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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2021
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Heejung Ko, Yongin-si, KR;
Kijung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Yongjin Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Byongchul Woo, Yongin-si, KR;
Jong-Ha Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case connected to the first electrode and accommodating the electrode assembly, the case including an opening to receive the electrode assembly; a cap plate bonded to the case to cover an outer region of the opening and including a through-hole to expose a center region of the opening; a terminal plate bonded to and insulated from the cap plate, covering the through-hole, and connected to the second electrode; and a terminal plating layer coated on an upper surface of the terminal plate, and a thickness of a center portion of the terminal plating layer overlapping the through-hole is thicker than a thickness of an outer portion of the terminal plating layer overlapping the upper surface of the terminal plate.