Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110136004 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A secondary battery includes a case; an electrode assembly housed in the case, wherein the electrode assembly includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first and second electrodes, wherein the first electrode has a coating portion coated with an active material and a non-coating portion absent the active material; and a support plate between the electrode assembly and the case, the support plate including a first conductive plate having at least one first tab, wherein the first conductive plate is electrically coupled to the electrode assembly by the at least one first tab such that the at least one first tab covers less than an entire section of the non-coating portion. | 06-09-2011 |
20110183191 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery including a case providing an inner space; at least one electrode assembly, the at least one electrode assembly including a stacked and wound positive electrode plate, negative electrode plate, and separator between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and being disposed within the case and including a non-coating portion on an end thereof; a collector plate including alternately arranged crests and troughs, the non-coating portion of the electrode assembly being disposed on the crests and the crests being welded to the non-coating portion; a collector terminal coupled to one end of the collector plate, the collector terminal protruding upwardly from the case; and a cap plate on an upper portion of the case, the cap plate sealing the case. | 07-28-2011 |
20110244317 | TERMINAL OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A terminal of a rechargeable battery, which can provide a current path having reduced resistance between a bus bar and the terminal by separately forming a collector terminal and a coupling terminal while increasing a coupling force between the bus bar and the collector terminal, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. In one embodiment, the terminal includes a collector terminal electrically connected to an electrode assembly disposed at the inside of a case and protruding toward the outside of the case, a lower fixing member having the collector terminal passing therethrough, a coupling terminal coupled to the lower fixing member in a sliding manner and protruding toward the outside of the lower fixing member, and an upper fixing member allowing the coupling terminal to pass therethrough and to be coupled thereto and covering the lower fixing member. | 10-06-2011 |
20110287309 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery includes a case including an internal space, at least one electrode assembly in the case, the electrode assembly including a separator between a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, and the positive and negative electrode plates including uncoated portions at edges of the electrode assembly, at least one current collector piece coupled to the uncoated portions of the electrode assembly, the at least one current collector piece being inserted into an interior region of the uncoated portions, a current collector terminal coupled to the current collector piece and protruding to an upper portion of the case, and a cap plate coupled to the upper portion of the case. | 11-24-2011 |
20110300436 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery including a case having an internal space; an electrode assembly in the case, the electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-coating portion; a collector plate, the collector plate including a plate section and a protrusion extending from the plate section, the protrusion being inserted into and coupled to the non-coating portion; a collector terminal coupled to one end of the collector plate, the collector terminal protruding upwardly from the case; and a cap plate coupled to a top end of the case and sealing the case. | 12-08-2011 |
20110305943 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator located between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first collector plate electrically coupled to the first electrode; a case housing the electrode assembly and the first collector plate and having an opening; a cap assembly sealing the opening of the case and being electrically coupled to the first collector plate; a first electrode terminal comprising a first electrode terminal plate electrically coupled to the cap assembly; and a second electrode terminal protruding through the cap assembly, electrically coupled to the second electrode and electrically insulated from the cap assembly. | 12-15-2011 |
20120270099 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a first electrode terminal; a first collecting plate having a first region contacting the first electrode plate or the second electrode plate, a second region extending at an angle to the first region, and a first reinforcement part that extends at an angle to both the first region and the second region; a case housing the electrode assembly and the first collecting plate; and a cap assembly sealing the case. | 10-25-2012 |
20140106205 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes: a case; an electrode assembly housed in the case and including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode having a coating portion coated with a first active material and a non-coating portion absent the first active material; and a collector plate including first and second collector plates enmeshed together with the non-coating portion therebetween. | 04-17-2014 |