Patent ID: 8685561

Claim:
A rechargeable battery, comprising: a bare cell provided with an electrically conductive cap plate; a protection circuit module electrically connected to the bare cell; a resin member molded to fill a gap between the bare cell and the protection circuit module and molded therein; and a reinforcing member which comprises: a support plate connected to one side of the cap plate and perforated by a rivet through-hole; a resin fastener integrally formed together with one end of the support plate and bent at an angle with respect to the support plate in a direction of the protection circuit module, the resin fastener protruding from the cap plate towards the protection circuit module; and a rivet formed from an electrically conductive material and disposed on the one side of the cap plate and the rivet integrally formed with the cap plate as a monolithic single body, the rivet perforating the rivet through-hole and fixing the support plate to the cap plate, the rivet geometrically corresponding to a recess which is formed on an opposite side of the cap plate.