Patent ID: 8815437
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A rechargeable battery, comprising: a first current collecting plate; a plurality of electrode assemblies electrically connected in parallel with each other via the first current collecting plate, wherein each of the electrode assemblies comprises two opposing ends and an outer surface of each electrode assembly formed between the two ends, and wherein the first current collecting plate is electrically connected to one of the two ends of the electrode assemblies; a plurality of first electrode tabs and a plurality of second electrode tabs respectively connected to the electrode assemblies, wherein each of the first and second electrode tabs comprises first and second ends opposing each other, wherein the first ends of the first tabs are connected to the outer surface of the respective electrode assembly, wherein the second ends of the first tabs are connected to the first current collecting plate, wherein the plurality of first electrode tabs and the plurality of second electrode tabs respectively are located at opposite ends of the corresponding electrode assembly and wherein each of the second ends of each second electrode tab is connected only to the innermost portion of the corresponding electrode assembly; and a can configured to accommodate the first current collecting plate and the plurality of electrode assemblies.