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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2011
Yong-sam Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Byung-kyu Ahn, Yongin-si, KR;
Yong-Sam Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Byung-Kyu Ahn, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A rechargeable battery includes a plurality of electrode assemblies each having a first planar surface and a second planar surface substantially opposite to the first planar surface; a case housing the electrode assemblies; and a safety member having a first side plate that contacts the first planar surface of a first electrode assembly of the plurality of electrode assemblies, wherein the first electrode assembly is located at a periphery of the electrode assemblies, a second side plate that contacts the second planar surface of the first electrode assembly, and a connector electrically connecting the first side plate and the second side plate to each other, wherein the safety member is electrically coupled to the first electrode.