Battery with modular air cathode and anode cage

Patent · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:866362

Niksa, Marilyn J ^[1]; Pohto, Gerald R ^[2]; Lakatos, Leslie K ^[2]; Wheeler, Douglas J ^[3]; Niksa, Andrew J ^[1]; Schue, Thomas J ^[4]

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1. Painesville, OH
2. Mentor, OH
3. Cleveland Heights, OH
4. Huntsburg, OH

A battery assembly of the consumable metal anode type has now been constructed for ready assembly as well as disassembly. In a non-conductive and at least substantially inert cell body, space is provided for receiving an open-structured, non-consumable anode cage. The cage has an open top for facilitating insertion of an anode. A modular cathode is used, comprising a peripheral current conductor frame clamped about a grid reinforced air cathode in sheet form. The air cathode may be double gridded. The cathode frame can be sealed, during assembly, with electrolyte-resistant-sealant as well as with adhesive. The resulting cathode module can be assembled outside the cell body and readily inserted therein, or can later be easily removed therefrom.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
• Assignee: ELTECH Systems Corporation (Boca Raton, FL)
• Patent Number(s): US 4693946
• OSTI ID: 866362
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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