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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jaeil Seong, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a secondary battery including an electrode assembly, a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly, and an electrode terminal exposed from the case, wherein the method includes: welding a first electrode tab to a terminal plate by a first ultrasonic welding process, the first electrode tab extending from the electrode assembly, the terminal plate being electrically connected to the electrode terminal and accommodated in the case, and the first ultrasonic welding process including: arranging a pair of first fixing blocks on opposite sides of the terminal plate; pressing a horn against overlapping portions of the terminal plate and the first electrode tab exposed between the pair of first fixing blocks; and applying first ultrasonic vibrations from the horn.