A rechargeable battery comprising: an electrode assembly having a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator interposed between the first and the second electrodes (11, 12), and a case for mounting the electrode assembly therein; a first terminal electrically coupled to the first electrode; a current collecting member (40,70) electrically coupled to the first electrode and comprising: a terminal coupling portion (41,71) electrically coupled to the first terminal, a current collecting portion (42,72) bent from the terminal coupling portion (41,71) and electrically coupled to the first electrode, the current collecting portion (42,72) and the terminal coupling portion (41,71) intersecting each in a line extending along a first direction, a fuse hole (48,78) formed in the terminal coupling portion (41,71), and a fuse portion (44,74) formed at an end of the fuse hole (48,78), wherein the fuse hole (48,78) is asymmetric with respect to all lines going through the fuse hole (48,78) and being parallel to the first direction of the terminal coupling portion (41,71), characterized in that the one side end portion (48a, 78a) of the fuse hole (48, 78) is spaced apart from one side of the terminal coupling portion (41, 71), and the other side end portion (48b, 78b) of the fuse hole (48, 78) is spaced apart from the other side of the terminal coupling portion (41, 71), the one side and the other side being in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, a distance between the one side end portion (48a, 78a) of the fuse hole (48, 78) and the current collecting portion (42, 72) is greater than that between the other side end portion (48b, 78b) of the fuse hole (48, 78) and the current collecting portion (42, 72), and a distance between the one side end portion (48a, 78a) of the fuse hole (48, 78) and one side of the terminal coupling portion (41, 71) corresponds to a length of the fuse portion (44,74) formed at the end of the one side end portion (48a, 78a) of the fuse hole(48,78) and a distance between the other side end portion (48b, 78b) of the fuse hole (48, 78) and the other side of the terminal coupling portion (41, 71) corresponds to a length of the fuse portion (44,74) formed at the end of the other side end portion (48b, 78b) of the fuse hole (48, 78). an electrode assembly having a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator interposed between the first and the second electrodes (11, 12), and a case for mounting the electrode assembly therein; a first terminal electrically coupled to the first electrode; a current collecting member (40,70) electrically coupled to the first electrode and comprising: a terminal coupling portion (41,71) electrically coupled to the first terminal, a current collecting portion (42,72) bent from the terminal coupling portion (41,71) and electrically coupled to the first electrode, the current collecting portion (42,72) and the terminal coupling portion (41,71) intersecting each in a line extending along a first direction, a fuse hole (48,78) formed in the terminal coupling portion (41,71), and a fuse portion (44,74) formed at an end of the fuse hole (48,78), a terminal coupling portion (41,71) electrically coupled to the first terminal, a current collecting portion (42,72) bent from the terminal coupling portion (41,71) and electrically coupled to the first electrode, the current collecting portion (42,72) and the terminal coupling portion (41,71) intersecting each in a line extending along a first direction, a fuse hole (48,78) formed in the terminal coupling portion (41,71), and a fuse portion (44,74) formed at an end of the fuse hole (48,78), wherein the fuse hole (48,78) is asymmetric with respect to all lines going through the fuse hole (48,78) and being parallel to the first direction of the terminal coupling portion (41,71), characterized in that the one side end portion (48a, 78a) of the fuse hole (48, 78) is spaced apart from one side of the terminal coupling portion (41, 71), and the other side end portion (48b, 78b) of the fuse hole (48, 78) is spaced apart from the other side of the terminal coupling portion (41, 71), the one side and the other side being in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, a distance between the one side end portion (48a, 78a) of the fuse hole (48, 78) and the current collecting portion (42, 72) is greater than that between the other side end portion (48b, 78b) of the fuse hole (48, 78) and the current collecting portion (42, 72), and a distance between the one side end portion (48a, 78a) of the fuse hole (48, 78) and one side of the terminal coupling portion (41, 71) corresponds to a length of the fuse portion (44,74) formed at the end of the one side end portion (48a, 78a) of the fuse hole(48,78) and a distance between the other side end portion (48b, 78b) of the fuse hole (48, 78) and the other side of the terminal coupling portion (41, 71) corresponds to a length of the fuse portion (44,74) formed at the end of the other side end portion (48b, 78b) of the fuse hole (48, 78).