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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2015
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jun-Won Suh, Yongin-si, KR;
Jeong-Doo Yi, Yongin-si, KR;
Ju-Hyeong Han, Yongin-si, KR;
Ju-Hee Sohn, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun-Hwa Song, Yongin-si, KR;
Seok-Hun Hong, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A rechargeable battery is provided which includes a stacked electrode assembly in a pouch where the electrode assembly changes in length due to an applied bending stress. According to an exemplary embodiment, a rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode stacked together and the first electrode, the separator, and the second electrode being fixed with respect to each other by a fixed part at one side of the electrode assembly; and a flexible case accommodating the electrode assembly therein, wherein a gap between a free end of the electrode assembly and an inner surface of the case to accommodate a change in length of the electrode assembly at the free end when the electrode assembly is bent.