Patent ID: 9711777
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B63H,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y02T

Claim:
1. A rechargeable battery comprising: a plurality of electrode assemblies comprising a first electrode assembly and a second electrode assembly, and stacked along a first direction, each of the electrode assemblies comprising a coated region and an uncoated region, the coated region and the uncoated region being spaced from each other along a second direction crossing the first direction; a case housing the plurality of electrode assemblies; a first conductive plate having a substantial portion between the coated region of the first electrode assembly and the case in the first direction; and a first contact electrically coupling the first conductive plate to the second electrode assembly, wherein the substantial portion of the first conductive plate extends along a substantially entire length of the coated region of the first electrode assembly in the second direction.