Patent ID: 8889292

Claim:
A battery, comprising: a plurality of electrode assemblies, each having an electrode and an electrode uncoated region, such that the plurality of electrode assemblies together present a plurality of electrodes and electrode uncoated regions; an electrode terminal; and a current collecting member electrically connecting the electrode terminal and the plurality of electrodes of the electrode assemblies, the current collecting member including: a terminal connection portion, the terminal connection portion including a fuse portion, the fuse portion being a region of reduced area in the terminal connection portion; a plurality of side plates, each of the side plates extending from a respective one of lateral sides of the terminal connection portion; a plurality of current collecting plates, each current collecting plate contacting the electrode uncoated region of a respective one of the plurality of electrode assemblies; and a plurality of supporting portions, each supporting portion connecting certain adjacent ones of the current collecting plates together, each of the side plates being coupled with at least one of the current collecting plates.