Patent ID: 9299974
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A rechargeable battery comprising: an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate covering an opening of the case; an electrode terminal on the cap plate; and a lead tab connecting the electrode assembly to the electrode terminal, and comprising a fuse, the fuse comprising a plurality of sub-fuses defined along a width of the lead tab by a plurality of through holes formed in the lead tab, wherein the fuse has a second thickness that is less than a first thickness of a surrounding portion of the lead tab, and wherein the lead tab comprises an inclined surface extending on at least one side of the fuse in a lengthwise direction intersecting the width, and the inclined surface connects from a surface of the surrounding portion of the lead tab to a surface of the fuse.