Patent ID: 8980478
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A cable-type secondary battery, comprising: an electrode assembly including first and second polarity electrodes with a thin and long shape, each electrode having a current collector whose cross-section perpendicular to its longitudinal direction is a circular, asymmetrical oval or polygonal shape, and an electrode active material applied onto the surface of the current collector, and a separator or an electrolyte layer interposed between the first and second polarity electrodes; and a cover member surrounding the electrode assembly, wherein the cable-type secondary battery is provided with a first polarity terminal and a second polarity terminal connected to the first polarity electrode and the second polarity electrode, respectively, at one end of the cable-type secondary battery; and a housing cap configured to fix the first and second polarity terminals and cover one end of the cable-type secondary battery at which the first and second polarity terminals are provided, wherein the housing cap includes a coupling unit at the outside thereof, and wherein the coupling unit includes a spiral groove or a spiral protrusion for screw-coupling.