Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Ji-Won Yun

Jae-Il Seong

Hideaki Yoshio

Kwang-Sik Seo

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 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 including an electrode assembly, a case configured to receive the electrode assembly, a cap plate configured to be coupled to an opening of the case and comprising a fixing groove, and an insulation case between the cap plate and the electrode assembly and including a fixing protrusion configured to be inserted into the fixing groove.

Rechargeable battery

A battery cell including an electrode assembly; a taping portion on the electrode assembly, the taping portion including a first adhesive layer on the outer surface of the electrode assembly, a first base layer on the first adhesive layer, and a second base layer on the first base layer; and a case receiving the electrode assembly.

Battery cell

An embodiment of the present invention provides a rechargeable battery that prevents generation of a crack under the longitudinal compression condition by increasing an elongation ratio to a part of the bottom of the case to prevent an internal short-circuit. A rechargeable battery according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a case receiving an electrode assembly; a cap plate covering an opening of the case; and an electrode terminal provided in the cap plate and electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the case includes side walls connected with each other and forming the opening in one side and a bottom connecting neighboring side walls at the opposite side of the opening for sealing, and the bottom a first elongation portion having a first elongation ratio and a second elongation portion having a second elongation ratio that is higher than the first elongation ratio.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Ji-Won Yun