Author: claimsbot

1. A circuit arrangement for a tire pressure warning device, the tire pressure warning device being mounted to an inflation valve on every tire of a car, and including a case internally provided with a printed circuit board; the circuit arrangement comprising a detection circuit provided on the printed circuit board and consisting of a pressure sensing and measuring unit and other electronic elements, and a signal receiving circuit internally provided in the car;
the detection circuit including:
an air pressure sensor consisting of the pressure sensing and measuring unit and an amplifying circuit; the pressure sensing and measuring unit being provided on one side of the printed circuit board facing toward the inflation valve of the tire for measuring tire pressure of the tire and outputting a voltage value, which is an analog signal corresponding the measured tire pressure and is amplified by the amplifying circuit;
an amplifier being connected to the air pressure sensor for amplifying the analog signal output by the air pressure sensor;
a first microprocessing controller being connected to the amplifier, and including an AD converter, a digital comparing controller, and a data encoding processor; the AD converter converting the analog signal output by the amplifier into a digital signal and outputting the digital signal to the digital comparing controller; the digital signal first output by the AD converter corresponding to a tire pressure value of the tire, and being used by the digital comparing controller as a standard pressure point; the digital comparing controller also comparing the standard pressure point with a new digital signal, which corresponds to a new tire pressure of the tire and is output by the AD converter after the first output digital signal; the digital comparing controller outputting a high pressure signal when the new digital signal is higher than the standard pressure point by a preset percentage, or outputting a low pressure signal when the new digital signal is lower than the standard pressure point by a preset percentage; the data encoding processor encoding the high pressure signal, the low pressure signal, and a tire location ID assigned to every tire, and output ting the encoded signals;
a high-frequency wireless transmitter being connected to the first microprocessing controller for converting the high pressure signal, the low pressure signal, or the tire location ID output by the first microprocessing controller into a wireless RF signal, and outputting the wireless RF signal; and
a first power supply unit being electrically connected to the printed circuit board for supplying electric power needed by the air pressure sensor, the amplifier, the first microprocessing controller, and the high-frequency wireless transmitter to operate; and
the signal receiving circuit receiving the wireless RF signal output by the detection circuit, and displaying the received wireless RF signal.
2. The circuit arrangement for a tire pressure warning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signal receiving circuit is mounted in a dashboard on the car, and includes:
a high-frequency wireless receiver for receiving the wireless RF signal output by the high-frequency wireless transmitter of the detection circuit, and outputting the received wireless RF signal;
a second microprocessing controller consisting of a data decoding processor and a displaybuzzspeech processor; the data decoding processor decoding the wireless RF signal output by the high-frequency wireless receiver to identify the high pressure signal, the low press are signal, or the tire location ID, and outputting the decoded signal to the displaybuzzspeech processor;
a displaywarning buzzspeech unit for receiving the high pressure signal, the low pressure signal, or the tire location ID output by the displaybuzzspeech processor, displaying the received high pressure signal, low pressure signal, or tire location ID on a display device, and displaying an actual tire pressure value of the corresponding tire; and
a second power supply unit for supplying electric power needed by the high-frequency wireless receiver, the second microprocessing controller, and the displaywarning buzzspeech unit to operate.
3. The circuit arrangement for a tire pressure warning device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the signal receiving circuit further includes a key-type controlling unit being connected to the second microprocessing controller and powered by the second power supply unit to operate.
4. The circuit arrangement for a tire pressure warning device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the displaywarning buzzspeech unit is selected from the group consisting of an LCD screen, an LED digital display, and a second light emitting element.
5. The circuit arrangement for a tire pressure warning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first microprocessing controller is connected to a first light emitting element; the first light emitting element being connected to the high-frequency wireless transmitter in parallel and powered by the first power supply unit to operate.
6. A circuit arrangement for a tire pressure warning device, the tire pressure warning device being mounted to an inflation valve on every tire of a car, and including a case internally provided with a printed circuit board, the circuit arrangement comprising a detection circuit provided on the printed circuit board and consisting of a pressure sensing and measuring unit and other electronic elements, and a signal receiving circuit internally provided in the car;
the detection circuit including:
an air pressure sensor consisting of the pressure sensing and measuring unit and an amplifying circuit; the pressure sensing and measuring unit being provided on one side of the printed circuit board facing toward the inflation valve of the tire for measuring tire pressure of the tire and outputting a voltage value, which is an analog signal corresponding the measured tire pressure and is amplified by the amplifying circuit;
an amplifier being connected to the air pressure sensor for amplifying the analog signal output by the air pressure sensor;
a first microprocessing controller being connected to the amplifier, and including an AD converter and a digital comparing controller; the AD converter converting the analog signal output by the amplifier into a digital signal and outputting the digital signal to the digital comparing controller; the digital signal first output by the AD converter corresponding to a tire pressure value of the tire, and being used by the digital comparing controller as a standard pressure point for the tire; the digital comparing controller also comparing the standard pressure point with a new digital signal, which corresponds to a new tire pressure of the tire and is output by the AD converter after the first output digital signal; the digital comparing controller outputting a high pressure signal when the new digital signal is higher than the standard pressure point by a preset percentage, or outputting a low pressure signal when the new digital signal is lower than the standard pressure point by a preset percentage;
a first light emitting element being connected to the first microprocessing controller for indicating the high pressure signal or the low pressure signal output by the first microprocessing controller; and
a first power supply unit being electrically connected to the printed circuit board for supplying electric power needed by the air pressure sensor, the amplifier, the first microprocessing controller, and the first light emitting element to operate.
7. The circuit arrangement for a tire pressure warning device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first power supply unit is selected from the group consisting of a rechargeable battery and a lithium battery.
8. A tire pressure detecting method implemented using a tire pressure warning device, comprising the following steps:
mounting the tire pressure warning device to an inflation valve on every tire of a car; the tire pressure warning device including a detection circuit, a first microprocessing controller of which sending a tire location ID assigned to every tire to a signal receiving circuit provided in a dashboard of the car, so that the signal receiving circuit is able to identify the tire location of every tire; the detection circuit also including a power supply unit for supplying electric power needed by the detection circuit to operate;
the first microprocessing controller further detecting a tire pressure value of the corresponding tire, and using the detected tire pressure value as a standard pressure point for the tire; and
the first microprocessing controller keeping detecting the tire pressure value of the corresponding tire, and a wireless RF signal representing an excessively high or an excessively low tire pressure value being transmitted to the signal receiving circuit when a new tire pressure value detected by the first microprocessing controller later is higher or lower than the standard pressure point by a preset percentage; and the signal receiving circuit receiving the wireless RF signal to identify the tire from where the wireless RF signal is transmitted, and then emitting a tire pressure abnormal alarm.
9. The tire pressure detecting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein when the first microprocessing controller detects the tire pressure value of the corresponding tire, and the detected tire pressure value is larger than one (1) psi and constantly maintained at this level longer than a preset time period, the tire pressure value is memorized as the standard pressure point.
10. The tire pressure detecting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the signal receiving circuit also displays the tire pressure value of every tire detected by the first microprocessing controller.
11. The tire pressure detecting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the step of keeping detecting tire pressure value is repeated when a detected tire pressure value for the tire is lower than 1 psi.
12. The tire pressure detecting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein when the car is not ignited, the first microprocessing controller sets the detection circuit into a sleep state to save electric power.
13. The tire pressure detecting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein when the first microprocessing controller detects that the first power supply unit is power low, a wireless RF signal representing weak power is transmitted from the detection circuit to the signal receiving circuit; and the signal receiving circuit receives the weak power signal and displays a warning to indicate the first power supply unit is power low.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

We claim:

1. A video signal processor comprising:
a tuner adapted to receive a composite video signal, said composite video signal including a video channel that carries a video signal for an audio-visual program, a main audio channel that carries a standard audio track for said program, and a SAP channel carrying an alternative audio track for said program, said alternative audio track being a modified version of said standard audio track;
a selector adapted to select one of said standard and said alternative audio tracks as the active audio track; and
output circuitry coupled to said tuner and generating output audio and video signals, said output audio signals corresponding to said active audio track.
2. The video signal processor of claim 1 wherein said standard audio track is composed of first segments and said alternate audio track is composed of second segments, and a substantial number of said first and second segments are identical.
3. The video signal processor of claim 1 wherein said standard audio track includes a sequence of A segments and B segments and said alternative audio track includes a sequence of A segments and C segments, and said B segments are different from said C segments.
4. The video signal processor of claim 3 wherein said every B segment in said standard audio track is replaced by a corresponding C segment in said alternative audio track.
5. The video signal processor of claim 1 wherein one of said main and alternative audio tracks contains objectionable material for children and in the other of said main and alternative audio tracks said objectionable material is absent.
6. The video signal processor of claim 1 wherein said main and alternative audio tracks are customized for viewers with different demographic characteristics.
7. The video signal processor of claim 1 further comprising a latch having a set and a reset mode responsive to a code, wherein said selector is coupled to said latch and is adapted to designate an active audio track when said latch is set which cannot be changed by a viewer without resetting the latch.
8. A video signal processor comprising:
a tuner adapted to receive a composite video signal, said composite video signal including a video broadcast channel that carries a video track for an audio-visual program, a main audio channel that carries a standard audio track for said program and an SAP channel with an alternative audio track for said program, each of said audio tracks being composed of sequential sound segments, wherein said alternative audio track includes segments derived from said standard audio track;
a selector adapted to select one of said standard and alternative audio tracks as the active audio track; and
output circuitry coupled to said tuner and generating output audio and video signals, said audio signal corresponding to said active audio track.
9. The video signal processor of claim 8 wherein said standard audio track comprises sequential A segments and B segments, and said alternative audio track comprises sequential A segments and C segments, said C segments being different from said B segments.
10. The video signal processor of claim 9 wherein said B segments contain objectionable language and said C segments contain unobjectionable language.
11. The video signal processor of claim 9 wherein said C segments are targeted for viewers having specific demographics.
12. The video signal processor of claim 11 wherein said B segments are targeted to a general viewer population and said C segments are targeted to a viewer population at a specific geographic location.
13. The video signal processor of claim 8 wherein said selector is responsive to commands by a user.
14. The video signal processor of claim 13 further comprising a latch having a set and a reset mode responsive to a code, wherein said latch is coupled to said selector to lock said selector independently of said commands.
15. A broadcasting system comprising:
a broadcasting apparatus adapted to transmit a composite video signal, said composite video signal including a video broadcast channel that carries a video signal for an audio-visual program, a main audio channel that carries a standard audio track for said program, and an SAP channel that carries an alternative audio track for said program, said alternative audio track being a modified version of said standard audio track; and
a plurality of video signal processors adapted to receive said composite video signal and to generate corresponding output audio and video signals, said video signal processors including a selector adapted to select one of said main and alternative audio tracks as the active audio track, said video signal processors generating said output audio signal corresponding to said active audio track.
16. The system of claim 15 wherein said standard audio track is composed of first segments and said alternative audio track is composed of second segments, and a substantial number of said first and second segments are identical.
17. The system of claim 15 wherein said standard audio track includes a sequence of A segments and B segments and said alternative audio track includes a sequence of A segments and C segments, and said C segments are different from said B segments.
18. The system of claim 17 wherein every B segment in said standard audio track is replaced by a corresponding C segment in said alternative audio track.
19. The system of claim 15 wherein one of said main and alternative audio tracks contains objectionable material for children, and in the other of said main and alternative audio tracks said objectionable material is absent.
20. The system of claim 15 wherein said main and alternative audio tracks are customized for viewers with different demographic characteristics.
21. The system of claim 15 wherein said main audio track is broadcast to viewers independent of their locations, and said alternative audio track is customized for viewers with specific demographic characteristics.
22. A broadcasting system comprising:
a broadcasting apparatus adapted to transmit a composite video signal, said composite video signal including a video channel that carries a video signal for an audio-visual program, a main audio channel that carries a standard audio track for said program, and an additional audio channel that carries an alternative audio track for said program, each of said audio tracks being composed of sequential sound segments, wherein said alternative audio track is modified by replacing only some of the segments of said standard audio track with other segments not found in said standard audio track; and
a plurality of TV receivers adapted to receive said composite video signal and to display images corresponding to said video channel, said TV receivers generating sounds corresponding to one of said standard and alternative audio tracks.
23. The system of claim 22 wherein each TV receiver includes a selector that determines which of said audio tracks is the active audio track.
24. The system of claim 23 wherein said selector is responsive to commands from a user.
25. The system of claim 24 further comprising a latch responsive to a code to override said commands and lock said selector into a predetermined position.
26. The system of claim 22 wherein said additional audio channel is an SAP channel.
27. The system of claim 22 wherein said standard audio track comprises A segments and B segments, and said alternative audio track comprises A segments and C segments, said C segments being different from said B segments.
28. The system of claim 27 wherein said B segments contain objectionable language and said C segments contain unobjectionable language.
29. The system of claim 27 wherein said B and C sound segments are targeted for viewers having different demographics.
30. The system of claim 29 wherein said B segments are targeted to viewers independently of their geographic location and said C sound segments are targeted to viewers at a specific geographic location.
31. A system comprising:
a first signal processor disposed at a first geographic location;
a second signal processor disposed at a second geographic location;
a broadcasting apparatus adapted to transmit composite video signals, said composite video signals including a video broadcast channel that carries a video signal for an audio-visual program, a main audio channel that carries a standard audio track for said program, said standard audio track being generic to both TV receivers, and an additional audio channel that carries one of a first and a second alternative audio track for said program, each of said audio tracks being composed of sequential sound segments, wherein said alternative audio track is derived by replacing only some of the segments of said standard audio track with other segments not found in said standard audio track; a composite video signal with the first alternative audio track is transmitted to said first video signal processor and a composite video signal with the second alternative audio track is transmitted to said second video signal processor; and said video signal processors are adapted to receive said composite video signals and to generate corresponding output audio and video signals, with said output audio signals corresponding to one of said audio tracks.
32. The system of claim 31 wherein said additional audio channel is in a SAP channel.
33. A TV receiver comprising:
a tuner adapted to receive a composite video signal, said composite video signal including a video channel that carries a video signal for an audio-visual program, a main audio channel that carries a standard audio track for said program, and a SAP channel carrying an alternative audio track for said program, said alternative audio track being a modified version of said standard audio track;
a screen adapted to display images corresponding to said video signal;
a selector adapted to select one of said standard and said alternative audio tracks as the active audio track; and
a speaker adapted to generate sounds corresponding to said active audio track.
34. The TV receiver of claim 33 wherein said standard audio track is composed of first segments and said alternate audio track is composed of second segments, and a substantial number of said first and second segments are identical.
35. The TV receiver of claim 33 wherein said standard audio track includes a sequence of A segments and B segments and said alternative audio track includes a sequence of A segments and C segments, and said B segments are different from said C segments.
36. The TV receiver of claim 35 wherein said every B segment in said standard audio track is replaced by a corresponding C segment in said alternative audio track.
37. The TV receiver of claim 33 wherein one of said main and alternative audio tracks contains objectionable material for children and in the other of said main and alternative audio tracks said objectionable material is absent.
38. The TV receiver of claim 33 wherein said main and alternative audio tracks are customized for viewers with different demographic characteristics.
39. The TV receiver of claim 33 further comprising a latch having a set and a reset mode responsive to a code, wherein said selector is coupled to said latch and is adapted to designate an active audio track when said latch is set which cannot be changed by a viewer without resetting the latch.
40. A composite video signal, said composite video signal including a video channel that carries a video signal for an audio-visual program, a main audio channel that carries a standard audio track for said program, and a SAP channel carrying an alternative audio track for said program, said alternative audio track being a modified version of said standard audio track.
41. The composite video signal of claim 40 wherein said standard audio track is composed of first segments and said alternate audio track is composed of second segments, and a substantial number of said first and second segments are identical.
42. The composite video signal of claim 40 wherein said standard audio track includes a sequence of A segments and B segments and said alternative audio track includes a sequence of A segments and C segments, and said B segments are different from said C segments.
43. The composite video signal of claim 42 wherein said every B segment in said standard audio track is replaced by a corresponding C segment in said alternative audio track.
44. The composite video signal of claim 40 wherein one of said main and alternative audio tracks contains objectionable material for children and in the other of said main and alternative audio tracks said objectionable material is absent.
45. The composite video signal of claim 40 wherein said main and alternative audio tracks are customized for viewers with different demographic characteristics.

1. A system for determining fluid flow of compressible and non-compressible liquids, the system comprising:
input means for receiving a model of an object defined as a plurality of cells having a plurality of nodes P;
a processor coupled to a memory, the processor configured for implementing the steps of:
discretizing a partial differential equation corresponding to the received model of the object;
for each node P in the plurality of nodes P:
i. locating all neighbouring cells that share the node P, each of the neighbouring cells having a cell center;
ii. approximating the partial differential equation at the cell center of each of the neighbouring cells using the discretized partial differential equation; and
iii. updating a solution of the partial differential equation at the node P by using the approximated discretized partial differential equation at all the neighbouring cell centers; and

iteratively updating the solution for all the nodes P from an initial guess until a convergence criterion is satisfied.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein in the step of approximating the partial differential equation at the cell center of each of the neighbouring cells using the discretized partial differential equation, the processor is further configured for:
calculating the cell centered coordinates of the neighbouring cell and each of the coordinates at w, s, e and n intersections;
calculating a solution of the partial differential equation at each of the w, s, e, and n intersections; and
approximating the partial differential equation at the cell center using the discretized partial differential equation, wherein the discretized partial differential equation includes the calculated solution of the partial differential equation at each of the w, s, e, and n intersections.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the step of calculating the solution of the partial differential equation at each of the w, s, e, and n intersections by the processor includes a weighted averaging between the neighbouring cells that share the intersection at each of w, s, e, and n.
4. The system of claim 2, wherein the model of the object is in two dimensions.
5. The system of claim 2, wherein the model of the object is in three dimensions and the w, s, e, and n intersections further includes f and b intersections.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the discretized partial differential equation is a difference equation.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the updating of the solution of the partial differential equation at the node P by the processor includes weighted averaging of the approximated discretized partial differential equation at all the neighbouring cell centers.
8. A computer-implemented method for approximating a partial differential equation for determining fluid flow of compressible and non-compressible liquids, the method comprising:
discretizing the partial differential equation;
receiving a model of an object defined as a plurality of cells having a plurality of nodes P;
for each node P in the plurality of nodes P:
i. locating all neighbouring cells that share the node P, each of the neighbouring cells having a cell center;
ii. approximating the partial differential equation at the cell center of each of the neighbouring cells using the discretized partial differential equation; and
iii. updating a solution of the partial differential equation at the node P by using the approximated discretized partial differential equation at all the neighbouring cell centers; and

iteratively updating the solution for all the nodes P from an initial guess until a convergence criterion is satisfied.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the step of approximating the partial differential equation at the cell center of each of the neighbouring cells using the discretized partial differential equation includes:
calculating the cell centered coordinates of the neighbouring cell and each of the coordinates at w, s, e and n intersections;
calculating a solution of the partial differential equation at each of the w, s, e, and n intersections; and
approximating the partial differential equation at the cell center using the discretized partial differential equation, wherein the discretized partial differential equation includes the calculated solution of the partial differential equation at each of the w, s, e, and n intersections.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the step of calculating the solution of the partial differential equation at each of the w, s, e, and n intersections includes a weighted averaging between the neighbouring cells that share the intersection at each of w, s, e, and n.
11. The system of claim 9, wherein the model of the object is in two dimensions.
12. The system of claim 9, wherein the model of the object is in three dimensions and the w, s, e, and n intersections further includes f and b intersections.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the discretized partial differential equation is a difference equation.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the updating of the solution of the partial differential equation at the node P includes weighted averaging of the approximated discretized partial differential equation at all the neighbouring cell centers.
15. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a computer implement a method for approximating a partial differential equation for determining fluid flow of compressible and non-compressible liquids, the method comprising:
discretizing the partial differential equation;
receiving a model of an object defined as a plurality of cells having a plurality of nodes P;
for each node P in the plurality of nodes P:
i. locating all neighbouring cells that share the node P, each of the neighbouring cells having a cell center;
ii. approximating the partial differential equation at the cell center of each of the neighbouring cells using the discretized partial differential equation; and
iii. updating a solution of the partial differential equation at the node P by using the approximated discretized partial differential equation at all the neighbouring cell centers; and

iteratively updating the solution for all the nodes P from an initial guess until a convergence criterion is satisfied.
16. A computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the step of approximating the partial differential equation at the cell center of each of the neighbouring cells using the discretized partial differential equation includes:
calculating the cell centered coordinates of the neighbouring cell and each of the coordinates of w, s, e and n intersections;
calculating a solution of the partial differential equation at each of the w, s, e, and n intersections; and
approximating the partial differential equation at the cell center using the discretized partial differential equation, wherein the discretized partial differential equation includes the calculated solution of the partial differential equation at each of the w, s, e, and n intersections.
17. A computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the step of calculating the solution of the partial differential equation at each of the w, s, e, and n intersections includes a weighted averaging between the neighbouring cells that share the intersection at each of w, s, e, and n.
18. The system of claim 16, wherein the model of the object is in three dimensions and the w, s, e, and n intersections further includes f and b intersections.
19. A computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the discretized partial differential equation is a difference equation.
20. A computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the updating of the solution of the partial differential equation at the node P includes weighted averaging of the approximated discretized partial differential equation at all the neighbouring cell centers.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A packaging for a cable-type secondary battery, surrounding an electrode assembly in the cable-type secondary battery, the packaging having a moisture-blocking layer comprising sealant polymer layers on both outer surfaces of a moisture-blocking film and a moisture-blocking film disposed between the sealant polymer layers,
wherein the moisture-blocking layer is a tube form surrounding the electrode assembly, and the sealant polymer layers in both ends of the moisture-blocking layer are overlapped and adhered with each other in a predetermined part.
2. The packaging according to claim 1, wherein the moisture-blocking layer comprises a metal sheet or a polymer sheet.
3. The packaging according to claim 2, wherein the metal sheet comprises any one selected from the group consisting of iron (Fe), carbon (C), chrome (Cr), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), an equivalent thereof and an alloy of two or more thereof.
4. The packaging according to claim 2, wherein the polymer sheet is made of at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyethylene (PE), polypropylene(PP), a polymer clay composite and a liquid crystal polymer.
5. The packaging according to claim 1, wherein the sealant polymer layers comprise any one selected from the group consisting of a copolymer of polypropylene-acrylic acid, a copolymer of polyethylene-acrylic acid, polypropylene chloride, a terpolymer of polypropylene-butylene-ethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene, a copolymer of ethylene-propylene, and a mixture thereof.
6. The packaging according to claim 1, wherein the moisture-blocking layer comprises an adhesive layer between the moisture-blocking film and the sealant polymer layers.
7. The packaging according to claim 1, which further comprises a heat-shrinkable tube that surrounds the outer surface of the moisture-blocking layer.
8. The packaging according to claim 7, wherein the heat-shrinkable tube comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyesters, fluoro-containing resins, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
9. The packaging according to claim 1, wherein the moisture-blocking layer comprises a mechanical supporting layer on at least one surface between the moisture-blocking film and both sealant polymer layers.
10. The packaging according to claim 9, wherein the moisture-blocking layer has a structure in which a sealant polymer layer, a mechanical supporting layer, a metal sheet of moisture-blocking layer and another sealant polymer layer are laminated in order.
11. The packaging according to claim 9, wherein the mechanical supporting layer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyesters, polyimides and polyamides.
12. The packaging according to claim 9, wherein the moisture-blocking layer comprises a metal sheet.
13. The packaging according to claim 9, wherein an adhesive layer is further formed between the moisture-blocking film and the mechanical supporting layer.
14. The packaging according to claim 9, which further comprises a heat-shrinkable tube that surrounds the outer surface of the moisture-blocking layer.
15. A cable-type secondary battery, comprising:
an electrode assembly having a horizontal cross section of a predetermined shape and extending longitudinally, which comprises an inner electrode including an inner current collector and an inner electrode active material, a separation layer surrounding the inner electrode to prevent a short circuit between electrodes, and an outer electrode including an outer current collector formed to surround the outer surface of the separation layer and an outer electrode active material; and
the packaging according to claim 1 which surrounds the outer surface of the electrode assembly closely.
16. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein the packaging is formed by closely winding the outer surface of the electrode assembly so that both ends of the electrode assembly are exposed to the outside.
17. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein the inner electrode of the electrode assembly comprises a core for supplying lithium ions, which comprises an electrolyte, at least one wire-form inner current collector that is wound to surround the outer surface of the core for supplying lithium ions, and an inner electrode active material layer.
18. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein the inner electrode has a structure that the inner electrode active material layer is formed on the whole surface of the wire-form inner current collector; or a structure that the inner electrode active material layer is formed to surround the outer surface of the wound wire-form inner current collector.
19. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein the outer electrode is formed in a structure having a sheet-form outer current collector wound to surround the outer surface of the separation layer, and an outer electrode active material layer surrounding the outer surface of the sheet-form outer current collector; a structure having an outer electrode active material layer surrounding the outer surface of the separation layer, and a sheet-form outer current collector wound to surround the outer surface of the outer electrode active material layer; a structure having a sheet-form outer current collector wound to surround the outer surface of the separation layer, and an outer electrode active material layer surrounding the outer surface of the sheet-form outer current collector and coming into contact with the separation layer; or a structure having an outer electrode active material layer surrounding the outer surface of the separation layer, and a sheet-form outer current collector that is included inside the outer electrode active material layer by being covered therein and wound to surround the outer surface of the separation layer with spacing apart therefrom.
20. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein the outer electrode is formed by winding a sheet-form outer electrode to surround the outer surface of the separation layer, the sheet-form outer electrode being formed by the bonding of the outer electrode active material layer and the sheet-form outer current collector.
21. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein the outer electrode is a sheet-form outer electrode which comprises an outer current collector, an outer electrode active material layer formed on one surface of the outer current collector, a conductive layer formed on the top surface of the outer electrode active material layer and comprising a conductive material and a binder, a first porous supporting layer formed on the top surface of the conductive layer, and a second supporting layer formed on the other surface of the outer current collector.
22. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein the outer current collector is in the form of a mesh.
23. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein the electrode assembly comprises a core for supplying lithium ions, which comprises an electrolyte; an inner electrode, comprising one or more wire-form inner current collectors which are wound to surround the outer surface of the core for supplying lithium ions, and an inner electrode active material layer formed on the surface of the wire-form inner current collectors; a separation layer surrounding the outer surface of the inner electrode to prevent a short circuit between electrodes; and a sheet-form outer electrode surrounding the outer surface of the separation layer, and comprising an outer current collector, an outer electrode active material layer formed on one surface of the outer current collector, a conductive layer formed on the top surface of the outer electrode active material layer and comprising a conductive material and a binder, a first porous supporting layer formed on the top surface of the conductive layer, and a second supporting layer formed on the other surface of the outer current collector.
24. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein the inner electrode is an anode or a cathode, and the outer electrode is a cathode or an anode corresponding thereto.
25. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 15, wherein the separation layer is an electrolyte layer or a separator.
26. A method for preparing a cable-type secondary battery, comprising
(S1) providing an electrode assembly having a horizontal cross section of a predetermined shape and extending longitudinally, which comprises an inner electrode, a separation layer surrounding the inner electrode to prevent a short circuit between electrodes, and an outer electrode surrounding the outer surface of the separation layer;
(S2) providing a moisture-blocking layer having a length longer than the perimeter of the outer surface of the electrode assembly and comprising sealant polymer layers on both outer surfaces of the moisture-blocking film and a moisture-blocking film disposed between the sealant polymer layers;
(S3) surrounding the outer surface of the electrode assembly with the moisture-blocking layer so that the sealant polymer layers in both ends of the moisture-blocking layer are overlapped with each other in a predetermined part; and
(S4) bringing the electrode assembly surrounded with the moisture-blocking layer into heat-treatment, thereby adhering the overlapped part of the sealant polymer layers at both ends of the moisture-blocking layer.
27. The method according to claim 26, wherein the moisture-blocking layer provided in the step (S2) comprises a mechanical supporting layer on at least one surface between the moisture-blocking film and both sealant polymer layers.
28. The method according to claim 26, wherein the moisture-blocking layer provided in the step (S2) has a structure in which a sealant polymer layer, a mechanical supporting layer, a metal sheet of moisture-blocking layer and another sealant polymer layer are laminated in order.
29. The method according to claim 26, wherein the step (S4) further comprises inserting the electrode assembly surrounded with the moisture-blocking layer in a heat-shrinkable tube prior to the heat-treatment, thereby bonding the heat-shrinkable tube to the electrode assembly surrounded with the moisture-blocking layer by the shrinkage of the tube, while adhering the overlapped part of the sealant polymer layers at both ends of the moisture-blocking layer.