receiving compartments (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) separated from one another by one or more housing walls (10), wherein one or more of the receiving compartments (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) is/are designed as cell compartments (11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17) adapted to receive the electrochemical elements (5, 6, 7) of one battery cell each, wherein at least one of the receiving compartments (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) is designed as an auxiliary compartment (14) in which one or more supercapacitors (20) are arranged, and is characterized in that the supercapacitor or supercapacitors (20) is/are electrically connected to the terminals (4) of the rechargeable battery (1) by at least one electronic circuit. The invention also relates to a method for producing a rechargeable battery of this type.
H01M 2/10 - Mountings; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
H01M 16/00 - Structural combinations of different types of electrochemical generators
H01G 11/00 - Hybrid capacitors, i.e. capacitors having different positive and negative electrodesElectric double-layer [EDL] capacitorsProcesses for the manufacture thereof or of parts thereof
H01M 2/24 - Intercell connections through partitions, e.g. in a battery case
The invention relates to a connecting pole (1) for a rechargeable battery (12) having the following features: a) the connecting pole (1) has a connecting section (2), in which a pole terminal can be fastened on the connecting pole (1), b) the connecting pole (1) has a fastening section (3), in which the connecting pole (1) can be fastened in a housing part (5) of the rechargeable battery (12), c) the fastening section (3) has a labyrinth section (4), d) the outer wall (6) of the connecting pole (1) has, in the labyrinth section (4), one or more peripheral projections (7, 8, 10), e) at least two adjacently arranged peripheral projections (70, 71, 72, 73, 80, 81, 82, 83) are flanged in pairs in the mutually facing direction, wherein a recess (11) is formed on each of the peripheral projections (70, 71, 72, 73, 80, 81, 82, 83) with respect to the outer wall (6) of the connecting pole (1) by the flanged region. The invention also relates to a rechargeable battery housing or a part thereof with at least one such connecting pole and to a machine for producing such a connecting pole.
The invention relates to a process for the production of a recyclable product (1, 8, 9) made from a first material, wherein before or during the production of the product (1, 8, 9) a first marking material is added to the first material and the product (1, 8, 9) is produced from the first material with the admixed marking material, wherein the first marking material can be automatically detected in a recycling plant in the first material of the product (1, 8, 9) after the production thereof. The invention also relates to a process for the recycling of a product (1, 8, 9), wherein the product (1, 8, 9) is manufactured from a first material, to which a first marking material is added, wherein the product (1, 8, 9) or pieces (22) of the product (1, 8, 9) are separated from one another and/or from other objects in a recycling plant, in that the first marking material is detected in the first material of the product (1, 8, 9) or the pieces (22) of the product (1, 8, 9), and the product (1, 8, 9) or the pieces (22) of the product (1, 8, 9) are separated from one another and/or other objects, in which no marking material or a different, second marking material is detected. The invention also relates to a recyclable product and a recycling plant.
The invention relates to a plate-shaped battery electrode (1), comprising a grid component (10) and an active mass (7) arranged on the grid component (10), wherein the grid component has a grid having a plurality of grid webs, wherein the grid is produced by punching material pieces out of the grid component (10), wherein one or more or all grid webs at least partially have a surface structure (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 70, 71, 72, 73) introduced by means of a tool. The invention further relates to a battery having one or more plate-shaped battery electrodes and to a method for producing a plate-shaped battery electrode.
The invention relates to a connection pole (1) for a rechargeable battery (12) having the following features: • a) the connection pole (1) has a connection section (2), in which a pole terminal can be fastened to the connection pole (1), • b) the connection pole (1) has a fastening section (3), in which the connection pole (1) can be fastened in a housing part (5) of the rechargeable battery (12), • c) the fastening section (3) has a labyrinth section (4), • d) the outer wall (6) of the connection pole (1) has, in the labyrinth section (4), one or more peripheral projections (7, 8, 10), • e) wherein at least that peripheral projection (8) which is arranged furthest removed from the connection section (2) is flanged in the direction towards the connection section (2) and forms a recess (11) at the outer wall (6) of the connection pole (1) by virtue of the flanged region. The invention also relates to a rechargeable battery housing or a part thereof with at least one such connection pole and a machine and a method for producing such a connection pole.
The invention relates to a connecting pole for a rechargeable battery having the following features: a) the connecting pole (1) has a connecting section (2) in which a pole terminal can be attached to the connecting pole (1), b) the connecting pole (1) has an attachment section (3) in which the connecting pole (1) can be attached in a housing part (5) of the recharageable battery, c) the attachment section (3) has a labyrinth section (4), d) the outer wall (6) of the connecting pole (1) has at least one circumferential projection (7, 8) in the labyrinth section (4) characterized in that e) the circumference of the outer wall (6) of the connecting pole (1) increases in the direction that continues from the connecting section (2), in at least one section, which is not provided with a circumferential projection (7, 8), of the labyrinth section (4). The invention also relates to a rechargeable-battery housing or a part thereof having at least one such connecting pole.
The invention relates to a sealing plug arrangement (1, 2) for a battery, wherein the sealing plug arrangement comprises at least one plug part (1) and a plug retainer (2), and the plug retainer (2) has a hollow area (4) for accommodating at least one retaining section (5) of the plug part (1), wherein the plug part (1) is designed to seal off at least one interior (73, 74) of the battery from the environment when the plug part is installed in the hollow area (4) of the plug retainer (2). Proceeding from this, an improved sealing plug arrangement is specified that can be realized at low cost and that is reliable. For this purpose, the plug retainer (2) comprises at least one flow channel (6) on the inside of the plug retainer in the hollow area (4), which flow channel extends at least along the area in which the plug part (1) is retained in the plug retainer (2) when the plug part is installed in the hollow area (4).
The invention relates to a device for fitting and equipping motor vehicle battery housings as a compact system, which comprises individual production stations and associated transport devices, wherein the battery plate packs to be processed are arranged in clamping cassettes and are provided to the device in the necessary pack width for the intended battery cells by a feeding station arranged upstream.
The invention relates to a valve plug (1) for sealing a container opening, comprising a valve body (2) that can be placed on the container opening and is made of a first, rigid plastic material and a valve element (3) that is integrally connected to the valve body (2) and made of a second, elastic plastic material, which is more elastic than the first plastic material, wherein the valve element (3) has a sealing surface section (6) that can be placed in a sealing manner on a contact edge and a connecting part (8), which extends from the sealing surface section (6) radially through an opening in the valve body (2) to a retaining section (10) held on the outer circumference of the valve body, wherein the sealing surface section (6) is held by the connecting part without axial support of the sealing surface section (6).
The invention relates to a battery cell connector with a first and a second substantially flat limb (1, 2), wherein the first limb (1) has a connecting side (3) for connection to a plurality of electrodes of a battery, the second limb (2) is arranged at an angle with respect to the first limb (1) and extends from that side (4) of the first limb which is opposite the connection side (3), wherein a shoulder (5) is provided which extends from the first to the second limb. Against this background, the invention specifies a battery cell connector with a high current-carrying capacity which is improved in comparison with the known battery cell connectors. For this purpose, the invention provides that the profile of the height (h) of the shoulder (5) from the first limb (1) towards the second limb is nonlinear and is convex with respect to the first and the second limb (1, 2).
The invention relates to a laminar textile material for covering a pasty active mass on a battery electrode. The invention further relates to a battery electrode having such a material, to a battery, and to a method for producing battery electrodes. Potential improvements of lead batteries are disclosed that are more practical than previously known solutions, and that stabilize the pasty active mass on the battery electrodes. A laminar textile material is disclosed to this end, comprising glass fibers and fibers made of a thermoplastic plastic, e.g. polyester.
The invention relates to a rolled electrode for a storage battery, wherein the electrode (10) is of substantially plate-like design and has a frame (12, 13, 15, 17) with a grid (16) arranged therein. A contact lug (14) for connecting the electrode to a battery pole is also provided on the frame (12, 13, 15, 17). Electrodes of this type are used, for example, in lead-acid storage batteries for vehicles, for example as a starter battery. The intention is to specify an electrode with improved electrical and mechanical properties and also possible ways of producing said electrode. To this end, the frame (12, 13, 15, 17) and/or the contact lug (14) in the electrode according to the invention have/has a greater thickness than the grid (16) arranged therein, at least in specific regions. A machine for producing such an electrode and a production method are also specified.
The invention relates to performance improvements in lead accumulators and lead-acid batteries by admixing so-called expanders or spreading materials to the active negative materials. Succinates are proposed as a new synthetic and consequently chemically clearly defined spreading means that can be used in place of lignin sulphonates, particularly iminodisuccinates or succinyl groups or oligomers containing iminosuccinyl groups or polymer compounds, individually or in any mixtures.
The invention relates to a method for converting a separator processing machine for processing separators for a lead accumulator, comprising the steps of ending a supply of a first separator having a first separator width to the separator processing machine and supplying a second separator having a second separator width that differs from the first separator width to the separator processing machine. According to the invention, the separators comprise a base film body extending along a center line and a plurality of primary ribs, which are raised above the base film body along the center line by a primary rib height and are disposed mirror-symmetrically with respect to the center line, wherein the primary ribs of the second separator with respect to the center line are disposed in the same locations as the primary ribs of the first separator.
A valve stopper (1) for sealing a vessel opening with a valve body (2) which may be applied to the vessel opening made from a first rigid plastic material and a valve element (3) integrally connected to the valve body (2) made from a second elastic plastic material is disclosed. The valve element (3) has a sealing surface section (6) which may be brought into contact with a support edge and a connector piece (8), running from the sealing surface section (6) to a support surface of the valve body (2) facing the vessel opening and at a distance from the interposed valve element (3). The sealing surface section (6) extends over the connector piece (8) over the whole circumference thereof, the connector piece (8) having at least one defining recess (13) in a given valve opening region of the sealing surface section (6), such that in the region of the recess (13) the radial separation of the connector piece (8) to the adjacent outer edge of the sealing surface section (6) is greater than in the remaining region and the connector piece (8) does not form a contact surface for the sealing surface section (6) in the region of the recess and the sealing surface section (6) has a circumferential bead (7) on the surface thereof provided for contact with the contact edge.
An accumulator with an accumulator housing, having at least one cell chamber, with several electrodes and liquid electrolyte in each cell chamber and with at least one wall element in the cell chambers to divide the cell chambers into at least two intercommunicating volume chambers (8, 9). In the lower region of the volume chambers (8, 9) is a communicating connection for the liquid electrolyte between the volume chambers (8, 9) and a pressure equalisation connection between the volume chambers (8, 9) is arranged in the upper region of the volume chambers to assure an equivalent air pressure in the intercommunicating volume chambers (8, 9). The wall elements (6) extend at least far upwards such that on movement of the accumulator (1) firstly electrolyte in at least one volume chamber (8, 9) flows through the intercommunicating connection in the lower region and secondly electrolyte again flows through the intercommunicating connection in the lower region out of said at least one volume region (8, 9) without an overflow of liquid electrolyte from one volume chamber (8, 9) to the adjacent volume chamber (9, 8) over the upper edge of the wall elements (6).
The invention relates to a battery box (1) for multi-cell electric accumulators, comprising a bottom part (2), side walls (3) extending perpendicularly from the bottom part (2) for forming a closed container on the other side, further comprising a top part closing the end walls (3) opposite the bottom part (2) and comprising separating walls (4) extending between opposing end walls (3) for diving the container into cell chambers (5). The battery box (1) is made of plastic. The end walls (3) have a mechanical reinforcement. At least the end walls (3) that are oriented parallel to the separating walls (4) comprise reinforcement inserts (6), which are integrally produced with the end walls (3) and are surrounded by the plastic material (7).
The invention relates to a battery, particularly a lead storage battery, having at least one battery cell connector element (20) comprising a substantially prismatic main body (22) extending along a longitudinal axis (L) for connection to a plurality of pole flanges on a lower side (26) of the main body (22) and a contact link (24) disposed adjacent to a face (30) of the main body (22) on the side of the contact link, said contact link being connected to the main body as one piece. A groove (46) formed in the main body (22) and running to the lower side (26) is provided according to the invention.
The invention relates to an accumulator (10), particularly a prismatic lead accumulator, comprising a housing and (a) at least one stack (29) of plates, (b) which has a plurality of spaced-apart pole plates (14, 16) that are entirely surrounded by a fixing element (28) in at least one circumferential direction (U). According to the invention, the fixing element (28) is fixedly connected to the housing (19).
The invention relates to a battery, comprising at least one battery cell connecting element (20), which is conductively connected to (a) a connector (28) having a cuboid-like base shape for connecting the same to at least one pole flange on a base (32) of the connector (28), and (b) a welded bracket (30), which is conductively connected to the connector (28), (c) wherein in the installed position of the battery (10) the connector (28) is disposed substantially horizontally, and the welded bracket (30) is disposed substantially vertically, and (d) wherein the connector (28) has a top (34) positioned opposite the base (32) and (e) at least one longitudinal side (36) adjoining the base (32), the welded bracket (30) being connected to the connector (28) on said side. The invention provides that the welded bracket (30) is electrically connected to the connector (28) via at least one contact element (44.1, 44.2) laterally disposed on the welded bracket (30) and leading onto the surface of the connector (28).
The invention relates to a grip arrangement (1) for battery boxes comprising a grip element (2), which can be connected to at least one end of a rope (4) attachable to the battery box so that an end of the rope (4) provided with an end piece (8) is guided through a rope passage (5) in the grip element (2), wherein the passage is provided with a tapered section, is open on the side and oriented with a passage axis (D) thereof transversely to the longitudinal axis (L) of the grip element (2), and so that the end piece (8) is held in a locking chamber (7). Adjacent to the locking chamber (7) is a slot (6), which prevents an end piece (8) inserted in the locking chamber (7) from being pulled through, wherein the slot extends in the longitudinal direction thereof away from the locking chamber (7) in the direction of the rope passage (5) and the notch thereof runs transversely to the passage axis (G) of the rope passage (5), so that a rope (4) guided through the rope passage (5) must be deflected twice starting from the rope passage (5) in order to be placed in the slot (6) and directed through the slot (6) in the locking chamber (7).
The invention relates to a battery, particularly a lead-acid battery, comprising at least one battery cell connecting element (10) that is provided with a) a connector (12) which has at least one lateral surface (22, 24a, 24b) and is to be connected to least one plate (16a, 16b) on a bottom surface (20) of the connector (12), and b) a welded bracket (14) which is connected in an electrically conducting manner to the connector (12) and has a cavity (26) delimited by an edge (28). According to the invention, the edge (28) has a shape corresponding to a contour of the lateral surface (22, 24a, 24b) of the connector (12) in a section (30) that adjoins the lateral surface (22, 24a, 24b) of the connector (12).
The invention relates to an acid status indicator for a battery (11), particularly for a lead-acid battery, comprising (a) a visual bar (14), and (b) a holder (12) for retaining the visual bar (14) and fastening the acid status indicator (16) to a battery (11) housing (10). According to the invention, the holder (12) is produced by sheathing the visual bar (14).
H01M 2/12 - Vent plugs or other mechanical arrangements for facilitating escape of gases
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
24.
METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE CHARGE ACCEPTANCE OF A STORAGE BATTERY
The invention relates to a method for determining the charge acceptance of a storage battery, wherein the method is characterized by the following steps: a) calculating the charge acceptance at a second instant by means of a functional relationship between a charge acceptance determined during a preceding charging operation at a first instant and a value change of at least one influencing variable that influences the charge acceptance between first and second instant; b) determining the charge acceptance at a second instant during a charging operation; c) adapting the parameters of the functional relationship depending on the difference between charge acceptance at the second instant as calculated in step a) and charge acceptance at the second instant as determined in step b); d) repeating steps a) to c) at later instants.
G01R 31/36 - Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of charge [SoC]
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
25.
LEAD-ACID RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND SEPARATOR THEREFOR
A lead-acid rechargeable battery having at least one set of electrodes comprising alternately arranged positive and negative plate-shaped electrodes, between which separators are arranged for separating the electrodes of opposing polarity, has separators formed in each case from two separator sheets (1) by joining edge regions (R), which lie one on top of the other, of the separator sheets (1) to form a pocket which is open on one side for inserting an electrode plate. The basic material thickness (DR) of the separator sheets (1) at the edge regions (R) increases from the outer edge of an edge region (R) in a direct line with respect to the bearing region (A) of the separator sheet (1) for an electrode plate. The basic material thickness (DR2) in the edge region (R) adjoining the bearing region (A) is greater than the basic material thickness (DN) of the bearing region (A).
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