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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Min-Hyung Guen, Yongin-si, KR;
Yong-Chul Seo, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including first and second electrodes; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate having a short-circuit opening; a first terminal coupled to the first electrode; a second terminal coupled to the second electrode; and a short-circuit member at the cap plate, corresponding to the short-circuit opening, and configured to deform to electrically couple the first and second electrodes; and a short-circuit protrusion at the second terminal and configured to contact the short-circuit member, wherein a surface roughness of the short-circuit protrusion is greater than that of the cap plate.