Patent ID: 8679661

Claim:
A pouch type secondary battery, comprising: an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode and a first electrode tap and a second electrode tap extending from the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively; a pouch type battery case having a cover and a body part; a sealing part having a sealing member to bond the cover to the body part so as to seal the pouch type battery case and provide an inner space part to the pouch type battery case, the electrode assembly being accommodated in the inner space part of the pouch type battery case with the first electrode tap and the second electrode tap exposed to the outside of the pouch type battery case; and an exhaust part disposed on the sealing member of the sealing part, the exhaust part having an exhaust member, wherein the exhaust member includes a first adhesive layer, an exhaust layer and a second adhesive layer stacked on the sealing member in the described order; and the exhaust part has a bonding strength weaker than that of the sealing member.