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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2000
Jeong-Soon Shin, Chungchongnam-do, KR;
Ki-Woong Jang, Chungchongnam-do, KR;
Jae-Hou Nah, Chungchongnam-do, KR;
Jin-Kyung Kim, Chungchongnam-do, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Kyonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A sealed battery includes a can for receiving an electric generator, a sealing member crimped on an opening of the can and connected to one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the electric generator, a gasket disposed between the can and the sealing member, a cover cap disposed on the sealing member with an insulating member disposed between the cover cap and the sealing member, a current control member disposed between the cover cap and the sealing member to cut-off a flow of current when a temperature of the battery is increased above an allowable level, and a shock absorber disposed between the cover cap and the current control member to prevent shock from being directly transmitted to the current control member.