Patent ID: 9257694
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A rechargeable battery, comprising: an electrode assembly that performs a charge and discharge operation; a case that houses the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case; an electrode terminal installed in the cap plate; and a lead tab that connects the electrode assembly to the electrode terminal, wherein the lead tab includes: a current collecting connection portion that is connected to the electrode assembly; a terminal connection portion that is bent from the current collecting connection portion to be connected to the electrode terminal; and an injection material that embeds the terminal connection portion in which a fuse is formed, the fuse between a first hole and a second hole in the terminal connection portion, and wherein the injection material includes an exposing hole therein, the exposing hole overlapping and exposing at least a portion of the fuse.