Patent ID: 7618736

Claim:
A stacked-type lithium-ion rechargeable battery, comprising: a battery core comprising a stack of a plurality of positive and negative electrode couples, where of each of said couples comprising: a separator; a negative electrode having a first metal plate having thereon lithium-ion active substances, wherein said first metal plate having a main body portion and a thin elongated part extending from said main body portion; a positive electrode having a second metal plate having thereon lithium-ion active substances, wherein said second metal plate having a main body portion and a conducting tab extending from said main body portion; wherein said separator enveloping one of said positive or negative electrode; and wherein said positive electrode being stacked reversely to said negative electrode such that said elongate part of said positive electrode and said elongated part of said negative electrode are at opposite ends; a first clip clamping the thin elongated parts of said positive electrodes to form a positive current collector, said first clip connecting to a positive terminal; a second clip clamping the thin elongated parts of said negative electrodes to form a negative current collector, said second clip connecting to a negative terminal; and electrolyte; and a clamp case securing said battery core, wherein said clamp case having a box-type structure with an open upper end and an open bottom end, and said clamp case having two ends and there is an extruding part on each of the ends.