Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Hideaki Yoshio

Jaeil Seong

Jae-Il Seong

Jiwon Yun

Jinwook Kim

Jin-Wook Kim

Soonki Woo

Ji-Won Yun

Soon-Ki Woo

Kwang-Sik Seo

Jinwan Jeong

Sangdae Hwang

Jai-Hwan Joo

Jiwan Jeong

Sehan Kim

Kyung-Keun Lee

Ki-Youn Jeon

Kyung-Kyun Lee

Ji-Wan Jeong

Kiyuon Jeon

A rechargeable battery capable of preventing rust generation at an opening side of a battery case. The rechargeable battery according to embodiments of the present invention includes: an electrode assembly; a case having an opening and accommodating the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and coupled to an opening side of the case with a gasket interposed therebetween, wherein the opening side of the case includes a trimming end, a gap proximate the trimming end, and a coating layer on an inner surface of the gap proximate the trimming end.

Rechargeable battery and case manufacturing method of case including the same

A secondary battery including: an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap assembly including a cap plate coupled to the case, and a bottom plate attached to a bottom surface of the cap plate; and an electrode terminal protruding from the cap assembly and electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and the bottom plate includes a terminal plate electrically connected to the electrode terminal, and an insulation film stacked on the terminal plate and electrically insulating the terminal plate and the cap plate from each other, the insulation film being integrally formed with the terminal plate.

Secondary battery

A secondary battery, which can improve safety during a longitudinal compression test by reinforcing strength of a cap plate, is provided. In one embodiment, the secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a can accommodating the electrode assembly, and cap plate coupled to a top portion of the can and sealing the can, wherein a reinforcement unit is formed on at least one side of the cap plate.

Secondary battery including cap plate comprising reinforcing element

A secondary battery including an electrode assembly and a case accommodating the electrode assembly, the case including a bottom surface, a first pair of parallel sidewalls and a second pair of parallel sidewalls, connected with the bottom surface, and a corner portion formed by an intersection of each of the first pair of parallel sidewalls and the bottom surface, the corner portion having a first radius of curvature at a first region, and a second radius of curvature different from the first radius of curvature at a second region.

A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator located between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing an opening of the case; and an insulation case located between the cap plate and the electrode assembly, the insulation case having a base and a side wall protruding from the base, the side wall including avoiding portions formed thereon.

Rechargeable battery having insulation case

A rechargeable battery case that prevents a short circuit of a cell by inducing bending of a case under a lateral/longitudinal compression condition in a specific manner. The rechargeable battery case includes an opening in the case through which an electrode assembly is inserted. A bottom portion is provided at an end of the case opposite to that of the opening. A front portion is connected to the bottom portion. A back portion is connected to the bottom portion and the front portion. A joint portion is arranged between the front, back and bottom portion. Further, a first area and a second area are disposed longitudinally in the front and back portions. The second area is on either side of the first area. The joint portion in the second area is thicker than the joint portion in the first area.

Rechargeable battery

A secondary battery including a cap assembly, the cap assembly including a cap plate having an electrolyte injection hole. The electrolyte injection hole includes a tapered portion having a roughened surface. The secondary battery further includes a sealing member located in the electrolyte injection hole, to seal the electrolyte injection hole. The sealing member includes a cap and a resin coated on the cap.

Secondary battery having electrolyte injection hole and method of fabricating the same

Embodiments of a rechargeable battery include: an electrode assembly including first and second leads; a case for receiving the electrode assembly; a cap plate covering an opening of the case, connected to the first lead, and including a terminal hole; and an insulating terminal plate provided between the cap plate and the electrode assembly, connected to the second lead, and an electrode end installed in the terminal hole. The cap plate may include a protrusion oriented toward the electrode assembly. The terminal plate may include an extended unit extended to an external part of the protrusion with respect to the terminal hole and separated from the protrusion. The protrusion and the extended unit may be provided on a plane in parallel with the opening. A first distance between the terminal hole and the protrusion may be shorter than a second distance between the terminal hole and the extended unit.

Rechargeable battery with cap plate having a protrusion and terminal plate having a longitudinal compression

A battery tray for storing a battery comprises: a battery storage unit comprising: a first side and a second side facing each other, and a third side and a fourth side facing each other, wherein the third and fourth sides have planar portions for accommodating a prismatic battery cell and round portions for accommodating a cylindrical battery cell; a first guiding unit extending from a lower portion of the third side to secure a first end of a prismatic battery cell; and a second guiding unit extending from a lower portion of the fourth side to secure a second end of a prismatic battery cell.

Battery storage tray

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including: a winding having a positive electrode plate, a negative electrodes plate, and stacked together with a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrode plate; a can having an opening portion to receive the electrode assembly; a cap assembly including a cap plate to close the opening portion of the can, the cap plate having an electrolyte injection hole arranged therein; and a first extension groove having a greater diameter than that of the electrolyte injection hole, the first extension groove being arranged in an entering portion of the electrolyte injection hole and having at least one hollow portion arranged on the surface of the first extension groove.

Secondary battery having electrolyte sealing plug

A secondary battery which can prevent leakage of an electrolytic solution by improving the sealing property of an electrolytic solution injection hole formed at a cap plate comprises: an electrode assembly including a cathode plate, a separator and an anode plate; a can having an upper opening for receiving the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly which is combined with the upper opening of the can, and which includes a cap plate provided with an electrolytic solution injection hole at one side thereof. A groove is formed in an axial direction on an inner circumferential surface of the electrolytic solution injection hole. Thus, the contact area between a stopper and the electrolytic solution injection hole is increased, thereby improving the sealing property of the electrolytic solution injection hole.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Hideaki Yoshio