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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2019
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Kunio Sodeyama, Kyoto, JP;
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A secondary battery includes a battery element including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution, a housing member having an open end and configured to accommodate the battery element, and a safety valve mechanism attached to the housing member and configured to close the open end. The safety valve mechanism includes a closing member and a coupling member disposed between the battery element and the closing member. The coupling member is electrically coupled to both of a wound electrode body and the closing member, and has a coupling portion physically coupled to the closing member, and a groove is provided in at least part of a peripheral region of the coupling portion.