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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/34 (2006.01); H01M 2/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/345 (2013.01); H01M 2/1241 (2013.01); H01M 2200/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
One aspect of the present invention provides a rechargeable battery that is capable of preventing a vent from being oxidized by preserving a plating layer of a surface of a vent. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a rechargeable battery, including: an electrode assembly for performing charging and discharging operations; a case for accommodating the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly combined to an opening of the case and sealing the case. The case includes a vent at one side, and the vent has a plurality of ends in a thickness direction of the case and includes a plating layer on its surface.