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Rechargeable battery Rechargeable batteryA rechargeable battery includes a case having an interior and an exterior, an electrode assembly having first and second electrodes, the electrode assembly being disposed in the interior of the case, and an electrode terminal member at the exterior of the case and electrically connected to the first electrode, wherein the electrode terminal member includes a first plate and a second plate, the first plate and the second plate being spaced apart from each other.Related Terms: Electrode Inventors: Duk-Jung KIM, Jae-Ik Kwon, In KimUSPTO Applicaton #: #20130011703 - Class: 429 61 (USPTO) - 01/10/13 - Class 429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, And Process > With Control Means Responsive To Battery Condition Sensing Means Inventors: The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20130011703, Rechargeable battery.
The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/505,357, filed on Jul. 7, 2011, and entitled: “Rechargeable Battery,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The described technology relates generally to a rechargeable battery including an external short part and a fuse part.
A rechargeable battery is a battery that can be repeatedly charged and discharged, unlike a primary battery.
A low-capacity rechargeable battery is used for small portable electronic devices such as a mobile phone, a notebook computer, and a camcorder and a large-capacity rechargeable battery is used as a power supply for driving a motor such as a hybrid car.
The rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly around which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are wound, having a separator therebetween, a case having the electrode assembly embedded therein, a cap plate sealing an opening of a case, and an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly by penetrating through the cap plate.
According to an embodiment, there is provided a rechargeable battery including a case having an interior and an exterior, an electrode assembly having first and second electrodes, the electrode assembly being disposed in the interior of the case, and an electrode terminal member at the exterior of the case and electrically connected to the first electrode, wherein the electrode terminal member includes a first plate and a second plate, the first plate and the second plate being spaced apart from each other.
The rechargeable battery may further include a fuse connecting the first plate and the second plate.
An entirety of the fuse may be disposed at the exterior of the case.
The fuse may be integrated with the electrode terminal member.
The rechargeable battery may further include a short circuit part that includes a short circuit tab connected to the second plate and a short circuit plate electrically connected to the second electrode, the short circuit plate being spaced apart from the short circuit tab in a normal condition and being deformable into contact with the short circuit tab to electrically connect the first electrode and the second electrode.
The first plate, the fuse, the second plate and the short circuit tab may be integrally composed of a unitary piece of sheet metal.
The fuse may be in a form of a bent part connecting ends of the first plate and the second plate, the fuse having a narrower width than that of the first plate and the second plate.
The fuse may be meltable in response to a current generated by triggering of a short circuit condition.
The case may further include a cap plate that seals an opening of the case, the electrode terminal member and the short circuit tab being disposed at an exterior of the cap plate.
The rechargeable battery may further include an insulator that insulates the first plate and the short circuit tab from the cap plate and fills a space between the first plate and the second plate, the insulator being an insert-molded material in which the first plate and the short circuit tab are embedded.
The rechargeable battery may further include a rivet terminal extending from the interior to the exterior of the case through the cap plate. The first plate may include a first plate through hole that engages the rivet terminal at the exterior of the case. The second plate and the insulator may respectively include a second plate through hole and a first insulator hole to expose the rivet terminal.
The cap plate may be electrically connected to a second terminal. The short circuit plate may be embedded in the cap plate adjacent the exterior thereof.
The short circuit tab may include a short circuit tab hole corresponding to a center of the short circuit plate.
The insulator may further include a second insulator hole corresponding to the short circuit plate. A sealing member may extend from the short circuit tab into the second insulator hole. A bottom cover may be coupled to the insulator and may support the sealing member, the sealing member, the bottom cover sealing an area between the insulator and the cap plate.
The first plate, the second plate, the fuse, the short circuit tab and the insulator may constitute an outer module.
The first plate, the second plate, the fuse, the short circuit tab, and the insulator of the outer module may constitute an integral assembly, the outer module being disposed at the exterior of the cap plate.
The rivet terminal, an insulating member, and a first lead tab may constitute an inner module.
The rivet terminal, the insulating member, and the first lead tab of the inner module may constitute an integral assembly, the inner module being disposed at an interior side of the cap plate.
FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1.
FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate perspective views of an electrode terminal member and a short circuit tab of the rechargeable battery according to the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate perspective views in a state of insert-molding the electrode terminal member and the short circuit tab of the rechargeable battery according the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 5 illustrates a cross-sectional view showing a state of connecting a rivet terminal that is coupled to an electrode assembly to the electrode terminal member through a terminal hole of a cap plate of the rechargeable battery according to the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a rechargeable battery according to another exemplary embodiment.
FIGS. 7A and 7B illustrate perspective views of a electrode terminal member and a short circuit tab of the rechargeable battery according to the embodiment of FIG. 6.
FIGS. 8A and 8B illustrate perspective views in a state of insert-molding the electrode terminal member and the short circuit tab of the rechargeable battery according to the embodiment of FIG. 6.
FIG. 9 illustrates a cross-sectional view showing a state of connecting a rivet terminal that is coupled to an electrode assembly to the electrode terminal member through a terminal hole of a cap plate of the rechargeable battery according to the embodiment of FIG. 6.
In the drawing figures, the dimensions of layers and regions may be exaggerated for clarity of illustration. In addition, it will also be understood that when a component is referred to as being “between” two other components, it can be the only component between the two other components, or one or more intervening components may also be present. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rechargeable battery according to an exemplary embodiment and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a rechargeable battery according to this exemplary embodiment may include an electrode assembly 10 that charges and discharges current, a case 15 accommodating the electrode assembly 10, a cap plate 20 that is coupled with an opening of the case 15, a first terminal (hereinafter, referred to as a “negative terminal 21”), and a second terminal (hereinafter, referred to as a “positive terminal 22”) that are disposed on the cap plate 20, an external short circuit part 50 and a fuse part 60 that are disposed at a negative terminal 21 side.
For example, the electrode assembly 10 may be formed by disposing the first electrode (hereinafter, referred to as a “negative electrode 11”) and a second electrode (hereinafter, referred to as a “positive electrode 12”) on both sides of an insulator, that is, a separator 13 and winding the negative electrode 11, the separator 13, and the positive electrode 12 in a jelly roll shape.
In addition, the electrode assembly may also be assembled by stacking the positive electrode and the negative electrode configured of a single plate, having a separator therebetween. The electrode assembly also may be assembled by stacking the negative electrode, the separator, and the positive electrode in a zigzag way (not shown).
The negative electrode 11 and the positive electrode 12 may each include coated parts 11b and 12b, formed by applying an active material to a current collector of a metal plate, and uncoated parts 11a and 12a, which are exposed portions of the current collector to which the active material is not applied.
The uncoated part 11a of the negative electrode 11 may be disposed at one end of the negative electrode 11 when the negative electrode 11 is in a wound state. The uncoated part 12a of the positive electrode 12 is disposed at one end of the positive electrode 12 when the positive electrode 12 is in a wound state. The uncoated parts 11a and 12a may each be disposed at opposite ends of the electrode assembly 10.
For example, the case 15 may be formed in an approximately rectangular parallelepiped so as to form a space receiving the electrode assembly 10 and an electrolyte inside. The case 15 may have an opening connecting the outer space with the inner space formed on one surface of the rectangular parallelepiped. The opening may allow the electrode assembly 10 to be inserted into the case 15.
The cap plate 20 may be formed of a thin steel sheet to be inserted into the opening of the case 15, thereby sealing the case 15. The cap plate 20 may further include an electrolyte inlet 29 and a vent hole 24. The electrolyte may be injected through the electrolyte inlet 29 into the case 15 after the cap plate 20 is coupled with the case 15. After the electrolyte is injected, the electrolyte inlet 29 may be sealed with a sealing closure 27.
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Patent InfoApplication # US 20130011703 A1Publish Date 01/10/2013 Document # 13403081 File Date 02/23/2012 USPTO Class 429 61 Other USPTO Classes 429179 International Class / Drawings 14 Electrode