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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Jae-Il Seong, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/02 (2006.01); H01M 2/30 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 15/08 (2006.01); B32B 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/0202 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 15/08 (2013.01); B32B 15/20 (2013.01); H01M 2/024 (2013.01); H01M 2/0267 (2013.01); H01M 2/30 (2013.01); B32B 2457/10 (2013.01); H01M 2/0287 (2013.01); H01M 2002/0205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing an opening of the case; and an electrode terminal at the cap plate and electrically coupled to the electrode assembly. The case includes: a first portion and a second portion opposite the first portion, at least one of the first and second portions being curved; and a reinforcing plate coupled to at least one of the first and second portions and having a curvature matching that of a corresponding curved one of the first and second portions.