Patent ID: 7462417

Claim:
An electrical connection structure for electrically connecting a protective circuit module (PCM) and a battery cell, comprising: an electrical connection member used for electrically connecting the PCM and the battery cell, the electrical connection member including an insulating body for insulating the protective circuit module from the battery cell, and a cathode lead and an anode lead mounted on the insulating body in a state of being electrically insulated from each other, wherein one or both of the cathode lead and the anode lead are welded to associated electrode terminals of the battery cell, wherein the cathode and anode leads are connected in a contact state to associated electrode taps of the PCM when engaging the PCM to the battery cell, and wherein the portions of the cathode and anode leads contacting the electrode taps of the PCM are located at the outer ends of the leads, and the outer ends of the leads are bent inwardly in an arcuate shape so as to be brought into resilient contact with the electrode taps of the PCM.