Rechargeable battery with larger curved ends having different radius of curvature

US8999543B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8999543-B2
Application numberUS-87403710-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 1, 2010
Priority dateSep 21, 2009
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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The present invention relates to a rechargeable battery that can use a negative electrode active material having a high volume expansion rate by receiving volume variation of an electrode assembly in a case. The rechargeable battery according to the present invention includes i) an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator that are wound in a jelly roll shape to have a flat portion and curved portions disposed at both sides of the flat portion, ii) a case for receiving the electrode assembly, and iii) a cap assembly combined with the case to close and seal the case and that is electrically connected to the electrode assembly. When a direction that is perpendicular to a surface of the separator disposed in the flat portion is set to a first direction, the thickness of the flat portion measured along the first direction is smaller than the maximum thickness of the curved portion measured along the first direction.

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What is claimed is: 1. A rechargeable battery comprising: an electrode assembly having a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate and a separator interposed therebetween, wherein the electrode assembly is wound so as to define a first cross-sectional shape having two curved portions at lateral ends of the electrode assembly and a flat portion interposed between the two curved portions wherein the flat portion has a thickness dimension that is less than the thickness…

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What does patent US8999543B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a rechargeable battery that can use a negative electrode active material having a high volume expansion rate by receiving volume variation of an electrode assembly in a case. The rechargeable battery according to the present invention includes i) an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator that are woun…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cho Eun-Bee, Samsung Sdi Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M10/0431. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).