In a state in which a sealing member is fixed to an exterior container by swaging, at least a tip side of a protrusion is embedded in a seal component. In a state before the sealing member is fixed to the exterior container by swaging, when the protrusion of the sealing member and the seal component are brought into abutment with each other, a communication path is formed in the protrusion or the seal component to communicate a space inside the exterior container and a space outside the exterior container with each other.

A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator; a case including a first side having an opening to accommodate the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing the first side of the case; a first current collector plate arranged between the electrode assembly and the cap plate; a conductive paste electrically connecting the case and the first current collector plate while physically fixing the case and the first current collector plate; a terminal arranged on a second side of the case; and a second current collector plate electrically connecting the second electrode plate and the terminal.

A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a case including an opening and accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap assembly sealing the opening of the case and having a valve hole formed therein; and a valve vertically movably installed in the valve hole and selectively openable and closeable, to allow an internal gas to be discharged.

A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a case including an opening and accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap assembly sealing the opening of the case and having a valve hole formed therein; and a valve vertically movably installed in the valve hole and selectively openable and closeable, to allow an internal gas to be discharged.

A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case configured to be connected to the first electrode and accommodate the electrode assembly, and including an opening to expose the electrode assembly; a cap plate configured to be coupled to the case to cover an outer area of the opening, and including a through-hole to expose a central area of the opening; a terminal plate configured to cover the through-hole and to be connected to the second electrode; and a thermal-fusion layer configured to be arranged between the cap plate and the terminal plate and to insulation-bond the cap plate and the terminal plate, and the thermal-fusion layer includes a plurality of layers including a thermoplastic resin layer.

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a battery case surrounding the electrode assembly, and a sealing member located between the electrode assembly and the battery case. The sealing member includes polymer particles that are configured to expand in all directions.

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a battery case surrounding the electrode assembly, and a sealing member located between the electrode assembly and the battery case. The sealing member includes polymer particles that are configured to expand in all directions.

A battery is provided in which a reliability of the caulked part vicinity of the terminal is suitably enhanced. One suitable embodiment of the battery herein disclosed includes a negative electrode electrical collector part includes a penetration hole into which the negative electrode terminal is inserted, and the penetration hole includes a taper part including an inclination for making an inner diameter become gradually larger along the insertion direction. Here, the negative electrode terminal is caulked on the taper part in a state of being arranged in the penetration hole, an outer circumference smoothing part including a step difference is formed at the outer circumferential edge on the caulked part, and a join part exists at which the outer circumference smoothing part and the edge part of the penetration hole are joined.

A battery is provided in which a reliability of the caulked part vicinity of the terminal is suitably enhanced. One suitable embodiment of the battery herein disclosed includes a negative electrode electrical collector part includes a penetration hole into which the negative electrode terminal is inserted, and the penetration hole includes a taper part including an inclination for making an inner diameter become gradually larger along the insertion direction. Here, the negative electrode terminal is caulked on the taper part in a state of being arranged in the penetration hole, an outer circumference smoothing part including a step difference is formed at the outer circumferential edge on the caulked part, and a join part exists at which the outer circumference smoothing part and the edge part of the penetration hole are joined.

A battery module includes a case, a plurality of battery cells accommodated in the case, and a first busbar connecting at least one of the plurality of battery cells to a conductive connector, wherein the first busbar includes a first connection portion connected to the at least one battery cell, a second connection portion connected to the conductive connector, and a first linking portion connecting the first connection portion and the second connection portion to each other, wherein the first linking portion includes a material having a melting point lower than that of the first connection portion or the second connection portion.