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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2020
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Ichiro Murata, Hyogo, JP;
Hiroaki Imanishi, Hyogo, JP;
PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A rectangular secondary battery includes: an electrode body including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate; a rectangular battery case having an opening and housing the electrode body; a sealing plate sealing the opening; a current collector connected to an edge of the positive electrode plate or the negative electrode plate at a longitudinal end of the sealing plate; and an external terminal located outside the sealing plate and connected to the current collector. The current collector is a block body with a thickness along a width of the sealing plate, and having a hole at an end closer to the sealing plate. The current collector is connected to the external terminal with a connector interposed therebetween which is inserted into the hole.
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