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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Min-Hyung Guen, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD., Yongin-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode; a case in which the electrode assembly is accommodated, the case including an opening; a first terminal electrically coupled to the first electrode; a second terminal electrically coupled to the second electrode; a cap plate coupled to the opening, the cap plate including a short-circuit hole and being electrically coupled to the first electrode; a short-circuit member in the short-circuit hole, the short-circuit member electrically coupling the cap plate and the second terminal when deformed; and an upper cover including a first barrier wall covering the short-circuit hole, the first barrier wall protruding toward the short-circuit member, the first barrier wall including a first exhaust hole, and a top surface of the upper cover including an external hole connected to the first exhaust hole.