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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2013
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si,Gyeonggi-do, KR;
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A rechargeable battery may include an electrode assembly that performs a charge and discharge action, a case in which the electrode assembly is inserted, a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case, and an electrode terminal in a terminal hole of the cap plate. The electrode terminal may include a plate terminal outside the cap plate and corresponding to the terminal hole, the plate terminal including a through-hole, a first groove, and a second groove, and a rivet terminal, the rivet terminal passing through the terminal hole, being inserted in the through-hole, and being riveted to the plate terminal at an upper end of the rivet terminal. The first groove may extend from the through-hole at an upper end side of the rivet terminal, and the second groove may extend from the first groove to an outer side of the plate terminal.