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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2014
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Min-Yeol Han, Yongin-si, KR;
Min-Hyung Guen, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang-Won Byun, Yongin-si, KR;
Hae-Kwon Yoon, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode; a case accommodating the electrode assembly therein; a cap plate closing an opening of the case; a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal extending through the cap plate and coupled to the electrode assembly; and an external short-circuiter including a membrane closing and sealing a short-circuit opening in the cap plate and coupled to the second electrode terminal, and a short-circuit tab coupled to the first electrode terminal and separated from the membrane, wherein the cap plate includes a bending inducement groove formed at the second electrode terminal.