Patent ID: 8268463

Claim:
A secondary battery, comprising: an electrode assembly having a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode wound in sequence; a can housing the electrode assembly; a bare cell including a cap assembly having a cap plate sealing an upper open portion of the can and an electrode terminal inserted into a through hole formed in the cap plate with a gasket interposed therebetween and at least one projecting portion integrally formed in the electrode terminal to extend transversely outward from the electrode terminal; a resin member molded to fill between the cap plate of the bare cell and a protection circuit board and to fill between the cap plate and the projecting portion; the protection circuit board coupled to and being held spaced-apart from the bare cell by the molded resin member; and holding protrusions projecting from one surface of the cap plate, holding portions extending transversely from distal sections of the holding protrusions and engaging the molded resin member between the cap plate and the protection circuit board, and recesses disposed on an opposite surface of the cap plate and each of the recesses geometrically corresponding to each of the holding protrusions.