Patent ID: 8021781

Claim:
A jelly-roll type electrode assembly comprising: a negative electrode plate, comprising: a negative electrode coated portion coated with a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode uncoated portion disposed at an end of the negative electrode plate that is near a center of the electrode assembly; a positive electrode plate, comprising: a positive electrode coated portion coated with a positive electrode active material layer, and a positive electrode uncoated portion disposed at an end of the positive electrode plate that is near the center of the electrode assembly, wherein the positive electrode plate is spaced a predetermined distance apart from the negative electrode plate; a separator interposed between the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate, to insulate the negative electrode plate from the positive electrode plate in a wound state; and a negative electrode tab and a positive electrode tab electrically connected to the negative electrode uncoated portion and the positive electrode uncoated portion, respectively; wherein a width of the negative electrode uncoated portion is approximately 2 to 3 times that of the negative electrode tab, the width of the positive electrode uncoated portion is approximately 1.5 to 3 times wider than the negative electrode uncoated portion, and the positive electrode tab is disposed farther from the positive electrode coated portion than the negative electrode tab is from the negative electrode coated portion, and wherein the negative electrode uncoated portion and the positive electrode uncoated portion correspond to winding start portions and are positioned at an innermost of a winding axis after winding is completed.