Secondary battery having cap plate assembly with short circuit safety member

US8945758B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8945758-B2
Application numberUS-201113221775-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 30, 2011
Priority dateApr 4, 2011
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; a collecting plate electrically coupled to the electrode assembly and having a short circuit hole; a short circuit member comprising a metal can, wherein the metal can is in the short circuit hole; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and the collecting plate and having an opening; and a cap assembly comprising a cap plate sealing the opening of the case.

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What is claimed is: 1. A secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly; a collecting plate directly coupled to the electrode assembly and having a short circuit hole; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and the collecting plate and having an opening; a cap assembly comprising a cap plate sealing the opening of the case; and a short circuit member comprising a metal can, wherein the metal can is in the short circuit hole and directly contacts the collecting pl…

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What does patent US8945758B2 cover?
A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; a collecting plate electrically coupled to the electrode assembly and having a short circuit hole; a short circuit member comprising a metal can, wherein the metal can is in the short circuit hole; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and the collecting plate and having an opening; and a cap assembly comprising a cap plate sealing the o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kim Dukjung, Samsung Sdi Co Ltd, Bosch Gmbh Robert
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M10/445. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).