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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2010
Sangwon Byun, Suwon-si, KR;
Byungkyu Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Sangwon Byun, Suwon-si, KR;
Byungkyu Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly in a case, the electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, a cap assembly connected to the case and including a cap plate, first and second terminals through the cap plate, and a shorting member selectively connecting the first terminal and the cap plate, and at least one electrode lead tab including a terminal-junction part electrically connected to a terminal, an electrode assembly-junction part electrically connected to an electrode in accordance with the terminal, and a fuse part electrically connected between the terminal-junction part and the electrode assembly-junction part, the fuse part being configured to break when the first and second terminals are electrically connected, and the fuse part extending at an angle other than zero with respect to a longitudinal extension line of the terminal junction part and/or the electrode assembly-junction part.