Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Kyungwon Seo

Jeongdeok Byun

Youngcheol Jang

Nohyun Kwag

Seok Koh

Sangjoo Lee

Eunok Kwak

Kyungho Park

Yonggeol Kwon

Jaeyoung Ha

Bongyoung Kim

Bohyun Byun

Nohyun Kwakg

Sangkwon Nam

Jinhong An

Jungyup Han

Wanseok Doh

Yeongmi Kim

Wansuk Doh

Jinhong Ahn

A rechargeable battery, which features a simplified assembly process by reducing the number of components includes a bare cell, a body portion which is attached to one side surface of the bare cell and a protective circuit board portion which has two electrical terminals respectively electrically connected to two electrode terminals of the bare cell and formed into one single body by molding. A method of fabrication of the rechargeable battery includes forming a protective circuit board portion into one single body through resin molding, attaching the protective circuit board portion to a bare cell, and respectively electrically connecting two electrical terminals of the protective circuit board portion to two electrodes of the bare cell.

Rechargeable battery and its fabrication method

A battery pack including a plurality of unit cells, the battery pack including: a plurality of unit cells, a case accommodating the plurality of unit cells, and a first insulation structure covering a first external surface of the case. A plurality of first guide pins project from the first external surface of the case. A plurality of first coupling holes into which the first guide pins are respectively inserted is formed in the first insulation structure.

Battery pack including a plurality of unit cells with a case having an insulation structure that engages with guide pins

A battery pack to improve assembling reliability in a battery with a cover frame. The battery pack according to the present invention includes a rechargeable battery having at least one rounded lateral side; a cover frame including a frame surrounding each of lateral sides of the rechargeable battery, wherein more than at least one groove is formed at both ends of the frame covering the rounded lateral side of the rechargeable battery. Therefore, it is possible to couple the cover frame to the rechargeable battery via the groove without deforming the cover frame. Also, the rounded battery and the rounded cover frame closing each other is an effect that assembly error of a battery to cover frame can be reduced.

Battery pack having a cover with at least one cut portion formed therein

A protective circuit module and a secondary battery including the same. The secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly, a can to house the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly to seal an opening of the can. The protective circuit module includes: a first module electrically connected to the cap assembly; a second module electrically connected to a closed end of the can; and a third module electrically connecting the first module and the second module. The first module includes a mounting portion that is disposed in a groove between the can and the cap assembly.

Protective circuit module and secondary battery including the same

A secondary battery includes a bare cell including a can, an electrode assembly, and a cap assembly, wherein the cap assembly includes a protection circuit assembly.

Secondary battery including a cap assembly having a protection circuit assembly

A battery pack includes battery cells, each including a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal, the battery cells being arrayed from a first side to a second side of the battery pack. A first conductive tab electrically connects the first conductive terminals of the battery cells to each other, a second conductive tab electrically connects the second conductive terminals of the battery cells to each other, a first conductive external terminal is electrically connected to a side of the first conductive tab and is configured to be electrically connected to an external device, and a second conductive external terminal is electrically connected to a side of the second conductive tab and is configured to be electrically connected to the external device.

Battery pack and battery pack stack

Disclosed is a secondary battery that enhances the coupling strength between a protection circuit module and a bare cell. The secondary battery includes: a bare cell; and a protection circuit module including a circuit board and at least one coupling member coupling the circuit board to the bare cell by welding, the coupling member including a first coupling portion having a substantially plate-like shape coupled to the bare cell by welding and at least a through-hole formed inside the edge of the first coupling portion.

Secondary battery including protection circuit module

A protection circuit board, a secondary battery with the protection circuit board, and a battery pack comprising the secondary battery. A PTC device which is a secondary protection device is provided on the protection circuit board, and is installed in electrical connection with an electrode terminal of a bare cell of the secondary battery. According to a structural configuration where the PTC device is electrically connected to the bare cell while being installed on the protection circuit board, the PTC device sensitively responds to temperature changes of the bare cell to thereby cut off a flow of electric current. Due to such a structural configuration of the PTC device, formation of an electrode lead is excluded for electrical connection with the bare cell on the protection circuit board. Consequently, a pattern-forming area which is designed on the protection circuit board increases.

Protection circuit board, secondary battery and battery pack

A secondary battery capable of being formed to be relatively small by reducing the sizes of internal devices and compactly locating the internal devices. Accordingly, the volume of the secondary battery is reduced and the capacity thereof is maintained, thereby increasing the capacity density of the secondary battery. In one embodiment, the secondary battery includes a bare cell having a cap plate and a protection circuit module on the bare cell and including a printed circuit board surface-contacting the cap plate.

Secondary battery

A connection terminal of a secondary battery and a secondary battery using the same, and more particularly, to a connection terminal and a secondary battery using the same that have the anti-press function and the support function of a protection circuit board as well as the function of electrically connecting a bare cell with the protection circuit board. A connection terminal is installed between one side of a bare cell and a protective circuit board and includes a connection part that is connected with one electric terminal of the protective circuit board and a support part, and the support part has a horizontal support part that is fixed to one side of the bare cell and a vertical support part that connects the horizontal support part with the connection part.

Connection terminal and secondary battery using the same

A rechargeable battery constructed with a bare cell, a protective circuit board electrically connected to the bare cell, a lead plate operationally connecting the bare cell and the protective circuit board, and a combining case covering an upper end of the bare cell, the protective circuit board and the lead plate. The lead plate is constructed with a first plate electrically connected to an outside surface of the protective circuit board, a second plate electrically connected to the bare cell, and an inside bending part connected between the first plate and the second plate. The first plate of the lead plate is bent around the inside bending part at 180 degrees such that the bare cell is coupled with the protective circuit board in parallel. Therefore, the distance between the bare cell and the protective circuit is reduced, and the capacity per volume of the rechargeable battery is increased.

Rechargeable battery with protective circuit board lead plates connection

A Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) device, a Protective Circuit Module (PCM) including the PTC device, and a secondary battery including the Protective Circuit Module (PCM) are provided. A support portion is formed at one end of a conductive plate of the PTC device, a conductive layer disposed on the upper portion of the PTC main body is fixed to the Protective Circuit Module (PCM), and the support portion is fixed by a coated adhesive that is melted at a high temperature and then hardens when the high temperature is removed, thereby preventing the PTC device from swaying or twisting.

PTC device, protective circuit module including the same, and secondary battery including the protective circuit module

A secondary battery includes grooves formed in a cap plate into which conducting support members are disposed allowing for the exact connection of a protection circuit board to a predetermined position of the battery. The secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a can to house the electrode assembly; a cap assembly; a protection circuit board electrically coupled to an electrode terminal of the cap assembly; and a conducting support member connected to a groove formed in the cap plate and soldered to the protection circuit board. The protection circuit board is electrically and mechanically connected to the groove formed in the cap plate, thereby allowing the protection circuit board to be exactly connected to a predetermined position of the cap plate.

A secondary battery having a hard case that is integrally formed to be able to reduce the number of parts and the fabrication process. The secondary battery includes at least one bare cell, a circuit part electrically coupled to the at least one bare cell and a case covering the circuit part coupled to the at least one bare cell, wherein the case includes a main case arranged on a first surface of the at least one bare cell and at least one sub case arranged on at least one different surface of the at least one bare cell that is adjacent to the first surface of the at least one bare cell, each of the at least one sub case being integral to the main case.

Rechargeable battery having a protective case

The present invention relates to a rechargeable battery, particularly a rechargeable battery having a bare cell, a protective circuit board, a lead plate, and a flat plate attached to a cap plate of the bare cell for connecting the lead plate to the cap plate. According to the invention, the lead plate is not directly combined with the cap plate, in which the cap plate is made of material differently from the lead plate, and the lead plate and cap plate are respectively welded to the metal layer made of the same material by means of the flat plate formed of metal, thereby allowing them to be easily combined with each other and the adhesive force to be enhanced.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Kyungwon Seo