Patent ID: 9543562
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Claim:
1. A secondary battery comprising: a plurality of electrode assemblies that are separate from each other; a can housing the plurality of electrode assemblies; a cap assembly sealing the can wherein the cap assembly includes a cap plate and an electrode formed on the cap plate; a positive electrode tab coupled to each electrode assembly; a negative electrode tab coupled to each electrode assembly; and a pin inserted in at least one electrode assembly, wherein the pin is coupled to a bottom surface of the can, wherein a plurality of positive electrode tabs each having an outer end is aligned along a first line when viewed in one direction wherein the plurality of positive electrodes are distributed over the first line that extends over the plurality of electrode assemblies, and wherein a plurality of negative electrode tabs each having an outer end is aligned along a second line when viewed in the one direction wherein the plurality of negative electrodes are distributed over the second line that extends over the plurality of electrode assemblies wherein the plurality of positive electrode tabs and the plurality of negative electrode tabs extend out of a first side of the plurality of electrode assemblies and wherein each of the outer ends of the plurality of positive electrode tabs from each of the different plurality of electrode assemblies are directly connected to each other adjacent the cap assembly or can and wherein each of the outer ends of the plurality of negative electrode tabs from each of the different plurality of electrode assemblies are directly connected to each other at a location where one of the plurality of negative electrode tabs is connected to the electrode on the cap plate, wherein the pin is coupled to the can adjacent to a second side opposite to the first side of the plurality of electrode assemblies, so that the positive electrode tab and the negative electrode tab is formed to the first side of the plurality of electrode assemblies only, wherein a number of the positive electrode tab, negative electrode tab and pin correspond to a number of the electrode assembly.