The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2019
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Daito, JP;
PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a secondary battery in which a current interruption function of an electrode tap can be enhanced during an external short circuit, and a temperature rise in the battery can be effectively suppressed. A secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is provided with: an electrode assembly having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a sealing assembly constituting a positive terminal; a case body constituting a negative terminal; a positive electrode tap connecting the positive electrode and the sealing assembly; and a negative electrode tap connecting the negative electrode and the case body, wherein the positive electrode has a fuse part which has a relatively small cross-sectional area in the positive electrode, and the fuse part of the positive electrode is metallurgically bonded to the sealing assembly.