Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Hye-Won Yoon

Seok-Yoon Yoo

Sang-Eun Cheon

Jae-Kyung Kim

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes and a container for receiving the electrode assembly inside thereof. The secondary battery also includes a cap assembly fixed to the container to seal the container and a gasket disposed between the container and the cap assembly. The gasket has at least one concavo-convex portion on a surface contacting the container and/or the cap assembly. This improved gasket structure enhances the air tightness of the secondary battery.

Secondary battery having a sealing gasket with concave and convex portions

A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a case for receiving the electrode assembly, the case having an open end, and a cap plate having an inclined outer edge surface, an outer end of the included outer edge surface being attached to a surface of the open end of the case.

Battery with cap plate having inclined edge

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes, a case for housing the electrode assembly, a cap assembly to be attached to the case for sealing the case and to have a terminal exposed outside the case, and a lead element which electrically connects the electrode assembly to the terminal. The electrode assembly includes an uncoated region where an active material is not present and the lead element has a configuration corresponding to that of the uncoated region and is closely affixed to the uncoated region.

Secondary battery

A battery including an electrode assembly including first and second electrodes, a lead element electrically connected to the first electrode, and an external terminal electrically connected to the lead element, wherein the lead element includes a fixing member configured to hold the lead element against the first electrode.

Battery having electrode lead element with fixing member

A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly containing a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator interposed therebetween, a case having a space for housing the electrode assembly therein, lead elements connected to the electrode assembly and disposed at a sealing region of the case, and a sealant arranged between and adjacent to the case and the lead element the sealant including an area having relatively less resistance to fracture.

Rechargeable battery with gas release safety vent

The rechargeable battery comprises an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between those two electrodes. The battery further comprises a container that receives the electrode assembly inside it and a cap assembly that is coupled with the container to seal it. The cap assembly includes a cap plate that is coupled with the container, an external terminal that is disposed in the cap plate to be coupled with to the electrode assembly, and a tubular body that surrounds the external terminal to fix the external terminal to the cap plate.

Rechargeable battery having a cap assembly

The present invention relates to a conductive agent/positive active material composite for a lithium secondary battery. The composite includes a positive active material capable of reversibly intercalating/deintercalating lithium ions, and a conductive agent on the surface of the positive active material. The conductive agent comprises a first conductive agent having a specific surface area ranging from about 200 to about 1500 m/g and a second conductive agent having a specific surface area of about 100 m/g or less.

Conductive agent-positive active material composite for lithium secondary battery, method of preparing the same, and positive electrode and lithium secondary battery comprising the same

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator, and a case containing the electrode assembly therein. A cap assembly is attached to the case and has a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal. The positive and the negative electrodes have non-active material portions with no active material, and the positive and the negative electrode terminals are respectively electrically connected to the non-active material portions of the positive and the negative electrodes. A width of the electrode assembly Wis greater than a width of the positive and negative electrode non-active material portions W.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Hye-Won Yoon