Patent ID: 8501341
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A rechargeable battery comprising: an electrode assembly comprising a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a case containing the electrode assembly; a collector plate electrically connected to the first electrode plate, the collector plate having a fuse hole formed therein and including a fuse protrusion extending from a first side of the collector plate adjacent a first end of the fuse hole, a portion of the collector plate where the fuse hole is formed and including the fuse protrusion being spaced apart from the first electrode plate and defining a fuse of the collector plate; and an electrode terminal electrically connected to the first electrode plate, wherein the collector plate comprises a connection part coupled to the electrode terminal, and an extension part coupled to and extending from the connection part and coupled to the first electrode plate, the fuse hole and the fuse protrusion being at a region of the connection part, and wherein a width of the extension part is greater than a width of the connection part.