Patent ID: 7939194

Claim:
A can type secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator; a can receiving the electrode assembly and an electrolyte therein; a cap assembly including a cap plate, an insulation plate, an electrode terminal and a terminal plate, the cap assembly being coupled to an upper opening section of the can to seal the can, the insulation plate having a terminal hole into which the electrode terminal is inserted; and a fixing unit comprising a first portion attached to a first surface of the insulation plate and a second portion spaced apart in a first direction from a second surface of the insulation plate, the first direction being perpendicular to the second surface, wherein a portion of the terminal plate is inserted in a space located between the second portion of the fixing unit and the second surface of the insulation plate and is covered in the first direction by the second portion of the fixing unit.